You worked really hard crafting that perfect flipbook and you’d like to promote it now. Distribution is just as important as the content itself. So, you may want to try social media and other channels. Keep in mind, email marketing is also worth trying out. If you have a solid list of email addresses, Thunderbird […]
Schools newspapers are a great way to inform and entertain highschool and college communities, but they are often not taken seriously. Perhaps the reason for that is the fact that some school newspapers are indeed amateurish. But they shouldn’t be. With the right team and with the right tools, it’s possible to produce a highly […]
Flipsnack tags have been a part of the editor for a few years now, but they are still a little-known feature for our users. Today’s article will show you how to annotate PDF with interactive tags in various types of flipbooks to enhance the viewing experience for your audience. Tags are meant to provide additional […]
The new editor is packed with lots of new features that will help you greatly while you design catalogs in Flipsnack. This week we released new features that let you select multiple elements in the editor and group them together. By selecting and grouping different elements you can edit, copy, move and delete them as […]
In the context of blended learning and digital classrooms, there’s a growing number of schools that encourage students to build a digital portfolio. There are many ways to do that and various tools that can be used to build a great digital portfolio for students. Student portfolio definition A student portfolio is a collection […]
Static PDFs are alright, but page turning PDFs are better, because they are more interactive and engaging. There are many advantages in using a PDF page turner and we’re going to discuss them. But most importantly, I’ll share with you how to create page turning PDF very easily, in just a few minutes. Benefits […]
Until the personal computer era, all documents were printed and stored in folders on bookshelves. Now, the documents are digitized and so are the folders and the storing space. Everything that used to take up a room’s space can now be saved on a small partition of a hard drive or in cloud, making our […]
As we talked to some of you, we realized there are features that many don’t know about. Sometimes we even get requests for features that are already incorporated into our tool. Flipsnack really is a complex and powerful tool, so it’s not your fault that you didn’t know about all the things that you could […]
Big PDF files can be difficult to work with, especially online: the upload, download and page loading can take a long time. It can be annoying for you and for your PDF viewers, so you should do something about that. The best idea is to make a web-optimized PDF right when you export the file […]
We’ve reached the final chapter of our InDesign tutorials and while mixed emotions challenge us, we are very happy and greatful for your appreciation and we want to thank you for following us. Having said all this, let’s get down to business for the last time in this series. If you want to upload your catalog […]
This is the 5th part of the Indesign tutorial series. So far we’ve talked about preparation, adding elements, creating new pages and about This is the 5th part of the InDesign tutorial series. So far we’ve talked about preparation, adding elements, creating new pages and about cover design. Once you’ve checked that everything is in […]
This is the 4th part of the series named “ How to design a catalog using InDesign”, and it is focused on how to create the front cover, layouts and the back cover. This approach is focused more on design principles. For more technical information check Part 2 – Adding elements Cover The cover […]
If you don’t know from the beginning how many pages your catalog will have, no worries! You can add more sheets at any time. First you have to open the pages panel, which shows how many pages and spreads you are working on. Click the “Window” button from the top bar, and choose “Pages”. When […]
A great thing about InDesign is that you can create a template using shapes, which you can later fill with images and text. First, create an image box, and place it on one of your pages in order to create the desired layout. To add the image box, you have to go to the menu […]
With this blog post we’re starting a series of tutorials for InDesign. I’ll teach you everything you need to know about how to design a catalog using InDesign. When you want to design better, you have to stop using programs like Office and start using programs that are made for design. Using Word for making […]