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madgedeepers10
Inspiring
Jul 17, 2019 1:32 PM UTC
Question

Heading Numbering for PDFs

How do I create incrementing Heading numbers? Currently, I have resorted to adding the Heading numbers manually and then conditionally tagging them as print_only.

This is a laborious workaround, and when I add a new topic, I have to go in and increment the numbers manually.

In Madcap Flare, there are autonumbers for styles that automatically increment when the PDFs are built.

Does RoboHelp have something similar?

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    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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    Jul 17, 2019 1:44 PM UTC

    It's not in any version I have seen but there is a workaround that's easy and that I have deployed in the past.

    Generate your printed output using a Word template rather than the CSS option. In Word, set up the styles so that they are numbered. That way you don't have to tag them out and you don't have to keep manually updating them.

    See www.grainge.org for free RoboHelp and Authoring information.

    @petergrainge

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    madgedeepers10Author
    Inspiring
    Jul 18, 2019 7:23 AM UTC

    Thanks for the reply. I will try that.  However the lack of proper numbering a la Madcap Flare does emphasise that Adobe are coming at RH from a HTML5 point of view rather than a single-sourcing engine.

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