Alpochunks
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Does anyone know how to open an InDesign CS document in InDesign 2.0?
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You can't. You cannot even backsave an IDcs doc to ID2.0.
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SO WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO DAT ABOUT THIS? What if you are working on a global campaign and release files to a country with limited resources, only having InDesign.2.0 . What do you do when you have 100 InDesign CS documents that need to be printed overseas and there is no other option. Why would Adobe be so stupid to screw over their loyal coustomers that are willing to upgrade and then suffer. This has never been heard of with Illustrator or Photoshop. CS versions of those software work with the earlier versions.
Please help me to the right direction with this. I have a global campaign waiting. Thanks Adobe.... Legend! not.
Please help me to the right direction with this. I have a global campaign waiting. Thanks Adobe.... Legend! not.
ADOOBE, it is good to know you are not too emotional about this. 
No version of InDesign has ever been able to save down to an earlier version. Certainly you knew this going in. Quark 6 cannot save down to the more popular Quark 4 format. You are wrong about Illustrator CS and Photoshop CS: these apps cannot save all functions down to a lesser version.
Adobe is not screwing their loyal customers that were willing to upgrade. If you must believe in screwing, Adobe is screwing the customers that fail to upgrade.
One would have to be very foolish to produce 100 IDCS documents before realizing that they cannot be used in anything but IDCS. Try not deflecting so much blame.
I provide files all the time to folks that don't even have InDesign 2. I export PDFs. This is your option.
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No version of InDesign has ever been able to save down to an earlier version. Certainly you knew this going in. Quark 6 cannot save down to the more popular Quark 4 format. You are wrong about Illustrator CS and Photoshop CS: these apps cannot save all functions down to a lesser version.
Adobe is not screwing their loyal customers that were willing to upgrade. If you must believe in screwing, Adobe is screwing the customers that fail to upgrade.
One would have to be very foolish to produce 100 IDCS documents before realizing that they cannot be used in anything but IDCS. Try not deflecting so much blame.
I provide files all the time to folks that don't even have InDesign 2. I export PDFs. This is your option.
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Much as I love IDcs, I think this is quite unlike Adobe. Illustrator & Photoshop may not be able to save all functions to lesser versions - why would you upgrade? - but they can save enough to get you out of a fix. Quark can backsave one generation, which is better than nothing.
When new versions of software are released, not everyone in an organisation can necessarily upgrade at the same time, so with collaboration projects especially, I can see the value in having this functionality.
But yeah, at least its PDF support is damn good. Having to deal with slow-to-upgrade printers is becoming a thing of the past!
When new versions of software are released, not everyone in an organisation can necessarily upgrade at the same time, so with collaboration projects especially, I can see the value in having this functionality.
But yeah, at least its PDF support is damn good. Having to deal with slow-to-upgrade printers is becoming a thing of the past!
Okay, lets try again.
InDesignCS tell us itself that you can save to InDesign 2.0 . Here is a piece of text from the horse mouth....
You can export InDesign CS documents in InDesign Interchange format (.INX) for compatibility with InDesign 2.0. To open these documents in version 2.0, you'll need to obtain and install the Scripting plug-in and the XML Reader plug-in. You can obtain these plug-ins from the Adobe Web site.
Unfortunately, I cannot find this plug in on the Adobe website.
InDesignCS tell us itself that you can save to InDesign 2.0 . Here is a piece of text from the horse mouth....
You can export InDesign CS documents in InDesign Interchange format (.INX) for compatibility with InDesign 2.0. To open these documents in version 2.0, you'll need to obtain and install the Scripting plug-in and the XML Reader plug-in. You can obtain these plug-ins from the Adobe Web site.
Unfortunately, I cannot find this plug in on the Adobe website.
You might also have read the Read_Me.txt file that listed late-breaking info and errata.
It is definitely unfortunate that this help file is in error but no one should have expected InDesign to save down since it is not marketed to have this function. And before you invested time on more than one document, it would have been good to test if down-saving was possible.
But take heart that you are not alone. Adobe has heard the cries from the masses and there is rumor that the next version of ID will have this function.
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It is definitely unfortunate that this help file is in error but no one should have expected InDesign to save down since it is not marketed to have this function. And before you invested time on more than one document, it would have been good to test if down-saving was possible.
But take heart that you are not alone. Adobe has heard the cries from the masses and there is rumor that the next version of ID will have this function.
This is definitely a management issue. I would not upgrade a software partially in an enterprise. That is simply bad management. Even the applications that can save down should not be trusted for consistency.
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Quote: "Quark 6 cannot save down to the more popular Quark 4 format."
While technically true, there is a workaround for this. You can save Quark 6 down to Quark 5. Then you can save Quark 5 down to Quark 4.11.
So, it CAN be done in Quark. It canNOT be done in ID3. Adobe should know better, and you should be less condescending.
While technically true, there is a workaround for this. You can save Quark 6 down to Quark 5. Then you can save Quark 5 down to Quark 4.11.
So, it CAN be done in Quark. It canNOT be done in ID3. Adobe should know better, and you should be less condescending.
condescending? You make me laugh out loud, little mortal! ![[bigsmile]](/data/assets/smilies/bigsmile.gif "[bigsmile] [bigsmile]")
The reason that Quark can save down only one version is because not much changes from version to version. You will see a big change in this with Quark 7. How will you be able to save down Quark 7's transparency effects into a 5 or 6 format?
Even if you hop from Quark 6 to 5 to 4, you still lose a lot of features. Anyone worth their salt in the publishing industry will not be saving down like this on important Quark documents. This is why back-saving is not a great idea. Upgrade with your co-workers and move on.
Emlee, my statement was made to simply indicate that even the former industry-standard design application does not save down well and one should not expect InDesign to do so either.
Adobe does know better and that is why some folks whine and think 'little old me' is condescending. Adobe attempted to make CS save down but they found too many issues. Adobe has made claims that they intend to correct this in the next release.
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The reason that Quark can save down only one version is because not much changes from version to version. You will see a big change in this with Quark 7. How will you be able to save down Quark 7's transparency effects into a 5 or 6 format?
Even if you hop from Quark 6 to 5 to 4, you still lose a lot of features. Anyone worth their salt in the publishing industry will not be saving down like this on important Quark documents. This is why back-saving is not a great idea. Upgrade with your co-workers and move on.
Emlee, my statement was made to simply indicate that even the former industry-standard design application does not save down well and one should not expect InDesign to do so either.
Adobe does know better and that is why some folks whine and think 'little old me' is condescending. Adobe attempted to make CS save down but they found too many issues. Adobe has made claims that they intend to correct this in the next release.
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