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Convert to Informal Topic from Structure View

If you already have topics, it is possible to convert them into informal topics via the Structure View. This may save you time when making parts of a topic into an informal topic.

  1. Make a copy of the topic.

  2. Select the Dotted Menu (...) for the copy in the Content Manager.

  3. Select Edit and choose Open Structure. Open_Structure_small.png

  4. Change the Subtype to Informal topic in the Metadata Section. ⌄

    Metadata for a topic has a subtype option for converting into other components, including informal topics.

  5. Select Update.

  6. Close the Structure View with the X in the top right corner.

    Structure View of a publication. The Content Manager is shown in a sidebar on the left. The Structure View is shown to the right and looks like a table of contents, with topics organized into a multi-level hierarchy.

  7. Select the copy in the Content Manager to open it in the Editor.

  8. Remove its title element.

    Your topics will contain a title, so there is no need to have an additional title in the informal topic.

  9. Select Save. Save icon.

  10. Select the origin topic Content Manager .

  11. Insert the created informal topic.

  12. Remove the part that became the informal topic.

  13. Select Save. Save icon.