You can filter the Contents view to display only those
topics that meet specified criteria.
Some documentation sets include topics that are tagged
for particular criteria, such as an operating system or database management
system. In these situations, you can use filters to display only the
topics you want to see.
To set filter conditions:
- On the toolbar next to the Search field,
click Scope.
- Select Show only the following topics and
click New.
- In the List name field, provide
a name for your new filter scope.
- Under Topics, select one or more
sections of the content to filter.
- Under Criteria, click Expand (
), and select
the filtering options that match your criteria.
- Click OK twice. The
Contents view refreshes and displays the topics that match your selected
filter settings. The Filter button is highlighted to remind you that
filter conditions are set.
Attention: - Any filter that you set governs the display only of topics in
the Contents view and actions such as quick print and quick search.
The filters do not apply to any other views, such as Index, Search
Results, or Bookmarks views.
- If you filter the Contents view and then try to synchronize the
Contents view for a topic that does not meet your filter criteria,
the synchronization does not occur because the topic has been filtered
out of the Contents view by your filter settings. The topic title
for the currently displayed topic is not highlighted in the Contents
view.