Adobe 27510753 - InDesign CS2 - PC Switching Manual page 2

PageMaker Features in InDesign CS2
PageMaker users will find several features in InDesign CS2 that are designed to help PageMaker
users make an easy transition to InDesign. These features include:
• Publication conversion for PageMaker files. InDesign CS2 can convert document and template
files from PageMaker 6.0-7.x, and in some cases you can even fix damaged PageMaker files
(with limitations). (For more information about opening PageMaker files with InDesign CS2,
see "Section 2: Converting PageMaker Publications" on page 13.)
• PageMaker keyboard shortcuts. If you're like most designers, you've invested considerable
time in learning keyboard shortcuts that help you work as rapidly as possible. The last thing
you want to do is learn a whole new set of shortcuts. That's why you can switch the keyboard
shortcuts in InDesign CS2 to match the familiar shortcuts in PageMaker 7.0. In addition,
InDesign CS2 lets you edit shortcuts for practically every tool and command, which means you
can customize InDesign CS2 to work just the way you want. To switch to PageMaker keyboard
shortcuts, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, and then choose Shortcuts For PageMaker 7.0
from the Sets menu.
• ALAP InBooklet SE. One of the most popular "can't live without it" features in PageMaker
is the Build Booklet command, which lets you automatically rearrange the pages in a docu-
ment so that they will fall in the correct sequence after being printed, folded, trimmed, and
bound—a task known as imposition. InDesign CS2 offers similar functionality through the
ALAP InBooklet Special Edition plug-in. (See "Printing printer spreads with InBooklet SE"
on page 62.)
• Automatic bulleted lists and numbered lists. Bulleted and numbered lists are common design
elements that authors use to organize information and make it easier for their readers to skim.
The Bulleted List or Numbered List icons on the PageMaker toolbar (Window > PageMaker
Toolbar) let you quickly create lists. If you subsequently change a list—for example, by insert-
ing another item—InDesign CS2 automatically renumbers the entire list. The Bulleted List
and Numbered List icons are also available in the Control palette when paragraph formatting
controls are displayed. (See "Creating bulleted lists and numbered lists" on page 29.)
• Data Merge palette. The Data Merge palette (Window > Automation > Data Merge) lets you
quickly create customized publications, such as catalogs, direct mail campaigns, business
cards, form letters, and mailing labels, by using text and image data that is saved in a data
source file. The powerful typographic and page layout features in InDesign CS2 combined with
the Data Merge palette let you automate simple customization of design-intensive documents.
• Position tool. The Position tool, which is paired with the Direct Selection tool in the toolbox,
is similar to the Crop tool in PageMaker. This tool eliminates the need to switch between the
Selection and Direct Selection tools to resize and move graphics and their frames or to reposi-
tion graphics in relation to frames.
• PageMaker toolbar. The PageMaker toolbar (Window > PageMaker Toolbar) is similar to tool-
bars used in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft® Word and gives both Mac® OS and Windows® users
easy access to commonly used commands, such as New Document, Open Document, Save, Print,
Find/Change, Insert Pages, Remove Pages, Text Frame Options, Place, and Update Links.
Learning InDesign CS2
The longer you've been a PageMaker user, the more ingrained your knowledge and work habits
have become. It's natural to think that retooling your skills for another page layout program is a
formidable task. Don't worry. PageMaker and InDesign CS2 share many shortcuts, commands,
palettes, and approaches to common page layout tasks. Some of the reasons PageMaker users will
feel right at home in InDesign CS2 include:
• InDesign CS2 and PageMaker use the common Adobe user interface. Tabbed palettes contain
most of the controls you use to format text and modify objects. In addition, some palettes, such
as the Layers palette, work similarly in InDesign CS2 and PageMaker, and many of the com-
mon keyboard shortcuts, such as Ctrl+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac OS) for the Place
command, are shared between the two applications.
Switching from PageMaker to InDesign CS2