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From: Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: MS Publisher replacement
Date: 17 Apr 2024 23:42:18 +0100 (BST)
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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