…While it's usually best not to direct a reader…to leave your app, sometimes you just have to.…Let's take a look at a couple of occasions when that's okay, and how to do it.…I've got a file in the Exercise files for chapter 12 in a…folder called External links, and I'll just open that app.…And I've got a couple of things here.…Now I want to be able to allow people to send me an email, and we've…got an app on the App Store that we want people to be able to get.…
Now, of course, there's no app here, and what I'll…do is I'll direct people to the Adobe Content Viewer.…So, here's what I'm going to do.…I'm going to grab my frame tool, again, and I'm going to just drag…out and draw another empty button in here with nothing in it.…I really enjoy using no fill, no stroke buttons, because they allow you to make…them as big as you want, with…out interfering with anything else on the screen.…So, I'm going to come over to the Buttons and Forms panel.…And we're going to go to URL and this time…we're going to change this to a mail to code.…
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5/22/2015Released
3/12/2014- Creating a folio
- Adding cover images
- Importing articles
- Creating smooth-scrolling articles
- Working with buttons and hyperlinks
- Streaming video
- Adding animation
- Using HTML from the web
- Adding panoramic images and scrolling content
- Building and embedding slideshows
- Planning for other devices
Skill Level Intermediate
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Q: This course was updated on 5/22/2015. What changed?
A: We updated two videos ("Single edition vs. multifolio" and "System requirements") and added three new videos ("What's new: 2015 updates," "Converting InDesign animations to HTML using in5," and "What you should know about building an app").
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Introduction
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Welcome46s
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1. Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) Essential Concepts
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What is DPS?54s
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2. Getting Started
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Creating a DPS workspace2m 21s
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System requirements1m 22s
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3. Folio Basics
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Creating a folio3m 30s
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Adding cover images2m 23s
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4. Article Basics
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Updating an article2m 5s
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Understanding TOC images1m 56s
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5. Working with Buttons
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Supported button actions1m 43s
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Buttons vs. hyperlinks2m 37s
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6. Working with Audio and Video
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Working with audio3m 55s
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Understanding overlays1m 11s
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Streaming video2m 53s
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7. Working with Animation
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8. Working with HTML and Web Content
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Using local HTML content3m 42s
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Using HTML from the web2m 26s
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Adding HTML articles3m 20s
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9. Working with Image-Based Overlays
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Adding a panorama3m 43s
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Working with Pan & Zoom2m 17s
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10. Working with Scrolling Content
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Adding scrolling content5m 30s
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Creating a pull tab5m 11s
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11. Working with Slideshows
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12. Linking and Navigation
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Using the in-app browser4m 31s
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13. Beyond the Basics
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Conclusion
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Next steps55s
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