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Removing topics
Managing topics » Removing topics
Removing topics can only be done from the Edit Topic tab. So to delete a topic from your manual: Select it in the ToC on the left Switch to the Edit Topic tab at the top. Click the red Delete button on the bottom left. Confirm that you really want to delete by…
In the top bar, can I add a link back to my own website?
Frequently Asked Questions » In the top bar, can I add a link back to my own website?
Yes, this is possible: Use the black Settings button on the top right to go to the Account Settings page. At the top, click the Customize tab There, under “Link Company Name in Top Bar”, choose “Company website”. Click Save Changes at the…
Creating a manual
Getting Started » Creating a manual
When you log into your account, you will arrive at your Account Dashboard, which holds all manuals you created. However, if you just created your Manula account, it will be completely empty. So let’s create your first manual now. Here’s how: Click the…
Formatting topics
Formatting topics
Let’s create some useful and great looking topic content now. We’ll go over basic formatting, like creating headers, bold text, and bullets: Headers Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough Bullets Linking Using Info and Warning Boxes Tables Code…
Adding your first topic
Getting Started » Adding your first topic
With a new manual created, it’s time to add some content, in the form of topic pages. This is done in the Manual Editor. (If you’re not in the Editor yet, you can go there from your Account Dashboard by clicking the title bar of one of your…
Adding topics & sub-topics
Managing topics » Adding topics & sub-topics
You can add new topics to your manual using the Add Topic button at the top left. Click the Add Topic button and the Topic Editor will appear on the right. Enter a topic title in the Title box, e.g. “My first topic”. Enter a topic body in big text…
Topic Revisions
Managing topics » Topic Revisions
The Revisions system lets you track changes made to a topic and also revert to older versions, either completely or partially. Every time you Save a topic, the Title, Body and Keywords are also saved as a new, time-stamped, Revision. You can reach the Revisions…
Adding a language
Managing topics » Languages » Adding a language
Here’s how to add a language to your manual: In your Topic Editor, open the language menu from the top bar (to the left of the Search box) In the language menu, click the Manage Languages button, which will open the Language Manager screen. In the Language…
Managing Manual Versions
Managing topics » Managing Manual Versions
If you are writing manuals for a product that is regularly updated with new versions (software for example), you probably want to keep separate manuals online for the current version and all older versions. Manula’s Versions system makes it easy and efficient…
Embedding videos
Adding images and videos » Embedding videos
Sometimes, a complicated task is easier to explain with a video. Manula makes this easy by just allowing the embedding of YouTube, Vimeo and Wistia videos into your manual topics. Just upload your video to YouTub, Vimeo or Wistia, add the video to your Media…
Getting Started
Getting Started
Welcome to Manula! Let’s get you started on your first online manual. We’ll discuss how to create a new manual and add some topics, how to arrange topics in your Table of Contents (ToC), some formatting tips (headers, bold text, bullets, etc…),…
Private Manuals
Publishing your manual » Private Manuals
By default, your manuals are publicly accessible on the internet, for everyone to see. But for many types of manuals, that is not desirable. For instance, if you’re using Manula to create an employee handbook, you probably want this handbook accessible for your…
Integrating on your own domain
Publishing your manual » Integrating on your own domain
The default option for publishing your manuals online is to have them “hosted” on the manula.com domain. However, Manula also support publishing your manuals on your own domain. This “own domain” option shows your manuals on your own domain,…
How can I disable the Print functionality?
Frequently Asked Questions » How can I disable the Print functionality?
Here’s how to disable the print features: Just add the following CSS code under the Custom CSS tab in your Manual Settings screen: #topic-header a.print-page { display: none; } @media print { * { display: none; } } Make sure to also check the “Include…
Sharing & Copying topics
Managing topics » Sharing & Copying topics
If you’re maintaining multiple manuals, for multiple different products, there will always be topics that are the same (or very similar) in each of your manuals. The more similar your products are, the more this will be the case. Manula provides two different…
Using Variables
Managing topics » Sharing & Copying topics » Using Variables
The Variables system is a powerful tool to make your life easier. It lets you dynamically insert a piece of text into your topics. Variables are especially useful when you have multiple manuals and are sharing topics between them. However, even if you are managing only…
Sharing vs Copying
Managing topics » Sharing & Copying topics » Sharing vs Copying
First, let me explain the difference between Sharing Topics and Copying Topics and when you should use either method. Copying Topics When you copy a topic from another manual, the actual topic contents (Title, Body and Keyword) are copied to your current manual as a…
Code blocks
Formatting topics » Code blocks
If you have a technical product, you may want to include snippets of code in your topics, either in HTML or any other programming language. And of course, if you include code, you want it to be output as is, and not interpreted by either our Textile parser or the…
Headers, Bold & Bullets
Getting Started » Headers, Bold & Bullets
Manula uses the popular Textile markdown language for formatting your manual topics. Textile is much easier than HTML and quicker than WYSIWYG editors, though initially it may take some getting used to. Here’s a quick introduction to creating headers, bold text…
Linking to other topics
Formatting topics » Linking » Linking to other topics
In a good user manual, the topics are interlinked. It is good practice to use links to other topics, e.g. for more or related information. Manula makes it easy to create and maintain your inter-topic links by using readable topic IDs to identify the topic you’re…