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Topic Type Properties

Edit the Topic Type properties by accessing the property pane for the specific Topic Type. For more information, see Editing Topic Type Properties.

Display Properties

ContentsOnly

When True, omits topics defined with this Topic Type from the Help target, but uses them as book titles in the Help contents. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

Nonscrolling

When the NonScrolling property of a Topic Type is set to True, any topic headings formatted with that topic type appear in the non-scrolling region of the Help window. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

Popup

When the Popup property of a Topic Type is set to True, any topic formatted with that topic type appears in a pop-up window on top of the Help window. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

Replacement

Sets or returns a string that overrides the default text generated by Doc-To-Help. For a Topic Type with AutoNext set to True, the Replacement string is used instead of the topic title next to the generated button. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

SuppressEmptyTopics

If set to True, omits topics defined with this paragraph style or topic type that have no text except heading from online help except in TOC.

Untitled

When True, the topic title is not displayed in the Help window. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

Window

Shows the name of the window in which topics formatted in this style are displayed. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

Indexing Properties

AutoKeyword

When True, this property automatically creates index keywords from topic titles formatted with that topic type and associates them with the appropriate topic. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

Miscellaneous Properties

AutoContextID

When True, automatically creates Context IDs for all topics using this paragraph style. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

Name

Returns a string containing the name of a specified object (read-only). This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

Script

Displays the script to be run during compilation whenever text formatted with this style is encountered. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

Navigation Properties

AutoButtons

When True, displays subtopic buttons for the topic type with numeric outline levels greater than the parent level. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

AutoLink

Creates unique link tags for topics formatted with the topic type by enabling the auto link tag feature. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

AutoNavigate

Determines which topic types are included in the navigation sequence. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

AutoNext

Enables the next topic button for any active topic type.

ExplicitAccess

When True, defines a specific topic type as accessible only through a hyperlink. Topic types defined as explicit are not accessible from the Help contents, the index list, or the text search. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.

MidTopic

Defines a topic type as an “in topic” jump location similar to an HTML anchor. By defining a topic type as MidTopic and defining a character style as a jump, end users have jump functionality within a lengthy topic. This property is duplicated in the Paragraph Styles.