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What is the difference between Convert and Upload Online?

Convert: Convert to local html, zip, app flipbook to read offline, or upload to your own web hosting to publish the flipbook on the web.

Upload Online: Upload the flipping book to our server directly after importing PDF file and customize the flipbook. You can get the unique URL of the flipbook and share to social network directly.

 

What is the difference between the 3 output flipbook formats?

1stFlip Flipbook Creator supports 3 output flipbook formats: html, zip, app.
HTML format contains a .html file, a .swf file and a folder named “files”. You can upload all these to your website for readers to view.
Zip format is the zipped version of HTML format, allowing you to send it as attachment to other people. All they need to do is unzip it and read locally.
App format is an application running on Mac.

.html and .zip also supports mobile versions, namely, readers can open the flipbook in the browser of iPad, iPhone, and Android devices.

 

When I launch it, the main viewing area is blank except for a "blocked plug-in" message?

Your flash player is too old, please install the latest one: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

 

Can I make the flipping book auto-flip?

Yes. In the setting panel, type “auto” in search box, then the Auto Flip option appears. Check “Enable”. Flip Interval 3 means page will flip after 3 seconds. Play Count means how many times the flipping book auto plays.

 

How to import certain pages of a PDF file?

There is a Custom option, enter pages you want to import, such as: 2, 5, 8, 12-35. With the preview window you can scan each page and then decide whether to import or not.

 

How to make mobile version flipbooks? And how to read flipbooks on mobile devices?

Check the “Also make mobile version.” option after you choose the output format. Only .html and .zip format supports mobile version while .app format not. Then upload to the server to get the exclusive url of the flipbook. Open the url on your mobile devices’ browsers, then you can read the flipbooks on mobile devices anywhere and anytime you want.

 

How to track the traffic of flipbooks with Google Analytics?

After importing PDF files, enter your Google Analytics ID in the Settings interface. Or add Google Analytics code. Upload the flipbook online, login your Google Analytics account, and you can track the flipbook traffic.

 

How to manage books in the Online Library?

First you need to upload the flipbook to the Online Library. Import PDF files, choose templates and scenes, or change some other settings (optional), then click the Upload button. You need to create an account with your email first.

After successful upload, click Online Library button to open the window.

 

How to upload flipbook to my website or 1stFlip Server?

For users who own websites, you can upload flipbooks to your website with FTP. First, log in your website with FTP, upload all output files you get after you click Convert button. For example, if you choose .html format, the whole output file contains a folder named files, a .html file, and a .swf named book.

For users who don’t have websites, use the Instant Web Publishing Service of 1stFlip Flipbook Creator. After importing PDf files and finishing all settings, click the Upload button instead of Convert button, create an account with your email, add title and description, select a template for mobile version if you want readers to view your flipbook on mobile devices, then click Upload button and the uploading begins.

After uploading, you will get the URL of the flipbook. One-click to share the flipbook to social networks or copy the embed code to webpages or blogs.

 

How to make my flipbook available to certain users?

1stFlip Flipbook Creator supports private settings for flipbooks. Open Online Library, find the book you want to edit, click the second icon in the Operation list, the following window appears:

Choose Private, then enter email addresses, and click OK. When readers attempts to access to your flipbook, they will be asked to enter the email address. Only those enter the same email with you set can open the flipbook.

 

What is Instant Web Publishing Service?

We add the Instant Web Publishing Service to allow you easily upload flipbooks online. See more details: http://www.1stflip.com/support/web-publishing-service.html.