Adobe Digital Publishing Suite with InDesign

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The Adobe Digital Publishing Suite family is the professional standard for developing and publishing apps for iPad and other tablets. Learn to create a dynamic apps with inDesign using DPS for all leading tablets and smartphones. Build more dynamic reading with video, sounds and interactivity. Attract new readers and tap into new revenue streams using Digital Publishing Suite Single User Edition, Professional Edition or Enterprise Edition.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended to for individuals and organizations who want to be able to create publications for mobile devices including tablets like the iPad mini/iPad/Retina iPad, Kindle Fire/Nook, iPhone, or Android 10″. Participants learn to create an InDesign document optimized for export for these different devices.

Prerequisites

Course Outline

Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: The Future of Publishing

  • Single, Professional and Enterprise Workflows
  • Differences between iOS and Android viewers
  • Understanding DPS Account Roles
  • Using Adobe ID for Digital Publishing
  • Digital Publishing Suite Pricing Options
  • Prerequisites & System Requirements
  • Installing Digital Publishing Tools
  • Digital Publishing Suite Resources

Lesson 2: Document Design

  • Consider Digital “Page” Orientation
  • Smooth Scroll Articles
  • Swipe Articles Horizontally
  • Snap to Page Articles
  • Pinch and Zoom for Articles

Lesson 3: Creating Documents

  • Guidelines for Creating Documents
  • Understanding DPS Tool Versions
  • Differences Between PDF and JPG/PNG Image Format for DPS
  • Documents with Horizontal and Vertical Orientation
  • Snap to Page Document
  • Smooth Scrolling Articles
  • Documents for Multiple Devices
  • Documents for the Retina iPad
  • Content for the iPhone
  • Folder Structure for Importing Articles
  • Folders for Imported Articles
  • Source Documents in CS6
  • Source Documents in CS5 or CS5.5
  • Creating a New DPS Document
  • Overview of Liquid Layouts and Alternative Layouts
  • Understanding Liquid Layouts Rules
  • Using the Page Tool and Liquid Layout
  • Liquid Page Rule as Object-based
  • Liquid Page Rule as Guide-based
  • Liquid Page Rule as Re-center or Scale
  • Liquid Page Rule Controlled from the Master Page
  • Alternative Layouts
  • Text Frame Options with Flexible Widths
  • Utilizing Flexible Width
  • Working in a Split Layout View
  • Auto Size Text Frames
  • Place and Link Objects
  • Web Content Overlays- HTML Animation Using Adobe Edge

Lesson 4: Interactivity

  • Explore Methods to Create Overlays
  • Identify Supported and Unsupported Interactivity Features
  • Best Practices for Creating Overlays
  • Folio Overlays Panel Basics

Lesson 5: Buttons and Hyperlink Overlays

  • Review the Supported and UnSupported Interactive Features
  • Links Using the Buttons Panel
  • Links Using the Hyperlinks Panel
  • Links to Other Articles
  • navto Hyperlinks for HTML Articles
  • Assets in the HTML Resources Folder
  • Links to External Apps and Services
  • Control the Appearance of Hyperlinks and Slideshows in the Viewer

Lesson 6: Slideshow Overlays

  • Multistate Object
  • Slideshow Overlay Settings

Lesson 7: Image Sequence Overlays

  • Image Sequence Overlay
  • Image Sequence Settings

Lesson 8: Audio and VIdeo Overlays

  • Audio and Video Formats
  • Placing an Audio File into an Article
  • Adding a Progressive Playback Skin
  • Audio Overlay Settings
  • Placing an Video File into an Article
  • Video Overlay Settings
  • Specifying a Poster Frame

Lesson 9: Panorama Overlay

  • Panorama File
  • Panorama Overlay Settings
  • Creating a Panorama FIle with 3rd Party App

Lesson 10: Pan and Zoom Overlays

  • Large Dimension Image File
  • Pan and Zoom Overlay Settings

Lesson 11: Scrollable Frames and Interactive Overlays

  • Simple Image and Text Frames
  • Simple Scrollable Image Frame Usine “Paste Into”
  • Simple Scrollable Text Frame
  • Scrollable Frames with Multiple Objects
  • Nesting Interactive Overlays
  • Interactive Overlay Functions to Scrollable Frame Content

