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Below are the key new features for Spool-Explorer 4.29

Revamped Spool File List

Organize Spool files into folders

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Organize spool files into folders and sort by date and time.

  • The spool file list allows grouping the first column into folders, so you can more easily manage large lists of entries.
  • The date and time fields in the spool file list are combined (for easier sorting).

Support for Graphic Overlays

Graphical Overlays

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Add overlay images (company letterhead, preprinted forms) to your PDF, HTML and RTF reports for professional looking invoices, purchase orders and more:

  • Add graphical overlay images
  • Flexible application of overlays sucha s for every page or first page only
  • Can use 2 overlays

Additional PDF functionality

PDF encryption and compression

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In recognition of the ever-increasing importance of PDF format for business communication, we have added a number of PDF enhancements such as encryption, compression overlays and more.

  • Support for PDF file compression and encryption.
  • Additional page sizes available.
  • Additional fonts available.
  • Support for graphic overlays to be embedded in the PDF file.
  • Improved handling of underlines and bolding when creating the PDF file by overprinting.
  • Support for *RICH format downloads and Rich Format Tags.

Additional RTF and HTML functionality

RTF enhanced functionality

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Additional fonts and pages sizes, overlays, and more.

  • Support for additional page sizes.
  • Support for additional fonts.
  • Added support for graphic image overlays.
  • Version IV improves the handling of underlines and bolding when created by overprinting.
  • Support for *RICH format downloads and Rich Format Tags.
  • Generation of higher quality HTML files

Publish Reports to the Web with Nexus ECM

Publish Reports to the Web

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Spool-Explorer integrates with the FREE Nexus web portal for complete Enterprise Content Management (ECM) & Archiving. File reports to the web in organized folders and extract dynamic data content from reports to build custom indexes for searching in the Nexus ECM. Spool-Explorer IV allows you to:

  • Submit documents to the Nexus ECM.
  • In addition, document security is automatically assigned by Nexus when the document is submitted.
  • You can also include search values extracted from the report text.
  • Finally, you can Save the configuration using a Profile, similar to PDF/RTF/HTML Profiles.

Updated User Interface

Modernized User Interface

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The User Interface has had a complete makeover for a more modernized look and improved communications configuration.

  • Graduated backgrounds present a more pleasing aesthetic appearance.
  • Modernized splash screens are easier to use.
  • Improved configuration screens allow easier access to critical settings and options.
  • Integrated communications configuration avoids the need for a separate utility, and is now consistent with other configuration settings.
  • Windows XP style buttons and controls.

Many UI enhancements based on customer input

Here are a number of additional new features:

  • Updated PDF/RTF/HTML Profiles to include additional functionality of PDF/RTF/HTML generation.
  • Improved User Security (UI and functionality).
  • Append into existing zip files.
  • Cancel capability for many operations (for multiple downloads etc). The
  • Cancel button is available on the splash screen and if pressed, the process will be interrupted at the next 'substep'.
  • Lots of other UI tweaks based on customer input.

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