Problems Embedding Sound Files

I recently upgraded from Acrobat Pro 8 to X, not realizing how different they are. In 8, I would open a link to a sound file and then click on the box that allowed me to embed it in the document. I could have the field borders invisible so that when the hand passed over a text that was linked to sound, it changed to the pointing finger and clicking started the sound.
Now it seems I can't do that any longer. I watched the tutorial and it looks like I have to have something that's visible. While I know that you can set it so the sound file marker won't print, it's still ugly and carries no identification, unless I add a text field and then have others who use the file learn to exclude both the "comment" and the image of the sound file.
What I would like to do at the minimum is to be able to type in an identifier for the sound file which is part of the image itself, or else make the image of the sound file transparent, so that the relevant text already present would show through, like it did in Acrobat 8.
Does anyone know if this is possible any longer? I miss the old way.
Thanks in advance for your help.

I've run into similar problems and haven't found a satisfactory solution with sound files. Others have reported this problem as well.
You might experiment in turning sound files into movies, and making your text label into the first frame of the movie (the "movie poster"). The best movie formats for Acrobat 9 and Acrobat X are Flash formats—F4V and FLV. If you have a copy of InDesign CS5, it's easier to use the Media panel to place and manipulate the Flash movies.

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