Moving from PageMaker to InDesign (Was "Editor")

alfa75559246  wrote But such a publication seems impossible to create with InDesign, which apparently was created by computer freaks who never worked with other printed matter than glossy brochures that nobody reads. Shame on you!

Hi Alfa,

To address this thought, InDesign was created by the engineers at Aldus because the code in PageMaker was too old to be able to bring it up to the then-current standards, and that was two decades ago. They needed to start from the ground up with new code. Adobe bought Aldus to get InDesign (code-named K2.) That's why many of the shortcuts continue to work in InDesign.

I suspect one day or less of training would convert you from "Owww!" to "Wow!" as it did for so many of us when we switched over. And we still remember PageMaker here in the InDesign forum, so we can help. There is no way now that I could ever go back.

Wishing you well,

Jane

Russian proverb says — глаза боятся, руки делают.

Dear @alfa75559246 , I'm fear to disappoint you, but you're totally wrong.

When I slip down from PageMaker to InDesign in 2005 year every new learning steps make me fly that I never be used PageMaker again.

https://www.amazon.com/Real-World-Adobe-InDesign-CC/dp/0321930711 - try this book, if you're don't like videos from Lynda. This book for CS2 version was really helpful for me years ago.

PageMaker was the first program I used on a computer. When InDesign came out, I transitioned to InDesign. There is a learning curve because InDesign is more powerful than PageMaker. Taking an introductory one or two day class would no doubt go a long way in that regard. In the end I think you'll be very pleased with InDesign.

Hi Alfa:

Have you watched any of the these free tutorials?
InDesign tutorials | Learn how to use InDesign CC

Purchased a book to work through on your own or with an instructor?

Adobe InDesign CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release)

Watched videos on LinkedIn Learning?

InDesign CC 2019 Essential Training

When I transitioned to InDesign from PageMaker in 1999, I was grateful for how much it worked like PageMaker. In 2019, I'm grateful for all the things I can do quickly in InDesign that PageMaker never supported. Training is the key to the transition. Set aside some time to learn the program, and you may never look back.

~Barb

I've used PageMaker, Quark and InDesign to do page layout. They all do pretty much the same thing in very similar ways. Can you name something that's easy to do in PageMaker that you can't figure out in InDesign?

While I'd agree with Bob's post in essence, there's nothing forcing you to use any particular InDesign feature that does something you don't need.

I still can't make decent layouts using it.

Why not? What happens when you try?

Nothing fancy at all.

I make layouts in InDesign all day every day for technical documents that I'm sure are decidedly less "fancy" than your magazine, and the application doesn't force anything needlessly complex upon my workflow. Your post has made me so curious about the nature of your difficulties, that I really hope you post again with details of something more specific in InDesign that has posed a challenge to your efforts to construct basic layouts. I truly can't imagine what the obstacles might be.

InDesign is a powerful, professional level application with a steep learning curve. If you’re not willing to put in the time to learn it, it’s not for you.