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There is no "silver bullet" for proper publication design or format and the Index element is no exception. Below are some examples of indexes in published books.

This example used a sans-serif font for easy readability, separated page numbers and first name entries by comma, and did a hanging indent for large last name entries. This cropped example is from My Branch of the Family, by Roy Denman:

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These next two examples are from the same book. The first is the original index - note the size of font that was used to save space. The second example is from information that was added later. Note the supplemental index also contains information about what the index deals with. Which would be easier to use? These next two examples are from The Batchelor Family..., by Lyle Keith Williams:

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wholesale price eligible G550-$20.00 WRITING Family History Or Genealogy For Pleasure and Profit Complete Edition, by Gregath Company, Inc., 2011. ISBN: 978-0-944619-00-1, 8½x11", softbound book, 132 pages, suggestions & examples of all facets of your project for the typist and/or computer user. Note: All G prefix books 100 pages or more, this one included, that are SB can be special ordered in Library Oversewn Hardbound version - contact for details. Also available on disk. | Click here for more information.

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