Kindle Comic Creator User Guide
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1. Page 35 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 1 1 Creating a New Book without Kindle Panel View To create a new book without Kindle Panel View 1 Onthe Welcome page of Comic Creator see Figure 32 click Create a New Book or In Book Manager select File gt New gt New Book 2 The Panel Selection book settings appear see Figure 37 Select a Language for your book 3 Under Would You Like to Create Kindle Panel View click No 3 1 2 Opening an Existing Book without Kindle Panel View Kindle Comic Creator can open both mobi and epub book files that follow the Kindle Publishing guidelines for fixed layout graphic novels comics and manga NOTE For Amazon s book formatting guidelines for the Kindle visit kindlegen s3 amazonaws com AmazonKindlePublishingGuidelines pdf You can also open an existing book for editing on the Design tab 1 On the Welcome page of Comic Creator click Open an existing Book or In Book Manager select File gt Open 2 The Open Book dialog box opens see Figure 33 Browse to the desired book file and click Open The entire file opens for editing on the Design tab Page 36 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide Figure 33 Open Book Dialog Box ae 300k D A gt p Comic Creator Absurd ABC gt v Search Absurd ABC p Organize New folder Wr Favorites Documents library E Desktop Absurd ABC J Downloads x a Name Dime DER Ee Recent Places me nre Pr meow mew2. e Facing pages Two pages are joined with a gap left between them This setting is recommended for pages whose content is to be read separately one page at a time e Double page spreads Two pages are joined without any center gap This setting is recommended when a single image or panel spans the two physical pages It is easier to work with joined pages if the Design tab is in landscape orientation 3 4 1 Setting the Design Tab Orientation To set the orientation of the Design tab For landscape view click the Landscape View button on the View toolbar A For portrait view click the Portrait View button on the View toolbar Facing pages will appear on the Design tab with a gap between them see Section 3 4 3 Creating Facing Pages Double page spreads will appear without any gap between them see Section 3 4 4 Creating Double Page Spreads Page 48 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 4 2 Adding a Blank Page You can insert a blank page where you need joined pages to be blank on one side To add a blank page 1 In Book Manager select the page that will follow the blank page that you are adding and then right click to display the pop up menu see Figure 43 Figure 43 Add Blank Page from Menu Book Manager x S C N P amp Q PRA Delete Page 800k Setting Page Setting Comic Book 4 My Manga a Page 1 Add Pages Ctrl I Add Custom Pages a Page 4 Delete Page Ctrl Backspace Add Blank P
3. of original size 34 08 Info prcgen 1 1041 The file format version is V8 Info prcgen 115000 Approximate Standard Mobi Deliverable file size 0001755KB Info pregen 115001 Approximate KF8 Deliverable file size 0001760KB Info prcgen 1 1036 Mobi file built successfully Page 32 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 When the build process is complete your eBook is automatically displayed in a new Kindle Previewer window see Figure 30 Figure 30 Kindle Previewer FA Kindle Fire HD Previewer The Absurd ABC xS m Al aeh Da OO E Kindle Fire Kindle Fire HD Kindle Fire HD 8 9 WALTER CRANES PICTURE BOOKS RE 1SSUC RAALDBALBA UAL HH One DA ALD 2 6 2 Exporting Your Book as a KF8 File To create a Kindle file in KF8 format 1 From the File menu choose Export As KF8 Book see Figure 31 Figure 31 Export As KF8 Book View Tools Build Settings H New g Open Ctril O ify Save Ctrl GL Export As KF8 Book Ctrl E Close Book Ctril W Exit t 2 Name the file and select Save Your book is now ready to deliver to Amazon Page 33 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 6 3 Loading a Book File on a Kindle Device To test how your eBook appears on a device load your eBook on a Kindle 1 Connect your Kindle to a USB port on your computer The device will appear in the same location as other external USB drives e OnaPC The Kindl
4. A wr Favorites Documents library Z Desktop fonts J Downloads Qz Recent Places Arrange by Folder a Calibri A couri a timesbd a calibrib a Courier a timesbi aa a calibrii ia Georg a timesi thee a calibril a georgia a Verdana B Documents E My Documer di _Snagit Absurd ABC a Comic Crez d hd Does a calibrili a georgiai a verdanab a calibriz a georgiaz a verdanai A cour a Tahoma a verdanaz a courbbd a tahomabd courbi a Times File name Georgia v OPF Files ttf otf v 2 5 4 Adjusting Text Pop up Order To edit the order in which readers jump from text pop up to text pop up adjust the panel order on the page For more information see Section 2 4 7 Adjusting Panel Order in Panel Manager Page 30 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 6 Building and Displaying Your Book After completing any edits build the finished book and then review it in Kindle Previewer To confirm that it appears as you want you can also load your book on a Kindle device 2 6 1 Building and Previewing Your Book You may see formatting cautions as you begin the build process For more on formatting requirements see Www amazon com kindleformat For Amazon s book formatting guidelines for the Kindle visit http kindlegen s3 amazonaws com AmazonKindlePublishingGuidelines pdf To build and preview your book 1 From the Build menu choose Build and Preview If you are ready to proceed click OK 2 KindleGen
5. 13 Detect Panels In This Page Design New Kindle Panel New Text Panel In All Pages e To detect Kindle Panels on all pages click the Auto Detect Panels button R on the Comic toolbar or from the Tools menu select Comics gt Detect Kindle Panels in all Pages e To add Kindle Panels manually on the Design tab right click the page and select New Kindle Panel A green box marks the borders of a new panel on the current page Page 18 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 4 2 Editing Panel Detection Settings The Panel Detection Settings determine where panels will be detected and what shade to use for panel backgrounds To edit Panel Detection Settings 1 In Book Manager click Book Setting and select Panel Detection Settings seeFigure 14 The Panel Detection Settings dialog box opens see Figure 15 Figure 14 Book Setting Menu Panel Detection Settings MetaData Bit e To set the background shade for each panel detected drag the slider from right to left and select a shade of gray The choices range from the default white on the right through lighter and darker grays to black on the left e To limit panel detection to certain parts of a page enter distances in pixels from the left right top or bottom edges to exclude Panels will not be detected in the areas excluded 2 Click OK to save the changes Page 19 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide Figure 15 Panel Detection Setting
