iBook Introduction

This course will teach you everything you need to know to publish interactive iBooks. All you need is an idea, a Mac – and this course. You will learn how to design and create your own iBook including interactive photo galleries, movies, slideshows, 3D objects and more. You will preview your iBook on an iPad and – in a few steps – you are a published author.

This course is the most effective way to get up and running using iBooks Author. You do not need any previous iBooks or desktop publishing experience.

Course Content

Introduction

• The iBooks Interface
• The structure of an iBook

Setting Up Your Book

• Creating your first iBook 
• Setting book and page properties 
• Using templates and layouts 
• Modifying templates and layouts

Creating Pages

• Inputting text 
• Adding images 
• Formatting your content 
• Importing from MS Word/Pages 

Designing Page Layouts

• Writing tools in iBooks Author
• Managing styles 
• Updating text fields 
• Tables and charts

Adding Multimedia Elements

• Adding video and audio 
• Adding a Keynote presentation 
• Adding 3D objects 
• Adding HTML content 

Adding Interactive Elements

• Adding an interactive image
• Creating review quizzes 

Publishing

• Previewing your iBook on an iPad 
• Publishing to the iBookstore 
• Exporting your book 
• Printing your book