Multiple TOC entries for one topic

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Normally you only have one item in the Table of contents (TOC) for each topic file. However, there may be some situations where you want to use exactly the same topic in more than one place in the TOC.

You can do this by creating multiple references to an single topic in the TOC. The result is a single TOC topic that can be accessed from multiple positions in the TOC. There is still only one topic, but it is displayed in several different positions within the TOC – for example in different chapters.

Sometimes it is better to create a copy or to use an embedded topic. See Snippets and multiple TOC references for more background information.

 

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Multiple TOC references are not copies of topics. There is still just one topic file but with two items pointing to it in the TOC. It is like a single room with two doors.
tog_minusCreating additional topic references with Add Topic

1.Click in the TOC in the position where you want to enter the new TOC item, then select any of the options for creating a new topic.

2.When the Insert Topic dialog is displayed select Topic/Chapter edit the topic caption. The second reference can have a different caption from the original topic, this is the only difference allowed.

3.Click on the BTN_Browse browse button in the Topic ID: field and select the ID of the topic you want to create a second reference to.

4.Click on OK. A prompt will be displayed asking you to confirm that you want to create a new reference to an existing topic.
tog_minusCreating additional topic references with Drag & Drop

1.Click on the topic you want to make an additional reference to in the TOC to select it.

2.Hold down Shift+Ctrl and drag to the position where you want to create the second reference. Dragging onto a topic makes the new reference a child (sub-topic) of the target topic. Dragging between two topics (position mouse to left of topic icons) inserts the reference between the target topics. (See Moving, cutting and pasting topics.)

Warning for Parallels users on Apple Mac computers:

If you are running Windows in Parallels on an Apple Mac this will not work initially. This is because by default Parallels maps the right mouse button to Shift+Ctrl+Left Click. You need to re-map this key combination in the Parallels settings to be able to create additional TOC references with Drag & Drop.

See also:

Using embedded topics

Moving, cutting and pasting topics