What happens when I back-save from ID5 to ID4?

Question

First, I am the person with ID5, on a PC using Windows 7 Pro.  I'm sending to a Mac that uses ID4, and don't know the operating system, maybe iOS 10?  I am hoping the ID version matters more.
I am frustrated because I am sending articles to a small magazine that keep getting messed up by the graphic designer, who knows nothing about grammar, spelling, punctuation or layout.  Via Ctrl-E, I am then choosing .idml to back-save it so that the Mac can open the file.  I have no idea what is seen on the other end, so here are a bunch of questions:
How much difference is there in letter kerning between ID4 and ID5?  (I suspect the other party is pressing Alt-left arrow to scrunch the letters closer together, which he doesn't have to do because I'm sending a laid-out article.)
Do fonts I have that are not on the Mac carried over by a back-saved file?  Or does the Mac use a default font?  I used ITC Quorum, an Adobe font, which in print was transposed to Times Roman.  Plus, I put a "southwest shadow" behind the type in the font; the shadow appears in print at "northwest."  (I mean, come on: I'm duplicating what's on my new book's cover and they have to re-design it?!)  I have sent pages to my book editor via Ctrl-E and Adobe Print .pdf, and every time she's printed pages that have ITC Quorum, it comes through; there is no default.  My book editor has a Mac with OSX, and she doesn't own ID, so obviously there isn't a problem there.
Finally, because of my frustration, I would like to know if there is a way to lock down everything in my article in such a way that the other party cannot format anything; his only option would be to copy and paste into the magazine whatever I send.  This would have to be a function well beyond Ctrl-L.  I am not getting any communication from this person and any time I challenge what's going on, I get blamed instead.  It's a very dysfunctional situation.
In a couple weeks, I hope to meet in person with the person in charge about these issues, with hard copy in hand.  That person knows nothing about ID, and so it will help me to know what the other end gets when it comes to sending a back-saved .pdf.
Many thanks in advance for anyone's thoughts.

Answer 1

tman69 schrieb:
Mr. Adelberger--the original poster said
"I am frustrated because I am sending articles to a small magazine that keep getting messed up by the graphic designer, who knows nothing about grammar, spelling, punctuation or layout"
69 I am able to read.
tman69 schrieb:
my advice is in relation to THAT! and judging by the OP's comments--the magazine appears to not have the newest version of INDD or even a decent RIP (hence the font replacement) additionally--they are opening his INDD file and changing it.
Yes the changes you described can happen--but the original query was 'how to lock down everything'--that's what my recommendation is based on!
You need not to have the newest version of InDesign to place an PDF/X-4 file. At least with CS2 you can place it, if not with 2.0 or CS.
Converting to outline IS NOT locking down everything, it is destroying everything, and yes the described changes will happen.
tman69 schrieb:
Also--where I work--we never use Indesign to convert color space upon export--we use a rip profile to convert RGB to G7, but from the OP's description--the magazine in question, doesn't have a 'decent' rip.
They have InDesign CS4, so they can handle  RGB PDF/X-4! So any profile conversion is possible on PDF EXPORT! But to avoid a CMYK-CMYK convertion it is better to use RGB images.
tman69 schrieb:
one more thing--you said "Embed fonts, that is enough!" last time I checked, you cannot embed fonts in an IDML file (which is what the original query was referring to)--however--perhaps the best solution is to just send a 'PDF'--but, I think the magazine in question is not using a PDF workflow (from what's described in the OP they are rotating pages in Indesign and do not have 'modern equipment)--so--I feel that your statement "Please don't make such dangerous recommendations!" is unfounded.
Hey, I am not an idiot. I know that it is impossible to embed fonts in IDML. Fonts can only be embedded in a PDF and have to be embedded to get any PDF/X file.
This magazine is using InDesign, so they are using PDF based programs. And when they work with InDesign, they need a rich PDF, so I recommend a PDF/X4. What else do you want to place? You cannot place any IDML file, you could place also an INDD file, but not from a future version.
No, it is founded. With your recommendations a destroyed and changed file is delivered.