How to save down an .idml file to open as .idd in CS3?

I'm using a G5 (PPC), OS 10.5.8 and CS3 (v 5.0.4) an recently received client files that were created in InDesign 5 and saved as .idml. What are the steps necessary to save them down to InDesign CS3 version, so I can open them and modify? The other party does not have CS4 or 3 available anymore.
PS. We tried upgrading just InDesign to 5.5, but that ended up with 3 days worth of lost upgrades, updates, research and $150 worth of software we can't use and we are still at point zero.
Quick response is of the essence since we have a client waiting on their proofs.
Thank you.

As you've no doubt by now realized, InDesign 5/5.5 only runs on a Mac Intel machine. CS4 was the last version to also run on a G5 PPC.
Whether you use InDesign, QuarkXpress, PageMaker, the inability to move files backward more than 1 version has always been an issue for the last 25 years.
Its always been this way and if isn't going to change.
If you want to be able to accept & work on newer files from clients it is necessary to upgrade on a regular basis.
I know your boss won't be happy about buying a new Mac and also upgrading regularly but its the price of doing business.
Buying an upgrade for $150 or so every 18 months is a very small price to pay for the ability to keep your clients happy.
The longer you go between upgrades the harder, or in this case the impossibility of getting newer files into an old version like CS3
(Peter is a nice guy for helping you out this one time, but this is NOT a viable solution)
Clients will go elsewhere if you tell them they have to convert their file not once but twice just for you to be able to receive & work on them.
A hypothetical - If your boss was paying a company to provide a service for him and they starting making him jump through hoops just to accept his work, how long do you think your boss would put up with the hassle before he threw up his arms and said "Forget it! I'm taking my business someplace else!"
This is the same situation that you are presenting to your clients.
Maybe this can convince him to upgrade.
You could get a Mac Mini or iMac and run Creative Suite without issues. You might not want to edit video on a Mini, but it is more that up to the task of running InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, etc.
The old G5 PPC is getting long in the tooth. A new Mac Mini should also be able to work for your needs for years. Trust me on this,we've all been there!
Many people that had a tower G4 or G5 in the past realize that a new MacPro is out of the price range for most people.
They get an iMac or a Mini and don't look back.
The basic Mini has an Intel Dual Core i5 processor starts at $599,
You already have the CS 5.5 upgrade so you just need a new computer.
Good Luck!!!

Similar Messages

How to save down from InDesign Creative Cloud version to CS5? Have exported as .idml file but still get messages that plug-ins are missing although CS5 confirms it is fully updated.

How to save down from InDesign Creative Cloud version to CS5? Have exported as .idml file but still get messages that plug-ins are missing although CS5 confirms it is fully updated.

Yes. Thanks. I misled myself based on another post. Successfully did this by selecting "File," "Save a copy ..." then choosing "for CS4 or later (IDML)"
It required some patience and several tries, but I think that was due to hardware (memory) being overloaded by CC Cloud version or something. It was a 50 MB, 500-page file and took 17 minutes to convert/save,
Re-capping: from CCloud to CS5, don't use "Export" (to IDML); use "Save as" or "Save a copy" and select "for CS4 or later (IDML)".
Advice much appreciated.

How can I save an indd file as an idml file without opening the document?

I cannot open an InDesign file that was made in a later version of InDesign because I don't have the right plugins. How can I convert this indd file to an idml file without opening it?

Well..... sort of depends on your version.
If you have any version as part of CC subscription, the latest updates are supposed to be using a cloud-based service to generate the IDML for you so that you can open the newer files seamlessly.

How to save a text or file in *doc from Pages?

How to save a text or file in *doc?

Igor,
Use either File > Export, or Share > Export, and choose the Word option.
Jerry

How do I save an illustrator cc file to open in cs6?

How do I save an illustrator cc file to open in cs6? I get an error when I send the file to a colleague and they cant open it.
It doesnt give me any options.

It should give you many options.
Save it to CS6 format.
If you cannot do that, provide more details.

How to save downloaded update installer files

How can I locate a downloaded update installer file so I can save it and use to install on another mac without having to download all over again? Today I downloaded updates for OS X and also for Office 2011. The first is over 2GB and the second around 300MB. I have installed on my Macbook Pro, but I have another 3 units to update. I live in a 3rd world country with very slow internet and it takes me days to download such files.

Grateful for you having replied but for some reason I seem unable to open your message "Re: How to save downloaded update installer files". Waikato99

How to get the number of files currently open?

hi,
does any one know how to get the number of files currently open in windows OS?
e.g. lets say .txt files...
any comment will be really appreciated.
thanks

Assuming that you don't want to actually do this from within Java code (which would obviously require native code), here's a utility that will give you a list of which file handles are opened by which processes (on Windows):
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/handle.shtml
- K

How do i get my mp3 file to open in garageband?

how do i get my mp3 file to open in garageband?

