--- title: "Syncfusion Essential Studio® 2020 Volume 2 Is Here!" published_at: "2020-07-07T11:52:31+00:00" modified_at: "2020-10-06T10:08:14+00:00" url: "https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/syncfusion-essential-studio-2020-volume-2-is-here" excerpt: "Syncfusion is happy to announce the availability of Essential Studio® 2020 Volume 2 for the public. We have introduced new components and enhanced various other components in different platforms. We’ve also fixed several bugs in this release. Let’s take a..." taxonomy_category: - "Essential Studio" - "Syncfusion" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Essential Studio" - "Syncfusion" - "What's New" --- # Syncfusion Essential Studio® 2020 Volume 2 Is Here! [Suresh M](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/author/sureshm) ![Syncfusion Essential Studio 2020 Volume 2 Is Here!](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Syncfusion-Essential-Studio-2020-Volume-2-Is-Here.jpg) Syncfusion is happy to announce the availability of [Essential Studio® 2020 Volume 2](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums/155798/essential-studio-2020-volume-2-release-v18-2-0-44-is-available-for-download) for the public. We have introduced new components and enhanced various other components in different platforms. We’ve also fixed several bugs in this release. Let’s take a brief look at the changes we made in the individual platforms. ## Common update All our .NET components and libraries are now compatible with the latest .NET 5 Preview. ## Xamarin - [Signature Pad](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-signature) is a new control available to capture, save, and export handwritten signatures in a Xamarin.Forms application. - The Xamarin.Forms WPF support is extended to [Avatar View](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-avatar-view) and [Badge View](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-badge-view) controls. - The following advanced chart types are available for our [Charts](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-charts) control: - Error bar series - Box and whisker series - The cell selection feature in the [DataGrid](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-datagrid) control will allow you to select either a single cell or multiple cells. It also allows you to select a grid column by tapping on the column header. - The [Chat](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-chat) control’s new features will let you: - Display images, both sent and received images. - Load messages on demand by tapping on the interactive UI. - Display a message card with an image and one or more buttons. - The virtualized marker support in [Maps](https://www.syncfusion.com/xamarin-ui-controls/xamarin-maps) greatly improves performance when zooming and panning. ## Flutter - The following are the new widgets that are available with this release: - [DataGrid](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-datagrid) - [Maps](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-maps) - [Slider](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-slider) - The new [DataGrid](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-datagrid) widget allows you to display and manipulate large amounts of data in a tabular view. - The new [Maps](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-maps) widget allows you to visualize GeoJSON data easily. - The [Slider](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-slider) widget supports: - Selecting date and numeric values. - Customizing a thumb with an icon or text. - Customizing active or inactive tracks, ticks, and dividers. - Displaying labels. - The [Charts widget](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-charts) has the following features: - Support for new histogram and spline range area chart types. - Animation for dynamic changes in axis labels, ticks, and gridlines. - The new features for the [Calendar widget](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-calendar) are: - A schedule view to view all the appointments easily. - Special time regions. - The [Date Range Picker](https://www.syncfusion.com/flutter-widgets/flutter-daterangepicker) provides: - An option to enable view-switching among month, year, decade, and century views. - Support to view multiple date pickers for easy range selection. ## Blazor - A [Mac installer](https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/blazor/confirm) for Syncfusion Blazor is now available. - The following components were developed to meet industrial standards and are marked as production-ready: - [Card](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-card) - [Progress Bar](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-progressbar) - The performance of the Grid components has been greatly improved, some of the features in which you can see this improvements are: - Initial loading - Grouping - Ungrouping - Applying filter - Clearing filter - Sorting - The [Charts](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-charts) component comes with smart labels for pie and doughnut variants. - The [Scheduler](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-scheduler) component has been enhanced with virtual scrolling and year view features. - The [Pivot Table](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-pivot-table) now supports CSV data sources. - The [Word Processor](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-word-processor) now allows you to design forms using legacy form fields in a Word document and fill the form, as