Including or Excluding Micro Content Phrases in Search

By default, micro content phrases and responses will be included in the search results of your HTML5 output. However, there might be times when you want to exclude a particular phrase and response from the search results.

Example You have a micro content phrase called "transfer protocol," and the response for this phrase describes a specific field somewhere in your product software user interface.

You associate this phrase to a new CSH ID in the Alias Editor, with the idea of producing field-level Help. When a user clicks a Help button next to this field, the short micro content response for this phrase appears.

However, when users search for "transfer protocol" in your online Help, this same response displays in the search results. The problem is that your response was really intended for field-level Help only, and requires different wording or more information for it to make complete sense without the context of the interface.

Therefore, you deselect the option in the Properties dialog. As a result, the response will still be shown in the field-level Help, but it will not be included in the search results.

How to Include or Exclude Micro Content Phrases in Search

  1. From the Content Explorer, find and open the micro content file.
  2. On the left side of the Micro Content Editor, right-click a phrase, and from the context menu select Properties. (Alternatively, you can select the phrase and click Display properties for the selected item. in the local toolbar or press F4.)
  3. In the Properties dialog, click the Phrase Properties tab.
  4. At the bottom of the tab, enable or disable Include micro content in search results.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.