Marking Text as Conditional

1. In the Word source document, select the text that you want to mark as conditional.
2. Select the Doc-To-Help ribbon.
3. In the D2HML Styles group, click Conditional Text. The Conditional Text dialog opens, with the selected text displayed at the top of the dialog.

4. In the Conditional properties area select the appropriate options. You may select more than one. After making your selection from the drop-down, click elsewhere in the dialog to close the drop-down.

   • Platforms Set a platform-based condition for the selected text. The text will be included in all of the target platform(s) selected. A platform includes all the targets that produce the output specified; Online Help, HTML Help, NetHelp, Printed Manual, etc.

   • Targets Set a target-based condition for the selected text. The text will be included in all the target(s) selected.

   • Attributes Set an attribute-based condition for the selected text. The text will be included or excluded when creating conditional builds (e.g., internal or external.) Use the Attributes dialog to create custom attributes. See Creating and Using Attributes.

5. (Optional) Marking text as HTML passthrough code is an advanced feature that lets you include HTML code in your document without Word treating that code as text. It is recommended that the rich content variables feature be used instead of the HTML passthrough code. With this feature, you can define a variable in an HTML document and insert it into a Word document. See Variables Window Pane.

   If you insert an HTML Help ActiveX Control into your Word document (also an advanced feature), that HTML code will be marked with the HTML passthrough condition. See Inserting an HTML Help ActiveX Control.

6. (Optional) In the Options area, you can select the following:

   • Hide properties in document Puts the conditional text properties in the text.

     OR

   • Text in comment Puts the conditional text properties in a Word comment. 

7. Click OK.

Note If you want to remove conditional text, you can use the Clear Formatting button in the Doc-To-Help ribbon. See Clearing Doc-To-Help Markup Language Styles.