Feature-rich desktop publishing suite for designing professional brochures, books, posters, and organizational materials
Feature-rich desktop publishing suite for designing professional brochures, books, posters, and organizational materials
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Program license Trial version
Developer Adobe
Version 7.0.2
Works under Windows
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(1,316 votes)
Developer
Adobe
Works under
Windows
Program license
Trial version
Version
7.0.2
Pros
- Numerous design tools
- Expert quality
- Templates available
Cons
- Pay for some features
- Can be challenging
Create pages for organizations or businesses using Adobe Pagemaker.
This is a program that is useful for businesses of all types as well as schools and organizations that need to design pages, brochures, pamphlets or books to distribute to others or to share online. You can also make posters and fliers with the large variety of tools that the program offers. There are numerous templates to choose from if you aren't sure how to get started as well as a variety of font designs. You can easily change the size of the font that you use and customize the colors of the pages that you create, such as the color of the letters or the color of the background. There is also an assortment of graphics that you can add to the pages you make to give them life and to bring out the message you're trying to get across.
There are other options available, but you have to pay for them if you want to use them. However, the free program has plenty to offer for designing. A menu on the side of the screen offers tips and ideas for creating pages. There are several special effects that you can use to create movement on your pages as well as clip art and other details that will make your pages stand out from others that are online and that are included in magazines or books. At times, the program might seem overwhelming. However, if you use the templates until you can figure out how to position the information on the pages the way that you want it to look, then you can get better acquainted with the program and what it has to offer so that it's easier to use on a regular basis.
Pros
- Numerous design tools
- Expert quality
- Templates available
Cons
- Pay for some features
- Can be challenging
Pros
- Exporting to PDF format
- You can create more complex documents
Cons
- Both the professional and amateur users could find an app with better features
Adobe Pagemaker 7.0, the last version of this venerable desktop publishing application, while still sold and supported by Adobe, InDesign CS4 now covers the functioning of this product. It has been made for designing things to print like posters, flyers, and reports. The most advantageous feature about this software is that you can export your creations over as PDF files as needed, and similar to the output of Adobe, you have a program that is rich in features. The biggest problem is that if you are a beginner, you may find some of this inaccessible. The advantage of Adobe Pagemaker is how you do have templates that you can work from, and you can learn how to do it better through the templates.
The Release of Adobe Pagemaker 7.0
The developers originally released Adobe Pagemaker 7.0 on July 9, 2001, and the program has started to show its age. Software designers intended for it to work for small business owners and business professionals. While this might be an adequate desktop publisher, we have a lot of next generation programs that might be more suited to the world of today. If you like to use the desktop publishing programs, then you will love how Pagemaker has still been made available. For the vast majority of people, however, desktop publishing has been an outdated service because you can now process applications and create pages for printing. In addition, a professional design suite might be better suited for your business.
The Downsides of Adobe Pagermaker 7.0
Outside it being a little outdated for the modern world, another one of the major problems with Adobe Pagemaker is how it can be somewhat difficult to learn. You have a perfectly viable option if you are looking for a publishing app, but the software can be somewhat difficult to use, and that makes it not for everyone. Another aspect to keep in mind with this software is that if you have a Macintosh version of Adobe Pagemaker, the software will only run for Mac OS 9 or earlier. You do not have any native support for the Mac OS X. While Adobe does run for Windows XP, according to the company, Pagemaker 7.0 will not install or operate on Windows Vista.
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While the software looks a lot like its predecessor, you do have some new gear available. For example, a welcome change is how they have raised the output to PageMaker publications, and there is a special tagged PDF file for displaying your graphics and text that can be displayed on PDAs, PCs, and Macs. You can even display this on cell phones, and you will have access to the sophisticated Adobe Distiller functions, and there are security features in Pagemaker. Overall, it is a great software to check out if you need it for a desktop publishing program.
Pros
- Exporting to PDF format
- You can create more complex documents
Cons
- Both the professional and amateur users could find an app with better features
