A table of contents (TOC) is important for a good eBook reading experience. A working TOC allows readers to navigate between chapters easily. By following the instructions on this page, you'll create two types of TOCs for your eBook:
- TOC page. Also called an HTML TOC, this is a page at the beginning of your book with links to each chapter.
- Kindle Interactive TOC. Also called the NCX, this TOC is displayed in the Kindle menu and can be accessed from anywhere in the book
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Kindle Create.
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Apply chapter styles
- Highlight your first chapter title.
- Go to the Home tab.
- In the "Styles" section, click Heading 1.
- Repeat these steps for all chapter titles.
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Insert TOC
- Click where you want to insert your table of contents.
- Go to the References tab and click Table of Contents.
- Choose Automatic Table 1.
- Click Table of Contents again, but this time choose Custom Table of Contents.
- In the dialog box that appears, clear the Show Page Numbers box.
- Set Show levels to 1 and click OK.
- When asked if you want to replace the table of contents, click OK.
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Add bookmark
- Highlight the table of contents title "Contents."
- Go to the Insert tab.
- In the "Links" section, click Bookmark.
- In the Bookmark name field, enter "toc" (without quotes), and click Add.
- Insert a page break after your table of contents.
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Apply chapter styles
- Highlight your first chapter title.
- Go to the Home tab.
- Under "Styles," click Heading 1.
- Repeat these steps for all chapter titles.
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Insert TOC
- Click where you want to insert your table of contents.
- Go to the References tab and click Table of Contents.
- Choose Classic.
- Click Table of Contents again, but this time choose Custom Table of Contents.
- In the dialog box that appears, clear the Show Page Numbers box.
- Set Show levels to 1 and click OK.
- When asked if you want to replace the table of contents, click Yes.
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Add bookmark
- Highlight the table of contents title "Table of Contents."
- Go to the Insert tab.
- Click Links section and choose Bookmark.
- In the Bookmark name field, enter "toc" (without quotes), and click Add.
- Insert a page break after your table of contents.
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