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Common settings

 
Common section of Project settings dialog contains settings related to filename generation and topic autonumbering.
 
To open the project settings, use one of the ways described below:
  • click button in the application toolbar;
  • go to the Options menu and click the Project settings menu option;
  • use Ctrl+Alt+P shortcut.
 
The following dialog window will appear:
 
Common settings
 
1

Generate filename using relative numbering (like in previous versions)

1. Generate filename using relative numbering (like in previous versions)
 
Select this option button if you want to generate file names using relative numbering (as in previous versions of Dr.Explain).
2

Generate a filename by title

2. Generate a filename by title
 
Select this option button if you want to generate file names using their titles.
3

Automatic numbering for topics

3. Automatic numbering for topics
 
Check this option to enable automatic numbering for the project topics. Use options bellow to customize the numbering format and style.
4

Exclude topic numbers from content

4. Exclude topic numbers from content
 
Check this option to show topic numbers in the table of contents, topic lists, and search results only.
5

Topic level

5. Topic level
 
Use the numbered buttons to select a topic level you want to customize.
6

Type of numbering

6. Type of numbering
 
Use this drop-down to set the numbering type for a certain level of topics.
7

Type of delimiter

7. Type of delimiter
 
Use this drop-down to set the delimiter type for a certain level of topics.
8

Final delimiter

8. Final delimiter
 
Use this option to enable or disable the delimiter sign in the end of the number for current topic level.
9

Level addition

9. Level addition
 
Use this parameter to add previous level's number to current number.
10

Preview

10. Preview
 
The preview area displays numbering style of all levels at once. Text of the currently selected level is black. Here you can click the text corresponding to the level you'd like to customize.
11

OK

11. OK
 
Press the button to accept all changes and close the dialog.
12

Cancel

12. Cancel
 
Press the button to close the dialog and to discard the changes.
13

Help

13. Help
 
Press the button to show the context help page.
14

Actions

14. Actions
 
Press this button to import settings from another project or to reset file names of all topics to automatically generated values.
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