MS Word: How to Delete an Index Entry

MS Word Tutorial Series. In this week’s tutorial, we look at how to delete an Index Entry in MS Word.

MS Word: How to Delete an Index Entry

1. Select the index entry field, including the braces ({}), and press DELETE.

If you don’t see the XE fields, click Show/Hide in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.

2. To update the index, do one of the following:
3. Click the index, and then press F9.
   Or
4. Click Update Index in the Index group on the References tab.