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Merge Settings
Multivolume Help comprises a single set of files that combine output from multiple groups from within your project. When you merge the output files from the groups within your project, you are taking the TOC, index, and search data from each top-level group’s generated entry-point file, and combining that information into a single, consolidated system.
Currently, when you generate output for your project, each first-level group will generate its own entry-point file. In order to create one cohesive Help set, you will need to merge the entry-point files into one consolidated Help set. To create a single Help set in ePublisher Express, you need to utilize the Merge Settings.
Figure 5-6: Merge Settings
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You can merge projects based on any of the formats provided with WebWorks ePublisher Pro, except for the Sun JavaHelp formats, the Microsoft WinHelp formats, and the eBook formats. |
Creating Multivolume Help
To create multivolume Help, you need to set up at least two top-level groups in the Document Manager. The name of your top-level groups will serve as the book names in your Help set.
When you merge the output files from the groups within your project, you are taking the table of contents, index, and search data from each top-level group’s generated entry-point file, and combining that information into a single, consolidated system. Currently, when you generate output for your project, each top-level group will generate its own entry-point file. In order to create one cohesive Help set, you will need to merge the entry-point files into one consolidated Help set.
By default, if you have created several top-level groups in your project, ePublisher Express will automatically create a merged or multivolume Help set for you. Once you generate output for your project, the multivolume Help set will be located in the Merged Output group in the Output Explorer, and it will be named index.html.
When you launch your multivolume Help set, you will notice that the names of your top-level groups will display in the table of contents. If you want to organize and group your top-level groups under a different book name not specified in the Document Manager, or if you would like to reorganize the table of contents of your multivolume Help set, you will need to use the merge settings feature in ePublisher Express.
To organize the table of contents of a multivolume Help set:
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In your ePublisher Express project, select Format > Merge Settings. |
You will see a listing of all your top-level groups under the Hierarchy section.
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Close the Merge Settings window. |
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Select Project > Regenerate All. |
To add a group to your multivolume Help set:
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In your ePublisher Express project, select Format > Merge Settings. |
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Click on the Add button. |
A TOC entry, or book, called Untitled Topic will be added to your TOC hierarchy.
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Double-click on Untitled Topic to rename it. |
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Close the Merge Settings window. |
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Select Project > Regenerate All. |
To rename top-level groups in the table of contents:
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In your ePublisher Express project, select Format > Merge Settings. |
You will see a listing of all of your top-level groups under the Hierarchy section.
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In the Table of contents title field, type in the name you would like to assign the top-level group. This is the name that will appear in the table of contents. |
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Close the Merge Settings dialog box. |
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Select Project > Regenerate All. |
To change the name of Help set that displays in the title bar of the browser:
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In your ePublisher Express project, select Format > Merge Settings. |
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Enter the name you would like to display in the title bar of the browser when the Help set initially launch in the Merge Title field. |
To remove a group from the TOC hierarchy:
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Click the Delete button. |
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You can only remove groups that you have manually added to your TOC hierarchy. You cannot move groups that are placed in the TOC by default; these are the groups that are contained within the Document Manager. |
