iBooks Author Glossary of Terms
Chapters: Chapters are the highest level of the book hierarchy in iBooks Author. All sections are within chapters. Every book must have at least one chapter.
Sections: Sections are the second level of the book hierarchy in iBooks Author. All sections are within chapters and all pages are within sections. Every book must have at least one section.
Pages: Pages are the lowest level of the book hierarchy in iBooks Author. All pages are within sections. A page is automatically created for each section, but additional pages can be added if desired.
Styles: Styles allow you to format text, titles, captions, etc. in any way you’d like. By applying a particular style to text, it can help create a uniform look throughout the book.
Guides: As objects are moved around within iBooks Author, blue guidelines will appear. If you pay attention to these lines, they can help make the book look neater and more organized by lining up different objects and text.
Widgets: Widgets are interactive pictures, media, review questions, and more that you can add to an iBook. For more information about widgets, please refer to the widget explanation sheet.
Intro Media: Intro Media is a picture of video that will start every time the book is opened. Intro media is not mandatory and it is recommended that any videos are kept short.
Table of Contents: The Table of Contents is automatically created as chapters and sections are created. When the iBook is opened on an iPad, students can jump to various chapters and sections from the Table of Contents.
Glossary: The Glossary is a list of terms that you provide a definition for within your iBook. You can easily add terms to the glossary as you are creating the book by highlighting the word and clicking Add Term from the Glossary toolbar. You can then go back and add the definitions later on. Glossary terms are in bold on the iPad and link to the glossary definition.
Publish: DON’T USE THIS! Publish will have the book be published on the iTunes Bookstore and will make it available for the general public. I don’t recommend doing this without prior permission from an administrator.
Export: Export will allow you to turn the iBooks Author file (.iba) into an iBooks file (.ibooks) for use on the iPad. When you are finished, this is what you want to do to allow students to read the iBook.