PageMaker 4.x/5.x Technical Notes

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PAGEMAKER 5.0 - MACINTOSH

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INFOPUBLISHER 2.0 - WINDOWS

PAGEMAKER DATABASE EDITION - WINDOWS

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PAGEMAKER 4.X - MACINTOSH

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110099 (9 KB) Request this document for a listing of documents that contain "system level" information about Adobe products on both Macintosh or Windows platforms.

PAGEMAKER 5.0 - MACINTOSH & WINDOWS

Printing

115101 (9 KB)

Unable to print only crop marks, reg. marks, color- or density-control bars

115102 (4 KB)

Error "Cannot print with these specifications" Printing from PageMaker 5.0x

115103 (4 KB)

JPEG Encoded Photoshop 3.0 EPS or DCS File Doesn't Separate from PageMaker 5.0x

100104 (8 KB)

Output Not Calibrated When Printing Negative from PageMaker 5.0x

215310 (4 KB)

Tinted TIFF Image Prints at Incorrect Densities as Negative from PageMaker 5.0x

100104 (8 KB)

Output Not Calibrated When Printing Negative from PageMaker 5.0x

Feature/Usage

115302 (12 KB)

New text features

115303 (10 KB)

Error "Cannot process publication links, Bad record index" - Troubleshooting guide

115306 (6 KB)

PageMaker 5.0 and the Control palette

115307 (6 KB)

Miscellaneous new features

115308 (48 KB)

70 ways PageMaker 5.0 beats QuarkXPress 3.1

115309 (2 KB)

Splitting up a large publication in PageMaker 5.0

115310 (12 KB)

Transferring PageMaker 4.x and Later Publications General Information

115311 (5 KB)

Creating a Box Around Text That Moves With Text in PageMaker

216313 (7 KB)

Adding a List of Topics to an Index in PageMaker

PAGEMAKER 5.X - POWER MACINTOSH

212401 (4 KB)

Installation tips for PageMaker 5.0 for Power Macintosh

PAGEMAKER 5.0 - MACINTOSH

215001 (9 KB)

Filter/Driver Pack Plus - Macintosh

Printing

215101 (6 KB)

Pages print separately using manual tile to print facing pages as a spread

215102 (5 KB)

Edited color preceded by PS icon prints original EPS color

215103 (4 KB)

PostScript error "undefined; Offending Command:AldusDict2 printing from PageMaker 5.0x

215104 (6 KB)

Modifying the Update PPD Addition to query for RAM-resident fonts

215105 (4 KB)

Fonts in EPS file print as courier in converted publication

215106 (8 KB)

No output, Error "-4098," or multipurpose tray always selected when printing from PageMaker 5.0x

215107 (6 KB)

Grays are darker when printing from version 5.0 than from 4.2

215108 (6 KB)

Printer marks & page info appear only on black separation to Scitex system

215109 (7 KB)

PageMaker 5.0x Spooling Using the LaserWriter 8.x Printer Driver General Information

215110 (10 KB)

VMerror occurs or printer resets printing legal page - version 5.0

215111 (6 KB)

Fonts resident in printer RAM are downloaded- version 5.0

215112 (8 KB)

TIFF images print too darkly to imagesetter - version 5.0

215113 (5 KB)

Paper size listed multiple times in print dialog box

215114 (6 KB)

Outline style stroke prints thinner in versions 5.0 & 4.2 than earlier

215115 (7 KB)

Paper sizes print incorrectly (truncated, shifted, partial) - version 5.0

215116 (13 KB)

Preparing a PageMaker for Macintosh publication for a service bureau

215117 (7 KB)

System error while printing Type 3 fonts from PageMaker 5.0x

215118 (4 KB)

Zapf Dingbats not printing to LaserWriter IIf or IIg

215119 (6 KB)

PageMaker 5.0 quits with "Type 1" error when printing bitmap fonts

215120 (19 KB)

Creating custom printer files: Comprehensive overview

215122 (10 KB)

