locator

Node type: Element (may contain text and/or other elements)

Whitespace: Protected

Definition

A reference in an index or reference list.

Child Nodes or Content

Icon identifying optional elements = Optional element or attribute

Code Sample

<list listFormat="index">

<title paraID="11">P</title>

<listItem>

<entry paraID="12">Pratt, Parley P.</entry>

<list listFormat="index">

<listItem>

<entry paraID="13">learned of eternal family organization from Joseph Smith</entry>

<locator>221</locator>

<secondary>

<locator>220–22</locator>

</secondary>

</listItem>

<listItem>

<entry paraID="14">prepared 1837 edition of Book of Mormon</entry>

<locator>64</locator>

</listItem>

<listItem>

<entry paraID="15">traveled to ask Joseph for relief of Missouri Saints</entry>

<locator>138</locator>

<locator>141</locator>

</listItem>

<listItem>

<entry paraID="16">witnessed the Prophet rebuking prison guards</entry>

<locator>207</locator>

</listItem>

</list>

</listItem>

</list>

Display Sample

P

Pratt, Parley P.

  learned of eternal family organization from Joseph Smith, 221 (220–22)
  prepared 1837 edition of Book of Mormon, 64
  traveled to ask Joseph for relief of Missouri Saints, 138, 141
  witnessed the Prophet rebuking prison guards, 207

Notes

Typically a page number, topic title, or scripture reference. Locators can have more than one cross reference (for example, “3, 5–8”). However, if an item will ever appear on the Web, it may be advantageous to have each locator on a line by itself.

See Also

Marking in Microsoft Word

Use paragraph styles like the following to mark index and reference list locators:

  • LISTindx-1_locator
  • LISTref-2_locator

In index lists, mark secondary locators as follows:

  • LISTindx-1_secondary
  • LISTindx-2_secondary