E-Book Variations

E-books can be produced in a variety of formats. A presentation software like PowerPoint or Corel Presentation can be used as the shell of the book. Book options include controlling the speed of page advancement, recording narration, adding action (page forward) buttons, mouse over and mouse click actions, preset animation, and page transition effects.

However, e-books can be produced as web pages or a set of web pages in any web page creation software (Netscape Composer, Publisher, FrontPage). Animated clipart can be added to create movement and sound files can be linked within the book. Interactivity can be integrated using hyperlinks to sound files and other actions.

Please refer to the handouts section of this tutorial if you are interested in printing off "quick reference" guides for use within the classroom. Links to online software tutorials are also included.




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