You can open documents created with the layout program “Adobe InDesign” (hereinafter referred to as “InDesign”) directly in the program.
Please read the section “Opening Abobe InDesign documents” in the manual.
The following InDesign formats are supported:
| Format | Designation | Brief description |
| INDD | InDesign Document | The native standard document format for Adobe InDesign. Contains layout, text, images, styles, and metadata. The format can be opened directly in the program via File > Open. |
| IDML | InDesign Markup Language | XML-based exchange format. Used for version compatibility (older versions of InDesign). The format can be opened directly in the program via File > Open. |
| INDT | InDesign Template | Template file for InDesign. Contains predefined layouts and styles that can be used as a starting point for new documents. The format can be opened directly in the program via File > Open. |
| IDMS | InDesign Snippet | Individual layout elements or objects (e.g., text or image frames, groups) can be saved as snippets and inserted into other documents. The format can be inserted into document pages directly in the program via File > Import. |
| ICML | InCopy Markup Language | XML-based exchange format for Adobe InCopy. Used to allow editors to edit text independently of the layout. The format can be imported directly into text objects in the program via File > Import. |
| ZIP | Zigzag Inline Package | ZIP archives are not an InDesign format, but a general compression format. You can save an InDesign document (e.g., in INDD or IDML format) together with images and fonts as a ZIP file. The format can be opened directly in the program via File > Open (including resources). Please note the information in the section “Opening ZIP archives”. |
To do this, the program converts the document into its own format so that they are saved in their own format when you save them. Depending on the edition, the program can also export documents in InDesign format. Please refer to the corresponding section Export InDesign document.