Saving+Backwards

Saving Backwards
Parkland computer labs have the latest version of the Adobe Creative Cloud installed. If you are using older version of Adobe Creative Suite at home and wish to transfer files to/from home to edit in Parkland's computer labs, please use the following procedures.


 * **Photoshop:** Make sure "maximize backwards compatibility" is turned one (edit > preferences > file handling) and you're all set (this is the default).
 * **Illustrator:** Choose FILE > SAVE AS and after choosing a file name and location, you will be prompted with several versions including CS6 or CS5. Some features available in Creative Cloud may not render correctly in earlier versions.
 * **InDesign:** From Creative Cloud, you can export your file in "InDesign Markup Language" format (IDML) and the file will open fine in CS6 or CS5 (see this article).
 * **After Effects:** Adobe will only allow you to save backwards to one version earlier.
 * **Dreamweaver:** Typically not an issue as you are editing XHTML files which will open in any version of Dreamweaver.


 * Saving files in PDF format:** If you just need to print your file, you have the option of making a PDF instead. PDFs automatically embed fonts and usually reduces the file size for you automatically. Use the "press quality" preset to retain the highest resolution pixel elements in your file.

Note: Font compatibility is always an issue when moving files from one computer to another (see Fonts). Alternatively, you can convert type to vectors (Illustrator) or pixels (Photoshop), but be sure to save a copy with live type for future editing.