Publish to PDF & Print

In the Collections tab, click the book and then click the Publish tab. Then, do these steps:

1. In the left pane, select ()  PDF & Print.

2. In the right pane, click one of these options (if available):

3. • Simple to make a simple *.pdf file from entire book, instead of a booklet.

   •  Booklet Cover to make a *.pdf file from only the front cover, credits and back cover pages in the file. You might print the cover on colored paper, or on heavier weight paper.

   •  Booklet Insides to make a *.pdf file from only the inside pages of the book. These pages are arranges so that when you fold the pages, the booklet is ready to staple.

The book appears in the center pane. Here are controls you can use on the toolbar:

•  (Contents) - Click to hide or show the table of contents.

•  (Zoom out and Zoom in) - Click to zoom out or zoom in on the displayed page.

You can also use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + minus key or Ctrl+ plus key.

•  (Fit to width) - Click to reset the zoom so the pages fill the center pane in Bloom. 

You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+\.

•  of (Page number) - Edit the page number in the box.

You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+G to select the page number you will edit. Press enter to go to that page.

•  (Page view) - Click and then click Single page to display one page, or Two page to display two pages. For Two page, you can choose to show the cover page separately ().

•  (Find) - Click to open a search box where you can type the word or words you want to find.

5. Below Prepare for Printshop, do any of these optional steps:

• Select () Full Bleed . 

• Choose a CMYK option, None or U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2.

6. Save or print the file.

Distinguishing information is appended to the file name if you save a *.pdf file.

Important

• If the page size and orientation set in the Edit tab will not allow a booklet with folded pages, Booklet Cover and Booklet Insides are not available.

• Full Bleed  - Bleed is the edge of the printed page that is trimmed off during binding. Currently, it works for Paper Comic Books. You might want to get more help.

To enable this feature, enter your Subscription Code.

For more, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleed_(printing) or http://copycatprintshop.com/blog/bleed-guideline/.

• CMYK color - CMYK color is a color model that refers to the cyan, magenta, yellow and key (black).

For more, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMYK_color_model.

• To allow multiple color profiles for PDF output, see: Multiple color profiles for PDF output.

• If your book has one or more videos or the Sign Language template was the basis of your book so it has many videos, consider the digital publishing options. The PDF file will have still images, not playable videos.

• Some advanced users can edit their stylesheets to customize the contents of the PDF files.

Related Topics

Publish tab tasks overview