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USING ROBOHELP HTML 10
Projects
Customize merged WebHelp/FlashHelp Pro projects
RoboHelp Server automatically merges multiple WebHelp/FlashHelp Pro projects. The projects appear in the table of
contents in alphabetical order. To nest a project TOC within the TOC of another project, you can rearrange the
projects in the table of contents. You can ask your server administrator to change the order of the projects for you in
RoboHelp Server, or you can customize the projects yourself.
1 Ask your server administrator to deselect the Automatically Merge All Projects option in the Projects tab of the
RoboHelp Server (Web Admin interface).
Open the master project. Select any project as the master or select a blank project as a master project.
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In the TOC pod, click the New Merged Project icon. The Merged Project dialog opens.
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4 In Project Name, type a WebHelp/FlashHelp Pro project (XPJ) name. Or, click Open to browse to the project file.
A reference to this project is inserted in the TOC of the current project where you clicked.
Click OK. An icon with the project name is displayed in the TOC where you inserted the child project. The icon is
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a placeholder indicating where the TOC of the child project appears in the merged project. If needed, you can drag
the icon to another location in the TOC and drop it into place.
Generate all the projects to update any changes.
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Publish the master project.
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8 View the merged project from the server.
FAQs about merging projects
This information applies to Adobe AIR, WebHelp, and Microsoft HTML Help projects.
Master projects
Which project works best as the master project?
A blank project with no topics as a container for the child projects works best as the master project. If you need to
include content in the master project, avoid creating cross-project links.
The TOC of the master project can consist of references to child projects only. The TOCs of the child projects appear
in the output.
Can the master project include content categories?
Yes, the master project can include any number of content categories. However, the child projects must not have
content categories.
How many child projects can the master project reference?
There is no limit to the number of child projects that you can reference in the master project.
Can a master project be a child project of another master project?
Yes. For example, Project A can be a master project referencing Project B, and it can also be added as a child project
of Project C. Here are examples for each output type:
For WebHelp projects: To use Project A as a child project, publish it to the \mergedProjects\ folder of Project C.
For HTML Help projects: To use Project A as a child project, add the CHM file to Project C and generate the merged
projects.
Where do I place the child project in the TOC?
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