Cannot properly edit Map Keys

Question

In RoboHelp 7 for HTML (but also v6), weI have problems with
editing map keys for context-sensitive help.
When we were using RoboHelp 6 for Word, editing map keys was
easy.
When we switched to RoboHelp for HTML (first v6 then v7), we
could never figure out how to do this. We fully understand how map
keys work, and we are computer-savvy. However, perhaps we are
experiencing some kind of bug.
For example, if we generate a new topic, we disabled
automatic map key generation. Instead, we want to add our own map
key number to this new topic. We select Topic Properties >
Advanced > Edit Map Key to get to the map key editor. No matter
what we try, we cannot add a new map key to the new topic.
Similarly, changing the number of a map key is not possible.
Basically, the task buttons at the bottom of the Edit Map Key
screen are always disabled.
We are currently editing the map key files directly, but that
is not a solution of course.
We read the Help documentation very carefully, but we simply
cannot use these disabled task buttons, so that we are
stuck.

Answer 1

It is really a terrible dialog, but this is what works for
us:
1. Make sure you have the <Project Map File> selected
in the drop-down list.
2. In the right-hand list, click on the Topic you want to
assign an ID to.
3. Under the Map IDs list there is a "Hide used IDs"
checkbox, and then three buttons. The first button's icon does not
make ANY sense to me whatsoever, but it means "add map ID."
4. Click that cryptic-looking button. The Create/Edit Map ID
dialog opens.
5. Enter a name for the Topic ID (can be anything, just don't
use any spaces) and the Map Number you want to assign, and click
OK. The ID is assigned to the topic you selected earlier.
To edit the assigned Map ID number or name, double-click on
an ID in the Map IDs list. I don't know if you can actually change
the assignment of one of these IDs -- the "Unassign" button always
appears grayed out for me -- but you can delete a selected Map ID
by selecting it and clicking the "X" button.
Hope this helps!