TL;DR: Explore the new features in Syncfusion’s Document Processing Libraries for the 2024 Volume 4 release. Highlights include custom fonts in FreeText annotation, preserving WMF images, handling multi-column layouts, and more.
Syncfusion Document Processing Libraries allow us to create, read, write, and convert PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files programmatically in .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, UWP, Xamarin, WinUI, .NET MAUI, and Flutter apps without the use of Microsoft Office or Adobe Reader.
This blog briefly describes the new features and enhancements introduced in our Document Processing Libraries for the 2024 volume 4 release.
The Syncfusion .NET PDF Library now supports the following new features:
This functionality enables users to add or embed, retrieve, modify, and remove document-level JavaScript actions within PDF documents. These JavaScript actions, written in ECMAScript, allow for dynamic content and interactivity by executing scripts when the document is opened or in response to user interactions.
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This feature allows users to flatten specific types of annotations in PDF documents, converting them into static content while leaving others editable. It ensures secure, consistent viewing and is ideal for finalizing documents for sharing or submission.
This functionality allows users to set the signed date while adding a signature to a PDF document. By including the exact date of signing, this ensures the integrity and authenticity of the document.
The .NET PDF Library includes the following enhancements when converting HTML to PDF:
This feature provides the ability to select content during the beforeAcceptRejectChanges event. It allows you to:
Additionally, you can use this feature to prevent the acceptance or rejection of changes, giving you fine-grained control over the revision management process.
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This feature allows you to capture document load failures in the Document Editor. By using this event, you can perform custom actions whenever a document fails to load, enabling you to handle errors effectively and improve user experience.
This feature allows you to restart and continue list numbering from the currently selected paragraph programmatically, providing greater flexibility and control over document editing workflows.
The performance of pasting content inside a large table has been significantly improved, i.e., pasting content inside a table extending 60 pages has been reduced from 43 to 3 seconds approximately. Now, content can be pasted into tables seamlessly, without any lag, ensuring a smoother user experience.
The .NET Word Library includes the following enhancements when converting Word documents to PDF files or images:
The .NET Excel Library includes enhancements to preserve the WMF images when converting Excel documents to PDF files or images.
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The .NET PowerPoint Library includes enhancements to preserve the WMF images when converting PowerPoint presentations to PDF files or images.
Thanks for reading! In this blog, we’ve explored the new features and enhancements added to the Syncfusion Document Processing Libraries for the 2024 Volume 4 release. We hope you are excited to use these new features in your apps or products. You can also check out all the new features and components in the 2024 Volume 4 release on our Release Notes and What’s New pages.
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