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USING ROBOHELP HTML 10
Linking, navigation, and search
Customizable search results list
the Search pane contains an option for the maximum number of search results to show in a list.
Hide Rank column in search results
results to allocate more space for displaying search results. The Hide Rank Column In Search Results option is
available in the Search tab of WebHelp layout properties. See
WebHelp Pro or FlashHelp Pro
External content search
External content search enables authors to display content from specified URLs based on terms that users are likely to
search. You can create a list of URLs related to a project and, for each URL, provide a set of search terms, a title, and,
a description. When a user's search query contains any of these search terms, RoboHelp returns the title and
description of the corresponding URL in the search results. When the user clicks it, the contents are displayed in the
Topic Pane.The URL returned in search results has the same rank as the keyword specified in topics.
Set up and manage external content search
Select View > Pods > External Content Search.
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Use the following options to set up and manage external content search:
Click Add and specify search terms (separated by a comma, space, or semicolon) and the URL for the external
Add
content. Adding a title and a description is a good idea. Select any CBTs you want to apply. Click OK to save the
entry in the SearchOptions.xml file in the project folder.
Select the entry you want to edit and click Edit. Modify the details and click OK.
Edit
Click Import and select the SearchOptions.xml file from a project to import the external content search
Import
settings of that project into the current project.
Click Export and select a folder to export the SearchOptions.xml file. Exporting the SearchOptions.xml file
Export
from one project to another is useful when two projects need to allow searching similar external content.
Specify a string to search for a particular entry. This option is useful when a project has many entries
Search
defined for external content search.
Enable external content search
You can enable external content search in the following layoutsSSLs:
• Multiscreen
• WebHelp
• FlashHelp
• Adobe AIR
• WebHelp Pro
• FlashHelp Pro
In the Single Source Layouts pod, right-click the layout in which you want to generate output and select Properties.
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Depending on the layout, do the following:
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• (Multiscreen) Click a screen profile. In the Search tab, select Enable External Content Search.
(WebHelp/Pro) By default, ten search results appear at a time. In these two outputs,
For WebHelp and WebHelp Pro output, you can hide the Rank column in search
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