Selecting an Image for the About Box

You can select an image to be used for the "About box" in the output window. You can use this About box for any purpose you like. When users click the icon…

… your image is displayed. When users click the image, it disappears.

How to Select an Image for the About Box

  1. Open a Standard or Mobile skin.
  2. Select the About tab.
  3. Click Include About in output.
  4. Click the Browse button.
  5. In the Open dialog, find and select the image file that you want to use for the About box. A preview of the image is shown at the bottom of the tab.
  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

Note If you want to remove the image, click the Reset button.

Note This feature is available for Microsoft HTML Help only if you add a web toolbar to the skin being used for that target. See Adding a Web Toolbar to HTML Help Output.

How to Select a Different Image for the Icon

What if you want to use an image other than the default MadCap icon (the image that users click to open the "About" box image")?

Use the following steps to accomplish this.

  1. In the skin select the Styles tab.
  2. In the Styles section, expand the Toolbar Item node.
  3. Under it, click Logo.
  4. Select the Property Groups option.
  5. In the Properties section, click in the cell to the right of Icon.
  6. Select Browse for Image.
  7. In the dialog that opens, find and double-click the image that you want to use.
  8. 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.