Adobe 65030089 - Robohelp - PC Using Manual page 126

USING ROBOHELP HTML 10
Working with topics
Format and edit placeholders
You can format styles in placeholders using the Format Placeholders option from the context menu. Open a master
page in Design view and do one of the following:
• Right-click a placeholder. Select Format Placeholder.
• Select a placeholder and click the Format Placeholder button
• Double-click in the placeholder.
• Select Format > Placeholder.
Notes:
• If a body placeholder is deleted from the master page or does not appear, the resultant topic has its headers appear
first (if at all), followed by the HTML content of the master page, the topic content, and the footer (if present).
• You cannot apply DHTML effects on the placeholders. The content inside the body placeholder is normal HTML
content, so you can apply DHTML effects to it.
• You can preview the master pages to see how the placeholder content is displayed in the final output. If the
associated master page has topic TOC and breadcrumbs placeholders, the topic TOC and breadcrumbs are
generated at the time of preview or layout generation.
More Help topics
"Add breadcrumbs to topics" on page 198
Importing master pages
You can import master pages from other projects and apply them to topics in your current project. When you upgrade
from RoboHelp 7 or earlier, topic templates convert to master pages when you import them. Except for the header and
footer, all the content in the topic template is wrapped in the body placeholder.
Applying master pages
You can apply or change the master page to one or multiple topics at a time. Use this option to change the master page
of one or more, but not all topics in your project. You can apply the master page to all topics when you generate the
Help output.
Apply a master page to a topic
1 From the Topic List, right-click the topic, and select Properties.
In the Topic Properties dialog box, select the General tab.
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All the master pages in a project are listed in the Master Page menu. Select a master page and click OK. Optionally,
3
you can do the following:
• To preview the selected master page, click the Preview icon.
• To select a master page that is not in the current project, click the Browse button.
Apply a master page to multiple topics
1 In the topic list, sort the topics by the master page associated with them.
Note: If the Master Page column is not visible, right-click a column header, and select Master Page from the menu.
in the Design Editor toolbar.
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