Updating the PPD file to reflect fonts at the printer

215123 (9 KB)

Updating the PPD file to reflect available virtual memory of a printer

215125 (7 KB)

Transverse page prints rotated incorrectly or without crop marks

215131 (13 KB)

Calibrating PageMaker 5.0 and PrePrint 1.6 output using PPD files

215132 (360 pages / 5 KB)

Print area smaller than expected from PM5.0 to the LaserWriter Select

215133 (4 KB)

Black Text in an EPS file doesn't overprint from PageMaker 5.0

215134 (6 KB)

Colors print wrong to color PostScript level 2 device from PageMaker 5.0x

215136 (4 KB)

Error "Error Printer Styles Addition. print -2 -2 -2" when printing from PageMaker

215137 (7 KB)

Error "Disk Full: when printing from PageMaker 5.0x

215138 (6 KB)

Legal Size Page Prints Letter Size to LaserWriter Select 360 from PageMaker 5.0x

216107 (5 KB)

Photoshop EPS Prints on All Separations to Linotronic RIP 50 from PageMaker

TrapMaker Printing

215170 (3 KB)

Spot inks don't list in TrapMaker's "Color" printing dialog box

215171 (6 KB)

PageMaker publications print with incorrect traps from TrapWise

215172 (5 KB)

Printing from French Canadian TrapMaker: General info

215173 (4 KB)

Error "Too many PageMaker graphics on the page" from TrapMaker

215174 (3 KB)

TrapMaker settings file not copied when "Files for remote printer" is selected

215175 (4 KB)

Unable to apply keepaway trap for rich-black object in TrapMaker

215176 (4 KB)

Unable to trap imported graphics using TrapMaker Addition

215177 (4 KB)

Elements reorder or stack differently when printed from TrapMaker

Features/Usage

215201 (15 KB)

First Aid: Top support issues

215301 (7 KB)

Converting publications: General information

215302 (4 KB)

Cannot find kern track file referred to in manual

215303 (10 KB)

Unable to open a PageMaker publication: Troubleshooting guide

215304 (5 KB)

Opening a publication with fonts not present in version 5.0: General info.

215305 (4 KB)

Script to automate copying from one publication to another

215306 (4 KB)

Blank page on wrong side of first spread in 2-up consecutive booklet

215308 (4 KB)

Error "Cannot delete a reference EPS color.." when deleting color - version 5.0

215309 (4 KB)

Reducing the size of PageMaker files

215310 (4 KB)

No numbers appear using the numeric keypad

215314 (14 KB)

Accent and special characters for PageMaker (System 7.x)

215315 (4 KB)

Taking text from FreeHand 4.x into PageMaker 4.0 and later

215316 (5 KB)

ALAfter.ps file included with Filter/Driver Pack Plus: General info.

215317 (6 KB)

Opaque EPS or PICT file is transparent after skewing or rotating in PageMaker 5.0

215318 (6 KB)

Page-number markers don't appear in PageMaker publication

215319 (4 KB)

Type sizes in some hundredth-point increments convert incorrectly using Quark Converter

215320 (4 KB)

Error "Tried to lock zero length block" opening PageMaker publication

215322 (5 KB)

Cropping a graphic to be a circle or oval

TrapMaker Usage

215350 (4 KB)

TrapMaker settings are lost after closing or printing in PageMaker 5.x

215351 (10 KB)

Tips for using the TrapMaker Addition with PageMaker 5.0

215352 (8 KB)

Using TrapMaker Addition effectively

215353 (6 KB)

"Paper size and source don't match" printing from TrapMaker or "Printer styles" Addition

Environment/Installation

215401 (8 KB)

Installation tips

215402 (12 KB)

Text spacing looser than before in converted publication

215403 (5 KB)

Using Proximity 5 dictionaries with version4.2x/5.0 to preserve line endings

215404 (4 KB)

EPS color import when converting version 4.x to 5.0: General info.

