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Inside Macintosh: Apple Guide Complete / Part 4 - Scripting Guide Files

Chapter 10 - Guide Script Command Reference / Guide Script Command Descriptions

/ Defining Topic Areas

<Topic Areas Instruction>

You can use the <Topic Areas Instruction> command to specify a phrase that appears above the list of topic areas in the Full Access window when Topics is the active list.

<Topic Areas Instruction> topicAreaInstruction

topicAreaInstruction

A text string that specifies a phrase to display above the list of topic areas.

DESCRIPTION

Apple Guide displays, above the list of topic areas, the phrase defined in the topicAreaInstruction parameter. This command is optional. If you omit this parameter, Apple Guide displays the phrase, "1. Click a topic area:" above the list of topic areas.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

The <Topic Areas Instruction> command should appear once at most in your source files for a specific guide file.

EXAMPLES

#specify a topic areas instruction
<Topic Areas Instruction> "1.Click a topic area of interest:"