Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 536)

530 USING INDESIGN
Interactive documents
Last updated 11/16/2011
You can change preference options to make sure that Illustrator objects are pasted as one object instead of a collection
of small vectors. In Illustrator File Handling & Clipboard preferences, select PDF and deselect AICB (No
Transparency Support). In InDesign Clipboard Handling preferences, select both Prefer PDF When Pasting and Copy
PDF To Clipboard.
Transparency Before exporting to SWF, make sure that transparent objects do not overlap any interactive element,
such as a button or hyperlink. If an object with transparency overlaps an interactive element, the interactivity may be
lost during export. You may want to flatten transparency before exporting to FLA.
In some instances, choosing a lossy compression reduces the quality of images with transparency. When exporting,
choose PNG (Lossless) to improve the quality.
3D attributes 3D attributes are not supported in the exported SWF and FLA files.
Dynamic PDF documents
Creating a dynamic PDF document is a good way to create an interactive slideshow. You can create interactive
documents with buttons, movies and sound clips, hyperlinks, bookmarks, and page transitions. You can also set up
documents in InDesign that can be converted to forms in Acrobat.
Create interactive documents for PDF
You can export Adobe PDF documents that include the following interactive features.
Bookmarks Bookmarks you create in the InDesign document appear in the Bookmarks tab on the left side of the
Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader window. Each bookmark jumps to a page, text, or graphic in the exported PDF file.
See “
Bookmarks ” on page 533.
Movies and sound clips You can add movies and sound clips to a document, or you can link to streaming video files
on the Internet. These movies and sound clips can be played back in the exported PDF file. See “ Movies and sounds ”
on page 548.
Hyperlinks In an exported PDF document, clicking a hyperlink jumps to another location in the same document, to a
different document, or to a website. See “ Hyperlinks ” on page 535.
Cross-references A cross-reference refers readers from one part of your document to another in the exported PDF file.
Cross-references are especially useful in user guides and reference manuals. When a document with cross-references
is exported to PDF, the cross-references act as interactive hyperlinks. See “
Cross-references ” on page 541.
Page transitions Page transitions apply a decorative effect, such as a dissolve or wipe, when you turn the page in the
exported PDF while in Full Screen Mode. See “ Page transitions ” on page 556.
1 Choose File > Export.
2 Specify a name and location for the file.
3 For Save As Type (Windows) or Format (Mac OS), choose Adobe PDF (Interactive), and then click Save.
4 Specify options in the Export To Interactive PDF dialog box, and then click OK.
More Help topics
“ Exporting to Adobe PDF ” on page 501