Using Image Thumbnails in InDesign/PDF

Hi,
I'm using InDesign to create a PDF training document but I'm having difficulty in getting some larger images to display at a good resolution. What I would like to do as a result is to place my images as hyperlinked thumbnails which, when clicked, would display the fullsize image either within the same document or in a separate window. Does anyone know if that is possible with Acrobat(PDF)/InDesign?
Thanks in advance for any help. I'm currently using CS4 Design Standard on Windows XP and am awaiting a copy of CS5 Design Standard.
Regards,
Patrick

I'm using InDesign to create a PDF training document but I'm having difficulty in getting some larger images to display at a good resolution. What I would like to do as a result is to place my images as hyperlinked thumbnails which, when clicked, would display the fullsize image either within the same document or in a separate window. Does anyone know if that is possible with Acrobat(PDF)/InDesign?
Surprising things are possible with Javascript in Acrobat, so what you ask for might be possible within Acrobat, but you'd best ask over in the Acrobat-specific forum if you want to pursue that. I don't think that what you want can be handled in InDesign alone. However, the InDesign forum might be able to help you get the original images to display at the resolution you'd like, thereby obviating the need for HTML+JS-style image popups.

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