InDesign Scripts
One of the great things about Adobe InDesign is its scriptability. We use InDesign scripting as part of many of our custom automation projects. Recently, we were asked to write a script by Sandee Cohen, noted author and trainer. She really wanted a script to simplify a multi-step process she uses many times in some of the documents she creates — setting up one object (the "trigger") as an InDesign interactive button to show and hide another object (the "target") in a PDF or SWF when the user mouses in and out of the "trigger."
Here's what Sandee has to say about the result:
Anyone who has ever created a disjointed rollover with InDesign's Show/Hide commands knows what a confusing set of steps it takes. Premedia's script not only takes away the cumbersome steps, it saves me hours of work checking and rechecking all the settings. And the script is very simple to use. Just select your buttons and run the script. You choose the trigger and the target gets set automatically. This is the interface that Adobe should have given us! If you have to make more than 5 Show/Hide commands in a document, you owe it to yourself to buy and use this script.
—Sandee Cohen, Vectorbabe.com
Try it out! The script is free! (Donations are gratefully accepted, however).
Download the script here. If you like the script, and would like us to make other time-saving scripts like this one available in the future, encourage us by making a PayPal donation using the button below!