Indesign- Exporting a PDF creates an Ai file.

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When I export a piece in InDesign, it creates a Ai file, not a pdf. And it opens with Illustrator. Help!

jennymo · Accepted Answer

Hi Jane, thanks for the info. I figured out, based on what you said that i didn't have Acrobat installed! All's well now.

jane-e · Answer

Hi Jenny,Most likely, it is a PDF and you just need to change the association of the extension .pdf to open in Acrobat. This is done within your operating system.MacIn Mac Finder, right-click a file and choose Get Info. In the Get Info window, for Open With, select Illustrator. Be sure to choose All Files.WindowsIn Windows File Explorer, right-click and choose Open With > Illustrator > All Files.Illustrator can open all PDFs. That does not mean it’s a good idea, though. If you were to put the file on another computer with the proper file association, the icon would change.Hope this helps,Jane

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