Version History

• Redesigned Common Settings tab with new interactive Print preview and Summary
• Redesigned interface for Multiple pages per sheet mode
• Newly added History pane indicating all recent events
• Ability to quickly find any file in the List of Documents
• Ability to add one or several Custom text and Custom info columns to the List of Documents
• Updated version of the CADLib component for printing CAD drawings (DWG, DXF files)
• Updated version of the component for processing Microsoft Outlook PST files
• Updated versions of components for processing Microsoft Word DOC, DOCX and Excel XLS, XLSX, and CSV files
• New Booklet printing mode
• New set of Pre-print operations: Insert empty pages, Auto crop, Crop margins, Crop rectangle
• Ability to easily batch print Apple HEIC (HEIF) images by installing the free-to-use ImageMagick application (as alternative to paid codecs from the Microsoft Store)
• Multiple pages per sheet mode: ability to print several documents on the same sheet of paper
• Multiple pages per sheet mode: ability to set the number of pages when importing a List of Documents from an Excel spreadsheet (collage_xy column)
• Single print job mode: ability to use the name of last loaded File List name as Single print job name
• Ability to sort files in the List of Documents by multiple columns at once
• Ability to customize the list of settings for Item settings window
• Ability to more accurately display page count for the Pages column in the List of Documents and for print reports (Show exact number of pages)
• File attachments can now be taken into account during page counting (Include embedded files in the page count)
• Ability to keep printer-specific settings intact when selecting another device of the same model (paper source, paper size, duplex mode)
• Ability to ignore printable area margins applied by default by some printers and use the dimensions of the paper sheet only 
• Print estimation report: ability to save the report not only as PDF, but also as CSV or XLSX 
• For CAD drawings (DWG, DXF): ability to print "Model view" tab only, process all tabs, or process all tabs except for the "Model view" tab
• Newly added Text watermark macros: Consecutive page number, Total pages, Full date, Full time, Source file page number (text format), and more
• New options to restore Print Conductor window on previous position on monitor display at program startup (works if there are several displays as well)
• Added a tooltip for displaying a long printer name that doesn't fit the selection box
• Added the ability to print a folder cover page for empty folders
• Fixed an issue with Adobe Acrobat API usage for PDF files printing
• Fixed an issue with Autodesk Inventor API usage to print DWG, DXF, IAM, IDW, IPN and IPT files
• Fixed an issue with saving the List of Documents during quitting Print Conductor
• Fixed issue with Windows Files Explorer shell extension when processing a folder with documents
• Fixed an issue with applying exclude mask
• Fixed an issue with Settings panel behavior
• Fixed an issue with Print Conductor deployment
• Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 and 2025 are now detected correctly
• Fixed an issue with printing in Multiple pages per sheet mode
• Fixed an issue with drag-drop functionality when dragging an attached file from a message opened in Microsoft Outlook application
• Improved interface localization (several languages)
• Fixed an issue with loading a list of files from an XLS, XLSX, or CSV file
• Fixed an issue with loading a list of files from Excel file that contains multiple sheets
• Fixed color and b/w cover pages' calculation in Print estimation report 
• Pages of MS Word DOC and DOCX files are now counted correctly in Single print job mode
• Fixed issue with "Simulate overprinting" feature
• "Sent time" value and "Received time" values are now correctly detected and added to printouts when processing Outlook EML and MSG files
• New "Print Conductor Settings" section 
• New "How to Customize Print Conductor Interface to Your Preferences" how-to article

