Using the Outline Editor, you can link a new section under any module or section document; however, you cannot link a section under a topic. Linking a new section creates a new document that is stored in the Library (same folder as the parent document) as well as a new link between the section and its parent document. 

Note: You can also link an existing section.

When you link a new section from the Outline Editor, the default properties from the parent document are automatically inherited until you change them.

Each section that you link is automatically named "New Section" and placed directly beneath the parent document that you have selected. If the parent document has existing linked documents, the new section appears at the end of the list. For example, if you link a new section under a module that has three existing sections, the new section appears after the third section. You should rename the new section after it is linked.

Note: You can also link a new section that is automatically linked to a new package using the New Section with Package command on the Link menu. This command streamlines the process for linking new sections with package attachments for conceptual content.

 Multi-user Considerations

• A Check Out Parent Document message appears when you perform actions that impact a parent document that you do not have checked out such as linking a document, moving a document, pasting a document, deleting document links, and so on.
   
  Any new document that you create or link is automatically checked out to you. If you want to make a new document available to multiple authors and place the document under the Developer's version control system, you must check it in.
   
  See Check In and Check Out Documents in Use the Developer in a Multi-user Environment for more information.

To link a new section:

1. Display the Outline Editor by opening the module or section for which you want to link a new section.
    
2. Select the parent document to which you want link the new section.
    
3. On the Link menu, choose  New Section.
    
   A new section is linked (and automatically saved) beneath the parent document with a default name that you should change.
    
   You can also right-click the parent document and choose Link New Section.

Important Note about Module and Section Documents: A module or section document appears with a purple or blue book only when the document has at least one linked child document such as a topic or another module or section. However, a module or section document with no linked child documents appears with a page icon such as for module and for section. When you create a new module or section, it automatically appears as a page icon until you link at least one additional child document. It then appears with a purple or blue book icon.

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