6. A d kc2 The Absurd ABC 1363199323968 SS Libraries d kc2 The Absurd ABC 1363219987955 Arrange by Folder Reamer J kc2 The Absurd ABC 1363284071577 a Music a misc Pictures L content opf E Videos __ The Absurd ABC v2 mobi _ The Absurd ABC mobi 4 i Comnister alll Filename The Absurd ABC v2 mobi Page 37 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 2 Entering and Editing Book Settings Use the required and optional book settings to define the appearance and functions of your book 3 2 1 Entering Settings for a New Book 1 Onthe Welcome page of Kindle Comic Creator click Create a New Book or In Book Manager choose File gt New gt New Book The Create a New Book dialog box opens see Figure 34 Figure 34 Panel Selection Settings for Books without Kindle Panel View Create a New Book What is the Language of your Book B English v Would you like to create Kindle Panel View 2 0 Yes Recommended parrres UTTE What is the orientation of your book Portrait gt Landscape Unlocked What is the page turn direction of your book 2 Left to Right C Right to Left What is the canvas size of your book original resolution 2 w 800px h 1280px gt Go Back Cancel 2 To choose a language click to expand the language list and then select the language 3 Under Would you like to Create Kindle Panel View click No 4 For orientation clic
7. A Bh ies e oom E x r Design Panel Manager 8 x B g ca i 1 The child looked up and asked her question How should the creature answer a 4 The Absurd ABC ER Chapter One is Scene 1 T Scene 2 E Chapter Two e Scene 1 Scene 2 Ne Scene 3 L Properties New Class New Style Delete Property Value Classes 4 Styles font size 0 8888888888888888em Page 5 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide e To list the pages in your book select View gt Book Manager Click the buttons at the bottom left to display its page list in compact or expanded form For more information see Section 2 3 4 Moving Pages in Book Manager e In eBooks that use Kindle Panel Views select View gt Panel Manager to edit the content of graphic panels and text fields For more information see Section 2 4 7 Adjusting Panel Order in Panel Manager e To display up to six toolbars of useful commands select View gt Toolbars For more information on the Comic toolbar see Section 4 Appendix For more information on the Rich Text toolbar see Section 2 5 2 Formatting Text with the Rich Text Toolbar 1 2 Supported Page Formats You can add pages to your book from a PDF file or by converting images Kindle Comic Creator accepts files in pdf jog jpeg tif tiff ppm or png formats You can also open book files that use Amazon s comic book formatting see the Kindle Publishing Guideli
8. File To add a text field to a book file 1 Right click the page and select New Text Panel from the pop up menu see Figure 23 A new text panel appears marked by a green border Figure 23 New Text Panel from Pop up Menu Pa Design New Kindle Panel Detect Panels M gt e To reposition a text field drag its green borders e To change the shape of a text field drag its borders by the corners e To edit the text field right click the field and select Show Panel see Figure 24 Figure 24 Show Panel from Pop up Menu Set Zoom Level Delete Panel 1 Edit Pane Page 27 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 5 2 Formatting Text with the Rich Text Toolbar In the text box select the text that you want to format and then use the buttons on the Rich Text toolbar see Figure 25 to format the selected text Figure 25 Rich Text Toolbar px A A A A Ge Georgia v 2 00em 0 00em The child looked up and asked her question How should the creature answer F Px Font Size Makes the selected text larger or smaller T Increase or Decrease Font Make the text in the entire text box larger or smaller E A A Bold Italic Underline Make the selected text bold italic or underlined A Text Color Displays the Select Color dialog box see Figure 26 Choose the desired color for the selected text and then click OK Insert Image Adds an image to the text box be careful
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10. Settings Sart An Poo Enter a Title for your book and the names of the Author and Publisher Page 11 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 9 To choose a Cover Image click Browse select the image from a folder on your local hard drive and then click Open The full path appears in the text box Kindle Comic Creator accepts cover images in jog jpeg ppm or png formats 10 To set the Location for your book files click Browse Select an empty folder on your local hard drive and then click Select Folder NOTE To add a folder right click inside the parent folder and select New gt Folder 11 To display further settings click the Advanced Settings tab see Figure 7 and Figure 8 e To load a Table of Contents built in HTML markup click the General tab and then click Browse see Figure 7 Select the html htm or xhtml TOC file on your local hard drive and click Open Figure 7 Advanced Settings General Tab Advanced Settings HTML TOC Browse e To customize the borders displayed around the panels click the Kindle Panels tab and then adjust the Border Width the default is 3 px and the Border Color the default is 000000 To select a border color from the color palette click Choose Figure 8 Advanced Settings Kindle Panel Tab Advanced Settings General Kindle Panels Virtual Panels Border Width 3px Border Color 802000 Choose 12 To add pages to you
11. build messages appear in the Console area as your book is built see Figure 29 Page 31 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide Figure 29 KindleGen Build Messages Kindle Comic Creator File View Tools Build Settings Help iret f GS R iR Name Introduction Page 1 Page Property Default Pag f oo m gt 00 amp 8px xX Design Comic Book 4 The Absurd ABC ES Chapter One E Scene i E Scene 2 sc Chapter Two n Scene 1 Scene 2 SYP SSC ey Se Frere bahshi Bi a ai ie Scene 3 Info prcegen 11019 Building index into record 0000000 Index name FRAG Info prcgen 11019 Building index into record 0000003 Index name SSKEL Info prcgen 11019 Building index into record 0000005 Index name SNCX Info prcgen 11029 The default lookup index is FRAG Info prcgen 11017 Building PRC file record count 0000003 Info prcgen 11018 Building PRC file record 0000001 Info prcgen 11018 Building PRC file record 0000002 Info prcgen 12001 Final stats TEXT 000003541 bytes 000000003 records Info prcgen 12003 Final stats INDEXES 000002028 bytes 000000008 records Info prcgen 12004 Final stats TRAILING 000000012 bytes 000000003 records Info prcgen 12005 Final stats FRAMES 000000180 bytes 000000003 records Info prcgen 12006 Final stats OTHER 000008875 bytes 000000003 records Info prcgen 12007 Final stats TOTAL 000014636 bytes 000000017 records Info prcgen 11039 Final stats text compressed to in