• New and improved component for printing HTML files
• New and improved CADLib component for printing DWG and DXF files
• New and improved Microsoft Outlook PST files' processing component
• Printing a cover page between the email and its attachments
• New actions for "unknown" attachments: Ignore, Replace with placeholder, and Try to process
• Defining the number of pages to print for each new print job
• Setting print job names using any text or a template
• Saving a file list (.FLIST) containing relative file paths
• Quick preview of recently saved Print Conductor Settings file (.INI) when using the Import button
• Exporting recent log files as a ZIP file, including current Print Conductor Settings
• Saving a Detailed report on each print session as PDF to a user-defined folder automatically
• Adding background image and text to documents listed in Excel using new Text watermark macro {customtext}
• eDrawings Viewer version 2023 is now supported
• Ability to disable printing "Not to Plot" layers of DWG and DXF drawings
• New Display line weight setting available for CAD drawings
• New Fonts to bold setting: ability to make font bold in texts of DWG and DXF files before printing
• Fixed issue with Disable printing empty pages setting when processing MathCAD and DWG files
• Fixed a CADLib issue resulting in missing encoding value in SHX font files
• Increased processing speed of SolidWorks files
• Only one instance of Print Conductor is now enabled by default under one Windows user account to prevent print settings from getting mixed
• The email subject is now used as filename when Outlook emails are added to the List of Documents via drag-and-drop
• Fixed a post-processing issue when printing files from ZIP archives
• Fixed an issue where a list of files could not be loaded from XLS and XLSX files
• Fixed an issue where several pages per sheet were being printed incorrectly
• Fixed a color mode issue in Single print job mode
• Fixed an issue where Data Matrix barcode shapes were not printed correctly
• Fixed an issue where PLT file page size was not detected correctly
• Fixed an issue where the cover page size was defined incorrectly
• Fixed issues related to printing text- and image-based watermarks
• Fixed issues related to importing and exporting watermark settings
• Fixed an issue where date/time fields were not being displayed correctly when loading a list from an XLSX file
• Fixed a total pages quantity calculation issue when handling a long list of files
• Added the ability to define encoding for "old" LST files created by obsolete versions of Print Conductor
• Improved UI localization

• New supported file formats: VCF, EMLX, STP (STEP), EPUB, PRN;
• Printing XLS, XLSX and CSV file without MS Excel;
• Barcodes and QR-codes as a watermark, adding multiple watermarks simultaneously;
• Changing opacity for Image watermark;
• New Preview pane in the List of Documents;
• Selecting color mode (Color/Grayscale) for different pages or page ranges;
• Skipping blank pages of documents;
• Setting Scale mode for any file in the List of Documents;
• Running Print Conductor with pre-defined Settings and pre-saved List of Documents;
• Adding a multi-line text watermark;
• New Text watermark macros: container name, computer name, user name, copy and copies;
• Adjustable time delay before each new document is printed;
• Setting initial folder for Add Documents and Add Folder buttons;
• New Cover page Designer;
• Ability to always insert cover page on the front side of the paper (in Single print job & duplex mode);
• Saving & loading columns' configuration using restore points;
• Setting printer name in the list of imported files (FLIST file);
• Exporting a file list as a TXT file;
• Using wildcards to import files via TXT file;
• Batch printing web pages with the use of TXT file list;
• CSV spreadsheet can now be used as a file list (FLIST);
• Compatibility with the latest eDrawings Viewer 2022 and its API;
• Ability to print EML and MSG email header on a separate paper sheet;
• Ability to print XML files source code;
• Reading HTML file encoding, if it is not specified in the HTML file code;
• Ignoring attachments of unknown type by default;
• Fixed an error with handling attachments if they have a sub-path in their name;
• Fixed issue with the Move to folder post-processing action;
• Fixed issue with printing PDF annotations marked “not for printing”;
• Fixed issue with printing Word documents with Envelope 10 page size;
• Fixed issue with printing document folder name in Single print job mode;
• Fixed issue with printing EML and MSG files attachments;
• Fixed issue with dragging selected files in the List of Documents.

