WELCOME to the Book/Component Canvas Content Type creator, this is the most media-rich of the Content Types so it will have the lengthiest review.
The Book Content Type allows the embedding of various Build Components and creates a powerful Content Type for multi-format information dispersal, the 8 Build Component Types possible within the Book are as follows:
- Display Group
A Display Group is a generic method to allow grouping of questions as a subcatagory of their current level. There is no answer field to this component, so any text provided here will be for display only. - Video Display
The Video component allows an Author to upload a video file to a Book, making it available for the User to view. - Image Display
The Image Display component allows an Author to upload an image file to a Book, making it available to the User to view. - PDF Display
The PDF Display component allows an Author to upload a PDF file to a Book, making it available to the User to view. - Audio Playback
The Audio Playback component allows an Author to upload an audio file to a Book, making it available to the User to listen to. - Rich Editor
Rich Editor is a simple WISIWYG text editor, allowing for document-like creation of text. Headers, paragraphs, lists, and more are available as tools. - Panel Card Block List Display
Panel Card provides your UI with a card-styled text container to a viewer, displaying a heading label and simple rich-text body within your document. - 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.
Content Details UI - Book:
This screen allows the creation of the Books Title, Author, Description, uploading of the Cover Thumbnail, access to the Build Components, updating of Catagories, a review of Content Metadata and final Publishing of the Content Type.
Uploading The Cover Icon:
Click the Update button.
The Cover Icon within the Content Details UI after upload:
To start building your book contents:
Click the Build Components button.
Adding a section:
Click the +Add Section button. It should be noted that Build Components may be created, ordered and re-ordered Ad infinitum per your desired organization. Sections may be loosely considered as a Chaptering analog but with much greater organizational flexibility. 2 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:
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 ones documents.
Creating text within the Rich Editor Component:
Click within the text edit dialog to begin typing, pasting or formatting text as required.
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.
To start building your book:
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