12. css gt lt head gt lt body gt lt div dass fs gt lt div gt lt img src image _cover 1 jpq dass singlePage gt lt div gt lt div id reg 1 gt lt a dass app amzn magnify data app amzn magnify targetId reg 1 magTargetParent ordinal 1 gt lt a gt lt div gt lt div id reg 1 magTargetParent class target mag parent gt lt div class target mag b gt lt div gt lt div id reg 1 magTarget class target mag amzn ke id rtbar amzn ke id rtbar gt lt div class target mag text id amzn ke id thar reg 1 magTarget gt lt span class id amzn ke id rtbar reg 1 magTarget 2 gt 8 amp nbsp The child looked up and asked her question amp nbsp lt span gt lt br gt lt span class Apple style span id amzn ke id rtbar reg 1 madgtTarget 3 gt 8 amp nbsp lt span dass gt How should the creature answer lt span gt lt span gt lt span class id amzn ke id tbar reg 1 magTarget 5 gt amp nbsp lt span gt lt div gt lt div gt lt div gt lt div gt lt body gt lt html gt Page 61 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 4 3 2 HTML Preview Tab The HTML Preview tab displays the page that is open for editing on the Design tab as it will look to the reader The page is displayed at 100 magnification While the HTML Preview tab is selected the Comic and Rich Text toolbars and Panel Manager are not available Figure 55
13. hd English d hd_Gagand L hd_Img d hd_Tech JPEG image 273 KB tuw JPEG image 288 KB qrs IG JPEG image 297 KB wxyz JPEG image 229 KB v i hA 7 Me File name v Images png jpg jpeg pdf v Cancel 2 3 1 Adding Standard Pages to a New Book Kindle Comic Creator accepts files in pdf jog jpeg tif tiff opm or ong formats To add standard pages to a new book open the Add Pages dialog box 1 Onthe Welcome page of Kindle Comic Creator click Create a New Book 2 The Settings dialog box opens Fill in the required Panel Selection settings 3 Click Continue The Metadata settings appear Fill in the required settings 4 Click Start Adding Pages Page 14 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 5 The Add Pages dialog box opens see Figure 9 Locate and select image files on your local hard drive To select multiple files hold down the CTRL key as you click 6 Click Open The selected images are added to your book as standard pages and thumbnail images for your new pages appear in Book Manager 2 3 2 Adding Standard Pages to an Existing Book To add standard pages to an existing book open the Add Pages dialog box 1 Onthe Welcome page of Kindle Comic Creator click Open an Existing Book 2 The Open Book dialog box opens Locate and select the desired book then click Open The book opens for editing on the Design tab 3 Atthe top of Book Manager click Add Page The Add Pages dia
14. key as you click 6 Click Open The selected images are added to your book as standard pages and thumbnail images for your new pages appear in Book Manager 3 3 2 Adding Standard Pages to an Existing Book To add standard pages to an existing book open the Add Pages dialog box 1 On the Welcome page of Kindle Comic Creator click Open an Existing Book 2 The Open Book dialog box opens Locate and select the desired book then click Open Your book opens for editing on the Design tab 3 At the top of Book Manager click Add Page The Add Pages dialog box opens see Figure 38 4 Locate and select image files on your local hard drive 5 Click Open The selected images are added to your book as standard pages and thumbnail images for your new pages appear in Book Manager 3 3 3 Adding Custom Pages Custom pages are areas within a PDF or large image which you mark and convert into pages To add custom pages 1 Atthe top of Book Manager click Add Page and select Add Custom Pages see Figure 39 Figure 39 Add Custom Pages from Add Page Menu Book Manager x Delete Page Add Pages Ctrl I Add Custom Pages R Shift B J Add Blank Page 2 Locate and select a PDF or large image file on your local hard drive Kindle Comic Creator accepts files in pdf jog jpeg tif tiff ppm or ong formats 3 Click Open A pop up Import Comic window displays the image Page 45 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 4 R
15. location as other external USB drives e OnaPC The Kindle device appears on the Computer or My Computer menu e Ona Mac The Kindle device appears on the desktop 2 Open the Kindle drive and drag and drop your book file into the appropriate folder e Ona Kindle Fire device Drag your book file into the Books folder NOTE You may need to unlock your Kindle Fire If you have a Kindle Fire Second Generation or Kindle HD device install the free Android File Transfer app from http www android com filetransfer and follow the onscreen instructions e Ona Kindle elnk device Drag your book file into the documents folder 3 Safely eject the Kindle drive from your computer and disconnect the USB cable Your new book will appear in the same location as other books on the device e Ona Kindle Fire device Your book appears in the Books folder e Ona Kindle elnk device Your book appears on the Home screen Page 58 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 4 Appendix 4 1 Comic Toolbar The Comic toolbar offers shortcuts for common operations see Figure 53 Figure 53 Comic Toolbar 328 2 amp Ss 50 o Show Hide Properties Opens and closes the Properties pane at the foot of the Design tab fil Sort Panels Numbers the panels on a page by their position Assumes a L to R top to bottom panel order For more information see Section 3 2 1 Entering Settings for a New Book EEE Auto Detect Panes Scans the curren
16. or to open existing books with Kindle Panels for editing Page 7 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 1 Opening a Book for Editing You can create a new book with Kindle Panels or open an existing book that has Kindle Panels Figure 3 Kindle Comic Creator Welcome Screen F Kindle Comic Creator File View Tools Build Settings Help kindle COMIC creator fs Create a New Book X 2 1 1 Creating a New Book with Kindle Panels To create a new book with Kindle Panels 1 On the Welcome screen of Kindle Comic Creator see Figure 3 click Create a New Book or In Book Manager choose File gt New gt New Book 2 The Panel Selection book settings appear see Figure 5 Select a Language for your book 3 Under Would You Like to Create Kindle Panel View click Yes Page 8 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 1 2 Opening an Existing Book with Panels Kindle Comic Creator can open both mobi and epub book files that follow the Kindle Publishing Guidelines for fixed layout graphic novels comics and manga For Amazon s book formatting guidelines for the Kindle visit http kindlegen s3 amazonaws com AmazonkKindlePublishingGuidelines pdf To open an existing book for editing on the Design tab 1 Onthe Welcome screen of Kindle Comic Creator click Open an existing Book or In Book Manager select File gt Open 2 The Open Book dialog box opens see Figure 4 Browse to the desired book file and click Open T
