Hi,
I’m a bit of an InDesign newb, so I apologize in advance for any misuse of terminology/etc.
Problem: I’m trying to build a dynamic ‘checklist’ using InDesign/Acrobat. My firm works with a ton of financial/economic data that can be sliced and diced many different ways. For example, one data series might be the S&P 500 stock index. Although this is a single data series, it can be generated in a variety of ways: daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannually and annually. This is the case for the 200+ data series we regularly use.
What I’m imaging is something like this: a list containing all 200+ data series with a checkbox/button right next to each series. When someone clicks the checkbox/button, all of the options for generating that series appear, and the user can choose among these. To use the above example, I’d check the box next to “S&P 500 index”, then suddenly a window (or something similar) appears giving me options for daily, weekly, etc. to choose from. The idea is to provide more in-depth information for only the series that I need (that is, the ones that I’d click). Then, I’d pass this completed checklist along to the researcher, and he/she can generate the data exactly as I’ve indicated.
Is this possible to do in InDesign? If not, does anyone know of another software or service that can do this for me? Thank you for any help you can give!
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