From: jim@geordieland.com   
      
   In article <6znfywltn2sm$.dlg@v.nguard.lh>, V@nguard.LH says...   
   >   
   > Jim the Geordie  wrote:   
   >   
   > > I have used Microsoft Publisher 'for ever' to produce items like posters   
   > > with images.   
   > > M$ 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"?   
      
   I never said that Microsoft sent me an email! Don't put words in my   
   mouth.   
   In fact, when I opened Publisher, for the first time in months a red   
   box, with white text, appeared at the top right of the screen. The gist   
   was that I *would not be able to use* Publisher (no version mentioned)   
   after October 2026. There was no reason given and the message   
   disappeared and did not appear again, either during that use of   
   Publisher or when opened later. I am pretty sure that it said 'Will be   
   unable to use' rather than 'Will no longer be supported', because as a   
   user if Windows 10, that later phrase would not have bothered me and I   
   would not have asked the question.   
   >   
   > (*) 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   
   will-no-longer-be-supported-after-october-2026-ee6302a2-4bc7-484   
   -babf-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-   
   ffice-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.   
      
   I did. The 2021 version expects file to be saved to Onedrive, rather   
   than the computer being used.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   It would seem I have the Professional version. I would not have   
   downloaded it without Publisher. I don't recollect having Teams.   
      
      
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   Jim the Geordie   
      
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