This problem is caused by the combination of PageMake and Macintosh Easy Open 1.1, which ships with System 7.5.
When placing, importing, or opening a file with PageMaker, Macintosh Easy Open looks in an application's resource bundle to determine what file types it supports. For applications like PageMaker that store filters such as TIFF and PICT import filters in a different location, Macintosh Easy Open assumes that the application does not support the file type and notifies the user accordingly.
While running Macintosh Easy Open they get the following message:
"The document named '[file name]' was not created with the application program "PageMaker". To open the document, select an alternate program with or without translation."
Workaround
Before placing, importing, or opening a file within PageMaker, users can temporarily disable Macintosh Easy Open by turning the "Automatic document translation" feature off. This is done using the Macintosh Easy Open Control Panel and allows PageMaker to access its filters normally, including the TIFF filter.
Adobe/Aldus has added a document to their fax system for customers. The document may be faxed by calling the FAX system at (206) 628-5737 and requesting document# 215604.