Bugs making a pdf file with pop up in Indesign

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August 14, 2025
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Hello, I'm trying to make a PDF document with pop-ups made directly in InDesign. This document will be viewed in-house and not online. Since this is my first time, I looked for how to do it in online tutorials. I managed to make one but when I add the following ones, I have display bugs. I followed all the steps and checked myself several times. Is it because it's a feature that is not yet stable with bugs or because it is designed more for online use?

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BobLevine

Community Expert

Honestly, the show/hide feature using buttons in PDF is not a very reliable feature. What you're seeing is not at all uncommon and I would be rethinking this project if I were you.

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Kathia_Boissonnault5369Author

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Do you know another way to do this? Maybe in another software?

BobLevine

Community Expert

Not really, no. I've become more of a web guy at this point in my career and depending on what you're really trying to accomplish I would do it with hot spots.

The problem with doing it with PDF is the lack of consistency in reader apps and even if you're using Acrobat on a desktop, the more of these you add the wonkier it gets.

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