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Adding sound clips
You add sound clips using the movie tool.You can also play sound clips from links,
bookmarks, form fields, and page actions. For more information about page actions, see
"Using actions for special effects" on page
To add a sound clip:
1 Select the movie tool
rectangle boundaries define the activation area for the sound clip.
2 In the Movie Properties dialog box, either navigate to a sound file, or enter a remote
URL for the sound. If you navigate to the file, change the file type to All files (.mov is the
default), select a sound file, and click Open. If the file is not in a format that can be read by
QuickTime, you may be asked to convert it. Follow the on-screen instructions.
3 In the Movie Properties dialog box, type a name for the clip in the Title text box. By
default, the name of the sound file appears as the title.This title must be a unique name.
4 Choose a play action mode for the sound clip.
5 Specify the appearance of the border for the play area:
For a visible border around the play area, choose a Width value of Thin, Medium, or
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Thick, and the desired style and color options.
For no border around the play area, choose Invisible for the Width value.
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For information on how to specify a custom color, see
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on page 138.
6 Click OK.
To edit sound properties:
1 Select the movie tool
2 In the Movie Properties dialog box, select the necessary options for play action and
appearance of the border of the play area:
For a visible border around the play area, choose a Width value of Thin, Medium, or
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Thick, and the desired style and color options.
For no border around the play area, choose Invisible for the Width value.
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For color, choose a standard color from the menu (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan,
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magenta, yellow), or custom. For information on specifying a custom color, see
the custom color option" on page
3 Click OK.
Tips for adding movie and sound clips
When adding movie and sound clips to PDF documents, consider the following sugges-
tions:
Use a graphic image for the activation area of the link to a movie.You can do this by
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inserting an image that you capture from the movie. (Capture the image using a movie
authoring application.) Once the image is incorporated into the PDF document, draw a
rectangle around it to specify the play area for the movie.Then deselect the Put Poster
In Document option from the Movie Properties dialog box, and select Use Floating
Window.
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, and drag to create a rectangle that defines the play area.The
, select a sound clip, and choose Edit > Properties.
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