To change the structure of your project you need to be able to move topics around in the Table of Contents (TOC). You can do this by dragging topics with the mouse or by cutting and pasting. You can also copy, cut and paste between different projects in the Project Explorer.
Note that all these operations must be performed in the Table of Contents section of the Project Explorer. Different rules apply for managing your topic files directly in the Topic Files section – see Managing topic files in the Explorer for details.
There is no UNDO in the Table of Contents (TOC) – all changes that you make here are permanent! In addition to deleting TOC entries this also applies to cutting, pasting and moving TOC entries. Use Explore > Disable Drag & Drop in the Project tab to prevent accidental changes to the TOC. |
Drag & Drop can only be used on single topics. To move multiple topics you must use Cut & Paste. You can perform these operations both within the same project and between multiple projects open at the same time in the Project Explorer.
Warning: Holding down Ctrl and dragging a topic in the TOC does not copy the topic, it creates a second reference to the topic! |
The Ribbon tools can only be used on single topics. To move multiple topics you must use Cut & Paste (see below). The Up and Down arrows move topics. Select the topic you want to move, then select the blue Up or Down arrow in Project > Manage Topics to move the selected topic up and down one step at a time. |
You can use Cut & Paste to move and copy multiple topics and chapters at the same time. To select multiple entries use Shift+Click to select continuous blocks of entries and Ctrl+Click to select multiple individual entries in different locations.
Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+C (copy), Ctrl+X (cut) Ribbon: Clipboard tools Context menu (right-click in TOC): Copy, Cut
Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+V Ribbon: Clipboard tools Context menu (right-click in TOC): Paste When you copy topics "(COPY)" is added to the topic caption in the TOC and "_2" (or _3 etc.) is added to the Topic ID in the to prevent duplicates. See Multiple TOC entries for one topic for an alternative to copying. |
You can also copy and move single and multiple topics and chapters between projects:
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See also:
Copying, cutting and pasting (text and content)
Importing topics and merging projects
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