Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 538)

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Name
Preset
Event(s)
Create Button Trigger
Duration
3. Specify motion preset options.
4. To edit the motion path, use the Pen tool and Direct Selection tool.
5. Use the Timing panel to determine the order of the animation effects.
6. Use the Preview panel to preview the animation in InDesign.
To remove animation from an object, select the object and click the Delete icon in the Animation panel.
When certain animation effects such as Fade In are combined with a page transition or page curl, the animation may not behave as
expected in the Preview panel or in the exported SWF file. For example, objects that are set to "fade in" are visible while turning the page when
they should start as invisible. To avoid this conflict, do not use page transitions on those pages with animation, and turn off the Include Interactive
Page Curl option in the SWF Export dialog box. Motion presets that may not work as expected with page transitions and page curl include Appear,
Fade In, the various Fly-in presets, Zoom in 2D, and Swoosh.
Convert selected objects to a motion path
You can create animation by selecting an object and a path and converting it to a motion path. If you selected two closed paths, such as two
rectangles, the path on top becomes the motion path.
1. Select the object you want to animate and the path you want to use as the motion path.
You cannot convert more than two selected objects.
2. In the Animation panel, click the Convert To Motion Path button .
3. Change the settings in the Animation panel.
Motion preset options
Motion preset options appear in the Animation panel. Click the Properties option to display advanced settings.
Specify a name for the animation. Specifying a descriptive name is especially useful when setting up an action that triggers the animation.
Choose from a list of pre-defined motion settings.
By default, On Page Load is selected, which means the animated object plays when the page is opened in the SWF file. Choose On
Page Click to trigger the animation when the page is clicked. Choose On Click (Self) or On Roll Over (Self) to trigger the animation when the
object itself is clicked or moused over, respectively. If you create a button action that triggers the animation, On Button Event is selected. (See Add
actions to buttons.) You can specify multiple events to start the animation.
If you select the On Roll Over (Self) event, you can also select Reverse On Roll Off. This option reverses the action of the animation when the
mouse moves off the object.
Click this button to trigger the animation from an existing object or button. After you click Create Button Trigger , click
the object that triggers the animation. The object is converted to a button, if necessary, and the Buttons panel opens.
Specify how much time it takes for the animation to occur.
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