• Printing DOC, DOCX, and RTF files without Microsoft Word;
• Printing EML, MSG message files without Microsoft Outlook;
• Redesigned Advanced Settings panel with options to export/import current settings;
• Ability to set paper source for a specific page range of a document;
• Ability to skip repeated pages of documents;
• Ability to reverse the order of files in the List of Documents;
• Ability to resume printing only when the printer queue is empty;
• Ability to process files without extension by checking their signature;
• Ability to print XML and HTML files as source code;
• Ability to scale HTML files by X and Y-axis;
• Ability to set max. number of copies in a print job;
• Ability to place watermark behind document's contents (change Z-Order);
• Ability to print a document and cover page in the same print job;
• Ability to print an email message and its attachments in the same print job;
• Interface localization to Swedish and Arabic;
• Compatibility with the latest eDrawings Viewer 2021 and its API;
• Printing all worksheets of SolidEdge drawings and not only the default one;
• Ability to use CorelDraw SE API for printing CorelDraw files;
• New and improved component for processing EML and MSG files;
• Improved collecting information for processing Outlook EML and MSG files;
• Fixed issue with attachments' order (Unsorted option);
• Fixed issue with printing MSG file attachments multiple times;
• Fixed detection of color pages;
• Fixed issues with Color and Grayscale color modes;
• Ability to print images with incorrect resolution value;
• Fixed issue in HTML files encoding detection;
• Fixed XML files processing;
• Fixed text watermark rotation;
• Fixed issue with long lines when processing text files;
• Fixed issues with page orientation and splitting Excel worksheets;
• Fixed issue with pages counter when Acrobat Helper is used;
• Fixed issue with importing a list of file paths from an Excel file;
• Fixed issue with importing a list of file paths from a text file;
• Fixed minor issues with Post processing actions;
• Fixed minor issues with Single Print Job mode;
• Ability to process PDF pages with 180-degree rotation tag;
• Fixed issue with printing JPEG images in As is scale mode;
• Fixed issue with Print Conductor installation;
• Fixed issue with printing cover pages in Single Print Job mode;
• Improved UI elements;
• Improved Italian localization;
• Improved logging.

• New supported file types: iCalendar (ICS), Adobe InDesign INDD, KOMPAS-3D, obsolete DOC and XLS;
• New post processing actions: move, copy or delete files after printing;
• New custom page zoom feature;
• Printing headings of Excel spreadsheets;
• Ability to change the TEMP folder for temporary files;
• Keeping source files available for editing when printing;
• Opening Detailed Report when the session is paused;
• Importing files from selected folders at start-up;
• Printing cover pages only;
• Printing TXT files in "direct" mode;
• Ability to set color background for text watermark;
• New text watermark macro that adds item number in the List of Documents;
• Ability to change print job name when printing in Single print job mode;
• Using different input printer trays in Single print job mode;
• Improved sorting of attachments;
• Validation of printer status for each newly printed file;
• Faster application launch;
• Improved usability of List of Documents;
• Improved logging system with XML format structure;
• New and improved commercial components used to print DWG, DXF, and PDF files;
• New "Reset item statuses" button in the List of Documents context menu;
• Interface localization to the Turkish language;
• Fixed page borders' defining when printing HTML files;
• Fixed issue with printing documents from an uncompressed ZIP file;
• Fixed issue with finding installed additional software used to automate the printing of certain documents;
• Fixed issues with recovering settings of a printer set as default after Print Conductor's session;
• Fixed issues with remembering printer name and settings for the next session;
• Fixed issue with printing multiple copies of a document in the Single print job mode;
• Fixed issue with saving the order of sorted files when exporting them as a list;
• Fixed issue when MS Word could change the system default printer if Print Conductor printed DOC or DOCX files to another printer;
• Fixed issue with sorting files by folder name;
• Fixed issue with Windows version detection, especially on Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and 2019;
• Fixed the ability to silently clear a list of files after a print session is complete;
• Fixed printing of CAD drawings via SolidWorks API in grayscale mode;
• Fixed registry clean-up after uninstalling Print Conductor;
• Other fixes and improvements.

• New graphical user interface
• New smart file processing core
• New Advanced Settings tab instead of INI file editor
• New e-mail message formats: Outlook Data File (.pst), Offline Outlook Data File (.ost), P7M (smime.p7m)
• New medical file format: DICOM
• Ability to print files in single print job mode
• Ability to print several pages of a document on a single paper sheet
• Ability to add page numbers and file names via text watermark
• Ability to sort and print list items by delivery time
• Ability to print only specific worksheets of CAD or Excel files
• Ability to import a list of files from Microsoft Excel file
• Ability to save current List of Documents when quitting the program
• 2x faster processing of Word and PDF files
• Improved printing speed and quality of DWG and DXF files
• Redesigned print estimation report and post-print reports
• More individual settings for list items are available
• New HTML file processing engine
• Reduced number of data requests to printer
• Improved PDF Portfolio files processing algorithm
• New manuals describing how to use the latest version efficiently

