Highlighting new Topics allows users to identify updated content in your Help System when a new version is released. HelpStudio Suite provides a structured method for marking topics as new.

When you set a date in the Build Profile Editor, HelpStudio automatically identifies and marks new topics in the generated Table of Contents with a red check mark. If the Help System uses the light template, the word New appears on all new topics.

To Mark Topics as New using the Topic Creation Date

1. Open the Build Profile Editor.
2. Select New Content Highlighting page.
3. Check the Automatically highlight new items checkbox.
4. Select the date after which the topic is new.
   This date instructs HelpStudio to treat any topics created after the specified date as new.
5. Select Use the Topic Creation Date to determine if a Topic is considered new option to automatically identify Topics created after the specified date.
   
   

   Topic Creation Date

To Mark Topics as New using a Custom Topic Property

1. Open the Build Profile Editor.
2. Select New Content Highlighting page.
3. Check the Automatically highlight new items checkbox.
4. Select the date after which the topic is new.
   This date instructs HelpStudio to treat any topics created after the specified date as new.
5. Select Use a custom Topic property to determine if a Topic is considered new option.
   
   

   Custom Topic Property

6. Select New Property button.
7. On the New Property dialog, enter the Name as Change Date and select Type as Date & Time.
   
   
   You can now specify the modification date for identifying new Topics using the Change Date property.

To Mark Topics as New using Mark as New Option

1. Go to Table of Contents Layout and select the topic you want to mark as new.
2. In the Properties section, under Appearance, check the Mark as New checkbox.
   
   
   In the generated Table of Contents, a red check mark or the word New appears on new topics, depending on the template you select for the build.

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