Backwards Compatibility indd

[MystiMac]

Is indd cc backwards compatible with indd cs 5.5?

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

The indd format isn't. If you want compatibility across versions use idml format for the file exhange. However, be mindful that if you use features available only in a later version then the file might not display properly on the previous versions

-Manan

[MystiMac]

Much thanks.--
Karen McChrystal

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[MystiMac]

Can indd cs5.5 be saved as .idml file?

[Barb Binder]

Hi MystiMac:

Can indd cs5.5 be saved as .idml file?

Yes, but you don't need to do that. 

InDesign CC can open a CS5.5 file. InDesign CS5.5 cannot open an InDesign CC file. That's why you save the CC files as .idml—so that CS5.5 can open them. 

~Barb