Below is the list of new features in PDF Studio 2023, that was released on May 11, 2023.
New Major Features in Version 2023
- Improvements for Enterprise Deployments (Shared User Settings)
- Improvements to Microsoft Office Conversions (Word to PDF & PDF to Word)
- Support for Dropbox Team Spaces
- Installer Enhancements on Linux and Windows
- New Embed / Unembed Fonts Functions
- Additional Multi Document Functions throughout the Application
- New Optimizer Features
- New Print Features
Annotations
- New annotation “Highlighter” tool PS-6174
- New “System Default” preference for Comment Author PS-6414
- File Attachment Annotation Description to Show in Bubble & Note PS-6270
- Add seconds under Status History Tab in Annotation Properties PS-6343
Batch Processing
- Improve Signature Field Position (with units) in Batch Sign Dialog PS-6562
- New Convert to PDF/X Batch function PS-6247
Content Editing
- General content editing improvements & fixes PS-5355
- Content Editing: Paragraph Alignment PS-6504
- Spell check for content editing PS-6378
- Spell check added to text object properties dialog PS-6452
- Support Underline and Strikethrough on paragraph content editing PS-4256
- Path properties now editable in ribbon properties tab on toolbar – PS-6319
Enterprise Features
- New “shared” settings folder with admin control for large deployments PS-6416
Document Services & Other Integrations
- Dropbox: Added support for the new “Team Spaces” PS-6430
- Show more files in file list for document storage by reducing row height PS-6327
Fonts
- Add ability to unembed individual fonts in Document Properties – Fonts Dialog PS-6446
- New option to embed non embedded fonts under Document Properties PS-6674
Form Fields
- Add format validation when adding items to combo & list box PS-5917
- New preformatted form field options in editor PS-5913
Installer Enhancements
- Add Desktop launcher when installing PDF Studio on Linux PS-6593
- PDF Studio will now show under Open With on Linux PS-4337
- (Windows) – now able to set PDF Studio as default PDF handler at install time PS-6503
Office Conversion
- Word to PDF: Add some support for the legacy/deprecated VML format JOFFICE-644
- Word to PDF: Added support for shapes and drawing commands JOFFICE-210
- PowerPoint to PDF: Convert metadata when converting PPTX files to PDF JOFFICE-634
- PDF to Word: now supports shapes/paths JOFFICE-635
- PDF to Word: now supports tables JOFFICE-619
Optimizer
- Optimizer: New option to “Remove document tags” PS-6157
- Optimizer: New option to “Remove invalid bookmarks / links” PS-6153
- Optimizer: New “Unembed fonts” option PS-4879
Performance
- Render first page faster for documents with lots of bookmarks PS-6604
Printing
- New option to Print All Open Documents within a frame PS-6524
- Ability to “Print Selected Graphics” for an area selected with snapshot PS-6579
User Interface
- Add delete button to thumbnails toolbar PS-6433
- Session manager now remembers open tab and frame positions PS-6221
- New search box in preferences to make finding settings easier PS-6351
- Document Properties now accessible from the ribbon toolbar PS-6154
- Link properties dialog now supports page labels PS-6600
- New multi document file actions in File Tab, Quick access & Document Tabs PS-6525
Other Enhancements
- Many other internal bugs & fixes
