Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Word may be Office Suite bosom buddies, but that doesn't guarantee flawless interaction between the two when you want to open a saved document in the other program.

Microsoft had recently announced that it will be retiring Publisher and that Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026. At that point, Publisher will also be removed from Microsoft 365.

Microsoft will kill the 35-year-old Publisher app in October, which means you need to find a new graphic design solution now. The Windows-only Publisher has long served non-designers as a lightweight ...