Defining Targets

By default, our sample has eight default targets. But we can rename our targets and delete the ones we do not need.

  1. In the Target ribbon, click Target Properties.

    The Help Targets dialog opens. Since NetHelp is our default target, that target is selected in the dialog.

  2. On the right-side of the dialog, change the Name field from NetHelp to All About San Diego NetHelp.

    After you click off the field, the name of the target (on the left side of the dialog) changes to match the name you entered.

  3. In the Caption field, enter All About San Diego. This changes the name displayed in the browser from "San Diego" to the name we prefer.

  4. In the list of targets on the left side of the dialog, click the HTML Help (compiled HTML Help) target.
  5. Change the Name field to All About San Diego HTML Help.
  6. Select the Manual target and change the following fields:
    1. Set the Name field to All About San Diego Manual.
    2. Set the Title field to All About San Diego.
    3.  Set the Supertitle field to Visitors Guide.
    4. Set "By" line field to San Diego Productions.

  7. Since we do not need to create Eclipse Help, EPUB, Help 2.0, JavaHelp, or MS Help Viewer for this project, select those targets in the target list on the left side of the dialog and click the Remove Target button for each. You can always add them back later.

    Note If you remove targets from your project in the Help Targets dialog (see Editing Target Settings), you will not see these targets when viewing Target drop-downs in Word (e.g., in the Contents window pane or in the Doc-To-Help Build panel).

  8. Click OK to close the dialog.

  9. In the Target ribbon, click Active Target. The newly named targets are displayed, instead of the defaults.

  10. If you would like, save your document. Select each target and then build and view its output. You will see the changes we made displayed in each target.

    Note You can have several versions of the same target. For example, you could have multiple NetHelp targets directed at different audiences. Just add them using the Add New Target button in the Help Targets dialog.

Next, let's create custom topic relations.