1 Chapter 1: PageMaker Commands and InDesign Equivalents Adobe InDesign and Adobe PageMaker use many of the same commands. If you are accustomed to Adobe PageMaker, the tables below will help you quickly find what you need in Adobe InDesign PageMaker Edition. In some cases, you ll find the equivalent to a PageMaker command in a palette or a palette menu. For more information about a specific InDesign command or palette, see InDesign Help. File menu commands and equivalents File > New File > Open File > Recent Publications File > Close File > New > Document File > Open File > Open Recent (Windows) File > Close File > Save File > Save There is no preference in InDesign to Save Smaller or Save Faster. Use Save to perform a fast save and Save As to compact a document to the smallest possible size. File > Save As File > Save As See note above. File > Revert File > Revert InDesign does not revert to minisaved versions of a document as Page- Maker does; instead, InDesign offers unlimited levels of Undo. File > Place File > Place File > Acquire Scan images using the software that came with your scanner, and then place the images in InDesign. File > Export File > Export
2 CHAPTER 1 PageMaker Commands and InDesign Equivalents File > Links Manager File > Document Setup File > Printer Styles File > Print File > Preferences > General Window > Links File > Document Setup File > Print Presets File > Print Edit > Preferences (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences (Mac OS) Equivalent settings can be found in the Composition, Units & Increments, Guides & Pasteboard, and Display Performance panels of the Preferences dialog box. File > Preferences > Online You can drag objects from a Web browser to InDesign without configuring a proxy. File > Preferences > Layout Adjustment Layout > Layout Adjustment You specify layout adjustment options and enable layout adjustment at the same time. Settings in InDesign match those in PageMaker almost exactly. Ruler guides follow their associated column or margin guides by default. To change this, deselect Allow Ruler Guides to Move. File > Preferences > Trapping Window > Trap Presets To specify trapping preferences, create a new Trap preset. File > Send Mail (Windows) File > Exit (Windows) or File > Quit (Mac OS) File > Exit (Windows) or InDesign > Quit InDesign (Mac OS)
ADOBE INDESIGN CS PAGEMAKER EDITION User Guide Supplement 3 Edit menu commands and equivalents Edit > Undo Edit > Undo InDesign allows unlimited levels of Undo. Edit > Cut Edit > Copy Edit > Cut Edit > Copy Edit > Paste Edit > Paste InDesign does not support OLE; however, you can set similar options in the Links palette. Edit > Clear Edit > Select All Edit > Deselect All Edit > Clear Edit > Select All Edit > Deselect All Edit > Editions (Mac OS) InDesign does not support Publish/Subscribe; however, you can set similar options in the Links palette. Edit > Paste Multiple Edit > Step and Repeat Edit > Paste Special File > Place To paste text without formatting, turn off Preserve Text Attributes When Pasting in General Preferences. Edit > Insert Object (Windows) File > Place To paste text without formatting, turn off Preserve Text Attributes When Pasting in General Preferences. Edit > Edit Story Edit > Edit in Story Editor Edit > Edit Original Window > Links Select the graphic you want to edit, and then choose Edit Original in the Links palette menu. Edit > Show Clipboard (Mac OS)
4 CHAPTER 1 PageMaker Commands and InDesign Equivalents Layout menu commands and equivalents Layout > Go to Page Window > Pages Double-click a page icon in the Pages palette to jump to that page. You can also select or type a page number in the Page text box at the bottom of the document window. Layout > Insert Pages Window > Pages Choose Insert Pages from the Pages palette menu. Layout > Remove Pages Window > Pages Choose Delete Pages from the Pages palette menu. Layout > Sort Pages Window > Pages Click and drag pages in the Pages palette to sort them. Layout > Go Back Layout > Go Forward Layout > Column Guides Layout > Go Back Layout > Go Forward Layout > Margins and Columns Layout > Copy Master Guides InDesign master guides from any given master are always copied to pages that use that master. Layout > Autoflow Press Shift when a loaded text icon is displayed. You can flow text manually, automatically (with autoflow), or semi-automatically.
ADOBE INDESIGN CS PAGEMAKER EDITION User Guide Supplement 5 Type menu commands and equivalents Type > Font Type > Size Type > Leading Type > Type Style Type > Expert Kerning Type > Expert Tracking Type > Horizontal Scale Type > Character Type > Paragraph Type > Indents/Tabs Type > Font Type > Size Type > Character or Control palette in Character mode Type > Character or Control palette in Character mode Type > Character or Control palette in Character mode Type > Character or Control palette in Character mode Control palette in Character mode Type > Character Type > Paragraph Type > Tabs InDesign uses baseline leading by default, as opposed to proportional leading, which is PageMaker s default. InDesign displays the type styles available for the selected font. Expert kerning in PageMaker is similar to optical kerning in InDesign. Expert tracking in PageMaker is similar to range kerning in InDesign. Type > Hyphenation Type > Paragraph Choose Hyphenation from the Paragraph palette menu. Type > Alignment Type > Style Type > Define Styles Type > Paragraph or Control palette in Paragraph mode Type > Paragraph Styles or Type > Character Styles Type > Paragraph Styles or Type > Character Styles InDesign supports both paragraph and character styles. Choose New Paragraph Style in the Paragraph Styles palette to create a paragraph style. Choose New Character Style in the Character Styles palette to create a character style.
