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ibooks author table of contents

Does anyone know how to generate the Table of Contents in iBooks Author? I have tried exporting a PDF, and previewing on the iPad, but the Table of Contents is never generated and I am finding it difficult to structure my thoughts. Before I give up and revert to Pages to create the text for import into iBooks, perhaps someone knows how the TOC generation works and what I have to do to prompt iBooks Author to generate one?

I note that there is no manual for iBooks Author - as usual, and regrettably. Apple has a blind spot about manuals - while Apple software is generally fairly easy to use, I find the learning process is significantly increased because of the lack of decent manuals.

Macbook Pro 15, Mac OS X (10.7.2), Mac Mini 2.0GHz 10.6.3, iPad 64GB 3G, iPhone 3G

Posted on Jan 25, 2012 4:14 PM

22 replies

JellyF

Level 1

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Oct 29, 2013 9:41 PM in response to rexbanner

Do you have any idea how to get the TOC to reflect all of the Chapter Titles in Landscape? I have a very long project and the TOC is picking up most of the titles but not on three of them. I'm pulling my hair out trying to get this to work.

Thank you!

Oct 30, 2013 5:39 AM in response to JellyF

I can think of a few things ...is the textbox that contains the TOC heading big enough for all of the listings to show?

Make sure that the titles for each chapter have a style applied to them that is listed for it to show in the TOC (you can view these styles in the TOC inspector).

Only other thing I can think of is that the chapter headings are not in a linked textbox. Only a chapter title in a linked textbox will show up in the TOC. Hope this helps you.

Level 2

406 points

Nov 24, 2013 12:16 PM in response to rexbanner

I am going politely mad trying to figure out why one of my sections won't show in TOC other than "untitled". The text that I enter is the same as the text of the body of the article but I see how to it reflected in the TOC. My other sections and chapter show fine. Also is there some way to have the chapter/section fill a page, at present heach chapter has a separate page in the TOC. As well, shown't there be thumbnails at the bottom of the TOC page?

What I thought was one question has morphed into three!

Level 2

406 points

Nov 24, 2013 1:15 PM in response to GH

Re: Untitled in TOC I put the title in the thumbnail (rather than on the page) as it stuck.

vinnyvg

Level 4

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Nov 24, 2013 3:35 PM in response to GH

Also is there some way to have the chapter/section fill a page, at present heach chapter has a separate page in the TOC. As well, shown't there be thumbnails at the bottom of the TOC page?

Please try not to duplicate your questions.

I have replied to your previous post.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5587096?tstart=0

Level 2

406 points

Nov 24, 2013 3:51 PM in response to vinnyvg

Right will do....or rather will not do.

Ossi47

Level 1

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Nov 3, 2014 3:52 AM in response to GH

Tank you very much, this was really helpful. Now all my sections show up in the TOC with the correct title 🙂

ibooks author table of contents