I just ran the Adobe updater and downloaded the latest version (8.0.???). Someone sent me a file and it won't open because it says that it is a newer. Jun 26, 2014 InDesign CC and InDesign CC(2014) are different products. 9.2.2 is indeed the latest version of InDesign CC. InDesign CC(2014) needs to be installed separately, and InDesign CC(2014) updates do not apply to InDesign CC.
It’s all very well if your boss, colleague or printer asks for an ‘InDesign file’. But what should you send them if they’re using a different version of the software?
Use this guide to navigate the murky waters of InDesign file formats, and wise-up on the difference between INDD and IDML, and the right way to down-save or up-save your files. 1. The Dual Nature of InDesign File Formats When you create and save a file in Adobe InDesign, you’ll notice that the file has been given the extension.indd. INDD is the extension given to all InDesign files created in the standard way in any version of the design software, whether that’s InDesign CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6 or CC. If you navigate to an InDesign file in your Finder (Mac OS) or Windows Explorer, you’ll also notice that the InDesign file has been classified in an additional way, under Kind. This indicates which version of InDesign the file was created in; in this case we can see that the file has been created in InDesign CC 2015. It is this Kind categorisation that prevents you from opening a CC file in say CS5 or CS6. If you try to open it up, an error message will flag up, informing you that the file is not of a supported file type and cannot be opened in an older version of InDesign.
2. How to Open your Files in any Software Version Adobe wants to encourage all InDesign users to gravitate to CC, the newest subscription-based version of the software. But this may not be the right choice for everybody—some designers are loyal to older versions of InDesign because of their familiarity with the programme, others might be discouraged by the cost of a subscription-based service. And guess what? That’s absolutely fine, because you can open any InDesign file in any other version of InDesign if you save the file in the right way. If you want to be able to open a file created in an older version of InDesign in a newer version you should have few problems with opening INDD files just as they are. But to down-save (open a file in an older version to the original) or up-save if you’re having problems opening the original file you need to save your work as an IDML file (or INX file for opening in CS3, see below).