Updates made to all versions of InDesign, from InDesign CS6 to the latest release, CC 2018 (version 13.0), allow users to open documents created in newer versions of InDesign. When all versions of InDesign have had these updates installed, InDesign CC 2018 documents can be shared with anyone using InDesign CS6 and later versions without having to first export those documents to IDML files. Users looking to open files created in newer versions can perform the conversion with a single click from within their older versions of InDesign. The caveat here is that all versions of InDesign need to have been installed and updated via an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription.

When a document created in a newer version of InDesign is opened, the message box pictured opens. Click Convert and, using a Creative Cloud service, InDesign will convert the document to the InDesign version that is running. InDesign then gives you the option to save and rename the converted document back to your computer. Remember that features added in newer versions of InDesign will be stripped out when converting them to older version files.

You can download our handbook, Using Adobe InDesign CC 2018, to learn even more!

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Posted by: Monica Murphy

Monica Murphy
Monica Murphy has worked in the publishing industry for over 30 years supporting publishing operations of various sizes. In her role as Technical Product Manager for Technology for Publishing, she shares her publishing application expertise supporting a broad range of publishing clients in InDesign best practices, cross-platform content workflows, and InDesign Template strategies. Her weekly tip and blog posts have a committed following in the InDesign community, and as a long-time participant in the InDesign pre-release community, she regularly analyzes and provides feedback for upcoming features. Monica manages the authoring and publication of Technology for Publishing’s handbooks on InDesign, InCopy, and other associated titles.
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