File extension PMD
| File type | Adobe PageMaker Document Format |
| Developer | Adobe Systems |
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What is a PMD file?
File with a .PMD extension contains a page layout with elements such as text, images or drawings from different Adobe software. PMD format is characteristic for Adobe PageMaker software, up to 6th version. It can be opened also in Adobe InDesign.
PageMaker software is used to create professional publications, such as brochures or bulletins. Currently, Adobe company provides Adobe InDesign program for this purpose, which versions CS6 and older support the PMD format. In order to open this format in the InDesign CC, it has to be converted into INDD format first.
Program(s) that can open the .PMD file
Windows
Mac OS
How to open PMD files
If you cannot open the PMD file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports PMD among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the PMD file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PMD format files
The inability to open and operate the PMD file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Adobe PageMaker Document Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PMD file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PMD file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PMD from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PMD format
- The PMD file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the PMD file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PMD file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the PMD file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PMD file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PMD file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.PMD) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PMD file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the PMD file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. PMD) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.