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+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_text_IllustrationIndex_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_text_IllustrationIndex_idl__
+
+#include <com/sun/star/text/BaseIndex.idl>
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+module com { module sun { module star { module text {
+
+//=============================================================================
+/** specifies service of illustration indexes within a document.
+    @see com::sun::star::text::BaseIndex
+*/
+published service IllustrationsIndex
+{
+    service  com::sun::star::text::BaseIndex;
+
+    /* determins if the name or the label of an object is used to create the index.
+     */
+    [optional, property] boolean CreateFromLabels; //tables, illustrations
+    /* determins the name of the sequence field that is evaluated to create the index.
+     */
+    [optional, property] string LabelCategory; //tables, illustrations
+    /* determins the way the paragraph containing a label is included in the index.
+        @see ChapterFormat*/
+    [optional, property] short LabelDisplayType;//tables, illustrations
+};
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+}; }; }; };
+
+#endif
+