After you add a header file to your project, the next step in creating context-sensitive Help (CSH) is to add an alias file. The alias file will help you to populate the header file.
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How to Add an Alias File
- Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:
- Ribbon Select Project > New > Advanced > Alias File.
- Right-Click In the Project Organizer, right-click on the Advanced folder and from the context menu select Add Alias File.
The Add File dialog opens.
- In the File Type field at the top, make sure Alias File is selected.
- In the Source area, choose to create the new file based on a template or an existing file.
- New From Template Choose either a factory template file or one of your own custom template files as a starting point. The new file will take on all of the settings contained in the template. If you want to use the factory template provided by Flare, expand the Factory Templates folder and click on a template file. If you want to use your own custom template file, expand the appropriate folder and click on a file.
- New From Existing Choose an existing file of the same type as a starting point for your new file. As with template files, your new file will take on all of the settings contained in the file you select. To use this option, click
, use the Open File dialog to find a file, and double-click it.
- New From Template Choose either a factory template file or one of your own custom template files as a starting point. The new file will take on all of the settings contained in the template. If you want to use the factory template provided by Flare, expand the Factory Templates folder and click on a template file. If you want to use your own custom template file, expand the appropriate folder and click on a file.
- (Optional) If you want to place the file into a subfolder previously created in the Content Explorer or Project Organizer, in the Folder field click and select the subfolder. Otherwise, keep the default location.
- In the File Name field, type a new name for the alias file.
- (Optional) If you want to apply condition tags to the file, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the Condition Tags field, click and select the conditions you want to apply. Click OK.
- (Optional) If you want to apply file tags, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the File Tags field, click and select the file tags you want to apply. Click OK.
- Click Add. The alias file is added to the Advanced folder in the Project Organizer. The Alias Editor opens to the right, with the page for the new alias file shown. The file includes an initial identifier for the header file that you created previously.
Note If you are importing FrameMaker documents and you create topic alias markers in the source files, this file will be created automatically when you perform the import.
