What’s New in 2023 Volume 2: File-Format Libraries
Tags: fileformats, excel, pdf, word
Published: 2023-07-24 06:48:09

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title: What’s New in 2023 Volume 2: File-Format Libraries
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Syncfusion’s File-Format libraries are class libraries that allow you to create, read, write, and convert [PDF](https://www.syncfusion.com/pdf-framework/net/ ".NET PDF Framework"), [Word](https://www.syncfusion.com/word-framework/net ".NET Word Libraries"), [Excel](https://www.syncfusion.com/excel-framework/net ".NET Excel Libraries"), and [PowerPoint](https://www.syncfusion.com/powerpoint-framework/net ".NET PowerPoint Libraries") files in [.NET Framework](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework "Download .NET Framework"), [.NET Core](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download "Download .NET Core"), [ASP.NET Core](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASP.NET_Core "Wikipedia Link: ASP.NET Core"), [UWP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Windows_Platform "Wikipedia link: Universal Windows Platform (UWP)"), [Xamarin](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/xamarin "Get Started with Xamarin"), and [Flutter](https://flutter.dev/ "Flutter Site") applications without the use of Microsoft Office or Adobe Reader.

This blog post briefly describes the new updates rolled out in our [File-Format libraries](https://www.syncfusion.com/document-processing-libraries "File-Format libraries") for the [2023 Volume 3](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums/183035/essential-studio-2023-volume-2-main-release-v22-1-34-is-available-for-download "Essential Studio 2023 Volume 2") release.

## .NET PDF Library

First, let’s see the new updates available in the Syncfusion [.NET PDF Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/document-processing/pdf-framework/net/pdf-library ".NET PDF Library"):

1. You can see the following enhancements when creating and validating PDF digital signatures:
  - Improved standard for long-term-validation- (LTV) enabled signatures to pass a wide range of signature standards.
  - An API to specify revocation type while signing a PDF with LTV.
  - Functionalities to retrieve revocation details from a PDF.
  - An API to get the revision of a digital signature from a PDF.
2. The **System.Drawing** dependency has been replaced with **Skiasharp** , so now you can use the following features in Blazor WASM and Xamarin.Forms:
  - Compress PDF documents.
  - Redact the content of a PDF.
  - TIFF-to-PDF conversion.
  - Remove images in a PDF.
  - Extract images in a PDF.
3. Support to find and extract right-to-left (RTL) orientation text from a PDF.

### .NET Excel Library

The now supports linear and radial gradient fill styles for cells and charts in Excel-to-image conversion. With this feature, the gradient fill applied in the Excel document can be preserved in the resultant image.

Refer to the following image. ![.NET Excel Library with linear and radial gradient fill styles](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NET-Excel-Library-with-linear-and-radial-gradient-fill-styles.gif)

### .NET Word Library

The Syncfusion [Word Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/document-processing/word-framework/net-core/word-library ".NET Word Library") (DocIO) has been enhanced to improve the efficiency of converting Word documents to PDF files. These enhancements include:

- Improved rendering of rotated shapes with horizontal and vertical alignment in an input Word document.
- Improved justification algorithm to align the last line of paragraphs in Word-to-PDF conversion.

###  .NET PowerPoint Library

- The Syncfusion [PowerPoint Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/document-processing/powerpoint-framework/net ".NET PowerPoint Library") (Presentation) now supports the find functionality using regular expressions (regex) in PowerPoint presentations. Users can find a text pattern in all PowerPoint slides or a specific slide and replace or highlight it. ![.NET PowerPoint Library Presentation with regular expressions (regex)](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NET-PowerPoint-Library-Presentation-with-regular-expressions-regex.png)
- The PowerPoint-to-PDF conversion has been enhanced to improve the rendering of colors from theme overrides in an input PowerPoint presentation.

## Conclusion

Thanks for reading! In this blog, we’ve seen the new updates in Syncfusion [File-Format libraries](https://www.syncfusion.com/document-processing-libraries "Syncfusion File-Format libraries") for the [2023 Volume 2](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums/183035/essential-studio-2023-volume-2-main-release-v22-1-34-is-available-for-download "Essential Studio 2023 Volume 2") release. Please refer to our [Release Notes](https://help.syncfusion.com/common/essential-studio/release-notes/v22.1.34 "Essential Studio Release Notes") and [What’s New](https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew "Essential Studio What's New") pages to see the other updates in this release. We welcome your feedback, so feel free to leave a comment below!

Existing Syncfusion users can download the latest version from the [License and Downloads](https://www.syncfusion.com/account/downloads "Essential Studio License and Downloads page") page. If you’re not a customer, use our 30-day [free trial](https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads "Get the free evaluation of Essential Studio products") to explore these new features.

You can also contact us through our [support forum](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums "Syncfusion Support Forum"), [support portal](https://support.syncfusion.com/ "Syncfusion Support Portal"), or [feedback portal](https://www.syncfusion.com/feedback/ "Syncfusion Feedback Portal"). We’re always happy to help you!

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