Working with Topics

A Topic object represents a concise chunk of text, usually no more than a few paragraphs. In a traditional document this would be the text under a specific heading or subheading in the document hierarchy.

Topic objects will make up the vast majority of all objects in a book, and as such contain many properties defining how the topic will be represented in both the printed and online documentation. Topics can mark the beginning of a new chapter and automatically create a mini table of contents. The heading of the topic can be automatically formatted depending on its level in the hierarchy of the book.