Editing Snippets

After you open a snippet, you can make changes to it in the XML Editor.

How to Edit a Snippet

  1. Right-click on the snippet where it is inserted and select Open Snippet File.
  2. In the XML Editor make the necessary changes to the snippet, just as you would edit any other document.
  3. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

Note This feature is not supported for MadCap Lingo review package (LIREV) files.

Note You can create a nested snippet (i.e., a snippet within a snippet).

Note Although it is possible to open any Contributor files in a third-party editor, it is recommended that you avoid editing these files in certain programs while Contributor is running. For example, opening a stylesheet in Notepad++ is not an issue. But you might experience problems if you open a topic or snippet in Microsoft Word and edit it while Contributor is running.