PDF Converter for SharePoint 8.0 features
Today is a big milestone for Muhimbi, it is the day that we are releasing version 8.0 of the PDF Converter for SharePoint(opens in a new tab), the biggest release in our 8 year history.
The number of new features and changes is almost too large to list, but highlights include a completely overhauled InfoPath converter, a new setup experience, support for the new workflow engine introduced in SharePoint 2013, Support for SharePoint Online / Office 365 and much much more.
The following blog posts provide more detail:
- New InfoPath conversion engine.
- SharePoint 2013 Workflow Manager support.
- New Installation experience.
- Add QR Codes as watermarks.
- Automatically insert empty (padding) pages when merging files.
- SharePoint Online / Office 365 support.
When upgrading from an older (pre 8.0) release, read this Knowledge Base article first.
For those not familiar with the product, the PDF Converter for SharePoint is a lightweight solution that allows end-users to merge, split, watermark, secure, OCR and convert common document types - including InfoPath, AutoCAD, MSG (email) MS-Office, HTML and images - to PDF as well as other formats from within SharePoint using a friendly user interface, workflows or a web service call without the need to install any client side software or Adobe Acrobat. It integrates at a deep level with SharePoint and leverages facilities such as the Audit log, Nintex Workflow, K2 blackpearl, localisation, security and tracing. It runs on SharePoint 2007, 2010, 2013 & SharePoint Online and is available in English, German, Dutch, French, Traditional Chinese and Japanese. For detailed information check out the product page(opens in a new tab) .
New InfoPath converter on the right (old on the left), no more rendering inconsistencies.
In addition to the changes listed above, some of the main changes and additions in the new version are as follows:
| ID | Component | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1715 | Excel | New | Strip DIPs from Excel files to reduce problem during conversion. |
| 2519 | HTML | Fix | Hang when converting HTML to PDF. |
| 2376 | InfoPath | Fix | Non-negative number required when converting InfoPath forms on some systems. |
| 1207 | InfoPath | Improvement | Improve quality of Images embedded in InfoPath forms. |
| 1829 | InfoPath | Improvement | InfoPath conversions have grey border. |
| 1495 | InfoPath | Improvement | InfoPath Conversion – Externally referenced images don't always finish loading. |
| 668 | InfoPath | Improvement | InfoPath Conversion - Character spacing is inconsistent. |
| 2349 | InfoPath | Improvement | InfoPath Temp file names need to be made more unique. |
| 1948 | Workflow | New | Add support for the SharePoint 2013 Workflow Manager. |
For more information check out the following resources:
- Product Page(opens in a new tab).
- Brochure(opens in a new tab).
- FAQ & Knowledge Base(opens in a new tab).
- Release Notes(opens in a new tab).
- Installation & Administration Guide(opens in a new tab).
- User Guide(opens in a new tab).
- Product videos(opens in a new tab).
- Related Blog Posts.
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