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BOOKS are the most media-rich of the Content Types. 

The Book Content-Type allows the embedding of various Components. The 9 Component Types possible within the Book are as follows:

  1. Display Group
    A Display Group is a generic method to allow grouping of questions as a subcategory of their current level. There is no answer field to this component, so any text provided here will be for display only.

  2. Video Display
    The Video component allows an Author to upload a video file to a Book, embedding it within other media types.

  3. Image Display
    The Image Display component allows an Author to upload an image file to a Book, embedding it within other media types.

  4. PDF Display
    The PDF Display component allows an Author to upload a PDF file to a Book. The PDF component is helpful for incorporating existing, stylized content within the apps in a manner consistent with their original design.

  5. Audio Playback
    The Audio Playback component allows an Author to upload an audio file to a Book so that Users can listen to the audio as long as they remain in the section within which that Audio Playback component resides.

  6. Rich Editor
    Rich Editor is a simple WYSIWYG text editor, allowing for document-like creation of text. This tool is helpful for creating headers, paragraphs, lists, and other text.

  7. Panel Card Block List Display
    Panel Card provides your UI with a card-style text container to a viewer, displaying a heading label and simple rich-text body within your document. This component is helpful for asides, such as anecdotes or definitions, which are good to separate from other text. 

  8. Block List Display
    Block List Display shows information to a User as a primary or emphasized list of points, implying greater importance of information than the normal lists within rich text editing.

  9. Linked Content
    The Linked Content component creates a link to one of the existing Collection Content items for your User to click and open.


Content Details UI - Book:

This screen allows you to create the Book's Title, Author, and Description, as well as upload a Cover Thumbnail, access the Build Components, update the Categories, review Content Metadata, and Publish the Content-Type.

Uploading the Cover Icon:

(You will find further information regarding Content Creator visual assets here)

Click the Update button.



To Start Building Your Book Contents:

Click the Builder button.

Status


A note about Status: many items will show their status and provide further instruction when hovering over them. It is possible in many instances that you may not be able to proceed until a particular issue is resolved by completing the instructed task.



Adding a Section:

Click the +Add Section button. It should be noted that Components may be created, ordered, and re-ordered ad infinitum. Sections may be loosely considered as a chaptering analog but with much greater organizational flexibility. Two differing examples of Section/Build Component ordering will be displayed further in this instruction.


Labeling a Component:

After clicking the +Add Section button, click within the left-hand displayed dialog. The Label dialog will appear, and you may now label the Section.

Adding a Component to a Section and Selecting a Component Type:

Click the "+" Top Section within the Section Edit Box. Next, click the +New Component button, which will reveal the Information Display Dialog. You may now choose your new Component.

Review of Build Component Types: 

Display Group Component:

Video Display Component:

Image Display Component:

PDF Display Component:

Audio Playback Component:

Rich Editor Component:

Panel Card Component:

Block List Display Component:

Linked Component:

Rich Editor Component

This is the most dynamic Building Component so we will put special focus on it.

Rich Editor Component:

The Rich Editor Component gives the most flexible text-formatting tools, allowing for a robust layout potential for one's documents.

Creating Text Within the Rich Editor Component:

Click within the text-edit dialog to begin typing, pasting, or formatting text as required. Note that pasted text will not necessarily retain formatting from where it was copied.

Click the Preview Section Button to Preview Your Edits:

The Device/Aspect Ratio Preview:

You may now see a live preview of your edits in Phone, Tablet, or Landscape views.


Add a New Component to a Section: (Image Display)

Click the +New Component button, which will reveal the Information Display Dialog again. You may now choose the Image Display Component.

Label and Upload Your Image:

Drag a file onto the upload dialog box or select a file. Click the Upload Media button.

You may link to already existing media that has been uploaded into Media Assets or via the Upload dialog.

Your image will now be visible. 

Click the Preview Section Button to Preview Your Image in the Section:


Re-Order Components Within a Section:

To re-order a component block within a section, select the component block and drag it up or down to the desired order.


Publishing Your Book to the Content Library:

Click the Publish button.

Your book is now Published to the Content Library and is ready for linking to a Collection.



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