Create a catalog index in minutes, not months

Features

• Designed to meet the specific needs of B-to-B catalogers
• Create multi-level Product and Manufacturer index simultaneously
• Sophisticated, intuitive, menu-driven user interface
• Batch Processing — process hundreds of individual documents in a single index session
• Automatically renumber pages, or extract page number information based on style sheet
• Import and Export index information and share with other workstations
• Index entries can be stored on a “product block” basis, and can be copied and pasted between documents
• Fully integrated with AutoPrice™ and GroupPicture™ software

MPS Index Builder is a software module for QuarkXPress that provides a very powerful set of tools for creating catalog indexes. Index Builder is unique, and was designed to address the special needs of catalogers, with a number of exclusive features ideal for catalog workflows.

Create Multi-level Product and Manufacturer Index

Many catalogs include both Product and Manufacturer indexes, so we designed Index Builder software to handle both! Index entries can be up to four levels deep and can be attached to any group or “Product Block” in your catalog pages. Each tagged group can contain up to 10 distinct entries, and the entries are permanently stored with the document content. In addition, if you are one of our many AutoPrice™ customers, you will also be able to extract SKU information to include in your final index.

Import and Export Features

Index entries can be entered by hand at any time, or imported from a tab-separated text file. Since most catalogers already have a hand-built index from the last catalog, it is quite easy to import the old index, make changes, and start tagging for the future. Index entries can also be saved, exported and shared by any other workstation.

Process Hundreds of Documents

Many catalogers create their catalog as separate pages, spreads, or sections, requiring that the index span across hundreds of individual documents. The built-in batch processing feature of Index Builder will process any number of individual QuarkXPress or InDesign documents in a single session. A complete index can be created within minutes and can be updated at any time.

Awesome User Interface

You might expect a Meadows product to provide a simple, intuitive, menu-driven user interface, and Index Builder is no exception. One of our finest designs, the unique Index Tagger floating palette provides complete control over all of the indexing functions, with a special set of preferences and controls for scrolling, resizing, and sorting the index entries. There are also a number of handy shortcuts and preferences for on-the-fly proofing, testing and styling.

Works Well with Pick-up Catalogs and GroupPicture™

Because all of the index entries are stored with the document, your pick-up catalogs will be tagged and ready to go. Copying a tagged group or product block from one page or document to another retains all of the previous index information. And if you are using the Meadows GroupPicture™ software, you can index and database your product blocks at the same time, using practically any image database application.

Imagine the Possibilities

Imagine, querying a database application for SKU information, dragging a fully-formatted product block onto your QuarkXPress or InDesign page, automatically updating pricing, pictures , and copy within the block, and then cranking out a catalog index. All this is possible using the Meadows suite of catalog software!

Current Compatibility:

Mac: 6, 7, 8