{"id":1493,"date":"2015-01-07T14:45:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T22:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hellbach.us\/blog\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2022-11-24T00:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T08:20:09","slug":"pdf-prototypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hellbach.us\/blog\/tech\/pdf-prototypes\/","title":{"rendered":"PDF Prototypes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2931,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/boxesandarrows.com\\\/pdf-prototypes-mistakenly-disregarded-and-underutilized&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250624191022\\\/https:\\\/\\\/boxesandarrows.com\\\/pdf-prototypes-mistakenly-disregarded-and-underutilized\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-19 04:21:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-19 04:21:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2932,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/movielibrary.lynda.com\\\/html\\\/modPage.asp?ID=139&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20081216112519\\\/http:\\\/\\\/movielibrary.lynda.com:80\\\/html\\\/modPage.asp?ID=139&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-19 04:21:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-19 04:21:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/boxesandarrows.com\/pdf-prototypes-mistakenly-disregarded-and-underutilized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PDF Prototypes: Mistakenly Disregarded and Underutilized<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Debunking common misconceptions about PDFs\n<ul>\n<li>Misconception #1: Dynamic elements can NOT be created in a PDF.<\/li>\n<li>Misconception #2: PDFs are only good for prototyping page-based applications.<\/li>\n<li>Misconception #3: PDFs can NOT include multimedia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Remote User Testing with PDF Prototypes<\/li>\n<li>When to Consider Using a PDF Prototype<\/li>\n<li>Creating a PDF Prototype\n<ul>\n<li>Creating Links<\/li>\n<li>Creating Image Rollovers<\/li>\n<li>Adding Movie Clips<\/li>\n<li>Adding Forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Giving PDFs a Try<\/li>\n<li>References\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movielibrary.lynda.com\/html\/modPage.asp?ID=139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lynda.com Online Training Library \u00ae Acrobat 7 Essential Training with: Garrick Chow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201216202644\/https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/support\/documentation\/en\/acrobatpro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional Help Files<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Comments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PDF Prototypes: Mistakenly Disregarded and Underutilized Debunking common misconceptions about PDFs Misconception #1: Dynamic elements can NOT be created in a PDF. 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