1. Adobe PDFs
Amy Willis
HCI 594
Winter 2008

2. PDFs Visual editor Simulate navigation
Need Adobe Acrobat Professional for interactivity
Time to develop simple site:
New User: 30 minutes (few links to other pages)
Experienced User: minutes
Drawbacks
Create pages in other program (ex: visio), export to pdf;
If make major changes to pages, need to re-do pdf
Cost:
Time: low – few hours to several days depending on complexity of prototype
$449 for professional version
Many companies already use Acrobat

3. Tools in PDF Library of predefined controls & widgets includes: Links
Rollovers
Drop-down menus, radio buttons, list box, check box, etc.
Pop-up boxes
Embed audio, video, flash
Interactive forms
Validate form data
Perform calculations
Respond to user actions
Foreground and background color changes
Tooltips
Mimic AJAX (update only parts of the page)