Is it possible to replace the PDF and keep the same link?

Yes, that's possible! After your flipbook has been up and running for some time, you may need to update some content in your PDF. Or perhaps, you found a typo on some page and you already shared the link with your viewers. Here is where the Replace PDF function comes in handy. With this feature, you update the PDF of the flipbook and the link will remain the same. This feature is available in Starter and higher plans.

Note! ⚠️You can only replace the whole PDF. It is not possible to add, remove, or update individual pages.

• How can I replace the PDF in my flipbook?
• What will happen to my Table of Contents when I replace my PDF?
• Will my links, images, and videos remain if I replace the PDF?
• Troubleshooting issues
• Error messages
• I replaced my PDF with an almost identical one, but the content is all over the place. How can I fix it?
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How can I replace the PDF in my flipbook?

1. Open the list of your flipbooks.
2. Hover over the flipbook you'd like to update and choose the Replace PDF option from the three-dot button menu:
   
3. This will open a window where you can choose the PDF file. Click the Select New PDF button:

   

4. Choose the updated version of the PDF file, then click on the Open button.
5. Your flipbook will start updating and will be ready soon.

Same as when you create a new flipbook, the upload and conversion process take a moment to finish. During this process, the flipbook will remain available and the old version displayed. This way, your viewers will always have access to your publication without interruption.

Note! ⚠️Accidentally updated a book with the wrong PDF? Contact our Support Team! We can help you restore the previous version.  

What will happen to my Table of Contents when I replace my PDF?

What happens to the Table of Contents (ToC) in your flipbooks depends on whether or not you modified it manually.

If you made any manual modifications to the ToC, however small, we will ask you what to do with the ToC. This happens as soon as you press the Replace PDF. You will see a warning message that looks like this.

• If you clear the checkbox we will remove your current ToC and attempt to create a new ToC from the bookmarks in your new PDF.
• If you leave the checkbox checked, we will keep your current ToC and ignore any bookmarks in your new PDF. If the new PDF has fewer pages than the original, and the ToC contains headings that would lead to non-existent page numbers, then after updating the publication, these entries will not appear in either the ToC editor or the publication.
  If you accidentally used a wrong (shorter) PDF, then your old headings are not fully removed yet. They are simply not shown but still exist. If you replace the PDF again with the correct (longer) PDF, they will return. But do not go to the ToC editor and save changes! After you do that any such items will be permanently deleted.

If you did NOT make any manual modifications to the ToC, then we will always update the ToC from the new PDF that you upload. Even if the old PDF had bookmarks and the new PDF doesn't. In that case, we will remove the ToC entirely.

Will my links, videos, and images remain if I replace the PDF?

Links, videos, and images you add to the flipbook are bound to a page number. They are not tied to your content itself. If you added some content with our Editor, when you click on Replace PDF, you will be prompted to either keep them or remove them:

If you made a small change to your PDF, like fixing a typo or updating a single image, then almost certainly you will want to keep any links, videos, and images that you added. But if you replace the PDF with a completely different one, then you probably want to remove them.

If you check the Keep changes, then any custom content that you added stays on the same page as it was. Perfectly fine if all your pages stay in place. But if you added a page in the middle of your new PDF, then your custom content will end up on the wrong page. 

Important ⚠️If you just added a couple of elements, you can move them manually. You can use the standard Copy/Paste hotkeys. But if you have a lot of elements, this is very time-consuming and frustrating. Please reach out to our support team. We can enable the Shift Content feature for you. With this function, you can mass-move content on several pages at once.

Let’s look at an example and assume you have a flipbook with a link on page 8: