Properties
control the features of each topic like the title, context string, entry
macros, keywords and whether it's going to be included in the browse
sequence and contents tree.
It's easy to change
the properties in any set of topics because the properties box can remain
open over the editor window this means you can change items in
a topic and move to the next without reopening the properties.
Keywords can be inserted
for a whole project click the Keywords tab enter phrases
for the topic visible in the editor go to the next topic and continue.
The Properties Box can stay open throughout and additions to all topics
are saved with the project files.
Entry macros may be
needed for all main topics e.g. to make sure that a particular
secondary window is open at the same time. Use the Entry Macros tab
move through all the main topics paste in the macro for each one.
Default Settings are
reflected in the properties of each topic by the check boxes. To remove
the duplicated title in the non-scrolling region or to stop topics appearing
in a sequence or the contents tree, it's just a matter of unchecking
these at any stage of the project development.
F1 Context Sensitive
Help can be incorporated for application developers to link online documentation
enable the header file in the Map section of the Project Settings
and then use the Context Numbers that appear in the General Properties.
Comments can be added
for each topic they don't appear anywhere in the final project
but they can be used as notes to yourself for when you need to revise
the Help system.
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