http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/RSS.ashxiPaper Quick Guide PagesFri, 11 Sep 2009 21:54:03 +0200http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=1http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=1iPaper Admin Guide 2.02009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=2http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=2What is an iPaper? iPaper lets you publish your brochures, catalogs and other printed material on the internet. Your content is presented in a nice and reader – friendly way that makes it easier for the reader to find his or her way around the material. Today, most companies choose PDF based solutions. The drawback in this connection is relatively poor readability and static product. An iPaper solution of the brochure facilitates a much nicer presentation along with a number of other valuable functions. Additional Functionality (Add-on Modules) • • • • • • • • • • • • • News ticker – A News Ticker can be inserted at the top of your iPaper. The News Ticker will switch between various headlines and associated links. Archive – This allows you to link different iPapers to a common folder so that the reader can easily view related and past iPapers Tip a friend – Send an email to a friend with a link to the iPaper. Search – Search on words within the current iPaper Expanded Search – Search on all words with an entire archive of iPapers Custom Language – Customize the language file for all iPapers Offline iPaper – Create an offline version of an iPaper that can be copied to CDs or other media to share an iPaper without being connected to the internet. FTP Module – Streamline the iPaper publishing process by merely uploading a pdf file to a location – iPaper takes over from there! Password Module – Password protect your published iPaper. Perfect for controlling sensitive information Link Media Module – Embed multi-media files into your iPaper Build a Catalog – Gives your reader the ability to put together a custom catalog – page by page Shop Module – Add products from your iPaper catalog and send directly to your shopping cart website Advanced Statistics – Get current statistics from your iPaper that show traffic downloads, search queries, and where people are clicking on your iPaper2009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=3http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=3[Type text] Welcome to the iPaper CMS How to Create an iPaper • Login to the iPaper CMS at the following location: http://demopartnerus.admin.ipaperus.com/ • Enter your username and Password Hollywood, FL | web: www.ipaperusa.com | phone: 954-374-75422009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=4http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=4Start by uploading the pdf file: Click on the green “Media” tab in order to place the necessary files in the system. The Media can contain PDF material, logos, background pictures and media files; sound and movie. (Your PDF will be deleted from the Media Library after 3 weeks.) Upload PDF by right-clicking on PDF folder. Then select the green plus sign to “add files” and select your PDF file from your desktop for uploading. Select “Upload” to begin uploading. Max size is 125 MB. For uploading Logo, Background, and Media files – use the same process. Movie files are to be in flv format and don’t forget you can add a URL to your logo when you add your logo… Name Logo Apply URL to logo Upload logo image (gif, jpg, png, swf)2009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=5http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=5[Type text] Create a category: Go to your “Bulk” area in the left column and Right-click your account name and select “Create Category” to create structure to match company publication structure. Fill in the name of your category in the section labeled “Name & URL” (Pictured below). (Even though it will say “Name of the iPaper” this is still how you name your category). Then Select Save. Your new category will now appear under your main account name in your “Bulk” area and is ready for iPapers to be stored there. Hollywood, FL | web: www.ipaperusa.com | phone: 954-374-75422009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=6http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=6About Categories : You can specify the same information as when creating an actual iPaper… this is done in the “Basic Settings” area of your category. Keep in mind that is will look the same as the “Basic settings” area when creating your iPaper… This is because you can set everything in a category to carry over and inherit those selected qualities for the iPapers stored under it. Start by naming the category, specify URL name(no spaces and no numbers) and name of the window that the iPaper opens in. (As pictured above). Under the “interface” section specify the applicable language and whether to apply a logo. Also in the “view” area make sure you select “modern” to use the newest version of iPaper (2.0). Basic Settings Language options for interface Add Logo Add Preloader (click on file picture to add) Change to 2.0 “Modern” interface2009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=7http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=7[Type text] Now, click the “Advanced Settings tab. In “Advanced Settings” you can make appearance and other visual changes to the interface of your iPaper This is where you can modify a number of parameters. You can change colors in the “Colors” section and add tools in the “Miscellaneous” section. Every line has a help icon with a short explanation to the settings. Click the blue “Save” disk at the top to finish. All settings will inherit to iPapers stored under it from here on out. Hollywood, FL | web: www.ipaperusa.com | phone: 954-374-75422009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=8http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=8Finally – Create the iPaper! At this point, you have uploaded the pdf file to be processed, added a logo, and created the categories for your iPaper to control various parameters. Now you have to process the pdf file and publish it to iPaper format. • Right-click the category of the future iPaper. When creating an iPaper simply specify a name, URL name (no spaces and no numbers) and a name for the window that the iPaper opens in if the iPaper otherwise inherits the settings of the category. Or modify the setup for each individual iPaper. Please also specify an introduction that the user will be presented with on the first page of the iPaper under the “info text” area. Click the “Create” blue disk button at the top. (NOT “Create but don’t publish”) Now, right-click your iPaper on the left menu and select Process PDF. You will now see a list of PDF files that are uploaded and ready for use. Click the relevant PDF. PDF quality may be adjusted. For proper PDF Preparation click here – PDF Preparation guide!2009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=9http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=9[Type text] Change your iPaper width to 1000 for better viewing on larger screens and if you have embedded links in your PDF also be sure to check the box to “import” your