IBook Author's TOC

In O'Reilly's book "Publishing with iBooks Author" it says that the Table of Contents (TOC) should grab the first image used in each chapter, however this is not working for me. If I insert my own image it globally inserts it on every TOC page, which is not what I need, I need a different image for each TOC.

is the TOC loading the images that are on each chapter page? (do't place the images on the TOC page, place them on the cahpter pages.
if that is not working then the link has been broken or there is no "main" image placeholder on each chapter page.
You can test to see how it works with a new document.
If it is working properly, then you can relace the images on the TOC page (after you place the images on the individual chapter header pages.
There are some old threads with screen captures etc.

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Updating TOC in iBooks Author

Change a chapter title does not update the TOC page.
Any way to edit that title from the TOC?
thanks

I just started using iBooks Author and ran into trouble when adding a hyperlinked page of chapters as a "Section", not knowing what other way to add it since I didn't want it labeled as a chapter. In the process, the TOC stopped showing anything more than the Section I added, with the visual page view and dotted slider thing only showed one blank page and nothing else. After driving myself crazy for a while and finding nothing useful in comments to similar problems here, I started hunting around at the bottom of the TOC window where those little blue arrows are. They didn't have any effect, but when I clicked on the little percent window next to them, I came up with a pop up menu saying different things including fit page or something like that. When I checked that choice, lo and behold, my slider thingy worked again and showed all my chapters again. Still wish they would provide an automatically hyperlinked Table Of Contents page like normal books have so you don't have to scroll through a bunch of pictures of pages to find what you are looking for, but it isn't too hard to make one bookmarking the text at the beginning of each chapter and hyper linking your chapter list to it. Still a new user, but at least I got the thing working again. Don't know if this will help others at all since there seem to be a variety of problems with figuring out how to use the TOC. I guess I'll have to buy a book on how to use the thing. Who ever invented help menus forgot that you actually have to explain how to do things to be of any help. Mostly it isn't at all obvious.
DJ

How can i print the TOC in iBook Author?

How can I print the TOC in iBooks Author?

Share/Export a PDF?
Use the Print menu to output a PDF if you don't care for iBA's banners, etc.
You can also screenshot off your iPad, too
Ken

CAN the TOC in iBooks Author be customized?

My book for iBooks is ready to go. The chapter labeling I did is different than what I think iBook Author can handle. I believe it is a built in limitation of the software. I need someone to confirm this, or know of a work around.

What specifically do you need to do?
I believe it depends on the book. I believe If its locked landscape/portrait book, the TOC only includes a sections/chapters. If its a landscape and portrait book, you can add paragraph styles to the TOC, such as Heading 1, Heading 2 etc.

IBook Author TOC

I have been working with the iBook Author but am having trouble with the table of contents feature. It is not giving me any listings or page numbers as requested. I do get the chapter number and title. I also have a photo book which I can delete and other boxes which I cannot change. Any suggestions.

Christine, The Toc has limitations. It's worth your wile to not only go through the help files, but download this free
from O'Reilly press, Publishing With iBooks Author : http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920025597.do
- Fabe

I created a book in iBooks Author using the Photo Book template. When I rotate to portrait orientation, the photo or widget disappears and a table of contents appears with only the interactive media showing.

I created a book in iBooks Author using the Photo Book template. When I rotate to portrait orientation, the photo or widget disappears and a table of contents appears with only the interactive media showing.

Thanx for the prompt response, KT. I have indeed seen that thread, only just after I posted the question.
I have spent hours on the phone with what I now know is a call center in Texas on this question.
I think Apple could be a little more "hands on" with iBooks Author users, and it should also be pointed out that landscape photos will not display in portrait mode.
In my case, I used gallery widgets to display vertical photos, since they look better in portrait mode.
But instead of simply rotating, the page disappears and a TOC of interactive media appears. The gallery behaves as expected when tapped. This is not what I expected, but since the gallery works, I can live with it.
Right now I have "tickets" telling me to "fix" this "problem or to disable portrait mode.
I don't want to disable portrait mode.
Will Apple accept the books if I tell them this is not an "error?"

