by Kevin Siegel 
RoboHelp has allowed you to create conditional build tags and expressions. If you've never used them, they let you generate multiple layouts from one project, each potentially containing unique content. But what if you wanted to take multiple layouts, combine them into one, and then let your users decide which layout they want after they access the Help system? That's the perfect scenario to use RoboHelp's new Content Categories.
First, create conditional build tags and apply the tags to topics and content within your Help system. In addition, create TOCs and Indexes as necessary for each layout. You'll also need to create the build tag expressions to be used with each Content Category. (Each of these steps are covered during my two-day RoboHelp class.)
Create Content Categories
- On the Single Source Layouts pod, show the Properties of your layout.
- Select Content Categories and click the New button. (You can create as many categories as you need.)
- Give the category a name and press [Enter].
- From within the Content Categories group, select your new category.
- Change the Content Title, select a Table of Contents and a Conditional Build Expression.
- Save and Generate the layout.
- From the upper left of the Navigation pane, you will see a content drop-down menu. You can select any of your layouts from the menu.
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