mobipocket creator issue

[thosrtanner]

Hi. I hope this is the correct place to post this. It seems to be the forum with the most posts about mobipocket creator.

Anyway, I've seen several sets of instructions on how to create tables of contents, and most of them involve clicking "New Guide". I can't find this anywhere. When I have the list of files up, all I can see is "Add file" on the left hand side of the window in available actions. And Publication, cover image and table of contents in the View Section.

Nothing anywhere about guides.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Billi]

Originally Posted by thosrtanner

Anyway, I've seen several sets of instructions on how to create tables of contents ... And Publication, cover image and table of contents in the View Section.

What happens if you click on "Table of contents"? Can't you create a table of contents there? (Sometimes a button means what it says )

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by thosrtanner

When I have the list of files up, all I can see is "Add file" on the left hand side of the window in available actions. And Publication, cover image and table of contents in the View Section.

There are two version of the Mobipocket Creator available: Mobipocket Creator 4.2 Home Edition and Mobipocket Creator 4.2 Publisher Edition. Make sure that you didn't download the Home Edition, which lacks some features.
The Publisher Edition has a Guide menu that allows you to add and remove Guide items. (It's the last entry under View.)
BTW, if you use the Table of Contents Wizard, it'll automatically generate a TOC and add the corresponding Guide item for you. For example, if you only used <h2> and <h3> tags, you'd simply click Table of Contents and enter h2 in the First Level Name field and h3 in the Second Level Name field and click the Update button.

[HarryT]

Both versions are in the same installation package. You need to make sure you choose "Publisher Edition" when you install the program.

[thosrtanner]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

There are two version of the Mobipocket Creator available: Mobipocket Creator 4.2 Home Edition and Mobipocket Creator 4.2 Publisher Edition. Make sure that you didn't download the Home Edition, which lacks some features.
The Publisher Edition has a Guide menu that allows you to add and remove Guide items. (It's the last entry under View.)
BTW, if you use the Table of Contents Wizard, it'll automatically generate a TOC and add the corresponding Guide item for you. For example, if you only used <h2> and <h3> tags, you'd simply click Table of Contents and enter h2 in the First Level Name field and h3 in the Second Level Name field and click the Update button.

Ah. I pressed "install home edition", not "install publisher edition" after I downloaded the installer. Uninstalling and reinstalling fixed that.

Sadly, the Amazon Kindle Reader for PC doesn't understand the table of contents page, though it works fine on the kindle.

Many thanks