Turtl

Maruša Barle

Dominic Adams

Nastja Sodin

How to create and design Turtl Docs, best practices, inspiration, troubleshooting and more

Creating

Getting started

Turtl is the only interactive content creation software offering a digital reading format rooted in psychology.

Intro to Turtl’s format

Navigation settings

Intro to Turtl’s Format

How to import your PDF into Turtl, design options and AI image and content enrich options

Converting your PDF content into Turtl Docs

After importing your PDF, these are the steps to take to ensure your PDF translated nicely into Turtl

Checklist for refining your converted Turtl Doc

How to convert webpages, Google Docs, Google Slides, Word and PowerPoint documents into PDF

Prepare content to be imported to Turtl

Beta information, converting content, AI and error messages FAQ

Converting PDFs to Turtl Docs FAQs

How to remove tables, fonts and other elements we are not able to process

How to handle errors when importing PDFs

Importing an existing PDF to Turtl

Quick overview of steps to create your first ever Doc

Create your first Turtl Doc

Learn how to use templates  to speed up your creation time

Using Templates

How to create templates from a blank Doc or existing templates and how to save a template to workspace

Creating Templates

Starting from scratch in Turtl

Helpful tips for each stage of Doc creation.

Top tips for creating a Doc - from start to finish

Tips to help you make your Surf pages perform

Surf page best practices

How to plan layouts, assets, boost interactivity and more

Immerse page best practices

How to access tips for improving your content to boost its performance

[beta] Using the content score tool to improve your content

Get inspired for your next Turtl Docs with tips from Content Creation Manager, Alice.

Expert Q&A: How to get inspired when creating a Turtl Doc

If you’re not already using the PDF Importer, discover tips and tricks from Content Creator Kerry on how to convert your PDF to Turtl format

Expert Q&A: Considerations when moving a PDF to Turtl

Helpful hints to make the content production process smooth sailing

Simple ways Turtl can make a designer's life easier

Understanding white space and how to incorporate it in your Docs

White Space in content design

Chloe Denton

Expert tips for getting started

Learn the basis of creating a great Surf page

Creating a Surf page

Find out how to add images and videos to your Surf pages

Adding images and videos to a Surf page

How to change back cover style, remove form and disable back cover

Back cover customization

Surf pages

Radovan Vidović

Lucy Woodbridge

Immerse pages

Learn how to create beautiful Immerse pages with Turtl

Creating an Immerse page

An easy way to create, copy/paste, and manage your Immerse pages with Immerse Outline

Manage your Immerse pages

Learn how to create beautiful, multi-column layouts

Pinning content

Basics of Immerse pages

Learn about the different widgets available for Immerse pages

Immerse page widgets

Create more interesting layouts by layering widgets

Layering Widgets

Shortcuts to all the most common editing functions in Turtl

Access widget settings in the right-click menu

Find out how to move your Immerse page widgets in no time

Reposition and resize widgets to change your Immerse page layout

Move pinned widgets between pages within an Immerse section

Move a widget to another Immerse page

How to move content between Immerse pages

Copying and pasting Immerse widgets

Find out how to add a caption to your immerse widgets

Adding captions to widgets

Find out how to adjust the sizing and positioning of widgets such as images, text boxes, charts, maps, and PDFs from the settings.

Resizing your Immerse widgets from the settings

Content Designer Ellie talks widgets and all the best ways to use everything from polls to charts.

Expert Q&A: How to win with widgets

Learn how to turn off fill frame for more image flexibility plus more in settings

Image widget configuration

How to add and manage widgets

Find out how to feature text within your content

Text Box widget

Find out how to add images to your Immerse pages

Image widget

Add shareable polls within your Immerse level to help engage readers and to gain valuable insight from them.

Poll widget

Find out how to insert charts into your content

Chart widget

Table Widget

Find out how to add videos to your Immerse pages

Video widget

Find out how to insert PDFs within your Immerse content

PDF widget

Find out how to add Google maps to your Immerse levels

Map widget

Add shareable quotes within your Immerse level to help engage readers and highlight key information

Quote widget

How to insert a Matterport tour into your content

Inserting a Matterport Tour

Find out how to insert audio clips within your content

Audio widget

Widget deep-dive

Find out how to add Wistia videos to your Immerse pages

Embedding Wistia videos

Learn how to embed videos from Brightcove in your Turtl Docs

Embedding Brightcove videos

Find out how to embed Microsoft Stream videos into your Turtl Docs.

Embedding Microsoft Stream videos

Find out how to add BombBomb videos to your Turtl Docs

Embedding BombBomb Videos

Find out how to add Vidyard videos to your Immerse pages

Embedding Vidyard Videos

Learn how to embed videos from Vimeo in your Turtl Docs

Embedding Vimeo videos

Embedding videos

Tips and tricks to get the most from mobile view.

Mobile view

Dive into the video to learn how to optimize an image to be suitable for all screens.

Amending Surf images compatibility for Desktop and Mobile

Ensuring your Docs stand-out on the smaller screen.

Expert Q&A: How to approach mobile design in Turtl

Find out how to link content in your Turtl Doc

Linking in your Turtl Doc

Create and link to bookmarks in your Immerse pages

Bookmarks

Dive into this video to learn how to add navigational clarity for readers with a manually built Contents Page.

Boosting navigation on a Doc by creating a Contents Page

Miriam

Internal page linking

An easy way to adjust the focal point of an image plus most common commands

Using keyboard shortcuts in the editor

Tips and tricks

Accessibility - ADA and WCAG

Accessibility

Allow your readers to switch between languages on your Turtl Docs

Translate content and set up a language switcher in Turtl Docs

Changing the language of your Turtl Doc default text

Language Settings

Translation

Creating FAQ

Learn the dimensions of Surf pages and the columns and rows in Immerse in Turtl

Dimensions in Turtl

How to set your zoom in Turtl to ensure the best performance

Changing your zoom level in your browser

The best browsers for editing, publishing and viewing Turtl docs.

What browsers can I use Turtl in?

How to fix browser caching issues in Turtl

Browser caching

What Turtl does to optimize load speed and what users can do to further enhance it

How to optimize the load speed of a Turtl Doc

This article will show you how to find and remove extra blank pages at the end of an immerse section.