IBook Author - Publishing a book - Rejection from Apple

Good morning,
I am trying to publish a book on iBooks using iBook Author. My submission has been rejected 3 times already. Not an easy ride. Sometime the explanation for rejection is quite generic and does not give much details about what is really wrong.
For instance I was told the widget did not work etc...whereas they are working perfectly when I preview my book in iTune Author using the preview function.
So I have removed all the widgets and resubmitted the book without widgets. However Apple says again that the widgets are not working. I am wondering if they have realised that the book no longer contains any widget.
The last ticket says: All books must contain the full and complete text and must not be missing chapters, referenced indices, footnotes, or other content
But again, when I browse through the book on iBook Authors preview, all chapters, section etc...are correct.
I am wondering whether this has to do with a set up in the "iBook Author Inspector fist tab (on the left hand side with the iBook icon). This tab shows "Document and TOC - Table of Content". Is there something I need to do in there ?
Thanks,
P0mme

Preview is not reliable. Instead you should export your book to .ibooks format and transfer that to your device and open it using the ibooks app.

IBooks Author table of contents does recognize paragraph styles

The video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2p08-NmqfQ
shows that using iBooks Author I should be able to have text that is formatted with specific Paragraph Styles show automatically in the Table of Contents. But for me that does not work. My version of ibooksAuthor is version 2.1.1 ( the latest) , under OS 10.9.1 (the latest) on an iMac.
The video shows the Inspector for TOC as a separate window and shows explicitly, under Sections, the items Copyright, Dedication, Foreword, Section and Section Text. It also has two Paragraph styles listed, Heading 1 and Heading 2.
This set of TOC entries is available for me with templates from Landscape with Portrait but NOT with templates of Portrait. The templates available for Portrait do not list, in the TOC Inspector, Heading 1 or Heading 2.
Furthermore, the Portrait templates do NOT allow me to add any Paragraph style to the list (the control for adding Paragraph Styles to the list is grayed out), although the Landscape templates DO allow me to add any Paragraph style.
However, when, with a Landscape template (e.g. Basic) I format text as one of the paragraph styles Header 1, Header 2, Chapter, Section, it does NOT automatically show up in the TOC, though if I add a new section it does automatically show up. The TOC only lists Chapter and Section if these have been added from the menu bar.
When I use a Portrait template (e.g. Basic or any other) and format text as one of the Paragraph Styles Chapter or Section that text does not show up in the TOC. And the control for adding Paragraph Styles to the list is grayed out: I cannot add Header 1 or Header 2. The TOC only lists Chapter and Section if these have been added from the menu bar.
No matter what template I use, if I assign a paragraph style to some text, it does not show up in the TOC. And with Portrait templates, which is what I want to use, I cannot adde any paragraph styles to the TOC Inspector in Portrait templates.

The iBA Help has info on: table of contents
Which includes:
Each book comes with a table of contents that is updated automatically. You can view the table of contents at any time by selecting Table of Contents in the sidebar. The table of contents includes a default set of items, but you can change which items appear. A table of contents can include:
Chapter and section titles: All chapter and section titles are included in the table of contents by default. If you remove a section from the table of contents, all other sections that use the same layout are removed as well.
Text that uses specified paragraph styles: By default, the table of contents includes all paragraphs in the book that use the Heading 1 and Heading 2 style, but you can include whichever styles you like. Paragraph styles appear in the table of contents only in portrait orientation. See Format text using styles.
The way the table of contents looks depends on the current page orientation. In landscape orientation (shown below), each chapter has its own contents page, with navigation buttons at the bottom. In portrait orientation, the entire book’s table of contents is visible as an expandable list.
Add or remove items in the table of contents
If the Document inspector isn’t open, click Inspector in the toolbar and click the Document Inspector button.
Click the TOC button.
Do either or both of the following:
To add an item: Click the Add pop-up menu , choose Add Paragraph Style, and choose an option from the submenu.
To remove an item: Select the item you want to remove and click the Delete button .

