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How to teach DPS 2015 without previewing app?

  • November 7, 2015
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I have taught a class for a few semesters using the Digital Publishing Suite which allowed me to have students test, demonstrate and share iPad apps with me via the Content Viewer.

It seems clear from reading many posts here and elsewhere about previewing (and watching the Getting Started videos), that previewing apps is not possible without credentials and signing the app. This is VERY burdensome for a simple introductory project. Is it the case that there is no way to interact with a "published" app without getting a developer account (with Apple, since we'd only be using the iPad platform)?

I found an Institutional Developer program for iOS developer licenses for schools, but to get this agreement would be with the entire University and seemingly involve legal departments!

I, and I imagine many other educators, urgently hope for a tool that, like the Content Viewer, allows for experimentation, training, instruction etc., without having to formally engage Apple, Google or Microsoft pretending that we're actually app developers

Fingers crossed, but not very hopeful...

Thanks.

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    Best answer by IvanMi1

    Roy as an educator you currently have a few options:

    1) Continue to use "DPS Classic" with Folio-based workflows. We still support every aspect of the older environment.

    2) Have students sign up for their own DPS 2015 Trials and all will have fully functioning accounts for 30 days. With the publicly available DPS Preflight App (our new version of the Content Viewer) you do not need to create a custom app to preview the content.

    3) Have your department reach out to their Adobe sales rep to discuss the pricing structure for EDU.

    I've worked with a number of universities and colleges and my advice to them is to continue teaching InDesign workflows for print, but also educate them on HTML workflows for Web and Mobile. We're trying to create as many on-ramps as possible for getting content into the platform. An excellent article by David Hicks talks about where InDesign fits in mobile design: http://www.fipp.com/news/opinion/is-indesign-becoming-redundant-for-digital-publishers

    Tools like Adobe MUSE will become nice options for creating fluid and responsive content for DPS.

    If the DPS route doesn't work out for your class consider looking at creating Fixed-Layout EPUBs or using the Adobe InDesign Publish Online feature released in 2015.

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    yableka
    February 15, 2016

    Does this mean that if we download the trial of "Solution", that we can only preview it on a computer screen? No previewing on an iPad?

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    davidhicks_dps
    Level 5
    February 15, 2016

    No, you can use the Adobe Preflight app - just like the Content Viewer app. You sign in with the Adobe ID you use for DPS2015 and onwards from there is easy.

      BobLevine
      BobLevine
      Level 6
      February 15, 2016

      But you can’t access anything to use that tool without a DPS license.

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      yableka
      February 15, 2016

      Even if I am in the trial month?

      BobLevine
      BobLevine
      Level 6
      February 15, 2016

      If the trial is active you can use it.

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      teryg
      February 15, 2016

      I've been asking on other forums what people are doing. Someone suggested fixed layout EPUBS, which have a lot of capabilities. I'm looking at that. If I decide I want an app solution, people have recommended some non-Adobe products for that.

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      davidhicks_dps
      Level 5
      February 15, 2016

      All you need is an Adobe ID, and you have a free trial to the best platform there is. And - get a new ID and you can carry it on. Its a trial, so one couldn't publish anything to devices in the main, aside from trial apps and the Preflight app.

      So its a great option - you just have to start again each period...

      Otherwise DPS Classic (Suite) is still running.

      Nothing else compares though or even comes close, as a code-free environment right now that's easy to pick up in a matter of days.

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