Converting PDF to Indesign

[sinab79283074]

I have a pdf file that is created by Indesign 13.1 cc. I have to remove some lines of the pdf (positions are not fixed). The problem that I face are:

1. The InDesign version that I use is 14.0.2 which does not support the old version.
2. I have used Acrobat to edit the pdf and make a new one but it did not work.
3. I have also tried to convert into XML, .txt, and ...., then add them to Indesign but it did not work.

Any suggestion on how can I open it or convert the pdf?

I do not have the original file or the old version of InDesign on my machine.

Thanks.

(I have checked PDF Comments Input Error: PDF Created by an older version of InDesign?  but it did not work)

[JonathanArias]

Why does the new version not support it? What error are you getting when trying to open the files?

This product allows you to covert a .pdf to indesign:

Edit PDF content in InDesign CC 2018, PDF to InDesign CC 2018 converter

[sinab79283074]

Thanks. I was looking for a free way to do this because I have created it with Indesign. This is the error I get

[BobLevine]

I have a feeling you're trying to import a PDF with comments. Just open the INDD file.

[sinab79283074]

Thanks. I am trying to open the pdf that has been created by Indesign. Yes, I am importing it because I do not have the original file(INDD file)( one of my colleges deleted the original file by mistake). 

[Steve Werner]

Here's the other commercial product for converting PDF to INDD:

https://markzware.com/products/pdf2dtp/

[Katie269047912e6o]

This is only available for Mac users? Is there a Windows solution?

[BobLevine]

What are you trying to open in InDesign 2019? The PDF?

That's not going to work without a plugin.

There should be no issue opening the INDD file in InDesign 2019. What happens when you try?

[sinab79283074]

It shows me PDF is created from an older version of InDesign. Select another pdf and continue.

[Steve Werner]

The message is because InDesign is expecting you to be importing comments (it cannot open a PDF file). ​It can only import comments from the current version.

[Test Screen Name · Accepted solution]

To put it another way, there isn’t a function to do what you want AT ALL. Import does not do what you want, it’s a special thing for bringing in markup. InDesign CANNOT import PDF for editing.

[sinab79283074]

Thanks.