Hyperlinks and cross-references are widely used but have one drawback – when they jump users from topic A to topic B, they break the information flow of the topic. Popups and dropdowns keep user in the main topic and fetch the target information in a window that pops open or a section of the screen that stretches down. Learn the difference between popups and dropdowns and see how to easily and quickly create them.
- [Voiceover] In this video,…you'll learn how to create popup and dropdown links…and see the differences between them.…So, let's take a look at the differences first.…I've got a popup topic which contains a popup link…that points to another topic.…And, when the user clicks the popup link,…the target topic shows up in a window…that pops open on top of the screen.…When I create a dropdown link,…what happens is the dropdown material…appears below the dropdown.…
So, there's really two differences with the popup.…Obviously, a window pops up,…you don't control where that window goes.…Windows, Microsoft Windows, controls that.…And, a popup is convenient but it will wind up…covering something on the screen…that your user might want to see.…With a dropdown link,…it's as if the screen turns to rubber.…When the user clicks the link,…it drops down, displays the link content,…and when the user finishes, just click the link again…and it rolls up like rolling a window shade up and down.…
So, let's go ahead and create first a popup.…
Author
Neil Perlin
Released
7/18/2016- Creating content using topics
- Adding and managing topics
- Importing files
- Inserting graphics
- Creating a table of contents, glossary, and cross-references
- Adding hyperlinks
- Formatting documents with stylesheets
- Creating master pages
- Single sourcing content
- Using variables and snippets
- Generating output
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome59s
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Using the challenges2m 17s
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1. Basic Concepts
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What is Flare?1m 54s
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Flare's interface6m 33s
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2. Creating Content Using Topics
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Topic concepts3m 45s
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Basic topic tasks5m 10s
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Managing existing topics3m 31s
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Importing HTML files4m 3s
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Inserting graphic objects3m 30s
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3. Navigation
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TOC concepts3m 40s
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Basic TOC creation3m 49s
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Creating online glossaries5m 59s
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Hyperlinks2m 23s
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Cross-references4m 38s
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4. Adding Formatting
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CSS concepts4m 48s
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CSS creation3m 43s
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CSS application1m 46s
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CSS modification4m 13s
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Table stylesheets4m 44s
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Skin concepts2m 22s
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Tripane skin creation3m 41s
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Top Navigation skin creation2m 59s
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5. Single Sourcing
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Conditional build tag use3m 40s
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Variable concepts5m 4s
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Snippet concepts4m 7s
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6. Understanding Outputs vs Targets
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Outputs vs. targets4m 56s
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Generating output5m 44s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 49s
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