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==Templates== | ==Templates== | ||
Part of the ease | Part of the ease of creating in iBooks is the template. iBooks Author offers multiple templates for writers to use. | ||
===Introducing templates=== | ===Introducing templates=== | ||
[[File:Templates.png|thumb|Template Selection Screen]] | |||
A template can be thought of as a prefabricated container for text, images, and media content. iBooks Author has options for landscape with portrait or portrait only, depending on the orientation that best suits the work. | A template can be thought of as a prefabricated container for text, images, and media content. iBooks Author has options for landscape with portrait or portrait only, depending on the orientation that best suits the work. | ||
The current styles are: (landscape with portrait) Basic, Contemporary, Modern Type, Classic, Editorial, Craft, Photo Book, Antique, Cookbook, (portrait only) Classic Text, Photo Book, Modern Basic, Gazette, Biography, and Charcoal. | The current styles are: (landscape with portrait) Basic, Contemporary, Modern Type, Classic, Editorial, Craft, Photo Book, Antique, Cookbook, (portrait only) Classic Text, Photo Book, Modern Basic, Gazette, Biography, and Charcoal. | ||
===Customizing templates=== | ===Customizing templates=== | ||
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===Choosing templates=== | ===Choosing templates=== | ||
Different templates work better for different projects. Add text to a template to preview the layout and design. | Different templates work better for different projects. Add text to a template to preview the layout and design. Portrait only templates are designed with more traditional etexts while landscape provides options for widgets and large graphic displays. |