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Hello, What software will people be using and why when Publisher is phased out in October 2026? Thank you.
I know there's InDesign and Canva. Also, will Publisher files be able to be converted ?
A desktop publishing application from Microsoft that focuses on page layout and graphic design.
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I have an 80 page 2 sided 5.5x8.5 book that we do every year. Unfortunately for us we changed the format to tab bleeds and coil binding.
What I like so much the ability to have master page layouts and booklet layouts then quickly switch to side by side 2 page layouts. I'm having problems finding these features.
Nita
I am not creating another email just to satisfy Microsoft. They will find a way to negate that, too.
Microsoft insists that Word and Powerpoint (that is the funniest ones) will do what Publisher does, but that is an outright lie. I have a few standard envelopes that I use...saved in specific file names, and YOU CANNOT DO THAT IN WORD!!!! Any envelopes are one and done and not savable. I have church brochures, etc. and NONE OF THEM work with Word. I do not know what Microsoft's reasoning is behind this, but they certainly did not ask any actually users.
feel for you I started yesterday and found my progress very tedious and slow.. quite apart from re-READING past decades old files ... grim grimace to conclude this post M.McA
Should work.