2013
Lynda
Chris Mattia
6:03
English
In this course, author and educator Chris Mattia demonstrates how to use the Apple iBooks Author application to create and publish your own ebook, without extensive design or publishing experience.
Follow along with Chris as he assembles, refines, and publishes a dynamic and engaging ebook for distribution on the iPad using the iBooks app. The course demonstrates the process of adding all of the components of a dynamic ebook, including engaging text, images, audio, video, 3D models, and dynamic web content. It also shows how to customize the iBooks Author interface and leverage built-in templates to produce a beautifully designed and polished ebook. The course wraps up with a review of the iBookstore publishing process.
Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Getting Started
Installing iBooks Author
Installing iBooks on an iPad
Creating a new document
Understanding the interface
Creating a book cover
Adding an intro video
Creating chapters
Creating sections
Creating pages
Adding visual interest
Customizing the table of contents
Creating a glossary
Previewing your work on an iPad
2. Working with Templates
Understanding templates
Creating a blank layout
Modifying existing layouts
Creating a custom layout
Defining placeholder media
Defining placeholder text
Adding auto-updating text
Creating a photo collage layout
Sharing a custom template
Creating a portrait-only book
3. Adding Text
Dragging and dropping plain text
Inserting text from Pages
Inserting text from Microsoft Word
Creating linked text boxes
4. Formatting Text
Understanding how to format text
Formatting text
Creating lists
Creating custom styles
Controlling tabs
More on text control
Embedding equations with LaTeX
Embedding equations with MathType
5. Working with Objects
Understanding objects
Adding objects
Manipulating objects on a page
Layering objects together
Changing an object's appearance
Adding titles, labels, captions, and descriptions
Adding accessibility text to objects
6. Working with Images
Adding images
Removing parts of photos with Instant Alpha
Cropping and masking images
Controlling image settings
Spanning an image across two pages
7. Working with Shapes
Understanding shapes
Adding shapes
Editing shapes
Drawing shapes
Creating a custom shape mask
8. Working with Tables
Understanding tables
Creating tables
Adding and importing data into tables
Formatting table cells and data
Performing calculations
Using conditional formatting
Sorting table data
Adding a custom table description
9. Working with Charts
Understanding charts
Adding charts
Editing chart data
Formatting charts
Changing the chart type
Adding chart descriptions
10. Working with Widgets
Understanding widgets
Creating an image gallery
Adding a movie
Adding a Keynote presentation
Adding a 3D object
Adding an interactive image
dding custom HTML
Creating a scrolling sidebar
Creating a popover effect
11. Creating Review Sections
Understanding review questions
Adding a review section
Creating multiple-choice questions
Creating matching questions
12. Exporting the Book
Preflighting on an iPad
Exporting a book in iBooks format
Exporting a book as a PDF
Exporting a book as a text document
Emailing a book
Getting ready to publish to the iBookstore
Publishing to the iBookstore
Conclusion
Goodbye
Download File Size:3.03 GB
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