Importing Topics

You can import individual XHTML files (such as those from another Flare project).

How to Import a Topic

1. In the Content Explorer, right-click on a folder and from the context menu select New > Topic.

   Tip When adding a new file to the Content Explorer, the recommended method is to right-click on the folder in the Content Explorer and use the New menu option. This is the most efficient way to direct the new file to the folder where you want to store it. That's because the Add File dialog opens when you add a new content file, and this method ensures that the folder you want is already selected in that dialog.

   Other Options

   • Ribbon Open the Project ribbon and select New > Topic.
   • Local Toolbar In the local toolbar of the Content Explorer click .
   • Keyboard Shortcut Press CTRL+T.
2. Select New from existing and click .
3. In the Open dialog, navigate to the XHTML file that you want to import. Then select it and click Open. The Source File field now contains the path to the file that you are importing. Also, the name of the file is displayed in the File Name field.
4. (Optional) The Folder field is automatically populated with the folder that has focus in the Content Explorer. If you want to place the file into a folder that you previously created in the Content Explorer, in the Folder field click and select the subfolder. Otherwise, keep the default location. See Creating Subfolders.
5. (Optional) If you want to give the topic a different name than that for the imported file, click in the File name field and enter the text.
6. (Optional) If you want the heading for the topic to use the same text that you provide for the file name, leave the 1st Heading field blank. Otherwise, enter the text that you want to use for the heading in the topic.
7. (Optional) If you want the heading for the topic to use the default h1 style, leave the Style field blank. Otherwise, select a style to apply to the heading in the topic.
8. (Optional) In the Stylesheet field, select a stylesheet to apply to the new topic. If you do not have a stylesheet in your project, this field remains blank.
9. (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. See Applying Conditions to Content.
10. (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. See Associating Tags With Files.
11. Click Add. The topic is added and opens in the XML Editor.