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oolongmi
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July 14, 2022
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Interactive pdf share on other server and keep all buttons?

  • July 14, 2022
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When I publish an interactive pdf online all funtion work well under "indd.adobe.com", but what if I have to create a interact pdf for client? Can I publish the interactive online under client's server and work well like publish online in indesign? Export in html format or? Sorry I am new for that, thanks for your help! 🙂

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Correct answer Bill Silbert

Interactive PDFs are only guaranteed to function properly using Acrobat 9 or above. Many other PDF viewers will not recognize the interactivity at all. As far as web use is concerned the success rate wih either an interactive PDF that uses buttons and forms from InDesign or a Print PDF that uses hyperlinks either created in InDesign or Acrobat or forms created directly in Acrobat the results are erratic. For example, I've seen hyperlinks from a Print PDF work correctly in Safari but get wonky in Chrome and don't work at all in Firefox. Your best bet is really to either use a third party plug-in like In5 https://ajarproductions.com/pages/products/in5/?ref=footer or some other form of HTML.

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Bill Silbert
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Bill SilbertCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 14, 2022

Interactive PDFs are only guaranteed to function properly using Acrobat 9 or above. Many other PDF viewers will not recognize the interactivity at all. As far as web use is concerned the success rate wih either an interactive PDF that uses buttons and forms from InDesign or a Print PDF that uses hyperlinks either created in InDesign or Acrobat or forms created directly in Acrobat the results are erratic. For example, I've seen hyperlinks from a Print PDF work correctly in Safari but get wonky in Chrome and don't work at all in Firefox. Your best bet is really to either use a third party plug-in like In5 https://ajarproductions.com/pages/products/in5/?ref=footer or some other form of HTML.

Derek Cross
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Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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July 14, 2022

PDF is a different format from HTML. The PDF interactivity is limited to things like simple internal hyperlinks and links to external websites. Multi-state objects in PDFs will not work on smart phones or tablets. If you want that kind of interactivity, animations and video, stick to InDesign's Publish Online.

BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity Expert
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July 14, 2022

Multi State Objects won't work at all in PDF.

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