Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 529)

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Last updated 11/16/2011
Chapter 18: Interactive documents
Interactive web documents for Flash
To create slideshow-type content that can be played in Flash Player, you can export to either SWF or FLA. The main
difference is that SWF files are ready to be viewed and cannot be edited, whereas FLA files must be edited in Adobe
Flash Professional to be viewed in Adobe Flash Player.
SWF An exported SWF file is ready for viewing in Adobe Flash Player and may include interactive elements such as
page transitions, hyperlinks, movies, sound clips, animation, and navigation buttons.
FLA An exported FLA file includes only some interactive elements. The FLA file can be opened in Flash Pro, where
you or a Flash developer can add advanced effects before exporting to SWF.
Export to Flash
A. Export directly to SWF B. Export to FLA for editing in Flash Professional
For a video tutorial about creating interactive documents, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid5152_id_en .
Create interactive SWF (Flash) files for the web
When you export to SWF, you create an interactive file that’s ready for viewing in Adobe Flash Player or in a web
browser. The SWF file can include buttons, page transitions, movies and audio files, animation, and hyperlinks added
in InDesign. Exporting to SWF is a good way to create an interactive slideshow, or a flip book, based on an InDesign
document.
If you want to edit the document in Flash Pro before creating the SWF file, export to FLA instead of SWF. See “ Create
FLA files for the web ” on page 526.
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