17. page drag and drop them in Panel Manager Figure 20 Panel Manager Panel Manager Gx ides Qf ow 1 Page 24 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 4 8 Deleting Panels You can delete a single panel or several panels at once in Panel Manager see Figure 21 Figure 21 Delete All Panels in Panel Manager of Design Panel Manager G x Are you sure you want to delete all the panes e To delete one panel right click within the panel on the Design tab and select Delete Panel e To delete every panel on a page click Delete All Panels in Panel Manager then click OK Page 25 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 4 9 Replacing Images with Image Manager The images for each page of the book can be replaced with Image Manager To replace an image 1 Open Image Manager by selecting View gt Image Manager The Image Manager pane appears on the right side of the screen 2 Click the image to be replaced see Figure 22 Figure 22 Image Manager Image Manager amp x Replace Image 3 Select Replace Image at the top of Image Manager The Choose Image to Replace dialog box appears 4 Select the new png image from your local computer and click Open Page 26 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 5 Editing Text You can also add text fields on the Design tab These provide hybrid text which is magnified when the user taps the text field 2 5 1 Adding a Text Field to a Book
18. ready to proceed click OK 2 KindleGen build messages appear in the Console area as your book is built see Figure 50 Kindle Comic Creator File View Tools Build Settings Figure 50 KindleGen Build Messages Help G amp a Eh Name Introduction Gi gt j Comic Book 4 The Absurd ABC E Chapter One Scene 1 ba Scene 2 Chapter Two Le Scene 1 Scene 2 Nes Scene 3 CSS Page 1 100 x Design VIyeeer jeu a ee oeonicsr ed i hvu w Sy Oe ee SS 7 Info prcgen 11019 Building index into record 0000000 Index name SFRAG Info prcgen 1 1019 Building index into record 0000003 Index name SSKEL Info prcgen 11019 Building index into record 0000005 Index name SNCX Info prcgen 11029 The default lookup index is FRAG Info prcgen 11017 Building PRC file record count 0000003 Info prcgen 11018 Building PRC file record 0000001 Info prcgen 11018 Building PRC file record 0000002 Info prcgen 12001 Final stats TEXT 000003541 bytes 000000003 records Info prcgen 12003 Final stats INDEXES 000002028 bytes 000000008 records Info prcgen 12004 Final stats TRAILING 000000012 bytes 000000003 records Info prcgen 12005 Final stats FRAMES 000000180 bytes 000000003 records Info prcgen 12006 Final stats OTHER 000008875 bytes 000000003 records Info prcgen 12007 Final stats TOTAL 000014636 bytes 000000017 records Info prcgen 1 1039 Final
19. to choose one that fits Font Family Choose a font for the selected text from the drop down list All of the embedded fonts available in the eBook file are listed here For more information see Section 2 5 3 Adding an Embedded Font 2 00em i Line Height Adjusts the distance between lines in em units 0 00em Letter Spacing Inserts extra space between letters in em units NOTE The em is a variable measure useful for scaling Web content The size at which the Normal font is currently displayed determines what 1 em is For example a setting of 2 em will make a given measurement twice the size of the Normal font Page 28 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide Figure 26 Select Color Dialog Box CC Ft tt ie to Udi Aii i mimm Custom colors MEANN OLLE 2 5 3 Adding an Embedded Font Your Kindle book can use ttf and otf font files All of the embedded fonts available in the eBook file appear on the Font Family list of the Rich Text toolbar see Figure 25 To add a font 1 Select Tools gt Add Embedded Font see Figure 27 Figure 27 Add Embedded Font on Tools Menu Tools Build Settings Help Comics G Add Embedded Font Ctrl Shift F Device Mode R gt Page 29 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 The Add Embedded Font dialog box opens see Figure 31 Select the desired font file and click Open Figure 28 Add Embedded Font Dialog Box Organize New folder
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21. age N Ctrl Shift B Page Settings gt Page 49 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 Choose Add Blank Page A new page is added before the selected page You can join the blank page with an adjoining page as needed see Figure 44 Figure 44 Landscape View of Facing Pages with Blank Page Pa Design lt ad ae Ta J v ZAN gt wr Sore wR g mepa bet FF i om wz v2 3a L t A ai w ta at it amp Tr f gt Page 50 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 4 3 Creating Facing Pages Use the Book Manager to join a pair of pages as facing pages with a gap between them 1 Select a pair of pages to join in Book Manager and right click to display the pop up menu 2 Select Page Settings gt Facing Pages or To perform this operation on the entire book choose Set All Facing Pages see Figure 45 Figure 45 Choosing Facing Pages Book Manager T EN N Gi PEER Delete Page Book Setting Page Setting Comic Book 4 My Manga Add Pages Ctrl I Add Custom Pages Delete Page Ctrl Backspace Page Settings gt Double Page Spread Facing Pages N Clear Set All Double Page Spread Set All Facing Pages Clear AIl Page 51 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide Figure 46 Landscape View of Facing Pages with Gap 3 The pages are joined as facing pages with a gap between them see Figure 46 Pa Design et ie
22. ages in jpg jpeg omp or png format 10 To set the Location for your book files click Browse Select an empty folder on your local hard drive and click Select Folder NOTE To add a folder right click inside the parent folder and select New gt Folder Page 39 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 11 To display further settings click Advanced Settings see Figure 36 and Figure 37 e To load a Table of Contents built in HTML markup click the General tab and then click Browse see Figure 36 Select the html htm or xhtml TOC file on your local hard drive and click Open Figure 36 Advanced Settings General Tab Advanced Settings i General L Kindle Panels Virtual Panels e For Virtual Panel Movement click the Virtual Panels tab and then select Horizontal or Vertical Figure 37 Advanced Settings Virtual Panels Tab Advanced Settings General Kindle Panels Virtual Panels Virtual Panel Movement Horizontal Vertical The Virtual Panel Movement and Page Turn Direction settings combine to set the Panel Order for a page This determines in what order the four quadrants of the page are read Page 40 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide There are four possible combinations which set the reading order as follows Vertical Panel Movement Vertical Panel Movement plus R to L Page Turn Direction plus L to R Page Turn Direction Horizontal Panel Movement Horiz
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24. at the top of Book Manager and the Add Pages dialog box opens see Figure 38 Figure 38 Add Pages Dialog Box a z i Add Pages e My Documents hdImg _Absurd ABC 5 Search _Absurd ABC p Organize v New folder i ty Recent Places Documents library 7 Arrange by Folder _Absurd ABC cow Libraries Documents Mn cover abcd 4 o JPEG image JPEG image IB My Documer 206 KB SA 269 KE db _Snagit J E efg p hij Absurd AB JPEG image A i JPEG image P Comic Crez e 300 KB 312 KB J hd_Docs kImnop hd English d hd_Gagand L hd_Img d hd_Tech JPEG image 273 KB tuw JPEG image 288 KB qrs IG JPEG image 297 KB wxyz JPEG image 229 KB v i hA 7 Me File name v Images png jpg jpeg pdf v Cancel 3 3 1 Adding Standard Pages to a New Book Kindle Comic Creator accepts files in pdf jog jpeg tif tiff ppm or ong formats To add standard pages to a new book open the Add Pages dialog box 1 Onthe Welcome page of Kindle Comic Creator click Create a New Book 2 The Settings dialog box opens Fill in the required Panel Selection settings 3 Click Continue The Metadata settings appear Fill in the required settings 4 Click Start Adding Pages Page 44 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 5 The Add Pages dialog box opens see Figure 38 Locate and select image files on your local hard drive To select multiple files hold down the CTRL
