Thank you! That's what I figured, but I've never had to deal with files from another designer before. I've always just packaged for press and never had a problem. But PDF is definately the sure fire way for sending to press without glitches and I'll just ask them to include an .idml file when they package the job for me. Thanks again for the reply.

Rhonda

Camille, happy to do this for you. PM me.

As with the rest of these posts, I'm in a bind of sorts and it's a good weekend to have one too. I'm running CS4, version 6.0.6 and recieved a file from my graphic designer {not sure what she's running, but it's newer than mine] and I recieved the Shared Content Plug-In absent message. Wondering if you or anyone else would be willing to lend a hand to backsave for me and I'll shower you with good karma.

I have DropBox ready to roll ...

Cheers

cnath

Hello Pickory,

Would you (or anyone else) by any chance want some more karma? I need two CS5.5 files converted to being compatible with my CS4. I also have everything ready in dropbox.

I'd be SUPER grateful!

Arigato~

Aiko

Same problem here, given a file that another designer made and I have no way of contacting them. Little help here. I'm using CS5.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mhwluyjg1uudtr/Pure%20Clean%20Insert%206.15 .11.indd

Much obliged!

Same problem- had a predecessor at work leave me his InDesign Files that I need to modify, but cannot contact him anymore.  I have CS5, not sure what he had.  Would someone be willing to take a look at them for me?  He used InDesign for Mac and I have it for PC, so that may be part of the problem.

Thanks!

Hi,

I was told by the designer that InDesign 5 can open 5.5 but I got the message about the plug-in. I need to read it in CS5.

I created a drop box account so that you could send me the IDML file. I hope you can access it. Thanks.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/85478417/PassItOn_Buckslip_rev.indd

Appreciate it.

That's what I thought, but she was determined to be correct. Thanks for your help.

PM me an email address.

I also have just had the same problem - received the indesign artwork from a client to update and couldn't open the file because it said 'it uses one or more plug-ins which are not available on my system' - never had this problem before? I'm running Indesign 5 version 7.0.4 as have just updated everything through adobe - help!!

The missing sharedcontent plun-in issue seems to be ever more popular, but the "more like this" links in the forum Web interface doesn't display any relevant posts. Is there a way to fix this? Is there a way to add a few FAQs and solution links into the boilerplate that's added to email posts? Suggesting a Google search for "InDesign sharedcontent plugin," without quotes, would provide solution links as well as pointing posters to the use of Google searches.

HTH

Regards,

Peter

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Bob Levine wrote:

 

You have received a CS5.5 or CS6 file. Time to upgrade or have the client send you an IDML file. If you have to return an InDesign file I would strongly recommend the upgrade route.

 

Bob

Hi, Peter S.

I looked for "FAQ" in the InDesign forum names, but saw nothing. The document link below goes to a thread about back-saving, but not about missing plug-in messages. "Trending" on the InDesign forum Web page interface doesn't show anthing I can see about this issue, though it's so frequent recently, it's a good candidate for trending. Perhaps the question is asked so many different ways that the trending indexer is stymied.

This is a good opportunity for folks who are buried under the onus of repeatedly answering the repeated question postings to campaign for lots of users to pile on the wishform and request an explicit and useful error message.

Many of know where to request that, but just for those who've forgotten:

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?event=processform&name= wishform.

Perhaps a massive write-in campaign would boost the priority of fixing the message in a soon-to-be release.

Regards,

Peter

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Peter Spier wrote:

 

Hi Peter.

 

I'm not sure how many more threads we really have about this. everyone seems to be piling into this one. For waht it's worth, we DO have a FAQ document at the main forum page that talks about this: http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-1024

 

You know what they say, though. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. There's no way that anything we do is going to stem the tide of posts about an inability to open files or missing plugin errors.

and did you get your file sorted out?

Hello - I was just reading through all of these posts as I also have an .indd file.  I was given this file as a template for a 12-page brochure I have due on Monday.  Now I'm a little panicked as I can't open it.  Are you still converting the files for people or has an alternate solution been found.  I have CS5 and cannont upgrade at this time.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Gwin

Could I get some conversion help please? I'm getting the plugin error on two indd files that we got form another studio. I'm not sure what version they're on, but we're on 5.

I have dropbox ready to go. I can post the link here or email it. Thx for any help.

Hi Peter, hoping you might have time to help me work around an .indd file that was edited by my friend in a newer version of In Design (I don't know which version) and now I can't open it in my CS4 version.  I receive the plug in error message and the file will not open. My friend no longer has Adobe so he can't export it for me.

I've created a Drop Box account and uploaded the file as you requested in other posts. I hope I did this correctly.  Thanks so much for you help.

Sita

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