Text disappears from tabs once exported in Adobe Pro DC

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May 1, 2022
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Once I export my InDesign tabbed documents, the wording on each tab disappears. Not sure what to do to fix it. Picture one shows how it appears within InDesign and the second picture is in Adobe Pro DC once exported. Suggestions?

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Correct answer BobLevine

Is that an interactive PDF? Are those tabs buttons? Is the text part of it or a separate object?

If you're going to use buttons (and I highly discourage that) the text has to be included in the button since interactive items always come to the front.

BobLevine

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Is that an interactive PDF? Are those tabs buttons? Is the text part of it or a separate object?

If you're going to use buttons (and I highly discourage that) the text has to be included in the button since interactive items always come to the front.

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Amanda24222947zx64Author

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May I ask why you highly discourage using buttons? This is the first time I am using Indesign for something important. Thanks!

BobLevine

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Because they don't work in most third-party readers and can even be wonky in Acrobat or Reader. In fact, I've gotten to the point where I see almost no use at all for interactive PDFs beyond simply bookmarks.

Brad @ Roaring Mouse

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Make sure your tab text objects don't have either Multiply applied (if created in InDesign) or Overprint applied (if they are Illustrator objects).

Also check Layer Options (i.e. if the objects are on a separate layer that has Print Layer unchecked.

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