This article originally appeared in InDesign Magazine #38, October/November 2010. Subscribe now!
If you’ve longed to have flying text in your page layouts, your dream has come true: InDesign CS5 now offers interactive features that previously were available only to those willing to plumb the depths of Flash Professional.
InDesign’s tools are flexible, powerful, and intuitive–you don’t have to learn a new application to join the ranks of interactive designers. While some functions still require Flash Professional (such as interactive forms), you may be surprised how much you can accomplish with just the tools in InDesign.
In this article, I’ll explain how to master the interactive tools.
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