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# 1.10.0 (2023-02-07)

# Export to Word

# Features

Added better support for complex suggestions nesting

Significantly improved support for nested suggestions of both the insertion and deletion types.

# Bug fixes

Fixed nested suggestions generating a broken document

Nested suggestions of insertion and deletion types sometimes resulted in producing broken documents. After the fix, complex suggestions nesting is more stable.
Fixed various conversion issues caused by nesting content inside div elements

In some cases, nesting content inside div elements resulted in producing broken documents or applying incorrect style over nested inline content. After the changes, content nested in div elements is properly recognized.

# Common changes

Updated dependencies

Selected dependencies have been updated to the latest versions, improving performance and security.

# 1.9.0 (2022-11-29)

# Export to Word

# Features

Added the base_url conversion option

This option allows setting the base URL for resolving images’ and links’ relative URLs in the content, e.g. setting the base_url option to https://ckeditor.com will result in resolving the /docs link as the https://ckeditor.com/docs one.
Added support for SVG images

SVG images are now supported by the converter, both as base64 and URL links.

# Bug fixes

Fixed the issue where conversion of the style element inside other elements breaks conversion.

After the fix, the style element can be placed inside other elements, e.g. a div and the CSS styles will be properly preserved.

# Import from Word

# Features

Added the config.collaboration_features.comments_styles configuration option

It allows to choose one of the existing presets (none, basic, full), allowing to configure which comments’ styles should be converted.

# Bug fixes

Fixed the issue where in rare cases imported tables had incorrect width
Fixed the issue where in rare cases text background turned black
Fixed incorrect parsing of suggestions that is applied to a link spanning over multiple blocks
Fixed emoji groups being split during the conversion

# Other changes

Reduced HTML payload size and improved its quality

It was done by merging side CSS properties to CSS property shorthands.
As an example, properties such as border-top, border-right, border-bottom, and border-left will be reduced to a single border property.

# Common changes

Updated dependencies

Selected dependencies have been updated to the latest versions, improving performance and security.

# 1.8.1 (2022-11-08)

# Bug fixes

Fixed incorrect log messages while using an unlimited license

While using an unlimited license, notifications with information about overusage were present in the application logs.
Now the logs are present only after exceeding the limits in case of a limited license.

# 1.8.0 (2022-11-02)

# Features

Added support for Import from Word

Import from Word allows to convert a Word file into HTML code. Comments and suggestions will also be extracted.
You will find more information about the feature in our on-line documentation.
The feature requires a separate license. To start using it, please contact our sales or subscribe to our free 30-day trial.

# Other changes

Updated dependencies

Selected dependencies have been updated to the latest versions, improving performance and security.

# 1.7.4 (2022-10-18)

# Other changes

Updated dependencies

Selected dependencies have been updated to the latest versions, improving performance and security.

# 1.7.3 (2022-09-06)

# Bug fixes

Fixed incorrect handling of page breaks inside table cells

Page breaks inside table cells were breaking document conversion. After the fix, page breaks are properly recognized in the produced Word documents.
Fixed conversion fails if figcaption was placed under a figure with a class attribute that lacks image or table class name

When figcaption was placed under a figure with a class attribute that lacks an image class name, the conversion failed. After the fix, the conversion is successful and the figcaption is placed in the Word document.
Fixed conversion fails if a figcaption was placed inside a table figure element

After the fix, table figcaption elements are ignored, no longer causing the conversion to fail.

# Other changes

Improved error messages

Messages returned by document conversion provide better debugging experience to integrators if the conversion failed.
Updated dependencies

Selected dependencies have been updated to the latest versions, improving performance and security.

# 1.7.2 (2022-07-26)

# Other changes

Updated dependencies

Selected dependencies have been updated to the latest versions, improving performance and security.

# 1.7.1 (2022-06-14)

# Other changes

Updated dependencies

Selected dependencies have been updated to the latest versions, improving performance and security.

# 1.7.0 (2022-05-05)

# Features

Added support for specifying width of table cells and columns

The width of table cells can be specified by the width style and the colgroup element.
Added support for ARM64v8 CPU architecture

The Export to Word On-Premises Server can now be run on machines with the ARM64v8 CPU architecture.

# Other changes

Updated dependencies

Selected dependencies have been updated to the latest versions, improving performance and security.

# 1.6.0 (2022-03-22)

# Features

Introduced auto paragraphing for orphan nodes

Orphan text or inline nodes are automatically wrapped with paragraphs.
Added support for comments inside table cells

Table cells show commented cell content if added.
Added support for suggestions inside table cells

Table cells show cell content suggestions if added.
Improved features compatibility for older (<365) MS Word versions

Documents with images in base64 format and tables are now correctly supported when opening documents with older MS Word versions (<365).

