17.10 Creating related-topic links in WinHelp

You can create ALink target topics in WinHelp by assigning “A” footnotes to formats, and provide links to those topics by embedding WinHelp ALink macros in the text of your document. Or, you can use PI markers for both ALink jumps and ALink-list targets.

DITA2Go constructs KLinks for WinHelp 4 automatically, from DITA index entries. You can add other “K” footnotes that do not appear in the DITA2Go-generated index, either with formats or with PI markers.

Advantages of markers

Using PI markers for related-topic links has some advantages:

In this section:

§17.10.1 Understanding KLink limitations

§17.10.2 Adding ALinks and KLinks with PI markers

§17.10.3 Adding related-topic keywords with formats

§17.10.4 Inserting WinHelp macros for ALink jumps

See also:

§16.6 Providing related-topic links for Help systems

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Parent Topic:  17. Generating WinHelp

Sibling Topics:

17.1 Obtaining tools for WinHelp

17.2 Setting up a WinHelp project

17.3 Converting text

17.4 Converting cross references

17.5 Converting tables to WinHelp RTF

17.6 Managing graphics for WinHelp

17.7 Configuring WinHelp topics

17.8 Creating jumps and pop-ups for WinHelp

17.9 Invoking WinHelp macros

17.11 Configuring index entries for WinHelp

17.12 Configuring contents for WinHelp

17.13 Creating browse sequences

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