well. - The [PDF Viewer](https://www.syncfusion.com/blazor-components/blazor-pdf-viewer) allows freehand drawing to be saved in PDF files in the form of ink annotations. ## Essential JS 2 - The [DataGrid](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-data-grid) control has the following features: - A filter operator selector to filter the data. - Frozen rows and columns with infinite scrolling. - Autofill with frozen rows and columns. - The [Scheduler](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-scheduler) control has the following features: - Inline editing to edit the title and create a new appointment. - Year view to help users navigate between years and months. - The [Spreadsheet](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-spreadsheet) control has the following features: - Conditional formatting to format the cells based on conditions. - Ability to clear the content, formatting, and hyperlinks applied to a cell or range of cells. - Aggregate view to quickly check the sum, average, and count for selected cells. - The [Word Processor](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-word-processor) has new features allowing you to: - Design forms with form fields. - Update a cross-reference field that links to a bookmark in the Word document. - Track changes to view the changes made in a word document. ## WPF - All [Syncfusion WPF controls](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls) have support for themes inspired by Office 2019 themes. - The following are the new controls that are available with this release: - [TreeView](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls/treeview) - [Scheduler](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls/scheduler) - The [TreeView](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls/treeview) is a data-oriented control for displaying data with provisions to expand and collapse. - The [Scheduler](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls/scheduler) control offers five view modes for scheduling, managing, and representing appointments. - The [Ribbon control](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls/ribbon) will have the following features: - A simplified mode to fit frequently used commands into less space. - A button icon template to customize the icons of ribbon buttons. - The swim lane support in [Diagram](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls/diagram) will reveal who does what and when. - The [DataGrid](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls/datagrid) control has a line indicator to show the location where the rows will be placed during drag and drop. - The [Spell Checker](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls/spellchecker) control has the following enhancements: - Use standard dictionary file formats such as HunSpell, Ispell, and OpenOffice. - Load dictionaries based on culture. - Use both custom and standard dictionaries at the same time. - Share the same dictionary file across multiple spelling-check instances. - The [Property Grid](https://www.syncfusion.com/wpf-ui-controls/propertygrid) control has the following enhancements: - Enable or disable nested properties of selected objects using events and attributes. - Add new attributes to the masked editor to edit emails, phone numbers, zip codes, currency, and so on. - View, edit, add, and remove items in a collection. ## File Formats ### PDF Library The following are the enhancements available in [PDF Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/pdf-framework/net) : - Support to compress PDF documents in .NET Core. - Previews of the content to be redacted using the redaction annotation. - Cloud-style annotations to create square, circle, rectangle, and polygon-shaped annotations. ### Excel Library The following are the enhancements available in [Excel Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/excel-framework/net) : - Support to import HTML tables into Excel worksheets. - Support to convert Excel data into JSON. - Support to preserve comments in the Excel file during Excel-to-PDF conversion. ### Word Library The following are the features available in [Word Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/word-framework/net) : - The following enhancements have been made in the track changes feature: - Preserve move-to and move-from revisions - Accept or reject move-to and move-from revisions. - Preserve style and section property changes. - Create a table of contents in .NET Core. - Encrypt and decrypt Word documents in .NET Core. - Update SEQ fields in Word documents. - Preserve MathML while converting Word documents to PDF. ### PowerPoint Library The [PowerPoint Library](https://www.syncfusion.com/powerpoint-framework/net) now allows you to extract embedded OLE (object linking and embedding) objects from a PowerPoint presentation. ## Conclusion This is just an overview of some of the features added in our [2020 Volume 2 release](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums/155798/essential-studio-2020-volume-2-release-v18-2-0-44-is-available-for-download) . You can check out all these features in our [release notes](https://help.syncfusion.com/common/essential-studio/release-notes/v18.2.0.44) and on the [What’s New page](https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew) . Try these features and share your feedback as comments in this blog. You can also reach us through our [support forum](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums) , [Direct-Trac](https://www.syncfusion.com/support/directtrac/) , or [feedback portal](https://www.syncfusion.com/feedback/) .