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July 28, 2023
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InDesign to PDF interactivity

  • July 28, 2023
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'Go to Page' buttons do not work when exported ot PDF. 'Go to First/Last' always works I just cannot set it to  specific page, really annoying when trying to create and interactive contents page.

 

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BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity Expert
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July 28, 2023

Which part of this is unclear? Seriously...it's right there in the button action you chose that it's for EPUB or Publish Online only. 

 

    Jane Dot
    Jane Dot
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    July 28, 2023

    Ok, thanks for your advises. For me, it's still too many differnt ways/windows to actually do what I want to do. There Objectstatus and buttons and forms, hyperlinks and…  So I'd like to be able to set an icon for "go to content" in a book, I need to use a hyperlink/text anchor instead of a button, the button doesn't work an interactive pdf-file. I'm sorry that I have a different way of working and don't find the things I want to add to my knowledge are over organized. Some functions have worked and but haven't survived the software evolution. I have a different understanding for interactive pdf files, that is more than filling words into a form. I am finding work arounds, but it is time consumming. Why can't one click pictures with the same editing for an epub in a so called interactive pdf?

    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    July 28, 2023

    The best advice I can give you is to get some training. Interactive PDF is a deadend and has been for years. I wrote this blog post SEVEN YEARS AGO: It's okay to say no to interactive PDF (boblevine.us)

     

    It's just gotten worse. I can't even recommend using it for forms anymore.

    Willi Adelberger
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    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
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    July 28, 2023

    Instead of using a button, use a link to a page or an anchor.

    Jane Dot
    Jane Dot
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    July 28, 2023

    I have the same problem, and I don't understand why there is not a clear statement within adobe. Here are the functions for interactive pdf and here a the ones for epub.

    Willi Adelberger
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    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 28, 2023

    What else should Adobe do than describe it in the manual?

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