Transforming an existing section into a topic

Background

Starting point

The procedure in this topic assumes Skribenta is installed and configured for normal operation, and:

You have logged into Skribenta.
You are assigned to one of the following user roles: content provider, technical writer or administrator.
You have selected the workspace you want to work in.
A content file or a configuration file is created in the workspace.
You have browsed to and opened the file in the Workspace view or the Publications view.

Your need

In your content or configuration file, you need to transform a section into a separate file and then include the content of that file.

The possibility

It is possible to transform a section into a separate file and then include the content of that file.

About this task

What you will learn

This instruction tells you how to transform a section into a separate file and then include the content of that file.

The result

This is before transforming the Safety section into a separate file and then include the content of that file:

File content	Workspace view

This is after transforming the Safety section into a separate file and then include the content of that file:

File content	Workspace view

Overall steps

Open the file, then transform a section to an include element using the toolbar.

Time

Less than 1 minute

Procedure

1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.

2. In your file content, right-click on a section.

A pop-up list opens.

3. In the pop-up list, select the section icon.

The section toolbar opens.

4. On the section toolbar, click Transform > Make file > Transform to include.

The section element is transformed to an include element.

The include element links to a new file located in the same folder as the content file. The name of the new file is the same as the title of the previously transformed section.