links. Then select “Process PDF” at the top to start the conversion. The PDF is being processed into an iPaper. When the PDF is finished processing, you can left-click on your iPaper in the left section and select the link to view the finished file. *Or right-click on your iPaper in the left hand section and select “view”. Hollywood, FL | web: www.ipaperusa.com | phone: 954-374-75422009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=10http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=10Create an Index to your iPaper Right-click on your iPaper in the left column and Select “Edit Index”. Check out the pages that you need to have within your index one by one and add a description to each page. Remember that the description is what the viewer sees later on in the iPaper. Press “save index” when done. The index is now attached to the iPaper. Remember to add the index tool under the advanced settings (in Edit Settings) and under the Miscellaneous section. Create links with iPaper CMS • By using the Link/Media module, you now will have the opportunity to create links with IPaper CMS directly within the system. • Right click the current iPaper and select “Edit Pages”.2009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=11http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=11[Type text] Now select the current page you wish to add links on and the Link/Media manager system will appear. (If this turns to be the wrong page, just click the arrows to go to the next page at the top of your link editor). In here you can mark the area that needs to be linked and decide if you want to link to an existing page within the current iPaper or perhaps to a webpage somewhere or last a shop item. Remember to select the needed link style. In the same way you can place FLV movie files. Remember to upload the movie file in the MEDIA folder first. It is also possible to create a hover text, which is an explaining text that appears to the viewer – when the mouse is placed over the link. Press ”save” at the top left when done. Hollywood, FL | web: www.ipaperusa.com | phone: 954-374-75422009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=12http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=12Creating Link Styles When creating links in the link media manager, you need some link styles to choose from to determine how a link should appear in iPaper. Go to Control Panel in your CMS and click on “Link Styles”. Click on the button “Create new link style”. Name the style and set your settings for how the link styles shall appear; click “save” at the top. Name Link style Choose Color Choose Color Brightness – 0 = clear Flashing/Fading option2009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=13http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=13[Type text] Media Menu This is where you upload the files you need when creating iPapers. Files are organized by category; PDF, Logo, Background, and Media. It is possible to create subcategories under each category in the media menu area. Right-click and select “Create Category”. PDF files – you can upload up to 125MB files. Remember that the PDF must be in single page setup and without cutting marks. Logo files – We recommend that the logos are at max, 35 pixels high. You can add a webpage address to the logo if needed. Background pictures – We recommend that the background pictures are not larger than around 500KB and set to fit normal screen size. The iPaper CMS will scale if necessary. You can also use .SWF file format for background pictures as well. Media – Here you can upload a movie as an FLV file and also sound files. You can also upload a logo or Flash file to use as a preloader image to show while your iPaper is loading. Creating News Ticker A News Ticker can be inserted at the bottom of your iPaper. The News Ticker will switch between various headlines and associated links. Select News Ticker from the Modules menu Specify a name and the time period between; also select desired font colors for the newsticker when it flashes at the bottom of the iPaper. Then Save. 1. Click on your new news-ticker . 2. Above, Click on “add news header” 3. Enter some text and URL Hollywood, FL | web: www.ipaperusa.com | phone: 954-374-75422009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=14http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=14Creating Archives This is where you create archives that can be attached to your iPapers. This allows you to connect different iPapers to a common archive and so that the viewer can see different iPapers within the archive. 1. Select Archive from the Modules menu 2. Click on “new archive” 3. Name the archive Now click the archive you have created. Select the iPapers you want in this archive. Right-click on the file named “Root”. This will allow you to select your iPapers to apply to your archive, or create a subgroup for more organization. If you select “Select iPapers” this will open a small window where your iPaper will appear. Select the box next to each iPaper you wish to add to your archive. Statistics Report This allows you to create a statistic report at the category level for all iPapers included. To create a new report, right-click on your iPaper and select “Create Report”. Select everything you wish to view in your report. Select “Export report” to export and save. To get access to your saved reports, select the green module tab in the CMS and select “Statistics Report”. From here you can select the report you wish to view.2009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=15http://ipaperus.ipaperus.com/demos/QuickGuide/?Page=15[Type text] How to attach files to an iPaper Click on modules and select “File Publisher”. Click “Create new File Publisher”. Enter the name of the file and description of the content. Click on your newly named file. Above select “Add new file”. Give this file a name, description, and click on the file image to select your file from your Media folder. Create a password to protect an iPaper Go to your green modules tab in the CMS and select “Security”. Right-click on the group area and create new group. Create a new user and set the password – click on save. Right click on the current iPaper that needs password protection and select the groups that are allowed to access the iPaper and press save. When you then try to open the iPaper, a username and password window will appear… To move and copy iPapers – Level 2 resellers only… You can move and copy iPapers to other category levels by right-clicking on the current iPaper you need to move or copy. Select move or copy and then the directory (Category) to place the iPaper file. Press move or copy to finish. Create an offline iPaper for use on CD or other media Right-click on the iPaper named in the left column of your CMS. Select “Create Offline”. Then the iPaper CMS solution will generate a ZIP file to be placed on your Desktop. Extract to a folder on the desktop. This folder will now have a start.swf file which will run the offline iPaper locally on your machine. For PC users: double click on Start PC.exe For Mac users: click on the Start MAC.app folder Hollywood, FL | web: www.ipaperusa.com | phone: 954-374-75422009-09-11T21:54:03+02:00