If you use Adobe InDesign and you've tried to open up a file that someone else sent you, you may have run into an error message claiming that plug-ins were missing and that it couldn't open the file. Among these plug-ins are probably Sharedcontent.rpln, Text.rpln, Generic Page Item.rpln, Graphics.rpln, Xml.rpln, Hyperlinks.rpln, Formfield.rpln, and others.
What's the problem? Apparently, Adobe InDesign files are entirely not backwards compatible. If you try to open a file created in Adobe InDesign CS 5.5 in an older version (i.e. Adobe InDesign CS 5), you'll get this error message about sharedcontent.rpln (read more in this article).
What's the solution? Well, the simplest (and more expensive) solution is to purchase 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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