Interactivity in InDesign (CS2) doesn't function when exported as pdf to Acrobat

I am adding 'buttons' / hyperlinks in a CS2 InDesign document to go to another page of the same document. When I save the document as pdf and I open the document (in Acrobat) the buttons are recognized as buttons/hyperlinks because the pointer turns into a pointing finger, but nothing happens.

May be too obvious but have you checked your export settings? Try sending as Acrobat 7 or something other than the acrobat level you sent at previously.
I wonder if links don't work because you moved page. What happens if you reapply your hyperlinks at the new page location and then exporting again?

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