You can link directly to an element in a topic using an ID value.

This is similar to the "Copy link to highlight" feature in most browsers, where you can jump to a particular area of the topic, even if it's not one of the topic's sections.

To do this, add an ID to your element. Note that the text of this ID will display in your final link URL, so try to keep it short and sweet. For example, <dt id="mapping">.

Make sure the element you add an ID to has a presence on the help page. For example, you can link to a <dt> but not a <dlentry> because a definition term has text associated with it, whereas a definition list entry is just a container for the term and definition.

Your link can then be shared externally, and, when clicked, it will jump directly to the element's text.

Example

Let's say I want to link directly to the "Form Response Field Mapping" definition term on this Help Center page.

So, I open this topic in Heretto, and I add id="mapping" to the <dt> element for Form Response Field Mapping. It looks like this:

The resource ID for this topic is "rms" and the topic ID is "mp.services.readymade.solutions", as you can see in code view:

So that means the link is: https://help.acst.com/?resourceId=mp.services.readymade.solutions#rms__mapping

When I click this link, it takes me directly to the definition term in the help topic: