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February 16, 2021
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Indesign Interactive pdf. Dropdown menu not working in browsers

  • February 16, 2021
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Hello! I'm having problems with an interactive menu, that shows and hides a dropdown menu whith more buttons to go to diferent subsections in a pdf. The client asked for interactive pdf format that works in acrobat/reader and also in Chrome and other browsers.

I firts created the main menu, with few buttons. Added events that show a dropdown menu when mouseover. In this dropdown menu I added more buttons that sends you to sections when click.

I made it work correctly in Acrobat (with a little glitch sometimes), but when trying t open with Chrome the hidden menu is detected when mouse over itself instead when mouse over the programed button for this event.

Am I doing something wrong or is just this format and complex dropdown menu not compatible with browsers?

The only problem is that the client saw an interactive pdf working ok this way and asked for it.

Thank you very much.

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Correct answer Irene5E24

Thank you everyone with help and solutions.

 

• We finally opted for Publish Online method (for browsers) + an interactive pdf (exclusive for Acrobat/Reader). The client insisted on having this second way, using the publish online as first contact with user.

 

• The pdf has a complex menu with 2 dropdown menus. I was able to make it work correctly in acrobat, using hover in desktop and click in mobile, to show and hide it. It gave me a lot of trouble to make it work fine, using master pages for three kinds of menu and layers for the right apearance. I found this tool in general really delicate and complicated. I don't understand why the haven't optimized an easy way to make a dropdown menu. 

 

• I would really apreciate an option for making groups of buttons (to be able to show/hide a group instead of one by one), or being able put buttons inside other buttons.

 

Thanks!

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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February 16, 2021

You said:

"The client asked for interactive pdf format that works in acrobat/reader and also in Chrome and other browsers."

 

Hi Irene,

don't think this is possible at all. Not if any sorts of buttons are involved.

You could be lucky with hyperlinks that are working throughout but that's it.

 

Hm. Where exactly (what device and what PDF reader) did the client saw an interactive PDF this way?
Do you have access to that PDF and are you able to test it through all browsers and PDF readers?

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

 

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