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You can change preference options to make sure that Illustrator objects are pasted as one object instead of a collection of small vectors. In Illustrator File Handling & Clipboard preferences, select PDF and deselect AICB (No
Transparency Support). In InDesign Clipboard Handling preferences, select both Prefer PDF When Pasting and Copy
PDF To Clipboard.
Transparency Before exporting to SWF, make sure that transparent objects do not overlap any interactive element, such as a button or hyperlink. If an object with transparency overlaps an interactive element, the interactivity may be lost during export. You may want to flatten transparency before exporting to FLA.
In some instances, choosing a lossy compression reduces the quality of images with transparency. When exporting, choose PNG (Lossless) to improve the quality.
3D attributes 3D attributes are not supported in the exported SWF and FLA files.
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Dynamic PDF documents
Creating a dynamic PDF document is a good way to create an interactive slideshow. You can create interactive documents with buttons, movies and sound clips, hyperlinks, bookmarks, and page transitions. You can also set up documents in InDesign that can be converted to forms in Acrobat.
Create interactive documents for PDF
You can export Adobe PDF documents that include the following interactive features.
Bookmarks Bookmarks you create in the InDesign document appear in the Bookmarks tab on the left side of the
Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader window. Each bookmark jumps to a page, text, or graphic in the exported PDF file.
See “ Bookmarks ” on page 533.
Movies and sound clips You can add movies and sound clips to a document, or you can link to streaming video files
on the Internet. These movies and sound clips can be played back in the exported PDF file. See “ Movies and sounds ” on page 548.
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 535.
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 541.
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 556.
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2 Specify a name and location for the file.
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4 Specify options in the Export To Interactive PDF dialog box, and then click OK.
More Help topics
“ Exporting to Adobe PDF ” on page 501
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Export to interactive PDF options
The following options appear in the Export To Interactive PDF dialog box.
Pages Indicate whether all pages in the document, or a page range is included. If you select Range, specify a page range, such as 1-7, 9
to print pages 1 through 7 and 9. See “ Specifying pages to print ” on page 600.
View After Exporting Opens the newly-created PDF file in the default PDF viewing application.
Embed Page Thumbnails Creates a thumbnail preview for each page being exported, or one thumbnail for each spread if the Spreads option is selected. The thumbnail is displayed in the InDesign Open or Place dialog boxes. Adding thumbnails increases the PDF file size.
Create Acrobat Layers Saves each InDesign layer as an Acrobat layer within the PDF. The layers are fully navigable, which allows users of Acrobat 6.0 and later to generate multiple versions of the file from a single PDF.
Create Tagged PDF During export, automatically tags elements in the story based on a subset of the Acrobat tags that
InDesign supports. This includes recognition of paragraphs, basic text formatting, lists, and tables. (You can also insert
and adjust tags in the document before exporting to PDF. See “ Adding structure to PDFs ” on page 517.)
View Initial view settings of the PDF when it’s opened.
Layout Initial layout of the PDF when it’s opened.
Presentation Select Opens In Full Screen Mode to display the PDF in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader without menus or panels displayed. To advance the pages automatically, select Flip Pages Every and specify the number of seconds between page turns.
Page Transitions Specify one page transition to apply to all pages during export. If you use the Page Transitions panel to specify transitions, choose the From Document option to use those settings.
Buttons And Media Select Include All to allow movies, sounds, and buttons to be interactive in the exported PDF file.
Select Appearance Only to include the normal state of buttons and the video posters as static elements.
Compression Choose JPEG (Lossy) to remove image data and possibly reduce image quality. However, file size is reduced with a minimal loss of information. Choose JPEG 2000 (Lossless) to export the file without lossy compression.
Choose Automatic to let InDesign determine the best quality for color and grayscale images.
JPEG Quality Specifies the amount of detail in the exported image. The higher the quality, the larger the file size. This option is dimmed if you choose JPEG 2000 (Lossless) for Compression.
Resolution Specify the resolution of bitmap images in the exported PDF. Choosing a high resolution is especially important to allow viewers to zoom in on pixel-based content within your exported PDF. Choosing a high resolution can significantly increase the file size.
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.
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3 Start the form wizard 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.
• In Acrobat X, choose Tools > Forms > Create to start the form wizard.
• In Adobe Acrobat 9, choose Forms > Start Form Wizard.
Additional Resources
Gabriel Powell provides a video tutorial about creating a PDF form design in InDesign and finishing it in Adobe
Acrobat at InDesign and Acrobat Forms Workflow .
The Acrobat team provides an article on Designing forms for auto field detection in Adobe Acrobat .
Michael Murphy provides a video tutorial about creating forms at Acrobat Friendly Form Design .
Bob Bringhurst provides an article about designing forms at Creating PDF Forms in InDesign .
Preview interactive documents
Use the Preview panel preview interactivity and animation of the current selection, the current spread, or the entire document. You can resize, dock, or float the Preview panel, or move it to a second monitor.
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Choose Window > Interactive > Preview.
To preview the interactivity and animation, do any of the following actions:
• Click the Set Preview Selection Mode button to preview the current selection.
• Click the Set Preview Spread Mode button to preview the current spread.
• Click the Set Preview Document Mode button to preview the current document.
3 Click the Play Preview button to preview the selection, spread, or document. If necessary, click interactive items such as buttons in the Preview panel to test them.
If you’re previewing the document, you can click the Go To Previous Page and Go To Next Page arrows at the bottom of the panel to move to different pages.
If you edit your document, you can refresh the preview by clicking the Play Preview button in the Preview panel.
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Preview the document in a web browser
1 Choose Test In Browser from the Preview panel menu.
2 Click the interactive items in you document to test them.
Edit Preview settings
1 Choose Edit Preview Settings from the Preview panel menu.
The Preview Settings dialog box shows the current settings of the Export SWF dialog box.
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Edit the settings as needed. See “ SWF export options ” on page 525.
Use Presentation Mode
Presentation Mode displays the active InDesign document as a presentation. In Presentation Mode, the application menu, panels, guides, and frame edges are hidden. The background area has a dark color by default in case your document size is a different proportion from your current monitor dimensions.
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