I am not sure exactly what you want to accomplish. - If you need two kinds of PDFs (interactive and print), export the page ranges separately to produce two different files. - If you need all pages exported, but want only certain pages viewed, while others are hidden, then this could be accomplished with a workaround in Acrobat. You just can't hide pages from view, but you can have attachments. The attachments could be the hidden pages that are activated with a button. - If you need all pages exported, but want a visitor to be able to print only a certain range, then this can be done in Acrobat with a button and javascript. The following js    this.print(true, 0, 1, 2, 5, 7,);   would print pages 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 of document. ... View more

I thought for sure I tried this particular PDF in Reader and it worked, but I must be mistaken. Thanks for your help. ... View more

Browser use PDF plugins for viewing a posted PDF. These plugins do not render content the same way Reader/Acrobat would from a local file. Transparency is problematic for browser PDF viewing. The workaround would be to create a web version PDF.  Eliminate transparency by creating an image of elements that are involved, and replace. ... View more

Did you manually apply row strokes, and also in the table options apply "Preserve Local Formatting"? If so, turn off "Preserve Local Formatting". Then you can set a global table option for row strokes. This may require switching the Alternating Pattern option back to None, and then reapplying the desired attribute options, insuring that each attribute is applied with a setting. ... View more

For simple click effects, hyperlinks can have an appearance applied to them. ... View more

I don't have a solution to the issue, but here is a workaround method: 1. In the data file, for any field that does not have data, enter "xyz" 2. In the Indesign master merge document, create a character style with the following attributes: .1pt size, .1 pt leading, color: no fill 3. For the paragraph style that is used for the numbers, create a GREP that will find ext: xyz, fax: xyz, mobile: xyz and apply the character style from step 2. Although the actual data is not technically removed during the merge, it basically makes these areas invisible. ... View more

When you try to create shape, are you placing a lot of points/nodes into the curves? All of the connector lines in your screen capture can be created with 2 (start and end) point, with some requiring one more point placed in between. ... View more

Playing a video in a PDF requires the Flash Player too. JR, can you provide a link to any Adobe help file or information that verifies this statement? ... View more

OP is exporting an Interactive PDF, there are no color management options available when exporting interactive PDF to convert color or convert to destination. ... View more

Object States work in HTML5 or SWF only. A button can have appearances for rollover and click, and this will work for PDF. As long as your description of states is an appearance attribute, and not an object state, you can accomplish this, but not completely in Indesign. You will need to add the swf elements to the PDF in Acrobat. And if animations are linear, it might better to convert the animation to mp4 or quicktime, with either format placed in Acrobat, not ID. ... View more

This will work if you are preparing a document that you will print on your desktop unit. But if you are preparing a PDF for commercial print, I would not recommend leaving interactive elements, these can be ignored by a RIP or DFE and you will end up with no box on form. And as mentioned previously, an interactive PDF by default is RGB. Submitting a RGB file for digital print will cost more because the black will print all four colors as opposed to one color. For offset lithography, the RGB black most likely will convert to something less than desirable. ... View more

Do you need to use PDF as the method to distribute this document? If yes, please realize that interactivity, object states, animation within PDF will not work together. If no, are you familiar with Indesign Publish Online feature? ... View more

You can use one PDF exported from Indesign, then use Acrobat to create a print PDF. Open interactive PDF in Acrobat and Tools > Print Production > Preflight > PDF Fixup > Flatten all form fields into page content. This will leave box, but not the radio button. Second thing to do if file is going to commercial printer: Using Preflight Tool > Fix > Convert color to B/W. This will turn previous RGB form into 100% black for print. ... View more

Vinny's suggestion is a good way to leave the master spreadsheet untouched. From there, in Excel using fenjas suggestion to prepare column data for merging graphic files are pretty much it. I don't think you really need to pursue conditional merging... ... View more

Can you share the files? Although there can be some anomalies with color separation between .pdf, .eps and .ps, for the most part the results should be consistent. The problem most likely is with the graphic or image rather than the export format. ... View more

Both pages can have variable content, I assumed that the front was static in your situation. In fact, you can have more than 2 pages in the merge master document, and all have variables placeholders on those pages. ... View more

From Numbers, you need to export a csv file to be used as the source for the data merge. In Indesign, to create a merged file that can print front and back, create a new document with facing pages. Place the static front art on one master page, and the variable content on the other master page. When merged, this will create a 600 page document or PDF, alternating front-back-front-back-etc. Also, if either of the sides have bleed, you can adjust the layout with the Page Tool to move pages vertically. This will allow bleed, and not have art cross over from one facing page to the other. ... View more

Willi, I am not trying to argue with you, I am just looking for a clarification on the Acrobat/Flash issue. Here is an article from Adobe help. The way I understand the article is that for flash content to be viewed in Acrobat DC, you will need to install Flash Player separately, it is not installed by default when installing Acrobat DC. Perhaps this is different to the issue you have brought up, but I am interested to know... ... View more

Flash or swf was never a part of this conversation. The original question was animated GIF in PDF, with suggestions to convert animated GIF to a video format. If OP uses this suggestion for a video in a PDF, then Flash Player is not required in Acrobat. ... View more

Are you emailing the files? If so, the client may need to download attachments into a folder first, then open html to view. If they see the Adobe Flash warning message, they will need to activate or update Flash. ... View more

Are there any GREP styles used in the paragraph style? One possible GREP scenario I see: a no break character style applied to text with .com, so URLs do not break. The line you show where this occurs contains "belindabrosan.com" and prevents text flowing into column until frame is stretched. ... View more

The story editor will display a table like the screen capture. To reveal the content of the table, select the triangle next to table icon. Within the editor, you can select the content of a cell, but can not select a row or column. You can select a hidden cell (My example shows the cell containing "8" selected) and then use the menu Table > Insert. This will allow you to add rows or columns to a table that is in an overflow text frame. ... View more

While I can not recreate the issue, in Acrobat, if I go to properties of the checkbox and change any one attribute (like the border color), the checkbox then performs as expected. My original report of Acrobat X was not accurate. The checkbox corrected itself with a visit to the property window. One thing the OP can try, export IDML from Indesign, open new ID doc, export new PDF to see if this cleans up any corruption within ID document. ... View more

Although this suggestion does not resolve any of the issues you are experiencing with the vector files, but you may want to place a rasterized version of this graphic to avoid any potential problems down stream. ... View more

When the checkbox is checked, do you want a custom graphic to appear in the checked state? If yes, in Indesign, even though you can apply a custom graphic for a checkbox, that unfortunately will not work in Acrobat, only the default Acrobat appearance (check, circle, cross, diamond, square, star). I recreated the check box, leaving the default appearance, and it works as expected. ... View more