Display ditamap content in editor

Introduction

After you have inserted one or more topicref elements in a ditamap, you can choose to view the content of the referenced topics in the Document view.

You can also open the referenced DITA topics as separate documents in FrameMaker.

Show or hide the preview of topicref elements content

1. To preview the contents on a single reference element, select the topicref element in the Structure View.

   To preview the contents of all reference elements, click anywhere in the topic but ensure that no element is selected. You are prompted to show content for all topicrefs. Also, you can choose to display referenced child maps.

2. To preview the content, choose Structure > DITA > Resolve Topicref(s) > Show Content.

3. To hide the preview, Structure > DITA > Resolve Topicref(s) > Hide Content.

If a ditamap includes references to child maps, the Show and Hide options in the ditamap will show or hide the topics referenced in the child maps.

In the Document view, FrameMaker displays bullets to denote the topic hierarchy in a ditamap.

Figure 1. Topic levels shown as nested bullets

When you switch to the Document View (of a DITA map), the book window also remains active from where you can open other topics.

Open all topics referenced in a ditamap

If a ditamap contains references to one or more topics, you can open all the referenced topics in FrameMaker.

1. Ensure the ditamap is selected.

2. Press the Shift key and choose File > Open All Files in Ditamap.

   Alternatively, in the ditamap, choose Structure > DITA > Open All Topicrefs.

   To close all topic references, press the Shift key and choose File > Close All Files in Ditamap.