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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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So...I just downloaded LibreOffice Draw. I opened a preexisting publisher file, and I was able to open it and edit it. YEAH!!!!
Has anyone tried this? Additional cost? Last actual disk I've found in my stash was 2003 Professional Office Upgrade and just downloaded upgrades from there. I've changed computers at least 3 times since then, so no existing stand alone on hard drive.
Well Ihave just tried converting PUB file to Word via PDF. What a @#$ mess that made. The resulting word file is nothing like the PUB file.
I trust that Microsoft will also reduce the price of their subscription on deleting one of four programs of the MS365 suite that I use (Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook). I might add that I have several hundred, probably thousands of Publisher files that come October next year I will not be able to access.
In the words of the Australian Yellow Pages advertisement "NOT HAPPY JANE".
Currently looking for alternatives.
Diane
Thanks for your interest. Have set about converting the hundreds of .pub files from 2013!!
It won't open a publisher file, It would open it from pdf & then allows line by line edit. You can open your publisher file & do a copy & paste. I'm still playing with it, but like I've mentioned it's not as easy as Publisher to use to begin with.