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Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual

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USING INDESIGN CS4

Dynamic documents

SWF export

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

For a video and instructions on exporting an InDesign document to SWF, see

www.adobe.com/designcenter/indesign/articles/lrvid4030_id.html

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 522.

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 545.

Use the Page Transitions panel (choose Window > Interactive > 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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Updated 18 June 2009