Headings: folders vs topics

I'm currently trying to create printed documentation from
existing online help. There is only one problem to which the answer
eludes me: while RoboHelp automagically sets folder/subfolder
headings to Heading1, Heading2 etc, it doesn't seem to do the same
with the headings of the topics inside the folders.
For example, with a simple tree structure like the following:
(f)Folder
....(f)SubfolderA
.........(t)TopicA
.........(t)TopicB
....(t)TopicC
I'd like to have TopicC and SubfolderA as headings at the
same level, rather than SubfolderA as Heading2, and all three
Topics as Heading1 (which looks real silly).
Is there any way to do this (such as a style I could specify
or change, or an option I'm not seeing during the generation
process) other than going through and forcibly specifying all the
topic headings to be the appropriate level (which I can foresee
causing merry hell when anyone who is not me rearranges topics
later)?
I'm using RoboHelp HTML X5.0.2 and Word 2003 SP2

Welcome to the forum.
Perhaps you need to change the Maintain Heading Levels? Not
sure as I've read this in a hurry.
Perhaps this topic will cover the problem.
Click
here.
If not post back and I will look when I have a bit more time
or someone else can chip in.

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