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Claireabella39
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April 19, 2018
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How do I enable slideshows & videos in an interactive PDF that is offline and not used on an Apple product?

  • April 19, 2018
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Hi, I need to create an interactive PDF document that will be on a stand alone PC which has no internet connection.  There will be a touch screen for users to interact with the PDF.  Is there a way that I can publish and package the project so that slideshows and videos will still play.  From my tests, I can see that I am not able to use buttons but hyperlinks for navigating from page to page.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you.  p.s.  I did an online chat and was told that it was possible but I've yet to find a way to make it happen!!

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    Correct answer Derek Cross

    You might be more successful using in5: Export HTML5 from InDesign with in5 - Home

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    Derek Cross
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    Derek CrossCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    April 19, 2018

    You might be more successful using in5: Export HTML5 from InDesign with in5 - Home

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      Claireabella39Author
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      April 19, 2018

      Thanks for the link to In5.  I'm looking to see if the export to the HTML will work offline and on a PC.

      Derek Cross
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      April 19, 2018

      Yes, if the device has a browser that can render HTML5.

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      LaubenderCommunity Expert
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      April 19, 2018

      Claireabella39  wrote

      … From my tests, I can see that I am not able to use buttons but hyperlinks for navigating from page to page. …

      What did you test exactly? What's the PDF Viewer? On a PC you have the chance to use Adobe Acrobat Reader.
      Buttons should work to navigate from page to page with Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows.

      What's not working with buttons:

      Go to a distinct page. Say: Go To Page 24.


      Go to Next Page, Previous Page, First Page and Last Page should work.

      Also: Go to a bookmarked page.

      However, I'm not sure if the touch screen is restricting the use of buttons.

      Regards,
      Uwe

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      Claireabella39Author
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      April 19, 2018

      This is for a museum exhibit so the PDF will be the only thing on the drive.  There will be no internet connection.  I thought that if I packaged the project so all the files and links were in that folder it would work offline, but when I tested it, none of the buttons were there  and there was no slideshow either.  All the hyperlinks were fine.

      BobLevine
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      BobLevineCommunity Expert
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      April 19, 2018

      Most of what you want will not work well (or, in the case of a slideshow, at all) in a PDF.

      If you can actually control the output device (and if that device is an iPad) try a fixed layout epub. They work great in iBooks.

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