Ability to update generated
topics
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Yes. You can update
the generated topics whenever the source document or your RoboHelp
project settings change.
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No. When you import
a Word document into a RoboHelp project, RoboHelp copies the contents
of the Word document into RoboHelp project. RoboHelp generates topics
based on conversion settings. If the source document changes, delete
the generated topics and reimport the Word document.
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Use the link option when the source Word
document can change. Typically, if multiple projects share the Word
document, you link the Word document.
If, however, you are
bringing in content as a one-time activity, you can use the import
option.
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Ability to automatically update TOC,
index, and glossary changes from the source document
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Yes. When you link a
document, separate TOC, index, and glossary files are created and
associated with the linked Word document. When the linked Word document is
updated, the linked TOC, index, and glossary files are also updated.
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No. When you import
a Word document, the generated TOC is appended and index and glossary are
merged into the selected TOC, index, and glossary file.
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Use the link option if you want to automatically
update the TOC, index, and glossary whenever these components are
updated in the Word document.
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Ability to regenerate deleted
topics
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Yes. You can delete
a topic that is generated from an imported Word document, and then
regenerate the same topic when you update the Word document.
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No. Import the source
document again to generate the deleted topic.
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Use the linking option when you share the
source document across multiple projects.
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Ability to preserve changes
in generated topics
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Yes. You can mark topics
generated from a linked Word document to ensure that the marked topics
are not updated when the linked document is updated. In this way,
you can preserve any changes you made in RoboHelp.
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No. When you re-import
a Word document, all topics previously generated from the imported document
are recreated, overwriting any changes you made in RoboHelp.
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Use the link option if you need to retain
updates made to both the linked Word document and the generated
topics.
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Ability to change the filenames and
topic titles of generated files from Project Manager
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No. When you link a
Word document, you cannot change the filenames or topic titles of
generated files from Project Manager.
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Yes. When you import
a Word document, you can change the filenames or topic titles of
generated files.
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Use the import option if you want to customize
the filenames andtopic titles from Project Manager.
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