OfficeToPDF 1.9

Updates available in release 1.9:

• Adds the /word_show_hidden switch to include hidden text in the PDF
• Adds the /powerpoint_output switch that allows the generated PDF to output the notes, outline and handouts rather than just the presentation slides
• Adds the /word_fix_table_columns switch which resolves an issue with column widths in a table not matching the heading column widths.
• Adds the /printer switch which takes then name of a postscript printer and generates the PDF by printing to it. Requires GhostScript
• Adds the /fallback_printer switch takes then name of a postscript printer and generates the PDF by printing to it. Requires GhostScript and will only work if the main conversion process is unable to generate the PDF
• Adds extra switches to control Word output: /word_show_revs_comments, /word_show_comments, /word_show_format_changes, /word_show_ink_annot and /word_show_ins_del

Bug fixes:

• Improves robustness against COM errors
• Removes problems that caused header and footer spacing issues
• Improve performance when processing Word documents with many fields
• Improve handling of signed Office documents

OfficeToPDF 1.8-old-format-handling-and-powerpoint-shutdown

This version should be a bit more robust when dealing with some old Office documents and looks to ensure PowerPoint shuts down correctly after conversion.

OfficeToPDF 1.8-printer-checking

This release checks whether printers are installed. If none are, conversion does not proceed. See issue #28

OfficeToPDF 1.8-table-column-fix

This test introduces the following command line options

/word_fix_table_columns - resolves an issue with column widths in a table not matching the heading column widths.
/printer - takes then name of a postscript printer and generates the PDF by printing to it. Requires GhostScript
/fallback_printer - takes then name of a postscript printer and generates the PDF by printing to it. Requires GhostScript and will only work if the main conversion process is unable to generate the PDF

OfficeToPDF 1.8-signed-file-support

This pre-release improves the handling of documents that have been digitally signed to ensure that the resulting PDF does not report an invalid signature line.

It also adds the /powerpoint_output switch that allows the generated PDF to output the notes, outline and handouts rather than just the presentation slides.

OfficeToPDF 1.8-word-headers-and-footers

This build reworks how headers and footers are manipulated in Word when updating fields. This may resolve some issues with incorrect header/footer spacing appearing in the generated PDFs and memory leaks caused by objects not being cleared up.

OfficeToPDF 1.8-word-closing

This build updates how Word is closed to see if this helps in some cases where exceptions are thrown.

OfficeToPDF 1.8-column-handling-test

This is a test build which has improvements to Word Excel processing - namely to try and avoid issues caused by the filesystem being slow to provide access to documents and Word triggering https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/813990/you-receive-an-error-message-when-you-change-a-document-that-is-format

OfficeToPDF 1.8-COM exceptions test

Changes how OfficeToPDF starts Word and PowerPoint to potentially deal with COM exceptions

OfficeToPDF 1.8

Updates available in release 1.8:

• If the destination path is a directory, the PDF will be created in the directory
• The /excel_no_link_update switch can be used to prevent Excel pulling in external references
• The /excel_no_recalculate switch can be used to prevent Excel for performing a recalculation on a worksheet before conversion
• The /word_keep_history switch can be used to prevent Word conversion from clearing the document history
• The /word_max_pages option can be used to set the maximum number of pages that can be in a Word file for conversion to proceed
• The /word_field_quick_update switch can be used to speed up conversion of Word documents containing many field codes
• The /word_no_field_update switch can be used to prevent Word updating fields before conversion
• The /word_ref_fonts switch can be used to create PDFs that have references to fonts rather than embedded bitmaps
• The OFFICE2PDF_AUTO_CONVERT environment variable is set during conversion to help applications determine if they are being processed through OfficeToPDF
• The /pdf_append switch allows the generated PDF to be appended to the destination PDF
• The /pdf_prepend switch allows the generated PDF to be placed at the start of the destination PDF
• The /pdf_layout switch allows control over how the PDF will initially appear when viewed with Acrobat Reader
• The /pdf_page_mode switch allows control over how the PDF will open in Acrobat Reader
• The /pdf_clean_meta switch allows various meta-data that would normally be included in the PDF (e.g. author) to be removed from the destination PDF
• A number of /pdf_restriction_... switches are available to allow control over the security of the generated PDF

Bug fixes:

• Don't crash when converting files created with the "Blog Post" template in Word
• Handle Excel files that are protected by a write password but with no read password
• Be more robust when attempting to convert ical calendars
• Be more robust when converting Excel files