🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mar 27, 9:58 pm, "Thane" <thane...@ihotmail.com> wrote:
> "pfgpowell" <another...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:69c5e9c1-37f2-4c35-a01f-94c32d8ac386@15g2000yqi.googlegroups.com...> (I shall be posting this in the Windows version of this group as well
> > as other groups, so please no slagging off as I have had in the past
> > for cross-posting.)
>
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<snip>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> As you might surmise, these newsgroups are no longer supported by Adobe.
> They have, to the dismay of many, migrated them to the web
> (forums.adobe.com). I just stopped by to see if there had been any
> activity...
>
> To address your question, I have had no problems migrating between operating
> systems. Indeed, both the systems and the programs are so similar as to be a
> non-issue. InDesign files transfer easily so long as you keep in mind that
> Type 1 fonts are best avoided as their formats differ for Mac and PC. Open
> Type & TrueType present no problems.
>
> Be sure to use the same version of ID on both machines. And if you are
> buying a "secondhand" version, be sure the license is valid for transfer in
> order to activate the program through Adobe. I suggest you avoid EBay and
> the like.

You can export old InDesigns and an InDesign Interchange (.inx) do
ease using multiple platforms. Fonts will be missing inevitably when
you go crossplatform - just replace them using Find Font and you
should be good to go.