Related Topics references are navigational links in Help systems that work somewhat like the “Related Topics” references in books — they cross-reference other topics containing related topics. The following information explains how they work in WinHelp and HTML Help.
WinHelp |
Microsoft HTML Help |
A-Keywords are assigned to topics |
ALink names are assigned to topics |
Related Topics hotspots are created with ALink macro |
ALink controls are created (based on ActiveX) |
Related Topics keywords (A-Keywords) are linked to selected topics Users click Related Topics hotspots to see a list of topics to go to |
Topics are assigned to control, based on their ALink names Users click ALink button (authorable button text or custom image) to see a list of topics to go to |