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PDF Table of Contents is only generating "Sections" and not the "Pages" in the sections.

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October 14, 2025
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I recently created and generated PDF Output in my robohelp project. I got the TOC going for the PDF, but when I generate the Output for the PDF, only the "Sections" or "Books" appear in the TOC and *not the "Pages" when I view the Output. How do I get the "Pages" or "Topics" that are in my TOC to appear as well?

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Peter Grainge

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I believe this is the structure that you want.

If it is, go to https://www.grainge.org/demos/documentation/Documentation_Demo.zip and a window will open for you to save a demo RoboHelp 2022.6 project.

That has been created using defaults. First generate that to ensure you get the same result. Next, at one point you had a hunch your CSS could be the issue so apply your CSS to see if it makes any difference.

After that, go back to your project with the demo still open and compare every setting.

Let us know how you get on.

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Peter Grainge

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How many pages are there in the PDF?

What does the TOC page numbering say and how many are there in reality?

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Mathematix14Author

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There is a total of 516 pages in my PDF doc. And the TOC lists up to 504 pages. Here is a mock up of what the TOC is displaying in Adobe Acrobat Reader when I generate the output:

There are literaly no "Topics or Pages" being displayed. Just the Sections.

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Mathematix14Author

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While the TOC should ACTUALLY look like this when I generate the output:

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Mathematix14Author

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I have a hunch that my TOC issue is lying somewhere in the HMTL or CSS for my PDF. I found some info in the Adobe Robohelp documentation that kind of pertains to this:

Peter Grainge

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You are showing the TOC but the issue is is not the TOC, at least that what you confirmed earlier. I understood you were seeing the TOC but the body of the PDF does not contain those topics.

Please clarify what the problem is.

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Mathematix14Author

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No, the TOC is what the issue is in my PDF. It's exactly how I explained in my comments above. "Topics" in my TOC are not appearing in Adobe Acrobat, but "Sections" are appearing. It's worth noting as well that I have Sections included in Sections to organize my content in the TOC.

Jeff_Coatsworth

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Just a WAG, but have you tried the sample project to see if it behaves the same?

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Mathematix14Author

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No, I haven't. I'll try that just to see though. Thanks!

Peter Grainge

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I had already suggested that. Did you see some other suggestions I made?

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Peter Grainge

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You haven't said which version of RoboHelp you are using. Please always start a thread with this information. Go to Help > About to get the full version number. I will assume you are using RoboHelp2022.

There are a number of settings that control the appearance of the TOC. You will need to look at https://www.grainge.org/RoboHelp_Tour/rh2022/outputs/pdf_templates.htm. In particular look at Settings > General.

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Hi, Peter. Yep, i'm running version 2022.6.34. While trying to fix my issue, I noticed in the html of my TOC that only the "Book" tags or "Sections" if you will, in my TOC are coming out in Adobe Acrobat once generated. The "Pages or Topics" are not apearing. Question. What is taking hold of the "Pages" in a book TOC?

Peter Grainge

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You're getting the TOC but not the topics?

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