Adding related topics link controls

A related topics link control is a clickable object that displays a list of related topics users can open.

To add a related topics link control:

  1. In the WYSIWYG Editor, click where you want to add the control in the topic.

  2. Click Insert Link Control .

  3. Select Related topic control and click OK. The Related Topic Wizard opens.

  4. Set up the button options for the control.

  1. Click Next to select the topics to use with the control.

  2. From Topics in Project, select the first topic and click Add. The topic is added to the Related Topics list on the left.

  3. Add all the topics you want to use with the control.

Tips:

  • You can customize the text used to display any topic you add to the control. From the Related Topics list on the left, select the topic, edit the text in the Title box, and then click Change. When users click the related topics control, this custom text appears in place of the default topic title. (It does not change the default title of the topic or its file name.)

  • To remove a topic from the Related Topics list, select it and then click Delete.

  1. Click Next to define how you want to display the topics and topics when users click the control.

  1. If you are adding a standard button, click Next and set up the font options for the button label. You can assign a different font, style and size. (This option does not apply to custom images or hidden controls.)

  2. Click Finish. The control is added to your topic.

Notes:

  • You can test related topic link controls from the Preview window.

  • Destination topics cannot be displayed in secondary windows when selected from a related topics control because the current version of Microsoft HTML Help does not support this functionality.

  • When you select a link from an image map, the destination topic opens. If it contains related topic links, they might not work properly due to a known Microsoft HTML Help bug. If you are using image maps in your project, consider using ALink controls, keyword links or standard HTML links in the destination topics.