Add to index/contents list in Mobi?

Sissinghurst · 01-06-2019, 08:17 AM

Is it possible to add to the index in a mobi format book? (or I could convert it to azw3 I guess as it's to be read in a Kindle). There is a long contents list near the start of the book which is clickable, but none of the chapters appear in the 'go to' menu in the Kindle. That just lists other parts of the book like the introduction, main book and appendices. How can I get these chapters into that menu via Calibre?

Sissinghurst · 01-06-2019, 08:26 AM

An old posts says it's in Tools, but where the heck is Tools now? There isn't anything called either tools or table of contents under Preferences.

kovidgoyal · 01-06-2019, 10:53 AM

do a mobi to mobi conversion and use the option under the table of contents section of the conversion dialog to generate the table of contents from links in the book. Or convert to azw3 and use the table of content editor in the edit book tool to create the toc manually.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/con...le-of-contents

Sissinghurst · 01-06-2019, 12:04 PM

Thank you very much.

I've now created the contents list I wanted in azw3, and it is working on the Kindle.

01-06-2019, 08:17 AM	#1
Sissinghurst Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: UK Device: Kindle	Add to index/contents list in Mobi? Is it possible to add to the index in a mobi format book? (or I could convert it to azw3 I guess as it's to be read in a Kindle). There is a long contents list near the start of the book which is clickable, but none of the chapters appear in the 'go to' menu in the Kindle. That just lists other parts of the book like the introduction, main book and appendices. How can I get these chapters into that menu via Calibre?

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01-06-2019, 08:26 AM	#2
Sissinghurst Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: UK Device: Kindle	An old posts says it's in Tools, but where the heck is Tools now? There isn't anything called either tools or table of contents under Preferences.

01-06-2019, 10:53 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	do a mobi to mobi conversion and use the option under the table of contents section of the conversion dialog to generate the table of contents from links in the book. Or convert to azw3 and use the table of content editor in the edit book tool to create the toc manually. https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/con...le-of-contents

01-06-2019, 12:04 PM	#4
Sissinghurst Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: UK Device: Kindle	Thank you very much. I've now created the contents list I wanted in azw3, and it is working on the Kindle.

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