So you work with Adobe InDesign and you've opened up a file that was sent to you by someone else, you might have seen an error message claiming that certain plug-ins were not installed and that it couldn't open the file. This might include Sharedcontent.rpln, Text.rpln, Generic Page Item.rpln, Graphics.rpln, Xml.rpln, Hyperlinks.rpln, Formfield.rpln, and others.
What's the issue? It seems that Adobe InDesign files are completely not backwards compatible. If you attempt to open a file created in Adobe InDesign CS 5.5 in an older version (i.e. Adobe InDesign CS 5), you'll see this error message about sharedcontent.rpln.
What's the answer? Well, the easiest (and more expensive) solution is to buy an upgrade to Adobe InDesign. You could also ask the person who sent you the file to save the file in Adobe's IDML format. This creates a more abstract file format which is compatible with more versions of InDesign, including at least InDesign CS 5.
You might also want to complain to Adobe about the change. Some would argue that this approach is designed to force people to upgrade. Possible... and it's unlikely that your complaints will really change anything. Oh well... good luck!
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