Automatic Cross-reference Type Assignment

If this option is enabled (Options>Index>Cross-references>Automatically assign cross-reference type), you can enter all of your cross-references with the single word ‘xref’’. SKY Index will determine if the cross-reference should be a ‘see’ cross-reference or a ‘see also’ cross-reference based on whether or not locators and/or subheadings exist for the heading the cross-reference is made from. If neither locators nor subheadings exist, the cross-reference will be generated as a ‘see’ cross-reference. In all other cases it will be generated as a ‘see also’ cross-reference. This makes it completely unnecessary for the indexer to worry about the type of cross-reference that they are entering or if an edit they make would normally require changing the type of an existing cross-reference.

Here's how it works

Every cross-reference has one of two basic types: 'see' or 'see also'. SKY Index will assign the proper type automatically as described below.

Let's assume you enter the following:

SKY Index will assign this cross-reference a type of 'see' so that you have this when you generate the index:

cars. see automobiles

Now let's say you add a subheading as shown below:

SKY Index will now automatically change the cross-reference type to 'see also' so that you have this when you generate the index:

cars. see also automobiles
    sedans, 12

What about 'see under' or 'see also under'?

If you're creating a see under or see also under cross-reference, don't worry, SKY Index will get that right too. If you're creating a general cross-reference, again, no problem. SKY Index will automatically assign the proper type. You can just relax and enter the target of the cross-reference. SKY Index will take care of the details for you!

Notes

• When automatic assignment is enabled, you can still enter ‘see’ or ‘see also’ during data entry but they will be interpreted by SKY Index as simply ‘xref’ and the assignment will be still be made automatically.
• If your index requires entering a cross-reference whose type disagrees with the by-the-book definitions, you must uncheck the option to assign cross-references automatically and enter your cross-references explicitly as ‘see’ or ‘see also’.
• All cross-references should be entered in the Page field and should start with “xref”, "see" or "see also" if automatic assignment is enabled. This is the only way that SKY Index will recognize it as a cross-reference and properly format it.
• The placement and formatting of your cross-references are determined solely by the Cross-references tab of the Index Options pane, so you should not add any formatting of your own.

Tip: If you create an Acronym that converts 'x' into 'xref', you can enter all your cross-references by simply typing the letter 'x' followed by the cross-reference target.