Operation Manual

Workspace and workflow

Last updated 11/30/2015

PageMaker Edit menu commands

File > Export File > Export

File > Links Manager Window > Links

File > Document Setup File > Document Setup

File > Printer Styles File > Print Presets

File > Print File > Print

File > Preferences > General Edit > Preferences (Windows) or InDesign >

Preferences (Mac OS)

Equivalent settings can be found in

Composition, Units & Increments, Guides &

Pasteboard, and Display Performance

preferences.

File > Preferences > Online No equivalent 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 > Output > Trap Presets To specify trapping preferences, create a new

Trap preset.

File > Exit (Windows) or File > Quit (Mac OS) File > Exit (Windows) or InDesign > Quit

InDesign (Mac OS)

PageMaker command InDesign equivalent Additional information

Edit > Undo Edit > Undo InDesign allows unlimited levels of Undo.

Edit > Cut Edit > Cut

Edit > Copy Edit > Copy

Edit > Paste Edit > Paste InDesign does not support OLE; however, you

can set similar options in the Links panel.

Edit > Clear Edit > Clear

Edit > Select All Edit > Select All

Edit > Deselect All Edit > Deselect All

Edit > Editions (Mac OS) No equivalent InDesign does not support Publish/Subscribe;

however, you can set similar options in the

Links panel.

Edit > Paste Multiple Edit > Step And Repeat

Edit > Paste Special Edit > Paste Without Formatting

Edit > Insert Object (Windows) File > Place

Edit > Edit Story Edit > Edit In Story Editor

PageMaker command InDesign equivalent Additional information