# Adobe PageMaker vs. InDesign

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-pagemaker-vs-indesign/93065>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-pagemaker-vs-indesign/93065 "2001-11-13T04:12:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oldmaid85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oldmaid85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldmaid85)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-pagemaker-vs-indesign/93065/1 "2001-11-13T04:12:39Z")

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I’ve used PageMaker for many years and now our church office has purchased Adobe InDesign.

Is there a lot of new stuff for me to learn? I know PageMaker, Illlustrator and Photoshop very well.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-pagemaker-vs-indesign/93065/2 "2001-11-13T07:20:34Z")

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Let’s get the info from the horse’s mouth:

[http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/conversion.html](http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/conversion.html)

Looks like many features from Indesign are the same or similar from PageMaker but there are more features. It also has similar user interface and navigation. Old files from PageMaker can be used.  
Check the Acrobat document to learn more:

[http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/pdfs/idsn15switchpm.pdf](http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/pdfs/idsn15switchpm.pdf)