How to Create a Page Flip in Flash

If you have a presentation to make or would like to create an online magazine, one way to make your pages live is to flip them. In order to view your flash page flips, you must have a flash player installed on your computer. A flash player can be downloaded from the Adobe website for free by clicking on the link located in the "Resources" section of this article.

Things You'll Need

• Flash player

Instructions

1. Create a PDF document that you would like to create a "flip effect" for by using a software program such as Adobe.

2. Save the document as a .pdf file on your computer.

3. Visit a website such as Paperator, My Virtual Paper, ePaperFlip or FlashPageFlip. These sites will allow you to utilize their software to create flash page flips. Some of the websites, such as Paperator, will require you to sign up for a free user account before using their services. Other sites may offer you a free trial, after which you must purchase their software to continue using. Page-Flip will allow you to download a free nontrial edition of its page flip software.

4. Sign up for a user account or download and install the page flip software as indicated by the instructions on the website you have chosen to use. Open the page flip software after it has been installed or new user account has been created.

5. Select the option to "Upload" the .pdf file that you would like to create a page flip for.

6. Preview the page flip after the document has been uploaded. Save your page flip after you are satisfied with the preview.

Resources

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• Adobe Flash Player
• Paperator
• My Virtual Paper