For more advanced and specialized projects that Microsoft Office applications cannot support, users can also try third-party cools like Canva (subscription), Adobe InDesign (subscription), and Affinity Publisher (one-time payment). Microsoft had announced plans to sunset Publisher since last year, but as the time approaches, the tech giant has now shared additional information on what impacted users can do not to lose their projects. Microsoft recommends that impacted users replace Publisher with Word or PowerPoint, although these solutions cannot accommodate some use cases at the same level. Microsoft has published guidance for users of Microsoft Publisher as it will no longer be supported after October 2026 and removed from Microsoft 365. Microsoft Publisher is an Office application designed for layout-focused projects and visually rich print materials. Specifically, the products to be deprecated are Publisher for Microsoft 365, Publisher 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007, and also 2010 and 2013 Developer. Bill Toulas Bill Toulas is a tech writer and infosec news reporter with over a decade of experience working on various online publications, covering open-source, Linux, malware, data breach incidents, and hacks. For large sets of files where doing this process individually can be cumbersome, Microsoft recommends automating the process by means of a macro. The main recommendation is to convert existing Publisher files (.pub) to PDF or Word formats, depending on how much further editing they need.
This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:20:06 +0000