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USING ROBOHELP HTML 9
TOCs, indexes, glossaries
Customize an index (HTML Help)
The index type for the HTML Help project determines the index properties:
For index file keywords in non-binary indexes, you can customize the keyword fonts. Click the
Index file keywords
Index tab in the HTML Help viewer.
If merging indexes from CHM files, select the Binary Index option.
Merged indexes
If your index includes topic keywords, create a binary index.
Topic keywords
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In the Single Source Layouts pod, right-click a layout for HTML Help output.
Select Properties.
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Click Edit.
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Click the Index tab. Set properties:
Select the custom window to display topics. Custom windows can link only to index file keywords.
Default Window
Select a custom frame to display topics. Custom frames can link only to index file keywords.
Default Frame
Select a font name and size.
Select Font
Version-control projects may have more options.
Add TOC controls (HTML Help)
When a user opens a topic, the table of contents appears.
If a topic is in a subfolder, copy the contents of the file into the subfolder before adding the control.
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Open a topic in the Design view.
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Click where you want to add the table of contents.
Select Insert > HTML Help Controls > Table Of Contents. The Contents control appears in the Design Editor.
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To test the control, generate the project. The Table Of Contents control displays the same table of contents as in the
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final output.
Version-control projects may have more options.
You can link other contents files in your project. Copy the HHC file into the project if you want to select the HHC file
with the TOC control.
Add index controls (HTML Help)
If your project does not support a tri-pane design, you can add an index control to a topic to make the index file
available. The index appears when the topic is opened with the index control.
If the topic is in a subfolder, copy the index file (HHK) to the subfolder.
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In the Design Editor, open the topic with the control.
Click where you want to add the index.
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Select Insert > HTML Help Controls > Index.
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The index control appears.
To test the index control, compile the project. The index control displays the same index as in the final output.
Version-control projects may have more options.
Last updated 12/14/2011
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