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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d4fa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Include previews in saved documents</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSFC3DC36C-D68D-48ac-AD0E-F5306171F9B6"><h4 class="topictitle4">Save an InDesign Markup (IDML) document</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d4da"><h4 class="topictitle4">Save backwards to the previous InDesign&#160;version</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>Saving
a document saves the current layout, references to source files,
which page is currently displayed, and the zoom level. Protect your
work by saving often. You can save a file as any of the following:</p>
<ul><li><p>A regular document.</p>
</li>
<li><p>A copy of the document, which creates a duplicate of the
document under a different name, leaving the original document active.</p>
</li>
<li><p>A template, which normally opens as an untitled document.
A template can contain settings, text, and graphics that you preset
as a starting point for other documents.</p>
<p>Saving a document also updates the metadata
(or file information) that is part of the InDesign document. This
metadata includes a thumbnail preview, fonts used in the document,
color swatches, and all metadata in the File Info dialog box, all
of which enable efficient searching. For example, you might want
to search for all documents that use a particular color.</p>
<p>You
can view this metadata in Bridge and in the Advanced area of the
File Info dialog box. You can control whether to update the preview
when you save by using a preference setting. The other metadata
(fonts, colors, and links) are updated whenever you save a document.</p>
<p>The
Save, Save As, and Save a Copy commands store documents in the InDesign
file format. For information about storing documents in other file formats,
see the Index.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />If you’re saving a document
in order to bring it to a prepress service provider for final output,
InDesign can automatically collect all necessary files, such as linked
graphics and fonts, in one folder. (See <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7058a.html">Package files</a>.)</div></li>
</ul>
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<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To save a document under a new name, choose
File&#160;&gt; Save As, specify a location and filename, and
click Save. The newly named file becomes the active document. Using
the Save As command might reduce the file size.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To save an existing document under the same name,
choose File&#160;&gt; Save.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To save all open documents to their existing locations
and filenames, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift+S
(Mac&#160;OS).</p>
</li>
<li><p>To save a copy of a document under a new name, choose
File&#160;&gt; Save a Copy, specify a location and filename,
and click Save. The saved copy does not become the active document.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<div class="section"><div class="para"><div class="important"><span class="importanttitle">Important:  </span>To avoid problems, avoid reserved
characters that have special meanings in some operating systems.
For example, avoid filenames with spaces, tabs, or initial periods,
or filenames that use these characters: / \ : ; * ? &lt;&#160;&gt;
, $ %. Similarly, avoid using characters with accents (such as ü,
ñ, or é), even when using a non-English version of InDesign. Problems may occur if the file
is opened in a different platform.</div>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d4fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d4fa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Include previews in saved documents</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Thumbnail previews of documents
and templates provide easy identification of those files in Adobe
Bridge and in Version Cue file dialog boxes. A preview is created
when you save a document or template. A document preview includes
a JPEG image of only the first spread; a template preview includes
a JPEG image of each page in the template. You can control the size
of the preview to suit your needs. For example, Extra Large 1024x1024
enables you to quickly scan the contents of a page at high-resolution
before you open the file.</p>
<p>You can enable the option in Preferences
or in the Save As dialog box. Because previews increase both file
size and the time it takes to save the document, you may prefer
to enable the option on demand using the Save As dialog box. </p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>(Mac&#160;OS) A low-resolution PICT preview
is also created for viewing in the Finder.</div>
</div>
<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To
include a preview every time you save a document, choose Edit&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt;
File Handling (Windows) or InDesign&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt;
File Handling (Mac&#160;OS).</p>
</li>
<li><p>To include a preview for a specific document, choose
File&#160;&gt; Save As.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select Always Save Preview Images With Documents.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you are setting the preview using the Preferences
dialog box, choose an option from the Preview Size menu.</span> <div class="para"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Selecting the preview option in the Save As dialog
box also selects the option in the Preferences dialog box, and uses
the default Preview Size setting.</div>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSFC3DC36C-D68D-48ac-AD0E-F5306171F9B6" class="nochunk"><a name="WSFC3DC36C-D68D-48ac-AD0E-F5306171F9B6"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Save an InDesign Markup (IDML) document</h3><div><div class="section"><p>In some cases you may want
to save an InDesign in interchange markup format. It’s especially
useful to save in this format when you open a QuarkXPress or PageMaker
publication in InDesign, when you open a document created in a previous
version of InDesign, or when you’re experiencing problems with your document,
such as not being able to delete color swatches.</p>
</div>
<ol><li><span>Choose File&#160;&gt; Export.</span></li>
<li><span>From the File Type (Windows) or Format (Mac&#160;OS)
menu, choose InDesign Markup (IDML).</span></li>
<li><span>Click Save.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>You can open the saved IDML file in InDesign CS4 but
not in any previous version of InDesign. To save a file for use
in InDesign CS3, choose the InDesign CS3 Interchange (INX) option.</p>
<p>For
information on using IDML for development purposes, see <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_id_indesignmarkup_cs4_" target="_blank">www.adobe.com/go/learn_id_indesignmarkup_cs4_en</a>.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d4da" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d4da"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Save backwards to the previous InDesign&#160;version</h3><div><div class="section"><p>To open an InDesign&#160;CS4
document in InDesign CS3, do two things. First, in InDesign CS4,
export the document to the InDesign CS3 Interchange (INX) format. </p>
<p>Second,
make sure that the computer running InDesign CS3 is updated with
the appropriate plug-ins so that it can open the exported INX file.
The person running InDesign CS3 can obtain the compatibility plug-ins
by choosing Help&#160;&gt; Updates and following the prompts.
Plug-ins can also be installed from the Adobe website: Choose Support&#160;&gt;
Updates, and go to the InDesign Downloads page. </p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Content
created using features specific to InDesign&#160;CS4 may be
modified or omitted when you open the document in InDesign CS3.</div>
</div>
<ol><li><span>Choose File&#160;&gt; Export.</span></li>
<li><span>From the File Type (Windows) or Format (Mac&#160;OS)
menu, choose InDesign CS3 Interchange.</span></li>
<li><span>Click Save.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>You can open the .inx file in InDesign CS3 to convert
it to an untitled InDesign document.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>To open the InDesign
CS4 document in InDesign CS2 or earlier versions, open the exported
INX file in InDesign CS3, export to INX again, and then open the
exported file in InDesign CS2.</div>
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