215405 (32 KB)

TECHNOTE: Using font mapping

215406 (5 KB)

Crashes when initializing filters on 68040 Macintosh

215407 (4 KB)

Error -34 or -43 during installation assembly - version 5.0

215408 (4 KB)

Error -39 occurs when launching - version 5.0

215409 (5 KB)

Amount of hard disk space PageMaker 5.0 requires

215410 (6 KB)

NCD alert when launching PageMaker 5.x

215450 (5 KB)

Installing the " TrapMaker" Addition

215451 (3 KB)

TrapMaker.add and TMPrint.add files installed by TrapMaker: General Info

Third party software/Import/Export

215602 (4 KB)

Missing fonts in MS Word document listed generically by PANOSE when placed

215603 (4 KB)

Unused colors appear in color palette after placing EPS file

215604 (7 KB)

Error "The Document '[file name]' could not be opened" Placing or Opening Files in PageMaker

215605 (5 KB)

Common extensions for IBM-compatible files

PAGEMAKER 5.0 - WINDOWS

Printing

315101 (4 KB)

Spot color images print on all separations with negative option

315102 (8 KB)

"Unknown or old driver" error printing to the LaserMaster WinJet & WinPrinter

315103 (9 KB)

TechNote: New printing features

315104 (7 KB)

Slow print times to PostScript printers

315105 (6 KB)

Error "Output may not look as expected" in PageMaker 5.0x

315106 (7 KB)

TIFF files print too darkly to AGFA imagesetters

315107 (6 KB)

CGM graphics in converted PageMaker 5.x files don't print or print too small

315108 (5 KB)

Parts of metafile graphics drop out when printing to PostScript printers in PageMaker 5.0

315109 (4 KB)

PACKEDARRAY error using PacificPage PostScript cartridge

315111 (4 KB)

Cannot fax version 5.0x files from Faxability

315112 (4 KB)

Page shifts when printing to the Laserjet 4P in PCL mode - version 5.0

315114 (4 KB)

Low-resolution output of embedded objects to PostScript printers in PageMaker 5.x

315115 (7 KB)

Preparing a PostScript file from PageMaker 5.0

315116 (8 KB)

PageMaker 5.0a Update PPD version 1.0 (PPD.EXE): General info

315117 (6 KB)

Underline text attribute doesn't print correctly to LaserMaster printers from PageMaker 5.0

315118 (4 KB)

Long print times to PostScript printers in PageMaker 5.0

315119 (7 KB)

Opening and printing PageMaker publications from File Manager doesn't work as expected

315120 (25 KB)

Writing PostScript to file for output at a service bureau - version 5.0

315121 (8 KB)

Can't print multiple copies to non-PostScript printers

315123 (4 KB)

Text is unreadable in PageMaker 5.0 "Print" dialog box or palettes

315125 (5 KB)

Update PPD does not recognize the Llinotronic 630 PPD

315126 (19 KB)

Troubleshooting printing problems in PageMaker 5.0x

315127 (5 KB)

Reverse Text Disappears to PCL Printers from PageMaker 5.0x

315128 (5 KB)

Error "PROGMAN.EXE Caused a GPF in WINMM16.DLL at 0001:0296" Printing from PageMaker

316312 (95 pages / 7 KB)

Text Overlaps in PageMaker 5.0x or 6.0 When Running Under Windows

Features/Usage

315302 (3 KB)

Winbumps "Sharing Violation on Drive A" after entering password

315303 (5 KB)

GPF om KRNL386.EXE AT 0001:4DE7 OR 001:4DE7 placing text - version 5.0

315306 (4 KB)

Publication doesn't fit on a single floppy diskette

315307 (4 KB)

Using "Build Booklet" on booked publications

315308 (5 KB)

Changing the color of PageMaker's column, ruler, or margin guides

315309 (6 KB)

Arial and Times New Roman TrueType fonts missing in PageMaker 5.0 tutorial

315310 (6 KB)

Library palette does not open in PageMaker 5.0

315311 (4 KB)

