Help with Microsoft Publisher files
Plain guides for opening, converting and editing old .pub files now that Microsoft Publisher is retired. The quickest route is usually EditMyPub: upload a .pub file and get it back as Word and PowerPoint files you already know how to edit.
- How to open a .pub file without Microsoft Publisher
Open a Microsoft Publisher .pub file without Publisher: get it as Word and PowerPoint files in your browser, or the free alternatives and their catches. - How to convert a Microsoft Publisher file to PowerPoint
Turn a Publisher .pub file into an editable PowerPoint file, one slide per page, without installing anything. Plus the manual alternatives. - How to get a Microsoft Publisher file into Google Slides
Get a Publisher layout into Google Slides with editable text boxes, via a PowerPoint file. Plus the image-based alternatives and their limits. - How to move a Microsoft Publisher file into Canva
Bring a Publisher flyer or newsletter into Canva through an editable PowerPoint file, or the PDF route and what it loses. - How to turn a Microsoft Publisher newsletter into a Word document
Turn a Publisher newsletter into a Word document that keeps its layout and its linked stories in order. Plus the manual routes. - Microsoft Publisher is retired. What now?
What changed on October 1 and 13, 2026, what still works, and the quickest way to keep editing your Publisher files in Word and PowerPoint. - How to convert a whole folder of Microsoft Publisher files
Convert a whole folder of Publisher files at once: bulk upload to Word and PowerPoint, or the do-it-yourself scripts and their trade-offs. - Fonts look wrong after converting a Publisher file? Here is why, and the fix
Why converted Publisher files wrap text differently, how to see which fonts a .pub file uses, and how to get a closer match. - Why text piles up in linked text boxes after converting a Publisher file
Why newsletter text piles up when free converters open a Publisher file, and how to get each story back in its own boxes. - Free ways to convert Microsoft Publisher (.pub) files: an honest roundup
An honest comparison of the ways to convert .pub files: EditMyPub, LibreOffice, Scribus, perpetual Publisher, the PDF route and online converters. - How to open a Microsoft Publisher (.pub) file on a Mac
Microsoft never made Publisher for Mac. Free and paid ways to open, print or edit a .pub file on macOS: LibreOffice, or Word and PowerPoint copies. - How to open a Microsoft Publisher (.pub) file on a Chromebook
Chromebooks and Google Drive can't open .pub files. Easy ways to read, print or edit them: Google Slides, Google Docs, or LibreOffice through Linux. - How to get a Microsoft Publisher file into Google Docs
Google Docs can't open .pub files. The best route depends on whether you need the words or the layout: PDF to Docs, Word to Docs, or Google Slides. - Church bulletins made in Publisher: what to do now
A calm plan for church offices: keep this week's bulletin going without Publisher, rebuild the template once, and archive past bulletins as PDF. - School newsletters made in Publisher: your options now
How schools and PTAs can read, print and keep editing Publisher newsletters on Windows, Mac and Chromebooks after Publisher's retirement.
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