Dear Adobe Forum Folk,
I am currently seeking to clarify some information on InDesign so that my client and I can proceed on a series of brochures / datasheets we are currently working on with all the facts to hand. The problem is basically that my client has InDesign CS1 and I have InDesign CS6. It would be worth doing the work completely in CS6 but it is of value for the client to be able to change the data and use the basis of one leaflet / brochure design as the basis for the next in a similar way to a template. Essentially my client needs to be able to share the files and easily make changes when I have produced the basic design but he has InDesign CS1.
So I am making the following assumptions and would like to be corrected if I am wrong:
- Firstly, it is not recommended to create tables in Illustrator and import as an AI or PDF into InDesign as this does not give as much flexibility. The best option for creating and editing tables in InDesign and keeping the original files as InDesign when worked on by both client / designer - ie some flexibility / layout etc may be lost if Illustrator is used and sent over to the client to be dropped into an InDesign file.
- Secondly, InDesign CS6 cannot export INX files to export right back to CS1. It will only create an IMDL file which is incompatible with CS1 - CS3
- Does anyone know what would happen if I did create the tables in Illustrator as separate pages then my client put them together in the final INDESIGN CS1 file by importing? What would be lost? In some ways this is the most important question as it will be the deciding factor on recommendations I make to the client.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Pete