If you’re creating an Adobe Digital Publishing Suite app (iPad only) with folios  that contain sections, such as a newspaper, you can set it up so that users can choose to download only their favorite sections. This is a great way to let readers start using your DPS app quickly, without having to wait for the entire folio to download, and it also saves storage space on their devices.

Section information is specified for articles in the Folio Producer Editor. Then, instead of a Download or Buy button, a View button appears in the iPad viewer library. When it is tapped, the sections available in that issue are displayed. The section cover image is the first page of the first article in each section.

When a user taps the image, all of the articles in that section are downloaded. Any article that has not been specified in a section, like the cover or table of contents, will be downloaded along with the first section selected.

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For more information on adding sections to your folios, see Adobe’s Create Sections page.

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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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