Book Layout Options

Overview

This article goes over the different Book layouts available for Fastr Publications. If you've used Publicator, the Book will feel familiar — it works similarly to a Viewer. The Book is the container which holds the pages of your PDF. This means that any Foreground elements, such as arrows to navigate, are part of the Book.

In Fastr Publications, you can completely customize the Books to change the layout. For more information on customizing your Book, please review this article: How to Customize your Book

Alternatively, you can also use our prebuilt books without making any changes. This article will cover the main Book formats that we support in Fastr Publications. The Standard book layout contains variants for Desktop and also for mobile. If your "Default Book Slot" is currently empty, please review this article on importing a template: How to Import a Template

Standard Book Template

Desktop Variant

The standard book template can be used either either a Light mode or a Dark mode by default. As mentioned, these are just placeholder templates that you can adjust or fine tune as needed. Therefore, we highly recommend you change the colors and icons to match your brand standards.

The desktop layout will show two pages side-by-side, which is helpful for displaying Double Spread PDFs. This display is the most common use case, and the default that we recommend for getting started.

A list of the default features for standard Desktop are included below. Please note that you can fully customize the styling and functionality of the Book. This means you can remove any of these features, change the icons, or add additional features:

• Two pages load at once.
• The left and right arrows include a Page Flip animation
• A search bar for scanning the PDF text
• A fullscreen button
• A download PDF button
• A "Copy Current Page Link" button
• A home button, which links to the first page.

Mobile Variant

In addition to the Desktop layout, we have also prebuilt mobile layouts that can be used. This is a standard single-page viewer where each page is displayed individually. This style of book can be useful for mobile display. Please note that the page flipping animation is not available for this book type.

To switch from Desktop to Mobile when looking at your Book template, you can select the variant as shown below. You can also select the variant to adjust the default breakpoint size:

The light and dark mode options can be previewed here:

A list of the default features for the mobile variant are included below. Please note that you can fully customize the styling and functionality of the Book. This means you can remove any of these features, change the icons, or add additional features:

• One page loads at a time.
• The search bar for scanning the PDF text is hidden by default. Clicking on the magnifying glass will cause the search bar to slide into view.
• A download PDF button
• A "Copy Current Page Link" button
• A home button, which links to the first page by default
• Note: The fullscreen option is not currently supported, as this is functionality is blocked on iOS devices.

Alternative layouts

In addition to our Standard layouts, there are unique set-ups that you can achieve as well. For example, you could have a side module that takes up some space, so your Book pages don't cover the full screen. This could be useful for showing relevant information about the products, including adverts, or having a table of contents:


Alternatively, you could also set-up a book where the Cover page has a unique layout before it switches to Double Spreads. This layout is only recommended if you plan on having content to the left of the cover that is unique or different, such as including a logo:

For these unique book layouts, we recommend getting in touch with support@getfastr.com for more information. Some of the advanced functionality such as a table of contents would require some additional set-up that might take time. You can also contact support if you have any general questions about the Book Layouts available.