Rotation tool missing and Control palette unreadable in PageMaker 5.0x

315312 (8 KB)

Error "Cannot read from CD-ROM drive" when opening PageMaker publication

315313 (4 KB)

GPF in WINBUMPS.EXE

315314 (4 KB)

Text spacing looser in converted PageMaker 4.x publication

315315 (6 KB)

GPF in GDI.EXE Troubleshooting Guide

315316 (5 KB)

Loaded Text Icon Doesn't Appear When Using PageMaker 5.0 with Windows NT 3.5

315317 (3 KB)

Layers Not Honored in PageMaker Running Under Windows NT 3.5

315318 (8 KB)

Error "A copy of PageMaker is already running" using Novell Netware 4.0

Environment/Installation

315401 (13 KB)

Installation tips for PageMaker 5.0 for Windows

315403 (25 KB)

Adobe PageMaker 5.0 network installation guide

315404 (11 KB)

Running Adobe PageMaker 5.0x WINBUMPS utility to add concurrent network users

315405 (121 KB)

TECHNOTE: Using font mapping

315406 (4 KB)

Error Network Version Found updating network installation

315407 (2 KB)

Error No Supervisory Rights on Server while installing on network

315408 (4 KB)

Error while installing version 5.0 with DOS 6.x VSafe loaded

315410 (4 KB)

PageMaker 5.0x License Pack: General info

315411 (20 KB)

Installing the Filter Enhancement Pack, Vol. 1, when PageMaker is installed on a network

315413 (11 KB)

NCD log file created by PageMaker WINBUMPS utility: General info.

315415 (14 KB)

Installing components when PageMaker 5.0x is installed on a network

315416 (9 KB)

Installing PM5.0x to a diskless workstation

315460 (4 KB)

Running PageMaker 5.0 under OS/2 2/1

Third Party/Import/Export

315601 (4 KB)

Out of Memory errors using Open Template Addition

315602 (4 KB)

Can't update PostScript driver, file still in use by Windows

315603 (5 KB)

ATM fonts dont appear in PageMakers font list

315604 (6 KB)

Third-party TrueType font GPF: Troubleshooting guide

315605 (4 KB)

Third-party TrueType font GPF: General info.

315607 (4 KB)

Error "Cannot place this file" placing valid importable files into PageMaker publications

315608 (7 KB)

Filters and file extensions for PageMaker 5.0

315609 (10 KB)

Writing external scripts for PageMaker 5.0x

INFOPUBLISHER 2.0 - WINDOWS

311001 (3 KB)

Documentation Errors in InfoPublisher User Manual

Features/Usage/Import/Export

311304 (3 KB)

PageMaker Compatibility with InfoPublisher (PageAhead)

311306 (3 KB)

Update doesnt occur

311307 (3 KB)

Error: Invalid scalar function

311308 (4 KB)

Replacement Tables ignored in Work Table

311309 (5 KB)

Calculated columns truncated at 255 characters

311310 (5 KB)

Calculation tables with null fields return null values to work table

311311 (3 KB)

InfoPublisher asks for a password querying a Paradox file

311312 (4 KB)

PAIMP5.FLT: Cannot load file error

311314 (4 KB)

InfoPublisher SQL state 1000 errors

311316 (3 KB)

Preparing an Access Datasource for import

311317 (4 KB)

Error "No columns in specified table" querying Excel 5.0 databases in InfoPublisher

311318 (4 KB)

Data merging with InfoPublisher and PageMaker

311319 (7 KB)

SQL operators for querying in InfoPublisher

311320 (4 KB)

Memo fields truncate and repeat when queried in InfoPublisher

311321 (3 KB)

TM Debug message: Invalid table file index in InfoPublisher

311322 (5 KB)

Multi-level topic indexes in InfoPublisher become multiple index entries in PageMaker

311323 (4 KB)

Unable to use existing InfoPublisher file with Acess 2.0

Environment/Installation/Conversion

311401 (5 KB)

