Adobe 65030089 - Robohelp - PC Using Manual page 180

USING ROBOHELP HTML 9
TOCs, indexes, glossaries
• To link to another type of destination, click the Link To pop-up menu and select a destination type. Type the
identifying URL, e-mail address, FTP address, or baggage filename for the destination type.
Notes:
• The Name and Link To fields are disabled when you specify topic keywords. With topic keywords, a keyword can
link only to the topic in which it is stored. It uses the topic title as the name.
• Find Topic locates a topic within the project to add an index keyword topic or modify its properties.
Create index keywords with user-defined variables
User-defined variables let you create multiple versions of an index keyword.
In the Index pod, right-click a keyword. Select Properties.
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From the Available Variables menu, select a variable. Click Add.
2
The variable is listed in the Index Keyword box.
3 (Optional) In the Index Keyword box, add a prefix or suffix to the variable. For example, add the prefix "Adobe" to
the variable "RoboHelp."
4 From the Topics list, select a topic to link this new keyword to.
Click OK.
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Cross-reference index keywords
You can cross-reference index keywords so that when users select the cross-referenced keyword in the index, an
alternate keyword appears. The user can select it to display the topic.
You can cross-reference only index file keywords.
1 In the Index pod, add a keyword to cross-reference. (This keyword links to the alternate keyword).
2 Right-click a keyword. Select Properties.
Select Cross-References. From the pop-up menu, select an alternate keyword.
3
The cross-reference appears in the lower panel of the Index Designer.
Version-control projects may have more options.
Edit index keywords
Move and sort index keywords
When you move an index keyword, its subkeywords are moved.
Topic keywords are automatically sorted first numerically and then alphabetically.
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In the Index pod, do any of the following:
• Select a keyword. Click an arrow button in the toolbar. A button is unavailable if the action isn't allowed.
• Drag the keyword.
• Right-click a keyword. Select Sort > [sort option].
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