Button issue in InDesign CS4

I need to add text using interactive -->  button option in InDesign CS4. This particular text has to appear when I  mouse the text in PDF after generating from InDesign CS4. I don't want  to add those text in PDF itself.
Indesign CS3 has  button options to add text but InDesign CS4 does have that option to add  text. Please guide me how to add text using Button in ID CS4.
What  I did was: I have created a button and add text using button option and  save it. When exporting PDF from ID CS3, I have enabled the option  Interactive elements. After generating PDF from ID CS3 I have mouse over  the text, whatever text I was inserted in button it appeared in PDF  well.
But this option is not available in InDesign CS4. I hope you understand it clear now.
I  have taken the screenshot below from InDesign CS3 and attached the same  for your reference. This option does have in InDesign CS4. Please help  me out in this regard.

I've answered this in the other thread where you asked the question.
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