I am working on my family genealogy. I have found some entries that are not attached to the member.

Ellen Carswell Parsons

Do you have to be in indexing to attach a record to a family member or do you have to actually be in indexing?

MinnWisRoots

No, you do not have to be in indexing to attach a record. See the following articles for help with attaching images.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-attach-record-hints-in-family-tree

https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/can-i-use-an-unindexed-image-as-a-source-in-family-tree