JM1

Thanks: There were two apparent problems with Merging documents. 1) It appears that I have merge each file separately which is a major PITA with 30 chapters. 2) I could only get through 7 chapters. When I tried to add the eighth, Publisher locked up. Is there any trick when the fie gets large? In regard to import: Does Publishers support tables split cross columns and pages? On a set of 3 column pages, I have a table spanning four pages. On import, in only got a visible table in the center column of the first page and it looks like it goes off the margins.

I have been looking for ways to get off of Adobe for years. It was suggested I try Affinity Publisher. I went to my current book project and exported everything to IDML files (about 30 files, 390pp). Then I went into Publisher and created native files. (I saw a few things that did not import correctly.) How do I combine the chapter files to get the table of contents and page numbering working? I searched for "book" and similar terms but came up with nothing.