Robohelp 10: how to create a dropdown menu as an index?

[cnwinger]

I currently have several standard links to other robohelp pages in my main index page.  I would like to change this to a dropdown menu, but when I add a dropdown menu (Insert -> HTML -> Form -> Drop-down Menu) It doesn't have any option to link to other pages.

Is there an easy way to do this?

[Captiv8r]

Hi there

As it turns out, there may just be.

At the point where you want the drop-down, insert a Related Topics control (Insert > Related Topics)

Work your way through the wizard and make sure that on page 3 of the wizard, you choose Popup menu.

Cheers... Rick

[cnwinger]

very helpful, thank you.  I'm surprised that you can't use a standard drop-down menu to link to other robohelp pages, though.  You would think that would be an out-of-the-box option...

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Throw it on the wishlist – location is usually in Rick’s signature line

[Captiv8r]

Jeff, long ago I stopped adding a sig line.

cnwinger, the wish form is below:

http://www.adobe.com/go/wish

A "standard drop-down menu" is a form element. RoboHelp does offer form elements but does nothing in the way of assisting with the scripting needed to make the form elements work.

Cheers... Rick

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

@Rick – just goes to show how much I pay attention these days!