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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 found that a software application that is dedicated to a specific task/solution offers a much better product at the end of the day.
Spreading the features of publisher to other applications/software only dilutes the features making it harder for the end user to produce the quality product that is expected.
Thanks
Jeff
I can't believe Microsoft is discontinuing Publisher and would like to hear from them why they are doing this.
Canva is not as user friendly, especially for newsletters and annual reports, Affinity Publisher takes up a lot of space on the pc and Word definitely is not user friendly for designing newsletters or similar. MS Designer does not have the functionality of Publisher. There is of course, InDesign but that costly and probably a steep learning curve.
What's going on Microsoft????? I hope you will listen to your customers, like me who has beeen using Publisher for 25 years.
May I suggest if you create something very similar to Publisher that you include the bleed option (when converted to a pdf) so printers aren't screaming because a document is sent with no bleed marks.
Many thanks.
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.
This is EXTREMELY disappointing. I use Publisher for everything! I absolutely love it. Word is completely different than Publisher and IS NOT an adequate replacement.
Holly Mader
I have been using Microsoft Office since the beginning.
I have remained faithful to Microsoft Office since XP, in favor of less costly options, through the years because I did not have to learn a totally new process when the versions changed.
I am distraught that Publisher will be discontinued. I have learned to use it for CAD projects, letterheads, labels, and document formatting. Flyers Calendars and so many other computer projects.
If Publisher is no longer available I will probably switch to a more affordable office sweet!
I have no use for PowerPoint or Access. or Onenote.
All I use is Word Publisher and Excel. I did like Viseo but it got way too expensive!