Opening Pagemaker 5 files in InDesign CS3

Can anybody help me with opening old Pagemaker 5 files in InDesign CS3 or creating PDF from this files?

Download the PM 7 demo and use that to save as PMD. Open that in InDesign.
Bob

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New problem opening Pagemaker files with InDesign

I have quite a lot of archive files made in Pagemaker 6 and 7 and now use InDesign CS2. Until recently I could open pagemaker files from InDesign then save them as InDesign files and away I went.
But now I am just getting an error message saying the document is damaged and cannot be recovered. First off I thought it really was a damaged document but then realised all my old .pmds were saying the same.
Is there a known issue maybe with a recent upgrade of InDesign or something?
I would really love to be able to access my old pmds!!
Thanks in anticipation.

Yes Joel you're right - XP and recently installed SP3.
Just pondering the best way forward.
I'm responsible for the IT for a small charity with 8 staff members.
I have Master Suite CS3 and use a variety of the programmes but the other staff members are only using InDesign and MS Office.
We're not a high end design set up but producing all the sort of leaflets, posters bits and pieces that we need day to day.
Decided to upgrade to Office 2010 and to do that I had to install SP3.
Stuck with ID2 for everyone else (and went to great lengths to buy some extra licenses to do so) because opening an ID2 file with ID3 creates a new file which is a big nuisance and it's expensive to upgrade across the board (even with charities having access to educational licensing concessions).
Fact of life is we do tend to have quite long-lived files and I will go on wanting to open pagemaker ones for some time to come.
I probably only want to convert a pmd once a month I guess - it's just suddenly a huge nuisance not to be able to do those few ...
I can't roll back to SP2 because of Office 2010.
I could re-set one workstation wtih XP2, Office XP and InDesign CS2 purely to be able to convert pmds. Again, nuisance and ties up a licence on a little-used machine.
I could bite the bullet and move everyone over to InDesign CS3 - will I definitely be able to open pmds from there?
Ah, just thought - I have an ID3 licence but not loaded on my computer. If I load that and use it just for opening pmds then export them for backwards compatibility with ID2 like this http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/InDesign/5.0/help.html?content=WSa285fff53dea4f86173837510 01ea8cb3f-6d4d.html will I then be a happy bunny?
Would be glad of expert comment before I start faffing about!
Thanks

Can't open Pagemaker files in InDesign Cs2

In the past i could usually open any Pagemaker 6 or 6.5 file in InDesign CS2. However this doesn't work anymore. I get a message o the screen telling me the file is corrupt and can't be opened. ( i can't really post the original message i get as it is in german).
This happens for any Pagemaker 6 or 6.5 file i have in my repository (and there are still many left so i had tried several ones from different dates and PM Versions)
As a first aid I tried to reinstall InDesign CS2 from the original discs. I uninstalledit before and did a restart of the Machine before i reinstalled it.
I use a Windows XP baesed system.
Does anyone have any idea on what i could try to get that back to work?

http://indesignsecrets.com/windows-xp-service-pack-3-breaks-indesign-cs2-pagemaker-convers ion-capability.php
Bob

Error Message Opening PageMaker file in InDesign CS2

I'm using Windows Vista with Adobe CS2, the educational version.
When I try to open any previous Pagemaker files 6.5 and earlier, I get an error message that says the Pagemaker file is seriously damaged and cannot be opened. It happens with all PageMaker files I try to open.
This is a new HP computer and I used to have PageMaker 6.5 and InDesign CS 1.5 working fine on the old computer. Do I have to have PageMaker installed on this computer? I've tried clicking on the file to open it and from Indesign with file open. Any ideas?!

Since installing XP SP3 in addition to being unable to open Pagemaker 7 files in Indesign CS I now find I cannot open Indesign again if I close it. I have to reboot XP for a fresh start.
Also Illustrator CS opens only to present a box "Could not complete operation" and then closes. There are no problems then in opening it a second time, except it takes the usual significant time to start.
Are these symptoms of the same problem with SP3 and the Adobe software. It is disappointing to see people say neither Adobe or Redmond are at all interested.
John

How to open PageMaker files with InDesign CC ?

