- 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
Creating Multi-State Objects
With the Object States panel (New!), you can create multiple versions of an object, known as a state, on a page. An object with multiple states is called a multi-state object. Each time you create a new state, you create a new version of the selected object to the page. Only one state is visible on the page at a time. For example, you can create a slide show for use in a PDF or SWF, where each image is stacked and aligned on top of each other as a multi-state object. When you print the document or export it as a PDF, only the active state appears. After you create a multi-state object, you can edit it in a variety of ways. You can edit an object in a state, add to or duplicate objects in a state, or delete a state and its contents. If you want to break apart a multi-state object, you can convert it to independent objects.
Create a Multi-State Object
Select the objects you want to convert into a multi-state object.
To stack the objects on top of each other, click the Align Horizontal Centers and Align Vertical Centers buttons on the Control or Align panel.
Select the Object States panel.
- Click the Window menu, point to Interactive, and then click Object States.
Click the Convert Selection To Multi-State Object button on the panel.The objects appears as states in the panel and a dashed frame border appears around them in the document.
Type a name for the multi-state object.
Click the default state name, type name, and then press Enter (Win) or Return (Mac).
To select the multi-state object, click the Multi-State button.
- To select a state, click the state in the list.
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Edit a Multi-State Object
- Select a multi-state object.
- Select the Object States panel.
- Click the Window menu, point to Interactive, and then click Object States.
- Perform any of the following:
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Edit a State. Select the state in the panel, and then edit it in the document.
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Add an Object to an Existing State. Select the object and multi-state object, and then click the Add Objects To Visible State button on the panel.
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Paste an Object to an Existing State. Cut or copy the object to the Clipboard, select the multi-state object, select the state in the panel, click the Options menu, and then click Paste Into State.
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Duplicate a State. Select the state in the panel, click the Options menu, and then click New State.
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Delete a State and Remove Contents. Select the state in the panel, click the Options menu, and then click Delete State.
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Convert a Multi-State Object to Independent Objects. Select the state in the panel, click the Options menu, and then click Release State To Object.
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Hide a Multi-State Object in an Export Until Triggered. Click the Options menu, and then click Hide Until Triggered.
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Reset All Multi-State Objects to the First State. Click the Options menu, and then click Reset All Multi-State Objects To First State.
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