Mini TOCs allow you to display heading content directly within a topic. The content contained within the Mini TOCs will be made up of clickable hyperlinks, providing users not only a quick overview of longer topics, but easy navigation to the information. You can elect to use Mini TOCs with a Master Page, or insert Mini TOCs on the fly (possibly within only the longest topics in your project).
Add a Mini TOC Placeholder within a topic
- Using Adobe RoboHelp 8, open any of the longer topics in your project. Ensure that the topic has been formatted using Heading 1 and Heading 2 styles. If so, you will be able to use the contents of the Heading 2 styles in the Mini TOC.
- Click where you'd like the Mini TOC to appear and choose Insert > Placeholder > Mini TOC.
The Mini TOC Options dialog box opens.
- Click OK to accept the default settings.
The Mini TOC appears in your topic.
Format the Mini TOC
- Double-click the Mini TOC.
The Mini TOC Options dialog box appears again.
- From the Structure area, select Bulleted List.
- Ensure default is selected from the Bulleted List drop-down menu.
- From the Format area at the bottom of the dialog box, ensure Mini TOC is selected from the Apply formatting to drop-down menu.
- Change the Font and the Font Size to suite your taste.
- From the Format area, select Caption from the Apply formatting to drop-down menu.
- Change the Font and the Font Size to suite your taste.
- Change the Type Style to Bold.
- Click OK.
The Mini TOC should look similar to the picture below.
Test the Mini TOC
- Press [Ctrl] [w] to preview the topic.
The Mini TOC, including its clickable links, appears within the topic. You can click any of the links to jump around the topic. You can also click the word Hide to collapse the Mini TOC.
- Close the preview.
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