Edit Page, Email, Feedback, and Print Icons

The Edit, Email, Feedback, and Print icons work with the open topic.

Edit in Author-it

The Edit in Author-it option enables the user to open the current topic in Author-it and make changes to the content. To edit the content you must have permissions to read and modify the topic, and have network access to the library.

After selecting the option the library opens and you are prompted to log in. The topic is opened in the Editor, ready for you to make your changes.

To Show or Hide the Edit in Author-it Icon:

1. Open the index.htm in Notepad and locate the configuration section.

   <!-- The configuration section to show/hide icons and use values from Author-it variables -->

2. Locate the code for the Edit in Author-it icon.
   • To show the icon change the value to "true".
   • To hide the icon change the value to "false".

   <!-- Edit in Author-it icon-->

   <input id="editIcon" type="hidden" value="true" />

   <input id="sys_library_command_line" type="hidden" value="<authorit:sys_library_command_line>" />

   <input id="bookId" type="hidden" value="<authorit:sys_publish_book_id>" />

3. Save the changes to the index.htm file.

Edit in Author-it Live

The Edit in Author-it Live option enables the user to open the current topic in Author-it Live and make changes to the content. The user must have permissions to read and modify the topic, and have network access to the library using Author-it Live.

After selecting the option Author-it Live is opened and you are prompted to log in. Once you have logged in, the topic is opened in the Editor, ready for you to make your changes.

Important: The Web Help variables <Web_Help_Live_Server_Url> and <Web_Help_Live_Server_Alias> must be updated in Author-it Administrator with the library details.

Note: Author-it Live requires Microsoft IE 6 or above, to display the option to edit the page in Author-it Live the user must be viewing the Web Help in Microsoft IE 6 or above.

To Show or Hide the Edit in Author-it Live Icon:

1. Open the index.htm in Notepad and locate the configuration section.

   <!-- The configuration section to show/hide icons and use values from Author-it variables -->

2. Locate the code for the Edit in Author-it Live icon.
   • To show the icon change the value to "true".
   • To hide the icon change the value to "false".

   <!-- Edit in Author-it Live icon-->

   <input id="editLiveIcon" type="hidden" value="true" />

   <input id="liveServer" type="hidden" value="<authorit:web_help_live_server_url>" />

   <input id="liveServerAlias" type="hidden" value="<authorit:web_help_live_server_alias>" />

3. Save the changes to the index.htm file.

Email this page

The Email this page option opens an email message with a link to the page displayed in the Web Help window.

To Show or Hide the Email This Page Icon:

1. Open the index.htm in Notepad and locate the configuration section.

   <!-- The configuration section to show/hide icons and use values from Author-it variables -->

2. Locate the code for the Email this page icon.
   • To show the icon change the value to "true".
   • To hide the icon change the value to "false".

   <!-- Email this page icon -->

   <input id="emailIcon" type="hidden" value="true" />

   <input id="siteName" type="hidden" value="<authorit:sys_description>" />

3. Save the changes to the index.htm file.

Send feedback

The Send feedback option enables the user to send comments about the page they are viewing to a designated email address in your company.

Important: The Web Help variable <Web_Help_Feedback_Email> must be updated in Author-it Administrator with the designated email address.

To Show or Hide the Feedback Icon:

1. Open the index.htm in Notepad and locate the configuration section.

   <!-- The configuration section to show/hide icons and use values from Author-it variables -->

2. Locate the code for the Send feedback icon.
   • To show the icon change the value to "true".
   • To hide the icon change the value to "false".

   <!-- Send feedback icon -->

   <input id="sendFeedbackIcon" type="hidden" value="true" />

   <input id="feedbackEmail" type="hidden" value="<authorit:web_help_feedback_email>" />

3. Save the changes to the index.htm file.

Print this page

The Print this page option enables the user to print the topic content for the page they are viewing. The printed page includes the topic content only.

To Show or Hide the Print This Page Icon:

1. Open the index.htm in Notepad and locate the configuration section.

   <!-- The configuration section to show/hide icons and use values from Author-it variables -->

2. Locate the code for the Print this page icon.
   • To show the icon change the value to "true".
   • To hide the icon change the value to "false".

   <!-- Print this page icon-->

   <input id="printIcon" type="hidden" value="true" />

3. Save the changes to the index.htm file.