- Defining Hyperlink Destinations
- Creating Hyperlinks
- Converting and Stylizing Hyperlinks
- Using the Hyperlinks Panel
- Creating Cross-References
- Creating Bookmarks
- Adding Media
- Setting Media Options
- Adding Animation with Motion Presets
- Working with Animations
- Changing Animation Order
- Adding Page Transitions
- Using the Buttons Panel
- Creating Buttons
- Working with Events and Actions
- Working with Button States
- Setting Button Tab Order
- Creating Multi-State Objects
- Using the Preview Panel
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This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Working with Events and Actions
An event determines when to trigger an action that will execute a button operation. For example, the On Release event triggers an action when the mouse button is released after a button click. An action is associated with an event. You can assign an action type to a button to perform an action. For example, the Go To URL action type opens a web page in your default browser from the PDF document with the interactive button. You can create actions to navigate to anchor text or bookmarks, document pages and views, to launch a movie, play a sound, or open a web page. You can work with events and actions for a selected button in the Buttons panel.
Select Events for a Button
Select the Selection tool on the tools panel, and then select a button to change.
Select the Buttons panel.
- Click the Window menu, point to Interactive, and then click Buttons.
Click the Event list arrow, and then select an event type.
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On Release. Event occurs when the mouse button is released after a click.
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On Click. Event occurs when the mouse button is clicked.
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On Roll Over. Event occurs when the mouse pointer enters the button.
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On Roll Off. Event occurs when the mouse pointer moves off the button.
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On Focus (PDF). Event occurs when the button gets the focus using the Tab key.
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On Blur (PDF). Event occurs when the focus moves to another button or form field using the Tab key or mouse click.
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Add or Edit Actions for a Button
- Select the Selection tool on the tools panel, and then select a button to change.
- Select the Buttons panel.
- Click the Window menu, point to Interactive, and then click Buttons.
- Click the Event list arrow, and then select an event type.
Click the Add New Action button, and then select an action to perform for the button.
Specify the various options for the selected action type (options vary).
To enable or disable an action, select or deselect the check box next to the action name.
To delete an action, select the action, click the Delete Selected Action button, and then click OK.
To change an action order, drag an action to a new position.
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