EZIndex 1.01

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Announcing the release of the Mac-only utility for authors -- EZIndex!

File name......: EZIndex 1.01
Date of release: 4/10/99

What is EZIndex and EZIndex Maker?

In the olden days, when creating an index for a book, you'd read each
page of the manuscript. Each time you encountered a term or an idea that
you wanted to appear in the index, you'd write it down along with the
page number. When this process was finished, you'd painstakingly re-sort
your list into alphabetical order. Problem: Life is too short.

Today, many indexes are prepared by software, which generates an index
automatically from your word-processing file. Problem: This system
creates index entries only when the actual indexed word appears in the
text. If there are 5 pages on the history of the Macintosh, but the
actual words "Macintosh history" don't appear on each page, no entry is
created.

Solution: Use EZIndex! This pair of software tools gives you the
efficiency of a software-indexing robot, but the quality and control of a
by-hand indexer. If you, like many book authors, are charged for indexing
by your publisher, volunteer to do the index yourself. Using EZIndex can
save you thousands of dollars on a typical book!

"My publishers charge me thousands of dollars to create indexes for my
books," says David Pogue, author of the bestselling "The iMac for
Dummies" and "PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide." "And their indexes aren't
always very good. With EZIndex, I can create my own absolutely terrific
indexes myself in an incredibly short time."

EZIndex is two software tools, corresponding to the two steps of creating
a high-quality index:

Step 1: EZIndex. This control panel lets you generate a list of terms as
you read your electronic manuscript. The touch of a hotkey grabs pieces
of text for indexing. As you go, you can define entries or sub-entries
for terms that don't necessarily appear in the text, too. EZIindex then
saves this information, with page numbers, to a file.

If you're working from printed pages, you may prefer to use EZIndex
Databaser, which lets you create index entries with as little typing as
possible.

Step 2: EZIndex Maker. Just drag the resulting EZIndex file onto this
application. In seconds, your fully formatted index - complete with
indented sub-entries, collated page numbers ("34-40"), and commas - is
ready to publish!


Bug fix in version 1.01:
Bug fix in control panel (crashed on certain computers when changing
hotkeys) and a change in the manual in the installation section.


System Requirements.
Min. System..: 7 on up (Works great with OS8.x!)
Min. Hardware: Mac SE or better (Works great on PowerMacs!)
Shareware....: $30
Author.......: John V. Holder
email address: [email protected]
Home Page....: http://www.northcoast.com/~jvholder