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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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That is correct. Word is not that useful for such work. I am looking at Adobe Pro or Adobe Express to see if it will work. Would be good if Microsoft would either continue with Publisher even if no updates and not remove it entirely.
I'm going back to WordPerfect, I'm sure there are a lot more features of WordPerfect that would work that I hadn't figured out before. Also I contacted WP company to suggest they come up with a conversion from Publisher.
Does WP allow you to integrate (and enhance) photos and other artwork into the text?
I agree. When I started using Publisher (about 25 years ago) I had to learn how to use it on my own. Many of the built-in features could not produce what I wanted, but I learned many work-arounds by trial and error. My personal opinion is the staff that came in to support it after it was first released didn't know how to use it either. It has features that are not available anywhere else to my knowledge. It is a valuable tool.
Amanda,
When the time comes, that publisher is no more, I would suggest printing your publisher documents to pdfs. If you do this, these are most likely file types that can be broken down into parts like images and text boxes. If you save them as jpegs, pngs or the like, you are creating an image that can't be separated again.
When you have 20+ years of historical documents that number into the 1,000's printing to PDF gains you nothing because you can't update or fix PDF, conversion errors (fonts etc.). PowerPoint kind of works but have to deal with the fixed margins. Imagine creating a booklet 36 pages (8.5"x 5" finished) that does not have text box continued from etc. full bleed to the printable edge, footers etc....