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Summary
Name	PageMaker PC Document
Version	6.5-7.0
Other names
Identifiers	MIME: application/vnd.pagemaker PUID: x-fmt/181
Family
Classification	Word Processor
Disclosure
Description	PageMaker is a discontinued desktop publishing program created by Aldus Corporation in 1985. Originally created for Macintosh computers the PC version was released in 1987. It was purchased alongside other Aldus software such as FreeHand in 1994. File extensions begin with either p or t, signifying the PageMaker file or PageMaker template, followed by the version number 65 or with the extensions pmd or pmt.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	Equivalent to PageMaker Mac Document (6.5-7.0) Has priority over Pagemaker Document (Generic) Is subsequent version of PageMaker PC Document (6.0)
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Adobe Systems Incorporated Aldus Corporation
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	10 Oct 2003
Source description	This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
Last updated	28 Jun 2022
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