Grids based on a fixed number of columns can suffer from too much symmetry if text and graphics are confined to those columns throughout. It's possible, though rarely necessary, to have more than one baseline grid per document because InDesign allows for individual text frames to have their own baseline grid (see below). There's no limitother than common senseto the number of Master Pages in your document. When working with multipage documents, it is most efficient to establish grids on Master Pages.

Some pages can be based on a five-column grid, others on a four-, and others on a three- column grid, etc. For more information on Photoshop compatibility please review this article.It is common to have more than one column grid. Potential differences will be in the behavior of things like Smart Objects. Note: We haven’t included Photoshop, because different versions of Photoshop have always been more compatible with each other than Illustrator or InDesign.Īs long as you keep your Photoshop files layered, you shouldn’t have any major issues. When downsaving and exporting in older versions of InDesign, you should also select IDML as your format.

To do this, click File > Save a Copy > Select IDML (InDesign Markup) > Save. In this example, we’re downsaving from InDesign CC to a file that can be opened in InDesign CS4 or later. Next, I’ve labeled it as “Logo_cs5” so that I know which version this new file has been saved in. In the example above, I’ve chosen to “Save a Copy” in order to create an entirely new file for opening in older versions of Adobe Illustrator. To downsave a newer version of Adobe Illustrator to an older one, simply click File > Save a Copy > Save > Select the CS Version of your choice > OK. Here, we’ll discuss how to do this in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign. To avoid compatibility issues with your files, it’s a simple matter of downsaving the file before you hand over them the design. Most newer versions of Adobe programs can open and read older versions of Adobe programs, however older versions of Adobe Programs often have trouble reading files created by newer versions of Adobe Programs. This can cause compatibility issues when you’re sharing files with a client or fellow designer.

In the design industry, designers are using different versions of different Adobe programs to create designs. If you’ve ever seen a message like this when trying to open an Adobe file it’s probably because the file wasn’t downsaved.

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