Customizing Shareable Full-screen Reader

PS: Join our free weekly interactive Issuu Academy Workshop (North America) or Issuu Academy Workshop (EU) for a live demo on customizing Issuu's shareable full-screen reader and interact with our Customer Success Team. NOTE: You can join 1, 2, or all 3 of the workshops when you register. You do not need to attend all 3 of the workshops included in the series.

Content uploaded to Issuu is viewed in Issuu Reader, which includes built-in features such as Save, Like, Share and Download at the bottom of the screen.

With our paid plans: Starter, Premium and Optimum, readers can access your publications with Issuu Shareable Full-Screen Reader, presenting your content in beautiful full-screen display without seeing extra features or Related Publications which helps readers to focus only on your Publication.

• See Visit Faroe Islands tourist guide shared as a Shareable Full-screen Reader link.

• Magazines look also great when shared in the full-screen mode. Have a look at The Decisive Moment and their photography journal.

NOTE: Customizing Shareable Full-screen Reader is available only on our Paid plans - Starter, Premium and Optimum. 

Short Introduction on Shareable Fullscreen Reader 

Customizing Shareable Fullscreen Reader 

We have created a separate editor for customizing publications in fullscreen mode. Please follow below steps to Customize Shareable Fullscreen Reader:

1. Go to Publications from Side Navigation Menu and select the content

2. Under SHARE, select FULLSCREEN SHARING and it will open an editor

3. Customize styling options

4. Click SAVE AND GET LINK 

NOTE: You can save and load settings from the latest changes that you made in your publication for Fullscreen Sharing.

NOTE: If you are on Basic/Free plan, GET LINK button is disabled.

NOTE: Whenever you make changes in the settings of Customisation options, then these settings will be set as default for all other publications. But if you have already shared the Customisable Fullscreen URL, then it won't change.

Basic Settings - Available on All Paid Plans

Following customization options are available on all paid plans Starter, Premium and Optimum: 

1. Start page

Choose the starting page of the publication.  

2. Page Layout - Single/double page spread

You have the ability to set the publication to be viewed as either a single or double page spread.

3. Autoflip Pages 

To turn pages of your publication automatically, select Autoflip Pages. 

Advanced Settings - Available on Premium and Optimum Plans

Further customization options are available only on Premium/Optimum plan:

1. Background color

You can change background color in the full-screen reader.You will see a color palette extracted according to cover page of your publication.

2. Logo 

You have an option to add your own company logo in your embed, effectively bringing more focus to your business.

NOTE: Logo images are shown only in full-screen and on shareable full-screen page.

You can also use this website to generate logos - https://postimages.org/

3. Background image

You can also add a background image. You can either choose to have the picture start from the top left or have it stretched out.

NOTE: Images and logos must be hosted online only in .JPG or .PNG format.

4. Promote your publications

Select this option to show your other publications as suggestions. Related publications are automatically removed from Shareable Full-Screen Reader. With this setting you have the ability to suggest your last four Publications that are uploaded. 

5. Hide share button

If you want to prohibit sharing, you can hide share button.