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  • Re: M$ Publisher

    From Ant@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 02:48:08
    Roger Mills <mills37.fslife@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 08/01/2026 12:31, Jim the Geordie wrote:
    I have used Microsoft Publisher 'for ever' to produce items like posters with images.
    M$ tell me that Publisher will no longer work after sometime later this year (2026).
    I have genuine copies of Office 2010 and 2021.
    Does this mean that I will not be able to use these on my Windows 10
    even when not connected to the web?

    If this is true what are the alternatives?
    Obviously I have Powerpoint installed, but I have never used it. Is that
    an alternatve and if so is it as easy to use as Publisher?

    I am an old dog, so new tricks come hard. :)


    I believe that Publisher is no longer included in the latest versions of
    MS Office, but I can't see why a version which you already have should suddenly stop working.

    I'm still using Office 2007(!), and the version of Publisher which came
    with that still works fine on Windows 11.

    Ditto in my updated 64-bit W10 Pro. I only use its Word and Excel though
    for simple tasks. I also have LibreOffice. I am not sure if that has
    a Publisher program since I have never used Publisher before.
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  • From Ant@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 02:49:07
    Mr. Man-wai Chang <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 9/1/2026 12:40 am, Frank Slootweg wrote:

    So you're using that new-fangled stuff!? :-) My main software (not Office) is from 2003!

    It's hard to resist sexy young upgrades! :)

    For me, I hate the new features like cloud, etc. I just use simple features like spellchecker, etc.
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  • From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 16:22:03
    On 14/1/2026 10:49 am, Ant wrote:

    For me, I hate the new features like cloud, etc. I just use simple features like spellchecker, etc.


    I don't want ghosty spell-checking.

    All kinds of *automatic data transfer* tools like iCloud, OneDrive, etc
    are bad!

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