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A  checkbox,  +ck  it  when  you  understand  itTIP  -­‐  Look  out  for  these  invaluable  +ps

Quick-­‐start  for  iBooks  Author

Electronic  Booksin  educa+on

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Things  to  consider

Before  you  commence  work  with  iBooks  Author  it’s  worth  knowingits  strengths  and  its  limita+ons:

IBA  can  only  be  used  with  a  Mac  running  10.7,  OS  X  Lion  or  later.

IBA  publishes  files  called  .ibooks.  This  file  type  is  also  known  asiBooks  textbooks  (it  is  closely  related  to  .ePub  version  3).

The  ibooks  format  can  only  be  opened  with  version  2  of  iBooks  on  the  iPad.

TIP:  iBooks  on  the  iPhone/iPod  is  not  quite  the  same  as  iBooks  on  your  iPad.  Only  the  iPad  version  opens  iBooks  textbooks

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Things  to  consider...

iBooks  textbooks  are  perfect  for  crea+ng  interac+ve,  media  rich  books.

As  a  study  aid  there  is  no  beVer  format  for  illustra+ng  facts  in  a  meaningful  way.

You  can  distribute  your  book  internally  to  your  students  and  colleagues  or  you  may  choose  to  publish  it  to  the  iTunes  Bookstore.  It’s  up  to  you  if  you  want  to  charge.

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Ge\ng  started:Not  necessarily  in  this  order...  you  can  preview  your  book  at  any  +me!

Choose  a  templateWorking  with  Apple  templates  is  a  great  way  to  get  started.  In  the  case  of  IBA  it’s  the  only  way  to  get  going.  But  I  would  recommend  that  you  try  to  deviate  away  from  the  template  as  best  as  you  can  as  many  books  will  start  to  look  similar!

Add  your  contentAdding  content  to  your  book  is  the  fun  part.  Use  Text  boxes,  add  widgets,  photographs,  videos  tables  and  charts.  If  you  have  a  Pages,  Text  or  Word  document  you  can  just  drag  the  document  onto  a  page.

Create  glossary  entriesIden+fy  words  you  want  linked  to  a  defini+on  in  the  glossary  (every  template  includes  a  glossary).  You  can  add  text  or  media  to  the  defini+ons.

Preview  your  bookWhen  your  content  is  complete,  preview  your  book  on  an  iPad.

Share  your  bookExport  your  book  and  distribute  it  yourself,  or  submit  it  to  the  iBookstore  and  request  for  it  to  be  published  and  made  available  to  the  public.

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The  Sidebar:Pull  this  small  handle  down  to  reveal  the  Template  layout.

•Double  click  the  ‘Book  Title’  to  add  your  own  Title.

•Intro  media  can  hold  a  short  video  which  the  reader  will  see  as  soon  as  the  book  is  opened.

•As  you  add  names  to  your  chapters  and  sec+ons  theTable  of  Contents  will  build  itself

TIP:  Click  on  the  View  menu,  Show  Glossary  Toolbar.To  add  a  word  to  your  Glossary  just  highlight  the  word  and  click  Add  Term

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Previewing  your  book  on  the  iPad

You  can  preview  your  en+re  book  or  just  a  chapter  at  any  +me.  

By  default,  iBooks  Author  previews  the  en+re  book.TIP:  To  change  this  se\ng  so  that  iBooks  Author  previews  the  current  chapter,  choose  

iBooks  Author  >  Preferences,  click  General,  and  select  “Preview  only  the  current  sec+on.”  Now  you  can  preview  the  current  chapter  by  clicking  Preview  in  the  toolbar.

1.Connect  you  iPad  to  your  Mac

2.Make  sure  that  iBooks  is  open  on  your  iPad

3.In  IBA  click  the  preview  buVon  in  the  Toolbar  or  choose  File  Preview

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