Planning for and knowing where assets such as images, audio, and video files are going to be stored is an essential first step in building an Adobe Digital Publishing Suite app.

Before creating documents, set up a folder to store these assets. links-folderTo avoid breaking links, it’s best not to move image or overlay assets after they’ve been placed in the InDesign document. If you move assets for some reason, check the following locations to make sure all of the links are intact:

  • If assets are moved to a different location, they need to be updated in the Links panel, just as they would for a print publication.
  • If audio skins, panoramas, and image sequences are moved, they will need to be relinked in the Folio Overlays panel. Note that there is now a warning icon that will indicate missing overlay assets to help you keep on eye on this. If the links are not updated to a new location, an error message will result when the article is updated in the Folio Builder panel.

After new links are established, the article should be updated in the Folio Builder panel, since they represent a modification to the file structure.

See Technology for Publishing’s DPS Tip: Importing Articles for more information regarding the importance of folder structure.

Check out TFP’s DPSCreate™ Handbook or DPS Create™ App for more details about building interactive iPad apps.

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Note: Information contained in this post is current as of DPS v30. Visit the Technology for Publishing blog at www.tech4pub.com/tag/dps-version-update/ for the latest info on Adobe software releases and functionality.

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Monica Murphy
Monica Murphy has worked in the publishing industry for over 30 years supporting publishing operations of various sizes. In her role as Technical Product Manager for Technology for Publishing, she shares her publishing application expertise supporting a broad range of publishing clients in InDesign best practices, cross-platform content workflows, and InDesign Template strategies. Her weekly tip and blog posts have a committed following in the InDesign community, and as a long-time participant in the InDesign pre-release community, she regularly analyzes and provides feedback for upcoming features. Monica manages the authoring and publication of Technology for Publishing’s handbooks on InDesign, InCopy, and other associated titles.
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