Long topics with many subsections can be difficult to read because there's too much information provided in one place.
To avoid this "cognitive overload", you can convert the subsections into separate topics. You can choose to:
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Create subsections by embedding a topic inside another topic, see Insert Component.
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Keep the topics separated and use Cross-References and Links to guide people from one topic to another.
Tip
If you need a topic to contain several subsections, you can make the content less overwhelming by using Accordions (Collapsible Sections). They allow a subsection to be collapsed, which makes the subsection content only visible when the reader selects the subsection heading.
To convert a topic's subsections into separate topics, you can use Paligo's Convert reusable component feature.
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Select the
title
of the subsection you want to convert in the Element Structure Menu. -
Select the
section
element for the subsection. -
Select the Convert reusable component from the menu.
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The existing subsection
title
is suggested as topic name. You can edit it if necessary. -
Select the folder to store the topic in.
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Select the Reuse the component at position checkbox (in the lower left corner) to embed it in the current topic as a subsection.
If not selected the new topic is removed from the parent topic.
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Select OK.
Paligo converts the subsection into a topic. If you checked the Reuse the component at position checkbox, the new topic is embedded in place of the subsection otherwise the subsection is removed from the topic.
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