By default, the HTML Help viewer is set up to use the tri-pane design — the navigation pane is displayed on the left, topic viewing pane on the right, and toolbar buttons across the top of the window. The navigation pane is open by default.
You can customize the way the navigation pane works in this window so it automatically hides from view when the Help system starts or when other windows are selected. You can adjust the width of the pane (especially useful if you add or remove tabs).
You can also configure the Contents tab so it synchronizes with how the user navigates in the topic pane. For example, the user selects a page from the Contents tab and the topic opens in the viewing pane. When the user clicks a link in the topic, the new topic is displayed and the Contents tab selects the page for the new topic. From here, users can further navigate from either the topic content or the Contents tab.
From the File menu, select Project Settings.
Click the Windows tab.
Select NewWindow or the name of the custom window designed for the project.
Click Properties.
Change navigation pane features in Tri-pane Options.
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Hide the navigation pane when the HTML Help viewer opens |
Select Hide Nav Pane on Startup |
Hide the navigation pane when users click outside the HTML Help viewer |
Select Auto Show/Hide Nav Pane |
Synchronize books and pages with topic content |
Select Auto Synchronize TOC |
Change the width of the navigation pane |
Enter a value in Nav Pane Width (in pixels) |
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