# Editing or Deleting Index and Table Entries

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Editing or Deleting Index and Table Entries
Index entries are inserted as fields into your document. To view fields in your document, choose View and ensure that Field Shadings is selected.
- Place the cursor immediately in front of the index entry in your document.
- Choose Edit - Index Entry, and do one of the following:
- To change the entry, enter different text in the Entry box.
- To remove the entry, click Delete.
To cycle through the index entries in your document, click the next or the previous arrows in the Edit Index Entry dialog.