Customizing indexes

The way your index looks and behaves in the viewer is controlled by the properties assigned to it. You can customize your index by changing its properties. For example, you can select a secondary window for displaying topics that reference the keywords in your index.

The properties you can assign to your index depend on the type of index you are creating.

To customize the index:

  1. From the File menu, select Project Settings.

  2. Click the Index tab.

  3. Assign the properties you want to use with the index.

  1. Click OK and compile the project.

 

Tips:

  • If you are merging indexes, you need to add the .CHM file names from the Advanced tab (Project Settings dialog). For details, see Merging indexes.

  • Your index can include a combination of index file keywords and topic keywords. From the Project Settings - Index tab, you select the keyword type and add your keywords. The Index Designer identifies each type with a unique icon. Index file keywords use a key icon and topic keywords use a key/page icon .