Including interactivity such as buttons and animations in a document can both engage and distract an audience. It makes a piece of informative text more exciting and interesting to read, however, the extra additions could also distract the user from the information given.
What you need to consider whether the application is too interactive to be distracting. This can depend on what animations/interactive features are used. For example, buttons and navigation in an application can be useful and positive, whereas over using quirky animations can pull the audiences attention from the subject.






