Topics in multiple places in the TOC

Hi all,
I was wondering if it is possible to insert a topic more than
once in the Table of Contents? This is probably a strange request,
but the problem has occurred because I have imported a manual
written in Word, but part of it contains information already in my
RoboHelp project. I was wondering if I could erase the duplicate
information in favour of linking to what was already there?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Cheers,
darkagn

Peter's right: the TOC will get synchronized with the first
instance (top to bottom) that it encounters. However, you can use
redirect pages to get around this.
1. Create a new topic (and name it
target_topic_name_redirect.htm as a visual cue for yourself). Make
the Title the same as the target topic's title (which is the name
that will appear in the TOC).
2. Remove all text from the topic in WYSIWYG mode (leaving a
blank page).
3. In TrueCode, add this line to the other META tags (in any
spot).
<meta http-equiv=refresh
content="0;URL=directory_path/target_topic_name.htm ">
4. Drag and drop the redirect page to the desired TOC
location.
Hint: The 0 (zero) is the duration time (none) that this
topic will display before redirecting to the target topic. If you
prefer to make this redirect available to the viewer, you can
increase it to, say, 8 or 10, and provide some text such as
"Retrieving this topic from the 'Configuration' section. Please
wait a moment."
Good luck,
Leon

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