I deleted bookmarks from a topic (clicked on the bookmark and
then delete) and they are showing up in Broken Links. I can't
figure out how to fix the problem. I don't see anything in the
topic. One of the links indicates Topic_-_ file_-_
name.htm.#EQUIPMENT and the other Topic_-_ file_-_ name.htm.#USAGE.
Under Topic references it shows an open book only. Does this
indicate that the problem is in my TOC? How then would I go about
rectifying the Broken Links? It's driving me crazy and I'm not sure
if I should just hit delete or not.
It sounds like your TOC has links to those bookmarks. If you
don't want those TOC entries anymore, you can remove them via the
Broken Links dialog that is showing the books. If you need to
change them, then choose Edit.
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There must still be something (and it could be a TOC page)
that still references it. If you right click on the broken link,
can you choose Edit to go to the source file where the reference
is? If this is a TOC page you should be taken to it.
When I click edit I'm taken to TOC Page Properties. The page
title is USAGE or EQUIPMENT as the case may be. I do not see a
bookmark under Page Destination-Existing topics. Should I?
This signifies that the TOC pages are pointing to the
bookmarks that you have deleted. If you delete these pages from the
TOC and save your project, your broken links will disappear as if
by magic.
After deleting the pages from the TOC can I then add them
back in or will the problem return? I guess I'm wondering if I can
add the modified topic into the TOC after deleting the topic that
references the bookmark.
Indeed you can. Add away. All the deletion of the TOC page
does is remove the reference to the nonexistant bookmark. If you
add the topic to the TOC it will just refer to the topic (i.e. open
the topic at the top).
I did as you said in my project topic and it didn't work. I
ended up having to go into a Test TOC in my project to find the
reference. I would never have thought to do that if you hadn't
steered me in the right direction. Thanks again.
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