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Deanna5C6D
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November 6, 2020
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Flipbook for offline use

  • November 6, 2020
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I am looking for a way to create a flipbook either from InDesign or Acrobat that can be sent to others in a pdf format that isn't connected to the internet. It seems as though I saw this done from an acrobat file years ago, but I can find nothing on it. Thanks!

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Thom Parker
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November 5, 2025

If you have a question you should post it to a new thread.

 

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try67
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November 6, 2020

You should not waste your time on this. It's not worth the effort and the expense involved.

    Document Geek
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    November 6, 2020

    Flip books are based on flash technology, which doesn't work with PDFs. Sorry!

     

    Acrobat does have some page transitions, but they only work in full screen mode. They will however, work offline.

     

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      Deanna5C6D作成者
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      November 6, 2020

      Yes, I found that but unfortunately that is not going to work.

       

      Is there a way to do it from InDesign? Is there a way to get what I'm looking for from any software? Do you know if any of the third party softwares that generate flip books can be used offline?

      Document Geek
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      November 6, 2020

      InDesign has the same limitations as Acrobat, as far as page curl. There might be a third party solution, but keep in mind that no Apple iOs devices support flash. 

       

      There are some HTML 5 osolutions. (Do a search for "How to make a flipbook for offline use" and some results will show up. But if you want to do it in InDesign, I'd give In5 a look. Even if their tool can't do it (because HTML is really designed for online use), they will be able to point you in the right direction, as they are experts at HTML5 from InDesign.

       

      The issue with what you're after is that any solution (if there is one) is going to be HTML5 based, which requires someone to view it using a web browser. And since HTML files are not standalone files (meaning that there have to be all the images located in a separate folder, with stylesheets, etc), it makes distribution more difficult, because it's not so simple as sending someone a PDF, or having them click on a link to view a document online. You'll have to send them a zipped folder of files, and then probably walk them through where to store those files on their local device (which is likely going to be different on tablet, smartphones, desktop computers, etc.).

       

      Why is it so important to have the flipping function? Why not just click to the next page, without the animated page curl?

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