How do I build an Index but use every word in the document?

[WesT]

I want to build an index, but I have a large file currently over 100 pages
and growing. Instead of building and index and going through and selecting
each word to index, I would like to just build an index of all the words in
the document with their page numbers. I saw a section in help where you can
build a file with a table but you still have to add the words in to it. I
know this will get messy with a lot of 'the' 'of' and 'is' but can anyone
help me with this?

 

[Jezebel]

The method is to create a list of all the words in the document, save that
into a separate file, then use that to create a concordance index. You can
create a unique word list by copying the document, removing all punctuation,
replacing all spaces with paragraphs, then copying into Excel and doing a
unique sort.

Be aware that for most purposes, this is a seriously lousy way to create an
index. The index should contain words, phrases, and synonyms thereof (that
might not actually occur in the text), that *you* judge will be of use to
your readers. Most of the words in your document, even after you remove the
articles and prepositions, are not useful in an index (Just consider your
own post: would you want to index it on 'want', 'build', 'large',
'currently', etc?). Creating a good index is a creative, intellectual act,
not a bit of mindless word-processing.