Help finding MS Publisher perpetual license

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Help finding MS Publisher perpetual license

Mary Ellen O'Neal 20

Because I don't use my Microsoft email account for anything except to be able to use their products I was unaware of the pending discontinuance of MS Publisher until I recently opened up a .pub document and a little notice popped up. I am devastated.

The Office 365 subscription I have is primarily for Publisher and I rarely use the other programs in the suite. I understand that I will not be able to continue that subscription and install a perpetual license of Publisher 2021 as the installation of both is not supported. If I have to drop the 365 subscription in order to be able to install a stand-alone Publisher license, I will. I have too many documents in Publisher to just say "oh well."

I've tried all of the recommended "work arounds" Microsoft has offered but none have provided a reasonable, workable solution for the page layouts in my documents. PDFs just doesn't carry over the correct formatting when opened in Canva, Word, or Powerpoint. I would essentially need to recreate the 700+ documents I have.

Frankly, I think it really stinks that Microsoft has no problem with leaving the users of Publisher with no real, workable solution. They could at least sell a standalone version of Publisher with no support or updates and leave it to the users to decide if that's the route they would like to take. Right now, I'm left with nothing except hundreds of documents that I am going to have to recreate in a undetermined software that I will need to learn.

So, unless there's some magic trick or solution I'm not aware of,

I need help finding a legitimate copy of Publisher 2021 to purchase.

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As you probably already know, Microsoft no longer sells Publisher as a standalone product on its primary storefront, so you'd need to purchase the Microsoft Office Professional 2021 suite, which is a one-time purchase that includes Publisher alongside the core apps like Word and Excel. You can still find retail keys from authorized third-party sellers like CDW (https://www.cdw.com/product/microsoft-publisher-ltsc-2021-license-1-license/6722871) or My Choice Software (https://www.mychoicesoftware.com/products/microsoft-office-2021-professional-digital-download), where prices for the full suite often range between $200 and $400 depending on the specific licensing terms.

CDW is a legitimate, publicly traded Fortune 500 IT and software reseller with billions in annual sales.

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Marcin