EXP FlippingBook Guide

FLIPPINGBOOK GUIDE

six reasons to host your publication on flippingbook

1. Effortless publishing Putting your publication online takes several minutes, and you don’t need to set up servers or look for third-party hosting for it. Once it’s online, you get a direct link to the flippingbook that you can immediately share with the audience. A great solution if you need to publish and update your documents pretty often and want to avoid fiddling with server settings, lengthy authorization process and coming up with the URLs for the documents.

2. Automatic updates for compatibility with new technologies FlippingBook closely watches over the changes and updates in the world of browsers and mobile devices. So once a new iPhone or a Chrome version comes out, they automatically update all your publications hosted on Cloud and make sure they stay compatible and look good. No need to re-upload anything manually.

3. Back-up available All your flipbooks are safe and sound on the Cloud. Even if your computer crashes or an employee in charge of FlippingBook leaves, you can re-install FlippingBook Publisher and get access to all the current online publications. No need to re-publish anything and all the links stay the same.

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4. Wordpress embedding Wordpress is a great environment for quickly developing a professional-looking website. However, since Wordpress is a hosted environment, it is not possible to upload your flipbooks to Wordpress. But with our Wordpress plugin, it becomes a child’s play to embed your flipbooks into your WordPress site. Your FlippingBook appears like it’s a native part of your page, providing a seamless experience for your viewers and subscribers. 5. Customizable domain name Standard links to your publications on FlippingBook Cloud look something like this: https://user- BFzY3Fl.cld.bz, which is okay if you plan to embed the publication into your website and not share it directly. But if you need professional appearance, you can easily customize the link to something like https://yourcompany.cld.bz 6. Bookshelves You can create collections of flipbooks that have a common subject or intended audience. The complete collection can be easily shared with your audience to give them instant access to everything that interests them.

Video: Why FlippingBook?

Creating your first flippingbook publication

Step 1. Import PDF files into FlippingBook Publisher First, we need to import PDF files into FlippingBook Publisher. Note that FlippingBook Publisher is not a content creation tool where you start with a blank page and then add elements. We convert existing PDF documents to flipbooks. If your content is not in PDF format you can easily convert it to PDF. To convert your PDF to a flipbook: • Click Import Files and choose the files you want to import.

• Click on the Start button. The file import will start automatically. • Wait until the process bar reaches the end and your flipbook is opened in the main editor. Step 2. Design your Publication Now you can design/customize the way your publication will appear. There are lots of options, but for now, we will just change the skin to our baseline EXP flippingbook document.

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Publication name can be changed here

White EXP logo PNG file should be uploaded here After logo file is selected the first time, the logo file location will appear in the editor page for immediate use Publication skin and additional colors settings remain at default

Insert website link

• Video: How to create a table of contents for your publication

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FlippingBook Online turns PDFs into online flipbooks. But what if your content is not in PDF format yet? What about Microsoft Office documents, Google docs, images? In that case, you will need to turn it into PDF format first. Once you have converted your documents to PDF, batch conversion to FlippingBook can be achieved.

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• Video: Create your first online publication with FlippingBook Publisher

RELATED INFORMATION + LINKS | “GETTING STARTED”

• How to change the background image? • Changing the publication interface

• Video: How to embed links into FlippingBook publication? • How to create a settings template?

• How to change the menu bars? • Working with Content Editor

managing pages in your publication

Adding more pages Most of the time your flipbooks are made from a single PDF-file, but sometimes you may want to add some additional pages afteward or edit select pages within the document. Here’s how it could be done: • Open your project and click on the Pages tab • Go to the page before which you want to insert your new pages • Right-click, select Import and Insert Pages Before Selected

Replacing the existing pages If you updated your source PDF and replaced just a single page (or a few pages) then you probably don’t want to create a completely new project in FlippingBook Publisher – especially if you have made a lot of customizations. In this case, it is possible just to replace the existing pages. • Go to the Pages tab • Right-click on the miniature preview of the page that you want to replace (or use Ctrl button to select multiple pages) • From the pop-up menu, select Import and Re-import selected page(s)

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• Video: How to adjust publications to your company’s brand

RELATED INFORMATION + LINKS | “managing pages in your publication”

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Importing your documents Importing photos and pictures

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How can I add sound to my publication? Tips and tricks in the Content Editor How to create a table of contents?

• Importing MS Office and other documents • Advanced import options • How do I manage pages of my publication? • Customizing your publication skin • How do I create links using FlippingBook Publisher?

• How to adjust publication to your company’s brand in FlippingBook Publisher? • How to create hardcover publications?

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• Video: How to embed videos into a FlippingBook publication

• Video: How to embed links into a FlippingBook publication

• Video: How to embed publications into your WordPress website

• Video: Embedded images, slide mode, page numbering

RELATED INFORMATION + LINKS | “how to embed videos + links”

• How do I embed a video in my publication? • How do I embed pop-up images in my publication? • How to embed a publication into your own website? • Embedding your publications into WordPress •

Embedding FlippingBook Publisher publications in Sharepoint Online • How to design your publications for embedding • Advanced Embedding Options • Embedded publications on mobile devices

Uploading + Sharing

Step 1. Upload to FlippingBook Cloud The next step is to get your publication online, so you can share it with your audience. The easiest way to do that is to upload it to FlippingBook Cloud:

• Choose the Upload Publication button

• Click Start. The publication will be uploaded automatically. Wait until the process is finished and you see this window:

• Click the Browser icon to view the online version of your publication in a browser.

Any time your publication is edited and saved over, your link remains the same. There is no need to redistribute new links to recipients.

Step 2. Share your Publication When you have successfully uploaded a publication to Cloud, you can share it with your readers. If you have not closed the Share window yet, then just copy the direct link to your flipbook to send it to your readers. You can also share your publication to different social networks. Just click the button for the social network you want to use in the bottom menu bar to share your book there.

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• Video: Reaching your audience

RELATED INFORMATION + LINKS | “Uploading + SHARING”

• How to install the FlippingBook WordPress plugin to your WordPress website? • Sharing via email • Sharing your publications via social networks • The preview image is not loading when a publication is shared on social networks

• How do I distribute a bookshelf? • How do I protect my publications? • Setting up publications to show up only on specific sites

faq + other helpful resources

statistics

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Working with Google Analytics How do I set up Google Analytics for my publication? How to view the most common statistics for your publications?

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What stats can I track in Google Analytics?

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publishing

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Uploading your publications to FlippingBook Cloud Working with FlippingBook Cloud Changing your FlippingBook Cloud subdomain Uploading publications to your servers

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Uploading publications to your server via SFTP Selling flipbooks on Shopify How to create a publication for offline usage

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Working with collections

other helpful resources

EXP’s FlippingBook administrator is Anna DeCarlo

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Contact FlippingBook

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Legacy products guide

Full 184 page FlippingBook Publisher user guide

FlippingBook Youtube channel

anna.decarlo@exp.com

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