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Unable to save InDesign CS2 files in InDesign CS format

Issue

You're unable to save an Adobe InDesign CS2 file in InDesign CS format.

Detail

The Save As Type menu (Windows) or the Format menu (Mac OS) in the Save As dialog box doesn't list InDesign CS as an option.

Solution: Export the file in InDesign Interchange (INX) format.

You can export a file in INX format from InDesign CS if you installed the Adobe InDesign CS 3.0.1 April 2005 (CS2 Compatibility) Update. To determine if you have the update installed, see document 331403 , "Determine if you have installed InDesign or InCopy CS 3.0.1 April 2005 update.

To export to the InDesign Interchange (INX) format, choose File > Export, select InDesign Interchange from the Save As Type menu (Windows) or the Format menu (Mac OS), and click Save.

To locate and open an INX file InDesign CS, choose File > Open.

Background information

Adobe InDesign CS2 supports backwards compatibility with InDesign CS by using the Export command, not the Save As command. You export a document to the InDesign Interchange Format, rather then saving the document to InDesign CS format, anytime you want to open an InDesign CS2 document in InDesign CS. Please note that InDesign CS must have the Adobe InDesign CS 3.0.1 April 2005 (CS2 Compatibility) Update patch installed to open these INX files. Also, InDesign CS does not support new InDesign CS2 features, so some changes may occur when you open these INX files in InDesign CS.

Additional Information

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329660 : Can't save documents to a previous version (InDesign 1.x-CS2)

332437 : Link information in an InDesign CS2 INX file changed when opened in InDesign CS

331640 : InDesign CS crashes when you try to open an INX file from InDesign CS2

331349 : Error "This is not a valid InDesign interchange format" when you open a file (InDesign CS)

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