Page Layout File Extensions

Do you know what to do with an IND file? How about PPP or PUB? This alphabetical list contains the primary page layout document and template file extensions for many desktop publishing software programs. This list does not include graphics file formats other than a few common proprietary formats such as for Photoshop and CorelDRAW.

Extension	Software	Notes
AI	Adobe Illustrator	page layout/vector image
AIT	Adobe Illustrator	template
CDR	CorelDRAW	image
CDT	CorelDRAW	template
CPH	Corel Print House	page layout
CPT	Corel Photo-Paint	image
DTP	Publish-iT	page layout
FM	Adobe FrameMaker	page layout
GEM	Ventura Publisher	now Corel Ventura
INDB	Adobe InDesign	book files
INDD	Adobe InDesign	page layout (also IND)
INDT	Adobe InDesign	template
NPP	Nova Development Art Explosion Publisher Pro	page layout
P65	Adobe PageMaker	page layout; v. 6.5
PA	Print Artist	document/project
PAGES	Apple iWork Pages	document
PDF	Adobe Acrobat	portable document format
PDG	Broderbund The Print Shop Deluxe	older versions
PDP	Adobe	less common version of portable document format (PDF)
PMD (PM3/4/5/6)	Aldus/Adobe PageMaker	PM3, PM4, PM5, PM6 are for those versions; PMD is PageMaker 6 and up.
PPP	Serif PagePlus	page layout
PPX	Serif PagePlus	template
PSD	Adobe Photoshop	image document
PSP	Paint Shop Pro	image
PUB	Micrsoft Publisher	page layout
QPT	QuarkXPress	project template
QXB	QuarkXPress	book file
QXD	QuarkXPress	page layout; v. 5 and earlier
QXP	QuarkXPress	page layout; v. 6 and up
QXT	QuarkXPress	template
RTD	RagTime	page layout
SBK	Nova Development Scrapbook Factory	project file
SLA	Scribus	page layout
VP	Corel Ventura	page layout
XCF	GIMP	image
ZDP/ZDL	Avery DesignPro