Publish HTML 5 Flipbooks Part 2

Indiana Council for Ellie James, 2017
the Social Studies President

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Let’s look at method
two for making the HTML5

flip book version of an
e-book using anyflip.
For this, we’ll use a

word processor — most
likely ms word.

most word
processors now have a

setting that allows
them to act like primitive

desktop publishing
software. We’ll take

advantage of this
capacity.

You will need to change the
dimensions of your document
in the word processor.

Create a 7” x 7” document.

Set the view in the word processor to the
publishing layout view.

There are many
different versions
and thus
configurations of
Word.
Find page setup.

You are wanting to
change the page size.

Reset your page size to 7 in x 7 in. This
square page will look nice and it will
fit into the anyflip builder template
without distortion. That’s what you
want.

As
you can
see, you don’t
have to be a
power user to
make this

work.

you will With
need to supply these few
adjustments,
a text box in you’re in
order to put business.

in text. but
having done
some desktop
publishing, you
already know

that.

myself, I like to write
in the regular word

processor. Then I copy
and paste into the
desktop publishing
version of a word
document.

That separates the job
of writing and the job

of doing the layout.
Less strain on my brain!
Better results for me.

You should do what works best
for you. Being flexible and
choosing the best path for
yourself is part of achieving
success in these ventures.

I should add, making
your book easy to read
is important. So write
in large font sizes. I
prefer 24 pt. Sort of

the John Hancock
approach, large enough

to be see without eye
glasses.

For cartoon pages such
as this, you can use a
screwy font. It’s
culturally expected.

For regular text on the you want your
page, choose a crisp, readers
clear font. I like
Verdana or Calibra. reading not
squinting!
and remember, go with
a large size font of 18

to 30 pt in size.

These
graphic passage
pages were made in
the fairly cheap

comic life
software

It runs
about $30.00
for either the PC
running windows
or for the Mac.

I save the individual pages of the
graphic passage as .jpg files. I
then put these graphic files into
the word document, one per 7” x

7” page.

All the rest is created within
the publish layout view of the

word processor.

For you, however, it’s
more likely:

1. Pouring text and
images into the

publishing Layout View,

2. Saving the word file
to your hard drive and/or

cloud drive,

3. Converting the word
document to a PDF file,

and 4. uploading that pdf
file into your anyflip
account.

You can include This creates rough but
hyperlinks in the functional multimedia in
word text. They
move over to the your book.
PDF file and into

the flip book.

Your anyflip HTML5 version of the flip book is the
perfect all around version of an e-book. html5

runs on any device with a appropriate (modern)
browser: Windows pc, mac, linux, chromebook,

android device, iOS device, or windows phone

one ebook, the html5 flip book
will run on the all!

What a
solution!

Of added bonus is the That’s
fact your PDF used with something
anyFlip can be used to for later!
create a kindle textbook

on Amazon.

Check back with ICSS
frequently to find

more Teacher Tips for
Indiana social studies

classrooms.

And
remember,
only ices members
can access the ices
Facebook group with
the most recent
listings of workshops
and high level PD
opportunities.

ICss president Ellie James is a brilliant
social studies teacher from central indiana
who has dedicated much time, effort, and
talent to promoting the social studies in our
state.

President elect, Don
Fortner is an award winning
social studies educator for
Northern Indiana. He has
made promoting social
studies in our state a
central part of his career.

h. Robert Brady, ph.d. is an educator with degrees and
experience in special education, teaching social studies in
middle school and high school, and gifted education. He was a
tenure track professor in social studies education and middle
school education at Western Illinois University, an adjunct
professor of educational technology at Anderson University,
Director of various high school magnet programs for the
Indianapolis public schools, IPS supervisor of its virtual high
school and finally director of social studies and world
languages. He holds a ph.D. from Purdue in instructional
design and educational computing. In retirement, he has
become a devout contributor to the open educational
resources movement.

www.indianasocialstudies.net

https://www.adobeconnect.com/crg-pd

Check the ICSS website
to find the links to
recorded sessions of
webinars stored in
Adobeconnect!

Keep an eye on us. We’re now
working on creating a new series
of flex PD sessions. Flexible
presentation means you go on
line and do the PD on your
schedule.