Slideshow overlays

In InDesign, use the Object States panel (Window > Interactive > Object States) to create a slideshow. (For details, see “Create a multi-state object slide show” in InDesign Help.)

When you create a multi-state object, you insert images, align them in an article, and convert the article to a multi-state object.

In the Object States panel, specify an object name.

When your multi-state objects in the horizontal and vertical documents have both the same object name and individual state names, the slideshow maintains continuity when the iPad is rotated. In addition, using a descriptive name makes analytics reports easier to understand.

Create navigation buttons that browse through the states in the multi-state object.

Use the Go To State action to refer to a specific slide. Use the Go To Next State and Go To Previous State actions to navigate through slides.

If you want the button appearance to change when it’s tapped, click [Click] under Appearance, and change its appearance.

If a button uses the Go To State action, the [Click] state appears when the specificed state is selected. For example, the [Normal] state button can have a black frame, and the [Click] state can have a red frame. The red frame appears when the button is tapped on the iPad. (The [Rollover] state is not supported on mobile devices.)

To change slideshow settings, select the multi-state object, and specify the following settings in the Overlays/Folio Overlays panel:

When selected, the slideshow begins playing when users turn to the page.

When selected, this setting lets users tap to play and pause an auto-running slideshow. Double-tapping resets the slideshow.

If Auto Play is selected, you can specify the time that elapses between loading the page and the start of the slideshow. Specify a value from 0 to 60 seconds.

If Auto Play or Tap To Play/Pause is selected, the Interval value determines the duration of display for each slide.

If either Auto Play or Tap To Play/Pause is selected, you can specify the number of times the slideshow plays. This option is dimmed if Loop is selected.

If either Auto Play or Tap To Play/Pause is selected, select Loop to play the slideshow continuously until the user double-taps the slideshow or turns the page.

If either Auto Play or Tap To Play/Pause is selected, select Stop At Last Image to stop at the last image of the slideshow instead of the first.

When selected, this setting provides a fade transition to the next slide. The value is 0.5 seconds by default. You can specify a value between 0.125 seconds and 60 seconds. This value applies to both auto-playing and manually advanced slideshows.

When enabled, this setting lets the user swipe to move from slide to slide.

This setting determines whether the slideshow stops playing or continues when the last slide is reached going forward or the first slide is reached going backward. This option affects only swiping.

If selected, the slideshow remains hidden until the user taps a button to display a slide.

When enabled, the slideshow plays the images in reverse order.

If your slideshow appears in an article that uses PDF format, you can choose Bitmap or Vector. Choosing Vector is especially useful when you’re creating a single folio for both SD and HD iPads or iPhones. The Vector option provides sharper text when the folio is displayed on an HD iOS device, but it takes a moment to load. For best results, use Vector for text-intensive slideshows, and use Raster for image-based slideshows or when creating separate renditions for SD and HD iOS devices. Raster slideshows are resampled to no higher than 72 ppi.