Adobe 65030089 - Robohelp - PC Using Manual page 179

USING ROBOHELP HTML 9
TOCs, indexes, glossaries
4 Drag the topic into the upper pane of the Index Designer.
The keyword name is based on the topic title. You can rename it.
Add index keywords using topic properties
In the Topic List or Project Manager pod, select a topic.
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Click the Properties button
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3 In the Topic Properties dialog box, select the Index tab.
In the text box, type a keyword. To add a subkeyword, type the main keyword, a backslash, and the subkeyword.
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Click Add.
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Add index keywords by selecting topic text
Double-click a topic to open it in the Design view.
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2 Select text to use as a keyword.
Right-click the text, and select Add To > Index Keyword > [index].
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Copy index keywords
You can copy index keywords between topics. After copying, you can customize them to work with individual topics.
1 In the Topic List pod, right-click a topic and select the Properties button
Click the Index tab.
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Click Add Existing.
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On the left, a list of all keywords in the project appears. On the right, a list of all keywords for the current topic
appears. If the topic is not yet indexed, no keywords appear.
Copy the index keywords to the topic:
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• To copy a single keyword, select it on the left and click the single arrow button.
• To copy all keywords, click the double arrow button.
Click OK. The keywords are linked to the topic.
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To modify index keywords you copy, select a keyword. Enter text under Index Keywords. Click Replace.
Select an index keyword destination
You can link keywords to various destinations. When a user clicks the keyword, the destination opens in the topic pane.
In the Index pod, select a keyword.
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2 Under Topics For, right-click a keyword topic.
3 Select Properties.
Under Existing Topics, specify a destination and click OK.
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• Select an item in the list. If needed, select from the pop-up menu and navigate to the item. You can link to items
in other projects.
• To create a topic as an index keyword topic, click New Topic. Type a title, change the filename if needed, and
select a master page.
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Last updated 12/14/2011
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