# Bug fixes

Fixed empty href in links breaking conversion
Fixed broken documents caused by invalid markup for comments
Fixed an issue where code snippets in table cells have an additional paragraph under a snippet
Fixed an issue where blockquote elements including plain text content broke document conversion

# Other changes

Updated dependencies

Updated selected dependencies to the latest versions - improved the performance and security.
Cleaned up dependencies
Improved error messages

Some of the errors now contain more detailed messages, including explanations and possible actions to solve the problem.

# 1.5.2 (2022-02-08)

# Other changes

Updated dependencies

Updated selected dependencies to the latest versions - improved the performance and security.

# 1.5.1 (2022-01-18)

# Other changes

Update Node.js to version 16
Updated dependencies

Updated selected dependencies to the latest versions - improved the performance and security.

# 1.5.0 (2021-11-16)

# Features

Added support for autoparagraphing plain text comments

Comment content property was only accepting HTML content. From now on, it is possible to use plain text also, which helps with custom CKEditor 5 comments integration.

# Bug fixes

Fixed incorrect generation of suggestions for new paragraphs

# Other changes

Updated dependencies

Updated selected dependencies to the latest versions - improved the performance and security.
From this version on, the Docker Engine 20.10 or higher is recommended.
Updated base docker image (Alpine Linux) from version 3.12 to 3.14
Added an orientation parameter to the demo page

# 1.4.0 (2021-10-05)

# Features

Added support for custom numbering in lists

List styles supported in CKEditor 5 are also supported by the converter.
Enabled starting ordered lists from number other than 1

Starting an order list from number other than 1 can be accomplished by providing a [start] attribute.
Added support for list indentation

You can control the indentation of list elements by providing margin style.
Added support for table and table figure width

You can control the width of table elements by providing width attribute or style.
Added support for page orientation

Page orientation can be set using the options.orientation property, accepting portrait (default) and landscape values.

# Bug fixes

Fixed documents broken due to inserting empty table cells or table cells with multiple spaces
Fixed conversion of images that are not inside a paragraph or a figure element
Fixed issue with suggestions spanning two paragraphs instead of ending on the first one
Fixed incorrect generation of suggestions for new paragraphs

# Other changes

Updated dependencies

Updated selected dependencies to the latest versions - improved the performance and security.

# 1.3.0 (2021-08-24)

# Features

Increased maximum size of the HTML

The service allows to convert HTML with the maximum size of the content 20 MB.

# Other changes

Improved logs readability
Updated dependencies

Updated selected dependencies to the latest versions - improved the performance and security.

# 1.2.1 (2021-04-04)

# Features

Introduced support for inline images

Inline images (images that are inside a paragraph) are now correctly rendered.
Introduced support for nested tables

The converter now supports HTML with nested tables (tables inserted into other tables’ cells).

# Bug fixes

Fixed the header/footer CSS validation. CSS is now not obligatory
Fixed adjacent hrs rendering
Fixed the generation of documents containing div elements with table elements inside
Fixed the API section in the documentation

# Other changes

Cleaned up logs

Removed stack traces, fixed data serialization and improved messages.

# 1.1.0 (2021-02-25)

# Features

Added validation for document’s margins

Supported units: in, cm, mm, px.
Added support for auto pagination feature

The auto pagination feature is enabled by default now.
Added a creation date for comments

The created param is required for comments now.
Added the timezone option for a document

Use the timezone option to set a document timezone. For example, if you use Comments and suggestions feature, created date time metadata will include the provided timezone option or UTC if the timezone option has not been set.
Added support for tables alignment

Enabled support to align tables to left and right using CSS float property.
Added support for comments in suggestion threads

Comments inside suggestion threads are preserved as a separate comment thread on the same range as suggestion.
Added support for the page number and total pages in document headers and footers

Headers and footers support dynamic data like current page number and total page number. It can be inserted by using the special placeholder element in header/footer HTML. For current page number use and for total page number.

# Bug fixes

Fixed block quotes nested inside a table breaks a document
Fixed Horizontal line after or before a code block is rendered inside it
Fixed the styled text inside a link causes a link loss

# Other changes

Improved various document formatting to make it more similar to CKEditor 5 content
Improved demo page

The demo page is now more readable and allows to use all available converter’s features.
Updated documentation

# 1.0.0 (2020-08-25)

# Features

Added On-Premise version of DOCX Converter.

The service allows to convert HTML into DOCX documents via the REST API.
Added authorization.

JWT authorization can be set with SECRET_KEY environment variable.