While PDFs can be used for printing, they also have interactive features that make them great for forms, brochures, and prototypes. In this course, InDesign insider David Blatner tells you what interactive PDFs are, why they're so useful, and how to make them yourself with Adobe InDesign and Acrobat. Learn to make hyperlinks to websites, other pages in your document, and email; add buttons that navigate, show, and hide content; create a form with check boxes and text entry fields; and embed audio and video. Plus, discover how to add polish with calculations, page transitions, and more.
Topics include:
Creating a new interactive document
Linking to URLs and mail addresses
Creating bookmarks
Adding buttons with rollover states
Adding text, list, and submit fields to forms
Embedding audio and video
Adding page transitions
Best practices for exporting high-quality interactive PDF files
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