• MS Publisher replacement

    From Chris J Dixon@chris@cdixon.me.uk to comp.misc on Tue Apr 16 14:43:45 2024
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    I have a number of complex, graphic-heavy MS Publisher documents
    that I have created over the years which I will need to continue
    to edit, or produce new documents based on my originals.

    As it seems that by 2026 there will be no ability to do this in
    Publisher, I am looking for a replacement that will have
    equivalent page layout capability, and will import Publisher
    files with their contents still accessible, not simply a single
    image of the original.

    Chris
    --
    Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK
    chris@cdixon.me.uk @ChrisJDixon1

    Plant amazing Acers.
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  • From SH@i.love@spam.com to comp.misc on Tue Apr 16 18:05:43 2024
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    On 16/04/2024 14:43, Chris J Dixon wrote:
    I have a number of complex, graphic-heavy MS Publisher documents
    that I have created over the years which I will need to continue
    to edit, or produce new documents based on my originals.

    As it seems that by 2026 there will be no ability to do this in
    Publisher, I am looking for a replacement that will have
    equivalent page layout capability, and will import Publisher
    files with their contents still accessible, not simply a single
    image of the original.

    Chris


    Have you looked at Affinity's software?

    Also I have Office 365 and this gives me access to Publisher. SO are you saying MS are withdrawing Publisher entirely?
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  • From arnold@arnold@freefriends.org (Aharon Robbins) to comp.misc on Tue Apr 16 18:32:43 2024
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    On 16/04/2024 14:43, Chris J Dixon wrote:
    I have a number of complex, graphic-heavy MS Publisher documents
    that I have created over the years which I will need to continue
    to edit, or produce new documents based on my originals.

    As it seems that by 2026 there will be no ability to do this in
    Publisher, I am looking for a replacement that will have
    equivalent page layout capability, and will import Publisher
    files with their contents still accessible, not simply a single
    image of the original.

    Chris

    Putting "MS Publisher alternative" into Google brings up opensource
    options. At least one can import MS Publisher documents.

    Good luck!
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  • From Chris J Dixon@chris@cdixon.me.uk to comp.misc on Tue Apr 16 19:43:48 2024
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    SH wrote:

    On 16/04/2024 14:43, Chris J Dixon wrote:
    I have a number of complex, graphic-heavy MS Publisher documents
    that I have created over the years which I will need to continue
    to edit, or produce new documents based on my originals.

    As it seems that by 2026 there will be no ability to do this in
    Publisher, I am looking for a replacement that will have
    equivalent page layout capability, and will import Publisher
    files with their contents still accessible, not simply a single
    image of the original.

    Have you looked at Affinity's software?

    So far I am waiting positive recommendations before exploring.

    Also I have Office 365 and this gives me access to Publisher. SO are you >saying MS are withdrawing Publisher entirely?

    That is correct

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/microsoft-publisher-will-no-longer-be-supported-after-october-2026-ee6302a2-4bc7-4841-babf-8e9be3acbfd7>

    "In October 2026, Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of life.
    After that time, it will no longer be included in Microsoft 365
    and existing on-premises suites will no longer be supported.
    Until then, support for Publisher will continue and users can
    expect the same experience as today. "

    "Support for the perpetual version of Publisher will end in
    October 2026, when Office LTSC 2021 reaches end of support.
    Microsoft 365 customers will not be able to access Publisher from
    that date forward. "

    Not good news.

    My personal need is not simply being able to achieve the same
    result, but avoiding having to recreate some complex documents
    from scratch.

    Chris
    --
    Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK
    chris@cdixon.me.uk @ChrisJDixon1

    Plant amazing Acers.
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  • From SH@i.love@spam.com to comp.misc on Tue Apr 16 20:27:01 2024
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    On 16/04/2024 19:43, Chris J Dixon wrote:
    SH wrote:

    On 16/04/2024 14:43, Chris J Dixon wrote:
    I have a number of complex, graphic-heavy MS Publisher documents
    that I have created over the years which I will need to continue
    to edit, or produce new documents based on my originals.

