Download Topic as PDF

ClickHelp can generate PDF output of the whole publication. However, your readers may need only a single topic as a reference or to be able to share it. You, as a Contributor, may need to export a single topic to PDF to see what the topic looks like in the printed version. 

That's where the ability to download a single topic as PDF comes in handy, and this topic is about how you can utilize this feature.


Download a Single Topic as a Contributor

Prerequisites

You need to have an active Export Preset for the single-topic export. One should be set up by default, but in case you need to adjust the setting, here's how to do it:

  1. Navigate to Settings → Single-Sourcing → Export Presets.
    Steps to open the Export Presets page.
  2. Specify the Export Preset you would like to use in the Export preset for single-topic PDF downloads field.
    Export presets page
    You can select an existing preset from the dropdown list or create a new one.
  3.  Save the changes.

How to

Once the Export Preset is chosen, you can download a single topic as a PDF from the authoring UI.

  1. Open the topic you would like to export.
  2. Locate the Download topic as PDF button in the Topic Editor next to the topic title:
    Export this topic Contributor UI
  3. Click on it, and a PDF file with the new topic will download to your PC.

Download a Single Topic as a Reader

Prerequisites

In addition to selecting an export preset for a single-topic PDF, as described above, to make this feature available to readers, you also need to enable it in the Reader Interface settings.

The following steps describe enabling the single-topic PDF download for the whole portal. However, you can override these settings for each particular project or publication.
  1. Navigate to Settings → Branding → Reader Interface.
  2. Scroll the list of settings down and locate the Topic Viewer section.
  3. Select the  checkbox:
    The Topic Viewer section
  4. Save the changes.

How to

Once the feature is enabled and the Export Preset is selected, a new button will appear in the Reader UI:

Download Topic as PDF in Reader UI

Click on it, and a PDF file with this topic will be downloaded to your machine.