Property Inheritance in the Outline Editor


After completing this topic, you will be able to change General properties.


Steps:

  1. The Views and Toolbars section is already selected. Add another document to the selection.

     

    Press the [Ctrl] key and click the Changing Word Wrap Options topic.

    Step 1

  2. Change the language property for both documents to Dutch.

     

    Click in the Language field.

    Step 2

  3. Click the Language list button.

    Step 3

  4. Click the Dutch list item.

    Step 4

  5. Change the Template language to Dutch.

     

    Click in the Template field.

    Step 5

  6. Click the Browse button for the Template field.

    Step 6

  7. Use the Look in list to select the Dutch language folder nl.

     

    Click the Look in list.

    Step 7

  8. Select the Dutch language folder.

     

    Click the nl folder.

    Step 8

  9. Select the desired template.

     

    Click the Microsoft - Dutch template.

    Step 9

  10. Click the Open button.

    Step 10

  11. Change the resolution for the Views and Toolbars section.

     

    Click the Views and Toolbars list item.

    Step 11

  12. Click in the Resolution field.

    Step 12

  13. Click the Resolution list button.

    Step 13

  14. Click the 1600 x 900 list item.

    Step 14

  15. Link a new section to the Views and Toolbars section.

     

    Click the Link New Section button.

    Step 15

  16. Enter the desired information into the Edit field. Enter "Test".

    Step 16

  17. Press [Enter].

    Step 17

  18. Notice that the new section inherits the language, resolution, and template of its parent. It would also inherit the glossary, if one had been assigned.

    Step 18

  19. Link a new topic to the Test section.

     

    Click the Link New Topic button.

    Step 19

  20. Enter the desired information into the Edit field. Enter "Test2".

    Step 20

  21. Press [Enter].

    Step 21

  22. Notice that the new topic also inherits the language, resolution, and template of its parent and would inherit a glossary, if one was assigned.

     

    Tip: New web pages you create from the Concept pane in the Outline Editor for a section or topic inherit the glossary and language settings of the parent document.

    Step 22

  23. Click the Work with Views list item.

    Step 23

  24. Notice that the general properties have not changed. Changing the general properties of a parent does not change the property assignments for existing documents, even if they are linked.

    Step 24

  25. Double-click the Changing Word Wrap Options topic to open it in the Topic Editor.

    Step 25

  26. Notice the translation for the "Press [Enter] to start" template text in the Introduction frame.

    Step 26

  27. Click the first F frame.

    Step 27

  28. The custom text remains in English. Changing the Template property does not affect custom text. This text must be manually translated.

     

    This frame also uses the template for the text in the bubble. Notice the language used for the instruction to "Click the View tab."

    Step 28

  29. Click the tab Close button to close the topic.

    Step 29

After completing this topic, you are able to change General properties.

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