Swf export options – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual
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Interactive documents
Last updated 11/16/2011
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Use the Animation panel (choose Window > Interactive > Animation) to add motion presets. See “
2 To export the document to SWF format, choose File > Export. Choose Flash Player (SWF) from the Save As Type
(Windows) or Format (Mac OS) menu, and click Save.
3 In the Export SWF dialog box, specify the options, and then click OK. See “
When you export a SWF file, separate HTML and SWF files are created. If the SWF file includes movies or sound clips,
a Resources folder is also created. To hand off or upload the files to the web, make sure you send all the assets.
SWF export options
The following options appear on the General and Advanced tabs of the Export SWF dialog box.
Export
Indicate whether the current selection, all pages in the document, or a page range is included. Choosing
Selection is especially useful if you want to save the exported SWF file for use in an exported PDF file. If you select
Range, specify a page range, such as 1-7, 9 to print pages 1 through 7 and 9. See “
Generate HTML File
Select this option to generate an HTML page that plays back the SWF file. This option is especially
useful for quickly previewing the SWF file in your web browser.
View SWF After Exporting
Select this option to play back the SWF file in your default web browser. This option is
available only if you generate an HTML file.
Size (pixels)
Specify whether the SWF file is scaled by a percentage, fit to a monitor size you specify, or sized according
to the width and height you specify.
Background
Specify whether the background of your SWF is transparent or if it uses the current Paper color from the
Swatches panel. Selecting Transparent disables the Page Transitions and Interactive Page Curl options.
Interactivity And Media
Select Include All to allow movies, sounds, buttons, and animations to be interactive in the
exported SWF file. Select Appearance Only to include the normal state of buttons and the video posters as static
elements. If Appearance Only is selected, animations export as they appear in the layout at the time of export.
Appearance Only is selected if you choose Flatten Transparency in the Advanced panel.
Page Transitions
Specify one page transition to apply to all pages during export. If you use the Page Transitions panel
to specify transitions, choose the From Document option to use those settings.
Include Interactive Page Curl
If this option is selected, users playing the SWF file can drag a corner of the page to turn
it, giving the appearance of turning the page in a real book.
Frame Rate
Higher frame rates create smoother animations but may increase the file size. Changing the frame rate
does not affect playback duration.
Text
Specify how InDesign text is output. Choose Flash Classic Text to output searchable text that results in the
smallest file size. Choose Convert To Outlines to output the text as a series of smooth straight lines, like converting
text to outlines. Choose Convert To Pixels to output the text in a bitmap image. Text converted to pixels may appear
jagged when zoomed in on.
Rasterize Pages
This option converts all InDesign page items to bitmap. Selecting this option results in a larger SWF
file, and page items may appear jagged when zoomed in on.
Flatten Transparency
This option removes live transparency from the SWF and preserves the transparency
appearance. However, all interactivity is removed from the exported SWF file if this option is selected.
Compression
Choose Automatic to let InDesign determine the best quality for color and grayscale images. For most
files, this option produces satisfactory results. Choosing JPEG (Lossy) is suitable for grayscale or color images. JPEG
compression is lossy, which means that it removes image data and possibly reduces image quality. However, it attempts