Removing topic references from keywords

Whenever you select a keyword from the Index Designer, the lower-pane displays all topics that reference it. You can remove any topic from this pane to remove the keyword from the topic.

If your index includes broken links, this is how you repair them. You will see the name of the topic that is no longer in your project that references the selected keyword. Your index file (.HHK) still contains information about this topic and the keyword. If you remove the topic from this pane, the broken link is removed and the index file is updated.

To look up broken keyword-topic references:

  1. Click the Project tab.

  2. Open the Broken Links folder.

    All topics that are missing from your project are displayed.

  3. Right-click a topic and select Properties.

    All keyword references are displayed with a key icon , followed by the keyword name. These keywords still reference the missing topic and you can remove the topic reference in the Index Designer.

To remove a topic reference from a keyword:

  1. Click the Index tab.

  2. From the list of keywords, select the one to update (or the one that includes the broken link).

    The lower pane of the Index Designer (Topics for:) displays the names of the topics that reference the keyword. The Index file (.HHK) includes these topic names for the selected keyword.

  3. From this pane, select the topic to remove and click Delete .

Note: If you remove all topics from the keyword, the Index Designer displays it in bold text to indicate that it is unreferenced. You can remove it from the project or leave it in the index file (.HHK) if you plan on using it with other topics.