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davidh70966395
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October 16, 2017
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Creating a scrollable InDesign document?

  • October 16, 2017
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Hi all,

I've created an InDesign document that I would like my audience to scroll through, versus having to click through page-by-page. It's obviously very long, to accommodate the scroll.

When I hit Publish Online, the document comes up showing the full height of the document (see image). What I need is to show the full width of the document. Otherwise it's obviously unreadable!

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. I appreciate it.

David

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      Correct answer SanyamTalwar

      I created a document with the dimensions above and then pasted lot of picture. Then i exported the indd document to HTML. I was able to read the document. You can try this by yourself and see results.

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      SanyamTalwar
      Community Manager
      SanyamTalwarCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      October 17, 2017

      Try exporting to HTML, It will be easy to scroll for your audience and no need to zoom.

      Derek Cross
      Community Expert
      Derek CrossCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 17, 2017

      You sure about that sanyamt?

      SanyamTalwar
      Community Manager
      SanyamTalwarCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
      Community Manager
      October 17, 2017

      I created a document with the dimensions above and then pasted lot of picture. Then i exported the indd document to HTML. I was able to read the document. You can try this by yourself and see results.

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      davidh70966395Author
      Participating Frequently
      October 16, 2017

      Thanks everyone! I really appreciate your help.

      David

      BobLevine
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      BobLevineCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 16, 2017

      You can try this: http://ajarproductions.com/scroll/

      But that would require the entire page to be in a scrolling frame so make sure to test thoroughly.

      Derek Cross
      Community Expert
      Derek CrossCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 16, 2017

      Have a look at the InDesign plugin in5: Ajar Productions: in5 - Home

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      davidh70966395Author
      Participating Frequently
      October 16, 2017

      Thanks Derek! I'm checking that out now.

      Derek Cross
      Community Expert
      Derek CrossCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 16, 2017

      You can pay extra and license in5 for just teh month you use it, if you only need it for say one job.

        Geоrge
        Geоrge
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        October 16, 2017

        Why not to do export PDF with scrolling view?

        Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
        amaarora
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        amaaroraCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        October 16, 2017

        Hi,

        what is the height of your single page document?

        I doubt exporting to pdf would help when compared to publish online

        -Aman

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        davidh70966395Author
        Participating Frequently
        October 16, 2017

        Hi Aman,

        The document is 11 inches wide and 180 inches long. (Crazy, I know.)

        Most formatting I've tried defaults to the length of the document, not the width. I'm assuming there's a function for Publish Online that will allow me to default to the width of the document.

        David

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