• Added ability to auto-rotate Excel worksheets when printing
• Improved printing of Excel files with macros
• Added ability to define line weight for DWG and DXF files
• Improved printing of DWG and DXF with internal engine
• Added ability to copy printed files to a user-defined folder
• Added new optional PDF printing engine (works faster and correctly prints PDF files with filled forms)
• Fixed issue occurring when INI-files could not be saved to folder "C:\Users\Public\Documents\PrintConductor\"
• Fixed issue with printing PDF files with attachments
• Added Korean localization

• Printing multiple DWG and DXF drawings without CAD software
• Printing multipage ZPL labels
• New supported formats: Microsoft Visio VSDM and PowerPoint PPTM
• New cover page template: Filename without extension
• Ability to recover page range value after restarting Print Conductor
• Ability to use special Windows environment variables in document list files
• Compatibility with eDrawings Viewer 2019
• Thumbs.db are no longer added to the program's list
• Localization to European languages
• Minor fixes and improvements

• New formats supported: MathCAD (*.XMCD), Mathcad Prime (*.MCDX) and Solid Edge (*.DFT)
• Ability to print multi-page DWFX drawings
• Ability to select different PDF print engines
• Ability to print DOC, DOCX files without document revisions
• New scaling options for DWG, DWGX, DXF drawings
• New types of cover pages
• Localization to Turkish and Brazilian Portuguese
• Faster creating of Pre-Print Report
• Faster adding of files to the list with enabled Pages column
• Improved interface: new tab added in the program settings and window scaling is fixed
• Printing as image is now available directly in the interface
• Print Conductor is now compatible with eDrawings Viewer (2018 version)
• Improved interface: fixed window scaling and new tab added in the program settings
• Fixed digital signature validation with PAdES standard for PDF files before printing
• Fixed printing of cover and report pages when display sizing is larger than 100%
• Minor fixes and improvements.

• Ability to add crop marks on PDF, image files, Word, Excel documents
• Ability to validate digital signatures when printing PDF files
• Ability to pause the batch printing process at any certain point and then resume it
• Ability to instantly get error reports on documents which failed to print
• Ability to enter password for password-protected PDF, DOC or DOCX documents in the interface
• Ability to set paper format for Report and Cover pages
• Localization to Dutch and Chinese
• Improved PDF printing engine
• Fixed fast-detecting of page numbers of PDF files
• Fixed issues with printing Microsoft Visio files
• Fixed issues with printing Microsoft Word files
• Fixed line number display in the List of Documents

• Added "Rows Number" column for easier navigation through the List of Documents
• Added ability to print several slides of a PowerPoint presentation file on the same page
• Fixed rendering of PDF files to PNG for "Print as image" mode
• Fixed issue with 1-Bit PNG image rendering
• Fixed issue with bad clipping rendering
• Fixed issue with inline image parsing
• Improved English and Swedish interface translation
• Fixed issue with ability to print documents and cover pages on different printer trays
• Fixed bug in Microsoft PowerPoint automation code
• Fixed bug in Microsoft Excel automation code
• Fixed issue with "Choose paper source by document page size" feature.

• New format supported: Microsoft Project MPP
• Simulate Overprint feature for PDF files
• Ability to print BAT, CMD, Java, VBS, PS1 and PS1M script files
• Ability to show/hide columns in the list
• Ability to change columns order in the list
• Ability to restore printer default settings after the print session
• Date and time values in the "Date Modified" column are displayed according to your local date and time settings in Windows.

• New ability to print Zebra ZPL files (labels, industrial barcodes, QR codes)
• New ability to print plain TXT files without Microsoft Word
• New ability to set page orientation for each printed document
• New ability to remove files after printing
• Added processing of corrupted Outlook MSG e-mail files
• Added processing PDF files with standard errors in the file structure
• Added fast-track processing of Microsoft Word files
• Improved PDF engine with better fonts rendering algorithm
• Improved "Choose paper source by document page size" option
• Fixed processing of Microsoft Excel files received from unreliable sources
• Fixed data communication issue between the program and the printer
• Localization to the Polish language.

