{"id":1640,"date":"2026-06-18T12:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:02:58","slug":"microsoft-publisher-is-reaching-end-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/?p=1640","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Publisher is reaching end of life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s happening?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microsoft Publisher will stop being supported in October 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After this date, it will no longer be available, and you <strong>won\u2019t be able to open or edit any Publisher files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What should I do before October 2026?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To avoid losing any files, it is essential that you convert your Publisher files to another format. We recommend you save your Publisher files as PDF, as this will allow you to view, edit content and share in these files in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Convert Publisher files to PDF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the Publisher file you want to save<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>File<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Save As<\/strong> &gt; then change <strong>Save as type<\/strong> to PDF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Convert a PDF file to a Word document<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Word on the Desktop app or online in OneDrive or SharePoint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>File<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Open<\/strong> &gt; Select the PDF you want to convert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your PDF converts to a Word document automatically<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: When converting to Word, the layout may change slightly, especially if there are lots of images, so some editing may be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do most Publisher tasks in other apps like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Word (documents, labels, letters)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PowerPoint (posters, flyers, presentations)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Tip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A file search for \u2018<strong>.Pub<\/strong>\u2019 on your PC, OneDrive, or SharePoint can help you locate your Publisher files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s happening? What should I do before October 2026? To avoid losing any files, it is essential that you convert your Publisher files to another format. We recommend you save<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/?p=1640\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"chat","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-chat","hentry","category-latest-news","post_format-post-format-chat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1641,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions\/1641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/digilearndg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}