Lesson 12: Web Content Overlays

  • Web Content to an Article Page
  • “Local” HTML Web Content
  • “Twitter” Feed
  • Web Content Overlay Settings
  • “Insert HTML…”

Lesson 13: Nesting Interactive Overlays

  • Nested Interactive Overlays with Pan & Zoom
  • Scrolling Frame Trick with Trays
  • Nested Interactive Overlays with Slideshows
  • Nested Interactive Overlays with Scrollable Frames
  • Buttons with Multiple Actions

Lesson 14: Adding Interactivity an Overview of New Apps

  • Adding Animation and Interactivity
  • Using Edge with inDesign
  • Using Muse with inDesign

Lesson 15: Creating Folios

  • Exploring the Folio Builder Panel
  • Sign into Folio Builder Panel
  • Create a Folio
  • Folio Properties
  • Offline Folio
  • Sharing and Deleting Folios

Lesson 16: Creating Articles and Layouts

  • Create an Article from an Open Document
  • Add a Layout to an Article
  • Structuring Folders for Imported Articles
  • Importing a Folder of InDesign Documents
  • Import an HTML Article

Lesson 17: Managing Articles with Folio Builder

  • Add and Change Article Properties
  • Edit and Update an Article
  • Copy an Article to Another Folio
  • Rename and Delete an Article
  • Change the Order of Articles
  • Relink Articles to the Source Files

Lesson 18: Managing Articles with DPS Dashboard Folio Producer

  • DPS “Single Edition” Features
  • Publishing Overview
  • Digital Publishing Suite Dashboard
  • Folio Producer Organizer
  • Change Folio Publishing Settings
  • Folio Producer– Editor
  • Content Order in a Folio and Sharing Articles Between Folios
  • Importing HTML Resources

Lesson 19: Preview Folios and Articles

  • Using the Desktop Viewer to Preview Content
  • Offline Folios
  • Preview Folios on iPad or iPhone
  • Navigate Using the Viewer
  • Using the Android Viewer to Preview Content
  • Use Preview on Device: Generic App
  • Use Preview on Device: Custom App

Lesson 20: Single Folio Viewer App

  • Export Folios for Single Folio Viewer
  • Download and Test the Viewer App
  • Submit and Manage the Viewer App

Lesson 21: Viewer Builder

  • Checklist for Multi-Folio Viewer for iPad and IPhone
  • Checklist for Multi-Folio Viewer fo Android and Amazon
  • Create a Custom Viewer App for the iPad and iPhone
  • Viewer Details Panel
  • Entitlement Details Panel (Enterprise)
  • Subscription Details Panel
  • Icons and Splash Screen Panel
  • Newsstand
  • Navigation Toolbar Panel (Enterprise)
  • Social Sharing
  • Provisioning Panel
  • Build Details Panel
  • Downloading and Testing the Viewer App
  • Submitting and Managing the Viewer App

Lesson 22: Create a Custom Viewer App for Android and Amazon Fire Devices

  • Checklist for Custom Viewer App for Amazon Appstore
  • Workflow Checklist
  • Create a Custom Viewer App for Android Devices
  • Entitlement Details (Enterprise)
  • Subscription Details
  • Icons and Splash Screen Panel
  • Navigation Toolbar Panel (Enterprise)
  • Provisioning Panel
  • Build Details Panel
  • Download and Test the Android Viewer App

Lesson 23: Analytics Service

  • Analytics for Professional & Enterprise
  • SiteCatalyst Overview for Professional & Enterprise

Lesson 24: Developer Program

  • iOS Publishing for Professional and Enterprise App
  • iOS Publishing for Single Edition App
  • Android Publishing Professional and Enterprise App
  • Amazon Publishing Professional and Enterprise App

Lesson 25: Troubleshooting

  • Installation issues
  • Troubleshoot Adobe Content Viewer and custom viewer apps
  • Troubleshoot Content Bundler
  • Other Tips from the Instructor