Convert PDf to editable Indesign file (Indesign 20.5)

[Silke26942355lb04]

Dear community,

I have Indesign 20.5 and read, that you can open pdf documents in this version now and edit them. Unfortunately every pdf I try to open is greyed out and I can't select the files and I don't know, where the problem is. I tested my own pdf files and they don't work as well. Drag and Drop just inserts the pdf into Indesign as usual. Is there anything in the preferences I need to change?
Thank you for your help 🙂

[BobLevine]

Are you absolutely sure you didn't open an earlier version of InDesign? What operating system are you on?

[Silke26942355lb04]

Dear BobLevine, my system is Sequoia 15.5 and my Macbook is relatively old (2019). I just checked my Indesign Version and it says 20.5. 

[Mike Witherell]

If you drag a PDF into an InDesign document, it will Place it.

If you drag a PDF into InDesign (while no documents are open) it will convert it.

At best, this gets you about halfway converted into a new InDesign document. There will still be a lot of cleanup and rebuild necessary.