--- title: "What’s New in 2023 Volume 2: File-Format Libraries" published_at: "2023-07-21T14:12:47+00:00" modified_at: "2025-01-13T06:27:25+00:00" url: "https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/whats-new-2023-volume-2-file-format-libraries" excerpt: "This blog explains the various new features and captivating enhancements added in the Syncfusion File Format libraries for the 2023 Volume 2 release." taxonomy_category: - "Excel" - "File Formats" - "PDF" - "Syncfusion" - "What's new" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Excel Library" - "File Formats" - "PDF Library" - "PowerPoint" - "What's New" - "Word Library" --- # What’s New in 2023 Volume 2: File-Format Libraries [Gunasekaran Thirumoorthy](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/author/gunasekarant) ![What's New in 2023 Volume 2 File Format Libraries](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Whats-New-in-2023-Volume-2-File-Format-Libraries.png) 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/) , [Word](https://www.syncfusion.com/word-framework/net) , [Excel](https://www.syncfusion.com/excel-framework/net) , and [PowerPoint](https://www.syncfusion.com/powerpoint-framework/net) files in [.NET Framework](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework) , [.NET Core](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) , [ASP.NET Core](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASP.NET_Core) , [UWP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Windows_Platform) , [Xamarin](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/xamarin) , and [Flutter](https://flutter.dev/) 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) 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) 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) : 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) (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) (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) 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) release. Please refer to our [Release Notes](https://help.syncfusion.com/common/essential-studio/release-notes/v22.1.34) and [What’s New](https://www.syncfusion.com/products/whatsnew) 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) page. If you’re not a customer, use our 30-day [free trial](https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads) to explore these new features. You can also contact us through our [support forum](https://www.syncfusion.com/forums) , [support portal](https://support.syncfusion.com/) , or [feedback portal](https://www.syncfusion.com/feedback/) . 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