I need to open PageMaker 6.5 files with InDesig CC.
Please, give me a solution.

From creative cloud desktop Install indesign cs6 (adobe creative cloud allow you to install both indesign cs6 and indesign cc on your computer)
See: Download InDesign CS6 from CC
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5485418#5485418

Opening CS2 files in InDesign CS3 - crashing

Hi,
I'm just wondering if anyone knows why InDesign CS2 files might crash InDesign CS3 when you try to open them (on Mac OS10.4.11)? The files still crash CS3 even when all the elements have been deleted from the file - all the text, pics, swatches, para and char styles, layers. If the file is saved as and then try to open it in CS3 it still crashes InDesign.
Very much hoping someone might be able to shed some light....
Thanks very much,
Susannah

Might InDesign CS2 have been using a third-party plug-in?
Alistair

HELP!!! Problems in opening Pagemaker files in Indesign

I am an editior for mathemtics books. I used to use the Pagemaker 7.0 to prepare my book. Before inputting the materials into the Pagemaker, I typed all of my contents in Microsoft Word. In the Microsoft Word environment, other than the text, I¡¦ve used WordArt, Equation Editor as well as some diagramsand effects. Then, I copied all the stuffs into Pagemaker directly (some as texts and some as objects). The process went smoothly and there were no problems in the past. But when I switched to use Indesign this week, I¡¦ve encountered serious problems.
First of all, if I tried to open the old Pagemaker files, the following
contents cannot be displayed normally:
Some of the fonts with special effects
Mathematical equations (I made them in equation editor in Microsoft Word. In fact, I found equation editor in Pagemaker also but I can¡¦t find that in Indesign.)
Some of the diagrams.
The error message says the following:
¡§Tracking values were modified. Please check text composition in converted
document.
No fill patterns are supported at this time.
Lock/Unlock property of objects are set based on group¡¦s property.¡¨
Then, I tried to copy the materials from Microsoft Word to Indesign (which I usually did for Pagemaker as before). But still, it didn¡¦t work. I¡¦ve looked into help and then used ¡§Paste without formatting¡¨ but the result was still no good.
As Indesign is a placement for Pagemaker, I think there should be solutions to the problems above. Is there any procedure done wrong or do I need to adjust some settings?
Hopefully you can understand my situation. I¡¦ve prepared all the materials under Microsoft Word and want to copy them into Indesign to publish a book. It¡¦s painful for me to re-type all the materials into Indesign again. There were no problems for me to copy into Pagemaker. So would you please kindly help me to figure out how I can fix it? As the deadline for me to submit the materials to the publisher is approaching, I¡¦m really in a hurry.
Thanks very much for your attention and looking forward to receiving your
reply!
Regards,
Alex

If you have a subscription to the Creative Cloud, you can download InDesign CS6 as well as CC.
Go to creative.adobe.com. If necessary, log in with your Adobe ID. Click on the Download Center tab. Click on the InDesign link (don't click Download yet). On the InDesign page, under the heading "In This Version" is a menu. Select InDesign CS6. Then select Download InDesign CS6.

How to open PageMaker files in InDesign?

It seems that this possibillity is taken away although it is told in the helpfile that it is possible.
You can´t chose PM file type in Open files.

You'll need to install InDesign CS6 to open PM files.

Can I open .pmd files in indesign? And how? Since indesign is a "substitute" for PageMaker it should/must be possible, but I don't know how to do it

Can I open .pmd files in indesign? And how? Since indesign is a "substitute" for PageMaker it should/must be possible, but I don't know how to do it

CS6 was the last version capable of opening Pagemaker files. It's included with Cloud subscriptions, so if you don't have it installed (or an earlier version) you can download it from your cloud subscription.
To open them you use File > Open..., but the quality of conversion can range between nearly perfect and total garbage, depending on the PM file and the status of links (unembed images before trying to convert).

Can InDesign CC open PageMaker files?

I'm trying to open some old PageMaker files using InDesign CC and it doesn't seem to work. Do I need a plug-in?

