Table of contents page numbers to PDF hyperlinks ??

Help!
Is it possible to have InD create automatic hyperlinks when it exports Table of Contents lines. The idea would be that when someone clicks on a line in the TOC in the PDF file, it automatically takes them to the proper page. I know it is possible to do this individually using Acrobat Pro. I'm wondering if InD can set up the TOC to create the links automatically upon exporting to PDF.
Thanks

Hi,
I am having problems trying to do this very thing, I have a book of about 350 pages and I have my table of contents, but I cannot figure out how to make the Table of Contents where you can click in the PDF to take you to that page.
There surely has to be an automatic way of doing this...Im in CS5
Please advise.
Thanks in advance.

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What is your email address? I have attached a file in Oracle Metalink, under SR 3-5172030861. named test_toc.rtf
You may use any xml because the template does not use any dynamic binding of values.
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