Execute Mail Merge of Any Type to Create Documents

[![Aspose Cloud APIs][1]. With this new release, the create, read, manipulate and export features are greatly improved. You can add, update or delete [pictures][2] and [OleObjects][3], and set different options including auto-fit rows when saving Excel workbooks as other formats.

You can also [convert remote PDF files][4], rotate barcodes and [recognize barcodes][5] from PDF documents. Some new [symbologies][6] including AustralianPostEParcel, Code16K, ISBN, ISMN and ISSN are supported, and we have added [FNC stripping and image processing features][7] including Grayscale, Median Smoothing, Invert Image and Complex Background.

In addition to that, the features to [split][8] and [save][9] Word documents as other formats features now support more formats and export options. The [execute mail merge template][10] feature now supports cleanup options and the execute mail merge feature supports name attribute when passing XML data. Several UI and API issues have also been fixed in this release. Following is a categorized list of enhancements.

Aspose.PDF Cloud

[Convert PDFs from Remote Server][11] – This feature allows you to convert Adobe Acrobat PDF files uploaded at a remote server. You can pass url and format parameters to specify URL to PDF and output format and use PUT method of [convert resource][12] to convert remote PDF files.

Aspose.Cells Cloud

[Add OleObject][13] – This feature allows you to add a new OleObject in a Microsoft Excel worksheet. The [oleobjects][14] resource can be used and a PUT request can be sent (specifying options for OleObject) to add a new OleObject.
[Update OleObject][15] – This feature allows you to update a specific OleObject in a worksheet. The [oleobject][16] resource can be used and a POST request can be sent (specifying options to update) to update an existing OleObject.
[Delete OleObject][17] – This feature allows you to delete an existing OleObject from a worksheet. The [oleobject][18] resource can be used and a DELETE request can be sent to delete a specific OleObject.
[Delete all OleObject][19] – This feature allows you to delete all OleObjects from a worksheet. The [oleobjects][20] resource can be used and a DELETE request can be sent to delete all OleObjects.
[Add a Picture][21] – This feature allows you to add a new picture in a worksheet. The [pictures][22] resource can be used and a PUT request can be sent (specifying options for picture) to add a new picture.
[Update a Picture][23] – This feature allows you to update a specific picture in a worksheet. The [picture][24] resource can be used and a POST request can be sent (specifying options to update) to update an existing picture.
[Delete a Picture][25] – This feature allows you to delete an existing picture from a worksheet. The [picture][26] resource can be used and a DELETE request can be sent to delete a specific picture.
[Delete all Pictures][27] – This feature allows you to delete all pictures from a worksheet. The [pictures][28] resource can be used and a DELETE request can be sent to delete all pictures.
Pass Auto-Fit Option in SaveAs – This feature allows you to automatically fit rows and columns while saving a workbook as other formats. The saveAs resource can be used and a POST request can be sent (specifying isAutoFitRows and isAutoFitColumns parameters) for this purpose.

Aspose.Words Cloud

[Split Word Documents][29] – This feature allows you to convert all or specific pages of a Microsoft Word document to your desired format. The split document feature was already supported but now supports new formats including OpenXPS, PS and XamlFlow.
[Save Word Documents as Other Formats][30] – This feature allows you to save Word documents as any supported format. This feature was already supported but now supports DigitalSignatureDetails and EncryptionDetails options for PDF format and LeftPaneControlFlags and TopPaneControlFlags options and logo image for SWF format.
Execute Mail Merge – These features allow you to execute mail merge and mail merge template. These were already supported but now execute mail merge supports the name attribute for XML tags while passing XML data and cleanup options while executing mail merge template (with mustache fields).

Aspose.Slides Cloud

[Create PowerPoint Presentations][31] – This feature lets you create Microsoft PowerPoint presentations from scratch. Use the [presentation resource][32] and send a PUT request to create empty presentation on Aspose Cloud or third party storage. The new presentation can then be downloaded using [download file example][33].
[Merge Multiple Presentations][34] – This feature allows you to take all or selected slides from multiple PowerPoint presentations and merge them into a new presentation in your required order. You can use the [mergePresentations resource][35] and send a POST request (sending presentation paths in request body) to merge all slides and send a PUT request (sending presentation paths and indexes of selected slides in the request body) to merge selected slides in your specified order. This feature can also be used in combination with the [Create PowerPoint Presentations][36] feature to create new presentations from existing presentations.

In addition to the above mentioned features, the convert PowerPoint presentations to PDF feature has been improved. Some text elements were missing or misplaced and some images were also misplaced when converting complex presentations prior to this improvement. Complex presentations now render correctly.

Aspose.Barcode Cloud

Barcode generation and recognition features are greatly improved. These improvements include the following:

Support more Symobologies – Newly supported symbologies include AustralianPostEParcel, Code16K, ISBN, ISMN and ISSN.
Support FNC Stripping
Support BinarizationHints
Support Rotating Barcodes before Recognition
Support Barcode Recognition from Scanned PDFs

Aspose Cloud Platform

The following improvements have been made to Aspose Cloud Platform:

Send email notifications when customers are close to reaching their storage limits.
Allow customers to save a copy of converted documents to storage.

Aspose Cloud User Interface

The following issues have been fixed in Aspose Cloud UI:

Fail to sign up using Google account.
Check upload file size.
Fix missing ‘Terms of Use’ and ‘Privacy Policy’ links on Sing Up page.

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