Adobe InDesign CS PageMaker Edition Now Available; PageMaker Plug-in Pack Provides Smooth Transition for Users to Get Up and Running on InDesign CS.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2004

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today shipped Adobe(R) InDesign(R) CS PageMaker(R) Edition software. The new release includes a full version of Adobe InDesign CS software plus an innovative PageMaker Plug-in Pack which includes designer templates, keyboard shortcuts and training materials designed to make switching to InDesign CS, the award-winning layout and design software, easy for designers, educators and business users. Customers who already have InDesign CS can order and download the PageMaker Plug-in Pack directly from Adobe.com.

"As a former Adobe PageMaker user, I'm thrilled to now have exceptional PageMaker features like numbered and bulleted lists within InDesign CS PageMaker Edition software," said Scott Citron, principal of Scott Citron Design. "This is just one example of features previously available in PageMaker that have now been applied to InDesign CS to make both current InDesign users and those upgrading from PageMaker more productive than ever."

With the addition of the PageMaker Plug-in Pack customers can now repurpose layouts in older documents with conversion support for PageMaker 6.0 documents, as well as 6.5-7.x and QuarkXPress 3.3-4x files. In addition, the ALAP(R) InBooklet(R) Special Edition plug-in automatically rearranges a document's pages at print time into an imposition with complete control over margins, gaps, bleeds, creep and crossover traps. Other features include automated bullets and numbering, Data Merge, the Position tool, which works similarly to the Crop tool in PageMaker, and the ability to switch keyboard shortcuts in InDesign CS to match PageMaker 7.0 shortcuts.

The Adobe PageMaker Plug-in Pack adds more support for PageMaker users when considering the switch to InDesign CS. Over 80 new professional templates help solve the blank page syndrome for designers, educators, and business users by giving them a place to start. The templates were created by well known designers Kirsti Scott of Scott Design, Cheryl Tower Weese of Studio Blue, Clement Mok of The Office of Clement Mok, Diti Katona of Concrete Design Communications, Earl Gee of Gee + Chung Design, Matteo Bologna of Mucca Design Corp., Roberto de Vicq of HarperCollins and Sean Adams of AdamsMorioka. The templates are based on real world projects such as advertisements, business cards, certificates and letterhead design. Also included is the Adobe Designer Templates Guide, an interactive PDF that includes video interviews with the designers, "how to" tips for advanced design features, and background on the real world projects behind the templates.

The PageMaker Plug-in Pack includes a specialized training DVD entitled: Total Training Presents: Migrating from Adobe PageMaker to InDesign CS. This training series, led by Adobe software expert Brian Maffitt, helps users migrate their documents and software knowledge from PageMaker to InDesign CS. Additional written instruction manuals and interactive Adobe PDFs that address training issues specific to PageMaker users are also included.

PageMaker users will find familiar features such as Story Editor, an integrated word-processing functionality, standard in InDesign CS. InDesign CS also supports PageMaker workflows, Mac OS X Panther and has native file support for Adobe Photoshop(R) CS and Illustrator(R) CS assets. PageMaker users, who want more advanced design capabilities such as drop shadows and superior typographical and editable transparency controls, will find Adobe InDesign CS meets these requirements.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe InDesign CS PageMaker Edition for Mac OS X and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) is immediately available to customers in the United States and Canada through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com. This version is available to licensed users of Adobe PageMaker (any version) and is available for the estimated street price of US$349 (must supply a valid PageMaker serial number at install). InDesign CS PageMaker Edition will be available to educators (with any registered version of PageMaker) for the estimated street price of US$219. For more information please visit: www.adobe.com/products/indesign/pm_ind.html.

Customers who already have InDesign CS can order and download the Adobe PageMaker Plug-in Pack from the Adobe Store for US$49. The Adobe PageMaker Plug-in Pack is expected to be included with the Adobe Creative Suite Premium Edition and Creative Suite Standard Edition in Spring 2004. For more information about the Adobe Creative Suite, please visit: www.adobe.com/creativesuite.

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