PsychSlinger wrote:
how do i get import my mp3 file to open in garageband?
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#importaudio
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

How to make a remote panel file dialog open remote directory from any computer

Hello to everybody. I am using Labview 6.1 and I would like to know how to make a remote panel file dialog open remote directory from any computer (Not only from a specific computer. If I open the file with a specific computer, I have to conect the path of the remote machine, but if I don´t know which remote computer is going to run the aplication, how can I do it?)?

Hi!
first you have to know progammatically the name of the remote pc connected to your server: this is a problem!
I did not find a straigth way, LV 6.1 doesn't allow much progammatic control on the remote panel connection feature, but I'm confident that in the next LV version this will be improved!
The point is that the Remote Panel Connection Manager (from the Tools menu) has all the informations about the connection: client name, server vi and whatever.
This application is embedded in the \PROJECT\REMOTEPANEL.LLB and consists of a set of password protected vis.
So here's the trick: use VIServer to grab data from the rpcm Get Server Data.vi when the Remote Panel Connection Manager is in run mode. By this you get all the informations (not only client name)o
f the remote panel connection. See my example.
By the way use client machine name to build the file dialog function input path.
If anybody has an alternative method it would be more than appreciated to share it.
Good luck,
Alberto Locatelli
Attachments:
get_remote_machine_data.vi ‏151 KB

Looking for Help on How To Save Video as Divx File

Can someone help? I have iMoive 4.0.1 and I need to save video clips as a Divx file. I go to the "share" button and try to compress the clip for Quicktime and choose expert settings. This gives me a list of options including Divx AVI. When I choose this option, the file is turned into an .avi file not a .divx file. ANd there is no other Divx choice available. I have talked to another iMovie user (v4.0.1., too) and--the odd thing--on his option list he has Divx (not Divx AVI). So I need assistance in either finding another way to do this with my existing 4.0.1. or finding a plug-in that will allow me to save as a Divx file. Or--if no one can tell me how to do this--let me ask if anyone out there knows whether iMovie HD 5.0 or iMovie 6.0 would allow me to do what I need to do. Thanks.
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Divx isn't a standard option, so you have downloaded some third party support for Divx. Try the latest version.

How to save pictures to a file outside of IPHOTO

How you do you save photos to another file that isn't in Iphoto? I was trying to upload some photos to a webhosting site and I had the hardest time trying to find the library they were in. I ended up dragging the all to the desktop and renaming them.
Is there an easier way to this? I did see the export feature..is that what I use and how do I do multiple photos?
Thanks
CC

Not sure if this is what you're looking for but lets see if I cannot give you some idea.
If you got to \User\yourname\Pictures\iPhoto Library\ Right click iPhoto Library and select Show Package Contents.
In there, you will probably see 2 folders titled "Modified" and "Original"
In those folders, you will see your pictures categorized into Years.
Good luck. Hope thats what you were looking for.

How to save a Pages '09 file as Pages '08 in Mountain Lion?

Help! I upgraded to Mountain Lion and now with the Save As gone I can't save my Pages '09 files as Pages '08 files which I need to do very badly to share files with my teaching team. Please help ASAP!!!!

Save As… has returned with Mountain Lion. Hold down the Option/alt key while clicking on the File menu & there it is! It also has a default keyboard shortcut.

How to save "sites" in separate files?

I am working with three different sites (work, personal, etc.) and would like to save them as separate files, not as part of a single domain package. Is this possible without having to create separate user identities?
Also, having saved two sites in iWeb, they are put in the domain.sites packages. Looking into the package I can’t distinguish which files belong to which sites. Any ideas,
Cheers,
Reb

You could try this: create a site. Move the domain.site file to a folder named for the site. Start iWeb and create another site. Repeat. When you want to work on a specific site move its domain.site file into the iWeb application support file.
Yep, a total pain in the neck. However it is either that or use a different user account for each site. My own experimentation has determined that as the total domain.site folder grows the save time grows tremendously.
It's likely that before long someone will write a little utility to do this automatically.

How to save a Nikon NEF file as a Jpg

When I go to FILE/SAVE AS I see a lot of file format options but no option for jpegs. What am I missing? I want to save a Nikon NEF file as a JPG.
Don

thank you SOOOO much - I was working fine - then all of the sudden the same thing - I must have touched some setting ! you guys ROCK!
Carol in FL

How to save a Photoshop PDF file with fonts that can be detected in Acrobat?

We created a PDF file using Photoshop CS5, for the purpose of using it as a watermark on documents. We saved this file as Photoshop PDF file, but for some reason the fonts cannot be detected when the file is opened in Adobe Acrobat.
We need it to be recognized by Acrobat so that we can easily add the watermark to documents on a regular basis.
Right now, Acrobat cannot detect the fonts in this file -- even though it is a basic font like Arial -- so when we add the watermark to a document, the fonts in the watermark becomes very degraded in appearance.
Any advice would be hugely appreciated!

I've tried several settings when saving as a PDF, to try to produce a file with fonts that can be detected by Acrobat. I tried the presets listed in guide: Photoshop Help | Saving PDF files
But none have worked.
I cannot use PNG because it is not one of the formats that Acrobat allows for a watermark. And JPG doesn't work because I need transparency.

How to save down an .idml file to open as .idd in CS3?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for