How can I continue to use Microsoft Publisher?

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How can I continue to use Microsoft Publisher?

Tom Calarco 5

I've been using Publisher since at least the year 2000.

I read that it can still be used if you have the perpetual license. Well, I bought it years ago and have no idea where the product key. How am I able to still use it?

Stefan Blom 357.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-10-28T16:51:20.4133333+00:00

Which older perpetual license do you have? Is it possible that it is in your Microsoft account at https://account.microsoft.com/services ?

For Office 2016 or later, you can't reuse the product key during a reinstallation.

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Stefan Blom 357.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-10-28T16:51:20.4133333+00:00

Which older perpetual license do you have? Is it possible that it is in your Microsoft account at https://account.microsoft.com/services ?

For Office 2016 or later, you can't reuse the product key during a reinstallation.

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