This chapter introduces the process of Creating E-Books from your source files as well as giving specific tips that will help you get more out of your E-Book Compiler software.

In my view it is generally best to familiarize yourself with your E-Book Compiler before you start writing your first real E-Books. You could for example, spend a little time working through tutorials or creating simple practice E-Books.

The most common problems are:

1. No index.htm or index.html file: The first page of your e-book (shown initially if using the registered version, or after the cover page if using the unregistered version) must have this name. Check:
   • Click Refresh on the Edit menu, review the list of files, and see if you have accidentally omitted to create this file.
   • Look also in the list of files, and see if you have accidentally named this file something else, like index.htm.doc etc.,
   • Check you have got the right source folder selected, by doing Edit Scan Folder (Edit Scan Directory in older compiler versions).
   
   
2. Missing images and/or broken links
   
   
3. Problems with Next/Previous (etc) - try to use lower case file names, all letters or numbers with no spaces.
   
   
4. Problems with Frames and navigation
   
   
5. If you want an e-book to open web sites inside its own window, you must turn off Automatically open Internet links in a new (Browser) in Edit User Interface, this is especially important if your E-Book uses frames.
   
   
6. CGI forms not operating correctly, try EITHER turning off Automatically open Internet links in a new (Browser) in Edit User Interface, OR inserting TARGET=_blank (preceded by a space) just before the > in the tag However when you get around to creating a real E-Book, in my opinion, it's best to spend as much time as possible preparing and writing your material before starting to work with the compiler. It's hard enough to write, edit, proof-read and format your text, so you don't want to get muddled by trying to compile at the same time!