File > New

File > New > Document

File > Open

File > Open

File > Recent Publications

File > Open Recent (Windows®)

File > Close

File > Close

File > Save

File > Save

There is no preference in InDesign to Save Smaller or Save Faster. Use Save to perform a fast save and Save As to compact a document to the smallest possible size.

File > Save As

File > Save As

See note above.

File > Revert

File > Revert

InDesign does not revert to “mini-saved” versions of a document as PageMaker does; instead, InDesign offers unlimited levels of Undo.

File > Place

File > Place

File > Acquire

No equivalent

Scan images using the software that came with your scanner, and then place the images in InDesign.

File > Export

File > Export

File > Links Manager

Window > Links

File > Document Setup

File > Document Setup

File > Printer Styles

File > Print Presets

File > Print

File > Print

File > Preferences > General

Edit > Preferences (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences (Mac OS)

Equivalent settings can be found in Composition, Units & Increments, Guides & Pasteboard, and Display Performance preferences.

File > Preferences > Online

No equivalent

You can drag objects from a web browser to InDesign without configuring a proxy.

File > Preferences > Layout Adjustment

Layout > Layout Adjustment

You specify layout adjustment options and enable layout adjustment at the same time. Settings in InDesign match those in PageMaker almost exactly. Ruler guides follow their associated column or margin guides by default. To change this, deselect Allow Ruler Guides To Move.

File > Preferences > Trapping

Window > Output > Trap Presets

To specify trapping preferences, create a new Trap preset.

File > Exit (Windows) or File > Quit (Mac OS)

File > Exit (Windows) or InDesign > Quit InDesign (Mac OS)