Prompting validation

Add and manage content

Validate your structure content using either of the following methods.

Events prompting validation

Validation for the book contents pane occurs when:

  • The book is open in the Editor use the options on the Review tab. Click Review > Structured Authoring > Validate Book.
  • You save and close the book. Validation displays in the folder.
  • You assign a structured template to an existing book, or modify a structured template already assigned to a book. Validation is viewed in the folder.

Validation for the topic content occurs when:

  • The topic is open in the Editor use the options in the Review tab. Click Review > Structured Authoring > Validate Topic. Using this option you check the validation as you add the content, without having to save the topic.

You save the topic in the Editor. If you have Auto save selected, validation occurs each time you save the topic. The Rules tab displays which content has validated.

  • You assign a structured template to an existing topic, or modify a structured template already assigned to a topic. View validation in the folder.