Can't create Table of Contents in a book

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    • #88730
      Robert Lowry
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      Hi. I have made a book from front matter, 10 chapters and a glossary. I want to create a Table of Contents but when I open the book file the option to make a Table of Contents is grayed out. If I open chapter 1 all I get are entries for chapter 1. How do I make a ToC for the whole book? I understand how to make ToC styles and which paragraph styles to include. Sorry if this is a newbie question but I have only made a ToC once before and I kind of forget how to do this.

    • #88831
      Aaron Troia
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      Hey Robert,

      Is the this one INDD file that includes everytying or did you make multiple (one file per chapter/frontmatter/glossary item) and combine them into an InDesign book file (INDB )?

      Aaron

    • #88832
      Robert Lowry
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      No, I ended up making 1 file per chapter and combining them and then pasting it into the front matter file. It is done and at the printer now. But I would still like to know how to make a TOC from multiple files.

    • #88833
      Aaron Troia
      Participant

      oh ok, glad I asked, I dont work with book files much. I found this Adobe support page, you’ve probably seen it but I thought I would pass it along, it does a much better job of walking through and explaining how to creating TOCs that I could ever do. Not sure if it will help or not, but I hope its in the right direction.

      https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-table-contents.html

    • #88834
      Robert Lowry
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      Yes, I have seen that.

      Thanks for the answer and help.

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