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Aspose.Slides for Java 23.12

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.aspose</groupId>
    <artifactId>aspose-slides</artifactId>
    <version>23.12</version>
    <classifier>jdk16</classifier>
</dependency>
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                                                  compile(group: 'com.aspose', name: 'aspose-slides', version: '23.12', classifier: 'jdk16')
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<dependency org="com.aspose" name="aspose-slides" rev="23.12">
    <artifact name="aspose-slides" m:classifier="jdk16" ext="jar"/>
</dependency>
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libraryDependencies += "com.aspose" % "aspose-slides" % "23.12"
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What’s new in the Aspose.Slides for Java 23.12

Release Highlights

Aspose.Slides for Java 23.12 adds robust support for exporting presentations as handouts, enables deletion of cropped image areas, introduces Ink element rendering control, and improves overall PDF quality and HTML import fidelity.

New Features

  • Handout Layout Export for PDF and Image
    • New HandoutLayoutingOptions allows exporting slides in handout mode, supporting up to 9 slides per page in various layouts.
  • “Delete Cropped Areas” in Picture Format
    • The deletePictureCroppedAreas() method helps reduce presentation size by removing unused image areas.
  • Support for Decorative Shapes
    • New Shape.isDecorative property allows tagging non-informative visuals for better accessibility compliance.
  • Ink Options for Export Control
    • Added InkOptions class to manage visibility and rendering behavior of Ink objects in output formats.
  • Mark as Decorative
    • Shapes can now be programmatically marked as decorative using the new setDecorative(true) method.

Enhancements

  • Improved Image and Chart Rendering
    • Better fidelity when converting charts and images from PPTX to PNG and PDF.
  • More Robust HTML Import
    • Fixed issues with extra paragraph insertion when importing HTML into text boxes.
  • Embedded Excel Sheet Name Fix
    • Preserves original sheet names during PPT to PDF conversion.
  • Error Handling for Corrupt Files
    • More graceful error handling for specific corrupted PPT file types.
  • External Image Selection in PDFs
    • PDF output now allows selection of images that were previously unclickable.

Bug Fixes

  • PPTX to HTML5 ArgumentOutOfRangeException
  • Chart Mismatches in PNG Export
  • Extra Paragraphs from HTML Import
  • PDF Conversion Issues with Embedded Charts and Images

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

  • New APIs:
    • HandoutLayoutingOptions with HandoutType
    • InkOptions with setHideInk() and setInterpretMaskOpAsOpacity()
    • IPictureFillFormat.deletePictureCroppedAreas()
    • Shape.setDecorative(boolean)
  • Deprecated:
    • NotesCommentsLayouting is now obsolete in favor of SlidesLayoutOptions. Removal scheduled for version 24.3.

🔍 Explore the Full Release Details

For full list of updates, please visit Aspose.Slides for Java 23.12 Release Notes

handout layout | picture cropping | decorative shapes | ink rendering | pdf export

VersionRelease Date
25.6June 25, 2025
25.5May 21, 2025
25.4April 16, 2025
25.3March 21, 2025
25.2February 10, 2025
25.1January 21, 2025
24.12December 9, 2024
24.11November 14, 2024
24.10October 14, 2024
24.9September 25, 2024
24.8August 14, 2024
24.7July 18, 2024
24.6June 18, 2024
24.5May 21, 2024
24.4April 18, 2024
24.3March 19, 2024
23.7.1February 22, 2024
24.2February 19, 2024
24.1January 26, 2024
23.12December 15, 2023
23.11November 15, 2023
23.10October 18, 2023
23.6.1October 13, 2023
23.5.1October 13, 2023
23.4.1October 13, 2023
23.3.1October 13, 2023
23.2.1October 13, 2023
23.9September 25, 2023
23.8August 23, 2023
23.7July 20, 2023
23.6June 22, 2023
23.5May 24, 2023
23.4April 20, 2023
23.3March 22, 2023
23.2February 20, 2023
23.1January 26, 2023
22.12December 16, 2022
22.11November 23, 2022
22.10October 19, 2022
22.9September 22, 2022
22.8August 18, 2022
22.7July 19, 2022
22.6June 27, 2022
22.5May 19, 2022
22.4April 18, 2022
22.3March 24, 2022
22.2February 16, 2022
22.1January 12, 2022
21.12December 17, 2021
21.11November 25, 2021
21.10October 14, 2021
21.9September 21, 2021
21.8August 17, 2021
21.7July 16, 2021
21.6June 18, 2021
21.5May 19, 2021
21.4April 19, 2021
21.3March 23, 2021
21.2February 19, 2021
21.1January 25, 2021
20.12December 22, 2020
20.11November 23, 2020
20.10October 16, 2020
20.9September 24, 2020
20.8August 25, 2020
20.7July 22, 2020
20.6June 24, 2020
20.5May 25, 2020
20.4April 28, 2020
20.3March 24, 2020
20.2February 20, 2020
20.1January 21, 2020
19.12December 18, 2019
19.11November 26, 2019
19.10October 28, 2019
19.9September 17, 2019
19.8August 29, 2019
19.7July 26, 2019
19.6June 25, 2019
19.5May 30, 2019
19.4April 26, 2019
19.3April 4, 2019
19.2February 28, 2019
19.1January 30, 2019
18.12December 27, 2018
18.11December 1, 2018
18.10October 31, 2018
18.9September 30, 2018
18.8August 29, 2018
18.7July 27, 2018
18.6July 1, 2018
18.5May 30, 2018
18.4May 7, 2018
18.3April 3, 2018
18.2.1March 9, 2018
18.2February 28, 2018
18.1January 31, 2018
17.12.1December 26, 2017
17.12December 16, 2017
17.11November 30, 2017
17.10November 1, 2017
17.10.0November 1, 2017
17.9.1October 12, 2017
17.9October 2, 2017
17.8August 31, 2017
17.7July 31, 2017
17.6July 1, 2017
17.5May 31, 2017
17.4April 28, 2017
17.3April 3, 2017
17.2March 1, 2017
17.1January 31, 2017
16.12.0December 27, 2016
16.11.0November 30, 2016
16.10.0November 4, 2016
16.9.0October 12, 2016
16.8.0September 27, 2016
16.7.0August 23, 2016
16.6.0July 22, 2016
16.5.0June 16, 2016
16.4.0May 17, 2016
16.3.0April 21, 2016
16.2.0March 18, 2016
16.1.0February 4, 2016
15.11.0January 11, 2016