Creating new windows

HTML Help projects can include a variety of windows. You can create secondary windows that display topics selected from the Contents and Index tabs in the HTML Help viewer. Secondary windows can display topics selected from related topics links, ALinks, and keyword link controls. You can also design custom windows to display window-level topics for context-sensitive Help.

When you add more windows to your project, you are creating custom/secondary windows. Custom windows can have the same features as the HTML Help viewer or use their own unique designs. Frequently, these windows do not include the tri-pane design, and they are smaller in size than the HTML Help viewer.

To create a custom/secondary window:

  1. From the File menu, select Project Settings.

  2. Click the Windows tab.

  3. Click New. The Window Properties dialog opens.

  4. In Window Name, enter a name for the new window. This name identifies the custom window in your project. Whenever you need to make changes to the window, you select this name.

  5. In Caption, enter a title for the window (this is the caption that is displayed in the window title bar).

  6. To design a window without a navigation pane, clear TOC & Index. All navigation pane options are dimmed.

  7. You can change the size and location of windows without navigation panes. For more information, see Controlling window size and placement.

  8. If you are designing a window with the tri-pane design, you can select the following options:

Tips:

  • "NewWindow" is a custom window automatically created for each new project. This window contains the default settings for the HTML Help viewer.

  • Your project can include up to 255 custom windows, and users can open 9 of them at once.

  • You can configure custom windows so they are always on top of other windows that are open. For more information, see Keeping windows on top.