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Exporting eText Content

Exporting an eText allows you to export (transfer) all eText content to Content Manager FTP for future use. Using this feature, you can:

Once all authoring and proofing tasks are complete, use this feature to export eText content.

Export eText Content

To export eText content to Content Manager FTP:

  1. From Authoring Home, select or search for an eText.
  2. From the Authoring menu, click Export eText.
  3. On the Export eText page, click Export.

On exporting eText content, following content types are exported:

Content Type File Names
XML files

XML files which enables eText features:

bookinfo.xml — contains the metadata about the eText

regioninfo.xml — contains all hotspot information

glossary.xml — contains glossary terms and definitions

basket.xml —enables baskets in the left navigation pane

manifest.xml —controls which of the above XML files should be processed by the Content Manager

print.xml —controls printing of pages

bookpreferances.xml — defines the eText specific customizations like file paths and interface colors.

manifest-audiotext.xml — provides information on the pages for which audio text feature has to be added/updated/deleted

All the page level audiotext.xml — contains the page level audio text details

manifest-whiteboard.xml — provides information on the pages for which zoom areas has to be added/updated/deleted

zoominfo.xml — contains all the details of zoom areas

Note: Only those XML files that are exported are ingested by the Content Manager for the eText.
SWF files SWF files for the eText (one SWF file for each page). For example, If there are 100 pages in an eText, there are 100 swf files, one for each page.
Thumbnails Thumbnail image for eText pages (one thumbnail image for each page)
Search 'txt' files Page text files used to index the book (one text file for each page)
Assets

Cover page, a thumbnail for the cover page, and the cover page image on top of the navigation bar.

Note: All images present with in the eText text are not transferred by eText Export functionality, they require manual transfer to Content Manager FTP.
PDF files PDF files for the eText on iPad (one PDF file for each for each page). If there are 100 pages in an eText, there are 100 PDF files.