The Redmond-based biz warned last year that its venerable desktop publishing software would reach the end of the road in October 2026 when Office LTSC 2021 support ends. At that point, the application will be stripped from Microsoft 365, “and existing on-premises suites will no longer be supported.”
So how should a user create a mailout or leaflet with terrible clip art and font choices? How will noticeboards get populated with flyers?
The answer, according to Microsoft, is to use Word or PowerPoint. Or perhaps Designer.
(this is a month old)
Afinity Publisher is a good, affordable and a solid replacement for InDesign, at the price of MS Publisher.
We switched away from Creative Suite during one of the many “Adobe overstepping” debacles and haven’t looked back. Publisher 2 has felt like a drop in replacement for most documents/posters/newsletters/flyers etc.
I’m suggesting Afinity publisher because if you’re using ms publisher you don’t have qualms with closed source software and probably value some of the workflow niceties that come with commercially supported software.
Eh, I prefer notepad++
Yes, that’s one of the third party tools mentioned in the article
the real victims here will be the tech support people that have to scramble to support their staff
Didn’t they announce EOL in February of last year? Who is still using this anyway?
