Adobe PageMaker 7.0 for
Mac OS and Windows can
import native PageMaker
files that were created in PageMaker 4.0 or later for
Mac OS and Windows. In
addition, you can use the Adobe PageMaker 3.x Converter,
which is included with PageMaker 7.0, to convert PageMaker 3.x publications
to PageMaker 4.0
publications, which you can then open in PageMaker 7.0. PageMaker 7.0 also supports
the import and export formats listed in this document.
You can use
the following methods to transfer PageMaker publications
across platforms:
- Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
-
The Open command (if you use the same major version of PageMaker on both
platforms)
- The Cross-Platform PageMaker converter, to
convert publications and templates created in PageMaker 6.0.x and 5.x for Mac OS to PageMaker 7.0 for Windows
documents. The converter is available at no charge from Adobe's Web site.
Additional notes
To convert a PageMaker 3.x publication to PageMaker 5.0 or later using the PageMaker 3.x Converter:
1.
Start the PageMaker 3.x Converter, which is in the Aldus PageMaker 3.x
Converter folder. If the PageMaker 3.x Converter returns a hyphenation
or dictionary alert while starting or opening a publication, click
Continue.
2. Choose File > Open, then select the PageMaker 3.x
publication you want to convert. The PageMaker 3.x Converter opens an
untitled copy of the publication.
3. Choose File > Save As to
save the converted publication. Give the publication a new name if you
don't want the newly converted PageMaker 4.0 publication to replace the
original PageMaker 3.x publication.
4. Open the PageMaker 4.0 publication in PageMaker 5.0 or later.
Since
the PageMaker 3.x Converter is a stripped-down version of PageMaker
4.0, do not use it to make changes to objects in your publications.
PageMaker 5.0 and later can open PageMaker 4.0 publications, but cannot
open PageMaker 3.02 or earlier publications.
Converting a
PageMaker 3.x publication may cause subtle changes to the publication.
For example, lines of text may break at different points after
PageMaker recomposes a story. For more information on converting
PageMaker publications, see the PageMaker 4.x, 5.0x, or 6.x Getting
Starting manual.
To remove the PageMaker 3.x Converter, delete the Aldus PageMaker 3.x Converter folder and its contents.