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By default the index starts with the first item of the indexlist. If you want a preamble like the following one:

than you have to use the komascript-docclasses or to redefine the index environment.

Komascript classes

The komscript classes have a command for a preamble. Write anywhere in the text before you insert the \printindex: 
\setindexpreamble{% open the preamble!
 This is the text for the preamble ... This is the text for the preamble ... 
}% 
close the preamble!

Other Classes

Write into the preamble: 

\newcommand{\theindexpreamble}{}
\renewenvironment{theindex}
               {\if@twocolumn
                  \@restonecolfalse
                \else
                  \@restonecoltrue
                \fi
                \columnseprule \z@
                \columnsep 35\p@
                \twocolumn[\section*{\indexname}
%
      \theindexpreamble\\
      \renewcommand{\theindexpreamble}{}%
%
                ]%
                \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase\indexname}%
                        {\MakeUppercase\indexname}%
                \thispagestyle{plain}\parindent\z@
                \parskip\z@ \@plus .3\p@\relax
                \let\item\@idxitem}
               {\if@restonecol\onecolumn\else\clearpage\fi}
In the text you can write anywhere 
\printindex
 
\renewcommand{\theindexpreamble}{% open the preamble!
 This is the text for the preamble ... This is the text for the preamble ... 
}% close the preamble!
By default the Index is in twocolumn-mode. The preamble is always in onecolumn-mode. You can change this when moving the two commands from the preamble before the \thispagestyle command.

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