Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Adding interactive elements
Interactive elements in a digital publication include such things as slideshows of multiple
images, buttons that show and hide page elements, hyperlinks, graphics that a viewer can
pan and zoom, and movies and sounds. Much as you can modify a graphics frame by
adding a stroke, a special effect like a drop shadow, or rotation, you can control the appear-
ance and function of interactive elements.
Rather than creating the entire digital publication from scratch, you'll continue this lesson
by opening a partially completed version of the publication and adding the finishing
touches by creating several interactive elements.
Creating a hyperlink
Hyperlinksletviewersjumptootherlocationsinadocument,aswellastootherdocuments
or to websites. A hyperlink includes a source (text, a text frame, or a graphics frame) and
a destination, which is the URL, file, email address, page text anchor, or shared destination
to which the hyperlink jumps. Next, you'll create a hyperlink to a website using an empty
graphics frame.
1.
Choose File > Open, and then open the 16_iPadGuidePartial file in the Lesson16
folder.
2.
Choose File > Save As, name the file
16_iPadGuide.indd
, and save it in the
Lesson16 folder.
3.
Select the Rectangle Frame tool ( ), and then drag a rectangle over the entire
“D.I.Y. MEET” logo on page 1.
4.
Choose Window > Interactive > Hyperlinks, or click the Hyperlinks icon to display
the Hyperlinks panel.
5.
Choose New Hyperlink from the Hyperlinks panel menu.
6.
Select URL from the Link To menu, and type a URL in the URL field (the sample
document uses
http://www.bikeworks.org
)
. Deselect Shared Hyperlink Destina-
tion. Under Appearance, leave Invisible Rectangle and None selected. Click OK.
