Editing Microsoft Publisher (section)

==Overview==
Publisher is included in higher-end editions of [[Microsoft Office]], reflecting Microsoft's emphasis on the application as an easy-to-use and less expensive alternative to the "heavyweights" with a focus on the small-business market, where firms do not have dedicated design professionals available to make marketing materials and other documents.<ref name= "DTP" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/software_and_services/microsoft/office_publisher_07/221175?pf=1 |title=Office Publisher 07 |magazine=[[PC World]] Australia|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |access-date=2012-02-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728230637/http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/software_and_services/microsoft/office_publisher_07/221175?pf=1 |archive-date=2012-07-28 }}.</ref> However, it has a relatively small share of the desktop publishing market, which is dominated by [[Adobe InDesign]] and formerly by [[QuarkXPress]].<ref name="DTP">{{cite web|url=http://webserver.computoredge.com/editorial/2530/coverprint.htm |title=Desktop Publishing Software 2007 Style |publisher=Computor edge |date=2007-07-27 |access-date=2012-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902044812/http://webserver.computoredge.com/editorial/2530/coverprint.htm |archive-date=2011-09-02 }}</ref>

While most Microsoft Office apps adopted [[ribbon (computing)|ribbons]] for their user interface starting with [[Microsoft Office 2007]], Publisher retained its [[toolbar]]s and did not adopt ribbons until [[Microsoft Office 2010]].<ref name="Office2010UI">{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee523661%28v=office.14%29.aspx |title=User interface differences in Office 2010 vs earlier versions |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft TechNet|TechNet]] |access-date=April 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412134507/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee523661(v=office.14).aspx |archive-date=April 12, 2016 }}</ref>

On February 15, 2024, Microsoft announced that Publisher will be discontinued on October 13, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=GitHub-Name |title=Publisher LTSC 2021 - Microsoft Lifecycle |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/publisher-ltsc-2021 |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=learn.microsoft.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC716267 |url-access=registration |date=2024-02-15 |title=Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026 |accessdate=2024-02-15 |website=Message center - Microsoft admin center}} {{Cite web |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/microsoft-publisher-will-no-longer-be-supported-after-october-2026-ee6302a2-4bc7-4841-babf-8e9be3acbfd7 |title=Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026 |website=Microsoft Support |accessdate=2024-11-06}}</ref> After this date, Publisher will no longer be included in Microsoft 365 plans, and existing on-premises installations will no longer be supported. This date will mark the end of Publisher as a standalone Microsoft program since its initial release in 1991.