Adobe 65030089 - Robohelp - PC Using Manual page 236

USING ROBOHELP HTML 9
Context-sensitive Help
Lists the project topics. To filter the list, click the triangle
Topic
folder.
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Show all topic IDs assigned to the topic.
Properties icon
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Display the topic.
Preview icon
Note: If you assign a map ID to a bookmark, you see a misleading error message indicating that the file does not exist.
Disregard the warning. The topic does exist.
Reassign a map ID
Update the map ID if the Help topic doesn't open, if the wrong topic opens, or if the developer changed the application
that in way that affects the map IDs.
Select a map file under Map IDs in the Edit Map IDs dialog box.
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Click Create/Edit Map ID.
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3 Do one of the following:
• Reassign the map ID. Under Map ID, select the map ID. Click Unassign. Select another topic and click Assign.
• Change the topic ID or map number. Double-click the map ID and change the desired value.
Auto-generate a map ID
You can generate map IDs using a custom map file or the default map file (BSSCDefault.h). Before you generate map
files, check with the developer to determine naming conventions.
In the Project Set-up pod, expand the Context-Sensitive Help folder.
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Expand the Map Files folder.
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3 Double-click All Map IDs.
4 In Map File, click the triangle button.
Select a map file.
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Set options for naming and numbering map IDs. By default, the application assigns the topic title or filename as the
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topic ID and assigns a map number.
7 In the Topic field, select the topic.
Click Auto Map to create a map ID.
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If necessary, double-click the map file to edit it.
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10 Provide a copy of the map file to the developer.
Generate a map ID
The IDs reside in the map file you select from the Edit Map IDs dialog box.
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Click Options in the Edit Map IDs dialog box.
Select to enter a value at the beginning of each map ID.
Prefix Map IDs With
Select for uppercase auto-generated map IDs.
Make Uppercase
Select to enter a starting number for map numbers.
Start Numbering With
Notes:
• Setting these options does not affect existing map IDs.
. Select All Folders, Top Level Folder, or a custom
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