From InDesign to
interactive PDF
Turn your InDesign
document into an
interactive PDF in
a few simple steps.
In this tutorial, a rollover
will be created
by setting up buttons
in InDesign. You can
either start with an
existing layout or create
one from scratch.
Download this sample InDesign file
In the example,
DG art director Kathie
Alexander created a
newsletter that allows
the baby girl image to
change to the image
of the girl and baby
boy as the user rolls
over each image.
Apply this technique
to the photos in a
document, and once
you’re comfortable
with it, learn how to
run movie clips and
add sound to a PDF …
but that’s a tutorial for
another day.
If you’re working
in a document that
is already finished,
select a picture and
choose Object >
Interactive > Convert
Button and skip to
step 4.
| 1. Select the Button tool. |
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| 2. Draw a shape. |
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| 3. Choose File > Place
(select image) to fill
the shape with a picture.
Size the image.
(Generally speaking,
you can use the button
box shape as you
would any other picture
box.)
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4. With the Button
box selected, choose
Window > Interactive
> States. Click the
Create New Optional
State button to create
another layer called
the Rollover layer.
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5. With the Rollover
layer selected, click
on the Button box
and Place the picture
(see step 3) that will
replace the first image
as you roll over it with
your mouse.
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| 6. Again, click the
Create New Optional
State button to create
the Down layer. |
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| 7. Choose File >
Export. Name the
file and save as PDF.
When the Export
Adobe PDF window
appears, use the settings
shown at right.
Your PDF document
should open automatically.
Now you can
test your rollover. |
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