Enhance your Adobe InDesign skills with this one-day course focused on interactivity. Learn how to transform static documents into engaging digital experiences with hyperlinks, buttons, animations, audio, video, and forms.
Ideal for creating interactive PDFs, digital brochures, and online presentations, this course equips you with practical tools to build multimedia-rich content and publish online.
Taught by Adobe Certified Trainers using the latest Creative Cloud version, this InDesign training is available online or face-to-face.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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InDesign LiteLearn the basics of Adobe InDesign in this beginner-friendly course. Ideal for creating simple documents like flyers and ads, available online or face-to-face.
InDesign EssentialsMaster the core features of Adobe InDesign with this hands-on course. Learn to design professional layouts for brochures, reports, and digital media.
InDesign AdvancedTake your InDesign skills to the next level. This advanced course covers long documents, automation, and professional layout workflows for print and screen.
InDesign AccessibilityLearn how to create accessible PDFs using Adobe InDesign. This course covers essential tools and compliance techniques aligned with WCAG and government standards.
Setup for Interactivity & Animation
Interactive PDF Workspaces
Supported File Formats: PDF, XHTML and ePub
Choosing the Interactive Solution you Need
Best Preferences for Interactivity
Colour: CMYK vs RGB
Interactive PDFs Options
Creating Hyperlinks
Converting URLs to Hyperlinks
Generating Bookmarks
Creating Buttons
Assigning Behaviours using the Buttons Panel
Events and Actions
Creating Show/Hide Buttons
Using Sound & Video
Controlling View and Zoom Behaviour
Buttons: Rollovers and States
Adding a Button to Enter Full Screen Mode
Animation in your PDF: Discussing Practices and Limitations
Adding Page Transitions
Preview Panel
Presentation Mode
Audio & Video
Importing Sounds and Movies
Linking to Web Videos
Discussing Movie Options
Sound Options
Limitations with Audio and Video
InDesign Forms
InDesign Forms vs Acrobat Forms
Creating Form Fields
Text Entry Fields
List of Choices
Radio Buttons
Check Boxes
Combo Boxes
Submit Buttons
Exporting Interactive PDFs
View & Open Options
Ensuring Bookmarks are visible in PDF
Image Compression Options
Demonstrating the Publish Online Feature
Publish Online Dashboard
Analytics
Social Media Options
PDF Options
What is InDesign Interactivity?
InDesign Interactivity is a one-day Adobe InDesign training course focused on creating interactive digital documents. It teaches users how to add hyperlinks, bookmarks, buttons, forms, animation, audio and video to InDesign layouts for interactive PDFs and online publishing.
Who should attend the InDesign Interactivity course?
This course is suitable for designers, marketers, communications professionals, publishers and business users who already use InDesign and want to create more engaging digital documents, interactive PDFs, digital brochures or online presentation-style content.
What are the prerequisites for InDesign Interactivity?
Participants should have 1–2 years of InDesign experience or have completed the two-day InDesign Essentials course. You should be comfortable with basic InDesign layout, text, image and document setup workflows before attending.
What will I learn in this InDesign interactivity course?
You will learn how to set up interactive workflows, work with supported formats, create hyperlinks and bookmarks, add buttons and forms, include multimedia elements, and export or share interactive files using PDF or Publish Online settings.
Will I learn to create interactive PDFs in InDesign?
Yes. The course focuses on creating interactive PDFs from InDesign documents. You will learn how to add navigation, buttons, forms, hyperlinks, audio, video and animation to make static documents more interactive.
Does this course cover hyperlinks, bookmarks and buttons?
Yes. InDesign Interactivity covers hyperlinks, bookmarks and buttons so users can improve navigation within digital documents. These tools are useful for interactive PDFs, digital brochures and presentation-style documents.
Will I learn to add audio, video and animation?
Yes. The course covers adding audio, video and animation to InDesign documents for interactive digital output. You will also learn how these elements fit into supported export and publishing workflows.
Does InDesign Interactivity cover forms?
Yes. The course includes forms as part of interactive document creation. This helps users build more functional PDF documents that go beyond static page layouts.
What is Publish Online in InDesign?
Publish Online is used to share InDesign documents as online digital content. In this course, you will learn how Publish Online settings can be used alongside PDF export options when preparing interactive documents for distribution.
What is the difference between InDesign Essentials and InDesign Interactivity?
InDesign Essentials teaches the core layout, text, image, style and document production skills needed to create professional InDesign documents. InDesign Interactivity builds on those skills and focuses on adding digital features such as hyperlinks, buttons, forms, multimedia and interactive PDF output.
Is InDesign Interactivity suitable for beginners?
No. This course is not designed for complete beginners. If you are new to InDesign, start with InDesign Essentials before progressing to InDesign Interactivity.
Can I attend InDesign Interactivity online?
Yes. InDesign Interactivity is available online. Check the available dates and locations before booking.
InDesign LiteLearn the basics of Adobe InDesign in this beginner-friendly course. Ideal for creating simple documents like flyers and ads, available online or face-to-face.
InDesign EssentialsMaster the core features of Adobe InDesign with this hands-on course. Learn to design professional layouts for brochures, reports, and digital media.
InDesign AdvancedTake your InDesign skills to the next level. This advanced course covers long documents, automation, and professional layout workflows for print and screen.
InDesign AccessibilityLearn how to create accessible PDFs using Adobe InDesign. This course covers essential tools and compliance techniques aligned with WCAG and government standards.
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