InDesign: Interactive Documents

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• How to use the exercise files

1. Set Up InDesign to Work with Interactive Documents

• Customize the workspace
• Understanding document intent
• Create document presets
• Practice: Create a new interactive document

2. Types of Interactive Documents Made with InDesign

• Overview of interactive document types
• PDF publications
• PDF forms
• Accessible PDFs
• PDF presentations
• Reflowable EPUBs
• Fixed-layout EPUBs
• Publish online

3. Work with Interactive Objects

• Overview of interactive objects
• Understanding buttons
• Understanding multi-state objects
• Understanding form objects
• Practice: Create interactive objects

4. Use Navigation Tools

• Use hyperlinks
• Use cross-references
• Use a table of contents
• Use bookmarks
• Use navigation buttons
• Practice: Create navigation elements

5. Multimedia Tools

• Understanding media formats
• Use the Media panel
• Use the Animation panel
• Use the Timing panel
• Practice: Work with animation

6. Publish Online

• Publish a document
• View and share documents
• Update a document
• Use the web dashboard

7. Create EPUBs

• Use the Articles panel
• Use anchored objects
• Set object export options
• Set paragraph style export tagging
• Create a device table of contents
• Preview interactivity
• Practice: Create a device TOC

8. Interactive Document Workflows

• Design for interactivity
• Interactive PDF workflow
• Reflowable EPUB workflow
• Fixed-layout EPUB workflow
• Publish Online workflow

Conclusion

• Next steps