"Helpful Harry" <helpful_harry@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <SPOdnS1DXuENPxjbnZ2dnUVZ_u-unZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, "pdan"
> <pdan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> "Helpful Harry" <helpful_harry@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> >
>> > Waterspider's message reminded me of something I've been meaning to
ask
>> > for a week or so.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know if the latest, newly-released version of Mac
InDesign
>> > is file compatible (backwards and forwards) with the previous
version??
>> >
>> > One of the place I work for is possibly looking at getting another
copy
>> > of InDesign, but before they do that I need to find out if files
>> > created in the new version can be opened / edited in the previous
>> > version, and vice-versa.
>> >
>> > At the moment I use InDesign 2 on my computer. I can take the files
>> > into their offices and work on them in a next version, but I can't
>> > bring the files back again because they get "translated" into the new
>> > format.
>> >
>> > If the newer version of InDesign also does this, then there's no
point
>> > in them buying it. They will instead have to try to get another copy
/
>> > license of the same version they already have. (Buying three copies
of
>> > the new version, one new and two upgrades, is simply too expensive.)
>> >
>>
>> Harry, ID2 ?
>> ID CS would be version 3
>> ID CS2 would be version 4
>> ID CS3 would be version 5
>>
>> We run all three in one office, Mac and PC. You must Ex****t as an
>> InDesign
>> .inx (InDesign Interchange) to open from previous versions, there is no
>> other "Save Back" feature. (The .inx files, like all Adobe Progs, are
>> seamless from platform to platform).
>> I believe the do***entation for version 3 states it can open .inx
files,
>> but
>> in actuality, an update to V3 is necessary. (I have it squirreled away
>> somewhere and could throw it on our FTP) Not sure about ID2, you really
>> are
>> missing out on some features that far back.
>>
>> In regard to cost, look seriously at becoming a member of the Adobe
>> Solutions Network. For less than $700/yr we get every new release of
the
>> Creative Suite, on both platforms. That means we just received
PhotoShop
>> CS3, Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, Acrobat Pro 8, Dreamweaver CS3 and
>> Flash
>> CS3 (and a few others for managing workflows between these products,
>> Bridge
>> is really nice). I deal with a shop that can't open a file and they
>> became
>> members of the program while we had to jump thru a hoop or two and
throw
>> up
>> a website to appease Adobe.
>> Good Luck
>
> It is InDesign version 2 that I use - I got it brand new at a very
> cheap price from an auction just after version 3 was released. I really
> only got it to start learning the product since PageMaker was being
> killed off. I still use PageMaker, but not as much as I used to and I
> am moving stuff over to InDesign. For my needs version 2 is fine and is
> probably the newest version I can run anyway since I'm still using a
> beige G3 PowerMac with Mac OS 9. The only real problem is that there's
> no way I can use files converted to CS2 format at the main place I do
> work for, but that's no real biggie.
>
> They are looking at getting another copy of InDesign though, and since
> it's now CS3 I wanted to know if there was an easy way to interchange
> files between CS2 and CS3, or whether they would have to upgrade the
> existing copies as well. They're a non-profit community organisation,
> and even with the much cheaper pricing they qualify for, they still
> don't have piles of money to throw around with every new release of
> software and hardware. It's also a balancing act when applying for
> funding grants not to appear too greedy.
>
> If you want to pay them and me $699 per year, then we might be able to
> afford that $700 per year. ;o)
>
>
> Helpful Harry
> Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hard****ps
;o)
CS2 is where you want to be then. Even at CS1 you would be able to open
their InDesign Exchange (.inx ) files created from CS3.
From all the worthwhile advice I'd seen from you over the past, I assumed
you might be able to get to the ASN PSP Program .
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