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December 4, 2000
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PageMaker / InDesign / Quark and FrameMaker

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This thread considers FrameMaker and its relationship, if any, to PageMaker, InDesign, and Quark.
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Arnis Gubins
Inspiring
March 13, 2001
There is a Quark XT now available that allows the import and export from Quark of MIF format files (text & attributes only).

For the Quark MIF filter, please see: http://www.goldwein.com/products/

The filter is available for both the Windows and Mac platforms.
Seanb_usAuthor
Inspiring
December 4, 2000
Converting between FrameMaker and PageMaker / InDesign / Quark

If you have an Adobe PageMaker, InDesign, or Quark document and you want to bring it into FrameMaker:

  • Export and import the document via RTF.


Similarly, if you are taking FrameMaker to one of these other products:

  • Export and import the document via RTF.


Things such as graphics will need to be reimported when you reformat the imported RTF in the destination product.
Seanb_usAuthor
Inspiring
December 4, 2000
PageMaker versus FrameMaker

Which should you use, PageMaker or FrameMaker? Consensus in the FrameMaker forum is that FrameMaker is better for:

  • long, structured, technical documents


  • documents using cross-references and generated lists, such as TOCs, indexes, lists of figures, etc.


  • documents going to online help


  • documents with a high page count


These forums seem to consider PageMaker better for:

  • using lots of color


  • newsletters, marketing pieces, and documents where page layout varies a lot


  • typography (with InDesign reportedly being superior in this regard)


Of course, consider the format of and need to update your legacy documentation.