Aspose.Words 24.10 brings a range of useful updates that improve control over document creation, formatting, and exporting. Key highlights include enhanced support for ActiveX controls, new features for handling shapes and charts, as well as better export options for Markdown format.

Let’s dive into the details:

Enhanced ActiveX Controls

One of the major updates in this release is the ability to create CommandButton ActiveX controls. This is made possible through the introduction of the new method InsertForms2OleControl and a public class Forms2OleControl. With these tools, users now have more flexibility in adding interactive elements to their documents.

Improved Shape Visibility Control

A new property, Shape.Hidden, has been added to help manage the visibility of shapes. This gives developers greater control over how and when shapes appear in a document.

Expanded Pie and Doughnut Charts

For those working with charts, Aspose.Words 24.10 now provides new properties for Pie and Doughnut chart formatting. These options allow for more detailed and customized chart designs, improving the overall presentation.

Enhanced Markdown Export

A notable update is the new option to export tables as HTML when saving to Markdown format. This feature, enabled by the ExportAsHtml property and the MarkdownExportAsHtml enumeration, ensures better compatibility and display of tables in Markdown.

Introduced Grouping Shapes

You can now group individual shapes or groups of shapes using the new InsertGroupShape method. This streamlines the process of managing complex designs and layouts.

Improved Big5 Encoding

Handling of Big5 encoding for TrueType cmap tables has been improved, ensuring better support for documents using this encoding.

Supported Taiwanese Fonts

The release also enhances support for outdated Taiwanese fonts, ensuring they render correctly in documents.

Wrapping Up

Aspose.Words 24.10 introduces several valuable features that improve document creation, formatting, and exporting. Whether you’re working with charts, shapes, or Markdown files, these updates offer more flexibility and precision for users.

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