Override styles

Any style created within the project can be overridden by each documentation build: every documentation output can have its own set of customized styles. Once a style has been overridden for a specific build, the overridden values set for this style will be used next time the build is generated.

Access the "Styles overrides" panel

Each build have its own set of overridden styles. To access the "Styles overrides" panel:

From HelpNDoc's "File" menu, click the top part of the "Generate help" button to show the "Generate documentation" window
Select a build in the build list
Click "Customize" if the build customization tabs are not visible yet
Navigate to the "Styles overrides" tab

Overriding styles

To override a specific style for the selected build, its "Overridden" column must be checked:

Locate the style to override in the "Styles overrides" panel
Check its "Overridden" checkbox

Changing an overridden styles' properties

Each style available in the project is listed in the "Styles overrides" panel. To change the properties of a specific style:

Select the desired styles in the list
In the "Styles properties" panel, click the "Edit" link next to its properties to update it

Quickly change the overridden status of styles

From the "Styles overrides" panel, use the "Overridden status" popup menu to:

Override all: Check all styles as overridden
Override none: Un-check all styles override status
Invert overridden status: Invert the overridden status for all styles
Override selection: Override only the selected styles
Insert selection's overridden status: Invert the overridden status for the selected styles

Resetting overridden styles

From the "Styles overrides" panel, use the "Reset" to reset the properties of overridden styles: