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Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual

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USING INDESIGN

Interactive documents

Last updated 11/16/2011

SWF export

A. Document in InDesign before SWF export B. Interactive SWF file in web browser

For a video tutorial introduction about creating interactive documents for SWF output, see

www.adobe.com/go/lrvid5152_id_en

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1 Create or edit the InDesign document to prepare it for Flash export. For more detailed information on setting up

the document for export, see “

Flash export issues

” on page 528.

Add navigation buttons that allow users to move from page to page in the exported SWF file. You can create a
buttons by drawing an object and converting it to a button using the Buttons panel (choose Window >
Interactive > Buttons). You can also use the Sample Buttons panel to drag predefined navigation buttons into
your document. See

Create buttons

” on page 558.

Use the Page Transitions panel (choose Window > Interactive > Page Transitions) to add page transitions such
as wipes or dissolves. When you export to SWF, you can also select the Include Interactive Page Curl option,
which lets viewers drag a page corner to turn the page.

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