Why is Publisher being phased out, and what is Microsoft replacing it with? Will Microsoft 365 be cheaper since they are phasing out the program?

Anonymous
2025-04-13T17:55:25+00:00

Why is Publisher being phased out, and what is Microsoft replacing it with? Will Microsoft 365 be cheaper since they are phasing out the program?

As a senior and a person who has ADHD, I don't like change, I don't like to have to upgrade and purchase programs that were included and continue to pay higher prices for fewer services. I use Publisher a lot. We make camping calendars, calendars for family birthdays, workers' schedules, etc. Soon, there will be nothing in Microsoft to fulfill this. I make camping meal plans, and prep and supplies. and no, word and its things suck. Not even close to being user-friendly for seniors, if you learned to use Word before, the updates are not as user-friendly. Great for kids learning it now, sucks for seniors. I make banners, posters, cards, signs, etc. What will I use now? I had a chat with Mohammad for 20 minutes, and he kept telling me Microsoft has a plan, just wait for it. I did mention that once you state you are phasing things out, you already have a plan and might as well explain it. No large company or corporation says they are phasing something out if they haven't come up with a plan already! When he suggested I wait, I was not impressed at all. Wait for what? Wait to hear we waited too long to be a voice the company needed to hear from us sooner? Not a happy Granny!

The person I spoke with said that the company and higher-ups need to hear from us. If you like Publisher, let them know. I am trying!!

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-06-07T17:44:28+00:00

    I have loved Publisher since its inception in 1993!  I became skilled in it and I have used many files for school, personal cards, work presentation, even a home business.  Word is more difficult to manage, and PowerPoint does not have the functionality of Publisher either.  I have recommended Publisher to countless friends and colleagues.  Now SO many people will have to find a replacement!  Why would MS drop such a popular program that has been a success??  To just delete it in a few months’ time seems harsh and insensitive.  You would make users grateful for MS to announce that it will be in full force in the future!  

    Think of the loyalty these users will have for your next roll outs.  According to the comments, you might keep customers!

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-06-07T16:55:04+00:00

    Lamar,

    The macro in excel seems to be working well with an occasional error. looking in Debug, this line is  highlighted: appPub.ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat pbFixedFormatTypePDF, strParentname & "" & strBasename & ".pdf"And  then looking for more information I get a window that that is labeledRun time error '2147467259 (80004005)Method'ExportAsFixedFormat' of object' _Document'failed.If I go to the folder and delete the file (easy to find as it is not proceeded with a pdf file of the same name) then run the debugger again it starts over and goes through each file it has already exported to pdf over again. Is there a line of code I can add (and where would it go) to skip and continue when it reached such an error. I  have only had to move or delete 3 of hundreds of files it has completed successfully. But time is consumed rerunning  from the start after encountering an error.I do so appreciate your help with this as it has already saved me hours, even with this little problem. the only thing I see different in failed documents, is there is some text included in the  Alt Text tab when checking picture format properties. Removing Alt text doesn't seem to help.  And as you can see, I am an amateur user. Could I trouble you one more time for some help?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-06-05T14:53:02+00:00

    Thank you so much!

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-06-05T14:25:04+00:00

    Lamar. Thank you for this. I'm surenit will help many but for those of us with limited macro experience we may need more guidance. Do we remove parentheses and enter our own folder names where it seems they are indicated?

    I, like so many others have decades of files in various subfolders in a documents subfolder labeled "publisher". Under publisher, I have subfolders for Cards, Labels, certificates, etc and subfolders under those, birthday, other holidays, graduation, etc. How would I modify the macro you offered to get those entire folder contents converted to PDF. Right now I am working through using convert on each file and saving them in a folder called projects. It is very time consuming, but I don't know much about creating a macro. I know it's a lot to ask, but could you help out this of us users with limited macro experience?

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-06-05T14:02:52+00:00

    Done! I just left feedback. I doubt it will change their mind, but had to speak up, too.

    Thank you for this info.

    Blessings,

    Donna Mc

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