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Q: I am using a preloaded font but my iBook is still mis aligning when I send it to my iPad!

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I am making an ibook using a variety of fonts, but mainly Marker Felt. But when I send the book to my iPad the formating messes up tremendously!

MPatty

iBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Aug 30, 2012 9:46 AM

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Q: I am using a preloaded font but my iBook is still mis aligning when I send it to my iPad!

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  • by K T,

    K T K T Aug 30, 2012 9:51 AM in response to MathPatth
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    Aug 30, 2012 9:51 AM in response to MathPatth

    When making an iBook for use on iPad, you must choose and use fonts _only_ from the pull-down menu in the toolbar. These are iOS compatible fonts...anything else will produce inconsistent results.

     

    iBA_fontmenu01.png

  • by MathPatth,

    MathPatth MathPatth Aug 30, 2012 10:03 AM in response to MathPatth
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    Aug 30, 2012 10:03 AM in response to MathPatth

    I just rechecked my iBook, every font I am using is available in the drop down menu.

     

    Is there a reason my iBook would not look correct on my ipad after it looks great on my MacBook?

  • by MathPatth,

    MathPatth MathPatth Aug 30, 2012 10:05 AM in response to K T
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    Aug 30, 2012 10:05 AM in response to K T

    I just rechecked my iBook, every font I am using is available in the drop down menu.

     

    Is there a reason my iBook would not look correct on my ipad after it looks great on my MacBook?

     

    Are there possibly sizes, or formats of the font family that are unable to be seen on the iPad?

     

    I also have several images using "floating" and "wraping" techniques, but the font visably changes location during a preview on my iPad. It looks great, and then the last second it changes.

  • by MathPatth,

    MathPatth MathPatth Aug 30, 2012 10:12 AM in response to MathPatth
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    Aug 30, 2012 10:12 AM in response to MathPatth

    BLAH!

     

    No matter what I do, it looks great on my MacBook, but when I send it to my iPad it stretches he text vertically roughly 2-3 lines....it really messes everything up.

     

    I am using all Marker Felt Size 18 with 1.5 spacing....not good....

  • by MathPatth,

    MathPatth MathPatth Aug 30, 2012 10:58 AM in response to MathPatth
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    Aug 30, 2012 10:58 AM in response to MathPatth

    Ok, I reformatted my page to make all my images be "in line with text" and it worked on THAT page, but it is still malfunctioning on pages where I do not have any images.....um?

  • by MathPatth,

    MathPatth MathPatth Aug 30, 2012 10:59 AM in response to K T
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    Aug 30, 2012 10:59 AM in response to K T

    Please see all my updates...