how to change background color / opacity of a box when the user hovers over it

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October 16, 2019
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Hi

I am working on an InDesign document for digital publication, that is, a pdf.

I wish to have a box with some text in it. I wish to know if there is a way in InDesign to change the background color \ opacity of the box when the user hovers over it.

Something like the below, which is accomplished in CSS:

.btn: hover {

opacity: 0.5

}

Thank you.

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Correct answer Jeffrey_Smith

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Jeffrey_Smith

Correct answer

Community Expert

ashimg23377171Author

Inspiring

thanks Jeffrey; this is exactly the effect that i desired. thanks so much for pointing it out.

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Laubender

Community Expert

Hi Ashim,

the contents of a state of a button is nothing very special.

Just plain InDesign objects like perhaps in your case a text frame or a rectangle embedded in a group that is visible as state in the Layers panel.

You can direct access them on the page, click through with cmd + click ( Mac OS X ) or Ctrl + click ( Windows ) or use Shift + Esc key if the button's state is the active one or through the Layers panel if you want to select them. Once selected you could change fill color. Edit text. Or change opacity of the fill through the Effects panel.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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Jeffrey_Smith

Community Expert

The text frame needs to be converted to a button first. Contextually (right mouse select) the frame: Interactive > Convert to Button. Open [Buttons and Forms] panel, there you can set the appearance for Normal, Rollover, and Click.

ashimg23377171Author

Inspiring

thanks everyone. But now with the rollover, i do not see any action that could affect the opacity of the box / button i wish to change. any thoughts on how this can be accomplished.

Thank you.