To finish 2019 in style, we are very proud to present the year’s final CALAMEO Magazine!
Starting now, you can browse our brand-new Shopping issue.
In this edition, we get into the spirit of the season and examine how shopping habits are changing around the world. You’ll find fresh stats all about holiday shopping online, our selection of great catalogs and a close look at the most important trends in ecommerce. Whether you’re focused on hunting for deals or selling the perfect gift, there’s lots to explore in the Shopping issue.
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passionate about supporting the business owners who use Calaméo every day to
communicate with their customers. That’s why we can’t wait for you to enjoy the
Shopping issue during this festive time of year!
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In the dynamic world of digital publishing, every platform seeks to set itself apart by offering unique and innovative features. Behind Calaméo’s user-friendly interface lie unique and exciting features that will transform your digital publishing experience, giving you powerful tools to bring your ideas to life. In this article, we’ll explore some of Calaméo’s hidden features that will make your digital publications reach new heights.
1. Gamify your content
In the evolving world of online publishing, Calaméo stands out for its innovative features that bring your publications to life in an interactive and engaging way. One of these captivating features is the ability to create publications with interactive choices, using our EDITOR‘s tool by adding internal or external links, offering an immersive and personalized reading experience.
Imagine books where you “choose your own path” or narrative video games, where the reader/player influences the course of the story by making crucial decisions at various stages. Calaméo transposes this fascinating concept to the digital world, enabling content creators to design interactive documents tailored to the needs and preferences of their audience.
🔎 EXAMPLE: The end of this story depends on the reader’s choice, thanks to the use of internal links in the publication.
This unique feature enables you to implement a marketing strategy based on gamification, a strategy aimed at integrating playful elements into non-playful contexts to stimulate engagement and interaction.
By offering choices to your readers, Calaméo transforms reading into a participative experience, where every decision taken influences the reading path, enabling you, for example, to create personalized sales experiences.
This innovative approach creates a deeper connection between reader and content, enhancing information retention and message impact. Publications with interactive choices on Calaméo are not simply static documents, but rather highly personalized, interactive adventures that captivate attention and generate enthusiasm.
2. Guide your readers’ way
At the heart of Calaméo’s hidden features lies a valuable asset that facilitates navigation and accessibility within your digital publications: the ability to add a table of contents.
This discreet yet incredibly powerful feature offers a smoother, more enjoyable reading experience for your readers. By incorporating a table of contents into your digital publication, you offer your audience an interactive map, effectively guiding their journey through your content.
🔎 EXAMPLE: Press the table of contents icon (at the top left, below the logo) to discover the table of contents for Calaméo Magazine #11.
The key benefit of this feature lies in the ease with which readers can find what they’re looking for. Whether it’s for quick access to a specific chapter, finding a particular section, or exploring specific themes, the table of contents acts as a precise guide. More than just a list, it becomes an intuitive navigation tool, allowing readers to dive straight into the parts that interest them most.
However, the magic of this feature goes beyond simple navigation. Publishers of digital publications on Calaméo have the option of shaping this table of contents according to their preferences, adding only the sections they wish to highlight, for example. This means they can not only help readers find what they’re looking for easily, but also guide them strategically through the content, highlighting essential elements and creating a more engaged and personalized reading experience.
By integrating this often overlooked feature, Calaméo offers content creators a simple yet effective way to enrich their readers’ experience and add a new dimension to their digital publications.
3. Create a multi-sensory reading experience
To transcend the limits of traditional digital publishing, Calaméo offers a remarkable feature that takes reading to the next level: the addition of an audio track. This discreet yet powerful feature enables content creators to personalize the atmosphere of their publications and offer a unique reading experience.
Imagine diving into a magazine, catalog or digital book, accompanied by a carefully selected melody. With Calaméo, this vision becomes reality. Users have the option of adding music tracks that match the mood they wish to create. Whether to accompany a moving story, reinforce a particular atmosphere, or simply offer a unique immersive experience, music becomes an integral part of digital reading.
