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lisalochead
lisalochead
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February 15, 2021
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Interactive PDF

  • February 15, 2021
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With the cessation of Flash, how do we create a file for interactive?

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Correct answer Diane Burns

Why not use Publish Online? It's part of InDesign and you can do some really interesting things using just InDesign with Publish Online. Anyone with a browser can view it. Here are some good examples: http://bit.ly/PubOnCollection

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Diane Burns
Diane BurnsCorrect answer
Inspiring
February 15, 2021

Why not use Publish Online? It's part of InDesign and you can do some really interesting things using just InDesign with Publish Online. Anyone with a browser can view it. Here are some good examples: http://bit.ly/PubOnCollection

Dave Creamer of IDEAS
Community Expert
Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 15, 2021

If you need more advanced interactive features, your best bet is either a fixed-layout EPUB or use the In5 plugin. 

 

For fixed-layout, mobile devices usually have good readers; the Mac has iBook, which is also very good too. Oddly enough, Windows doesn't come with a good reader. For Windows, you can use a third-party reader such as Thorium Reader. (Adobe has the Adobe Digital Editions app, but based on the last time I used it, I would not recommend it for anything but basic EPUBs.)

 
David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
Dov Isaacs
Dov Isaacs
Legend
February 15, 2021

InDesign still allows for embedding of .mp4 video and .mp3 sound files which will properly export to PDF using the “interactive” PDF option.

 

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
lisalochead
lisalocheadAuthor
Participant
February 15, 2021

Hi Dov,

Can you please show me an example?  I have been trying to export a PDF booklet for interactivity and how I you play the file.

Dov Isaacs
Dov Isaacs
Legend
February 15, 2021

Simply use the interactive tools to place video and sound files.

 

Then export PDF using the interactive option.

 

Your resultant PDF file will have the video and/or sound files clickable for playing.

 

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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