Hyperlinks

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We want to create a hyperlink in a published InDesign document file (File #1) that displays related text in another published InDesign document file (File #2) The hyperlink must open File #2, display the page containing the related text, and enable user to return to File #1 (ideally by displaying a “Return” button)

[BobLevine]

Not gonna happen. I suggest exploring a multistate object for this.

[Bevi Chagnon @ PubCom]

Agree with Bob.

You can also build this in HTML5 and CSS.

But not in documents, either InDesign or PDF or EPUB.

[Derek Cross]

There is a way to do this that may suit you. Produce an Interactive PDF with a hyperlink to an InDesign Publish Online document (and that document can include a link back to the PDF) and publish the first document to a third party site such as PaperTurn.

Here's a link to one I produced that quite complex and even includes a YouTube video:

https://www.paperturn-view.com/?pid=MTk193284&v=24.1