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April 24, 2020
Question

InDesign ePub not opening on first page

  • April 24, 2020
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I'm using InDesign to publish an eBook, so I'm trying to create a reflowable ePub. However, it keeps opening on page 233 (317 pages total). I'd like the ePub to open on page 1. 

 

I noticed someone posted about this in 2019, but I tried the recommended step and it didn't work. (Also, when I save any other way for navigation, the chapters don't start on new pages.)

(https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/epub-opening-page/td-p/10461889?page=1

 

I've tried saving the file under a different name and deleting it and re-saving it.

 

All of pages I want in the ePub are saved as articles and in the right order. I am saving it as a Reflowable ePub.

 

Settings:

GENERAL

Version EPUB 3.0

Navigation TOC Multi Level (TOC Style)

TOC Style [Default]

Content order Same as Articles Panel

Split Document checked: Single Paragraph Style (Anthology: Headings: TOC Heading)

 

TEXT

Footnotes placement Inside a Pop-up

Lists:

Bullets Map to Unordered Lists

Numbers Map to Ordered Lists

 

OBJECT

Preserve Appearance from Layout checked

CSS Size Relative to Text Flow

Layout Align Centre

Ignore Object Export Settings NOT checked

 

CONVERSION SETTINGS

Format Automatic

Resolution 300 PPI

JPEG Options:

Format Method Progressive

Image Quality Maximum

GIF Options:

Palette Adaptive (no dither)

 

HTML & CSS

Include classes in HTML checked

Generate CSS checked

Preserve Local Overrides checked

Include Embeddable Fonts checked

 

JAVASCRIPT

Blank

 

Metadata

Title, Creator and Publisher filled in and Identified left as it was.

 

Does anyone know how to fix this? Would really appreciate your help. 

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3 replies

Inspiring
August 9, 2021

I was having same issue and it took awhile to fix.

My first bookmark was "Foreword" on page 5

Added a new bookmark for page 1 (Book Title)

Remade epub and problem fixed.

The epub  seems to determine its opening jump location to the first bookmark.

 

Seems so obvious now!!!!

Participant
June 25, 2020

I'm having a similar issue. Every time I re-export an updated version of my reflowable EPUB, it opens on page 3 (I'm viewing it in iBooks). Even if I rename the file, change the identifier, or delete the old file before exporting, it still opens the new file at page 3. If I go deeper into the EPUB and close it on page 20, upon eporting again it still opens on page 3. 

 

I'm going insane. Please send help. 

BobLevine
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 24, 2020

Not in InDesign issue. Many epub readers will remember what page you closed the file on.