Adding Audio File to InDesign Presentation

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January 11, 2020
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I've created an animated presentation in InDesign, and I've added a voice over to it, which I've set to play as soon as file is opened. When I export the file as an Interactive PDF, the voiceover doesn't automatically start - you have to click on play button, and by the time you realise this, the presentation is half over.

Can anyone help - THANK YOU!

Matthew Renton

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BobLevine

Community Expert

How are you adding animations to a PDF? They are not supported except by using a SWF file which horribly outdated and simply won't play in most devices.

jane-e

Community Expert

Hi

If you have Acrobat, you can set the sound to play when the page opens. In either Page Thumbnails or Organize Pages, choose Page Properties.

Tab: Actions
Trigger: Page Open
Action: Play a Sound
Add: Browse to your sound file and add it so it shows in the Actions box below

~ Jane

BobLevine

Community Expert

The OP is using Publish Online which indicates the need to show this in a browser. The chances of getting audio or video to work that way is practically zero.

Derek Cross

Community Expert

Use InDesign's Publish Online, FXLePub or in5 -- not Interactive PDF.

matthewr47766571Author

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I did publish the indesign file online but although i set it to play audio automatically on file opening, instead you had to click on a play button which appeared. The animation played automatically but not the audio. Any thoughts?

Thanks

Matthew

Derek Cross

Community Expert

I suggest you have a look at in5 -- https://ajarproductions.com/pages/products/in5/?ref=footer

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