Question

Is it possible to work with Flowpaper offline?

Answer

You can use the Zine template without internet connection as long as you have logged in previously when you were connected to the internet

Question

How to display with table of content open unload with fit to width?

Answer

The Zine viewer will push the viewer to the right when the TOC is open. There is a slight difference in how the Elements template and the Zine templates handles the case of having an open TOC so try the Zine and Elements templates to see which of them suits your scenario better.

Question

How can I save a template in MAC version (Zine lincense)

Answer

Have a look at this video tutorial; It shows how to style a publication and save it as a template https://flowpaper.com/How-to-create-and-save-a-style-template-for-PDF-documents/

Question

Can I just replace a PDF?

Answer

You save your added links if you want to replace the PDF by doing the following:

1. Open the publication in the desktop publisher and expand the thumbnails via the icon on the left
2. Select the pages you want to update/replace
3. Click on the "Replace Pages" at the bottom of the list and select the updated PDF file </ol> Reopen the publication in the desktop publisher

Question

Is there any way to change a PDF document name within FlowPaper before I publish?

Answer

You should be able to rename it if you rename the following files and folders;

1. Go into your Documents/FlowPaper/Publications directory. Find the folder related to your PDF and rename it to the desired name. Don't include spaces.
2. Go into your Documents/FlowPaper/Imported directory and rename the imported PDF to your new name
3. Go into your Documents/FlowPaper/Workspace directory and rename the folder related to your PDF and rename it to the same name as in 1. </ol> </p>

Question

How do you remove an existing page from FlowPaper?

Answer

You can't remove pages inside the desktop publisher at the moment unfortunately so you'll have to remove it prior to importing it. You can remove pages in Preview if you use Mac OSX or in Adobe Acrobat. Alternatively, use our reflow template. it lets you decide which pages you want to import.

Question

Is it possible to create the same issue of the magazine responsive for mobile readers and with flipping pages for desktop readers?

Answer

Certainly! Although we would recommend having a look at our latest 'Web Page Builder' template which makes it possible to control your style with columns that also look great on desktop!

Question

Flowpaper has lost all its settings, how do I fix it?

Answer

FlowPaper saves all its settings in the "FlowPaper_Configuration.json" file which can be found in the "Documents/FlowPaper" (or "Your Documents/FlowPaper") folder. Copy this file to your new folder location and you should be fine.

Question

We purchased the FlowPaper Zine Commercial License and have a key but every time I log in to the dashboard client is says that I have a trial version. Is there another step I need to take?

Answer

Make sure you're logging in with the email address that the account details were sent to and that all letters are in lowercase. You can also try resetting your config file if it keeps happening. You do this by the following steps:

1. Close the desktop publisher
2. Go into your Documents/FlowPaper folder and delete your FlowPaper_Configuration.json
3. Start the desktop publisher and log in again. </ol> </p>

Question

How can I save the work I’m doing inside Desktop publisher?

Answer

Its saved automatically in your Documents/FlowPaper folder

Question

I'd like to offer a printing option to my readers. What's the way to do that? The document is loaded into an iframe and the configuration is "Catalogue / Sliding pages".

Answer

Yes you can make sure your end users can print by enabling the print button on the right hand side inside the desktop publisher (in the "UI Components" section)

Question

With Zine only plan, can I update/edit my brochure after initially creating and/or publishing it?

Answer

Yep, you can update your publications as many times as you like after publishing it with the Zine plan.

Question

I have multiple page sizes in a single PDF document, but it is not imported as such. Why?

Answer

The Zine template is only compatible with publications that either have the same page size or have the pages in spreads, which it will auto correct when importing it. Try using one of the Elements templates if you have a publication that has a lot of different page sizes