Adobe Pagemaker 7.0 is the last version of the venerable desktop
publishing application. Although it is still sold and supported by
Adobe, its functions are now covered by InDesign CS4.
It's made for designing things
for print, from flyers and posters to reports, and will export creations
as PDF files too. Like much of Adobe's output it is a feature rich
program, but is quite inaccessible for the beginner. It does feature
templates to work from, and that is recommended as a way to learn what
you can do with it.
Adobe Pagemaker
7.0 was originally released in 2002, and it is showing it's age. It was
designed for small businesses and professionals, and while it's adequate
as a desktop publisher, the next generation of programs are more suited
to today's world.
If you were happy
using desktop publishing programs, you'll be pleased that Pagemaker is
still available. However, for most people desktop publishing has become
obsolete, as word processing applications can now create pages for
printing ideal for the amateur user, and professional design suites are
much better suited for business.
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