iBook Author

Getting Started

All enhanced books created with iBook Author need to start with a template. Apple has six suggested templates.  We have created our own stripped down template based on the golden ratio.  You can download it here.

1. Starting iBooks Author with a template
2. Thumbnail, Outline, Layout Panels
3. Overview of the toolbar
4. Inspector panel
5. Changing page orientation

Setting up a template

1. Inserting pages and navigating the thumbnail & outline view
2. Using rulers and guides

Working with content

1. Inserting and modifying text
2. Inserting text from Microsoft Word
3. Using paragraph styles
4. Inserting a hyperlink
5. Inserting and modifying shapes
6. Inserting and modifying a table
7. Inserting and modifying a pie chart
8. Inserting and modifying an interactive image widget
9. Inserting and modifying a gallery widget
10. Inserting and modifying an HTML widget
11. Inserting and modifying a Keynote widget
12. Inserting and modifying a Media widget
13. Inserting and modifying a 3D widget
14. Inserting and modifying a review widget
15. Arranging object layer order
16. Aligning objects
17. Locking and unlocking objects

Distributing iBooks

1. Emailing an iBook PDF
2. Sharing an iBook with a friend
3. Distributing an iBook on iTunes