Design
How you can really impress customers with the presentation of your simplebooklet.
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The Design Tab
The DESIGN tab is where you configure your microsite page that presents your simplebooklet. Design is all about the presentation of the booklet, not the booklet itself. Think of DESIGN as the decoration around your content. You will not be...
The Presentation of Your Simplebooklet
Your marketing collateral is the content that you want to communicate. But how you present that content can be critical. We've created a number of presentation layouts for your microsite. You can select one that best presents your marketing...
Menus and Buttons
The microsite layouts determines where these support menus appear, but you can choose to show or hide each one. Whichever microsite layout you choose, you have the option to have the following supporting menus to be displayed around your...
Header
Some layouts place your buttons and menus along the top of your microsite (top navigation bar or header). They appear in a solid white header with black text and icon buttons.You may want to style this header so that it works well with your...
Footer
Some layouts place your buttons and menus along the bottom of your microsite (bottom navigation bar or footer). However, you may want to style this footer so that it works well with your layout. You can style the following elements of your footer...
Icons Only Navbar
You can switch all the buttons in the header and footer of your microsite to be icons instead of text. This is useful for an international audience or if you just prefer the look of icons in your toolbars.Icons can be applied to any layout....
Table of Contents
Default State: Off You need to complete the table of contents for it to appear on your microsite.You can add a table of contents to your simplebooklet. This will direct your customer to specific pages in your simplebooklet. It's presented as a...
Logo
Default: OffTo ensure your brand is front and center to the customer, you can add your logo to your microsite in a number of places. Your logo can appear:On the navigation toolbars on the microsite.In the support menu popups on the microsite.In...
Home Button
Default Status: On The home button appears on your microsite as a little icon of a house. If you tap it, no matter what page you are viewing, you will be taken to the first page of your simplebooklet. You can choose to display this or not.Where...
Search Keywords In Your Booklet
Default: OnYou can add a search button for your customers so they can keyword search the content in your simplebooklet microsite pages. Adding the Search ButtonBy default, the search button is available in your microsite toolbar. It appears as...
About Button
Default: OnFound on almost all websites is an About section. This displays information about you or your business. A simplebooklet microsite also gives you the opportunity to add an About section.Where the About button appears depends on the...
Contact Us Button
Default: OffThe contact us menu button and popout is a great way to give your customer multiple points of contact so they can engage with your business.The Contact Us button appears in different locations depending on the microsite layout you...
Custom Button
Default: OffLot's of websites have a link to the shopping site or a reservation site where your customer can actually purchase your service online. You can set up this kind of button as well on your own simplebooklet microsite.When tapped, it...
Collections Button
Default: OffYou may have more than one simplebooklet you want to share with a customer. One of the easiest ways to do this is to create a collection. A collection can contain multiple booklets displayed in the order you want. You can display this...
Share Button
Default: OnYour simplebooklet microsite can be shared by your customers right from the microsite. To make this happen, simply add the sharing button. You can choose which options are available for your customer to use to share.Add the Share...
Zoom Button
Default: OnYou can give your customer the ability to zoom in or out of your page. This can be helpful for pages that have a lot of text that is small or a double page spread transition.The location of the zoom buttons depends on the microsite...
Title and Business Name
Default: OnYour microsite can display the Title and author/business name of your simplebooklet. Where it is displayed depends on the microsite layout you've chosen.You can update the title and author name in the: About button menu editor.
View Count
Default: OffYou can show a view count to your customers. This can act as a strong reinforcement of the value of your marketing collateral.Where your view count appears depends on the microsite layout you've selected.To Add the View Count1. Go to...
Terms of Service and Privacy
Default: OnYou can have a terms of service and privacy statement for your microsite. You can use our generic TOS and Privacy or link to your own. It makes sure your content and site meets international online laws.Add Terms of Service and Privacy...
Page Turn Buttons and Default Scale
A big part of making a great looking simplebooklet microsite is how your pages are presented. This will create a professional presentation to your customer. Here are two examples of different Booklet Configurations for the same booklet (this uses...
Page transitions, Spreads, and Trifolds
You can customize how your simplebooklet microsite transitions between pages. There are a number of different transitions you can apply, and each one will give your customers a different experience with your marketing collateral. You can focus...
Default Page Scale Size
Depending on how you are using your simplebooklet microsite, a different default size for your pages may be desirable. You can choose to default your page sizes to the following:Fit To ScreenOriginal DimensionsFit To ScreenThis fits the entire...
Page Border Shadow
Default: OnDepending on how you are using your simplebooklet account, you may be creating a microsite that doesn't look like a booklet at all, but are pages that are completely integrated into your background. You can do this by removing the page...
Backgrounds For Your Microsite
Presenting your marketing collateral on a microsite can be enhanced with a complimentary background. We've made it possible to change the background of your microsite to something that matches your brand and simplebooklet content.Adding A...
Page Narration
You can narrate each page of your simplebooklet microsite. Narration can be great to emphasize and elaborate on content where words and images aren't enough. It allows you to inform and provide context to the page that they are currently...
Voice Narration Troubleshooting
If you are getting the following error: "Access to your recording device is being blocked, please check system settings." while using voice narration, this is due to permissions being blocked on your browser, your headset not being properly...
Password Protect Microsite
You can add a password to your microsite. This will force anyone who has the web address to your simplebooklet to enter a password before they can view the contents. You set the password and can change it at anytime.Adding a PasswordThere are two...
Lead Gate
A lead gate allows you to require a customer to enter in their email address, their name, or their phone number, or all three at once. The customer cannot access the simplebooklet until they enter this information.Adding a Lead GateYou can add a...
Preview
Preview TabPreview lets you take a look at what your simplebooklet will look like in desktop view for your customers. It's a good way to get a sense of how all of the features and interactive elements you've added to your simplebooklet will work....