iBooks Author Essential Training | 3.59 GB

Duration: 6h 3m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 960x540 15fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 1ch

Genre: eLearning | Jul 03, 2012 Updated Feb 18, 2013 | Appropriate for all | Language: English

In this course, author and educator Chris Mattia demonstrates how to use the Apple iBooks Author application to create and publish your own iBook, without extensive design or publishing experience.

Follow along with Chris as he assembles, refines, and publishes a dynamic and engaging iBook for distribution on the iPad using the iBooks app. The course demonstrates the process of adding all of the components of a dynamic iBook, 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 iBook. The course wraps up with a review of the iBookstore publishing process.

Topics include:

* Installing iBooks Author

* Creating a book cover

* Creating pages, chapters, and sections

* Adding visual interest

* Creating a table of contents and a glossary

* Working with templates and placeholders

* Importing text from Pages or Microsoft Word

* Formatting text

* Adding objects such as titles, labels, and captions

* Inserting images

* Adding tables and charts

* Working with widgets such as movies, 3D objects, and interactive images

* Creating review sections with multiple choice and matching questions

* Exporting a book as an iBook, PDF, or text document

* Publishing to the iBookstore