Editing Browse Sequences

After you create a browse sequence, you can edit it in various ways.

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Ways to Edit Browse Sequences

Applying Conditions to Browse Sequences You can associate condition tags with a particular browse sequence entry so that it appears in some outputs but not in other outputs. See Applying Conditions to Browse Sequences.

Important Placing a condition on a TOC or browse sequence entry does not remove the linked file from online output. In order to prevent a topic from being found in the output (e.g., via search or context-sensitive Help), you must place the condition on the topic file itself.
Automerging You can determine where other Flare project outputs are merged relative to your parent project's browse sequence if you are generating WebHelp Plus or HTML5 server-based output and you are publishing the files to a web server running Microsoft IIS. See Runtime Merging Output Using WebHelp Plus and Runtime Merging Server-Based HTML5 Output.
Changing Labels You can change the label text for a browse sequence entry. See Changing the Label for Browse Sequence Entries.
Inserting Movie Links You can link a browse sequence entry to a MadCap Mimic movie or project. See Inserting Mimic Movie Links in Browse Sequences.
Marking as New You can specify whether a browse sequence entry should be displayed as "new" in the output. See Marking a Browse Sequence Entry as New.
Selecting Icon for HTML Help You can select an icon to use for a particular browse sequence entry in HTML Help output. See Selecting an Icon for a Browse Sequence Entry in HTML Help Output.
Selecting in Skin You can add skins to your project to help create a look and feel for online output that you generate. After you create a browse sequence, you can associate a browse sequence with a particular skin. See Selecting a Skin for a Browse Sequence Entry and Skins.
Selecting Style Class For certain elements of the online output window (e.g., menu, search, navigation pane, TOC or browse sequence entries, index keywords) you can determine skin style settings. The styles available depend on the type of skin. If you are generating one of the WebHelp output types, you can use the Toc Entry style in the Styles tab of the Skin Editor to change the look of individual entries in your browse sequence. You can also select the Toc Entry style in the Skin Editor and use the Add Class button in its local toolbar to create classes of that style. If you do that, you can select a particular class for a browse sequence entry so that you can give it the look you want. See Selecting a Style Class for a Browse Sequence Entry and Standard Skin Styles.
Setting Title You can automatically set the name of the browse sequence entry as the title for the topic in the output. This overrides the title that you may have provided for the topic in the Properties dialog. See Automatically Set the Title for a Browse Sequence Entry.
Specifying Browser Frame You can specify the kind of browser frame that a linked file should open when a user clicks the browse sequence entry in the output. See Specifying the Browser Frame for a Browse Sequence Entry.

Browse Sequence Editor Buttons

Option	Description
	Hides or shows special information pertaining to the editor or window pane.
	Exports all of the data in the window pane to a comma-separated value (CSV) file. This option is enabled only if you are working in Grid View. See Exporting File Data to a CSV File.
	Exports only the selected data in the window pane to a comma-separated value (CSV) file. This option is enabled only if you are working in Grid View. See Exporting File Data to a CSV File.
	This button toggles between Tree View and Grid View when you click it. Tree View is the traditional format of the browse sequence, displaying books and items in a hierarchy. Grid View displays all of the books and items in a column format. In either view you can select a range of entries and set the same property information for all of those items.
	Opens the Columns dialog, which lets you configure the way the column information is shown. This option is enabled in Grid View only.
	Expands all of the browse sequence books so that you can see the items under each book (enabled in Tree View only).
	Collapses all of the browse sequence books so that you can no longer see the items under each book (enabled in Tree View only). You can only see the books.
	If you have created and applied condition tags, clicking this button toggles between showing and hiding them in the Browse Sequence Editor. This option is enabled in Tree View only.
	Click this button to create a new topic and simultaneously link it to a new item in the browse sequence. When you click this button, it opens the Add File dialog, which you use to create the new topic, associate it with a topic template, and give it any name you want. When you are finished with this dialog, the new topic is created and it opens in the XML Editor. You can click the tab containing your browse sequence to return to the Browse Sequence Editor. You will notice that the item is created at the selected location in the browse sequence. For example, if you have a browse sequence book selected and then click this button, the new item will be added under the book.
	Click this button to add a new item to the browse sequence. You can link the item to a topic, a TOC, a browse sequence, another Flare project, an external Help system, or a MadCap Mimic movie. The item is created at the selected location in the browse sequence. For example, if you have a book selected and then click this button, the new item will be added under the book. (As an alternative, you can click existing topics in the Content Explorer and drag them to the Browse Sequence Editor. Doing this creates a new browse sequence item with the same name and automatically links it to the topic.)
	Click this button to add a new book to the browse sequence. A browse sequence book simply acts as a folder in your browse sequence to help organize it. You can then click an item (such as a topic) and drag it under the book.
	Click this button to add a new book at the top level (i.e., extreme left) of the browse sequence.
	Click this button to open the Properties dialog for whatever item is selected in the browse sequence. You can then specify where the item is linked, whether it should have condition tags, and other behavioral settings.
	Click this button to move the selected item to the left in the browse sequence structure.
	Click this button to move the selected item to the right in the browse sequence structure.
	Click this button to move the selected item upward in the browse sequence structure.
	Click this button to move the selected item downward in the browse sequence structure.
	Opens the Content Explorer and highlights the location of the selected content file within it. See Content Explorer.
	Opens the Send Topic for Review Wizard, which lets you send the linked document to another person for review. See Sending Files for Review in Contributor or Flare.
	Click this button to open the selected item. For example, if you select an item that is linked to a topic and then click this button, that topic opens in the XML Editor. You can also open an item by holding your CTRL key and double-clicking the item.
	Click this button to show or hide reports of unlinked entries.
	Click either of these buttons to open a small window that displays how many broken or unlinked items are in the editor. Below, in the editor, a triangle icon is displayed next to broken links, and another icon that looks like a small flag is displayed next to unlinked items.
	Click this button to navigate to the previous warning in the browse sequence.
	Click this button to navigate to the next warning in the browse sequence.
	Click this button if you want to toggle the behavior of double-clicking an item in the browse sequence. The default behavior (without the toggle button selected) is that double-clicking an item will open the properties dialog, and holding down the CTRL key while double-clicking will open the file linked to the item. If you activate the toggle button, this behavior is reversed; double-clicking an item opens the file linked to it, and holding the CTRL key while double-clicking will open the properties dialog.
	Displays the color of condition tags that are associated with the browse sequence entry (if any). Condition tags are used to determine specific content or files to be included in some targets but not in others. For more information see Creating Conditions.