Creating aliases and map files at the same time

If your developer does not supply you with map files, you can automatically generate them in RoboHELP at the same time you create the aliases for your window-level Help topics.

To create aliases and a map file:

  1. Click the Project tab and open the Context-Sensitive Help folder.

  2. Right-click the Aliases icon Aliases icon and select Edit. The Edit Map IDs dialog opens.

  3. Specify the map file name. Use one of the following methods:

  1. Assign the first topic ID. In Topic ID, enter the topic ID. The topic ID refers to the window or dialog in the application that the window-level Help topic explains how to use.

  1. Select the window-level Help topic to match with the topic ID. From Topic, select the name of the topic.

  1. Click Assign. The alias is created.

  2. Repeat steps 4 – 6 for each alias you need to create.

    As you create new aliases, map numbers are assigned to the topic IDs in sequential order, starting with the first available number (1 is the default). Example:

  3. Compile your project so the .CHM file is updated to include the aliases. After that, you can test the window-level Help in the application.

 

Tips:

  • You can also click New Map File to import a map file at the same time you create aliases.

  • You can change existing map numbers by editing the text in Map #. The program updates the .H file so it uses the new number. For auto-generated map numbers, as you type the topic ID, a number is assigned in the Map # field which you can replace with the number you prefer.