The Aspose rendering module options specify which formats to render, how they are rendered, and to which format in the destination system.
If you have the Aspose rendering module enabled, Meridian can read references for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio documents without having Microsoft Office installed on the local machine or the server.
If you are switching to the Aspose rendering module after having previously used Microsoft Office, you may need to install some fonts for Office files to render correctly. The reason for this is because Office includes several fonts in its installation package, including some proprietary fonts. These fonts are not included with Meridian.
For many of the fonts, you can download and install True Type Font (.ttf) files for free. However, for Microsoft's proprietary fonts, you will need to acquire a license.
To configure the Aspose rendering options:
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In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console > Data Exchange, click Rendering Profiles.
The All Rendering Profiles page appears and lists the existing profiles grouped by the name of the computer (cluster node) to which they are assigned.
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Double-click the rendering profile that you want to configure.
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On the General page, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Aspose rendering module general options Option Description Name
The name of the rendering profile as seen in Administration Console. Computer
The name of the Meridian Enterprise Server computer (cluster node) on which to run this job. Input extensions
The file extensions that will be rendered by this module.
To modify this list:
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Click Configure.
The Input Extensions dialog box appears and lists the supported file extensions.
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Select the file extensions that you want to be rendered.
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Click OK.
The quantity is refreshed to reflect your selections.
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On the Output page, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.
Aspose rendering output options Option Description Document Type Allows you to choose the output document type for the rendering profile. You can choose from:
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Doc(x); Docm
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Xls(x); Xlsm
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Ppt(x)
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Vsdx
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Htm; Html
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Images
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Eml; Msg
If selected, the title blocks in the document are updated from the document properties before the document is rendered. If cleared, the update is skipped. This option is available when one of these document types is selected:
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Doc(x); Docm
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Xls(x); Xlsm
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Ppt(x); Pptm
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Vsdx; Vsdm
Since Meridian 2021, Aspose carries out title block updates in Microsoft Office documents by default. If you want to use Microsoft Office to do this, you must unregister BcOfficeDocAccess.dll and register AMOfficeDocAccess.dll.
Multiple pages per sheet Allows you to select the way in which users navigate an Excel Spreadsheet when rendered with Apose.
When selected:
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one sheet is rendered to several pages if content does not fit
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pages are rendered to the same size
When cleared:
Render to standard paper size Select this option to render the HTML document to the smallest standard paper size that can contain the width of the document. Only available for the Htm; Html document type. Use original page settings This setting is available for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. If selected, Aspose will use the original page settings of the document.
This setting only works if the page size in the document matches a page size supported by Aspose.
Use job advanced rendering settings If the check box is selected, the user-defined options in the document rendition properties will be overwritten by any corresponding properties defined in script.
If this check box is not selected, the user-defined options in the document rendition properties are always used. Any additional options specified in script will be ignored.
Default page size Select the default page size. Images are centered on the page. Default orientation Select the default orientation. Images are centered on the page. -
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Click Save.
