GrapeCity Documents .NET Bundle 3.2.1

Released: Aug 13, 2020

Updates in 3.2.1

Features

GrapeCity Documents for PDF

  • Extract Text Paragraphs - In addition to searching and extracting lines of text, GcPdf now allows extracting entire text paragraphs from PDF documents.
  • Wider Range of Text Search - Now the text search works across line breaks. Text split between separate PDF text rendering operators (but appearing in the same paragraph) can also be searched and extracted. The FindText() method will now return an array of Quadrilaterals because text searches can occur across line bounds.
  • Enhanced Text Extraction Filters Redundant Text Lines - In many PDF documents, text renders multiple times in the same location, but visually it does not appear repeated in the PDF. Previously, extracting such text returned these redundant lines in the search results. With the latest release, search results will return only unique occurrences of the lines that are logically duplicated in the file.
  • Text Paragraphs in Tables - Tables with multi-line text in cells are sometimes rendered as single lines across all cells in a table row.
  • Outline (Remove) Fonts in a PDF - When a print supplier does not have access to fonts used in the PDF, the fonts must be removed before printing. GcPdf v3.2 includes page.Graphics.DrawTextAsPath. This Boolean property outlines the text and removes the fonts. The resulting PDF will look exactly like the original but with the glyphs rendered as graphics paths. This property can be used to manipulate the paths or to make it impossible to copy or search the text.

GrapeCity Documents PDF Viewer

  • Advanced Search - Searching long documents with specific search terms or patterns is made easier with GrapeCity’s JavaScript PDF Viewer.
  • Text Annotation Comment/Reply Tool - Review PDF documents in collaboration with other members. The PDF Editor now includes the Text Annotation Comment/Reply tool to add review comments, user names, and status of the comment. Features included in this support:
    • Add sticky notes anywhere on the document through the context menu in the annotation’s toolbar.
    • Add comments anonymously or set the user name in the property panel.
    • Once set, the user name is stored on the client and used in subsequent replies.
    • Edit existing notes or delete comments.
    • Add a reply to the initial comment.
    • Set review status for the note in UI or program to one of the following: accepted, canceled, rejected, or complete.
  • Copy, Paste, and Clone Form Fields/Annotations in PDF Editor - For complex form design, use similar properties in all the form fields without manually setting them in each field. Copy and paste fields on the PDF form using the shortcut keys or clone the field using the Clone button in the Properties panel.
  • Align PDF Form Fields and Annotations - GrapeCity Documents PDF Editor now includes snap lines and snap margins to check the alignment of form fields and annotations in relation to each other. This allows users to align two elements (fields/annotations) to the same location within the document while designing PDF forms. Other features include:
    • Enable or disable snap alignment change alignment precision.
    • Snap to margins of a page or a control.
    • Enable, disable horizontal/vertical snap margin.
    • Use the keyboard shortcuts to snap horizontally or vertically.
    • Use keyboard shortcuts to increase or decrease the size of the fields.
  • Custom Context Menu - Customize the context menu of GcPdfViewer and search selected text with any search engine.

GrapeCity Documents for Excel

  • Added additional functionalities to existing API to help you generate more secure Microsoft Excel reports with digital signatures, as well as converting them to other formats. The main highlights of this release are:
    • Export Excel spreadsheets and Excel ranges to HTML.
    • Digital signatures support in Excel spreadsheets.
    • Enhanced template support: create Excel reports with tables, sparklines, fixed layout, and PDF forms.
    • More pivot table enhancements.
    • Shape z-order support.
    • More features for SpreadJS integration.
    • Image quality support when exporting to PDF.
    • Picture transparency support when adding Images to Excel.

GrapeCity Documents for Word

  • Shapes Support - Add and edit shapes. Choose from a wide range of geometric shapes, shape presets, and theme-based shape styles. Modify the shapes for size, color, or fill type across several Microsoft Word documents.
  • Add Shapes Supported in Microsoft Word - You can now add any shape supported in Microsoft Word to a Word document through GcWord API. This support enhances loading of any Word document having shapes into GcWord object model, modifying shape properties and saving back.
  • Fill Format and Line Format - Use the FillFormat class to set various types of fill formats like PatternFill, SolidFill, ImageFill, and GradientFill.
  • Themed Shape Styles
    • GcWord supports 42 themed styles.
    • Add these to any shape in a word document.
    • Use the ApplyThemedStyle method overloads to add themed styles to a shape.
  • Shape Presets - GcWord supports 29 shape preset types through the ApplyPreset method overloads.

GrapeCity Documents for Imaging

  • New Samples for Image Comparison - Compare images for software testing, image manipulation detection, or even different frames of security footage. Perform fuzzy image comparisons and generate different images. This sample provides an effective way of comparing images.