Link TOC entries to another help system without merging

[3lliot]

Is there a way to link a toc entry to another help system, i.e. by specifying a URL, without actually merging the content?

I'd like a 'master help' system from which users can access the various product help systems, but I don't want to have to regenerate the master help whenever the sub-projects are updated.

Really I just want the toc entries to work like hyperlinks to the default output topics of other help projects.

[NorthEast]

Yes, you can insert links just by entering the URL into the Link box.

By default, the linked page will open inside the body part of the WebHelp frames (where you normally see topics), so if you're linking to another help system then you probably want to display it in a new window (to do this, go to the Advanced tab and set the Open in browser frame option to _blank).

Linking the outputs like this is fine if you don't mind the help systems being completely separate. Merging the projects would allow you to have a combined TOC, search, and index; or if you want to have links/xrefs between topics each project, then I'd suggest combining the projects using project imports (also known as 'global project linking').

[3lliot]

Awesome, thanks Dave