Clickable Button in PDF File

Sorry for the duplicate post, but I'm not sure which forum to
ask this is...
I have some old PDF files that have buttons on them that,
when clicked hide, and show when the mouse is released. These are
for bank of questions I use for my business. I am trying to figure
out how they were created. Basically it is a button that is visible
and hides the answer. When clicked it hides, showing the answer.
When the mouse is released, the button shows up again, hiding the
answer.
Not sure what software was used to do this. Any ideas? Sorry
if I am in the wrong area, but I have spent a lot of time in the
Microsoft NewsGroups before but never here.
I would be happy to send anyone a sample file to show what I
would like to do. Reason I need this is because these files are
updated every six months and I need to recreate this feature.
TIA!
Bill

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