🔎 EXAMPLE: Our guided tour is accompanied by a musical track to offer readers a unique and memorable experience.
This feature goes beyond simple reading by adding an emotional dimension to the experience. It creates a deeper connection between content and reader, transforming reading into a multi-sensory experience.
Like the popular use of music on platforms such as Instagram, where stories and videos are often accompanied by carefully chosen soundtracks, Calaméo enables content creators to capture their audience’s attention in an innovative and captivating way.
By integrating music tracks into your digital publications, you don’t just create content; you offer a complete experience, stimulating not only intellectually, but also emotionally. With this innovative feature, Calaméo opens up new possibilities for ambitious content creators looking to establish memorable connections with their audiences.
Transform your digital publications into a symphony of ideas and emotions, offering an incomparable reading experience.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Calaméo proves to be much more than a simple digital publishing platform. Its hidden features transform the creative and reading experience, offering users powerful tools to captivate their audience. From creating publications with interactive choices to adding music tracks, Calaméo opens up new perspectives for content creators eager to innovate and stand out from the crowd.
Welcome to Calaméo, the digital publishing platform where simplicity and efficiency are the key words. Our aim is to ensure that every user gets the most out of their Calaméo experience, not only by understanding the basics, but also by exploring all the possibilities offered by our digital publishing platform.
In this article, we’ll take a deeper dive into the questions most commonly asked by our users, in order to offer you an enriching and comprehensive experience on our platform. We invite you to read on for in-depth information to help you make the most of the features we offer.
1. How do I create an account?
The first crucial step in exploiting the full potential of Calaméo is to create an account. Whether it’s explaining the steps involved in creating your free account, or those involved in setting up your account, our detailed video tutorial is specially designed to guide you through the account creation process.
Discover our video tutorial :
If you’d like even more detailed information and practical advice, please take a look at our Help Center article right here, where you’ll find in-depth answers to all your questions about creating and managing your Calaméo account.
We’re here to support you in your Calaméo experience, ensuring that every user can get the most out of our platform.
2. How do I publish a document?
Publishing your documents is at the very heart of the Calaméo experience, providing a dynamic showcase for your content. To help you along, we’ve created an informative video tutorial for you to explore at your leisure:
Whether you’re more comfortable with visual instructions or prefer in-depth written guidelines, our detailed article is a must-have resource, offering you a comprehensive step-by-step guide to facilitating the smooth publication of your documents on Calaméo.
We encourage you to discover these resources to master the publishing process, enabling you to present your content attractively and professionally on our platform.
3. What types of files can I convert?
Versatility is one of our major strengths at Calaméo, because we understand the importance of being able to work with a variety of file formats. We provide a comprehensive list of file formats supported for conversion to online publications, which you can view right here.
Whether your documents are magazines, reports or photo albums, our platform is designed to accept a wide range of document types, offering maximum flexibility in the creation and publication of your content. Explore this comprehensive list to make sure your file type is compatible, enabling you to take full advantage of all the conversion features Calaméo has to offer.
4. How do I integrate my publication on a website?
One of the major advantages of Calaméo is the ease with which you can integrate your publications on your websites. Our in-depth guide shows you in detail the steps you need to follow to achieve optimal integration, guaranteeing a smooth and attractive user experience. You can follow the detailed instructions in our dedicated guide.
In addition, you can also consult our specific tutorial to guide you through the integration process, which you can explore below:
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced user, these resources are designed to offer you clear and comprehensive assistance, enabling you to make full use of Calaméo’s integration functionality on your websites. Take advantage of the flexibility offered by our platform to share your publications efficiently and aesthetically pleasing on your sites with ease.
5. How can I optimize my document before publishing it?
Although converting your document into a digital publication is quick on Calaméo, optimizing it beforehand is essential to ensure optimum presentation of your content. Before uploading your document to our platform, take the time to discover some simple tips that will help improve the quality and aesthetics of your publication. We’ve compiled all these tips in a detailed guide which you can consult right here.