Customize features in iBooks Author

Is there a setting in iBooks Author that lets you change the background color of the dead space around art once you preview your book on the iPad and when you touch the art to pop it up full screen. I hope that I have explained this correctly. It's that dead space that shows up in full screen outside the cropped area of art or photos. Also, I understand how to add to the list in the TOC by adding from the paragraph style sheets. But when I add to the list, some show up and some dont. And can you customize the look of the TOC by changing the font, indent, color, etc., once it appears in the TOC page.

Hey KT, hope you're doing well. I've looked in inspector for a designation that will change the background from white to a selected color when a png is opened to full-screen, but I'm not seeing anything and have looked across the forum boards for a solution. Is this addressed in the O'Reilly book?
A client is asking that all BGs for pngs opened to full screen present against a black bg instead of the default of white. What makes this more desireable is that the default for a gallery appears to default to black...
Suggestions, kind sir?

How do you get iBooks Author to show page numbers? (All my pages are in blank layout.)

I'm using iBooks Author 2.0 to make a picture book and can't get it to show page numbers. The "insert page numbers" menu item doesn't highlight when I'm creating a page, nor does a number magically show up when I preview the book on my iPad. Please help?
It may have something to do with how I'm using the ToC (tried to avoid having a ToC, but that's not working out too well. Any suggestions on how to do that with a picture book would also be helpful.)
Thanks,
C

Thanks K T, This definitely got page numbers to appear.
Now I actually have to read the iBooks Author support to figure out what I'm doing wrong with the whole Section/Chapter template thing. (It would be nice to just have a simple picture book template. Not to complain.)
Thanks for your technical support across so many issues.
C

How to make table of contents in IBooks Author?

I am having trouble with the Table of Contents in IBooks Author, I have completed successfully all the steps and pages,
photos and widgets, but have been stuck on the Table of Contents for months. I've Googled and searched for help,
but either don't understand or it doesn't apply to my book. I am trying to publish a Children's Book which really doesn't need
the Table of Contents, but apparently they won't publish without one.
Please advise if you have an answer for this frustrating problem,
thank you!

Crafting a chapter-less book is possible, but a minimum of one section is required.
Remove the chapter label, leave the TOC blank and you'll then have a basic/generic point from which to work with. Use the 'File/Save As Template' menu before modifying further if you want to reuse later, etc.
Keep in mind that the default navigation means at the very least there will be a series of small dots along the bottom of the screen indicating sections, which when tapped will display thumbnails. If your book isn't doing that (landscape), try another template.

IBooks Author strips tab stops from Table of Contents

Tab stops that are generated from section names are stripped from published iBooks Author files. When I click on Table of Contents in iBooks Author, I can see it exactly like it should be. Please see the screenshot that I have uploaded tabs.jpg.
Please note the Tab stops of the inspector that are in the screenshot. It shows clearly that I have made a number of tab stops and how it should be displayed. However, please download the following file to see how the tab stops are stripped from the .ibooks file that is created when I publish it:
http://ishqdesign.com/tabs/
I am in immediate need of a solution for a large book that I am in the process of publishing. Please advise.
Thanks,
J

The iBA Help has info on: table of contents
Which includes:
Each book comes with a table of contents that is updated automatically. You can view the table of contents at any time by selecting Table of Contents in the sidebar. The table of contents includes a default set of items, but you can change which items appear. A table of contents can include:
Chapter and section titles: All chapter and section titles are included in the table of contents by default. If you remove a section from the table of contents, all other sections that use the same layout are removed as well.
Text that uses specified paragraph styles: By default, the table of contents includes all paragraphs in the book that use the Heading 1 and Heading 2 style, but you can include whichever styles you like. Paragraph styles appear in the table of contents only in portrait orientation. See Format text using styles.
The way the table of contents looks depends on the current page orientation. In landscape orientation (shown below), each chapter has its own contents page, with navigation buttons at the bottom. In portrait orientation, the entire book’s table of contents is visible as an expandable list.
Add or remove items in the table of contents
If the Document inspector isn’t open, click Inspector in the toolbar and click the Document Inspector button.
Click the TOC button.
Do either or both of the following:
To add an item: Click the Add pop-up menu , choose Add Paragraph Style, and choose an option from the submenu.
To remove an item: Select the item you want to remove and click the Delete button .

