Windows version expects InDesign files to have a ".indd" suffix. If this is missing, the OS won't know what app to launch when you double-click the file, and the file may not show up by default in a "file open" dialog. But you can still open the file, either by doing "show all files" in the file open dialog, or even just drag and drop the file into the PC version's window.

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T

Thanks, but this doesn't seem to work. I have saved the files on the MAC and transferred them to the PC. They have the .indd extension and indesign lists them on the "OPEN FILE" dialog box. However when I click on any to open it gives me an error message: "Cannot open the file <name>.indd. Adobe Indesign may not support the file format, a plug-in that that supports the format may be missing, or the file may be open in another application"

To me this makes no sense because obviously Adobe .indd files are supported. So is there another difference in the MAC and PC formats??

Thanks!

Hmm. Perhaps it's a plug-in issue. Are you using a plug-in on the Mac side that you might not have on the Windows side? For example, do you have an auto-activation plug-in for a font manager that adds extra data to the InDesign file?

Failing that, you might want to post in the Adobe User-to-User forums. Just go to http://www.adobeforums.com and pick one of the two InDesign forums. Maybe the Windows one.

Regards,

T