Desktop Publishing - free
Long stories pour through linked text boxes, from column to column and page to page, and reflow as you edit. When text doesn't fit, a red marker shows it, and one click adds the pages for the rest.

Pick Text (T) and drag on the page, then type or paste.
Click the + at the box's corner, then click or draw the next box. The story carries on there.
Text reflows through every box as you type.
Select the last box and choose Add pages for the rest.

Help: Text boxes and linked text has every option in detail.
Free in Desktop Publishing. No time limit, no account and no ads - in the Windows app and in your browser, and your publications never leave your PC. Desktop Publishing Pro is there when you want to edit .pub files, the full template library, mail merge, calendars or booklets.
Yes - the PDF has real, selectable text, broken in the same places as on screen.
Yes: select a text box and pick a Text effect - shadow, outline, hollow letters, glow or a 3D block. They print and export the same.

Open Publisher files from Publisher 98 to Microsoft 365, see what converted, then edit and save them.

Flyers, newsletters, posters, cards, certificates, timetables and more - every part editable.

Tables for timetables and price lists, 21 shapes, and text effects for headlines.

Certificates, name badges, place cards and labels from a CSV or Excel list.

Month and year calendars with UK bank holidays, and folded booklets in page order.

Save PDFs at the exact page size with real text; Pro adds bleed and crop marks.
Desktop Publishing is free, in your browser and on Windows. Desktop Publishing Pro is a one-off £9.99 in the Windows app, with a free 7-day trial.