Section 2: Converting Pagemaker Publications - Adobe 27510753 - InDesign CS2 - PC Switching Manual

Section 2: Converting PageMaker Publications

InDesign CS2 lets you open PageMaker 6.0–7.x. documents, which means you can continue to
benefit from the time and energy you spent building your portfolio of PageMaker publications
and templates. In this section, you'll learn how to convert PageMaker publications and templates.
Tips for converting PageMaker publications
Before opening a PageMaker publication in InDesign CS2, you may want to do the following:
• If the PageMaker file or its linked graphics are located on a network server or a removable drive,
it may not open as expected if an interruption in data transfer occurs. To prevent data transfer
problems, copy documents and their links to your hard disk before opening them in InDesign.
• Repair broken graphics links in the PageMaker publication. To ensure that all links are main-
tained, copy all linked files to the same folder where the PageMaker publication is stored.
• Use Save As in PageMaker to remove unnecessary hidden data.
• Make sure all necessary fonts are available in InDesign CS2. If you open a document that uses
fonts not active on your system, an alert message indicates which fonts are missing. You can
activate the fonts and then open the document, or you can click Close to open the document
with the fonts missing.
Converting a PageMaker publication
To open a PageMaker publication or template in InDesign CS2:
1. Make sure the file is available (that is, that nobody else is working on the file).
2. In InDesign CS2, choose File > Open. In Windows, choose PageMaker (6.0–7.0) in the Files of
Type menu.
3. Select a PageMaker file, and then click Open. If InDesign CS2 cannot convert a file or a specific
part of a file, it displays a warning describing the reasons it cannot convert the file and the
results of the conversion attempt.
4. If a warning message is displayed, click Save to save a copy of the warning as a text file, and then
open the file in InDesign CS2 or click Close to open the file in InDesign CS2 without saving
the text file.
If you have a problem converting a large PageMaker publication, try to convert portions of
the PageMaker file separately to isolate the problem. If you cannot open a corrupt PageMaker
document in PageMaker, try opening it in InDesign. InDesign can recover most documents that
PageMaker cannot open.
For detailed information about what happens to various PageMaker features, settings, and
elements when you open PageMaker publications in InDesign CS2, go to
support/techdocs/324329.html. The InDesign CS2 online help file (Help > InDesign Help) also
includes information about converting PageMaker publications.
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