Keyword Link Properties - Button tab

Use the Button tab to change the button options for a link control. You can create text buttons, use custom images as buttons, or create hidden controls that work with scripts.

Text: Displays the control as a standard square gray button with black text. The information in the text box identifies the label that will be displayed on the button. This text can be customized and updated whenever necessary.

Image: Displays the control using a custom image. For example, in place of the standard button with black text, the control displays an image of a button that is in a different shape and color.

Displays the Browse dialog. From this dialog, you can browse to the image you want to use, select it, and copy it into your project. Both Windows bitmaps (.BMP files) and icons (.ICO files) can be used with controls.

Hidden: Does not insert the control as an object in the topic (control is not visible). Use this option if you are adding a script to the topic that will display the control. For further information about how to use a script with a control, talk to your developer.

Choose Topic From: Defines how the list of topics is displayed when users click the link control.

Display Topic In: Defines how topics are displayed when users select them. By default, it opens in the right-hand pane of the viewer.

Window: Displays the topic in a custom window.

Frame: Displays the topic in a frame.

If no topics are associated with any of the specified keywords or ALink names, disable the button: Dims the control if there are no topics associated with the control's keywords or ALink names. For example, if you create a keyword link control and then remove all the keywords assigned to the control, the control is dimmed (not available) when users open the topic.