[thelist] "Clickable" PDF's

[matt s.]

"PDF". I dont think there's a fancy term for it :)

The latest version of Acrobat offers hyperlinks, and alot more as well. You can really build a PDF which functions like a simple website, including Javascript (I built a "saving for college" calculator into a PDF using JS). Its not fun though. Its closer to building a web page in MS Word than
it is like building one in Dreamweaver. Alot of the web enhancements are buried in the menus, so you need to give yourself a little learning time to figure out where everything is.

InDesign is quite slick when it comes to PDFs actually, I would agree with the other person who recommended it. But its pricy, if all you're doing is the occasional PDF.

.matt

Janet Green wrote:

> Ok group, really dumb question here - what is the proper name for a "clickable" PDF file, meaning a PDF document with active hyperlinks? And - is Acrobat the primary program used to make these? On my machine I only have the Reader and Distiller, but not the full version of Acrobat. Thanks...
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