zipadi getting started

GETTING STARTED WITH ZIPADI

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Inside you will learn how to create, enhance and manage highly interactive digital editions of your printed publications.

Welcome to the world’s most powerful digital publishing platform!To begin using the Zipadi platform, simply follow this step-by-step guide. Inside you will learn how to:

1. Create your first interactive publication with Zipadi.2. Enhance your publication by adding interactive page elements.3. Embed rich media such as a flash video or streaming audio clip.4. Create a Web site widget that will make your publication accessible online.

STEP ONE: LOG IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT

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You can log-in to your account at zipadi.com

Log-in to your account.To access the log-in screen visit zipadi.com and click log-in.

STEP TWO: PUBLICATION MANAGER DASHBOARD

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Publication Dashboard

Publication ManagerClick the publication manager button at the top of the page.

STEP TWO: LOAD YOUR PUBLICATION

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Publication Dashboard

New PublicationClick the new publication button at the top right of the screen.

STEP TWO: LOAD YOUR PUBLICATION

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New Publication

BrowseClick the browse button and locate your publication. Be sure to save your publication as a hi-res .PDF file. When exporting your .PDF from your design software be sure to EXCLUDE crop and printer marks.

STEP THREE: ENHANCE YOUR PUBLICATION

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The Editor

The EditorOnce your publication is loaded, Zipadi will automatically open your publication in the Zipadi Editor. Inside the Editor you can begin enhancing the pages by adding interactive page elements.

TOUR: EXPLORE THE ZIPADI TOOLBOX

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The Stage

The StageThe stage is the area where you will enhance each page of your publication by adding interactive page elements using the drag-n-place tool box.

TOUR: EXPLORE THE ZIPADI TOOLBOX

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Page Layout

Page LayoutThe page layout menu shows you thumbnails of all the pages in your publication. To load a page to the stage, simply click on that page in the page layout menu.

TOUR: EXPLORE THE ZIPADI TOOLBOX

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Tools

ToolsThe tools menu displays the drag-n-place page elements you can use to enhance your publication. There are three different types of tools.

• The Button Tool• The Text Tool• The Hot Spot Tool

TOUR: EXPLORE THE ZIPADI TOOLBOX

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Page Elements

Page ElementsThe page element menu shows you a list of each element you have added to the page.

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Deleting Page Elements

Page ElementsYou will see a list of each page element you add. You can delete elements using the page elements menu. To delete an element, select the element and click the trash can in the page elements menu.

TOUR: EXPLORE THE ZIPADI TOOLBOX

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Properties

PropertiesOnce you have added page elements you are ready to assign interactivity to the elements. To add a function select the properties menu. You can use the properties menu to define the look-and-feel of the element. Once the element looks the way you want, you can assign an action.

TOUR: EXPLORE THE ZIPADI TOOLBOX

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Look-and-feel

PropertiesEach element you add using the Zipadi Editor can be customized using the Properties Menu. Once an element looks the way you want – you can then assign an action to create interactivity.

TOUR: EXPLORE THE ZIPADI TOOLBOX

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Assign Interactive Actions

ActionsTo assign an action, first select the element you wish to assign the action to. While selected click the EDIT button in the actions menu.

TOUR: EXPLORE THE ZIPADI TOOLBOX

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Assign actions

Assign ActionZipadi gives you five options for actions.

• Turn to Page• Link to Website• Show an Image• Play a Video• Add to Shopping Cart*

NOTE: To play video or audio clip you will first need to load your media file to the Asset Manager.

* FEATURE ONLY AVAILABLE IN ZIPADI MERCHANT

TOUR: SAVE AND PUBLISH

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Save + Publish

Save Your PubOnce you are ready to publish your new interactive publication, click save in the upper right of the editor screen.

TOUR: SAVE AND PUBLISH

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Save + Publish

PublishOnce you are ready to publish, save your work and click CLOSE. This will return you to the Publication Dashboard. To publish, highlight your publication in the dashboard. While highlighted, select the properties menu at the bottom of the screen.

TOUR: SAVE AND PUBLISH

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Assign a URL

Assign URLInside the publication properties, assign a public URL using the following format:

pubs.zipadi.com/your_pub_name

When you have assigned a public URLClick SAVE

TOUR: SAVE AND PUBLISH

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Publish

PublishNow that you have assigned a public URL, simply publish. Your interactive publication will now be accessible from any Web browser.

View your pub by visiting the URL you created.

WHAT IS DIGITAL PUBLISHING

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Digital publishing is “print-to-Web” technology.

Zipadi takes publications and documents, originally designed for print, and turns them into a highly interactive Web site.

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Zipadi helps you get more out of your investments in printed materials by letting you repurpose these investments on the Web.

EXAMPLE Publications

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Digital publishing is “print-to-Web” technology.

Retail catalogsWholesale catalogsMagazines

Trade PublicationsNewspapersBooksText BooksTraining MaterialsUser Manuals

NewslettersAnnual ReportsProduct BrochuresTechnical DrawingsSpecificationsDirectories

EXAMPLE USERS

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Virtually every enterprise can benefit from the powerful publishing tools inside Zipadi.

Zipadi technology is designed for any organization that relies on printed materials to do business.Virtually every enterprise relies on some form of printed material to do business. Zipadi helps you get more out of your existing investments by letting you create a digital, online edition of your printed materials.

Publishers:

• MAGAZINES• BOOKS• NEWSPAPERS• USER GUIDES• TRAINING MATERIALS

Retail:

• CATALOGS• PRODUCT BROCHURES• PRODUCT DATA SHEETS• USER MANUALS• FLYERS + COUPONS

Wholesale:

• CATALOGS• BROCHURES• DATA SHEETS• USER MANUALS• FLYERS

Other:

• TEXT BOOKS• TECHNICAL DRAWINGS• SALES PRESENTATIONS• ANNUAL REPORTS• MORE

HOW DOES IT WORK

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Easy three step process to digital publishing. Add functionality using drag-n-place tools.

Zipadi is easy-to-use. Non-technical people can use the software. The rich media tools are drag-n-place.

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Easy-to-use. No programming skills needed.

HOW DOES IT WORK

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Users can customize the look and feel of their publication.

THE ZIPADI FLEX PUBLICATION BROWSER

BROWSER FEATURES

• 3D Flip Page• Turn-to-Page• Zoom• Print• Download• Share This• Contents• My Account• Checkout• Search

Users can customize the look-and-feel of the publication browser.

Customize the background with color, gradient or an themed image.

Add their logo to the top of the page.

SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVIVE

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Zipadi currently offers two product suites.

Zipadi is a Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) platform. That means you pay only for the features you use.

We currently offer two product suites:

Zipadi Publisher is for customers that want all the powerful tools inside Zipadi without E-Commerce.

Zipadi Merchant is for customers that want all the powerful tools inside Zipadi with the ability to add E-Commerce.

Q + A

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Zipadi software is a digital publishing platform that lets you publish + enhance printed documents on the Web.

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