Creating Interactive Documents with InDesign

Pluralsight

Course Summary

In this InDesign tutorial, we will learn how to build interactivity into our InDesign projects for both PDF and Adobe Flash output. Software required: InDesign CS5.

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Course Description

In this InDesign tutorial, we will learn how to build interactivity into our InDesign projects for both PDF and Adobe Flash output. With the emergence of the eBook and ePub file format, building interactivity into layouts has become quite popular. So we will get started with this tutorial, and explore first the features of InDesign that are exclusive to creating interactive PDFs. We'll learn about things like bookmarks, hyperlinks, and buttons. In addition, we will also learn how to add both audio and video files to our layouts. From here we will begin exploring features that are exclusive to output for Adobe Flash. We will learn about things like multi-state objects as well as how we can create animation right inside of InDesign. After completing this InDesign tutorial, you will be familiar with both the tools and workflows needed to begin building interactivity into your own InDesign projects. Software required: InDesign CS5.

Course Description

In this InDesign tutorial, we will learn how to build interactivity into our InDesign projects for both PDF and Adobe Flash output. With the emergence of the eBook and ePub file format, building interactivity into layouts has become quite popular. So we will get started with this tutorial, and explore first the features of InDesign that are exclusive to creating interactive PDFs. We'll learn about things like bookmarks, hyperlinks, and buttons. In addition, we will also learn how to add both audio and video files to our layouts. From here we will begin exploring features that are exclusive to output for Adobe Flash. We will learn about things like multi-state objects as well as how we can create animation right inside of InDesign. After completing this InDesign tutorial, you will be familiar with both the tools and workflows needed to begin building interactivity into your own InDesign projects. Software required: InDesign CS5.

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Course Syllabus

Introduction and Project Overview
- 1m 10s

—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 10s

Creating Interactive Documents with InDesign
- 2h 57m

—The Basics of Interactivity in InDesign 10m 23s
—Adding Bookmarks and Text Anchors 8m 48s
—Understanding Hyperlinks in InDesign 16m 55s
—Exploring the Button and Preview Panels 14m 39s
—Creating Page Navigation Buttons 13m 6s
—Creating Invisible Buttons 8m 44s
—Adding Audio Files to Our Project 10m 46s
—Adding Video Files to Our Project 10m 45s
—Adding Page Transitions to Our Project 5m 41s
—Exporting to PDF 7m 20s
—Creating Multi-state Objects 9m 51s
—Finishing the Image Gallery with a Multi-state Object 8m 38s
—Using the Animation Panel and Motion Presets 10m 43s
—Creating an Animated Document Navigation System 14m 31s
—Creating Custom Motion Paths for Animation 6m 47s
—Controlling the Timing of Animations 8m 11s
—Exporting for Flash and Final Thoughts 11m 46s