25. e Settings gt Clear or To apply this change to the entire book choose Page Settings gt Clear All 3 The pages are now separated Page 54 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 4 6 Replacing Images with Image Manager The images used for each page of the book can be replaced using Image Manager To replace an image 1 From the View menu select Image Manager Image Manager appears on the right side of the window see Figure 49 Figure 49 Image Manager Image Manager i x Replace Image Select an image and click on replace button to replace 2 In Image Manager click the image to be replaced 3 Select Replace Image at the top of the pane The Choose Image to Replace dialog box appears 4 Select a new image from your local hard drive and click Open 3 5 Building and Displaying Your Book After completing any edits build the finished book and review it in Kindle Previewer To confirm that it appears as you want you can also load your book on a Kindle device Page 55 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 5 1 Building and Previewing Your Book You may see formatting cautions as you begin the build process For more on formatting requirements see WWW amazon com kindleformat For Amazon s book formatting guidelines for the Kindle visit http kindlegen s3 amazonaws com AmazonkKindlePublishingGuidelines pdf To build and preview your book 1 From the Build menu choose Build and Preview If you are
26. e device appears on the Computer or My Computer menu e Ona Mac The Kindle device appears on the desktop 2 Open your Kindle drive and drag and drop your book file into the appropriate folder e Ona Kindle Fire device Drag your book file into the Books folder NOTE You may need to unlock your Kindle Fire If you have a Kindle Fire Second Generation or Kindle HD device install the free Android File Transfer app from http www android com filetransfer and follow the onscreen instructions e Ona Kindle elnk device Drag your book file into the documents folder 3 Safely eject the Kindle drive from your computer and disconnect the USB cable Your new book will appear in the same location as other books on the device e Ona Kindle Fire device Your book appears in the Books folder e Ona Kindle elnk device Your book appears on the Home screen Page 34 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 Creating and Editing Books without Kindle Panel View You can use Kindle Comic Creator to create manga comics and graphics novels without Kindle Panel View from PDF or image files or you can edit existing books in mobi or epub formats 3 1 Opening a Book for Editing You can create a new book or open an existing book in Kindle format These books will treat the four quadrants of each page as Virtual Panels Figure 32 Kindle Comic Creator Welcome Screen File View Tools Build Settings Help Welcome creator P Create a New Book
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28. ection of your book 2 Left to Right C Right to Left What is the canvas size of your book original resolution w 800px h 1280px 2 To choose a language click to expand the language list and then select the language 3 Under Would you like to Create Kindle Panel View click Yes Page 10 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide For orientation click Portrait or Landscape NOTE To learn more about orientation click the question mark beside this field For page turn direction select Left to Right or Right to Left For canvas size original resolution enter values for width and height in pixels NOTE Original resolution reflects the dimensions of your image The default values are width 800 px height 1280 px The maximum value permitted for either setting is 1280 px If the image dimensions are wider or taller than 1280 px please enter scaled down values in correct aspect ratio of your images Kindle will maintain aspect ratio for your book based on values you enter 7 Click Continue to display additional Metadata and Cover Image settings see Figure 6 Figure 6 Metadata and Cover Image Settings Create a New Book Metadata and Cover Image Title The Absurd ABC Author Walter Crane Publisher John Lane Cover Image iswd Documents hd_Imag _Absurd ABC cover jpg Where would you like to save your new book Location C Users daviswd Documents The Absurd ABC Advanced
29. ew EE eak a LN Shii f KERIA TELERS f f RMeewvseo SLUM ieLe 4ffTRin KG EKER Teyp vy Aj Qo oper Pet GEI M evi ave r i 4 fi a E YF gt NN f weEBgeoit pd Ge Hgs Pr le ie i Page 52 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 4 4 Creating Double Page Spreads Use Book Manager to join a pair of pages as a double page spread with no gap between them To create a double page spread 1 Select a pair of pages to join in Book Manager and right click to display the pop up menu 2 Select Page Settings gt Double Page Spread see Figure 47 or To perform this operation on the entire book choose Set All Double Page Spread Figure 47 Choosing Double Page Spread Book Manager J rae G G Add Page OE E Deiat Book Setting Page Setting Comic Book 4 My Manga Page 1 a Page 2 a 3 Add Pages Ctrl I Page 4 Add Custom Pages Delete Page Ctrl Backspace Page Settings 4 Double Page Spread N Facing Pages Clear Set All Double Page Spread Set All Facing Pages Clear All Page 53 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 The pages are joined as a double page spread with no gap between them see L Design Joined pages including both facing pages and double page spreads can be separated again To separate joined pages 1 Select the pair of pages to separate in Book Manager 2 Right click to display the pop up menu and choose Pag
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31. he entire file opens for editing on the Design tab Figure 4 Open Book Dialog Box Comic Creator Absurd ABC gt v Search Absurd ABC p Organize New folder z fil vir Favorites Documents library W Desktop Absurd ABC lg Downloads 3 a Name Dime ial Recent Places E ALS FP ANJUL U MUS 22S Ji kc2 The Absurd ABC 1363199323968 oy Libraries kc2 The Absurd ABC 1363219987955 Arrange by Folder C Documents dL kc2 The Absurd ABC 1363284071577 a Music P misc Pictures _ content opf E Videos _ The Absurd ABC v2 mobi __ The Absurd ABC mobi amp Comouter a elle File name The Absurd ABC v2 mobi v OPF Files opf epub mobi v Cancel Page 9 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 2 Entering and Editing Book Settings Use the required and optional book settings to define the appearance and functions of your book 2 2 1 Entering Settings fora New Book To enter the settings for a new book 1 Onthe Welcome page of Kindle Comic Creator click Create a New Book or In Book Manager choose File gt New gt New Book The Create a New Book dialog box opens see Figure 5 Figure 5 Panel Selection Settings Create a New Book What is the Language of your Book 2 English v Would you like to create Kindle Panel View 2 Yes Recommended No What is the orientation of your book 2 Portrait Landscape Unlocked _ What is the page turn dir
