pdfFactory versions

Generate, modify, and save PDF documents
8.3
8.2
Aug 4, 2022
7.4
Sep 15, 2020
Review
7.2
Mar 18, 2020
Review
7.1
Dec 18, 2019
Review
6.3
Jun 22, 2018
Review
6.2
Nov 3, 2017
Editorial review
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6.0
Dec 10, 2016
Editorial review
rating
Jul 30, 2014
May 20, 2014
5.2
Oct 18, 2014
Review
5.0
Oct 26, 2013
Editorial review
rating
4.8
Mar 8, 2013
Review
4.6
Mar 10, 2012
Review
4.5
Oct 12, 2010
Review
4.0
Sep 14, 2010
3.2
Feb 14, 2008
Review
3.0
Jul 25, 2008
2.1
Mar 30, 2008
Editorial review
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What's new

v7.2 [Mar 18, 2020]
- Improved the appearance of the product icons.
- Fixed bugs for systems where the left/right mouse buttons are swapped.
- Fixed bugs that were causing highlighted text in embedded FP notes to display error messages or to generate incorrect PDF files (Pro only).

v7.1 [Dec 18, 2019]
- Added a clickable Password Reveal button to show plain text passwords in the Jobs list and Security dialog.
- The Security dialog no longer requires passwords to be entered twice.
- Fixed a bug that caused the PDF conversion status to be stuck at 0% when creating a complex PDF file.
- Documents with very large custom paper sizes now display correctly.
- Fixed a bug that caused the currently selected note to scroll offscreen when the page display was zoomed in (Pro only).

v6.3 [Jun 22, 2018]
- The default app font is now larger (Calibri 9pt).
- The default app font can now be customized in the Settings dialog.
- Keyboard users can now use the Tab key to navigate through the toolbar buttons.
- You can now set the PDF password from the main Jobs tab instead of having to use the Settings\Security command.
- (Pro only) you can now drag and drop snapshot selections from pdfFactory Pro to other apps (e.g. Windows Explorer, Google Maps).

v6.2 [Nov 3, 2017]
- Fixed a bug that caused some Excel charts and other graphics to be drawn incorrectly.
- fixed a bug that sometimes caused the toolbar buttons to be positioned slightly incorrectly.
- fixed problems that caused some lengthy operations to make the main window unresponsive.
- fixed problems with the Send button and Microsoft Outlook.
- the Send button now preserves Unicode characters in the attached PDF file name if the email program supports it.

v6.0 [Dec 10, 2016]
Fixed an FpFile error that sometimes happened when printing jobs after deleting pages.
Improved performance when working with complex files (e.g. deleting or rearranging pages, snapshot notes, etc.).

v5.0 [Oct 26, 2013]
Version 5.05 – March 16, 2014
- fixed problems with the “Create new printer” command under Windows 7/8/8.1

v4.5 [Oct 12, 2010]
- fixed problems imaging unusual characters from some symbol fonts
- fixed problems imaging ligatures (e.g. "tt", "ti") in some TrueType fonts
- pdfFactory is now digitally signed for all versions of Windows
- fixed problems imaging some Type 1 fonts (e.g. Futurs Medium)

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