Exporting a Print ready PDF from PageMaker 7
Filed under: Design, Educational, Preflighting, Prepress
Here is a step by step guide on how to provide a print ready pdf from Adobe PageMaker 7. These screen shots were captured on a Mac, but Windows based computers should be similar. Please note that Adobe has replaced PageMaker with Adobe Indesign, so there will be no more updates to PageMaker after Version 7. We suggest that you upgrade to a more recent page layout program such as Indesign or Quark.
To begin, we will use the Export option in the File menu to access PDF export.

The window shown below appears. PageMaker presets range from Monitor Proofing to Press. Using the “Press” preset is sufficient in the absence of “PDF/X-1a”.

After choosing an export preset, click the “Export” button:
You will then be prompted to specify a filename and destination for your PDF file. Click “Save” to create the PDF:



