Adobe ships InDesign CS PageMaker Edition
updated 08:45 am EST, Mon February 2, 2004
InDesign CS PageMaker Edi
Adobe today began shipping in January. It includes a full version of InDesign CS as well as a PageMaker Plug-in Pack with designer templates, keyboard shortcuts and training materials designed to ease the transition to InDesign CS. It is available in the US and Canada for $350, but requires a PageMaker serial number for installation. Customers who already have InDesign CS can order and download the PageMaker Plug-in Pack.
"As a former Adobe PageMaker user, I'm thrilled to now have exceptional PageMaker features like numbered and bulleted lists within InDesign CS PageMaker Edition software," said Scott Citron, principal of Scott Citron Design. "This is just one example of features previously available in PageMaker that have now been applied to InDesign CS to make both current InDesign users and those upgrading from PageMaker more productive than ever."
With the addition of the PageMaker Plug-in Pack customers can now repurpose layouts in older documents with conversion support for PageMaker 6.0 documents, as well as 6.5-7.x and QuarkXPress 3.3-4x files. In addition, the ALAP InBooklet Special Edition plug-in automatically rearranges a document's pages at print time into an imposition with complete control over margins, gaps, bleeds, creep and crossover traps. Other features include automated bullets and numbering, Data Merge, the Position tool, which works similarly to the Crop tool in PageMaker, and the ability to switch keyboard shortcuts in InDesign CS to match PageMaker 7.0 shortcuts.
The Adobe PageMaker Plug-in Pack adds more support for PageMaker users when considering the switch to InDesign. It includes over 80 new professional templates that are based on "real world projects" such as advertisements, business cards, certificates and letterhead design. Also included is the Adobe Designer Templates Guide, an interactive PDF that includes video interviews with the designers, "how to" tips for advanced design features, and background on the real world projects behind the templates.
The PageMaker Plug-in Pack includes a specialized training DVD entitled: Total Training Presents: Migrating from Adobe PageMaker to InDesign CS. This training series helps users migrate their documents and software knowledge from PageMaker to InDesign CS, while additional written instruction manuals and interactive Adobe PDFs that address training issues specific to PageMaker users are also included.
