Including a zoom bar in a .swf Indesign CS5 document

Dear all,
I am trying to create a flipbook with Indesign CS5 and I am wondering if I have to use .swf or .pdf export.
My questions are :
> in .swf export, can we include :
- .pdf downloadable documents
- zoom bar
> in .pdf export, can include an effect wich is similar to intercative pages
Thanks for your answers.
Have a nice day !

Hi
I´m afraid you can´t if you use InDesign only.
Check out add-on procuct called eDocker (http://www.edocker.com) It does all that and lot´s of extra features as well...
Check the sample:
http://www.edocker.com/_demo/edocker-online-demo/index.html
There´s also a fully functional few days trial... you can test it yourself with your own SWF files you have exported from InDesign.
(remember to ask discount code if you download the trial...=)

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