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tagemoff
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June 13, 2013
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Linking to topics in browser based help

  • June 13, 2013
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Hello everyone --

I was wondering if there is a way to link to a given help topic in the browser based help, that is not the default topic, and still have the ToC and header appear as it does when you link to /help.htm

For example, let's say URL for the general help guide is http://www.hardware123.com/help_doc/help.htm

This help guide has a topic on sprockets (sprockets.htm). From the sprocket section of the website, can I add a link to http://www.hardware123/help_doc/sprockets.htm that will still generate the ToC?

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Jeff_Coatsworth
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Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 13, 2013

I’ve only played with locally-installed AIRHelp, but doing a CSH call to a topic in it will always launch the full help with ToC; not sure how B-B AIRHelp will respond – are you calling it now & it appears without the ToC?

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tagemoffAuthor
Participating Frequently
June 13, 2013

I can currently link directly to the topic and it will pop the HTM file w/o the ToC or search bar, which I suppose makes sense.

I've mapped topic IDs, but linking with (example) /help.htm#<id=1 doesn't work locally for me. It may work once hosted, but getting deployments is a hassle here and so I wanted to troubleshoot as much as possible beforehand.

Jeff_Coatsworth
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Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 13, 2013

You could try using the full path to the topic; that might work. Do you have a “Show” link at the top of the stripped-down topic? Breadcrumbs?

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