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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!!
A desktop publishing application from Microsoft that focuses on page layout and graphic design.
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Use your previous version of Office that did include Publisher to edit your files.
Older perpetual licenses that include Publisher, such as Office 2021 Professional, can still be used, even after October 2026.
I was told that Microsoft does not monitor this community bulletin board. You can send feedback to Microsoft using the feedback portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/. I am not sure if there is a specific category for Publisher. If there isn't, you can use the Word category. Share this information. Maybe if Microsoft hears from enough of us, they will do better than just advising us to save all our publisher files to pdf and actually improve the functionality of Word. Or better yet keep Publisher.
Word and PowerPoint are absolutely NOT adequate substitutes for Publisher.
So, what are you offering that will meet my need? And why do I have to pay more, to get less?
Publisher ain't great, but it's better than nothing.
And, by the way, I've just bought a new computer, and Publisher is unavailable for download. Theoretically I have 17 months to convert my Publisher files to something else (like what, for instance?). But not if I no longer have Publisher.
Not impressed.
Betsy Ford
I was told that Microsoft does not monitor this community bulletin board. You can send feedback to Microsoft using the feedback portal at https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/. I am not sure if there is a specific category for Publisher. If there isn't, you can use the Word category. Share this information. Maybe if Microsoft hears from enough of us, they will do better than just advising us to save all our publisher files to pdf and actually improve the functionality of Word. Or better yet keep Publisher.
MS is only looking at the bottom line and, I think, may regret the decision. Word and/or PowerPoint are very different than Publisher and I use all three reasonably often. Even if MS doesn't care to update the software maybe just leave it alone and don't provide support. Or maybe sell the rights and the code to another company who might pick it up and improve it as needed. Should this happen, I may give 365 and other MS products a second thought and consider moving away from MS altogether. My attitude is that if MS doesn't want my business, then I'll find an alternative but probably not consider MS a good company to deal with anymore. Maybe the company has become too big and successful to care about individuals who either have a small business, non-profit groups who work on a shoestring or retired people. They only consider the corporate companies who might not use Publisher all that much. The change is sad for those of us in the catagory above. I've used MS and been a loyal customer for a very long time, going all the way back to MSDOS when Windows and other software MS introduced were only a dream. I advise that MS should give this all a second look and second thought before we all migrate to other products.