Skip to main content
D
Daniel Leavey
Participant
June 5, 2013
Question

InDesign CS6 and PDF Opening

  • June 5, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • 15759 views

When I try to open a PDF in InDesign CS6, I get a warning that the PDF can't be opened because a) a necessary  plug-in may be missing, or b) the document is already open. The document isn't open, so what's happening?

      This topic has been closed for replies.

      1 reply

      Peter Spier
      Community Expert
      Peter SpierCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 5, 2013

      InDesign cannot open PDF without a special plugin. The normal workflow is to place PDF the same way you would place a graphic so that it is just another picture.

      With one of the commercial plugins you can open the PDF file and edit the content in ID.

      D
      Daniel LeaveyAuthor
      Participant
      June 5, 2013

      Hi, Peter

      I was rapidly coming to that conclusion when I saw a number of them in a

      Google search. Is there one you would recommend?

      Dan

      Peter Spier
      Community Expert
      Peter SpierCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 5, 2013

      As far as I know, there are only two, and I've never used either one. You should see if you can find some reviews -- I take the vendor claims for retaining styles information, if any, with healthy dose of skepticism, for example, but I've got nothing to back that up.

      My impression is that they work quite well if you have no other options beyond starting from scratch, but that you need to expect to do a fair amount of work rebuilding a real structure.

      Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
      Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices