Checklist: Preparing Word Source Documents

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Use the following checklist to help you prepare your Microsoft Word source documents.

	Task	For more information, see...
	1. Review the online features you can implement and verify which online features your Stationery supports.	Implementing Online Features in Word
	2. Obtain your latest templates and apply the templates to your source documents.	Obtaining and Applying the Latest Microsoft Word Template
	3. Install the WebWorks Transit Menu for Microsoft Word.	Working with the WebWorks Transit Menu for Word
	4. Review any tables in your source documents and prepare your tables for output generation as needed.	Working with Tables in Word
	5. Review any images in your source documents and prepare your images for output generation.	Working with Images in Word
	6. If you want to include an index, prepare your source files for index generation.	Creating Index Entries in Word
	7. If you want to use variables, insert variables in your source documents.	Using Variables in Word
	8. If you want to use conditions, apply conditions to content in your source documents.	Using Conditions in Word
	9. If you want to specify file names for output files, insert Filename markers in your source documents.	Specifying Output File Names in Word
	10. If you want to create context-sensitive help, insert TopicAlias markers in your source documents.	Creating Context-Sensitive Help in Word
	11. If you want to create popup windows, insert hyperlinks and then insert Popup markers or apply Popup paragraph styles to content in your source documents.	Creating Popup Windows in Word
	12. If you want to create expand/collapse sections, apply the Expand/Collapse paragraph style and insert DropDownEnd markers in your source documents.	Creating Expand/Collapse Sections (Drop-Down Hotspots) in Word
	13. If you want to create related topics, apply the Related Topics paragraph style to content in your source documents.	Creating Related Topics in Word
	14. If you want to create See Also links, insert SeeAlso markers in your source documents.	Creating See Also Links in Word
	15. If you want to create meta tag keywords for pages, insert Keywords markers in your source documents.	Creating Meta Tag Keywords in Word
	16. If you want to use multiple page designs, insert PageStyle markers in your source documents.	Assigning Custom Page Styles in Word
	17. If you want to create What’s This Help, also known as field-level help, insert WhatIsThisID markers in your source documents.	Creating What’s This (Field-Level) Help in Word
	18. If you want to open certain topics in a custom window, insert WindowType markers in your source documents.	Opening Topics in Custom Windows in Word
	19. If you want to customize the table of contents icons for specific topics, insert TOCIcon markers in your source documents.	Customizing Table of Contents Icons in Word
	20. If you want to specify context plug-ins for Eclipse help systems, insert Context Plugin markers in your source documents.	Specifying Context Plug-ins in Word
	21. If you want to create accessible online content, insert the appropriate markers and apply the appropriate paragraph formats and character formats to images, tables, abbreviations, acronyms, and citations in your source documents.	Creating Accessible Online Content in Word

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Last modified date: 12/09/2021