Creating an interactive map, using buttons, help!?

Hi,
I am attempting to create an interactive map of the college I work at. I have created a button and when you click on the area, it displays info about the particular room or subject.
I am using Oject States for the room/subject info and when you press the button to select it, when the room info is displayed (as it should), but the button appears on the top of it.
I would also like to have a back/close button to go back the the original map.
Please help, I am new to this and would appreciate any help.
Thanks

To Bob Bringhurst,
Maybe you could show your workaround as a step by step approach
http://blogs.adobe.com/indesigndocs/2010/12/hot-spot-button-workaround -for-indesign-dig-pubs.html
Having also viewed this video on creating a tooltip.
Im still having problems after viewing the above video's to get Multi State Objects viewing correctly on the iPad.
This might resolve a problem for myself, and possibly others.
Regards
Vividi

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