What is new in Version 6.0?

 

General

 

Unicode: completely revised report engine; all content is now processed in Unicode format *1)

Charts: new rendering engine; new properties; new chart types (exploded pie charts, cones, octahedra, horizontal bar charts, lettering on charts, extended axis scaling, multiple y-axes)

Cross tab tables: new form of table, which combines large volumes of data quickly and simply

New bar code SSCC/NVE

Project properties now as a property window directly in the workspace, instead of under Project > Settings

New property "Minimum number of pages" for a project

Color gradient possible as object background

Display conditions for text passages and table columns

Improved page break for HTML object

Tables can be printed multi-column

Preview can be displayed during printing

Reduced preview files

New presentation mode for the NotesToPaper preview

New export format XPS

Objects can optionally be exported as image

Export results can automatically be compressed in ZIP archive

Fully revised table dialog; "unlimited" lines definition, everything at a glance in new tree structure

Properties of several table lines can be changed simultaneously

Report containers can have several columns

Support for free content in tables

Fully revised chart dialog, formulas for chart properties

Revised function wizard

Revised print options dialog

New bar code types: QR code and ISBN

Expanded break options for cross tab tables

New options for text objects: always break text, ideal text fit

New options for text fields in tables: always use fixed height

New designer functions Exists(), Evaluate(), GetValue()

 

*1) At present only scripts with left-to-right-alignment (LTR) are supported.