32. ight click the image and select New Page A blue rectangle appears Drag and adjust the edges of the rectangle to select the desired area for your new page see Figure 40 Figure 40 Custom Page Area in Blue 5 To convert additional areas within the image into pages right click the image and select New Page again Adjust the edges of the new blue rectangles as needed 6 Click OK when done Each area enclosed within a blue rectangle is converted to a new page in your book Thumbnails for these new pages appear in Book Manager Page 46 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 3 4 Moving Pages To change the order of pages in an existing book 1 Select the page to move in Book Manager see Figure 41 2 Drag the page to the desired location and drop it there Figure 41 Book Manager Book Manager x me e Add Page Delete Page Book Setting Comic Book 4 The Absurd ABC Chapter One na Scene 1 FE Scene 2 Chapter Two ed Scene 1 Scene 2 Nes Scene 3 t ur Page 47 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 4 Joining Pages When you import pages for a new book without Kindle Panel View a success message is displayed see Figure 42 Figure 42 Success Message ba Kindle Comic Creator Good job importing pages Now start creating Double Page Spread or Facing Pages by visiting Page Settings L Don t show this again As this message indicates pages can be joined in the following ways
33. k Portrait Landscape or Unlocked NOTE To learn more about orientation click the question mark beside this field Page 38 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 5 For page turn direction select Left to Right or Right to Left 6 For canvas size original resolution enter values for width and height in pixels NOTE Original resolution reflects the dimensions of your image The default values are width 800 px height 1280 px The maximum value permitted for either setting is 1280 px If the image dimensions are wider or taller than 1280 px please enter scaled down values in correct aspect ratio of your images Kindle will maintain aspect ratio for your book based on values you enter 7 Click Continue to display additional Metadata and Cover Image settings see Figure 35 Figure 35 Metadata and Cover Image Settings Create a New Book Metadata and Cover Image Title The Absurd ABC Author Walter Crane Publisher John Lane Cover Image iswd Documents hd_Ima _Absurd ABC _cover jpa Browse Where would you like to save your new book Location C Users daviswd Documents The Absurd ABC Browse Advanced Settings Go Back Start Adding Page 8 Enter a Title for your book and the names of its Author and Publisher 9 To choose a Cover Image click Browse select the image from a folder on your local hard drive and then click Open The full path appears in the text box You can use cover im
34. log box opens see Figure 9 4 Locate and select image files on your local hard drive 5 Click Open The selected images are added to your book as standard pages and thumbnail images for your new pages appear in Book Manager 2 3 5 Adding Custom Pages Custom pages are areas within a PDF or large image which you mark and convert into pages To add custom pages 1 Atthe top of Book Manager click Add Page and select Add Custom Pages see Figure 10 Figure 10 Add Page Menu Book Manager x ow Delete Page Book Setting AddPages Ctrl Add Custom Pages Add Blank Page K eprom 2 Locate and select a PDF or large image file on your local hard drive Kindle Comic Creator accepts files in pdf jog jpeg tif tiff ppm or png formats 3 Click Open A pop up Import Comic window displays the image Page 15 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 4 Right click the image and select New Page A blue rectangle appears Drag and adjust the edges of the rectangle to select the desired area for your new page see Figure 11 Figure 11 Custom Page Area in blue 5 To convert additional areas within the image into pages right click the image and select New Page again Adjust the edges of the new blue rectangles as needed 6 Click OK when done Each area enclosed within a blue rectangle is converted to a new page in your book Thumbnails for these new pages appear in Book Manager Page 16 Kindle Comic Creato
35. nd display it for editing on the Design tab 2 Right click inside the panel and select Edit Panel from the pop up menu see Figure 17 Figure 17 Panel Menu with Edit Panel Selected Pa Design Set Zoom Level Delete Panel Show Pane Page 21 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide The panel is displayed in the Edit Panel dialog box see Figure 18 Figure 18 Edit Panel Dialog Box ba Kindle Comic Creator e To reposition the zoom region drag its yellow borders e To change the shape of the zoom region drag it by the corners 3 To save the changes click OK Page 22 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 4 6 Setting Region Zoom Level When a reader taps a pane the zoom region of that pane is magnified To set the magnification level of a panel s zoom region 1 Right click inside the panel and select Set Zoom Level from the pop up menu The Pane Magnification Level dialog box appears see Figure 19 2 Select the desired level of magnification and click OK Figure 19 Pane Magnification Level Dialog Box ba Kindle Comic Creator Pane Magnification Level 150 a AA A cane Page 23 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 4 7 Adjusting Panel Order in Panel Manager The order in which readers jump from panel to panel on a page can be adjusted from Panel Manager 1 To display the Panel Manager select View gt Panel Manager see Figure 20 2 To adjust the numbering of panels on a
36. nes for more on these specifications or were created with Kindle Comic Creator These book files can be in epub opf or mobi formats 1 3 Exported Book Files Kindle Comic Creator exports your finished book to a KF8 mobi file 1 4 Setting Menu Language Kindle Comic Creator s menus can be displayed in various languages To set a language for this tool click Settings gt Language and choose from the drop down menu see Figure 2 Figure 2 Language Menu Settings Help Preferences Ctrl R Language gt Deutsch English Espanol Francais Italiano Japanese Chinese a The available languages include German English Spanish French Italian Japanese and Chinese Page 6 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 1 5 Auto Update When a new version of Kindle Comic Creator is released the application automatically downloads it for you When Kindle Comic Creator prompts you to install an update Amazon recommends that you install the newer version to get all the latest features 2 Creating and Editing Books with Kindle Panels Kindle Panel View is a unique guided reading experience that is crafted by the author or publisher It addresses accessibility and lets readers experience the flow of action on each page in a high resolution easy to use manner Kindle Comic Creator makes it easy to create Kindle Panel Views You can use Kindle Comic Creator to create new books with Kindle Panels from PDF or image files
