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With the upcoming new release of eVo we are adding the ability to create PDF\A documents. Historical this has not been a key requirement of the transactional documents created usually by Formate, but to recap. PDF/A is a specialized version of the PDF format designed for long-term archiving and preservation of electronic documents. Key characteristics: …

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KB5089573 is a Windows 11 cumulative preview update (May 26, 2026) for versions 24H2 / 25H2. Microsoft are currently investigating an issue affecting some PDF documents rendering following a recent Windows update. If your pdf document or reports appear incorrect, please open them using Adobe Reader or another non browser based pdf viewer (Edge/Chrome) Appears …

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New Patch Release – Please see release notes in Dashboard Update Utility. Headlines: Fix to data wrapping in pdf when “/” in data introduced is 24.8 – Rolled back Support for reading of mirrored QR Codes Various other minor interface fixes and improvements

it happens occasionally, but one of our fixes in 24.8 has had an adverse effect on text elements containing embedded <FT> text formatting – introduced to resolve an very rare edge case when the data contains a “\”, and only affecting wrapping in pdf output it unfortunately has not worked as intended. Therefor 24.8 is …

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We have received reports that printing may fail to MFP HP devices using the HP Smart Universal Print Driver Series for Windows. In the first place, this has been noted when using Formate to print 3rd party PDF files – these successfully print via Formate to other print drivers – present solution if you see …

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New Patch Release – Please see release notes in Dashboard Update Utility. Headlines: Fix to data wrapping in pdf when “/” in data Fix to Zipper() function – internal zip structure improved