Mobile-Friendly Interactive PDF

Forum|Forum|9 months ago
July 14, 2025
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Hello. I am creating an interactive PDF by exporting it from InDesign. I can add interactive elements to the document and export it without a problem. However, when I try to open the PDF file on a mobile device, it shows all the information in the pop-up dialog boxes, and they cannot be closed while on a mobile device. How do I export an interactive PDF to be mobile-friendly?

Thom Parker

Community Expert

As Radzmar implies, It's not the PDF, it's the viewer. Try opening it in the Mobile Adobe Reader.

Or use HTML forms. \

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

radzmar

Community Expert

The thing is, interactive fields like dropdown lists are widgets that behavior and look isn't controllable from within a PDF. It really depends on the environment those PDFs are being opened. To make forms mobile-friendly you better use HTML-based forms.

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