Then select the ‘Objects’ such as buttons, text fields, sliders, Multi-Cell objects or dynamic content which the user will interact with when they are reading the book on their iPad: There are a couple of settings to specify how iBooks Author will display this widget:Īll you need to do now is add the ‘Assets’ you want to include in your widget, such as images, movies etc which you can drag and drop to the ‘Assets’ pane on the left: I particularly like the ‘Panorama’ widget which can take a collection of photos you have taken and turn them into an interactive 360º image which can be rotated with a swipe gesture on the iPad: Once open, you simply select the ‘iBooks Author Widget’ section and choose a template for your HTML widget. Once registered with an Apple ID you will be able to download the iAd Producer app to your mac. So, let’s take a look at how this is done.įirstly, you’ll need to register as an Apple Developer, which is free. “iAd Producer automatically manages the HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript behind your iAd to make creating beautiful, motion-rich iAd content as easy as point and click.” Now that task is performed for you by iAd Producer, all you have to do is provide the content and to quote Apple: In other words, you can now easily create HTML interactive widgets to use with the multi-touch books that you create in iBooks Author!įor those of you that have used iBooks Author or read a multi-touch iBook on your iPad, you’ll know how great interactive widgets are, however HTML widgets require someone having to create the HTML code. Version 4.0 brings a super feature to this application which now provides you with the option to create iBooks Author widgets for use with iBooks Author projects.
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What I’d like to bring to everyone’s attention in this blog is the recent update to iAd Producer.
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There are also simulation tools available for Mac and iOS devices to preview your created iAd.
It provides a single-window interface for viewing and editing layouts and settings with project templates loaded with pre-built structures including banners, splash pages, and menus. IAd Producer supports HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript standards for creating these iAds with a very intuitive user interface so that coding is not mandatory. Self explanatory therefore that iAd Producer allows developers to create these iAds! Now, firstly, you may want to know what an iAd is! Well, an iAd is a mobile advertising platform that Apple created for its iOS devices so that developers can embed advertisements directly into their apps. The topic of my blog this week will be about a fantastic piece of software called iAd Producer.
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