How Do Sections Look Like?

Sections are very important parts of your documentation. Use sections to give your documentation an individual look and feel. Additionally you can use sections as "conditional" text. You can set the export of each section for each configuration separately. You can format all sections in each output format for the whole project. This topic gives a short overview how your sections can appear in the output.

Question	Options	Help Topic / Settings Page
Where and how do sections appear in the output?	As part of the topic (inline), as table, as link list, as separate window, as pop-up window, in a tab set or as part of a report (for example a glossary).	Editing and Creating Sections / Sections
Where do I determine whether a section appears in a separate window?	The appearance of section types cannot be changed. To show a section on a separate page, you must use Additional Information or See Also type sections. In HTML you can display all sections in a pop-up window.	Sections, Additional Information Sections (Examples), See Also/HTML: Help Project Options
How can I determine which section is expandable?	In HTML all sections can be displayed as expandable sections.	Sections / HTML: Section Appearance
How can I determine which sections are displayed in a tab set?	In HTML all sections can be displayed in a tab set.	Sections / HTML: Section Appearance
Do section headings appear in the output?	You can show or hide headings. The default setting for most sections is: Section headings are hidden when the section appears as first section of a topic and are shown otherwise. You can determine to show or hide section headings separate for generic and source topics. In HTML and PDF you can show images in section headings or floating next to the section text. When you display sections in a tab set you can use the tab set name as section heading.	Sections / Section Appearance
In which order do sections appear? Is the order the same for each topic?	You can determine the order of sections for each output format and separate for generic topics and symbol topics.	Sections / Section Appearance
Where on Help pages do links to sections on separate pages appear?	You can display links below the title or in the Link section. You can sort links individually.	Navigation Links in Help Systems / HTML Navigation Links
How can I format section text? Is it possible to format sections separately?	You can separately apply formatting such as font type, size and color to text in all sections. Separate pages in the Help systems where sections appear (for example Additional information and See also link lists) can be formatted individually.	Sections and Formatting Characters and Paragraphs / Formatting Elements
How can I format section headings?	You can create a heading element for each section in your project and apply formatting such as font type, size and color to section headings.	Sections / Formatting Element
Is it possible to assign another heading to each used section?	When you use sections of the types Additional Information and Named Section you can assign another name each time you use the section. To name a Additional Information section, enter a heading (paragraph format) as very first text behind the section heading. To name Named Sections, enter the name as very first string behind the section heading and insert a comma between name and section text.	Editing and Creating Sections, Additional Information Sections (Examples), Named Section