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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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Will Microsoft be providing a way for Microsoft Word to Open/Convert *.pub files?
It seems that would make sense, No?
Thanks.
Bob Oxford
Bob, I agree Microsoft must do something to allow is to access our pub files. Converting to psf is unacceptable. I've been told this community board is mot monitored or replied to by Microsoft . 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. Hope this helps you. Pass it along. If more of us actually reach Microsoft, perhaps they will do better for us.
Right now, the only viable path I see is to convert to PDF and then open the PDF in Word and Save as a Word document. The only issue with that is that you need Publisher in that process, so you'd need to convert all your *.pub documents to PDF before they discontinue Publisher.
I am sure it would be a big help if they added the ability to Word to open/convert PUB files like they have done for so many other formats, including many non-Microsoft formats.
Oh, well. I can't solve Microsoft's problems. If they choose not to listen in their own community, that's on them.
Given what I know about the discontinuing of Publisher (And that's very little) I think the work around provided is the best we can do. - I hope that helps others in the community.
Bob
I would love to have you show me how Word or PowerPoint can re-create my work. This is terrible news and will require a whole new learning curve. Meanwhile my work takes a back seat. And now we have learned that not only have you deleted this program, you have almost doubled the cost of the suite! Disaster. I am VERY disappointed. If I have to learn something new anyway, I may as well Shop Around.
Without tutorials of any kind, By trial and error I found you can edit a picture in power point similar to publisher. Like changing the shape to an oval with soft edges bit then if you copy that edited picture and paste it to Word, not all the formatting goes along. The oval.shape will remain but not the sodt edges. I downloaded a.number of Avery templates for Word for labels and grreti g cards and such. But they don't have the same functionality as publisher where you design a label and it will print a whole page but if you want 10 labels the same you have to copy, paste and align them on the page. Very awkward.
Also I was told that Microsoft doesn't 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. Shar this information and send feedback to Microsoft. Maybe if they hear from enough of us, they will do better than telling us to copy files to pdf.