### 22.12 Specifying a starting topic for HTML or XHTML

To specify which topic file should open first in a browser when you click View Output in the DITA2Go Project Manager:

    [HTMLOptions]
    ; ViewOutputFile = file in wrap directory for Project Manager to open
    ; in browser upon View Output.
    ViewOutputFile = filename.ext

The file you specify must be present in the wrap directory; see §44.6.1 Specifying a wrap directory. Or, if you include a path, the path must be relative to the wrap directory.

By default, the Project Manager uses the value of [Contents]TOCFile, and looks for a file of that name in the wrap directory (see §14.3.1 Specifying a file name and title for the TOC). If TOCFile is not set, or the named file is not present in the wrap directory, the Project Manager looks in the wrap directory for a file that has the map name for your project and a FileSuffix extension (see §4.1.6 Checking output type and file extension).

The Project Manager opens the starting topic file in the default browser. To specify a different browser or viewer:

    [HTMLOptions]
    ; ViewOutputCommand = path\to\browser, default none

See View-output command under §1.3.7 Establish system-wide configuration settings.

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Parent Topic: 22. Converting to HTML/XHTML

Sibling Topics:

22.1 Deciding which type of output to produce

22.2 Setting up an HTML project

22.3 Including starting code and entity references

22.4 Supplying values for the <head> element

22.5 Specifying HTML <body> attributes

22.6 Specifying document-wide properties for HTML

22.7 Defining text colors for HTML

22.8 Importing HTML files as insets

22.9 Providing hover text for links in HTML

22.10 Generating XHTML for Confluence 4.x

22.11 Exporting content for database input

22.13 Using framesets

22.14 Passing W3C validation tests