Download - How To Create a FlexBook
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CREATING FLEXBOOKS
“How To”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Search
Compile
Save
Publish/Print
Register
Adapt
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• Register
• Sign In to Your Account
REGISTER
Step IIValidation
Step IIISign In
Step IVConfirmation
Step IRegistration
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REGISTER: Register with CK-12
1. Click Register on the Home page (http://flexbooks.ck12.org/flexr/).
2. Fill in your details in the Registration Form and click Register Now.
*An activation email will be sent to your inbox.
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REGISTER: Validation
4. Click Sign In to sign into the application.
3. Click the link in the verification e-mail to activate your account.
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REGISTER: Sign In to Your Account
2.Enter your username and password and click Login.
1.Click Sign In.
*You may save your profile on your computer by checking this box.
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REGISTER: Confirmation of Sign In
3. You will know you are successfully signed in when the CK-12 Welcome page is displayed, with your name at the top right corner.
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• Search Content
• View Search Results
• Preview Content
SEARCH
Step ISearch Content
Step IIIPreview Content
Step IIView
Results
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SEARCH: Search Content
Option 3. Start a new FlexBook, by clicking Create FlexBook.
Option 1. Select from one of the subjects listed.
Option 2. Search for a specific subject.
Human BodyOption 4. Hover over one of these books and click the View FlexBook option.
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SEARCH: View Results and Preview Content
1.Search results are displayed under the Books, Chapters, and Web tabs.
2.Click Action>View Details to view the HTML preview of a selected chapter.
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COMPILE
Step ICompile Content
Step IISequenceChapters
Step IIIDelete
UnwantedChapters
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COMPILE: Compile Chapters
Option 3. When you move the mouse over the chapter, a Cross arrow appears. Drag and drop the selected chapter to the FlexBook Editor, while holding the left mouse button.
Option 2. Click Action>Add to FlexBook to add the selected chapter.
Option 1. Click the icon( ) to create a new chapter.
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COMPILE: Sequence Chapters
4.Drop the chapter in the new position.
5.Click Save.
3.Drag the selected chapter to the new position while holding the left mouse button down.
2.Move the mouse over the chapter. A Cross arrow appears.
1.Click Edit or Edit This Book to expand the FlexBook Editor.
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COMPILE: Delete Chapters
1.Click Action>Delete against the chapter you want to delete.
2.A warning dialog box confirming the delete operation is displayed.
3.Click OK to delete the chapter.
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• Book Details
• Chapter Details
SAVE
Step ILabel
Book Details
Step IILabel
Chapter Details
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SAVE: Label Book Details
2.Click Ok, then Save.
1. In the FlexBook Editor, click the title bar on the right to enter data into the corresponding fields.
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SAVE: Label Chapter Details
1. In the FlexBook Editor, click Action>Edit to get into the Chapter Editor where you can label the title and enter a chapter description.
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SAVE: Label Chapter Details
4.Click File>Save to save your changes.
3.Click “title” and “description” and provide this information in order to save the chapter.
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1. PUBLISH/PRINT your FlexBook now (purple section)
2. Further ADAPT the content you have compiled (orange section)
2 OPTIONS
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• Edit Content
• Insert and Edit Images
ADAPT
Step IICopy & Paste from External
Step IIIInsert
Images
Step IVEdit Images
Step ICopy & Paste within Editor
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ADAPT: Content within Editor
2. Copy the content you wish to add.
4. Paste the content in the chapter to which you want to add content.
1. In the FlexBook Editor, click Action> Edit for the chapter from which you require content.
3. Close the Chapter Editor.
5. Click File>Save.
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ADAPT: Content from External Resources
1. Copy content from an external source, such as a MSWord document.
2. Paste the content in the Chapter Editor.
3. Click File>Save.
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ADAPT: Insert Images
1. Click Insert>Image or the Image icon to insert images in the chapter.
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ADAPT: Insert Images
4. Paste the URL in the Image URL field to insert an image from the Web.
2. Click Browse to insert an image from your local machine.
3. Click Upload.
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ADAPT: Edit Images
1. Right click the image and click Insert/edit image.
2. If it is an image URL, edit the URL and click Update.
3. Click File>Save.
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• PDF Format
• View my FlexBook Online
• Print Version
PUBLISH/PRINT
Step IIView
FlexBook
Step IPDF
Format
Step IIIPrint
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PUBLISH/PRINT: PDF Format
1. Click Print Flexbook.
2. A Print Job pop-up appears at the bottom-right corner of the screen, informing that your FlexBook is added to the print jobs.
4. Click Save PDF to save your FlexBook.
5. Click View PDF to view the PDF version of your FlexBook.
3. Click Library and click the tab, My Print Jobs.
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PUBLISH/PRINT: View My FlexBook Online
Click View PDF to view the PDF version of your FlexBook.
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PUBLISH/PRINT: Print Version
Open the saved PDF and click File>Print.
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Contribute to FlexBooks
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Contribute to FlexBooks: Authoring Content Using a Wiki
1. To author content using the Wiki, navigate to...
http://authors.ck12.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page.
2. Click Log In and enter you username and password.
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Contribute to FlexBooks: Authoring Content Using a Wiki
3. Create the Home page for the book.
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Contribute to FlexBooks: Authoring Content Using a Wiki
4. Make a list of links to the individual chapters using the
Mediawiki internal link syntax and click Save.
5. Content is ready to be imported into Flexr.