This is a new course with a variety of students. To set a starting point, we will start with a test. The test contains basic questions about working with InDesign. What do you know already and what do you need to succeed?

The test will be shared by the SOFT2 teacher during the first class through a Microsoft Teams assignment. Immediately after the test, we will review the answers together as a class.

Add buttons and hyperlinks 

One of the simplest ways to make your PDF interactive is to add buttons and hyperlinks that allow the user to navigate, jump, or perform an action. You can create buttons from any object in your document, such as text, images, or shapes. 

To create a button, select the object and go to Window > Interactive > Buttons and Forms. In the Buttons and Forms panel, you can assign a name, an appearance, and an action to your button. For example, you can make a button that goes to a specific page, opens a URL, plays a sound, or shows a hidden object. 

You can also add hyperlinks to any text or object in your document that links to another page, a URL, an email address, or a file. To create a hyperlink, select the text or object and go to Window > Interactive > Hyperlinks. In the Hyperlinks panel, you can choose the type, the destination, and the appearance of your hyperlink.

Add animations 

Another way to make your PDF interactive is to add animations that make your objects move, fade, rotate, or scale. You can animate any object in your document, such as text, images, or shapes. 

To create an animation, select the object and go to Window > Interactive > Animation. In the Animation panel, you can choose a preset or a custom motion path, a speed, a duration, and a trigger for your animation. 

For example, you can make an object fly in from the left, bounce up and down, or fade out on page load, on click, or on roll over.

Add video and audio 

You can also make your PDF interactive by adding video and audio files that play in your document. You can import video and audio files from your computer or from a URL. 

To add a video or audio file, go to File > Place and choose the file you want to insert. You can resize and position the file as you like in your document. 

Then, go to Window > Interactive > Media. In the Media panel, you can set the options for your video or audio file, such as poster image, controller skin, playback settings, and navigation points.

Add forms 

If you want to collect information or feedback from your PDF users, you can add forms that include fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, drop-down lists, and buttons. You can create forms from any object in your document, such as text, images, or shapes. To create a form, select the object and go to Window > Interactive > Buttons and Forms. In the Buttons and Forms panel, you can choose the type, the name, the appearance, and the options for your form. For example, you can make a text field that allows the user to enter their name, a checkbox that allows the user to select an option, or a button that submits the form data.

Export your PDF 

Once you have added all the interactive elements to your document, you need to export your PDF in a format that supports interactivity. 

Go to File > Export and choose Adobe PDF (Interactive) as the format. In the Export to Interactive PDF dialog box, you can choose the settings for your PDF, such as compression, security, and accessibility. Click Export and save your PDF file. 

You can test your interactive PDF by opening it in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader and clicking on the buttons, hyperlinks, animations, video, audio, and forms.

Interactive InDesign

Want to see for yourself how it works? Check this video tutorial where you will find out to add interactivity to a PDF Magazine. This brings your magazine really to life.

You will continue to work on the Magazine assignment. You can also re-download it again when you can not find the file anymore.

Page 9

Increase the Scale X and Y percentage of the image (not the frame) by 20%.

New position: X -50 mm, Y 135 mm

Page 2

Add an email hyperlink that's assigned to the Contact Us text box. Change the email address to myemail@glr.nl.

Page 20

Place the image on page 20 into an Oval rectangle. 

Adjust the fitting so it looks approximately the same as in the image.

Place the image on top of the text frames (see image)

Wrap the text around the bounding box of the hieroglyphics image. Offset the text wrap by 1,5 mm on each side.

LinkedIn Learning

As a GLR student, you can continue to develop yourself 24/7. The online platform LinkedIn Learning offers thousands of video tutorials and online training sessions, to which you have free access with your GLR email address. 

Once you have completed the virtual training, LinkedIn Learning grants you access to a certification. You can then showcase your success on your LinkedIn newsfeed.

Hurry and visit LINKEDIN LEARNING, log in with your GLR email address, and get started.

Watch the videos from "Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - InDesign" chapter 7.

Note: At the end of SOFT2C, you need to submit the certificate you receive from LinkedIn Learning to your teacher. Watch the assigned chapters every week.