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Unused Items Window Pane

This window pane is used to view lists of unused elements in your project. Depending on the option you choose from the drop-down field at the top of the window pane, you can view:

Topics not linked
Unused condition tags
Unused content files
Unused CSH IDs
Unused images
Unused styles
Unused variables
Empty content folders

navigation buttons in the title bar

Button/Section	Description
	Lets you move the window pane from its docked position to another location in the interface. Simply click on this area and drag the window pane to the new location.
	Opens a drop-down menu with commands for moving and resizing the window pane. Close Closes the window pane. Dock Attaches the window pane to the interface if it is floating. Auto Hide "Pins" the window pane to the side of the interface so that you have more room for your workspace. You can show the window pane by hovering over the thin bar on the side of the interface. If you select this option again, the window pane returns to its previous state (no longer "pinned" to the side of the interface). Float Detaches the window pane from the application so that it becomes a free-floating element in the interface. Standard Tabs (Top) Arranges window panes so that traditional tabs are displayed at the top. Standard Tabs (Bottom) Arranges window panes so that traditional tabs are displayed at the bottom. Accordion Tabs Arranges window panes so that they are stacked with accordion tabs.
	"Pins" the window pane to the side of the interface so that you have more room for your workspace. You can show the window pane by hovering over the thin bar on the side of the interface. If you select this option again, the window pane returns to its previous state (no longer "pinned" to the side of the interface).
	Closes the window pane.

Buttons and Sections

Button/Section	Description
Drop-Down Field	Lets you select an option to view different kinds of unused items in the project: topics not linked You can view a list of all topics that are not linked from anywhere else in the project. Let's say you were to create a text hyperlink to this topic from another topic, or perhaps link to the topic from a table of contents (Flare). In that case, the topic would no longer be displayed in the Topics Not Linked window pane. You can double-click a row to open the topic in question. You can also add condition tags to the topic. See Viewing Topics Not Linked. unused content files You can view a list of the content files (e.g., topics, images, multimedia, page layouts, master pages, snippets) within your project that are not being used. For example, if an image file is added to your project but not yet inserted into any topic, it is considered an unused file. Also, if you have created a topic, but no other files link to that topic (or if no index keywords or concepts have been inserted into it), the topic is considered unused. You can quickly delete any of the files that you do not plan to use. You can also add condition tags to the content files. See Viewing Unused Content Files. unused images You can view a list of all images that have been created in your project but have not yet been used in any topics or other files. You can quickly delete any of the images that you do not plan to use. You can also add condition tags to the images. See Viewing Unused Images. unused variables You can view a list of all variables that have been created in your project but have not yet been used in any topics or other files. You can quickly delete any of the variables that you do not plan to use. See Viewing Unused Variables. unused condition tags You can view a list of all condition tags that have been created in your project but have not yet been used in any topics or other files. You can quickly delete any of the condition tags that you do not plan to use. See Viewing Unused Condition Tags. unused csh ids You can view a list of all context-sensitive Help (CSH) identifiers that have been created in your project but have not yet been assigned to any topics. You can double-click a row to open the alias file in the Analyzer interface, which lets you assign the unused CSH ID to a topic. You can also select the row and click File > Send to Flare to open the alias file in the Flare project. See Viewing Unused CSH IDs. unused styles You can view a list of styles in your project that have not yet been applied to content in any files. If you do not use a particular style class, you can remove it from the stylesheet. You can also use the "disable" feature to hide styles that you do not want to be displayed in the stylesheet; you can access this feature from the Options drop-down button in the local toolbar of the Stylesheet Editor. See Viewing Unused Styles. empty content folders You can view a list folders in you project that do not contain any content. You can quickly delete any empty content folders that you do not plan to use. See Viewing Empty Content Folders.
	Hides or shows special information pertaining to the editor or window pane.
	Refreshes the window pane so that the latest information is shown.
	Deletes the selection.
Condition Tag	Displays the name of the condition tag not being used. This column displays for unused condition tags only.
CSH ID	Displays the CSH identifier that is not being used. This column displays for unused CSH IDs only.
Selector	Displays the name of the parent style, followed by a period and the name of the class under that style (e.g., p.tip). This column displays for unused styles only.
Declarations	Displays any property settings that you have set for the style class. This column displays for unused styles only.
Variable	Displays the name of the variable not being used. This column displays for unused variables only.
File	Displays the name of the file.
Title	Displays the properties title of the file (if any). This column displays for unlinked topics only.
Folder	Displays the folder where the file is found.
Definition	This option displays for unused variables and CSH IDs only.
Definition	This option displays for unused variables and CSH IDs only. Unused variables Displays the text associated with the variable. Unused CSH IDs Displays the unique numerical value associated with the CSH ID.