<title> tag in the index_split_XXX.html files

meghane_e · 03-24-2019, 08:48 PM

Does the <title> tag in the <heading> section of each index_split_XXX.html file do/mean anything when converted from ePub/HTML to MOBI or AZW?

I've been converting DOCX files to ePub for edit consolidation, then converting to MOBI or AZW for Kindle reading. Some of the converted EPUB files have <title>Unknown</title>, others have <title>Book Title</title>, others have one of the <h1> or <h2> contents in the <title>. What is generally used to fill this field and/or is there someplace in the Conversion panel I can specify the <heading><title>? OR does it matter at all?

theducks · 03-24-2019, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by meghane_e

Does the <title> tag in the <heading> section of each index_split_XXX.html file do/mean anything when converted from ePub/HTML to MOBI or AZW?

I've been converting DOCX files to ePub for edit consolidation, then converting to MOBI or AZW for Kindle reading. Some of the converted EPUB files have <title>Unknown</title>, others have <title>Book Title</title>, others have one of the <h1> or <h2> contents in the <title>. What is generally used to fill this field and/or is there someplace in the Conversion panel I can specify the <heading><title>? OR does it matter at all?

Many books don't bother to put anything (or meaningful) in there. save your effort unless there is a corporate reason

YMMV

BetterRed · 03-24-2019, 09:55 PM

@meghane_e - IIRC conversion from DOCX to EPUB will put whatever you have in the Title property of the DOCX (you can enter it on the File tab in Word) into the EPUB <title> in the xhtml pages.

BR

meghane_e · 03-25-2019, 01:28 PM

Cool, thank you both!

03-24-2019, 08:48 PM	#1
meghane_e Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: Kindle	<title> tag in the index_split_XXX.html files Does the <title> tag in the <heading> section of each index_split_XXX.html file do/mean anything when converted from ePub/HTML to MOBI or AZW? I've been converting DOCX files to ePub for edit consolidation, then converting to MOBI or AZW for Kindle reading. Some of the converted EPUB files have <title>Unknown</title>, others have <title>Book Title</title>, others have one of the <h1> or <h2> contents in the <title>. What is generally used to fill this field and/or is there someplace in the Conversion panel I can specify the <heading><title>? OR does it matter at all?

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03-24-2019, 09:55 PM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,584 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@meghane_e - IIRC conversion from DOCX to EPUB will put whatever you have in the Title property of the DOCX (you can enter it on the File tab in Word) into the EPUB <title> in the xhtml pages. BR

03-25-2019, 01:28 PM	#4
meghane_e Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: Kindle	Cool, thank you both!