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   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. :)   
      
   Microsoft sent you an e-mail?  Not typical of Microsoft, but typical of   
   scammers pretending to be Microsoft.  How were you informed that   
   Publisher(*) "will no longer work"?   
      
   (*) You mention Office 2010 and 2021, but not which editions of each.   
       The edition dictates what components are included, and Publisher   
       is not in all editions of Office.   
      
   https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/microsoft-publisher-w   
   ll-no-longer-be-supported-after-october-2026-ee6302a2-4bc7-4841-   
   abf-8e9be3acbfd7   
      
   Support is ending.  The the product does not self-destructs.  "No longer   
   supported" is not the same as "no longer work".  After all, you mention   
   you're still using Windows 10, but that didn't self-destruct, either.   
      
   Office 2010 support got dropped back in October 2020.  5 years ago.   
   Windows 10 support got dropped October 2025 unless you enrolled in ESU   
   (Extended Support Updates) which ends in October 2026.   
      
   https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/end-of-support-for-of   
   ice-2010-3a3e45de-51ac-4944-b2ba-c2e415432789   
      
   You mention 2 versions of Office, but that doesn't mean you got   
   Publisher in whatever edition of Office 2021 you got.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_2021   
   Office 2021   
   Home & Student:    Core applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and   
                      OneNote.   
   Home & Business:   Core applications and Outlook.   
   Professional:      Core applications, and Outlook, Publisher, and   
                      Access.   
   Professional Plus: Core applications, and Outlook, Publisher, Access,   
                      and Teams.   
      
   Unless you got Office 2021 Pro [Plus], the Publisher you're using is   
   from Office 2010, and that had support dropped 5 years ago.   
      
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