Search Topics includes topics without search term

[tqwolff]

In testing my .chm output, when I type in a search term and select the 'List Topics' button, the list of topics includes many topics that do not include the search term. I had assumed that the search function was a free text search, and would only include topics where the search term is present. Can someone clarify if my assumption is incorrect, or if there is some configuration change I need to make prior to generating the .chm to ensure only topics where the search term is present are included in the search results?

[Captiv8r]

Hi there

Can you please clarify that a wee bit?

What specific term are you finding that shouldn't be found? Please list some examples and perhaps we can offer alternatives or maybe explain why it's working as it is.

Cheers... Rick

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[Peter Grainge · Accepted solution]

... and at the same time advise if you are using dropdowns or expanding text.

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[tqwolff]

Whoa, sorry I did not see Peter's question prior to submitting my response to Rick's question. I think Peter nailed it - there are glossary links on these pages that refer to a term including the word 'deformation'. Unfortunately, many of these topics are not directly relevant to the term 'deformation', but I suppose I'll have to either live with that or remove the glossary links if they're not germane to the topic. Thanks again to both of you for quick response and leading me to the correct answer.

[tqwolff]

Hi Rick,

Thanks for your quick reply. As an example, I enter the search term 'deformation', which should be found about 10 times in my help file. The search returns about 50 topics, so about 40 of these do not include the term 'deformation'. I have confirmed the topics do not include the term 'deformation' by double-clicking to display a topic, and using Ctl-F (Find) to try to find the term 'deformation' in the the current topic - no hits in many of the topics. I can also confirm the term is not in many of the topics by visually looking for (and not finding) the highlighted term when displaying each topic. Let me know if you need more details to understand this issue.

Regards,

Tom

[Captiv8r]

(Okay, I'll spell it out for you. Peter rocks!)

[Peter Grainge]

LOL.

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