Specifying the Automerge Location in a TOC for WebHelp Plus

You can determine where other Flare project outputs are merged relative to your parent project's TOC if you are generating WebHelp Plus output and you are publishing the files to a web server running Microsoft IIS.

By default, the other WebHelp Plus outputs will be merged at the end of your parent project's TOC. However, you can use the following steps to select one of the available options to override this placement.

See Runtime Merging Output Using WebHelp Plus.

How to Specify the Automerge Location in a TOC

1. Open the TOC in the Flare project that will serve as the parent project.
2. Do one of the following:

   • If you want to merge the other outputs in relation to one of the existing entries in the TOC (e.g., before it, after it), select that entry (whether it is an individual item or a book).

     OR

   • If you want to merge the other outputs at the location of an entry that is not linked to any other file, and you want to provide a label to indicate the location of the merge, create a new TOC item. To do this:
     1. Place your cursor in the TOC where you want to add the new item.
     2. Click .
     3. Press F2.
     4. Replace the default text with new text.
     5. Press ENTER.
     6. If necessary, use the arrow buttons in the local toolbar to position the new entry in the TOC.
3. In the local toolbar of the TOC Editor, click . The Properties dialog opens.
4. Select the Advanced tab.

5. In the Server-based Automerge field, select one of the following:

   • Before The automerge will occur immediately before the selected TOC entry.
   • After The automerge will occur immediately after the selected TOC entry.
   • First Child The automerge will occur at the first location directly after the selected TOC book (i.e., before any other entries within the book). If you use this option on a simple TOC entry instead of a book, the entry will automatically become a book once the outputs are automerged.
   • Last Child The automerge will occur at the last location after the selected TOC book (after the last entry within the book). If you use this option on a simple TOC entry instead of a book, the entry will automatically become a book once the outputs are automerged.
   • Replace The automerge will occur at the location of the TOC entry where you have specified this option. It would replace any links that might otherwise be applied to that entry. You might use this option, for example, if you want to create a new entry in the parent TOC so that you can add a label at the point where the automerge occurs.
6. In the Properties dialog, click OK.
7. Click to save your work.