Creating an Embedded Topic from Selected Text

Author-it gives you several options for reusing text throughout your library. With Author-it Xtend you can find and insert text fragments already used in your library. Once inserted, each fragment can be updated, or changed, without affecting any other instances of the fragment.

Another option is to use embedded topics. By using embedded topics you can reuse text (either complete topics or selected fragments) and have the option to update all instances of the text throughout the library - simply by updating the content in the source topic.

As you work with your content you'll identify text fragments that can be reused in the library as embedded topics. Simply select the text you want to convert to a source topic, then use the Create Embedded Topic option to create the new source topic and store it in your chosen folder. Existing topics can quickly and easily be broken into a combination of standard text and embedded topics using this method.

To Create an Embedded Topic from Selected Text:

1. Open the topic containing the text you want to convert into an embedded topic.
2. Select the text.

   

3. Press ALT+ENTER on the keyboard to open the Create Embedded Topic window.
4. Enter a topic object description, select a template for the new topic object, then select the folder where you want to store the new topic.

   

5. Choose OK to close the window. Author-it creates the new topic, and embeds the selected text in the current topic.