Hyperlink on pages to jump back to table of contents directs to the wrong place

Question

I tried the solution in How do you make a reference from all page numbers to the ToC? to add a link to Table of Contents at each page number. The solution added the links at the page numbers, but directs to the first page of the document, not the Table of Contents. The code I have used:

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\fancyhead[CO]{\hyperref[toc-contents]{\thepage}}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\begin{document}
\frontmatter
Page 1 \newpage 
Page 2 \newpage
\label{toc-contents}
\tableofcontents
\mainmatter
\blinddocument
\end{document}

Any help?

make a complete example. How should we know what is in the rest of your document? — Ulrike Fischer, Jun 11 '21 at 19:08
@UlrikeFischer there are a couple of blank pages between the first page of the document and the table of contents. That's a template for a monograph doc. — Stefani, Jun 11 '21 at 19:13
sorry but without a compilable, complete example I can't help you. — Ulrike Fischer, Jun 11 '21 at 19:15
Useful reference for minimal working example (MWE). In particular, you might be able to add a \section or two, and use lipsum. — Teepeemm, Jun 11 '21 at 20:02
@UlrikeFischer thanks for the reply. Now the code is compilable. — Stefani, Jun 11 '21 at 21:38
well the label is on page one, try with \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\label{toc-contents}} after \begin{document}. — Ulrike Fischer, Jun 11 '21 at 22:08
You could also try \phantomsection before \tableofcontents. Although that might end on up the previous page. — Teepeemm, Jun 11 '21 at 22:34

Simon Dispa · Answer 1 · 2021-06-13T18:27:46.450

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To direct all the links to the TOC attach the label to its title.

It is also necessary to redefine the plain style, used on the first page of the chapters.

Notes.

(1) The solution proposed in how-do-you-make-a-reference-from-all-page-numbers-to-the-toc is not correct. It only works because it puts the TOC as the first page of the document, as you already discover.

(2) To test this solution put \tableofcontents just before \end{document} and compile twice. Now all links will send you to the page #5 (the last).

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
% ***********************************************************

\usepackage{fancyhdr}

\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\fancyhead[C]{\hyperref[toc-contents]\thepage} % all pages <<<
\fancypagestyle{plain}{%redefine \pagestyle{plain} to add the link <<<
    \fancyhf{} 
    \fancyfoot[C]{\hyperref[toc-contents]\thepage} 
    \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
    \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
}%
\pagestyle{fancy}
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{Some title\label{toc-contents}} % label in TOC title<<<<
% ***********************************************************
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{hyperref} % last to load
\begin{document}
    \frontmatter
    Page 1 \newpage 
    Page 2 \newpage
\tableofcontents    
\mainmatter
\blinddocument


\end{document}

edited Jun 13 '21 at 18:27

answered Jun 12 '21 at 13:42

Simon Dispa

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Thanks for the reply. I suppose i have to maintain the \label{toc-contents} before \tableofcontents. Still, the links direct to the first page. – Stefani Jun 13 '21 at 13:51
@Stefani Did you try the code of my answer? The link is to the title of TOC. Never goes to the first page. – Simon Dispa Jun 13 '21 at 14:21
I added your code into the doc template I have to use. The template has many other latex codes, maybe one of those is interfering. – Stefani Jun 13 '21 at 18:17
@Stefani To test put \tableofcontents before \end{document} and compile twice. All links will send you to the last page (#5). – Simon Dispa Jun 13 '21 at 18:23
@Stefani Remember to put hyperref as the last package to load. – Simon Dispa Jun 13 '21 at 18:28

Hyperlink on pages to jump back to table of contents directs to the wrong place

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