I have both PageMaker 6.5, 7.0, and the latest version of InDesign (2.0.2). For most things I find PageMaker to be a much a quicker, simpler, and more intuitive program to use than InDesign. However for a long time PageMaker (either version) would go crazy on me at unpredictable times, and then it would do such things as show distorted pages or refuse to zoom in or out. After much frustration I figured out the cause, on my Mac anyway: it was Microsoft Word 5.1. If I ran Word 5.1 anytime during a computing session, and then opened any version of PageMaker, then PageMaker went nuts. I could fix it by restarting the Mac and avoiding Word until I was done with PageMaker. In newsgroups, other people confirmed my finding, but no one was ever able to offer an explanation for it. I ended up trashing Word 5.1 and upgrading to Word 8 (if I must use Word to open some old Word document on my hard drive), and the problem disappeared.
If you don't have Word 5 on your computer, then maybe some other program is affecting it the same way. Keep track of which programs you use (even if you quit them) before you open PageMaker and you might begin to see a pattern. Good luck, Tom At 8:04 PM -0700 02/13/2003, Richard Starr wrote: >--- You wrote: >in my limited experience this would be just part of Pagemaker sucking - >we use 6.5 under OS 9.2 at work and it frequently pulls the same stunt >(often refusing to go any larger than it would on an 800x600 screen >regardless of res.) I have found that restarting the machine before >loading Pagemaker helps sometimes. > >this might not be the most helpful of suggestions but unless you really >HAVE to use Pagemaker I'd seriously consider using Adobe's other >offering "InDesign" instead - we're in the process of switching and >it's much more reliable >--- end of quote --- >Thanks for this. I tried it again this evening and it was working normally, >i.e. would zoom way out until the page was much smaller than the screen. >Why it >would not last night is beyond me. > >Pagemaker is the choice of my school so I'm stuck. A professional publisher I >know much preferrs Quark. > >Oh well... >Rich -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
