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studioblog: 14 April 2008

Exporting documents for use in InDesign CS2 (Save Back)

Save Backwards allows InDesign CS2 users to open InDesign CS3 documents that have been exported to the InDesign Interchange (.inx) format. To open these .inx files in InDesign CS2, you also need to first install the Adobe InDesign CS2 4.0.5 update. You can obtain this update by choosing Help > Updates, and then following the prompts in the Adobe Update Manager. Alternatively, the update can be downloaded from the Adobe Web site. Visit http://www.adobe.com/go/downloads/ then click the link for the InDesign Updates.

Be aware that content created using functionality that is specific to InDesign CS3 might be modified or omitted when you open the file in InDesign CS2. For example, variables and gradient feathers (new features in InDesign CS3) drop out.

To export an InDesign Interchange file from InDesign CS3, please do the following:
1. Open or create a file in InDesign CS3.
2. Choose File > Export.
2. In the Export dialog box, select InDesign Interchange from the File Type menu (on Windows) or Formats menu (on Mac OS).
3. Click Save.

For complete instructions see: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401125