### 13.4 Including descriptions with related links

By default, DITA2Go does not include descriptions with links. To include text from map desc, shortdesc, or linktext elements:

[RelatedLinks]
; UseRelDescription = No (default, do not include any descriptions)
; or Yes (include description from map shortdesc, linktext, or desc)
UseRelDescription = Yes

To include shortdesc content in the title attribute of the heading it applies to, instead of as a paragraph following the heading:

[RelatedLinks]
; UseRelDescAsTitle = No (default, treat descriptions as text if used)
; or Yes (use descriptions without formatting as title attributes)
UseRelDescAsTitle = Yes

When UseRelDescAsTitle=Yes, the shortdesc text appears with a mouseover in HTML output. This setting is effective only if you also set UseRelDescription=Yes.

Note: For the topic itself, the shortdesc always appears after the title, unless you specify otherwise; see §6.12.2 Including shortdesc content in the title attribute.

See also:

§6.13 Deciding where to display title and shortdesc

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Parent Topic: 13. Processing related and associative links

Sibling Topics:

13.1 Understanding how DITA2Go treats reltables

13.2 Generating and including related links

13.3 Appending links to topics

13.5 Generating associative links for Help output

13.6 Formatting links in output

13.7 Changing link path for peer related links

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