##### 24.8.2.2 Specifying a default DITA topic type

By default, every topic generated is of type concept. However, you can specify a different topic type as the default: topic, task, reference, glossary, or a custom type.

To specify a different default topic type:

    [DITAOptions]
    ; DefTopic = name of topic type to use, default "concept"
    DefTopic = topic

You can override the default topic type with a DITATopic marker in the topic, or by assigning a different topic type to a paragraph format used in the topic.

To specify a different default topic type for a given chapter, include the DefTopic setting in a chapter configuration file named for the file; see §42.1.1 Providing configuration files for individual ditamaps.

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24.8.2.1 Understanding DITA topic type assignment precedence

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