How to specify style settings for formats- Open a Standard skin.
- Select the Styles tab.
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In the Styles section, select the Formats node.
Properties for the following elements are shown on the right side of the tab.
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Breadcrumbs In the output, this is a "trail of breadcrumbs" comprised of the table of contents (TOC) entries above the current topic in the TOC hierarchy.
In the skin you can change the prefix text ("You are here") for the breadcrumbs.
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Concept links This is a navigation link that lets users open topics that you've determined are related to the current topic. It is similar to the related topics link. However, whereas you associate a related topics link with specific individual topics (usually for a one-time use), you associate a concept link with a group of topics (to be reused in different topics). One great benefit of this type of link is that, if you later want to add or delete topics from the group, you only need to do so in one place and the changes are applied to every topic containing that concept link.
In the skin you can change the text that displays on the link ("See Also").
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Cross-references
In the skin you can change the cross-reference format used for either online or print-based output.
If you are creating context-sensitive cross-references, use a language skin instead of a regular skin.
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Keyword links This is a navigation link that lets users open topics related to the current topic based on index keywords that they share.
In the skin you can change the text that displays on the link ("Search Index").
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Related topics This is a navigation link that lets users open topics that you've determined are related to the current topic. This is similar to a concept link. You should use a related topics link if you are applying it to a topic that you want to associate with specific topics but you do not plan to reuse the same link in other topics.
In the skin you can change the text that displays on the link ("Related Topics").
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- Select the Property Groups or Alphabetical List option to display the properties for the node.
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In the Properties section, set the values for the properties that you want modify.
Above reference To change the text used when the destination appears above a cross-reference on the same page of print-based output:
- Expand the Cross Reference property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the Above Reference field.
Below reference To change the text used when the destination appears below a cross-reference on the same page of print-based output:
- Expand the Cross Reference property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the Below Reference field.
Breadcrumbs prefix To change the text used at the beginning of a trail of breadcrumbs in online output:
- Expand the Breadcrumbs property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the Breadcrumbs prefix field.
Concept link To change the text used on a concept link in online output:
- Expand the Concept Link property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the Link Text field.
Format To change the command structure of a cross-reference when used in online output:
- Expand the Cross Reference property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the Format field, including any format commands. For a list of commands that you can use, see Editing Cross-Reference Style Formats.
Format for print To change the command structure of a cross-reference when used in print-based output:
- Expand the Cross Reference property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the Format for Print field, including any format commands. For a list of commands that you can use, see Editing Cross-Reference Style Formats.
Keyword link To change the text used on a keyword link in online output:
- Expand the Keyword Link property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the Link Text field.
On facing page reference To change the text used when the destination appears on a page adjacent to a cross-reference (e.g., link is on the left page and destination is on the right page) in print-based output:
- Expand the Cross Reference property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the On Facing Page Reference field.
On next page reference To change the text used when the destination appears on the page just after a cross-reference in print-based output:
- Expand the Cross Reference property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the On Next Page Reference field.
On page reference To change the text used when the destination appears more than one page away from a cross-reference in print-based output:
- Expand the Cross Reference property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the On Page Reference field.
On previous page reference To change the text used when the destination appears on the page just before a cross-reference in print-based output:
- Expand the Cross Reference property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the On Previous Page Reference field.
Related topics To change the text used on a related topics link in online output:
- Expand the Related Topics property group on the right side of the editor and enter new text in the Link Text field.
- Press CTRL+S or click
to save your work.
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