Installing digital publishing tools

The Adobe Digital Publishing Suite is available for both InDesign CS5 and InDesign CS5.5. To install the full set of digital publishing tools, two separate installations are required. First, install the Folio Producer tools. Then, install the Folio Builder panel.

Note: If you used the prerelease tools, installing the Folio Producer tools disables the Content Bundler. If you still need to use the Content Bundler to publish folios, finish your work before you install the new tools on the same computer.

AIR 2.x is required to run AIR applications such as the Desktop Viewer. AIR 2.x is available at http://get.adobe.com/air/.

If you experience problems installing the tools, see Installation Issues.

Installing the Folio Producer tools for the first time

  1. Exit InDesign.

    For best results, exit all Adobe applications.

  2. Install the Folio Producer tools.

    Windows: Download Folio Producer tools (Windows)

    Mac OS: Download Folio Producer tools (Mac OS)

    Unless you have a good reason to use an older set of tools, such as ensuring compatibility with an existing viewer app, install the most recent update of the tools.

    The Folio Producer tools installer installs the Overlay Creator panel, a required InDesign plugin, and the Desktop Viewer.

  3. Install the Folio Builder panel.

    Windows: Download Folio Builder panel (Windows)

    Mac OS: Download Folio Builder panel (Mac OS)

Installing the Adobe Content Viewer on a mobile device

If you have an iPad, an Android device, or a PlayBook, install the most current version of the Adobe Content Viewer from the store. In App Store, Market, or App World, search for “Adobe Content Viewer.”

Updating the Folio Builder panel and/or the authoring tools

The Digital Publishing Suite tools are updated frequently. Whenever there is a new release, the Folio Producer Service is updated on the web. There is a separate installer for the Folio Builder panel so that you can update the panel separately. Whenever Adobe updates the Folio Producer on the web, update the Folio Builder panel to make sure that the web client and the Folio Builder panel remain in sync.

Note that updating the Folio Builder panel does not update your authoring tools.

The Folio Builder panel updates are available on the Adobe Downloads pages:

Windows: Download Folio Builder panel (Windows)

Mac OS: Download Folio Builder panel (Mac OS)

You also have the option of updating the authoring tools when a new version is released. When you update the authoring tools, any folio you publish is no longer compatible with a custom viewer created with a previous set of tools. For example, suppose that you used Viewer Builder 1.2 to create a custom viewer that you submitted to the app store. To continue creating folios for that custom viewer, keep using the v12 Folio Producer tools (installer 1.0). Do not update to installer 1.1 or later until you are ready to create and submit a new version of the custom viewer to the store. However, you should update the Folio Builder panel whenever the Folio Producer is updated on the web.

You may need to revert to a previous set of Folio Producer tools to be compatible with an older custom viewer. Uninstall the Folio Producer tools, and then download and install the appropriate version. Older tools are available on these pages:

Windows: Archive of older Folio Producer tools (Windows)

Mac OS: Archive of older Folio Producer tools (Mac OS)

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Uninstalling the Folio Producer tools

To uninstall the Folio Producer tools, do either of the following:

  • In Windows, use the Control Panel (Add/Remove Programs) to uninstall the Adobe Folio Producer tools.

  • In Mac OS, use the uninstaller located in Applications > Utilities > Adobe Installers.

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