Publish DITA Map Dialog

About this task

Steps for publishing a DITA Map in multiple formats.

Procedure

  1. In File menu select Publish DITA Map or click the publish_button.png button in the toolbar.
    The following dialog appears:
    Publish DITA Map Dialog
  2. Type the name of the DITA map that you want to publish in the DITA Map text box or use the Browse... button to select a DITA map from the file system.
  3. Type the location of the folder where you want the published files to be stored in the Output Folder text box or click the Browse... button to select a folder from the file system.
  4. If you want to use conditional processing when publishing, enter the name of the DITAVAL file in the DITAVAL File text box or click the Browse... button to select the DITAVAL file from the file system.
  5. Select the desired formats by checking the options in the Output Formats panel.
  6. Check the Open Publication Using Default Viewers check box if you want to automatically open the published document right after generating it.
  7. Check the Open Log on Success check box if you want to examine the information generated by the program even if publication is successful.
  8. Click the Publish button to start converting the DITA map to all selected formats.

Results

All requested publications are saved in subfolders of the folder indicated Output Folder text box. The names of the subfolders reflect the publication format,