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agile_Ray5266
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November 28, 2024
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Interactive Buttons for navigation are not working.

  • November 28, 2024
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Hi, I created Navigation Tabs in my Indesign document. I did everyting like in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnDOVYl6Jec. I exported as Interactive PDF (like in video) but the buttons are not working. They are there, I can click them but noting happens.  

Here's the link to how it looks. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14lCW-AVzXpsxOqDgOWYmpOcrDJESCCCw/view?usp=sharing 

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Abhishek Rao
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Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
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November 28, 2024

Hi @agile_Ray5266,

 

Thanks for sharing! Could you let us know your InDesign version and operating system? Also, is this issue happening in Adobe Acrobat or other PDF viewers (e.g., browsers)? Some viewers don’t fully support interactive features.

 

For troubleshooting:

  1. Test the buttons in Adobe Acrobat.
  2. Ensure the "Include All Buttons" option is enabled during export.
  3. Double-check the button actions and destinations in InDesign.

If the issue persists, please share a screenshot of your export settings. Meanwhile, for reference: Add interactive buttons in InDesign

 

Let us know the update. 

 

Thanks,
Abhishek Rao

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agile_Ray5266Author
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November 28, 2024

Hi, I'm using InDesign 2025 and Mac OS X 10.15.7.  It's hard to understand from the video couse the language is polish, but everything is set as in the youtube video I've sent before. 
 

Thank you in advance for your help. 

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agile_Ray5266Author
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November 28, 2024

Hi @agile_Ray5266,

 

Thanks for the details! Since you're using the Preview app on macOS, please note that it doesn’t fully support interactive features like buttons in PDFs. I recommend opening the file in Adobe Acrobat to test the interactivity. If it still doesn’t work in Acrobat, let me know, and we can investigate further. 

Feel free to share any screenshots or additional details if needed!

Thanks for your patience!

 

Best,

Abhishek Rao 


Hi, no it's not working in Acrobat either. It looks like the buttons are kind of working, but not taking you where they should (I mean anywhere) but you can click, and when clicking on "Chapter II" button it zooms, witch it was designed to do. 

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