6 CHAPTER 1 PageMaker Commands and InDesign Equivalents Element menu commands and equivalents Element > Fill Window > Swatches or Window > Color InDesign does not support patterned fills. The Swatches palette in InDesign is equivalent to the Colors palette in PageMaker. Element > Stroke Window > Stroke Choose a stroke style in the Stroke palette or define a custom stroke style. Element > Fill and Stroke Window > Swatches, Window > Stroke, and Window > Attributes Create tints using the Swatches palette. Specify overprinting in the Attributes palette. Element > Frame > Attach Content InDesign automatically creates a frame for text files or graphics you import. To paste content into an existing frame, select the frame, and then place or paste the content into it. Element > Frame > Frame Options Element > Frame > Change to Frame Element > Frame > Next Frame Element > Frame > Previous Frame Element > Frame > Remove From Threads Element > Frame > Delete Content Element > Arrange Object > Text Frame Options (text frames only) Object > Fitting Object > Content > [content type] View > Show Text Threads View > Show Text Threads Select a text frame. Click the port you want to unthread. Click the linked port with the Unthread icon. Select content in the frame, and then press Delete. Object > Arrange For text frames, specify columns, vertical alignment, and inset spacing in the Text Frame Options dialog box. Set horizontal alignment in the Paragraph palette (Type > Paragraph). For graphics and text frames, use subcommands on the Object > Fitting menu to fit content to a frame (or vice versa). Select text with the Type tool. Select graphics with the Direct Selection tool.
ADOBE INDESIGN CS PAGEMAKER EDITION User Guide Supplement 7 Element > Align Objects (Windows) or Element > Align (Mac OS) Element > Text Wrap Element > Group Element > Ungroup Element > Lock Position Element > Unlock Window > Align Window > Type & Tables > Text Wrap Object > Group Object > Ungroup Object > Lock Position Object > Unlock Position Element > Mask Object > Clipping path You can also mask a graphic by creating the masking shape, copying the image you want to mask, and then pasting it into the shape (Edit > Paste Into), or by adjusting its graphics frame. Element > Unmask Object > Clipping path See note above. Element > Image > Image Control Element > Image > CMS Source Object > Image Color Settings Element > Image > Photoshop Effects You can apply Photoshop effects in Adobe Photoshop. They are not included in InDesign. Element > Polygon Settings Element > Rounded Corners Double-click the Polygon tool in the toolbox Object > Corner Effects Element > Link Info Window > Links Choose Link Information on the Links palette menu. Element > Link Options Element > Non-Printing Element > Remove Transformation Edit > Preferences > Text (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Text (Mac OS) Window > Links Window > Attributes In the Preferences dialog box, select or deselect Create Links When Placing Text and Spreadsheet Files. On the Links palette menu, choose Embed/Unlink.
8 CHAPTER 1 PageMaker Commands and InDesign Equivalents Utilities menu commands and equivalents Utilities > Plug-ins Help > Configure Plug-ins (Windows) or InDesign > Configure Plug-ins (Mac OS) Utilities > Find Edit > Find/Change You can perform Find/Change operations in layout view or story editor. Utilities > Find Next Edit > Find Next See note above. Utilities > Change Edit > Find/Change See note above. Utilities > Spelling Edit > Check Spelling You can check spelling in layout view or story editor. Utilities > Book File > New > Book You add, delete, and sort documents in a book using the Book palette. Utilities > Index Entry Window > Type & Tables > Index To add an index entry, click the New button in the Index palette. Utilities > Show Index Index palette in Reference mode (Window > Type & Tables > Index) Utilities > Create Index Window > Type & Tables > Index Choose Generate Index on the Index palette menu. Utilities > Create TOC Layout > Table of Contents Utilities > Define Colors Window > Swatches Choose New Color Swatch in the Swatches palette menu.
ADOBE INDESIGN CS PAGEMAKER EDITION User Guide Supplement 9 View menu commands and equivalents View > Display Master Items View > Hide/Show Master Items View > Display Non-Printing Items Select Normal View Mode in the toolbox to view nonprinting items. To hide nonprinting items, select Preview Mode. You can also create a layer for objects you do not want to print, and then show or hide that layer when you print or export. View > Zoom In View > Zoom Out View > Actual Size View > Fit in Window View > Entire Pasteboard View > Zoom To View > Hide/Show Rulers View > Snap to Rulers View > Zero Lock View > Hide/Show Guides View > Snap to Guides View > Lock Guides View > Clear Ruler Guides View > Zoom In View > Zoom Out View > Actual Size View > Fit Page in Window or View > Fit Spread in Window View > Entire Pasteboard Choose a magnification level from the Zoom menu at the bottom of the document window. View > Hide/Show Rulers Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the zero point, and then choose Lock Zero Point from the context menu that appears. View > Hide/Show Guides View > Snap to Guides View > Lock Guides Using InDesign keyboard shortcuts, Press Ctrl+Shift+G (Windows) or Command+Option+G (Mac OS) to select all guides on the current spread, and then press Delete.
ADOBE INDESIGN CS PAGEMAKER EDITION User Guide Supplement 10 View > Send Guides to Back View > Hide/Show Scroll Bars Edit > Preferences > Guides & Pasteboard (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Guides & Pasteboard (Mac OS) Window menu commands and equivalents Window > Arrange Icons (Windows) Window > Tile Window > Cascade Window > Hide/Show Tools Window > Hide/Show Control Palette Window > Hide/Show Colors Window > Hide/Show Styles Window > Hide/Show Layers Window > Hide/Show Master Pages Window > Hide/Show Hyperlinks Window > Arrange > Tile Window > Arrange > Cascade Window > Tools Window > Control Window > Swatches or Window > Color Window > Type & Tables > Paragraph Styles or Window > Type & Tables > Character Styles Window > Layers Window > Pages Window > Interactive > Hyperlinks Window > Plug-in Palettes Plug-ins appear as added options in InDesign menus or palettes, or in InDesign dialog boxes. Window > [name of open document] Window > [name of open document] Adobe, InDesign, PageMaker, and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. registered in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 2003 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.