DPS to iPad - Could someone clarify if this is correct please?

Question

Hi All,
Is it possible I could pick someone's brains on this please? I think I've worked it out, just need to know if i have this right!
OK, here goes. I best start with what i intend to do. I shall be creating content for our local sales team on the road. So, first off, i don;t need to charge for content. This content (for now at least) wouldn't need a global audience so i don't need it available on either the apple or android store. So, in order for this to work, is the following procedure correct?
1) Content is created in Adobe indesign CS5.5. Type of content created are single page 'articles'. Each 'Article' has 100mb cap limit
2) 'Articles' are uploaded to Acrobat.com (Basic or Plus account for more than 1 published document) and assembled into 'folios' (2gb size limit on folio files?)
3) Access is assigned according to which Adobe ID's have been added to the sharing list (is there a limit to the amount of people you can share with?). Reciever of content would require a free adobe ID and the Adobe Content Viewer App (plus tablet device)
Apart from the learning curve of how to do what in Indesign, is the export process for what i intend to use it for correct?
Many thanks in advance for any help!
Kind regards
Scott

Answer 1

Hi Scott,
You are pretty much there.
1) Yes this is correct, you create an InDesign document, you can use either CS5 or 5.5. The pages contained within the document will be pages within your Article. If you want to have both a Portrait and Landscape version, shown when the iPad is rotated then you need to have two documents one containing landscape versions of your pages and the other containing portrait versions.
I usually create a folder named to match the Article name i.e. My Article, into that I save both documents naming them something like myarticle_h.indd, myarticle_v.indd, I also create two preview files, myarticle_h.jpg and myarticle_v.jpg and a "Table of Contents" preview file, this must be named tocPreview,png. If I have any associated files such as video or panoramas they go into an assets folder within the My Article folder.
In InDesign, after signing in to your Acrobat.com account via Folio Builder, you create a new Folio file using the builder.  Once the folio is created it opens to the Article window and at this point I usually select Import from the dropdown menu and point to the folder, in this case My Article, that contains all my files.
Once the files are located and you select Okay the folio is built and uploaded to your Acrobat.com account.
2)Yes, in Acrobat.com they are refered to as workspaces. A free account can only contain one workspace at a time. A premium basic account can have 20 workspaces. I'm not sure if there is a limit on the size of a Folio/Workspace of 2gb perhaps someone else can advise on that.
If you want to share the Folio you can share it via the Folio Builder in InDesign by highlighting the Folio and selecting Share from the dropdown menu. Add the Acrobat.com email address of the people you want to give access to. Once you've done this you will see an icon with two people on it.
You can also share the workspace via the Acrobat.com dashboard as well.
3) Yes, but I'm pretty sure access is only available to those registered for an Acrobat.com account. You use the email address they used when registering, in some cases it may be the same as their Adobe ID.  The reciever of the content has to have the Ipad, the Adobe Content Viewer app and the email address they registered with on Acrobat.com. Once they open the app and sign in the Folio will load with the word "FREE" in blue and a "Download" button.
As far as I know there isn't a limit on the number of people you can add to a share.
Tony