Making a button in a scrollbar

Hello,
First things first. I know my english is not the best but I will try to explain my problem as clearly as I can.
I have a problem with my Indesign document I am using indesign5.5.
I am making an ipad version of a newspaper. And I made a scroll section for the menu. So if you wanna see the news you can scroll through the subjects. But if you see a subject you want to read. you have to click on the picture of te articale you want to see. I can make buttons and I can make a scroll section but I can't make a button in the scroll section. I've tried a lot of ways but it just won't work or it won't scroll with the pictures. I hope you guys can help me to find a solution.
thank you

Your English is fine, but you’re in the wrong forum. Please visit the Digital Publishing Suite forum.
Before posting however please have a look at the FAQs.
Adding interactivity to scrolling content is a newly added feature that requires the use of the Pan and Zoom overlay instead of scrollable content layers.
Bob

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