These tips cover various aspects, such as page layout, image resolution, font management and much more, to help you achieve a flawless end result. By investing a little time in optimizing your document beforehand, you can ensure that your publication on Calaméo will fully captivate your audience and best reflect your message. Explore our detailed tips for maximizing the visual impact and readability of your document once published on Calaméo.
6. How do I make a publication private?
Because we understand that not all documents are intended to be shared with the whole world, Calaméo offers you the flexibility of making your publications private. This allows you to precisely control access to your content, sharing it only with the people you choose. To guide you through this process, we’ve put together a detailed article that exhaustively explains every step you need to take. You can read our article right here.
Find out how to set the confidentiality of your publication, restrict access and define the necessary permissions to ensure that your content remains exclusively accessible to the people you’ve selected. The confidentiality of your publications is a priority at Calaméo, and our article aims to give you total control over the visibility of your documents, enabling you to share your content selectively and securely.
7. How do I request the removal of personal data from a publication?
We understand the crucial importance of protecting personal data, which is why we have set up a dedicated procedure to respond to your deletion requests. For full details on how to request the deletion of personal data from a Calaméo publication, please consult our procedure.
8. Where can I consult my statistics?
Calaméo goes beyond simple online publishing by giving you full access to detailed statistics for each of your publications. You can delve into the world of in-depth analysis to better understand the impact of your content. Explore the range of data available, such as number of views, time spent on the publication by readers, most viewed pages, and much more. To access this information, read our detailed article.
This guide will provide you with clear instructions on how to navigate through your publications’ statistics, enabling you to optimize your content according to your audience’s preferences.
With Calaméo, you can gain in-depth insight into the performance of your publications, giving you the tools you need to adjust your publishing strategy and maximize the impact of your digital content.
9. How can I pay by “mandat administratif”?
Calaméo is committed to facilitating financial transactions by offering several payment methods, including mandat administratif, an exclusive option for our users in France. If you prefer this payment method, find out more about the steps involved and how it works by visiting our Help Center.
We’ve prepared this article to provide you with clear instructions on how to proceed, from start to finish, so that you can make your payments with confidence and ease.
10. What happens to my account if I don’t renew my subscription?
If subscription-related questions are on your mind, rest assured that we have all the detailed answers for you. Whether you’re considering a temporary pause in your subscription, or downgrading your account, please see our dedicated article.
We’re here to support you every step of the way, making sure you fully understand the implications of your choices.
At Calaméo, we strive to make the management of your subscription as transparent as possible, providing you with the information you need to make informed decisions based on your specific needs.
11. How can I cancel my current order?
At Calaméo, we are aware that circumstances can change and that it is sometimes necessary to cancel a pending order. Here are the steps to follow.
Whether you’ve changed your mind, or are experiencing other difficulties, our article will provide you with all the information you need to cancel your order with confidence. We’re here to support you and make sure you fully understand how to cancel your order according to your specific needs.
12. How do I download or print a publication?
To download and/or print a publication on Calaméo, it is essential that the owner of the publication has activated these options beforehand. These features give users additional flexibility in managing and consuming their content.
If you’d like to find out more about how to activate these options as a publisher, or if you’re simply interested in the download and print procedure as a reader, check out our Help Center articles right here.
We’ve put together these articles to give you step-by-step instructions on how to access these features with ease. Whether you need an offline version of your publication or prefer a hard copy, our step-by-step articles will help you make the most of the download and print options on Calaméo.
Do you have any further questions?
We’re here to support you every step of the way. For regular information, check out our blog where we share tips, updates and exciting news. If you prefer direct answers, our Help Center is a comprehensive resource where you can find detailed articles on a variety of topics.
In addition, feel free to email us directly at contact@calameo.com. Our dedicated team is ready to answer all your questions and provide you with the assistance you need.
At Calaméo, our commitment is to provide you with an exceptional user experience, whether through our online resources, email support or informative blog. We’re here to help you make the most of Calaméo’s features and make your experience as enjoyable and productive as possible.
