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July 16, 2020
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Navigation buttons not working once exported to PDF

  • July 16, 2020
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I have created some simple navigation buttons that take the reader to Next or Previous pages. Once I open the PDF in Acrobat on the iPad they don't work or respond as they have been set to do in the Events action from InDesign. I can only get the Event for: Go To Destination to work because I created a Bookmark.

 

I have read in some post related that the buttons may not work on iPad or other mobile devices. Is this true?

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Correct answer try67

Not sure Acrobat can execute the action to Go To Next or Previous Page. I also think its bizarre that InDesign has the function available but mobile devices can't execute the commands. Thanks for your input.


Of course Acrobat can do it. This is usually done via the "Execute a Menu Item" command, which would explain why it doesn't work on mobile devices, since the apps used there do not have the same menu structure as the non-mobile version.

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Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 17, 2020

Buttons will work when you use correct events and actions.

Participating Frequently
July 17, 2020

The buttons work when viewed and used on a desktop or laptop but when viewed and used on a mobile device they didn't navigate to the next or previous pages.

spotonjohn
Participating Frequently
May 7, 2023

No, they DO NOT work when opened and viewed on a laptop either. ZERO functionality. Ridiculous!

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 16, 2020

What command did you use, exactly?

Participating Frequently
July 17, 2020
  1. Created the buttons for Next and Previous
  2. Selected Buttons and Forms
  3. Changed type to "button"
  4. Event: On Release or Tap (as this will be viewed on an iPad)
  5. Actions: Go To Next/Previous Page

 

See screen capture for reference.

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 17, 2020

InDesign.


I would use Acrobat for that.