I don't export using the TOC function as I think it's very hit and miss.

I export it and then link up the TOC in Dreamweaver becuase I have to edit the epub anyway to make it validate. It's very simple to link up the TOC and will only take a few minutes to do 50 odd chapters.

I then edit the TOC .ncx file and shift around the </navPoint> to get the TOC Levels correct.

I know that didn't help you, but I think it's a much better solution, because just by doing a quick search here will reveal numerious threads about not being able to get the TOC funtion happening...

My method saves time and headaches

thesoulartist wrote:

 

Let me add the following to this issue:

 

1) My book has 53 chapters (each within its own file), some 500 pages.

 

Was that 500 pages in total, or 53 chapter each contining 500 pages.

I would try leaving it go, for like 1/2 hour or something, even though it says not responding. See what happens...

If that fails. Then open and do a "Save-As" on all the files into a new folder on your desktop, reinsertthem into a new book and try for that one.

In the past when I have tried from files which were originaly created from IDCS3, and I've opened and tried make an epub from IDCS5. I've had similar things happen. But once I'd done a Save-As into a CS5 document all was good with the world

Yes, that's correct. Once I resaved old "CS" files into the new version, including the book file. Everything worked ok.

And I'm not talking about simply doing a Save (thinking that will save in the current version) I'm talking about a Save-As into a different folder in a different location... ie you desktop

Don't stress as page numbers are redundent in epub because it a continous flow, so there no page numbers...

As a rule though I always turn it off, because if you reorder a file take forever for it to renumber the files.

If you have it ticked off before you load up you files then it will be fine.

Sure...

Depends how much you already know about unziping and reziping epubs, and about the internal workings as to how detailed I will need to get

Found the answer! I used hyperlinks in InDesign, which lets me select the top thing on a page (can be an image or empty paragraph) and make that a  destination. (I named them each with the document name.) I did that for every document in my book. Then in my Contents page I selected each line and made it a hyperlink to that.

Now when I export to Digital Editions (not using the TOC options), my Contents page has links that go to the top of each document instead of the chapter title.

The only change I need to make in the HTML is to fix the TOC.ncx file, changing the "text" tag to be the full chapter names instead of the file names.

The ebook reader's navigation now works perfectly.

Two things I have learned the hard way:

1. name the files in your book with HTML-compliant names: short, no punctuation or spaces.

2. to save all the open files in a book, the keyboard shortcut is command-option-shift-S, and then command-option-shift-W will close them all. I don't know why those options don't appear in the menus.

I am relatively new to Indesign. I am tryiing to make a ePub file for a book. I am using the book option to create it. However I need it to have one more TOC that is inside of the document and it is visible and working  after conversion. I have it in the indesign file.I used hyperlinks in InDesign, which lets me select the top thing on a page and make that a  destination. (I named them each with the document name.) I did that for every document in my book. Then in my Contents page I selected each line and made it a hyperlink to that.  like "kazbery" sugested. When i export the book to ePUB all i get is the automatic TOC and the pages where the TOC i created and see in indesign file just desapear. What to do?

I am using InDesign CS5. I tried a lot of things and so far nothing works. Badly need help!