PDF Converter Online 9.14.1 — Watermark Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDF Files

The Muhimbi PDF Converter Online is constantly being improved and extended. Similar to many other online services, when a new version is rolled out there is nothing to do for our users. New functionality just shows up, existing functionality continues to work as expected.

Since our previous formal announcement, we have added some interesting new facilities, and fixed / improved existing logic.

The full list of changes can be found further down, but the key highlights for versions 9.14.1 are as follows:

• Securing Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF Files.

• Watermarking Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.

• Support for EAN and UPC barcodes.

• Experimental PDF/A-2u and A-3u Support.

• Many improvements to our unique real-time watermarking and security facility.

Please note that all SharePoint Online versions are numbered in the 9.X range. At the time of writing the most recent version of the on-premise software is 10.1.1.

A simple ‘Confidential’ watermark applied to MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF

For those not familiar with the product, the Muhimbi PDF Converter Online is a lightweight subscription based solution that allows users to convert merge, split, watermark, secure, and OCR common document types - including InfoPath, AutoCAD, MSG (email) MS-Office, HTML and images - to PDF using SharePoint Online through a friendly user interface or via workflows, without the need to install any client-side software or Adobe Acrobat. A REST based API as well as Power Automate (Flow), Azure LogicApps and Microsoft Power Apps integration is included in the service. More details can be found on the product page.  An on-premise version for SharePoint 2007-2019 is available separately.

In addition to the changes listed above, the key changes and additions in the new version are as follows:

• 6156 CoreBugSome PDF files in Gujurati and Panjabi cannot be processed

• 6934 CoreBugFix working with PDF Bookmarks for certain edge cases

• 6935 CoreBugFix compatibility for certain PDF files

• 7111 CoreBugCombination of Watermarking, post processing and ToC in same operation is not supported

• 7129 CoreBugBookmarks are missing in Adobe Document Cloud browser viewer

• 7227 CoreBugPost Processing (watermark, security, PDF/A) of very large documents times out

• 4394 CoreImprovementEnable support for 1GB file operation

• 5358 CoreImprovementImprove support for processing Office documents in non-English languages

• 5437 CoreImprovementImprove regional routing for API requests

• 4698 CoreImprovementImprove error message when custom list is used as destination path

• 4647 CoreImprovementUpdate message for file type not supported by subscription

• 6181 CoreImprovementImprove compatibility with certain rare PDF files

• 6171 CoreImprovementImprove email delivery

• 5976 CoreImprovementImprove regional scalability

• 6900 CoreImprovementImprove font support for asian languages

• 6860 CoreImprovementImprove error message for incorrect cross conversions

• 7182 CoreImprovementAdd support for additional font types during PDF Conversion

• 6494 CoreImprovementImprove error messages for unrecognised file types

• 6510 EmailFixDisable automatic ‘ligature’ generation when converting emails to pdf

• 6178 ExcelImprovementImprove reliability of Excel converter for some edge cases

• 6501 GUIImprovementOK and Cancel buttons not placed correctly on Watermark Settings screen

• 6919 GUIImprovementImprove performance of SharePoint Online folder picker

• 7220 GUIImprovementImprove user interface performance for large merge operations

• 6543 GUIImprovementUpdate Real-Time watermarking screen to reflect it works with Office file types as well

• 6198 GUIImprovementImprove error messages on Real-Time watermarking screens

• 5403 GUIImprovementVisual Change to Muhimbi PDF Icons

• 7197 GUIImprovementInclude Subscription ID in SubscriptionDetails.aspx

• 6542 GUIImprovementRename the Watermarking and Security options in SharePoint Online UI

• 6096 GUIImprovementImprove folder picker in SharePoint Online user interface

• 6152 GUIImprovementImprove folder picker for Firefox users

• 7114 HTMLBugFix timeout during size optimisation of HTML Conversions

• 5465 HTMLFIxHTML conversion output is incorrect for sites that don’t support redirects for HEAD requests

• 4617 HTMLImprovementSuppress ‘working on it’ message when converting SharePoint Online pages to PDF

• 6183 HTMLImprovementResolve rare edge cases in HTML Converter

• 6513 HTMLImprovementImprove PDF rendering of SharePoint Modern pages

• 6544 HTMLImprovementImprove scaling during certain HTML conversions

• 6938 HTMLImprovementUpgrade HTML Converter to support the latest standards

• 7123 HTMLImprovementImprove PDF rendering of certain PowerBI reports

• 6164 InfoPathImprovementImprove reliability of PowerPoint and InfoPath conversions under extreme load

