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- Engine update: cleaner underlines, truer tabs, smarter curves
Today's fixes: underlined form blanks draw as one clean line, tabs land where Publisher puts them, text follows rotated curves, and chart fills reach the Word and IDML exports.
- The pictures that vanished, and the lines that went with them
Watermarks and logos from Publisher 2000-era files converted to nothing. Default-style lines disappeared. Slightly tilted shapes went straight. All fixed.
- Engine update: tables and booklets now reach Word and IDML
The biggest engine update yet is live. Table grids and booklet layouts now carry into the Word and IDML (InDesign) exports. Gradients match Publisher. More shapes draw true.
- Booklets, greeting cards, and labels: when one page isn't one page
A Publisher booklet page isn't printed where it appears on screen. How print layouts like booklets, folded cards, and label sheets survive conversion.
- The case of the wrong font size
An empty line could change the size of everything after it. A custom style could lose its size. This week the engine fixed four ways text came out the wrong size.
- Microsoft 365 loses Publisher on October 1
Microsoft is emailing Microsoft 365 subscribers: Publisher is removed on October 1, 2026. Here's what it means and how to save your .pub files without Publisher.
- Calendar cells, done right
Publisher's calendar wizard built tables with strict rules: big day numbers, small notes, shaded cells, a precise grid. The engine now follows all of them.
- Engine update: calendars, text sizes, and pictures that came back
A new round of engine fixes is live. Calendars hold together, text keeps its size, lost pictures and lines are back, and tilted shapes tilt again.
- See your file before you pay: free previews for every .pub
Drop a .pub file on PubConvert and see watermarked page images of the converted result in seconds. Free, no signup. Pay only when you want the file.
- WordArt, clip art, and calendars: the hard parts of Publisher files
The features that make a .pub file look like a .pub file are exactly the ones most converters drop. A tour of the fiddly details and how they survive conversion now.
- Engine update: mirrored pictures, steadier text, and print layouts that behave
A month of fixes to our Publisher conversion engine is live: flipped pictures render the right way, text sits where Publisher put it, tables keep their colors, and label sheets stop guessing.
- Publisher to Word, without the picture-of-a-page trick
Most .pub to Word converters give you an image pasted into a document. Ours rebuilds the actual layout with editable text, real tables, and pictures where they belong.
- Moving from Publisher to InDesign or Affinity: the IDML option
You can now convert .pub files to IDML and keep editing your layouts in Affinity Publisher or Adobe InDesign. Here's what carries over and how it works.
- We built our own Publisher conversion engine. Here's why.
PubConvert no longer relies on LibreOffice to convert .pub files. After the better part of a year building and testing our own engine against tens of thousands of real Publisher documents, it's now live for everyone.
- PUB vs PDF: What's the Difference?
PUB and PDF are completely different file formats. Here's what each one is, why .pub files are a problem, and how to convert between them.
- How to Batch Convert Hundreds of Publisher Files to PDF
Got hundreds or thousands of .pub files to convert before Publisher shuts down? Here's how to batch convert them without losing your mind.
- How to Open .pub Files on Mac
Mac can't open Microsoft Publisher files. Here's how to view and convert .pub files on macOS without buying Office.
- Microsoft Publisher Alternatives for Churches and Nonprofits
Publisher is going away. Here are the best free and affordable alternatives for churches, schools, and small nonprofits.
- What to Do With Old .pub Files After Publisher Shutdown
Got folders full of old .pub files? Here's how to organize, convert, and preserve your Publisher documents before Microsoft shuts it down.
- Microsoft Publisher Discontinued: How to Open Your .pub Files After October 2026
Microsoft is ending support for Publisher in October 2026. Here's what's happening and how to open your .pub files afterward.
- Convert Publisher Files to PDF Without Installing Anything
Convert .pub files to PDF online without installing software. Upload your Publisher file, get a PDF back in seconds.
- How to Open a .pub File Without Microsoft Publisher
Someone sent you a .pub file and you can't open it? Here's how to view Publisher files without buying Microsoft Office.