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* Versions 4-X2 OLE2 container format<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19961129221613/http://www.serif.com/products/PagePlus_h_Office.html</ref> | * Versions 4-X2 OLE2 container format<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19961129221613/http://www.serif.com/products/PagePlus_h_Office.html</ref> | ||
* Versions X3-X9 ZIP container format | * Versions X3-X9 ZIP container format | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
| + | ! Version !! Extension !! Year !! Container !! PRONOM | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus Generic || '''PPP''' || || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/671}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 1-3 || '''PPP''' || 1991 || Binary || {{PRONOM|fmt/1537}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 4 || '''PPP''' || 1996 || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/672}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 5 || '''PPP''' || 1997 || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/673}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 6 || '''PPP''' || 1999 || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/674}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 7 || '''PPP''' || 2000 || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/675}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 8 || '''PPP''' || 2001 || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/676}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 9 || '''PPP''' || 2003 || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/677}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 10 || '''PPP''' || 2004 || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/678}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 11 || '''PPP''' || 2005 || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/679}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus 12 (X2) || '''PPP''' || 2007 || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/680}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus Home/Office || '''PPP''' || || OLE || {{PRONOM|fmt/681}} | ||
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| + | |PagePlus SE || '''PPP''' || || ZIP || {{PRONOM|fmt/1536}} | ||
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| + | |PagePlus X3 || '''PPP''' || 2008 || ZIP || {{PRONOM|fmt/1529}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus X4 || '''PPP''' || 2009 || ZIP || {{PRONOM|fmt/1530}} | ||
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| + | |PagePlus X5 || '''PPP''' || 2010 || ZIP || {{PRONOM|fmt/1531}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus X6 || '''PPP''' || 2011 || ZIP || {{PRONOM|fmt/1532}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus X7 || '''PPP''' || 2013 || ZIP || {{PRONOM|fmt/1533}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus X8 || '''PPP''' || 2014 || ZIP || {{PRONOM|fmt/1534}} | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PagePlus X9 || '''PPP''' || 2015 || ZIP || {{PRONOM|fmt/1535}} | ||
| + | |} | ||
== OLE2 vs. XML Based Format == | == OLE2 vs. XML Based Format == | ||
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* [https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24685083&digital=yes Sample .PPP file at Archives New Zealand] | * [https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24685083&digital=yes Sample .PPP file at Archives New Zealand] | ||
* [https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24685027&digital=yes Sample .PPP file at Archives New Zealand] | * [https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24685027&digital=yes Sample .PPP file at Archives New Zealand] | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/thorsted/pronom-research-week/tree/master/Serif/Samples/PagePlus Sample Files] | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|document/pagePlus}} | ||
==Software== | ==Software== | ||
| − | * [https://www.serif.com/en-us/legacy/downloads/ Serif Legacy Software download] [https://community.serif.com/forum/4914/registering-serif-legacy-software How to Register Legacy software] | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20210725081508/https://www.serif.com/en-us/legacy/downloads/ Serif Legacy Software download] [https://community.serif.com/forum/4914/registering-serif-legacy-software How to Register Legacy software] |
* [https://archive.org/details/Serif_PagePlus_3.0_-_Desktop_publishing_for_Windows_3.1_-_SerifEng Serif PagePlus 3.0] | * [https://archive.org/details/Serif_PagePlus_3.0_-_Desktop_publishing_for_Windows_3.1_-_SerifEng Serif PagePlus 3.0] | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/serif-pageplus-intro PagePlus Intro Version (1994)] | * [https://archive.org/details/serif-pageplus-intro PagePlus Intro Version (1994)] | ||
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[[Category:Microsoft Compound File]] | [[Category:Microsoft Compound File]] | ||
[[Category:XML based file formats]] | [[Category:XML based file formats]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 8 March 2024
PagePlus released by Serif is a desktop publishing application for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Serif was created with the merger of SPC and Allegro New Media in 1997.[1]Serif has depreciated the PagePlus software in favor of the new Affinity titles, final version was X9.
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[edit] File Information
PagePlus PPP files are incompatible with the new Affinity Publisher & Designer software.[2] PagePlus uses extensions PPX for templates and PPB for Book publications.
[edit] File Version Information
- Versions 1-3 Binary format
- Versions 4-X2 OLE2 container format[3]
- Versions X3-X9 ZIP container format
| Version | Extension | Year | Container | PRONOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PagePlus Generic | PPP | OLE | fmt/671 | |
| PagePlus 1-3 | PPP | 1991 | Binary | fmt/1537 |
| PagePlus 4 | PPP | 1996 | OLE | fmt/672 |
| PagePlus 5 | PPP | 1997 | OLE | fmt/673 |
| PagePlus 6 | PPP | 1999 | OLE | fmt/674 |
| PagePlus 7 | PPP | 2000 | OLE | fmt/675 |
| PagePlus 8 | PPP | 2001 | OLE | fmt/676 |
| PagePlus 9 | PPP | 2003 | OLE | fmt/677 |
| PagePlus 10 | PPP | 2004 | OLE | fmt/678 |
| PagePlus 11 | PPP | 2005 | OLE | fmt/679 |
| PagePlus 12 (X2) | PPP | 2007 | OLE | fmt/680 |
| PagePlus Home/Office | PPP | OLE | fmt/681 | |
| PagePlus SE | PPP | ZIP | fmt/1536 | |
| PagePlus X3 | PPP | 2008 | ZIP | fmt/1529 |
| PagePlus X4 | PPP | 2009 | ZIP | fmt/1530 |
| PagePlus X5 | PPP | 2010 | ZIP | fmt/1531 |
| PagePlus X6 | PPP | 2011 | ZIP | fmt/1532 |
| PagePlus X7 | PPP | 2013 | ZIP | fmt/1533 |
| PagePlus X8 | PPP | 2014 | ZIP | fmt/1534 |
| PagePlus X9 | PPP | 2015 | ZIP | fmt/1535 |
[edit] OLE2 vs. XML Based Format
PagePlus X3 uses a new XML based format using root tag <SerifXML>, enabling PagePlus versions from X3 onwards to open documents made in later versions.[4]
[edit] Compressed Internal Objects
Some objects inside the PPP OLE2 file may be compressed. In version 9.03 for example, the file titled 'contents' is compressed, with the following file header suggesting this:
20 00 00 80 43 6F 6D 70 72 65 73 73 69 6F 6E 46 69 6C 65 00 EE 11 00 00 79 47 00 00 02 00 02 00
Which translates to:
...€CompressionFile.î...yG......
The existence of these compressed objects makes it difficult to penetrate the file type to retrieve information such as the user content. This may be considered a preservation risk without further information from a specification or a reverse engineering exercise.
[edit] Sample Files
- Sample .PPP files in the UK Web Archive
- Sample .PPP file at Archives New Zealand
- Sample .PPP file at Archives New Zealand
- Sample Files
- dexvert samples — document/pagePlus
[edit] Software
- Serif Legacy Software download How to Register Legacy software
- Serif PagePlus 3.0
- PagePlus Intro Version (1994)
[edit] See Also
- Wikipedia:Serif_products#Serif_PagePlus
- Wikipedia:PagePlus
- Serif PagePlus official site (depreciated)
[edit] References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19971009140839/http://www.spco.com/SPC/2597.htm
- ↑ https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/92455-open-or-import-pageplus-ppp-files/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19961129221613/http://www.serif.com/products/PagePlus_h_Office.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090212181246/http://serif.com/pageplus/pageplusx3/whats-new
