Description
Software works on: Mac and Windows
InDesign's high-quality typography and layout tools go beyond print. In InDesign CS4: 10 Things to Know About Interactive PDFs, David Blatner explores interactive PDF files and the techniques used to add movies and sounds to them. In addition, David explains how to avoid common pitfalls and reveals some tricks for making eye-catching documents as efficiently as possible.
Topics include:
* Following best practices for new documents;
* Creating multi-step bulleted slides;
* Embedding hyperlinks and page transitions to navigate inside the document or jump to a web site;
* Placing and streaming movies;
* Adding SWF files to PDFs;
* Adding background music to PDFs.
Author: David Blatner
Duration (hr:min): 0:48
Introduction 00:57
1. The Ten Things 47:46
* Setting up an interactive document;
* Creating unnamed hyperlinks;
* Creating a go-to-page link;
* Breaking up bullets into multistep slides;
* Fixing typos with Replace Pages;
* Taking advantage of sample buttons;
* Streaming movies over the internet;
* Adding SWF files to PDF files;
* Hiding and showing page objects;
* Adding background music.
InDesign's high-quality typography and layout tools go beyond print. In InDesign CS4: 10 Things to Know About Interactive PDFs, David Blatner explores interactive PDF files and the techniques used to add movies and sounds to them. In addition, David explains how to avoid common pitfalls and reveals some tricks for making eye-catching documents as efficiently as possible.
Topics include:
* Following best practices for new documents;
* Creating multi-step bulleted slides;
* Embedding hyperlinks and page transitions to navigate inside the document or jump to a web site;
* Placing and streaming movies;
* Adding SWF files to PDFs;
* Adding background music to PDFs.
Author: David Blatner
Duration (hr:min): 0:48
Introduction 00:57
1. The Ten Things 47:46
* Setting up an interactive document;
* Creating unnamed hyperlinks;
* Creating a go-to-page link;
* Breaking up bullets into multistep slides;
* Fixing typos with Replace Pages;
* Taking advantage of sample buttons;
* Streaming movies over the internet;
* Adding SWF files to PDF files;
* Hiding and showing page objects;
* Adding background music.