37. o display further settings click the Advanced Settings tab e To load a Table of Contents built in HTML markup click the General tab and then click Browse Select the html htm or xhtml TOC file on your local hard drive and click Open e To customize the borders displayed around the panels click the Kindle Panels tab and then adjust the Border Width the default is 3 px and the Border Color the default is 000000 To select a border color from the color palette click Choose To add pages to your book see Section 2 3 2 Adding Standard Pages to an Existing Book Page 13 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 3 Adding Pages When you select Create a New Book the Add Pages dialog box opens see Figure 9 Use this dialog to import PDF or image files from your local hard drive You can also add standard or custom pages when you select Open an Existing Book Click the Add Page button at the top of Book Manager and the Add Pages dialog box opens see Figure 9 Figure 9 Add Pages Dialog Box a z i Add Pages e My Documents hdImg _Absurd ABC 5 Search _Absurd ABC p Organize v New folder i ty Recent Places Documents library 7 Arrange by Folder _Absurd ABC cow Libraries Documents Mn cover abcd 4 o JPEG image JPEG image IB My Documer 206 KB SA 269 KE db _Snagit J E efg p hij Absurd AB JPEG image A i JPEG image P Comic Crez e 300 KB 312 KB J hd_Docs kImnop
38. ontal Panel Movement plus R to L Page Turn Direction plus L to R Page Turn Direction 12 To continue the process of making your book see Section 3 3 1 Adding Standard Pages to a New Book 3 2 2 Editing Settings of an Existing Book Certain settings such as Language cannot be changed once a book is created To edit the settings of an existing book 1 Onthe Welcome page of Kindle Comic Creator click Open an Existing Book or In Book Manager select File gt Open 2 The Open Book dialog box opens see Figure 33 Browse to the desired book file and click Open The first page of the book opens for editing on the Design tab 3 Click Book Setting at the top of Book Manager and choose Metadata Edit the Panel Selection and Metadata Settings as needed e Under Would you like to Create Kindle Panel View click No Page 41 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide e For orientation click Portrait Landscape or Unlocked e For page turn direction select Left to Right or Right to Left e For canvas size enter values for width and height in pixels 4 Click Continue to display additional Metadata and Cover Image settings e Enter or edit the Title of your book and the names of the Author and Publisher e Tochoose a Cover Image click Browse select the image from a folder on your local hard drive and then click Open The full path appears in the text box Kindle Comic Creator accepts cover images in jpg jpeg ppm or ong fo
39. r User Guide 2 3 4 Moving Pages in Book Manager To change the order of pages in an existing book 1 Select the page to move in Book Manager see Figure 12 2 Drag the page to the desired location and drop it there Figure 12 Book Manager Book Manager x m amp Add Page Delete Page Book Setting Comic Book 4 The Absurd ABC Chapter One na Scene 1 FE Scene 2 Chapter Two ed Scene 1 Scene 2 Nes Scene 3 t ur Page 17 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 4 Detecting and Editing Kindle Panels Kindle Comic Creator can automatically detect Kindle Panels from your artwork Kindle Panels let readers zoom in panel by panel while reading your book When you are creating Kindle Panels you can detect the panels on a single page one by one or detect all of the panels throughout your book Enter the desired Panel Detection Settings and then run Panel Detection Afterward you can edit and refine each panel detected 2 4 1 Detecting Kindle Panels When a panel is created it includes both a tap region typically the entire panel and a zoom region the smaller area to magnify when the reader taps a panel s tap area Kindle Comic Creator can detect Kindle Panels automatically or create them manually e To detect the panels on a single page open the page for editing on the Design tab Right click and select Detect Panels from the pop up menu then choose In This Page see Figure 13 Figure
40. r book see Section 2 3 1 Adding Standard Pages to a New Book Page 12 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 2 2 Editing the Settings of an Existing Book Certain settings such as Language cannot be changed once a book is created To edit the settings of an existing book 1 On the Welcome page of Kindle Comic Creator click Open an Existing Book or In Book Manager select File gt Open The Open Book dialog box opens see Figure 4 Browse to the desired book file and click Open The first page of the book opens for editing on the Design tab Click Book Setting at the top of Book Manager and choose Metadata Edit the Panel Selection and Metadata Settings as needed e Under Would you like to Create Kindle Panel View click Yes e For orientation select Portrait or Landscape e For page turn direction select Left to Right or Right to Left e For canvas size enter values for width and height in pixels Click Continue to display additional Metadata and Cover Image settings e Enter or edit the Title of your book and the names of the Author and Publisher e To choose a Cover Image click Browse select the image from a folder on your local hard drive and then click Open The full path appears in the text box Kindle Comic Creator accepts cover images in jpg jpeg ppm or png formats e To set the Location for your book files click Browse Select an empty folder on your local hard drive and click Select Folder T
41. rmats e To set the Location for your book files click Browse Select an empty folder on your local hard drive and click Select Folder 5 To display further settings click Advanced Settings e To load a Table of Contents built in HTML markup click the General tab and then click Browse Select the html htm or xhtml TOC file on your local hard drive and click Open e For Virtual Panel Movement click the Virtual Panels tab and then select Horizontal or Vertical The Virtual Panel Movement and Page Turn Direction settings combine to set the Panel Order for a page This determines in what order the four quadrants of the page are read Page 42 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide There are four possible combinations which set the reading order as follows Vertical Panel Movement Vertical Panel Movement plus R to L Page Turn Direction plus L to R Page Turn Direction Horizontal Panel Movement Horizontal Panel Movement plus R to L Page Turn Direction plus L to R Page Turn Direction 6 To continue the process of making your book see Section 3 3 2 Adding Standard Pages to an Existing Book Page 43 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 3 Adding Pages When you select Create a New Book the Add Pages dialog box opens see Figure 38 Use this dialog to import PDF or image files from your local hard drive You can also add standard or custom pages after you Open an existing Book Click the Add Page button
