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Object States help

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November 10, 2020
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I have 17 different object states and each one has 4-5 images to click through. I built them out in different layers but once I was done, I combined them so that everything is on one layer. However, when I do the epub preview, I am only able to click through one of the object states. When I export it as an interactive PDF, I can't click any of them though the buttons highlight when I hover over them.

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Barb Binder

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Does it work as expected in the EIP panel in InDesign?

~Barb

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Barb Binder

Community Expert

Two issues here:

There is something wrong with how the MSO (Multi-state Object) is set up. In addition to the link from @Eugene Tyson, see https://helpx.adobe.com/in/indesign/user-guide.html/in/indesign/using/interactivity-5.ug.html. Set up properly, it should work in the EIP (Epub Interactive Preview) panel. If it doesn't, something is still wrong with the setup.
MSOs are supported when you output to a fixed layout Epub, Publish Online and HTML5 with in5. They are not supported in a PDF, so even when working in the EIP panel, they will not work in Acrobat or Reader.

~Barb

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defaultm3zf5dgltih5Author

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I just tried publishing online and it's doing the same thing. I can click through the 'h' MSO, but no other ones. I can click through 'l' if I place my mouse at just the right spot

https://indd.adobe.com/view/44a3b3af-f54f-4fe2-b32e-382adef90ba1

BobLevine

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It looks like you have multiple MSOs.

You cannot stack them on top of each other. Turn it into one very large MSO.

JonathanArias

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objects states dont' work on .pdf format and i am pretty sure they dont' work on epub.

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defaultm3zf5dgltih5Author

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But i'm able to click through one of them? What would you suggest doing?

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Laubender

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Multistate objects will not export to interactive PDF.

What you see is just a non-interactive graphic of the active state.

FWIW: I do not fully understand how your document is set up.

Can you show some screenshots with the Layers panel fully expanded so that we can see a bit what's going on?

Also select one of your 17 objects and show the properties of that object with the appropriate panel.

Thanks,
Uwe Laubender

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defaultm3zf5dgltih5Author

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This is the first time I've used INDD so I appreciate any help that I can get. I've attached two screenshots - one of my layers panel and then one of my object state. I used the one that IS working in the epub preview

Derek Cross

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You can have a word or words or an image (such as a button shape) as a document hyperlink to say another page in the document, or to an external website. Some devices, for example, iPads, don't have rollover capability – only click – you should avoid multi-action buttons like On Click, On Roll Over, etc. Multi-state object (MSO) don’t work at all in an Interactive PDFs.

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Eugene Tyson

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Hard to know what's going on - no info on your setup/images/sample files etc.

Try going through some tutorials to see where you're making an error.

https://ajarproductions.com/in5course/?lesson=msos

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