Aspose newsletter, November 2012

Spotlight on File Conversion

Last month, we launched Aspose.Imaging for Java with a newsletter themed around working with images. This month, our theme is file conversion.

File conversion is only one of the many tasks our tools can help developers perform, but it is an important one. Do you need to process forms submitted as Microsoft Word documents, extract data and archive the original document as a PDF, complete with a barcode for tracking? Or maybe build flexible slide stacks for Microsoft PowerPoint presentations? Do you create management reports by extracting data from databases, performing calculations in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and posting charts on an intranet? Aspose can help developers with all of these tasks. Our customers use Aspose products for all kinds of complex tasks. More often than not, file conversion plays a part. We hope the examples and tips below are useful to you.

Thank you for reading,
John Owens, Aspose Scotland Team Leader
@aspose

Product Spotlight – Aspose.Words for .NET and Java

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Technical Article – Convert PPT to other formats with Aspose.Slides for SharePoint

Aspose.Slides for SharePoint lets you convert Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to PDF, TIFF or XPS files directly from a document library. This month’s technical article shows how. Read the article to find out how.

Tutorial Video – Convert a Chart to Image with Aspose.Cells for Java

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Migration Tip – Create Microsoft Outlook Contacts with Aspose.Email for .NET or Office Automation

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New Releases and Updates

• [Aspose.Total for .NET][4] – a compilation of our latest .NET products.
• [Aspose.Cells for .NET][5] 7.3.2 – adds support for copying sparklines and a number of other enhancements.
• [Aspose.Words for .NET][6] – our monthly Aspose.Words release.
• [Aspose.Pdf for .NET][7] 7.4.0 – supports different headers in one PDF document, count watermarks and extract header and footer text.
• [Aspose.Slides for .NET][8] 6.7.0 – supports adding an assistant node to an organization and other enhancements and fixes.
• [Aspose.BarCode for .NET][9] 5.1.0 – adds support for Swiss Post Parcel barcode and DataMatrix generation with error correction.
• [Aspose.Tasks for .NET][10] 4.7.0 – includes a new feature for rendering project data to PDF.
• [Aspose.Diagram for .NET][11] 2.7.0 – export diagrams to XAML format and work with glued shapes, as well as other enhancements and fixes.
• [Aspose.OCR for .NET][12] 1.2.0 – adds support for JPG, PNG and GIF formats, loading custom dictionaries from steam and multipage TIFF recognition.
• [Aspose.Email for .NET][13] 2.2.0 – save EML as draft, check whether a PST file is password protected and a number of enhancements and fixes.
• [Aspose.Total for Java][14] – a compilation of our latest Java products.
• [Aspose.Cells for Java][15] 7.3.2 – set a tab’s default color and other enhancements and fixes.
• [Aspose.Words for Java][16] – our monthly Aspose.Words release.
• [Aspose.Pdf for Java][17] 3.3.0 – improvements to image management and other enhancements.
• [Aspose.Pdf.Kit for Java][18] 4.4.0 – set signature images from an input stream, improvements to printing and other fixes.
• [Aspose.Email for Java][19] 2.2.0 – save EML as draft, check is a PST file is password protected and a number of other features and improvements.
• [Aspose.Total for SharePoint][20] – a compilation of our latest SharePoint products.
• [Aspose.Total for SSRS][21] – a compilation of our latest SQL Server Reporting Services products.
• [Aspose.BarCode for SSRS][22] 5.1.0 – support for Swiss Post Parcel barcode and improved DataMatrix generation with error correction.
• [Aspose.Total for JasperReports][23] – a compilation of our latest JasperReports products.
• [Aspose.Words for JasperReports][24] 1.7.0 – new layout options and a number of improvements.

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