I was not able to open a Pagemaker File directly with InDesign CC. We got the same message that you did that you need a plug-in to open the file, but there is no plug-in available. None of that Ctrl+D or place stuff that Adobe told us to try worked on the macs. We never tested their support suggestions on Windows
However we were able to open the very same file with CS6. Fonts and a very simple relinking of the Images were all we had to do, then save it as a CS6 InDesign file and then open it with CC InDesign.
An example of a feature that was in CS6 InDesign and gone from CC.
Hope this real answer based upon a real person's experiences help.

Cannot open .p65 files in InDesign

When I try to open .p65 files I ge the error "Cannot open file "...". Adobe Indesign may not support the fle format, a plugun that supports the file format may be missing, or the file may be open in another application." I had no problem opening .p65 files on my other desktop. It simply opened, and converted them automatically. Please help. Thanks.

I tested two p.65 files (one created on a Mac, another on a Windows machine) and one .pmd file (created on Windows PageMaker 7):
all three opened without problems in InDesign CS3
none opened in InDesign CC (same error message you mentioned)
Unfortunately, I had recently uninstalled the ID CS6 version from my system; otherwise, I could've tested which behavior occurred in the previous version.

Is it possible to open PageMaker files in CS2? or CS6? How can I download it while keeping my CC2014?

Is it possible to open PageMaker files in CS2? or CS6? How can I download it while keeping my CC2014?
Can someone give me step by step instructions?

Asking about InDesign? Up to CS6, I read somewhere. For instructions you might find it better to ask in the InDesign forum, rather waiting for someone to stumble into this forum - look there goes a tumbleweed!

Opening .pmd files in InDesign

I was lead to believe InDesign would open PageMaker 7.0 files. I have purchased a new machine with Windows 8.1 and InDesign will not open my .pmd files. Suggestions?

Which version of InDesign?
See: http://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/cant-open-pagemaker-files-indesign.html

Adjusting space around "textwrap' after opening PM7 file in InDesign

Love PageMaker as it suits my basic needs, but printer needs Indesign file. In PageMaker 7, I have numerous photos with captions (67). The photo and caption have been textwrapped together. When I open the file in InDesign 4, both the caption and photo have "frames," but there is a solid red frame around both of them (what would be close to the textwrap size in PageMaker 7). This solid red frame is larger than the original textwrap frame in PM7 and therefore throwing out of line the rest of the material (non-textwrapped) in my file. I don't know how to make this solid red frame smaller. This is the only problem I have when I open my file in InDesign. Unfortunately nothing I am reading seems to point me in the right direction. I would so greatly appreciate any help. Will send box of candy!! Thanks. Elkie2

Mike (and Bob and Peter),
"first post says this is a red frame, post #3 says red line. They are adjusted differently and easily. Strokes on frames need adjusted separately from the frame size."
Didn't mean to say "red line" (strokes). If I can't explain the problem correctly, what hope is there for me. One more try. There is one red frame with handles which surrounds the photo with its caption. The handles would allow me to change the frame size which I don't want to do, as I don't want to change the size of the photo. There is another red frame without handles around this frame. This frame, without the handles, is the one that has too much space around it (top, bottom and sides). Since it has no handles, there is no way to adjust its size. Hope this might make more sense, if someone still wants to try to respond.
(Will look a pdf issues also - thanks for words on it).

[VB] Opening PageMaker layouts with InDesign Server

I have numerous PageMaker 7.0 layouts that I need to open with a script running on InDesign CS4 Server. These layouts open correctly using InDesign CS4 Desktop. InDesign does a conversion on the layout but they do open correctly. Does anyone know how to open these layouts from a script?
When I attempt to open these layouts, using the Application.Open method, I get the following error:
Cannot open the file "test.pmd". Adobe InDesign may not support the file format, a plug-in that supports the file format may be missing.
Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Sheldon

Hi Sheldon,
With CS4, InDesign Server no longer supports opening PageMaker files. This info is included in the Release Notes. InDesign CS4 will still open them so you could pursue a solution there.
Regards,
Jeffrey O'Donald
Adobe

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