Using Photoshop CC with Legacy CS4 software

So if I just purchase a $9.99/mo Photoshop CC for Photographers plan (with Lightroom), can I still use my installed versions of oter CS4 products (Illustrator CS4, InDesign CS4, Dreamweaver CS4)? Generally, how well does CC play with locally installed legacy CS4 products?

Thanks John. That's what I was guessing, but I thought I'd ask before I made the jump.
I suppose the interoperability of the creative output files are more the issue of backward compatibility. I would assume that I couldn't open a .PSD file created in CC, in my old version of PS CS4 (not that I could think of a reason why I would), but I would certainly be creating TIF, PNG & JPG output in PS CC for use in my legacy versions of InDesign and Dreamweaver, but I can't see a reason that those standard file formats would be an issue.
Again, thanks for the feedback.

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