From Page to PDF

Comparing Page Layout Programs

Claudia McCue

AdobeFrameMaker

AdobeInDesign

AdobePageMaker

QuarkXPressMicrosoftPublisher

Operating Systems

Supported

Adobe® FrameMaker® 7.0

Download 7.0p578 update to work with Acrobat 6.0

FrameMaker 7.0 works only in Classic mode

No “Save As PDF”—instead, print to the “Create Adobe PDF” printer installed with FrameMaker (uses Distiller 5.0). Or print to PostScript, Distill manually.y

Adobe® FrameMaker® 7.0

“Save As”(Requires Distiller)

Print to PDF(Requires Distiller)

Print to PS & Distill

Control PDF Settings 1

Maintain Hyperlinks 1

Generate Bookmarks 1

Create Tagged PDF 1

CMYK Support

Spot Color Support 2 2 2

Security Support [in Distiller]

1– Check “Generate Acrobat data” in Print Setup

2– Only if “Separations” chosen

Adobe® InDesign® 2.0

Direct Export supports only Acrobat 4.0/5.0 specs

Print to Adobe PDF loses special features

Direct Export supports only Acrobat 4.0/5.0 specs

Print to Adobe PDF loses special features

Adobe® InDesign® 2.0Direct Export

via PDF LibraryPrint to PDF

(Requires Distiller)

Print to PS & Distill

Control PDF Settings 1 [in Distiller]

Maintain Hyperlinks

Generate Bookmarks 2

Create Tagged PDF

CMYK Support

Spot Color Support

Security Support 3 [in Distiller]

1– Via Setup in Print dialog box

2– Only from TOC entries (not from styles)

3– If Security is currently set in Distiller

Adobe® PageMaker® 7.0

Moving from Windows 98 or ME to Windows XP? Adobe recommends clean install of XP (rather than upgrade), then install PageMaker.

PageMaker 7.0 works only in Classic mode

“Export to PDF” invokes Distiller 5.0 (installed with PageMaker) but does maintain special featuresy

Adobe® PageMaker® 7.0

Export to PDF(Requires Distiller)

Print to PDF(Requires Distiller)

Print to PS & Distill

Control PDF Settings [in Distiller] [in Distiller]

Maintain Hyperlinks

Generate Bookmarks 1

Create Tagged PDF

CMYK Support

Spot Color Support

Security Support 2 [in Distiller]

1– Only from TOC entries (not from styles)

2– Distiller Security settings override choices in PageMaker

QuarkXPress™ 5.0

Use PPD Manager to guide QXP to “Adobe PDF” PPD.

Change PDF Port to “FILE:” beforehand.

QuarkXPress 5.0 works only in Classic mode.

Requires Distiller 4.0 or 5.0 PPD (does not recognize ADPDF6.ppd)

QuarkXPress 6.0 will work only under OS X.

Will use Global Graphics’ Jaws PDF Libraries™

QuarkXPress™ 5.0

Export as PDF* Print to PDF

(Requires Distiller)

Print to PS & Distill*

Control PDF Settings 1 1 [in Distiller]

Maintain Hyperlinks

Generate Bookmarks 2

Create Tagged PDF

CMYK Support

Spot Color Support

Security Support 3 3 [in Distiller]

* Must Set Port to FILE on Windows

1– Choose Properties > Adobe PDF Settings

2– From generated Lists (not Styles)

3– If Security is currently set in Distiller

Microsoft® Publisher 2002

No true direct export functionality

Sorry, no Microsoft Publisher for Macintosh OS. Period.

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Microsoft® Publisher 2002Save As PS

target: Adobe PDF(Creates PDF)

Print to PDF(Requires Distiller)

Print to PS & Distill

Control PDF Settings 1 1 1

Maintain Hyperlinks

Generate Bookmarks

Create Tagged PDF

CMYK Support

Spot Color Support

Security Support 2 2 [in Distiller]

1– Choose Properties > Adobe PDF Settings

2– If Security is currently set in Distiller