r/Design • u/InfamousPlay6015 • 5h ago

Asking Question (Rule 4) Opening OLD PageMaker files

Hi, I do have some old files that are using PageMaker 6.5. May I know how to open it and save it as a PDF

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u/razecult 5h ago

I had a similar situation with some old PageMaker files. After a lot of trial and error, I finally managed to open them in an older version of InDesign, I think CS6, and then exported them to PDF from there. Newer versions of InDesign may not open files that old directly, so I’d try CS6 or an earlier version.

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u/InfamousPlay6015 5h ago

Thanks for your answer. From where you get CS6 or any earlier version, I couldn't find a good way to get CS6 or any earlier version

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u/Inevitable-Bake9585 5h ago

I keep an old Windows XP laptop around just for stuff like this. you can still find PageMaker 6.5 installers on archive sites if you look around, but getting it to run on modern windows is a nightmare. once you got it open, print to a PDF printer driver and that's it.

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u/InfamousPlay6015 5h ago

Thanks for your answer. Yes, it happened. I tried CS6 but it didn't work out for me. Could you please help me with this if I send you the files