Creating an ebook in adobe acrobat

Review your selections. To edit the list of folders to be included or excluded, select the folder you want to change and click Remove. Click Build , and then specify the location for the index file. Click Save , and then:. The options and folder selections remain intact. You can click Open Index select the partially finished index, and revise it. If long path names are truncated in the Include These Directories and Exclude These Subdirectories options, hold the pointer over each ellipsis Do Not Include Numbers.

Select this option to exclude all numbers that appear in the document text from the index. Excluding numbers can significantly reduce the size of an index, making searches faster. Select this option if your collection includes PDFs created before Acrobat 2.

Acrobat 2. When this option is not selected, a message appears when you search documents that have changed since the most recent index build. Custom Properties. Use this option to include custom document properties in the index; only custom document properties that already exist in the PDFs you index are indexed.

Type the property, make a selection from the Type menu, and then click Add. These properties appear as a search option in the Search PDF window's additional criteria pop-up menus when you search the resulting index. For example, if you enter the custom property Document Name and choose the string property from the Type menu, a user searching the index can then search within the custom property by selecting Document Name from the Use These Additional Criteria menu. Use this option to include custom XMP fields.

The custom XMP fields are indexed and appear in the additional criteria pop-up menus to be searchable in the selected indexes. Use to exclude specific words maximum from the index search results. Type the word, click Add, and repeat as needed. A stop word can contain up to characters and is case sensitive. Structure Tags. Use this option to make specific leaf-element tag nodes searchable in documents that have a tagged logical structure.

To apply these settings globally to any index you create, you can change the default settings for custom fields, stop words, and tags in the Catalog panel of the Preferences dialog box. It is often a good idea to create a separate ReadMe file and put it in the folder with the index. This ReadMe file can give people details about your index, such as:. A list of the folders containing documents included in a LAN-based index, or a list of the documents included in a disk-based index.

You might also include a brief description of the contents of each folder or document. If a catalog has an especially large number of documents, consider including a table that shows the values assigned to each document. The table can be part of your ReadMe file or a separate document. While you are developing the index, you can use the table to maintain consistency. Locate and select the index definition file PDX for the index, and click Open.

If the index was created with Acrobat 5. In the Index Definition dialog box, make any changes you want, and then click the function you want Acrobat to perform:. Creates a new IDX file with the existing information, and updates it by adding new entries and marking changed or outdated entries as invalid. If you make a large number of changes, or use this option repeatedly instead of creating a new index, search times may increase. You can set preferences for indexing that apply globally to all subsequent indexes you build.

You can override some of these preferences for an individual index by selecting new options during the index-building process. In the Preferences dialog box under Categories , select Catalog. Many of the options are identical to those described for the index-building process. Use the Catalog feature and a catalog batch PDX file. A BPDX file is a text file that contains a list of platform-dependent catalog index file paths and flags.

Do leave a comment here to keep the conversation on…. How interactive can we make a book? For example, could we make an image of a dragon in a childrens e-book pop out if clicked on, or perhaps be able to draw on the pages of a e-coloring book?

Could we potentially get a copy of the finished product? Very interesting and it caught my attention. Bookmarking your article which will probably be my guide. Thank you very much. Cloudi5 Click Here. Also, for the extreme novice, which software should be learned prior to using InDesign? And nice presentation. But I have one doubt again and again. How to make a responsive Ebook without coding. We are revising a massive, multi-chapter handbook for field professionals in early childhood special education to use either online or print out, and we would appreciate your suggestions for the best software in which to create the document.

The handbook is not particularly complicated: One volume of approximately pages will be narrative text with pages that enable users to make notes online. A second volume will be a collection of pdfs and other files for use as reference. Both volumes will contain live links to a variety of web-based resources resource centers, regulations, etc.

An additional challenge is that the document be accessible to the visually impaired—that is, compliant with Section of the Rehabilitation Act of requiring that federal agencies make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.

The handbook sections will be posted for access and download on two websites. Some users will access and use the document on their mobile devices; others will print and keep it in binders as a desk reference and training resource.

The text originates in Microsoft Word, and we originally planned to format the handbook in InDesign, save it as a pdf, create writable pages in Acrobat and add them to the pdf. We also use Captivate extensively for our online course modules and considered creating the handbook in ebook format. This interactive eBook was created for iPad only. Dear Dr. Pooja, Thanks for the videos above. These forms are available on a live website that end user fills up.

We record information like name of person, residence, use drop down eto select certain preferences etc. While creating an eLearning course for my users, i want to provide them an experience by which they should be able to practice filling up this form on a module that is created with captivate on a dummy screen, rather than visiting the live website. Can you guide me regarding the same or let me know a video or some other source where this has been shared.

Thanks in advance for the help. Hi i have an ask for you. Are they joking with me??. Thank you so much. Hi Pooja thank you so much for your e-book guide. Very useful, interesting and inspiring :. Is there any possibility to insert also learning objects? I was just wondering because I am collecting some ideas for an e-book. Hi Pooja, thanks a lot for the prompt reply ; Actually I was planning to create an interactive course of Italian for Japanese people and if the thing goes well… I really hope so….

I would like to present some situations of real life in Italy and explain how to use the language within that situation….. And, at this point 3 option buttons would show up…. I found some websites where you can register and create your own learning objects but I am not sure if you can save them in a format that in-design supports.

Pooja thank you for taking us by the hand and gently leading us through a complex process but making it look simple. Others use the term inspiring…and they are right. I am grateful you are on video as some of the steps were easier than others. It helps to be able to pause or rewind…as I remember to breathe and try again. Thank you for your willingness to patiently teach us. Hi, i have written a book on current affairs of the world, and now wish to publish as ebook.

Yes, you can. You can create an interactive PDF eBook for sure. The biggest question I have is what is the difference between publishing the ebook to DPS versus just exporting it to an epub file? Second, I created a print booklet using indesign, and now it needs to be converted to an interactive ebook. Do I need to recreate the booklet and adjust the set-up for Digital Publishing?

The major differences between DPS versus exporting to epub is, with DPS you will get broad interactivity more user engaging content , mp4 video support, high fidelity output. DPS provides you interactivity and rich media display, eschewing flexibility in display for immersive and engaging design. Whereas EPUB provides you limited interactivity, very less support for video depends on device , and the layout depends on the device. Yes, a print booklet created in Indesign needs to be converted for Digital Publishing, with the use of Folio Overlays Panel in Indesign.

Great tutorials! I have one question: can the video be auto played, so one does not have to press play? Thanks so much. I am representing a publishing company which I have already created the ebooks on an indesign and export it to an epub format. I want to get it animated,can I import indesign or epub format inside the adobe captivate for animation?

I have absolutely no knowledge of coding… will I be able to create an ebook without it? And just to clarify… the resulting ebook can be uploaded to itunes for approval to sell? Hi Dr. I have one question, is there a way for me to upload my ebook to my personal webpage without using Adobe Content Viewer?

Like a HTML for example. Thank you so much! These videos really helped me! What to do? Hi there, 4 questions. Firstly, would exporting your book as an ePub work as well?

Secondly, are there any free alternatives to Adobe Captivate and Animate? Thirdly, can you import 3D models into InDesign? Also, Adobe PDF to eBook conversion doesn't come cheap thus not suitable for small and medium enterprises. We will show how to create an epub from pdf with Adobe Acrobat Alternative firstly. It is equipped with a wealth of features aimed at providing the best user experience and effective service.

With millions of users around the globe using this tool, it is sensible to say PDFelement Pro is a top-rated and indispensable tool for document processing. Launch the PDFelement Pro on your computer. On the welcome page, just click on the " Open " option. Select the respective PDF file from your local folder or, rather, where you have saved the document.

It's that easy! Users can edit, convert, create, sign and perform more functions on their PDFs in a much easier, cheap, and reliable way. The security and quality of your output document are well preserved, a feature that would prove crucial as far as privacy is concerned.