• 6184 InfoPathImprovementImprove processing of InfoPath XSN files in certain edge cases

• 6933 MergingBugFix Merging of PDF files for certain edge cases

• 7076 MergingBugFix Chinese bookmark text when merging PDF files

• 6021 MergingFixNullReferenceException when merging certain PDFs containing bookmarks and annotations

• 6506 MergingImprovementAllow overriding of MergeSetting.OmitErrorPages using XML Override

• 7215 MS-WordBugOld style MS-Word (.doc) files without headers may be formatted incorrectly

• 6512 MS-WordFixAllow digitally signed DOCM files to be converted

• 6177 MS-WordFixImprove processing of field codes for Word documents that use revision tracking

• 5928 MS-WordImprovementMake locking Word fields more versatile

• 6549 MS-WordNewAdd support for Document Structure Tags when converting MS-Word and PowerPoint files

• 7075 MS-WordNewAdd support for showing MS-Word revisions as ‘Simple markup’

• 6751 OCRBugImprove ability to index OCRed PDFs using ifilter

• 6995 OCRBugImprove reliability of OCR for certain edge cases

• 7138 OCRImprovementImprove error message for OCR operations that time out

• 6131 PDF/ANewImplement experimental support for PDF/a2u (and a3u)

• 6502 Power AutomateImprovementImprove text layout in Power Automate actions

• 6174 PowerPointBugConverting PowerPoint files to PDF/A after OCR doesn’t always generate valid PDF/A documents

• 7113 PowerPointImprovementAllow PDF Conversion of corrupt PowerPoint files.

• 6009 SecurityNewSupport password protecting Office documents in SharePoint Online

• 6084 SecurityNewSupport password protecting Office documents in SharePoint Designer Workflows

• 6085 SecurityNewSupport password protecting Office documents in Power Automate & API

• 6033 SetupBugFix global app deployment to root site collection

• 6014 SetupFixFix for ‘App not installed’ error if add-in deployed with tenant scope

• 5964 SetupFixDeployment of Add-in to root site collection using tenant scope deployment

• 6923 SetupImprovementImprove email address validation for rare address types

• 3961 SetupNewDocument code based SPFx package deployment

• 6615 SetupNewMake it possible to enable app-only access tokens via Muhimbi SharePoint Online user interface

• 6932 SplitBugInvalid file name template not detected during split action

• 6496 WatermarkingBugFix visibility of watermarks for certain rare PDF files

• 6684 WatermarkingBugWatermarks not consistently displayed in Office file formats for certain regional settings

• 6884 WatermarkingBugPDF watermark from Power Automate always ends up in the foreground

• 7330 WatermarkingBugFix Real-Time watermarking on folders with a ‘.’ (dot) in the folder name

• 5436 WatermarkingFixError while saving certain watermarked PDFs

• 5939 WatermarkingImprovementImprove watermarking of corrupt PDF files

• 5944 WatermarkingImprovementSupport real-time watermarking on pinned documents

• 6092 WatermarkingImprovementImprove real-time watermarking on classic view

• 6093 WatermarkingImprovementImprove real-time watermarking on modern view

• 6097 WatermarkingImprovementRename PDF watermark settings for site and library settings page

• 5420 WatermarkingImprovementImprove real-time watermarking from document preview window

• 4761 WatermarkingImprovementSupport real-time watermarking on multilingual sites

• 5391 WatermarkingImprovementReal-time watermarking issue with call out menu in classic search results

• 6505 WatermarkingImprovementImprove real-time watermarking in Search Results

• 7102 WatermarkingImprovementSupport real-time watermarking for all variations of English

• 4760 WatermarkingImprovementImprove real-time watermarking on custom search result page

• 7074 WatermarkingImprovementReal-time watermarking add support for document library web parts on modern pages

• 6008 WatermarkingNewSupport watermarking of Office documents in SharePoint Online

• 4976 WatermarkingNewAdd support for including UserProfile properties in watermarks

• 6028 WatermarkingNewSupport watermarking of Office documents in SharePoint Designer Workflows

• 6029 WatermarkingNewSupport watermarking of Office documents through the API

• 6030 WatermarkingNewSupport watermarking of Office documents through Power Automate

• 6012 WatermarkingNewImplement EAN/UPC barcodes in SharePoint Online

• 4650 WatermarkingNewSupport on-open watermarking for Search results in Modern User Interface

• 6162 WatermarkingNewAdd support for the ‘PDF watermark type’ in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

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