"Dictation" = voice to text. I speak the phrase into the "Find" field rather than type it.
I have dozens of references for one word, so I always have to type out the words around it so I can hone in on the exact page for that keyword. Speaking the text quickens the pace.
Also, when I read some posts about page numbering, I saw that it wasn't an easy fix. Some people were saying "How come the page numbers don't show up?" in device a/b or c. And then someone said "Well, you could use this plugin and..."
When I saw that I said to myself, I've got enough problems doing it the simple way.
I figure the best road to go down is the one I'm familiar with, that way I know how to find may way back. I don't use that approach in life, but I use it for technical stuff like this.
Thanks again. Oh, and the index alphabetizing thing happens in subtopics. I have a psychological breakdown of fear indexed and it goes from "fear of" (f) to horror (h) and then to "fleeing" (back to f again). so it goes from f to h to f. I'm have to investigate more later.