TUTORIAL FOR ISSUU

To publish on Issuu you just need to upload your documents. Please be aware, that you cannot combine pages once you have uploaded the pages to Issuu. You have to combine the pages to form a book beforehand, and then upload the book to Issuu.Publishing on Issuu1. Sign up for an Issuu account to host your publications under.http://issuu.com/home

2. Once you're logged in, click the 'Upload' button or simply drag your file(s) into the browser window. If you use the drag and drop method, you can upload up to 20 publications at a time.3. Add the title of your publication, a short description and the original publishing date of the document. You can check the preview button so readers know that the publication is a preview version, and you can also enable downloads for the publication by selecting that checkbox.

 

4. Click on the down arrow next to the "Publish Now" button, and select whether you want to publish your document now, later (and select the date you want it published), or publish now as unlisted. 5. Once you've made your selection, click on the green button to publish your publication.  

What kind of documents can you upload?

You can upload most common document files, including PDF, DOC, PPT, RTF, WPD, ODT and more.

- Documents must be less than 500 pages and 100 mb if you are on the Free or Pro publishing plans.

- On the Plus plan, you can upload documents up to 250MB and 500 pages.

- On the Premium plan, you can upload documents up to 500MB.

The conversion service offered for both free and accounts with Paid Services is currently the same.

If you experience problems with uploading your document to Issuu, please try these troubleshooting tips:

Please make sure that your flash player is up to date for the browser you're using by visiting this link: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html

Check the Known Issues Forum http://help.issuu.com/forums/22781197-Known-Issues

3. Please check to make sure your document is within the document size limits. These are:Pro and Free plan: 100MB and up to 500 pages in sizePlus plan : 250MB and up to 500 pages in sizePremium plan : 500MB and up to 500 pages in size.

To ensure that your publications will run perfectly on Issuu we have set a maximum upload size of 100 MB per document. However, should your PDF exceed this limit, reducing the file size.

To compress your PDFs, you can use your normal PDF software (e.g. Acrobat, Scribus, or Quark) to minimize the number of fonts, bitmapped images, and (possibly) substitute vector based-graphics with bitmap. Furthermore, consider minimizing the number and complexity of forms in your PDF document and flatten layers.

Guide on reducing file size by flattening layers in Adobe Acrobat. Learn from it and use the advice

to perform similar actions with your favorite PDF software.

1. Open the document in Adobe Acrobat. 2. Flatten all the complex pages into single-layered bitmaps (JPG).3. Do a text-recognition (OCR scan) before uploading to ensure your document is optimized for searchAnd you're done!

 Problem with conversion

Normally conversion is a smooth process. 

Converting your documents into Issuu publications

If conversion failsOK, probably one or more of your pages are too complex (contains too many vector objects). Find them by looking for pages that loads slowly in a PDF reader. Remove those pages and upload a test to see if conversion will succeed. Finally, simplify the design of the complex pages or simply flatten them to bitmap graphics. Note:

Often you can't see on the page if there are too many vector objects, as it's normally something the design program does when you work (a little too much) with your layout.

You can also try simply generating your PDF as 'optimized for web' or 'linear PDF'. This can often be achieved by printing your PDF (instead of exporting it). Tips for Adobe AcrobatTry flattening all the complex pages into single-layered bitmaps (JPG)Do a text-recognition (OCR scan) before uploading to ensure your document is optimized for search

Problems with linksMake sure long links are added before upload. Make sure links in your text are not separated by line breaks or placed directly next to non-link characters (add a blank space on each side of the link/email-address). If your links are displayed in the wrong place you need to export your document for viewing on the screen (not for print). 

Problem with full-page linksIf you are turning full pages into links, e.g. for full-page ads, make sure the link area is smaller than the actual page. Issuu is not able to work with link areas that are bigger that the page size. So, the best approach is to leave space for a margin around your link area.

Problem with fontsMake sure your fonts are embedded in the document you upload (export with fonts). Note: Your document may look correct in a desktop PDF reader, because the reader will automatically substitute the missing fonts (Issuu can't do that).If you make sure all your font elements are outlined they will appear as you intend them to no matter what. You will however not be able to edit your text after this, so a good advice would be to save a "Ready-for-publishing" copy of your document and outline the fonts in that one.

Try googling "how to outline fonts in indesign" or similar. There's a couple of links here that may be helpful:http://indesignsecrets.com/converting-text-to-outlines-the-right-way.php

http://www.theonlineprinter.com.au/info/How_to_Outline_Text_in_InDesign.aspx

Layout problemsTry a different PDF version (e.g. v 1.3) or a different PDF printer. Or change your layout so you're not using unsupported design features. If nothing works replace your vector graphics with bitmaps.

If your text is 'bleeding though': You are using an unsupported layout feature (e.g. 'soft masks'). Please use a different layout feature or replace that page/item with bitmap graphics.

If images are not showing they are probably inserted in the publication using unsupported features, e.g. frames/forms. Try to simplify or 'flatten' your layout.

Problems with Crop BoxA friendly users shared this with us, regarding positioning of hyperlink areas on pages being off:"It appears to be related to the "crop box" specs in the PDF. I'll explain: It turns out the pages of the title that demonstrate the above anomaly did indeed start life as a print title, i.e. when they

were output from Quark XPress, they were output with marks, bleeds and 1/2-inch around the trim. Then, when we repurpose those pages for digital editions, we crop those pages to trim in Acrobat. So, the offset of the hyperlink boxes corresponded exactly to that 1/2-inch offset. When I set the crop box on each page to zero the hyperlink boxes are no longer offset but the marks, bleeds and 1/2-inch around the pages are visible. Not acceptable. Alternatives: 1) re-output the pages from XPress/Indesign withOUT marks, bleeds and extra space around the pages, i.e. output the pages to trim or 2) figure out what the Top and Left Crop Box coordinates are set to in the PDF pages and then go to each page of your document and select all the links and move them by that amount. In our case 1/2-inch up and 1/2-inch to the left. Problems with vector graphics / crashingA helpful user shared his way of solving a problem with too complex vector graphics that caused the browser to crash:

I upgraded CutePDF and turned-off ICM and ICC profiles when printing to PDF.

I turned off Rasterization, so this was a normal PDF conversion.

I down-sampled bitmaps to 150dpi. Compatibility was set to Level 2 with Conform to

DSC deselected (not selected) Font downloaded was selected, so fonts were

NOT flattened or converted to curves. Apparently, I did something right because it now

works.So, the problem was that I converted a doc to PDF without downsampling to 150 and WITH ICC profile on. Colors were set to CMYK conversion. No JPEG compression. Fail. The document crashed in the ISSUU viewer.I went back and manually downsampled to 150, turned-off ICC profile, set output color for RGB, set JPEG compression to 10%. Win.If nothing else works, try re-saving your PDF in Preview for Mac (or similar software on a PC) as it can remove unknown errors. If you are uploading Word or Powerpoint, try exporting to PDF before upload.

Reference:

http://help.issuu.com/home