About table of contents on ibooks author

Hello everyone, I am preparing an ibook on ibooks author and I want to custom the table of contents but I don't get to do it. Whenever I paste an item it appears on every single section within the table of contents. I would also like to know, if I paste an image how do I get it to fill the entire slide. Thanks in advance

I'm not 100% sure what you're hoping to do, but if you mean the TOC background, that will look the same for every chapter (what changes is the text and the thumbnails that are generated at the bottom). Whichever colors and graphical treatments you choose when editing the master, that is what you will see throughout the TOC. As you add new chapters, they are automatically added to the TOC and generated on preview / export / publish.
iBA is heavily template based, as the program is geared towards text books even though Apple doesn't market it as exclusively for text books.

Landing on page 1 of chapter 1 is impossible in iBooks Author

I am a veteran iOS programmer, new to iBooks.
We have now finished two iBooks and one Kindle book.
Today I called Apple support because I could not figure out how to get iBooks Author to set my iBook to land on page 1 of my iBooks.
In Kindle, this is easy.
Apparently, inexplicably, in iBooks this is impossible. This is not technically difficult, but apparently Apple doesn't want to let us do this!
We are doing children's books. We want them to be able to launch their iBook and see page 1 of chapter 1. They expect this, it's user friendly behavior.
No problem in Kindle, it's the default.
In iBooks, it is impossible!
Apple Tech said "sorrry, no help".
We are not going to do our valuable in print books in iBooks until Apple bothers to give us better abilities in iBooks Author. There is a posted HTML fix to this online, but Apple does not allow us to modify our iBooks HTML code.
Apple should provide first-rate software for iBooks if it expects to compete successfully with Amazon. Apple seems to be devoting little attention to iBooks Author capabiltities. Check out Adobe Photoshop for world class features.

Apple iBooks store open all books from the cover image in the iBooks app - it then opens the introduction image or video, then manually the reader/viewer can swipe through the book using the TOC thumbs.
Whatever other publishers do or options make possible - two things needs to be taken into consideration.
1.     iBooksAuthor produces an hybrid, part book part "app" - Apple create the software and systems right through to getting it into the iBooks store - free of charge.
2.     Apple set their system and supplu you free software to do it, so you have to make a choice, if it suits you use what is made available - if its does not suite you, opt out and stay with those who do what you want to do.
You can use feedback to make your opinion heard, but unless it is.... what you have is what is available.
This is not technically difficult, but apparently Apple doesn't want to let us do this!
It is their software, therefore they can dictate how it is used.
This is not technically difficult, but apparently Apple doesn't want to let us do this!
But did not bother to read the guidline before starting and when you previewed your book, you saw ho wit was presented.   Did you add a video or image in teh introduction...knowing its shown after the cover page ?
Apple should provide first-rate software for iBooks if it expects to compete successfully with Amazon.
I dont know how Apple compares to Amazon, but my guess i s that Apple dont give two hoots for what Amazon are doing..... Apple concentrate on doing what is right for them
Amazon do not supply free software or allow any single person with an idea to create an interactive book and put it in the iBooks store for free and without any payment whatever to Apple, granted they take 30% from a paid book - but 30% of $1,49 is hardly going to drive up their share price is it?
Apple seems to be devoting little attention to iBooks Author capabiltities. Check out Adobe Photoshop for world class features.
1. Apple is free software
2. Photoshop does not really make books, inDesign does... and both cost around $600 + PA with their Creative Cloud fees.
What amazes me is you never thought to check everything out before committing your time to making teh two iBooks.
There are litterally tens of thousands of users of IBooks Author creating and uploading books and all are quite happy with the software and the systems.
Its basically your choice on what you do and how you do it. But lambasting Apple simply because it does not do what you failed to check if it could do... seems pointless - especailly as Apple do not monitor these USER groups.

Is there a way of hiding certain pages from the preview at the bottom of the ipad screen in ibooks author?

Is there a way of hiding certain pages from the preview at the bottom of the ipad screen in ibooks author?
I'd like to only show the first page of a section in ibooks author's preview.

Thanks for your reply, Ken. I did start a separate topic for this but it didn't seem to publish properly.
I've posted it again here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19816933#19816933
I assume you don't know why this is happening to my TOC?

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