You are right. It is a bummer :)
If you want to clear all images/graphics embedded in a Word file you can do it by using "Find and replace". Find ^g and replace with nothing (whitespace). Hit "replace all". ^g finds all images and graphics.
I hope you find a solution for your problem :)...
Sorry, I misunderstood. But I read your first post saying that you had "a word document listing 200+ words that need to be indexed in a 1,000 page book." So I assumed you had the text in Word. Then you wouldn't have a problem.
The only way you can import an index to InDesign is by generating the...
What you have to do is index the words in Word BEFORE you import your .doc file to InDesign. In Word you open your 1000 page book and choose "Insert ..." -> "Reference" -> "Index".
Now you want to generate your index automatically, by using a seperate Word file containing all your index words...
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