Take into account alternate layouts when generating / updating tables of contents
Create a (say) 20-page A4 document with a table of contents (sections, subsections and whatever).
Then create an alternate layout of this document, for an A5 paper size. This should make the A5 version about 40 pages long.
We can create and update the table of contents for the A4 layout, but we cannot specify a 2nd ToC for the A5 layout, that takes into account the page numbers, as they are adjusted in the alternate layout(s). If we link the A4 ToC to the A5 layout, its contents will display the pagination of the A4 version.
In my current case, my master layout is A5 landscape with extra blank pages for correct content siding, while my alternate layout is ePub without these blank pages. While in ePub pages don't matter, I would like to have a browsable (tappable) index of sections at the beginning of the document.
In other cases, I am creating A4 and A5 versions of the same content. I would like to be able to have their respective ToC show the correct page numbers for each layout. Right now I have not found a way to do this, other than creating and updating all ToC manually for each alternate layout.
Trian Karayiannis
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Spencer Bailey
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I have this exact same problem. It's honestly a pain to work with alternate layouts, it's a great idea, but it just makes no sense to me how Adobe decided to execute it.
Has this been fixed in 2023? If so could someone please explain how to do it because I can't find much other information on it.