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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:
Add a Kindle Interactive TOC with a few clicks. Check out Kindle Create to learn more.
Kindle Create displays your book in three sections: Front Matter, Body, and Back Matter. You can split, merge, or
rearrange chapters as needed. Visit Kindle Create Tutorial for detailed instructions.
PC instructions
- TOC page. Also called an HTML TOC, this is a page at the beginning of your book with links to each chapter.Learn more about creating an HTML TOC in our guide to creating a table of contents with a navigation document
- Kindle Interactive TOC. Also called the NCX, this TOC is displayed in the Kindle menu and can be accessed from anywhere in the book.
You can add a Kindle Interactive TOC using Kindle Create and MS Word
Instructions for creating a Kindle Interactive TOC in Kindle Create
Add a Kindle Interactive TOC with a few clicks. Check out Kindle Create to learn more.
Note: Kindle Create currently supports eBooks written in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Print books are not available in Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, or Tamil.
Opt in to Kindle Create Early Access Beta features for access to Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Marthi, and Gujarati.
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Import unformatted file into Kindle Create
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Insert Kindle Interactive TOC
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Instructions for creating a Kindle Interactive TOC in Word
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Apply chapter styles
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Insert TOC
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Add bookmark
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Mac instructions
Apply chapter styles
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Insert TOC
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Add bookmark
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