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Free sample application built using the Solid Framework PDF SDK

Solid PDF Mechanic Revision History

Record of significant changes to Solid PDF Mechanic

Version 1.0 build 67 - 9/2/2010 (major update including new features)

• Complete rework of Tools | Options to better illustrate features
• Much improved PDF to Word
• Much improved PDF to HTML
• PDF to PowerPoint
• Support for .docx, .xlsx and .pptx

Version 1.0 build 52 - 12/28/2009

• Fixed an issue with converter set to TextRecovery=Always causes InternalError
• Fixed an issue with DrawBitmap not rendering correct characters for Chinese
• Mechanic using Solid Framework build 6.0.255.0
• Navigator using Solid Framework build 6.0.255.0

Version 1.0 build 51 - 12/04/2009

• Fixed license issue where any license would add watermark to bitmap from PdfPage.DrawBitmap
• Fixed issue where first page converted to bitmap would be blank
• Extraction made faster by using memory streams instead of file streams.
• Mechanic using Solid Framework build 6.0.252.0
• Navigator using Solid Framework build 6.0.252.0

Version 1.0 build 50 - 11/19/2009

• Full support for image processing and optical text recognition added
• Mechanic using Solid Framework build 6.0.251.0
• Navigator using Solid Framework build 6.0.251.0

Version 1.0 build 49 - 7/21/2009

• PDF/A validation and conversion added to Mechanic
• Convert tables to Excel spreadsheets added to Mechanic
• Convert document to Html added to Mechanic
• Mechanic using Solid Framework build 6.0.225.0
• Navigator using Solid Framework build 6.0.225.0

Version 1.0 build 48 - 7/1/2009

• Initial release of Solid PDF Mechanic.
• PDF to Word conversion in Solid PDF Mechanic.

Version 1.0 build 46 - 6/15/2009

• Drag and Drop into main frame pdf creation added.
• Extract text from PDF menu command added.
• Extract images from PDF menu command added.
• Context menu for text and image extraction added to Thumbnails panel for page range extraction.
• Added file formats that we are able to convert to PDF to File Open dialog.

Version 1.0 build 42 - 5/27/2009

• Initial release of Solid PDF Navigator.
• PDF Viewer.
• Page pane navigation with page thumbnails using Page.DrawBitmap method.
• Explorer pane and grid to examine internal PDF file structure.
• Bookmark pane to render and navigate outline items.
• Document Information dialog to view and edit PDF file properties.
• Security and Permissions dialog displays PDF file restrictions.
• Viewer Preferences dialog to view and edit how the PDF file will display.