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Document Processing (Office File API) — Early Access Preview (v25.1) — Redaction API, Export Enhancements and More

This post outlines what’s inside our current Early Access Preview build (v25.1), which is available for download for our Universal and DXperience subscribers. Early Access and CTP builds are provided solely for early testing purposes and are not ready...

Poline Fedorova (DevExpress)

25 April 2025

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Document Processing Libraries (Office File API) — June 2025 Roadmap (v25.1)

We thank you for your continued support and for sharing your document processing needs and requirements with us. In this blog post, I'll share our development/release plans for the first half of 2025. If you’d like to discuss this roadmap in greater detail...

Maria Nikulina (DevExpress)

20 February 2025

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.NET — Automatic Upgrade of .NET and External Dependency Versions, Converting Assembly to Package References and More (v24.2)

Reducing Issues with Target Framework/3rd Party Dependency Upgrades Based on research, a more effective/automated .NET framework and 3rd party dependency upgrade process is high on the priority list for our customers (without appropriate automation, major...

Dennis Garavsky (DevExpress)

15 October 2024

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PDF Document API — Using Layers (Optional Content Groups) to Control Visibility of PDF Graphics Objects (v24.1)

Complex PDF documents such as CAD drawings, technical construction plans, layered artwork, maps, or multi-language documents are full of visual information. PDF layers are often used to simplify these documents and improve overall readability (layers...

Margarita (DevExpress)

28 August 2024

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Office File API & Office-Inspired Desktop UI Controls — Year-End Roadmap (v24.2)

We thank you for your continued support and for sharing your document processing needs and requirements with us. If you’d like to discuss this roadmap in greater detail or share a business use case that our Office File API product does not address, feel...

Maria Nikulina (DevExpress)

15 July 2024

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.NET — .NET 8 and .NET Framework 4.6.2 Are Minimally Supported Target Frameworks for DevExpress Libraries in v24.2

What Will Change in v24.2 Once we release v24.2 (December 2024) , our libraries will no longer support .NET 6/7 and .NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6 and 4.6.1. The following DevExpress . NET Core and .NET Framework-based products will also – at a minimum – require...

Dennis Garavsky (DevExpress)

10 July 2024

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Word Processing Document API, Rich Text Editors (WinForms and WPF) — Reducing Document File Size (Best Practices)

Reducing document file size can improve document import/processing related operations. It can also help minimize file storage requirements in databases and cloud servers. In this blog post, I will describe different strategies to reduce Microsoft Word...

Poline Fedorova (DevExpress)

1 July 2024

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Office File API — Enhance Accessibility and Language Support in Word Documents using Azure AI Services

In my two previous AI-related blog posts, I explained how you can generate accessible descriptions for images, charts and hyperlinks used within Word and Excel documents using DevExpress Office File API libraries and the Azure AI OpenAI service: Office...

Maria Nikulina (DevExpress)

17 June 2024

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Office File API — Enhance Accessibility in Office Documents using OpenAI Models (Part 2)

In our last AI-related post, we described how to generate AltText (meaningful descriptions) for images and charts using DevExpress Office File API libraries and Azure AI OpenAI service ( Office File API — Enhance Accessibility in Office Documents (Word...

Maria Nikulina (DevExpress)

3 June 2024

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Office File API — Enhance Accessibility in Office Documents (Word & Excel) using OpenAI Models

For accessibility-related reasons, certain business usage scenarios require that Office documents include meaningful descriptions/alternative text (Alt Text) for graphics content (images, charts, etc). Alt Text helps individuals with visual impairments...

Poline Fedorova (DevExpress)

8 May 2024

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