PDFS PLEASE
Greta Powell looks at working with the increasingly popular pdf format
Greta Powell
This month a couple of interesting queries arose, mainly involving different software when working with pdfs. The pdf format increasingly seems to be the main choice of writers when creating and publishing their online documents. In the following queries we will look at how to export a pdf document from InDesign to include any interactive elements. We then go on to discuss the possibilities of using the Publish Online option which has been available in InDesign since CC 2015 and is a useful but under-used option. We also address concerns importing Word styles to InDesign that can be mapped, edited and then updated to InDesign ones.
Q After writing and laying out my book in InDesign 2017 (Windows computer) I went to the Interactive panel to create hyperlinks and navigation buttons. After much tweaking I finally converted it to pdf with the intention of creating a living book for onscreen reading. Having spent ages working on this project, for some reason none of the hyperlinks or buttons work when previewed in pdf. I have no idea why and hoped you might be able to identify what I am doing wrong.