Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 19)

11 USING INDESIGN CS4
Resources
Interactivity features
Page transitions in PDF and SWF files
Apply page transitions directly in InDesign to individual pages or all spreads at once with a single click. See previews
of available transition types, and control the direction and speed of your transitions for output to SWF and PDF files.
See “
Page transitions ” on page 543.
Enhanced buttons
Build interactive buttons using the updated Button panel. Design custom buttons or select a button from the integrated
button library. Create buttons that let you navigate within a dynamic document, launch a movie, or play a sound. See
“
Buttons ” on page 545.
Redesigned Hyperlinks panel
Use the redesigned Hyperlinks panel to easily create hyperlinks that navigate to external URLs, link to files with
supplemental information, launch an e-mail client, or jump to a page or section of a page within the same or even a
different document. Verify your hyperlinks directly in InDesign CS4 with no need to export the document to a PDF
or SWF file for testing. See “
Hyperlinks ” on page 526.
Cross-references
Insert and edit cross-references. Choose among different formats, or create your own. Cross-references are easily
updated when pagination changes. See “
Cross-references ” on page 532.
Extensive integration
Export to Flash (SWF)
Create dynamic content without having to work in the authoring environment of Adobe Flash. Export SWF files
directly from within InDesign, complete with page transitions, interactive buttons, rollovers, and hyperlinks.
Automatically launch the Adobe Flash Player and preview a SWF file simply by exporting your InDesign layout.
See “ Export content to SWF ” on page 117 and “ Create interactive SWF (Flash) files for the web ” on page 518.
Export to Flash (XFL)
Export your InDesign document in the new XFL file format for opening in Adobe Flash® CS4 Professional. Use the
Flash authoring environment to add video, audio, animation, and complex interactivity.
InDesign text exported as XFL remains fully editable when the XFL file is opened in Adobe Flash CS4 Professional.
InDesign automatically converts high-resolution print assets (CMYK) to low-resolution web assets (RGB) upon
export as an XFL file.
An image placed multiple times in your InDesign document is saved as a single image asset with shared locations when
exported as an XFL file.
See “ Export content to XFL ” on page 118.
Interactive PDF enhancements
Author interactive PDF documents by adding SWF files, Quicktime movies, and sound clips to your page layouts.
Create interactive buttons, apply page transitions, and embed hyperlinks, cross-references, and bookmarks to create
an immersive reading experience.
Updated 18 June 2009