Hello ADP Tech Writer -
You are calling the wrong file. You are calling a TOPIC page
instead of the START PAGE.
The Start Page is NOT the same as nor should it be named the
same as the default TOPIC. These are separate files and do
different things.
The START PAGE doesn't have any project
"content" - it is the page that defines the
layout of your project (the panes).
Your TOPIC pages (such as Page 1 Help) are displayed IN the
START PAGE as the topic content (right pane).
So, you need to launch the START PAGE file, not the page
topic file. You name your start page in File>Generate
Primary Layout, the first window, Select Output Folder and Start
Page text box. I leave the path "as-is" and only
change the name of the htm file at the end - this is your START
PAGE. We name ours "index.htm" (witohut
"").
You DO NOT see or edit the START PAGE in RoboHelp. The
generated output file is dynamicly created when you generate your
project.
If you name your START PAGE index.htm, you call your
generated project by launching the index.htm file - your help comes
up and displays the navigation pane, default topic, etc. per your
layout preferences. You call you START PAGE and append the TOPIC
page to the call and that context sensitive topic will open in the
right pane of the full help window.
Regards,
GEWB