2014
Lynda
Anne-Marie Concepción
3:18
English

Join author Anne-Marie Concepción, as she shows how to create fixed-width EPUBs to sell in the iBookstore. The course explores the fixed-layout EPUB format and files, providing a quick-start EPUB template to download, examine, and use to build simple fixed-layout files right away. The course explains how to get content from PDFs and InDesign files into an EPUB, demonstrates editing for fixed-layout settings, and covers modifying CSS to position content and proofing an EPUB on the iPad.

Introduction
Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files
1. Overview of the Fixed-Layout EPUB Format
Comparing the looks of fixed vs. flowable EPUBs
Evaluating the advantages and challenges of fixed vs. flowable EPUBs
Understanding the parts of a fixed-layout EPUB
Deciding on a production workflow
2. Starting from Scratch
Preparing images
Writing text
Using a template for a quick start
3. Starting with a PDF
Exporting pages as JPEGs with Acrobat Pro
Extracting images with Acrobat Pro
Extracting images with Adobe Reader
Extracting text
4. Starting with an InDesign File, CC 9.2 or Earlier
Manual vs. add-ons
Using layers to isolate text
Exporting page backgrounds
Exporting images
Retaining special effects in images
Extracting text content and format
Extracting text block positioning
Exporting to single-page HTML files
Using add-ons to automate FLE export
5. Starting with an InDesign CC 2014 File
Preparing the file
Export options
Examining the HTML
6. Editing CSS for Precise Positioning
Positioning images and text via CSS
Embedding fonts
Making images span a two-page spread
Creating text wraps
7. Proofing
Converting expanded files back to an EPUB package
Validating the EPUB
Live proofing on the iPad
Conclusion
Next steps

Download File Size:1.72 GB

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