Reps in MS Word

September 12, 2007 3:26 AM

I prepare a monthly English-Spanish glossary list for a magazine and I have to avoid repeating the same glossary items from month to month. I'd like some software which identifies repetitions across multiple MS Word documents. Does such software exist?
posted by Holly to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)

Best answer: Keep all the lists in one document, each list on a separate page. Make each glossary item an index entry and generate an index after you add a new glossary list. You'll be able to scan the index for items listed for multiple pages. (And you should check the index in the first place before you add a word you think you might have used before.)
posted by pracowity at 4:26 AM on September 12, 2007

Response by poster: Many thanks - the power of logical thought! And free. So there's really no software to do this, then?
posted by Holly at 8:55 AM on September 12, 2007

If there is, it probably isn't worth your money.
posted by pracowity at 9:16 AM on September 12, 2007