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Projects
Overwrites the current set of topics generated from the selected Word document. Use this option to
Force Update
force an update of the topics generated from the linked Word document after you edit the source in Microsoft
Word. This option updates all topics including those that haven't changed.
Updates all linked documents, including Word and FrameMaker documents, and overwrites all
Force Update All
generated topics.
Preserve changes to a topic during an update
Normally, when you update a linked document, all topics generated from it are updated, overwriting any other
changes you made in the generated topics. However, you can selectively preserve changes in generated topics and
retain your edits.
Right-click the linked document in the Project Manager pod and select Properties.
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In the Word Document Settings dialog box, select File Update Settings tab.
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3 On the left column, select the files in which you want to preserve changes during update and click OK.
Set alert when editing generated topics
You can set RoboHelp to alert you when you make changes to topics generated from linked documents. When you
save the changes to such topics, RoboHelp alerts you that the changes would be lost when the linked documents are
updated.
1 Select Tools > Options.
In the General tab, select Show Alert On Modification Of Auto Generated Topics From Linked Documents and
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click OK.
Mark topic edits for preservation
If you enabled the alerts when saving changes to generated topics, you can mark the topic edits for preservation during
an update. Topics marked for preservation during updates are automatically added to the list of preserved topics in the
File Update Settings dialog box.
Edit a generated topic and save the changes.
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In the alert message that appears, select Preserve Modifications To This File and click OK.
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Delete a generated topic
When you delete a generated topic, you have two options. You can regenerate the deleted topic when you update the
linked Word document or completely remove the deleted topic from your project. By default, RoboHelp regenerates
the deleted topic when you update the Word document.
In the Project Manager pod, expand the linked Word document to display the topics generated from it.
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Right-click the topic that you want to delete, and select Delete.
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3 Do one of the following:
• Click OK to delete the topic from the project permanently. The deleted topic is not regenerated when you update
the Word document.
• Select Generate This File On Next Update and click OK to delete the topic. When you update the Word
document, the deleted topic is generated again.
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