Editing Maps

You can create and rearrange topics within the map. The structure you define in the map determines the structure of the table of contents when the map is published.

This task lists the steps you can perform when editing a document map. You can perform them in any order required to organize the map.

See Also
Context Actions
Document Topics
  1. Open the required map.
  2. Add additional topics. You can use any combination of these methods:

    • Create new topics, see Creating Topics.
    • Search for existing topics, follow these steps:
      1. Click .
      2. In the Select a Topic dialog box, enter text to search for the name of the topic.
      3. Select the required topic and click Insert.
    • Right-click a topic in the map and select the Insert Topic option for where you want to add the topic, then select Existing Topic.

  3. Rearrange topics as required.

    • Drag topics to new locations.
    • Drag a topic to the right without changing vertical location to indent it.
    • Drag a topic to the left without changing vertical location to outdent it.

  4. To exclude a topic from inclusion in a published file, right-click the topic and select Exclude from Rendering .
    The topic remains in the map, but if you publish the map, the topic not included in the published file. If you want to remove the exclusion, right-click the topic and select Include in Rendering .
  5. To remove any unrequired topics, right-click the topic and select Remove Topic.
  6. Manage and select the revisions of the topics in your map.

    For more information, see Working with Revisions.

  7. Click Save .
  8. To publish the map as a single file, click Publish > To PDF.
    The app creates a new publish request and generates a PDF file of the map. For more information, see Publishing Document Maps.