From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2026/1/8 14:49:58, Roger Mills 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).   
      
   In what form did this "tell" come? A message apparently from Publisher   
   itself, something you've read somewhere, or what? It would be   
   informative to hear exactly how and what was said.   
      
   >> 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?   
      
   []   
      
   > 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.   
      
   I have Office 2003; I've never actually used the Publisher part, but I   
   just tried it, and it opened. (I'm on Windows 10.)   
      
   As for the alternatives - as others have said, almost anything should be   
   able to make posters; of the things you've already got, Word and   
   Powerpoint should be fine - it's just a matter of familiarity. I think   
   if I was doing a poster I might do a table in Word (with the lines   
   turned off), as that might make positioning easier - but then, I know my   
   way round tables in Word.   
      
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