Create a New Collection

Create a new collection

To create a new collection, follow these steps:

1. From the main menu, select File > New Collection or click the New Collection button in the toolbar;
2. Select the folder where you want to create the new collection and click Ok;
   NOTE: You can use the Make New Folder button to create a new folder.
3. Enter the collection information in the New Collection dialog and click Ok;

Once you have created your first collection, the author and copyright holder fields in each topic will be filled automatically with the information you provide in this form.

Save your collection

To save your collection:

1. Click the Save button on the toolbar.

Your new collection master file is saved by the name of the folder in which your created it. The ".topico" is appended to this file name.

During the program installation, the ".topico" file extension was associated with Tópico so can open your collections by double clicking on a collection master file from the Windows Explorer.

Edit your home page

Every collection requires at least one topic, which becomes the home page of your web site. This is the page where you greet your reders, introduce your subject matter, display your latest newsletter, .... It's basically the front door to your publication.

You'll learn more about editing content later on but for now, you can type a sentence or two. Then save your collection by clicking the Save button in the toolbar.