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December 9, 2019
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Interactive PDFs - pop-ups on the iPad

  • December 9, 2019
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I'm working on an interactive pdf project that uses glossary term pop-ups created with buttons using show/hide inteactivity. They work great when viewed on desktop, but not at all on the iPad. Does the show/hide interactivity work on the iPad at all?

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Correct answer rjcaldwell70

If you have a limited number of these popups, you can make duplicate pages for them and then use simple hyperlinks: one pointing to the pop up page, and then one on a close button back to the original page.

 

That’s the safest, though clunky, solution if it needs to work on an iPad and you’re stuck with a PDF. Hyperlinks only.

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Inspiring
December 9, 2019

If you have a limited number of these popups, you can make duplicate pages for them and then use simple hyperlinks: one pointing to the pop up page, and then one on a close button back to the original page.

 

That’s the safest, though clunky, solution if it needs to work on an iPad and you’re stuck with a PDF. Hyperlinks only.

Participant
December 9, 2019

Thank you! There are too many pop-ups in this file, but thank you for the suggestion. I'll keep it in mind in the future.

BobLevine
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Community Expert
December 9, 2019

Interactive PDF beyond Acrobat and Reader on a desktop is nothing but a crapshoot. I wrote this several years ago and nothing much has changed. If you can't control the reader app, don't bother with it.

 

https://www.boblevine.us/its-okay-to-say-no-to-interactive-pdf/

Participant
December 9, 2019

Thank you!