Guides

Answers for people with Microsoft Publisher files: how to open them, keep editing them, convert them and print them after Publisher is retired.

• How to open a .pub file without Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Publisher is retiring in October 2026: what to do with your files
• A Microsoft Publisher alternative that opens your .pub files
• Convert a Publisher (.pub) file to PDF, Word or pictures
• Mail merge and labels without Microsoft Publisher
• PressLish for churches: keep your bulletins and newsletters after Publisher
• PressLish for schools: newsletters, certificates and notices after Publisher
• PressLish for clubs, community groups and families
• Microsoft Publisher alternatives compared: PressLish, Canva, Word, LibreOffice, Affinity