Converting PageAhead 1.0 files to 2.0

311402 (5 KB)

Converting PageAhead 1.0 files that query dBASE files

311403 (7 KB)

Converting PageAhead 1.0 setup files that query text files

311404 (3 KB)

WIN.INI settings

311405 (6 KB)

ODBC icon doesn't appear in Windows Control Panel

PAGEMAKER DATABASE EDITION - WINDOWS

311301 (14 KB)

Data merge with Database Edition

311302 (7 KB)

Address labels with Database Edition

311303 (6 KB)

Creating CSV files for Database Edition

PAGEMAKER 4.X - MACINTOSH & WINDOWS

Feature/Usage

114301 (5 KB)

Using PageMaker 4.x calendar templates for a new year

PAGEMAKER 4.X - MACINTOSH

Printing

214101 (10 KB)

Printing special characters in their original font

214102 (7 KB)

Characters such as trademark do not print as they appear on screen

214103 (6 KB)

Undefined;OffendingCommand: sDict2 printing

214105 (21 KB)

Printing banners with version 4.2

214106 (5 KB)

PICT files generate NoCurrentPoint error

214107 (7 KB)

Outline stroke prints thinner in version 4.2

214108 (36 KB)

Solving kerning problems with PostScript level 2 printers

214109 (4 KB)

Publications fail to print through Novell spooler

214111 (5 KB)

Using manual tiling to print facing pages as a spread

214112 (4 KB)

TIFF appears transparent on screen but prints opaque

214113 (11 KB)

Font in EPS prints as courier when printing via spooler or PostScript file

214114 (10 KB)

Font in EPS prints as courier when printing via Aldus driver

Features/Usage

214301 (4 KB)

Changing PageMakers defaults

214304 (26 KB)

Using the Story filter

214305 (61 KB)

PageMaker and leading

214306 (15 KB)

Shifting baselines

214307 (7 KB)

Kerning and tracking

214309 (4 KB)

No numbers appear using the numeric keypad

214310 (4 KB)

Shaping text block by forcing it inside custom text wrap boundary

214311 (8 KB)

Working with Image control

214312 (17 KB)

Creating fractions

214313 (4 KB)

Using calendar templates for a new year

214314 (9 KB)

Working with graphics

214315 (314 KB)

Indexing in version 4.2

214316 (122 KB)

Using the Control palett

214319 (5 KB)

Unable to align FreeHand EPS to other elements on screen

214322 (4 KB)

Creating more than one table of contents in a publication

214404 (49 KB)

Changing start-up screen

214405 (53 KB)

Adding fonts to PageMakers font translation table

214406 (176 KB)

Increasing the width of tab ruler

214408 (4 KB)

Application has been modified alert launching

214411 (5 KB)

Crashes when launching on 68040 machine

Environment/Installation

214407 (3 KB)

Not enough memory to install when installing Adobe applications

Third party/ Import/Export

214601 (48 KB)

Placing the Scrapbook [System 6.x]

214602 (19 KB)

Pasting in version 4.0

214603 (14 KB)

Third Party Additions

214606 (4 KB)

Text document does not appear in Place dialog box

214607 (6 KB)

Matching colors in Persuasion

214608 (5 KB)

Error The document named [file name] was not placing graphic

PAGEMAKER 4.0 - WINDOWS

Printing

314102 (4 KB)

Creating PostScript files

314103 (8 KB)

Two-up Printing

Features/Usage

314301 (5 KB)

Changing PageMakers defaults

314304 (9 KB)

Working with Image control

314306 (6 KB)

Indexing Tip - Using Microsoft Windows Recorder to create a macro

Environment/Installation

314403 (22 KB)

PageMaker 4.0 for Windows network installation guide

314405 (14 KB)

Optimizing PageMakers performance

314406 (4 KB)

PageMaker 4.0 3.5" 720k installation - Insufficient memory message

Third party/Import/Export

314602 (6 KB)

Using the story filter

314604 (6 KB)

Listing of special characters using CHARSET template

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