Learning Apps: Flipster Tutorials

Desktop Computers

• Internet Explorer 10 and 11 only
• FireFox Latest and one previous version
• Safari Latest and one previous version
• Google Chrome Latest and one previous version

Mobile Devices (Reading on a Mobile Device Browser)

•     iOS Versions 9 and higher
•     Android 4.2.2 and higher

Note: If you are using a different mobile operating system, your Flipster experience may vary.

Q. How do I download a magazine to the Android app?
A. You must be online to download magazines.

To download issues to the app:

1. Using your device's browser, go to Flipster and tap on a magazine to read. The magazine opens in the mobile viewer.
2. Tap the menu in the upper left hand corner and select Open in App. The Flipster app opens and downloads the magazine.
3. When the NEW label appears in the lower left corner of the magazine cover, the issue is available to read.
4. Tap the cover to open the magazine and the download will continue while you are reading.

Q. How do I download a magazine to the iOS app?
A. Using the iOS Flipster app, you can search for magazines within the app and then download them.

To download issues to the app:

1. Tap the Magnifying Glass icon in the upper-right corner of the Explore screen.
2. Tap the search field and enter your keywords, such as title, publisher, or category. As you type, Flipster displays titles related to your keywords.
3. Tap the Download icon to download an issue to your device, or tap the cover to learn more about it.

Q. Is there a limit of how many magazines I can download to the app?
A. You can download as many magazines as you’d like.

Q. Do the issues I download to the app expire?
A. Some select titles will expire and will need to be deleted from your device. These titles display an expired icon and appear grayed out when no longer available to read. Select weekly titles may expire in 2 days while select monthly or seasonal titles may expire in 7 days.

Q. After an issue expires, can I download it again?
A. Yes, simply return to the Flipster website and re-download the magazine.

The Flipster Home screen is the default search screen and offers the ability to search for titles by keyword, as well as browse by Category, Latest Issues, and All Issues.

To create a Basic Keyword Search:

1. From the Home Screen, enter your search terms in the Find field and click Search.

A Result List of magazines that match your search is displayed.

2. Click on a title or the Read This Issue link to read it in the Flipster viewer.

Viewer Tools

In the column on the right-hand side, you can:

• Search: Click the Search field to open the searching options. Enter your search terms in the field and use the limiters to:
  • Search the current issue vs all issues.
  • Search for all content vs articles only.
• All Issues: Hover your pointer over All Issues to access all available issues of your title as well as the Table of Contents for the current issue.
• Pages: Hover your pointer over Pages to view visualizations of all pages available in the current issue. Click on an image to go directly to that page.
• Zoom: Click the Plus or Minus buttons to zoom in and out of the page you are viewing.
• Page Arrows: Use the forward and back arrows to page through the current issue.
• Print: Click the Print button to open a PDF version of the pages you are currently viewing, which you can then print on your computer.
• Settings
  • Show one page at a time: Select to view only one page at a time.  
  • Zoom out on page change: Select to zoom out to the full page view every time you move to another page. 
  • Fit: Select to fit the page in the viewer by height, width, or height & width.