Including Bookmarks in Index Entries

If you want index term links to point to the exact spot in the topic where the index marker has been set, you need to specify this in the Skin Editor. Otherwise, the index term links will point to the topic in general.

However, by pointing to the individual index markers, the index may not display the way you want if the index term points to multiple topics and you also have created a binary index (see Creating a Binary Index). In other words, index entries pointing to multiple topics will display the index terms repeated instead of the topic title. A workaround is to deselect the binary index option in the Skin Editor. However, keep in mind that a binary index is required if you want to merge CHM files.

How to Include Bookmarks in Index Entries

  1. Open a Standard skin.
  2. Select the HTML Help Setup tab.
  3. Click the Index Options button.
  4. In the HTML Help Index Options dialog, select Include bookmarks with index entries.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

What's Next?

Make sure that you associate the skin with the target. See Associating Skins With Targets.