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Adobe PageMaker 7 by Adobe Systems Inc.

Create professional-quality publications

  • Quickly lay out publications by creating frames to hold text and graphics, applying master pages to apply different page designs within a single publication, and using layers to set up a single file for multiple versions of a publication.
  • Type and format text directly in layout view, or edit using the built-in story editor.
  • Typeset your text professionally by using kerning and tracking.

The good: Cranks out PDF files for a variety of hardware; intuitive point-and-click interface; creates catalogs by merging data from spreadsheets and databases.
The bad: Four times as expensive as Microsoft Publisher; HTML conversion generates poor-looking pages.

Web Resources

Plug-ins, Freeware, shareware, 3rd party resources

http://www.adobe.com This link opens in a new window - Adobe PageMaker support page

Tutorials, How to Guides

http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/pagemaker.html This link opens in a new window - - If you want to learn more how to use Adobe PageMaker, check out this tutoring site made by Adobe Inc.

Utilities

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html This link opens in a new window - Adobe Download Center

Print Handouuts

Books

http://sfsubookstore.com This link opens in a new window - San Francisco State Bookstore
http://www.amazon.com This link opens in a new window - Amazon has plenty of resources

Article for Adobe PageMaker 7.0

Review PageMaker 7 This link opens in a new window - Review this application with with activewin.com

Tech Specs

System Requirements
Windows

  • Min operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP/NT 4.0 pack 5 or pack 6
  • Min hard drive space: 175 MB (200 MB or more recommended)
  • Min processor type: Intel Pentium 133
  • Min of RAM: 32 MB (48 MB or more recommended)
  • Video card: 800x600 resolution and 8-bit/256 colors (24-bit, high-resolution display recommended)
  • Interface devices: CD-ROM drive or a connection to a network

Macintosh

  • Min operating system: version 8.6 (with Apple Font Manager Update version 1.0), 9.1, or Mac OS X (Classic)
  • Min hard drive space: 100 MB (150 MB recommended)
  • Min RAM: 16 MB (32 MB recommended)
  • Interface devices: CD-ROM drive or a connection to a network
  • Graphic: 800x600 monitor resolution with 8-bit/256 colors (24-bit, high-resolution screen display recommended)