Affinity publisher can be a reasonable alternative for a lot of people - while it lacks a few features in terms of multi-user collaboration it is far better in the actual graphical design area.
Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026 - Microsoft Support
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philpo@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I’ve been learning it over the last few weeks, and I can say it definitely has a learning curve for folks used to the Microsoft style, it’s pretty solid. Integration with the affinity photo and designer are nice too - moving assets across them is incredibly easy.
It’s not free but it’s really affordable, and it’s not on a subscription so once you buy it you own it. Would recommend checking it out.
GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
This is the one program my dad explicitly uses in the Microsoft suite of programs that I thought, “Ok fine we’ll keep paying for this shit.” Time to start looking into alternatives. Microsoft… Even when I stop using their software they still cause me endless wasted time.
redwattlebird@lemmings.world 4 weeks ago
I recommend Affinity publisher. Purchase once, no subscriptions.
ramble81@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Who remembers WYSIWYG ?
eth0slash0@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
KompoZer was goat
Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
This just cements my session to switch to LebriOffice. Published is an amazing tool, and I use it daily in my work.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
What’s the replacement? Quark express?
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
BakerBagel@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
Oh joy. I already have to deal with printing crap people didn’t know how to make properly in Publisher or Canva. I’m super pumped to get emailed an excel file and asked if i can print off as a business card
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Scribus, ideally.
One piece of non-free software gone, many more to go.
youngalfred@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Excel
Zip2@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
r_deckard@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’ve still got the box, CD, and Manual for Aldus Pagemaker, but what I use is InDesign from CS6 - the last non-subscription version.
suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Powerpoint, obviously.
Tetsuo@jlai.lu 4 weeks ago
Publisher 360 I guess with some extra expensive cloud subscription.