Q: how can I make text size adjustable in iBooks Author?

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usabilityfromflorida

Level 1 (4 points)

Publishing

Q: how can I make text size adjustable in iBooks Author?

I am using iBooks Author (2.4.1) on an iMac (late 2015) running El Capitan (10.11.6). I would like to know if there is a way for the font size to be adjustable using the tool bar at the top of the screen in the resulting iBook?

Thanks!

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), using iPad 4th generation to proof

Posted on Sep 1, 2016 8:09 AM

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Xylocopa

Level 1 (26 points)

A:

Hi,

I struggled with this issue, too, as I started using iBooks Author a while ago. From what I've learned, the ability to offer adjustable fonts for the reader / end user is based on the original template that we built our book on. But there's more as we have choices in e-pub template versions and the Multi-Touch ones included with iBA. I am building a Multi-Touch iBook that is based on the included iBA template for landscape layout—there's no support in that one for the reader to change the font. I found that, for me, I had to choose between: fixed layout, reflowable layout, and Multi-Touch (exclusive to iBooks). Given that the Multi-Touch feature is most important to me as my iBook project has a lot of nested gallery widgets, the lack of adjustable fonts was acceptable (for me).

I know there are online articles somewhere at Apple but I couldn't readily find them. I did find this other article that may help you: