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Interactive buttons not working when exporting to PDF

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August 29, 2011
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I have been trying all morning to get buttons to work in my PDF. I make an object a button and then give it some actions but when I export to PDF I get a message saying that the Go To actions have been disabled. This is so simple. Why is it not working?

Correct answer Schiemer

SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE !!!

1. Make a Bookmark for each page in the document using the Bookmarks window.

2. Use the "Go To Destination" action under Buttons and Forms. This then shows a dropdown for Destinations and shows all the Bookmarks you make. Select the page book mark you want per button.

3. In this window you can also set you button states.

4. Export as interactive and the PDF will work perfectly.

Here is an example that has a button at the bottom of each page for easy navigation through the document and a full Table of Contents on page 2.

Download this file and you can see how it works after it is exported using this method:

http://dejoriacenter.com/clone/DJC-Production_&_Technical_Information_2017.pdf

gökçekozak07

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Hello there

buttons do not work when I export interactive pdf. I choose go to destination as a button. Can you help me.

versiyon: Indesign 14.0.2

Derek Cross

Community Expert

Use hyperlinks.

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julians24124784

Inspiring

I had the same issue, for me the problem turned out to be that the document name may not contain spaces in order for "Go to destination" to work in a interactive pdf.

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SchiemerCorrect answer

Inspiring

SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE !!!

1. Make a Bookmark for each page in the document using the Bookmarks window.

2. Use the "Go To Destination" action under Buttons and Forms. This then shows a dropdown for Destinations and shows all the Bookmarks you make. Select the page book mark you want per button.

3. In this window you can also set you button states.

4. Export as interactive and the PDF will work perfectly.

Here is an example that has a button at the bottom of each page for easy navigation through the document and a full Table of Contents on page 2.

Download this file and you can see how it works after it is exported using this method:

http://dejoriacenter.com/clone/DJC-Production_&_Technical_Information_2017.pdf

creativedharma

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THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Was losing my mind when I found your solution.

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Ben_s_Mom_Tracie

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Same problem. I'm using InDesign on the Creative Cloud.

Buttons not working when I export as an interactive PDF.

Oddly enough, when I use the "Publish online" option, they do work.

BobLevine

Community Expert

What are these button supposed to be doing? How are you testing the PDF?

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Ben_s_Mom_Tracie

Participant

They're supposed to be nav buttons for slideshows I'm creating. I'm testing the PDF by viewing it in Adobe Reader.

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rachela1774510

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If you make each of the pages into a hyperlink destination using the Hyperlink palette, you can then use "go to destination" instead of "go to page" and select one of the destinations you've just created. This worked fine when exported to PDF.

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Schiemer

Inspiring

I figured I would respond to this since I found a solution. Rachela is right and you can use "Go To Destination", but instead of using a Hyperlink, go to each page and make a bookmark for each page (a bit annoying) but this works to make the PDF advance to the correct page that you named in your bookmarks, just like the "Go To Page" should work. Then, export as Interactive and it's all good.

tobya18487493

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Had the same issue. Didn't have any luck with the hyperlink solution (and the hyperlink destination appeared to refer to my own desktop etc so may not have worked elsewhere).
I solved it by working within Acrobat (on the finished PDF) and using the 'Go to View' button action. This prompts you to choose a page as well as a zoom level then set the 'link'.

Pity this can't be set in InDesign though