The Special Links tab defines a number of special links that Author-it creates for you based on the relative position of a topic within a book.
Child topics
Determine if all the children of this topic in the contents of a book are added to the related group at publishing time.
Sibling topics
Determine if all the siblings of this Topic in the contents of a Book are added to the related group at publishing time.
Parent topics
Determine if the parent of this topic in the contents of a book is added to the related group at publishing time.
Next topic
Determine if the next topic in the contents of a book is added to the related group at publishing time. The next topic can be at a higher or lower level.
Previous topic
Determine if the previous topic in the contents of a book is added to the Related Group at publishing time. The previous topic can be at a higher or lower level.
Book contents (related topics)
Determine if the table of contents of the book is added to the related group at publishing time.
When used in HTML and as part of Author-it's Plain HTML table of contents, clicking the link displays the correct contents page expanded out to the correct branch. If you come to a page through the search or index you can quickly find its context in the contents.
The Contents link is not created in HTML Help, JavaHelp, or Oracle Help for Java as the contents is already displayed as part of their native functionality.
Book index
Determine if the index of the book is added to the related group at publishing time.