Aspose Newsletter, May 2011

Spring is here and Aspose is growing!

Bettering Business – Conquering Lost Details

One common problem we see here at Aspose are orders which have outdated contact details. This can be frustrating for customers because they may miss important mailings regarding maintenance, support or billing issues. Such problems typically begin when a personal email is provided during a purchase.

A simple solution to this predicament is to use a distribution list when purchasing products. For example, one may setup a group “it.purchases@yourbusiness.com” and have it direct to several people. If one member of the group moves to another position the others still continue to receive information.

Do you have a quick tip for bettering business? If so get in touch, and we may able to highlight you and your idea in a future newsletter.

Many thanks,
Danny Cooper, Aspose Texas Team Leader
@aspose

Aspose and DlhSoft work together

DlhSoft and Aspose both help their customers work more effectively. DlhSoft are experts in project management software and have put together a couple of sample applications that shows how their Gantt Chart Library can be used with Aspose.Tasks and Aspose.Pdf to import data from Microsoft Project. DlhSoft are offering Aspose’s customers 20% off DlhSoft products, just quote ASPOSE-37CD0795. Find out more.

Product Spotlight – Aspose.Word for Java 10 released

We mentioned last month that we have succeeded in automatically porting Aspose.Words for .NET to Java, resulting in a bold leap in functionality for Aspose.Words for Java. We have now released Aspose.Word for Java 10. This version adds a host of new features, from support for Wordprocessing ML 2003 and MHTML, nested mail merge regions, render to XPS and SWF, support for Custom XML and Structured Document Tags, DrawingML, footnotes, end noted and much else. Download Aspose.Words for Java 10.

Keep in Touch

There are several ways for you to keep in touch with us. The monthly newsletter is a way for us to keep in touch with you, but we are always interested in hearing from you. Post a question on our forums. They are not just about problems: you can post features requests, sales queries or comments about the website. Connect with us on Facebook. We post updates on Facebook and Twitter to make it easy to keep in touch with us.

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Technical Article – Using Aspose.Words for SharePoint in a workflow

Aspose.Words for SharePoint can be used as part of a SharePoint workflow. To illustrate how, we have written a technical article that shows how to incorporate Aspose.Words in a workflow that converts new documents to PDF files. Read the article.

Tutorial Video – Adding a watermark to a chart using Aspose.Cells for .NET

Learn how to add a watermark to the background of a chart in an Microsoft Excel workbook using Aspose.Cells for .NET. In five easy steps, create a word art shape and set it as the background to a chart plot area. The tutorial video is just over 6 minutes long and completes the task using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. The solution is aimed at .NET Framework 3.5. Watch the tutorial.

Migration Tip – Create an Excel chart in a PowerPoint slide using Aspose.Slides for .NET

Need a chart in your presentation? It is possible to create a Microsoft Excel chart and embed it as an OLE object in a PowerPoint slide programmatically. You can do it using VSTO or you can save yourself time and effort and use Aspose.Slides for .NET. The migration tip shows both techniques. Read the migration tip.

New Releases and Updates

1. Aspose.Total for .NET – a compilation of our latest .NET products.
2. Aspose.Words for .NET 9.8.0 – over 170 improvements and fixes.
3. Aspose.Cells for .NET 5.3.2 – hotfix that, among other things, adds support for MS Excel 2010 encryption.
4. Aspose.PDF for .NET 5.1.0 – supports multiple TOCs and fixes a number of issues.
5. Aspose.Slides for .NET 5.1.0 – improved PPT to PPTX conversion.
6. Aspose.Pdf.Kit for .NET 5.5.0 – improved PDF to image conversion and other improvements.
7. Aspose.Network for .NET 6.3.0 – introduces support for vCard among other new features.
8. Aspose.Diagram for .NET 1.1.0 – new read text features and improved data reading.
9. Aspose.Total for Java – a compilation of our latest .NET products.
10. Aspose.Words for Java 10 (Beta) – the first step towards a Java product fully in line with the .NET product.
11. Aspose.Pdf for Java 2.9.0 – improved HTML and PDF conversion.
12. Aspose.Network for Java 2.0.1 – hotfix to fix an issue with subjects in saved messages.
13. Aspose.Total for Reporting Services – a compilation of our latest SSRS products.
14. Aspose.BarCode for Reporting Services 2.5.0 – introduces Leitcode and OPC barcode generation.
15. Aspose.Total for JasperReports – a compilation of our latest JasperReports products.
16. Aspose.Total for SharePoint – a compilation of our latest SharePoint products.
17. Aspose.Network for SharePoint 1.3.0 – introduces Dropbox synchronization.