Overview
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Learn to create interactive fixed-layout EPUBs in InDesign CC, and preserve your design's integrity across multiple browsers and ereaders.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- What you should know before watching this course
- Comparing fixed-layout EPUBs to flowable EPUBs
- Exploring fixed-layout EPUBs on the Kobo and the iPad
- Understanding the format's unique features and challenges
- Taking a look at the files inside a fixed-layout EPUB
- Assembling your toolset
- Exporting the existing layout to preview any problems quickly
- Understanding how InDesign converts graphic content
- Understanding how InDesign converts live text
- Checking your fonts for EPUB readiness and embedding privileges
- Working with Typekit desktop fonts
- Learning which typographical attributes are supported
- Creating and optimizing a cover image
- Creating a navigational table of contents (TOC)
- Using bookmarks instead of a TOC style for navigation
- Interactivity and rich media overview
- Using the new EPUB Interactivity Preview panel
- Adding hyperlinks and cross-references
- Animating objects with the Animation panel
- Managing the sequence of multiple animations
- Creating buttons that trigger actions
- Adding pop-ups with Hide/Show buttons
- Creating slideshows with multistate objects
- Adding animations from Adobe Edge Animate
- Converting rich media files with Adobe Media Encoder
- Adding video and sound files
- Choosing Options in the General section
- Understanding Spread Control options
- Reviewing options in the Conversion, CSS, and JavaScript tabs
- Entering metadata
- Adding apps to preview the EPUB
- Devices and software that support the fixed-layout EPUB
- Using Dropbox to proof ebooks
- Adding the EPUB to a Kobo ereader
- Previewing on the desktop with the Readium browser extension
- Validating the EPUB
- Editing EPUBs: Tools and techniques
- Making a dual-orientation ebook for the iPad
- Linking to videos instead of embedding them
- Customizing the navigational TOC
- Resources and next steps
