Table of Contents in IBA

I am using iBooks Author using a previously created iBooks Template I have created. In my new book I have three chapters each with a different name, typed into the top heading of each chapter page.
When I go to the Table of Contents, I get the list of sections and page numbers all OK, but no Chapter Title OR the chapter title is the same for all three chapters (from the previous iBook). If I add a field on the first chapter page the title I use is repeated 3 times in the TOC.
Hard to explain but very frustrating and holding me up. Help!

Not all templates provide the same type of TOC.
Which template are you using?
Are you looking to have your book work in landscape, portrait or both?
You may want to experiment with other templates to see if you can find one that better suits your needs. As well, confirm your workflow with the video on using iBA in iTunes Connect.

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Hello GWBARN,
Are you able to provide any screen shots of your IBA file so I see what is happening.
I include two screen grabs here.
When you highlight a chapter and then select the Table of Contents section above the Chapters you will see it will only display the Table of Contents for that chapter selected.
Every section in that chapter will be added automatically to your table of content (TOC).
So if you don't have any sections within your chapter and are adding pages you may not see and items then in your TOC.
I hope this helps a little, get back in touch to see what we can help with.
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Why does IBA not include the table of contents when exporting in PDF? I can seee the TOC in iBooks Author but when I want to see what it looks like in a regular PDF, the TOC does not show up.

Strange question you ask here. Not sure why that is relevant to "why" IBA won't publish a table of contents in a PDF.
But since eyou asked, it's simple, I want to author some books in IBA and also see what they look like - completed - in PDF. Again, any suggestions as to a work around so I don't have to cut and paste back into Pages?

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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.
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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.
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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 .

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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

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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.
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Add or remove items in the table of contents
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To remove an item: Select the item you want to remove and click the Delete button .

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Hello GWBARN,
Are you able to provide any screen shots of your IBA file so I see what is happening.
I include two screen grabs here.
When you highlight a chapter and then select the Table of Contents section above the Chapters you will see it will only display the Table of Contents for that chapter selected.
Every section in that chapter will be added automatically to your table of content (TOC).
So if you don't have any sections within your chapter and are adding pages you may not see and items then in your TOC.
I hope this helps a little, get back in touch to see what we can help with.
Regards,
Nigel
THE TOC FOR THE INTRODUCTION
THE TOC FOR THE NUMBERS CHAPTER

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I have had an issue of pdfs freezing, but not specifically in the table of contents areas. If your document has pages with images that have an unusually high number of layers, it may affect the ability to work effectively in the document.

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Hey
I have now tried for hours, but now I give up!
MY WISH -
Create a Table of Contents (TOC) automatically after I have combined several pdf.files into a single pdf.file.
I have already bookmarks, shown on the screen (see screenshot below) but I want those bookmark to be visualised in a separate TOC in the top of the combined files.
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I have seen other cheap pdf.programs in the market (e.g. PDF Converter Professional 7.3) which are able to make the above things, easy, fast and nice.
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Ole Bünger, Kristianstad Sweden

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Hi Gnanasekarn,
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