Adding New Files and Folders

Click on the "Add Files" toolbar item to add a new HTML file, CSS file, or folder to your project. HelpLogic will ask you where in your source files folder you want to save the new file or folder. If adding a new HTML file, you will then need to choose if you want the new file to be created as a generic HTML file, a blank document, or an HTML file with a selected page template. Read the Page Templates section of this user guide for details on using page templates.

When adding a new HTML page to your Source Files, you are given the option to also automatically create a new TOC Page Topic that's linked to that HTML page. This saves you a couple extra steps.

Do not use any of the following names for files or folders in the root directory of your source files folder: "index", "toc", "hltoolbar", "hltabs", "hlproject", "hlindex", "hlwebdex", "hltoc", "hlsearch", "hlsearchform", "hlblank" and "hlimages". These filenames are reserved by HelpLogic during the publishing process.

Since your source files get copied to your published Help, be careful not to use accentuated characters or special entities in the file names of your source files and folders, so that you don't run into any hyperlink problems in your published Help.

Importing Files and Folders

If you wish to import an HTML file from another project or location, click on the "Add Files" toolbar item and select "Import File". HelpLogic will ask you to select the file you wish to import and then ask where you wish to save it in your source files folder. You may also import an entire folder of HTML pages into your project by selecting "Import Folder" (also located in the "Add Files" menu underneath the "Import File" option).

Refreshing the List

All changes should be reflected in the Source Files column, but if, for some reason, the Source Files column does not reflect your most recent changes, simply click on the arrow button at the top right of the column to display an options menu. From that menu, select "Refresh List" to update the Source Files column.

File Properties

Select a file from the Source Files column and its file properties are automatically displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the main project window.