Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 532)

524 USING INDESIGN CS4
Dynamic documents
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 526.
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 532.
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 543.
To ensure that the interactive elements function in the PDF, make sure that you specify Bookmarks, Hyperlinks, and
Interactive Elements in the Export Adobe PDF dialog box.
See also
“ Exporting to Adobe PDF ” on page 496
Creating PDF forms
Although InDesign does not provide tools for adding form fields, Adobe Acrobat does. You can create a form in
InDesign that includes placeholders for fields such as radio buttons, check boxes, and text fields. Then you can export
to PDF, and use Acrobat to convert the placeholders into form fields.
1 In InDesign, create the document you want to use for the form. Use tables and text boxes to create the placeholders
for the fields.
You can also add interactive buttons in InDesign.
2 Export the document to Adobe PDF.
3 In Adobe Acrobat, choose Forms > Start Form Wizard command to convert the placeholders into form fields. Use
the form tools to add and edit the form. For more information, see the Adobe Acrobat documentation.
For a video tutorial on creating a PDF form design in InDesign and finishing it in Adobe Acrobat, see Gabriel Powell's
video on creating forms from scratch (English only).
Bookmarks
Create bookmarks for PDF
A bookmark is a type of link with representative text that makes it easier to navigate documents exported as Adobe
PDF. Bookmarks you create in the InDesign document appear in the Bookmarks tab on the left side of the Acrobat or
Adobe Reader window. Each bookmark jumps to a text anchor or a page.
Entries in a generated table of contents are automatically added to the Bookmarks panel. In addition, you can further
customize your document with bookmarks to direct a reader’s attention or make navigation even easier. Bookmarks
can be nested under other bookmarks.
You may want bookmarks to appear in the Bookmarks tab of the PDF document, but you don’t want the table of
contents to appear in the PDF. In this case, generate a table of contents on the last page of the document. When you
export to PDF, don’t include the last page. Or, if you include the last page of the exported PDF, delete it in Acrobat.
1 Choose Window > Interactive > Bookmarks to display the Bookmarks panel.
2 Click the bookmark under which you want to place the new bookmark. If you don’t select a bookmark, the new
bookmark is automatically added to the end of the list.
Updated 18 June 2009