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In October 2026, Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of life. After that time, it will no longer be included in Microsoft 365 and existing on-premises suites will no longer be supported.  

How will this affect you:

You can continue to use Publisher with its current functionality until October 1, 2026.

Microsoft 365 subscribers will not be able to access Publisher after October 1, 2026.  

How to prepare before October 2026:

Action Recommended: Convert your existing files to another format before 10/1/2026. After this date, you will no longer be able to open or edit these files in Microsoft Publisher.  

How to prepare your files for Publishers retirement by saving them in another format. 

View content after Publishers retirement by converting to PDF format

• Steps to Convert Publisher Files to PDF

  1. Open Publisher file. 
  2. Go to File > Save as. 
  3. Choose a location to save the file.
  4. Select PDF as the file type and Save. 

• To convert many Publisher files, consider automating this process by using a PowerShell script. You can refer to Example conversion script as a guide.

Edit content after Publishers retirement by either:

• Converting a Publisher file to PDF, and then a Word file.

  • Convert Publisher file to PDF.

  • Steps to Convert PDF Files to Word

    1. Open Word.
    2. Go to File > Open.
    3. Locate and open the PDF file.
    4. Select OK in the dialog box.

• From here your document will open as a Word file.