    As it seems that by 2026 there will be no ability to do this in
    Publisher, I am looking for a replacement that will have
    equivalent page layout capability, and will import Publisher
    files with their contents still accessible, not simply a single
    image of the original.

    Have you looked at Affinity's software?

    So far I am waiting positive recommendations before exploring.

    Also I have Office 365 and this gives me access to Publisher. SO are you
    saying MS are withdrawing Publisher entirely?

    That is correct

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/microsoft-publisher-will-no-longer-be-supported-after-october-2026-ee6302a2-4bc7-4841-babf-8e9be3acbfd7>

    "In October 2026, Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of life.
    After that time, it will no longer be included in Microsoft 365
    and existing on-premises suites will no longer be supported.
    Until then, support for Publisher will continue and users can
    expect the same experience as today. "

    "Support for the perpetual version of Publisher will end in
    October 2026, when Office LTSC 2021 reaches end of support.
    Microsoft 365 customers will not be able to access Publisher from
    that date forward. "

    Not good news.

    My personal need is not simply being able to achieve the same
    result, but avoiding having to recreate some complex documents
    from scratch.

    Chris


    Is Designer included in the Office 365 subscription or is it an add one
    one has to pay for?

    (Just thinking out aloud and wondering if Designer can open Publisher
    files?)
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  • From SH@i.love@spam.com to comp.misc on Tue Apr 16 20:30:05 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.misc

    On 16/04/2024 20:27, SH wrote:
    On 16/04/2024 19:43, Chris J Dixon wrote:
    SH wrote:

    On 16/04/2024 14:43, Chris J Dixon wrote:
    I have a number of complex, graphic-heavy MS Publisher documents
    that I have created over the years which I will need to continue
    to edit, or produce new documents based on my originals.

    As it seems that by 2026 there will be no ability to do this in
    Publisher, I am looking for a replacement that will have
    equivalent page layout capability, and will import Publisher
    files with their contents still accessible, not simply a single
    image of the original.

    Have you looked at Affinity's software?

    So far I am waiting positive recommendations before exploring.

    Also I have Office 365 and this gives me access to Publisher. SO are you >>> saying MS are withdrawing Publisher entirely?

    That is correct

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/microsoft-publisher-will-no-longer-be-supported-after-october-2026-ee6302a2-4bc7-4841-babf-8e9be3acbfd7>

    "In October 2026, Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of life.
    After that time, it will no longer be included in Microsoft 365
    and existing on-premises suites will no longer be supported.
    Until then, support for Publisher will continue and users can
    expect the same experience as today. "

    "Support for the perpetual version of Publisher will end in
    October 2026, when Office LTSC 2021 reaches end of support.
    Microsoft 365 customers will not be able to access Publisher from
    that date forward. "

    Not good news.

    My personal need is not simply being able to achieve the same
    result, but avoiding having to recreate some complex documents
    from scratch.

    Chris


    Is Designer included in the Office 365 subscription or is it an add one
    one has to pay for?

    (Just thinking out aloud and wondering if Designer can open Publisher files?)




    https://www.lifewire.com/open-pub-files-without-microsoft-publisher-1074669
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  • From Theo@theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk to comp.misc on Wed Apr 17 23:42:18 2024
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    Chris J Dixon <chris@cdixon.me.uk> wrote:
    I have a number of complex, graphic-heavy MS Publisher documents
    that I have created over the years which I will need to continue
    to edit, or produce new documents based on my originals.

    As it seems that by 2026 there will be no ability to do this in
    Publisher, I am looking for a replacement that will have
    equivalent page layout capability, and will import Publisher
    files with their contents still accessible, not simply a single
    image of the original.

    Scribus is an open source equivalent to Publisher. It seems it can import Publisher files, although I couldn't vouch for how well it works. I'd not
    be surprised if some rework would be required after import.

    Maybe set up a VM with a non-365 Publisher in it, so you have a copy on hand when Publisher expires?

    Theo
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