Creating an interactive archive with downloads

I'm interested in creating an archiving project which uses InDesign CS5 to create an interactive document including video, audio, and downloadable PDFs. Is it possible to create such an archive that allows users to browse directories and have the ability to copy files to their local drive?

If you mean that you would like to have one file, like a visual ZIP-file, with several other files
embedded into it... I don´t think InDesign is a way to go...
May be you should check PDF-portfolio for that purpose....

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I am trying to create an interactive magazine with CS3 and don't know how to do it. First of all, is this possible with CS3 or do I need to upgrade to CS4? And if it is possible, can anyone tell me a step by step plan to follow? Or is there a book or download I can get for more information which is recommended?
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Google is your friend: Interactive Newsletters
You can make digital newsletters for PDF in CS3 or 4. To make a digital newsletter that can be viewed in a browser (export to swf) you need CS4. Big advantage of swf is much smaller file size than PDF.
One free bit of advice: design your file horizontally (11 w x 8.5h) since that works best for reading a PDF or swf online.

How do I create/host interactive articles with embedded video for use in browsers?

I'm seeking a little guidance -
How do I create/host interactive articles with embedded video for use in browsers?
The aim is to bring together video, design, images and writing in one place. A little like Born Presents, but very accessible and user friendly.
I'm happy using InDesign but want to create interactive articles / magazines that have embeded video files as required. I've been looking at .SWF files but I've come unstuck.
I want people to view the articles via a blog, ideally with them opening in a lightbox style viewer. It's not intended for tablet viewing and people should be able to view and interact with the files with little effort on their part.
I think I know how to create these files within InDesign, but I'm not so hot on web design and I'm not sure how to host these online. Does this start coming into the realms of Flash?
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PDF is one thing. Folios for DPS is another. There is a little bit of
overlap but not much.
The interactivity in the folio overlays panel is for DPS only.

How to create an interactive magazine with user comments and voting system?

I need to create an interactive magazine that includes user comments and votes (like/unlike).
I know that I can create digital swf magazines in indesign and that user comments and like/unlike buttons can be entered with coding in adobe dreamweaver.
I need this for a school project and I do not know if it's possible or if there is another way of doing it in dreamweaver...
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The easiest way to do like/unlike voting is use facebook´s like/unlike button generator at http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like/ to create a code. You can set up the appearance and some features of your button and you will end up having an iFrame code. You can add that code into your html-wrapper file with some regular texteditor like wordPad....
Here´s one example, it´s an InDesign SWF finalized with eDocker but I don´t see any reason why you couldn´t use the SWF exported directly from InDesign as well. If you want to put it to some specific location, you have to wrap it up into a div and set up some css for that div, but it´s not a rocket science either.....=)
http://www.prepress.fi/keva

I have to create an interactive form with java. How can i do it?

I have to create an application that allows to create an interactive form like the option "Create Form" on google docs!
What do you suggest me to create it?
1) I think that I can use a DB to store the structure and then I can restore it with particular queries.
Thank you for answers, I hope you can help me
Best Regards,
Silvio

Savio85 wrote:
Ah ok, I'm sorry.
I also can use swing.
For "requirements", I wrote an example to show a sample of "Interactive Form" (Google Doc -> Create Form).
I'm sorry for my bad requirement,
Best Regard
Silvio
Edited by: Savio85 on Jun 10, 2010 4:07 AMSo you expect people to sign up to Google so that they can see Google docs? Why should anyone make any effort to help you if you make this little effort to create any sort of problem description?
Anyway, if you want to create an "interactive form" using Swing, there is only one thing to do: learn the Swing API. Lucky for you there is a great online resource for that:
[the swing tutorial|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/]
Good luck!

Creating an interactive PDF with a shopping cart style interface...?

Just asked this question over in the InDesign forum but figured this might be a good place as well:
I need to create an interactive PDF in which the user can check a box next to a thumbnail image and a sum total at the bottom of the page is updated. All or none or just some of the boxes would need to be checked.
Is this possible with Acrobat Pro?

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It might be worth mentioning that I used a tutorial made with Flash CS4, but I'm writing the code in CS5. Here is the exact code I'm using:
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Only thing i see is that you are using == instead of = , Fixed Example...
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                    displayedSpots._visible = false;
== Is used for equality.
= Is used for setting a value or in this case checking a value.

Search Help on Adobe Interactive Form with Web Dynpro ABAP

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Karu

Hello
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Anirudh

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Hi everyone,
I am pretty new to Adobe Acrobat Pro and new to this forum (1st post here!). Greetings from Spain... and apologies for grammar mistakes and misleading explanations (in advance). I have been checking this forum and googling quite a bit, but I do not get to many conclusions (maybe I sleep few due to our baby!).
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