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lulune
lulune
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Mar 16, 2019 3:26 PM UTC
Question

IDML converter without having Indesign CC

Isn't there a way to convert, per example in my case, Adobe CC files into IDML for my CS6 softwares ? I even have a IDML file done on another account so I could open it in my CS6 account wich I cannot open at all even if its an IDML. And I can open this exact IDML on an cc account.

It's really not helpful and really badly done to face these issues. It really is an handicap.

[moderator changed Adobe to Indesign in the title]

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      Pijnacker01
      Participating Frequently
      Mar 17, 2019 9:32 AM UTC

      Yes, there is with our tool, Markztools2. It is a stand-alone application on the Mac and works like this:

      Down Save #InDesign #CC2019 - NEW MarkzTools2 - YouTube

      You can turn any .indd file into IDML. Effectively an InDesign to InDesign converter!

      Friendly Regards,

      David Dilling

      Markzware

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        kevind32116701
        Participant
        Jul 25, 2023 7:55 PM UTC

        Well this doesnt seem helpful at all. Why pay a ton of money for your tool when I can just buy the most up to date InDesign version for the same price?

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          ramseyb
          ramseyb
          Participating Frequently
          Feb 18, 2024 12:58 AM UTC

          Download the free version of Viva Designer and drag and drop your INDD file and export as IDML

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            Abambo
            Community Expert
            AbamboCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            Mar 16, 2019 4:34 PM UTC

            Discussion successfully moved from Adobe Creative Cloud to InDesign

            IDML is very helpful as it allows you to pass Indesign files down to older versions. However, this should be done in the original version (or higher) that saved the file. There is no way to get a different program creating an IDML file to be read in by a lower Indesign version.

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            ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
            lulune
            luluneAuthor
            Participant
            Mar 16, 2019 4:37 PM UTC

            If I really cannot read an IDML on my cs6 account while I can read this same file on a cc account, what does it mean ?

            I have a mac cs6 software and I made this IDML on windows, could it be because of that ?

            Thank you

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            Abambo
            Community Expert
            AbamboCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            Mar 16, 2019 4:44 PM UTC

            OS and versions do play no role here-in. They are all compatible to each others files for as long as the software runs on your system.

            If you have a correctly written idml file, Indesign CS6 will read it.

            What message do you get?

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            ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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