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What is pmd file?

Files with pmd extension can be most often encountered as documents created in Adobe PageMaker, discontinued desktop publishing program that was replaced with InDesign in Adobe's portfolio. Both programs are used to create rich and stylish documents and publications.

pmd file description

File extension pmd is associated with Adobe PageMaker, a desktop publishing program, used to create more complex and stylish documents.

PageMaker was the one of the first desktop publishing applications developed by Aldus Corporation in 1985 and initially for Apple Macintosh and later for Windows 1.0.

PageMaker relies on Adobe Systems' PostScript Page description language (PDL). In 1994 Adobe Systems acquired Aldus and PageMaker and branding it the Adobe PageMaker.

The Pagemaker was discontinued in 2004 and its successor is the Adobe InDesign.

InDesign CS6 and older is capable of open pmd documents. However, latest version of InDesign (InDesign CC) can't open old PageMaker files.

Software that will open pmd file

Other pmd file extensions

pmd - MikuMikuDance model

Files with pmd extension can be most likely found as models from MikuMikuDance 3D animation software.

pmd - Payroll Mate 2008 data

A pmd file extension is associated with the Payroll Mate software. A pmd file contains financial data.

pmd - Pegasus Mail user dictionary

A pmd file extension is related to the Pegasus Mail and used for its user dictionary data.

pmd - Phone polyphonic ringtone

A pmd file extension is related to the phone polyphonic ringtone format developed by Qualcomm.

pmd - PlanMaker spreadsheet

A pmd file extension is related to the PlanMaker and used for its spreadsheet files.

pmd - PMG Designer picture image

Files with pmd file extension are related to the PMG Designer picture image format.

pmd - Poser morph

Files with pmd file extension can be also found as 3D model data files from Poser, a 3D modeling studio by Smith Micro software.

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Do you have some old files containing important or valuable documents that you can't access anymore? Do you have old MacWrite files that you want to convert to a readable current format? Have you given up all hope of ever seeing your files again?

No need to despair. You can try to do the conversion yourself, or contact Jackson's Computers to do the conversion for you. It is quite possible I can convert the files for you remotely while we talk on the phone, using a file-sharing program. You would not have to send your floppy disks to me in the postal mail (and my fee is quite reasonable).

How is the conversion done?

First, note this little factoid: old Macintosh computer hard disks are formatted using a different method than new(er) Macintosh hard disks.Copying old files to newer hard drives often removes the resource fork information for each file.

Some people use software emulators to convert old documents to Word; I prefer to use the old hardware itself. I found this cutie in the bottom of a closet - an old Mac Classic II. It runs fine.

'My Old Files Have No Icon'

How To Convert Pagemaker Files

If you are using a modern, Intel Mac, the first thing you will note is that the MacWrite files you wish to convert to Word have a generic white icon. No matter what you do - adding '.txt' to the end of the file name or using MacLink, the files cannot be opened or converted.

The reason the generic white icon cannot be opened is that the file has lost its resource fork. Without the resource fork, the Mac does not know what type of file it is, and won't open it, even with conversion software such as MacLink.

Conversion Process

To convert the files, the resource fork must be added back.

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Conversion using a MacClassic running System 7.01: I used a program called 'Change Type/Creator' that runs under System 7.01. The resource fork for MacWrite contains two important pieces of information: the creator is 'MACA' and the type is 'Word'. Change Type/Creator allowed me to change the resource fork to MacWrite.

Once the resource fork matched the application that created these documents, I could convert the documents to Word by opening each document in Word 5.1 and then saving the documents. However, this requires typing the document names to save them, which is a bit time-consuming. Using my iBook running System 9.1, I could then use MacLink Delux to batch convert the files to Word 98.

Conversion using an iBook running System 9.1: Turns out, Change Type/Creator application is available for OS X.

To avoid the use of floppy disks, I downloaded Change Type/Creator onto my Intel Mac, and converted the files to the correct resourse fork. Then, I copied the files over my network to a G4 Mac.

I needed the iBook running System 9.1 to use ClarisWorks to open the MacWrite files. When using ClarisWorks to open the files, the file names are preserved. ClarisWorks allows the files to be saved as Word 4.0. I could then use MacLink Delux to batch convert the files to Word 98.

Converting Other File Formats

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Do you have other old files you need converted? Jackson's Computers can probably translate them for you. Here is a list of file types I can convert:

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Aldus PageMaker files version 2 and up
AppleWorks
ClarisWorks
FileMaker Pro version 1, FileMaker Pro version 2, FileMaker Pro version 3 and up
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Cricket Graph
Other file types - just give a call.