Microsoft will discontinue support for Publisher in October 2026. Once Microsoft Publisher loses support, users will no longer be able to open or edit your existing .pub files, unless they have the ...

As for converting to word, it's going to be a mess as word doesn't do the same stuff as publisher. You can always try to save as a word file from publisher but IIRC it only saves the text frames.

Although Apache's OpenOffice is compatible with the rest of the Microsoft Office suite, it cannot convert Microsoft Publisher files. Zamzar, an online file conversion service, is a cost-free ...