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• • December 7, 2014 at 7:06 am #72091
    Anonymous

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    I just got a new MacBook Pro and InDesign CC looks GREAT. However my designers all use CS6. I understand I can export as IDML, and then reimport back in from CS6, but wondering what kind of issues I may encounter.

    Layout is pretty straightforward, text and photos, no fancy tricks, no CC only features.
    What should I look out for?
    What kinds of formatting should I avoid?

    thank you!

  • December 7, 2014 at 8:51 am #72098
    Dwayne Harris

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    All the formatting should be okay. I’d be worried about text reflowing (i.e., line breaks changing). And I’d be leery of downsaving and updating too many times. I’d be worried about the file getting corrupted.

    I’m not sure what Adobe cloud license you have, but you may be able to get the previous version of CS6 (cloud version).

  • December 7, 2014 at 9:25 am #72099
    Anonymous

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    Hi Dwayne,

    Thanks for your reply. What would cause the line breaks changing?
    And are there reports of corruption on downsizing/updating?

    Yes, I have a license for the cloud version of CS6, but how would that help me. As far as I know, CS6 is NOT retina optimized.

    I realize what I’m trying to do is far from ideal, but once I saw CC on the retina, I can’t go back. And my designers are firmly stuck in CS6, some swearing the will never update. (I don’t believe that, but they aren’t changing for now…)

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    • December 7, 2014 at 9:49 am #72100
      Dwayne Harris

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      Ah–I didn’t realize it was Retina display.

      I don’t know of any reports of corruption if downsaving/updating frequently, but then again, I’ve only had to use that workflow a few times in the past. I do know that workflow is a pain in the butt. So I will feel your pain. Thankfully, we no longer have that issue.

      We have all the versions of InDesign, so we normally just keep it in what the client wants.

      Maybe I’m worried about corruption because Quark was notorious for corrupting when downsaving/updating frequently.

      We too have a client who is only at CS6 and they don’t want to upgrade either. And others are at CC and refuse to go to CC2014, and some are at CC2014. We still occasionally get in CS5 files, and they want it kept in that.

      Why things reflow/line breaks change is beyond me. I do know it happens. It’s not usually something severe, but it does occur. A line here, a line there. Sometimes nothing changes at all, but in other jobs some line breaks change.

      It’s just something to keep in the back of your mind.

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