Known 8M Files

Primary 8M File Association

.8M

File ID:	.8m
Class:	PageMaker Math 8 Printer Font

An 8M file is a file type primarily associated with PageMaker and is a printer font used by the program.

Author:	Adobe Systems Incorporated
Group:	Font Files
Subkey:	HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.8m

Software Programs That Open The PageMaker Math 8 Printer Font:

Adobe PageMaker by Adobe Systems Incorporated

Windows

Mac

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8M Troubleshooting

Typical 8M Opening Challenges

Adobe PageMaker Isn't There

If you attempt to load your 8M file, you experience a message such as "Can't Open 8M Files". When this happens, it is commonly due to Adobe PageMaker missing in %%os%%. The OS won't know what to do with your 8M file, so double-clicking to load the file doesn't work.

Tip: If you know of another program that can open your 8M file, you can try opening it by selecting the application from the programs listed.

Outdated Adobe PageMaker

It is possible that your version of Adobe PageMaker isn't able to open your PageMaker Math 8 Printer Font file due to incompatibility. If you do not have the proper version Adobe PageMaker (or any of the other programs listed above), you may need to try downloading a different version of it, or one of the other software applications listed above. The primary cause of this problem is that your PageMaker Math 8 Printer Font file was created by a different (newer) version of Adobe PageMaker than what's installed.

Tip: Find clues on the correct software version by right-clicking your 8M file and clicking "Properties".

Ultimately, most of the difficulties opening 8M files are due to having the wrong version of Adobe PageMaker installed.

Associated Difficulties Loading 8M Files

Even with the correct version of Adobe PageMaker installed, you can still experience difficulties opening 8Ms. If you are still having problems opening 8M files, there may be other issues that are preventing you from opening these files. Issues that aren't software-related:

• 8M file type Registry entries are wrong
• Mistaken removal of the Windows registry 8M description
• Adobe PageMaker or another 8M application experienced a flawed installation
• The 8M itself is corrupted
• Malware-tainted 8M file can't be opened
• Hardware related to 8Ms has device driver corruption
• Your PC doesn’t have enough available resources to open the PageMaker Math 8 Printer Font file