Having the ability to preview EPUBs before exporting, especially those that contain interactivity, will help you work more efficiently.

To preview an InDesign interactive document, use the EPUB Interactivity Preview panel (Window>Interactive>EPUB Interactivity Preview). This panel is also accessible from interactive panels such as Animations, Buttons, and Forms by clicking the Preview Spread button at the lower right corner of those panels.

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Note: Clicking and dragging the sides of the panels will resize the EPUB Interactivity Preview panel.

You can initiate the following functions in the EPUB Interactivity Preview panel:

Play preview: Click to play the preview of the document. Alt-click to replay preview.

Clear preview: Click to clear the preview.

Navigate between previous page and next page: Click the left and right arrows to navigate between previous and next pages.

Set Preview Spread Mode: Click to set the mode to preview spread mode.

Set Preview Document Mode: Click to set the mode to preview document mode.

Collapse to Icons/Expand panels: Click to expand/collapse the preview panel.

For more information, see Preview EPUB Interactivity on Adobe’s InDesign Help page.

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Posted by: Monica Murphy

Monica Murphy
Monica Murphy has worked in the publishing industry for over 30 years supporting publishing operations of various sizes. In her role as Technical Product Manager for Technology for Publishing, she shares her publishing application expertise supporting a broad range of publishing clients in InDesign best practices, cross-platform content workflows, and InDesign Template strategies. Her weekly tip and blog posts have a committed following in the InDesign community, and as a long-time participant in the InDesign pre-release community, she regularly analyzes and provides feedback for upcoming features. Monica manages the authoring and publication of Technology for Publishing’s handbooks on InDesign, InCopy, and other associated titles.
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