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Adobe PageMaker 7.0 [OLD VERSION]
by: Adobe

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Adobe
EAN: 0718659167400
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Adobe
Manufacturer: Adobe
Number Of Pages: 412
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Adobe
Release Date: July 09, 2001
Studio: Adobe
Sales Rank: 5007
MPN: 27530341

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com Review:
Adobe may have the lock on professional graphics production with Photoshop, but it has long been engaged in a drawn-out battle with Quark for the hearts and wallets of the desktop publishing crowd. PageMaker 7.0, Adobe's latest effort in the desktop publishing arena, won't set it ahead of QuarkXPress 4.1, but it does have plenty of appeal for small businesses and other audiences that have minor publishing needs.

PageMaker 7.0's user guide measures in at more than 400 pages, and it thoughtfully explains every aspect of the vast and complex program. A wide range of impressive-looking templates, which cover just about every type of document imaginable (including business cards, labels, newsletters, ads, posters, and more), makes PageMaker a little more accessible to users unfamiliar with its functionality. The templates are divided into various levels of complexity, with the lowest level containing helpful annotations for novice users.

While its improvements over version 6.5 are minimal, PageMaker 7.0 makes a few worthy strides to justify its sparkly new version number. Among the most welcome is a surprisingly intuitive data merge feature, which allows users to configure target areas in their publications and import respective fields from a spreadsheet or database. Unfortunately, it only recognizes comma-delineated CSV or TXT files; it doesn't import data directly from common file formats created by Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1-2-3.

Ironically, another area of improvement in PageMaker 7.0 is compatibility with other programs. It easily imports and handles layered image files from Illustrator and Photoshop 5.0 and 6.0, and features input converters for files created in QuarkXPress and Microsoft Publisher. PageMaker's PDF export capabilities have been enhanced both in the main program and with the included Acrobat Distiller applet, allowing users to configure security and embedded tag options.

Even with its plethora of templates, PageMaker 7.0 isn't by any means an entry-level application. Nonprofessional users who have never used a high-caliber desktop publishing program should probably consider a simpler package such as Microsoft Publisher. While hardened, professional magazine designers tend to prefer QuarkXPress, Adobe PageMaker 7.0 is nonetheless a complex and powerful tool that packs a serious learning curve.

PageMaker 7.0 is perfect for small businesses that can't afford to hire out designers for promotional materials, or for companies that have the need to create professional-looking PDF files. Owners of PageMaker 6.5 might not feel compelled to upgrade, but companies and creative folks newly in the market for a muscular desktop publishing tool will be well served by PageMaker 7.0. --Joel Durham Jr.

Amazon.com Product Description:
Adobe PageMaker 7.0 provides powerful tools to create a wide variety of publications, from simple one-page flyers to complex reports and compilations. You can build your own publications from scratch, or take advantage of hundreds of customizable templates. Quickly lay out publications by creating frames to hold text and graphics, applying master pages to obtain different page designs within a single publication, and using layers to set up a single file for multiple versions of a publication. You can 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.

PageMaker is tightly integrated with other products. It shares common menus, palettes, and keyboard shortcuts with other Adobe products, and allows you to place Illustrator and Photoshop graphics directly into PageMaker files. When exporting to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), you can add document information, change security options, and modify advanced Acrobat Distiller settings from within PageMaker. Using the new Data Merge feature, you can merge text and graphics originally stored in spreadsheets or databases to create custom publications, including form letters, mailing labels, envelopes, and catalogs.

Adobe PageMaker 7.0 provides support for the leading print standards. Output files to any printing device, including digital quick printers and high-end commercial printers. Integrated trapping and built-in printing of color separations ensure professional-quality color. You will have access to advanced printing options, including duplex printing and the Save for Service Provider and Build Booklet plug-ins.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Amazed it's still available
I would have given this 5-stars had Adobe been a good company for customer support, but they aren't. Pagemaker 7 is easy to use,
full of goodies and if used to create what it was designed for it is the best. Neither Indesign nor Quark match Pagemaker for ease of use in designing books, brochures, magazines, etc. Pagemaker 7 was a huge improvement over 6.5 in that images are now sharp and not out of focus as they were with the first in the series.

I don't think Pagemaker is worth the $600 listed by Amazon and other online sellers. I'm amazed it's still available but should think if you are doing books and want a software that makes excellent and accurate indexes and table of contents and also is easy to edit with its story editor, then this one is for you.

Rating:

- Fair Review of Adobe Pagemaker
Adobe Pagemaker is a decent desktop publishing software program if you want to create a simple desktop publishing publication like a newsletter or a catalog or something. First thing first, this program is GROSSLY overpriced. Adobe shouldn't charge more than $200 for this program considering they have abandoned the Pagemaker series and now In Design is their flagship publication program. The sad thing about Pagemaker is that I used to teach Pagemaker back in the mid 90s. Considering that this is version 7, I don't see that many differences. Its the same old reliable Pagemaker I can count on when I want to do something quick and don't want to take the time to learn a new program. But yeah I use Pagemaker and it's pretty decent but their are so many annoying things about it that I can't ... Read More

Rating:

- An irritating piece of software
Frankly, it's very surprising that Adobe, a company that typically produces such powerful and elegant software, actually released something as bad as Pagemaker. There are so many things wrong with Pagemaker that it's very difficult to point out what's right. The biggest problem, of course, is that there are very few features, and the ones it has are clunky and frustrating to use. Designing something on Pagemaker is really an exercise in patience and irritation, because odds are if you want to do something to your page, Pagemaker can't do it. It is not surprising that Adobe chose to abandon Pagemaker upon the release of InDesign, which is a far more capable piece of software even at version 4 (CS2) than Pagemaker is at version 7.

Rating:

- Works well for its intended purpose
I have used PageMaker for many years to produce booklets, newsletters, magazines, etc. It's easy to learn and easy to use, and once you get comfortable with it, you tend to prefer it over word processors which simply are not flexible enough to produce decent publications. MS Publisher and Front Page, I have found, also are not as flexible as PM7. I have never had a problem with bugs in PM7, or with conflicts, and I've used it on many platforms. If it was less expensive, I would strongly recommend it for even small offices that want to produce flyers, brochures, and ads, but don't have good enough tools to do so.

Rating:

- Can't get the product to load twice in a row.
Add-ins won't load, too many typefaces on the computer. I have been trying to use this program for two months. Customer support is clueless, forums are like taking a problem to a committee. I am going back to version 6.5, and if I can prevent anyone else from wasting their money, all is good.

Software : Adobe PageMaker 7.0 [OLD VERSION]