• Added support for SWF, HPGL and PLT formats
• Improved PDF printing engine
• Higher performance for multi-core processors
• Increased print speed for multipage PDF documents
• Increased print speed for TIFF, JPEG and PNG, Bitmap and GIF files
• Print Conductor is now compatible with eDrawings Viewer (2017 version)
• New options for Microsoft Word: Enable/Disable Macros and Show/Hide tracked changes and comments (MarkupMode)
• Fixed issue when Print Conductor crashes via Remote Desktop
• Fixed AutoCAD DWG and DXF autorotation component
• Other improvements and fixes

• Added support for Microsoft OneNote ONE (*.one) format
• New ability to print documents from RAR or ZIP archives
• New ability to estimate the number of paper sheets required – before the printing session
• New ability to set cover page template
• Optional printing of attachments and email headers for EML (*.eml) and MSG (*.msg) files
• New ability to skip comments in MS Word files while printing
• Localization to Swedish language
• Improved PDF printing engine
• Improved print quality for PDF documents
• 2.5 times less traffic load on network printer
• Improved component for MS Word DOC, DOCX, RTF and MHTML files
• Improved component for printing Microsoft Visio (*.vsd, *.vsdx) files
• Improved component for automatic printing of PDF files using Adobe Acrobat automation API
• Dynamic fields in MS Word documents automatically update before printing
• Autodesk Inventor IDW files printing issue fixed
• Autodesk and SolidWorks files printing issue fixed

• Ability to set quantity of printed copies for each file in the print list
• Ability to sort files in the “Add Documents” window
• Ability to print files with file path length more than 260 characters
• Additional parameters for printing PDF files using Adobe Acrobat automation API
• Improved algorithm for Microsoft Excel and Word files recognition
• Other improvements and fixes

• Totally redesigned Graphical User Interface
• Added support for CorelDraw CDR, PDF portfolio, CSV and CGM formats
• Ability to print PDF files without annotations
• Ability to print password protected PDF, DOC and DOCX files
• Print Conductor is now compatible with free eDrawings viewer 2016, 2015 and 2014
• Print Conductor is now compatible with free Autodesk Inventor Viewer 2016
• Added “Fit in frame” mode for images and photos

• Added support for WordPerfect WPD format
• Added ability to rearrange files in the print list
• Improved PDF printing engine
• Fixed uncollated documents printing issue
• Fixed password-protected documents printing issue

• Added support for EML, PostScript, EPS, DWF and DWFX formats
• Improved algorithm for loading and saving print settings
• Improved module for printing HTML and MHT files
• Improved module for printing OpenOffice ODF, ODG, ODS, ODP and ODF files

• Added support for Adobe PSD and WMF formats
• Improved PDF printing engine
• Improved open-source API for developers

• Added support for MHT, HTM and HTML formats
• Added support for Autodesk Inventor drawings (IDW, IPT, IAM and IPN formats)
• Improved printing of DOC files

• Added support for PowerPoint PPS, PPSX and Java formats
• Localization to Slovenian language

• Added support for XML, AutoCAD and SolidWorks formats
• Added support for CAD formats: EPRT, EPRTX, EASM, EASMX, EDRW, EDRWX, SLDPRT, SLDASM, SLDDRW, PRTDOT, ASMDOT, DRWDOT, 3DXML, STL, CALS, PRT, XPR, ASM and XAS
• Added support for WPC and SNP formats

• Added support for Outlook MSG format (e-mails and attachments)
• Other fixes and improvements

• New and improved HTML printing engine
• Added new Сollation options
• New localization languages: Arabic and Czech
• Other improvements and fixes

• Redesigned settings panel
• Cover page for separation of printed documents
• Printing one or several copies of a document
• Printing all or a range of pages
• Added collation of documents Added support for HTML and HTM format via Microsoft Word
• Printing PDF files via Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader or internal printing engine

• Added support for Microsoft Publisher (*.PUB) format
• Added support for SVG (*.SVG) format
• Added support for OpenOffice (*.ODT, *.ODS, *.ODP, *.ODG, *.ODF) format
• OpenOffice API

• Added support for XPS format
• Open-source API for developers

• New and improved PDF printing engine
• Improved printing engine for image files
• New localization languages: German, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Spanish and French

• Added support for image files: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, Bitmap, PCX, and DCX
• Added support for .DOC files created by WordPerfect
• Sorting documents in the print list by date and time of creation

• Added support for network and virtual printers
• Other improvements and fixes

• Redesigned Graphical User Interface
• Added support for office software and CAD tools

• First public version of Print Conductor
• Added support for Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word DOC, Microsoft Excel XLS, Autodesk AutoCAD DWG, Microsoft PowerPoint PPT formats