If you've spent any time using the Search feature in any Help system created with Adobe RoboHelp 8, you may have noticed that the Search results are ranked based on their relevance.
In the example below, I searched for the word procedures.
If a word being searched appears in the title of a topic, its rank will be higher than the word in the Index keyword list. In addition, a topic with the word appearing in a paragraph using a Heading 1 style would rank higher than the same word appearing in a paragraph using a Heading 2 style.
In the steps below, will learn how to add search terms to a topic when those terms do not actually appear in the topic. Using this technique, you'll be able to guide users to relevant topics using synonyms and antonyms.
Add Custom Search Terms to a Topic
- Using RoboHelp 8, right-click within any open topic and choose Topic Properties.
- On the General tab, type the term(s) you would like your customers to be able to type into the Search field.
- Click OK.
- Generate the layout (if the layout is your primary layout, a fast way to generate is to press [ctrl] [m] on your keyboard). View the project after the project generates.
- On the Search tab, type the term(s) you added to the topic. The topic will be found even though the text you added to the Search field via the topic properties dialog box is not actually in the topic.
Note:
If you want to exclude a topic from appearing on the Search tab, you can simply right-click and choose Topic Properties. On the General tab, select Exclude from Search.
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*NOTE: This only applies to web based formats. You may not add custom search terms to a .CHM file.
*NOTE: This only applies to web based formats. You may not add custom search terms to a .CHM file.
*NOTE: This only applies to web based formats. You may not add custom search terms to a .CHM file.