42. s Dialog Box be Kindle Comic Creator Settings Preview Background Color WALTER SAY ES l ACTURE BOOMS Exclude from Panel Detection REISSUE fk ee eee a a O a a a Left Margin 0px a Right Margin Opx 5 A We gt ae RD Top Margin Opx ee F A Py i i S A x Bottom Margin 0 px FO 89 s 1 9 2 4 3 Adjusting a Panel s Tap Region Each panel provides a tap region the area where a reader can tap to magnify a portion of the panel Adjusting a panel s borders resizes both its tap region and its zoom region To adjust a panel s tap region adjust its borders e To edit panels select a page and display it for editing on the Design tab Green borders mark each panel on the page e To reposition a panel s tap region drag its green borders e To change the shape of a tap region drag its borders by the corners Page 20 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 2 4 4 Fixing Panel Overlap Errors When a page has multiple panels and one panel overlaps another a panel overlap warning appears on the Design tab see Figure 16 To correct such errors reposition the panels so that they do not overlap Figure 16 Overlap Warning L Design 2 4 5 Adjusting a Panel s Zoom Region Each panel includes a zoom region the smaller area expanded when the reader taps a panel s tap region The size of the zoom region depends upon the panel s zoom level To crop a panel s zoom region 1 Select a page a
43. sattn acter ie EE EE AE EAE AEE AAE 59 4 1 CONIC TO OND aN eee e nantirenpnasaveaonaseisitnenastennr soe senauses sonnets saaeecteonotadewentesaeaesnuenestneonete 59 4 2 Kindle Comic Creator Keyboard SHortcuts cccccccsssccccessecccesececceseccceeeseceseueceseeeeceeteeseeessenecs 60 4 3 HTML View and Preview TabS cccccccccccccsseccsesssssssssseeceecccccceeesaasaeeesssssseseeeeeseeeceeeeeaaaaaggegnsssss 61 4 3 1 PVM NSW TAID eae 61 4 3 2 PLE P GWG WE TaD icrssenescenceccsetessesaaeateecanette E 62 Page 4 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 1 Introduction Kindle Comic Creator is a free tool for authors and publishers to turn graphic novels comics and manga into Kindle books Kindle Comic Creator makes it easy to import original artwork optimize the experience of readers and preview how a book will look on Kindle devices Kindle Comic Creator accepts most common types of graphic files so authors are free to create artwork using their preferred design tools Kindle Comic Creator accepts single or multi page source files in pdf jpg joeg tif tiff ppm or ong formats 1 1 Using Book Manager When you create a new book or open an existing book in Kindle Comic Creator the Design tab is your primary editing surface see Figure 1 Figure 1 Design Tab B Kindle Comic Creator bE el File View Tools Build Settings Help Be is B mA Name Page 1 Page 1 Page Property Default Page v G n nh amp D ev Y os A wx A A A
44. stats text compressed to in of original size 34 08 Info prcgen 11041 The file format version is V8 Info prcgen 115000 Approximate Standard Mobi Deliverable file size 0001755KB Info prcgen 115001 Approximate KF8 Deliverable file size 0001760KB Info prcgen 11036 Mobi file built successfully Page 56 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 When the build process is complete it saves a KF8 file Your eBook is automatically displayed in a new Kindle Previewer window see Figure 51 Figure 51 Kindle Previewer FA Kindle Fire HD Previewer The Absurd ABC lt i m 2 4a HO fl Kindle Fire Kindle Fire HD Kindle Fire HD 8 9 WALTER CRANES PICTURE BOOKS ROE ISSU RorADB2L BA tL ae ee A P DATADA zeA DA ti Ee 3 5 2 Exporting Your Book as a KF8 File To create a Kindle file in KF8 format 1 From the File menu choose Export As KF8 see Figure 52 Figure 52 Export As KF8 View Tools Build Settings H New r E Open Ctri O Gf Save Ctrl S GL Export As KF8 Book Ctrl E Close Book Ctril W Exit 2 Name the file and select Save Your book is now ready to deliver to Amazon Page 57 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 3 5 3 Loading a Book File on a Kindle Device To test how your eBook appears on a device load your eBook on a Kindle 1 Connect the Kindle to a USB port on your computer The device will appear in the same
45. t page to detect rectangular panels soy NOTE Automatic panel detection doesn t always detect panels on a page Its heuristic algorithm assumes that panels do not touch and that a panel s borders can be distinguished clearly from its background color m Panel Detection Settings Displays the Panel Detection Settings dialog box where you can set nr what portion of a page to scan for panels and the default shade for panel backgrounds Undo Restore the page open on the Design tab to its appearance before your last action a gt Previous Panel Next Panel Jump from panel to panel in numerical order For these buttons to work properly run Sort Panels first CSS Edit CSS Opens the CSS Editor which displays the CSS style markup applied to the page open for editing on the Design tab 50 v Zoom Adjust the magnification of the page open for editing on the Design tab Panel View Auto Adjust Toggles whether a panel s zoom region is adjusted when its tap region is moved or resized For more information see Section 2 4 5 Adjusting a Panel s Zoom Region Page 59 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide E Drag Tap Target Toggles whether a panel s tap region can be moved and resized For more information see Section 2 4 3 Adjusting a Panel s Tap Region 4 2 Kindle Comic Creator Keyboard Shortcuts ky aen Ctrl F Find in current context Page 60 Kindle Comic Creator User Guide 4 3 HTML View and Previe
46. w Tabs Whenever you create a new book or open an existing book in Kindle Comic Creator the Design tab is your primary editing surface You can also display two additional tabs from the View menu 4 3 1 HTML View Tab The HTML View tab displays the HTML markup for the page that is open for editing on the Design tab see Figure 54 Authors who are comfortable with HTML can edit the page markup by hand While the HTML View tab is selected the Comic and Rich Text toolbars and Panel Manager are not available To edit page specific CSS select the Design tab then click the CSS button on the Comic toolbar Figure 54 HTML View Tab Z Design f HM lt DOCTYPE html SYSTEM http www w3 org TR xhtml 1 DTD xhtml 1 transitional dtd gt lt html xmins http www w3 org 1999 xhtml gt lt head gt lt meta http equiv content type content text html charset utf 8 gt lt link rel stylesheet data app amzn ke created style data app amzn ke font style type text css href amzn ke style fonts css gt lt meta content KindleEnhancer 0 972 ddd711d win name generator gt lt title gt _cover lt title gt lt link data app amzn ke created style data app amzn ke created style href css amzn ke style Page 0 css rel stylesheet type text css gt lt link data app amzn ke created style data app amzn ke template style href css amzn ke style template css rel stylesheet type text
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