# Step 3 of 4: Using authoring mode

## Content

This step explains how the Help author can activate **authoring mode** and associate topics with controls.

1. Run the application from the software developer and press the **Ctrl**+**Shift**+**A** keys together to activate **authoring mode**. The authoring mode panel appears.
    ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/3b487bec-9ad4-47e0-ad8d-39717dc3c4e1/imagesext/image9_7.png)
2. Map a topic to the **TextBox** control:
    1. Click **Select control** button ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/3b487bec-9ad4-47e0-ad8d-39717dc3c4e1/imagesext/image9_8.png)and select **TextBox1**.
    2. Click the **Attach topic to control** button ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/3b487bec-9ad4-47e0-ad8d-39717dc3c4e1/imagesext/image9_9.png). The **Select Help Topic** dialog box appears.
    3. On the **Table of Contents** tab, select the *Glossary of Terms* topic.
    4. Uncheck the **Use default events** and **Mouse hover** checkboxes so that only **Got focus** is checked.
    5. Click **OK**. Note that a topic is now displayed only when **TextBox1** gets focus - not when the mouse hovers over it.
3. Map a topic to the **TreeView** nodes:
    1. Click **Select control** button ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/3b487bec-9ad4-47e0-ad8d-39717dc3c4e1/imagesext/image9_8.png)and select the **Overview** node.
    2. Click the **Attach topic to control** button ![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/3b487bec-9ad4-47e0-ad8d-39717dc3c4e1/imagesext/image9_9.png). The **Select Help Topic** dialog box appears.
    3. On the **Table of Contents** tab, select the *Overview* topic and click **OK**.
    4. Assign the *How to use C1DynamicHelp* topic to the **How to Use** node using steps **a**-**c**.
    5. Assign the *Design time support* topic to the **Design time** node using steps **a**-**c**.
    6. Assign the *Runtime support* topic to the **Runtime** node using steps **a**-**c**. Note that the corresponding topics are displayed when the mouse hovers over each of the **TreeView** nodes.

        >type=note
        > **Note**: In **authoring mode** you have the ability to associate topics with objects whose class is not derived from **Component**, such as **TreeNode** or **ListBox** items. This cannot be done at design time, because there is no **Component** to set for the **HelpTopic on C1DynamicHelp1** property.

4. Click the **Save control/topic mapping**![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/3b487bec-9ad4-47e0-ad8d-39717dc3c4e1/imagesext/image9_10.png)button to save the changes to an .xml file that serves as the topic map.

    >type=note
    > **Note**: If you close the application without saving the control/topic mapping, a dialog box will appear, prompting you to save the changes.

The topic map is saved to the same location as the Help file specified in the HelpSource property. It will also have the same name as the specified Help file, only with an .xml extension. In this example, the topic map can be found in the \*\*C1Sample.chm.xml\*\* file. It should now look like this:
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```xml
    <Dictionary>
    <item>
    <key>Form1\\textBox1\</key>
    <value>WordDocuments/glossaryofterms.htm\</value>
    <events useDefaultEvents="False">1\</events>
    </item>
    <item>
    <key>Form1\\treeView1\\Node1\</key>
    <value>WordDocuments/howtousec1dynamichelp.htm\</value>
    <events useDefaultEvents="True">3\</events>
    </item>
    <item>
    <key>Form1\\treeView1\\Node0\</key>
    <value>WordDocuments/overview.htm\</value>
    <events useDefaultEvents="True">3\</events>
    </item>
    <item>
    <key>Form1\\treeView1\\Node1\\Node2\</key>
    <value>WordDocuments/designtimesupport.htm\</value>
    <events useDefaultEvents="True">3\</events>
    </item>
    <item>
    <key>Form1\\treeView1\\Node1\\Node3\</key>
    <value>WordDocuments/runtimesupport.htm\</value>
    <events useDefaultEvents="True">3\</events>
    </item>
    </Dictionary>
```

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5. Give the **C1Sample.chm.xml** file, along with the updated Help file(s), if changed, to the software developer.