---
title: "Publish Topics Directly from Topic Editor"
id: "publish-topics-directly-from-topic-editor"
project: "ClickHelp User Manual"
url: "https://docs.clickhelp.com/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-topic-editor"
updated: 2026-11-05T12:34:38Z
---

# Publish Topics Directly from Topic Editor

Documentation index for AI tools: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
 
ClickHelp provides a simplified publishing flow directly in the **Topic Editor**, so you don’t need to switch to the **Projects** page. With this approach, you can publish content in just a few clicks: select a topic, confirm a few settings, and return to the editor within seconds.
 
The simplified publishing process can be triggered by clicking **Publish This Topic** or**Select Topics to Publish** in the **** Author UI.****
 
![How to publish topics directly from the project page](/resources/Storage/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-article-page/publish-topics-from-topic-editor.png)
 
The publishing behavior depends on whether your project already has publications. There are three main scenarios, as well as an option to export topics:

* [No Publications (First Publication)](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-topic-editor/a/h3_642255125)
* [One Existing Publication](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-topic-editor/a/h3_1767841636)
* [Multiple Publications](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-topic-editor/a/h3__1437495921)
* [Exporting Topics](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-topic-editor/a/h2__472832548)

| If you need more control over publishing settings, click **Open Advanced Publishing** to switch to the full publishing wizard. |
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## No Publications (First Publication)

![Make the first publication directly from the Article page](/resources/Storage/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-article-page/publish-your-first-topic.png)

If your project has no publications yet, ClickHelp creates one with default settings:

* **Output type:** Online documentation
* **Publication visibility:** Public
* **Output tags:** None

Only the current topic or the selected topics will be published.
 
## One Existing Publication

![Publishing the topic to the existing publication](/resources/Storage/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-article-page/publish-topic-to-the-only-publication.png)

If your project has one publication, it is updated automatically using its current settings:

* **Publishing mode:** Update existing publication
* **Publication visibility:** Taken from the existing publication
* **Output tags:** Taken from the existing publication
* **Update mode:** [Partial update](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/the-partial-update-publishing-mode)

The following options are not applied:

* Replace publication styles
* Replace publication scripts
* Replace publication settings (icons, order, and visibility in the publication list)

Only the current topic or selected topics are published.
 
## Multiple Publications

![Fast publishing topics to one of multiple publications](/resources/Storage/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-article-page/publish-topic-to-one-of-multiple-publications.png)

If multiple publications are available, the wizard works the same way as in the [previous scenario](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/publish-topics-directly-from-topic-editor/a/h3_1767841636). You can select which publication to update.

Your last selection is saved, so you don’t need to choose the same publication every time.
 
## Exporting Topics

You can also export one or more topics using the advanced publishing options:

1. Click **Publish this topic** or **Select topics to publish**.
2. If you want to export multiple topics, select them in the TOC and click **Publish Selected**.
3. Click **Open Advanced Publishing**.

You will be redirected to the full publishing wizard, where you can choose the required **Output type** (for example, [PDF](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/create-a-pdf-manual) or [Web Help](/articles/clickhelp-user-manual/create-a-web-help-manual)) and other settings.