Adobe PageMaker

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Adobe PageMaker is software.

It was established in July 1985.[1]

Adobe PageMaker

Summary

Adobe PageMaker is a software[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (444 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Adobe PageMaker's instance of is recorded as software[3].
  • Adobe PageMaker's instance of is recorded as desktop publishing[4].
  • Adobe PageMaker was followed by Adobe InDesign[5].
  • Adobe PageMaker's developer is recorded as Adobe[6].
  • Adobe PageMaker's developer is recorded as Aldus[7].
  • Adobe PageMaker's operating system is recorded as Q11248[8].
  • Adobe PageMaker's operating system is recorded as Mac OS operating systems[9].
  • Adobe PageMaker is used for desktop publishing[10].
  • Adobe PageMaker's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • July 1985 marks the founding of Adobe PageMaker[12].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as PageMaker Document file format, version 3[13].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as PageMaker Document file format, version 4[14].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as PageMaker Document file format, version 5[15].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as PageMaker Document file format, version 6[16].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as PageMaker Document file format, version 6.5[17].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as PageMaker Time Stamp File[18].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as Pagemaker TableEditor Graphics[19].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as Pagemaker Document[20].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as Page Maker 7 Document[21].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as Adobe PageMaker Template (v6.5)[22].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as PageMaker template file, version 5[23].
  • Adobe PageMaker's readable file format is recorded as PageMaker Document file format family[24].
  • Adobe PageMaker's writable file format is recorded as PageMaker Document file format, version 3[25].
  • Adobe PageMaker's writable file format is recorded as PageMaker Document file format, version 4[26].
  • Adobe PageMaker's writable file format is recorded as PageMaker Document file format, version 5[27].

Why It Matters

Adobe PageMaker ranks in the top 3% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (444 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . hodgy.net. hodgy.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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