Release Notes

Below you will find a log of changes for every Presentation Font Embedder for Mac version released to date, along with its date of release.

Version 2.20 – Apr 24, 2018

  • Fixed a transparency issue when using Office 365 with OS X Yosemite or OS X El Capitan (Universal method).
  • Fixed an issue where some fonts could not be found (Editable method).

Version 2.19 – Mar 19, 2018

  • Fixed non-standard file output issue in rare cases (Editable method).
  • Fixed the embedding of text of tables, charts, and smart art objects for Office 365 users (Universal method).
  • Improved the overall performance of the embedding process for Office 365 users (Universal method).
  • Improved the positioning of shapes with shadows (Universal method).
  • Improved the positioning of shapes with reflection presets (Universal method).
  • Improved user experience when encountering embedding errors (Universal method).
  • Due to recent changes in Office 365, fonts in charts cannot be embedded for users of PowerPoint versions 16.8 and 16.9 only. Please update your version of PowerPoint to re-enable this functionality (Universal method).
  • Overall UI enhancements.

Version 2.18 – Feb 16, 2018

  • Fixed an issue that occurred specifically with App Store versions of Presentation Font Embedder and Office 2011 (Universal method).
  • Corrected the appearance of some UI elements on OS X Mavericks.

Version 2.17 – Feb 9, 2018

  • Added further compatibility with more upcoming changes in Office 365 PowerPoint (Universal method).
  • Fixed an issue that led to crashes in rare cases.

Version 2.16 – Jan 10, 2018

  • Added compatibility with upcoming changes in Office 365 PowerPoint version 16 (Universal method).

Version 2.15 (App Store-only version) – Nov 22, 2017

  • Fixed an issue that required user intervention during embedding on the App Store version (Universal method).

Version 2.14 – Sep 22, 2017

  • Improved typeface weight matching (Editable method).
  • Improved handling of empty placeholders (Universal method).

Version 2.13 – Aug 8, 2017

  • Fixed a case where embedding did not account for paragraph spacing (Universal method).

Version 2.12 – Jul 5, 2017

  • Added support for macOS High Sierra.
  • Introduced In-App Purchases on the App Store.
  • Fixed an issue with embedding a presentation more than once (Editable method).

Version 2.11 – Jun 16, 2017

  • Presentation Font Embedder now requires OS X Mavericks (10.9) or above.
  • Improved general UI and interaction flow.
  • Overwritten files are now moved to the trash folder.
  • Added support for PowerPoint 2016 bundled fonts (Editable method).
  • Improved font matching mechanism (Editable method).
  • Improved support of Korean fonts (Editable method).
  • Fixed an issue that caused text to flip upside down in rare cases (Universal method).
  • Fixed an issue that in some cases prevented embedding when placeholder shapes were present (Universal method).

Version 2.10 – Apr 24, 2017

  • Improved support for legacy TrueType collection (ttc) typefaces (Editable method).
  • Improved support for legacy datafork typefaces (Editable method).
  • Improved font matching mechanism (Editable method).

Version 2.9 – Apr 8, 2017

  • Improved font matching mechanism (Editable method).

Version 2.8 – Apr 3, 2017

  • Fixed an issue that caused theme text color to not be retained (Universal method).
  • Added a warning for users to update PowerPoint when an old version is present (Universal method).

Version 2.7.1 – Feb 8, 2017

  • High-resolution embedding fix for Retina-display Macs running OS X Mavericks (Universal method).

Version 2.7 – Jan 27, 2017

  • New: added support for high resolution embedding (Universal method).
  • Fixed embedding of chart texts (Universal method).
  • Fixed a case where embedding did not account for text alignment (Universal method).
  • Improved positioning of shape groups (Universal method).

Version 2.6 – Oct 14, 2016

  • Fixed a case where embedding generated text in a wrong font size (Universal method).

Version 2.5 – Sep 14, 2016

  • Added support for macOS Sierra.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the text of some placeholder shapes to get rendered at a wrong size (Universal method).

Version 2.4 – Jul 27, 2016

  • Further improved embedded text positioning in PowerPoint 2016 (Universal method).

Version 2.3 – Jun 21, 2016

  • Improved embedded text positioning in PowerPoint 2016 (Universal method).

Version 2.2 – Jun 3, 2016

 

  • Fixed an issue that caused the embedding process to fail when a wrong display mode was set (Universal method).
  • Fixed an issue that caused misplacement of some embedded text on slides (Universal method).
  • Fixed an issue that in some situations caused shapes to disappear from slides after embedding (Universal method).
  • Fixed cases where the embedded text came out in a wrong font size (Universal method).
  • Added support for embedding text in tables (Universal method).
  • Fixed a number of issues where some fonts could not be found (Editable method).
  • Clarified the wording of the no-embedded-fonts notice (Editable method).
  • Fixed cases where the embedded file name length interfered with saving.

Version 2.1 – Feb 3, 2016

  • Fixed an issue that caused texts to shrink in size when embedded with the Universal method.
  • Fixed an issue where some fonts could not be found using the Editable method.

Version 2.0 – Jan 26, 2016

  • Major new feature added: Universal embedding method that enables the display of embedded fonts on ALL platforms. That’s right – in addition to our previously supported Windows and Android platforms, you can now embed fonts to be visible on OS X, iOS, and virtually any other platform.

Version 1.5.1 – Nov 19, 2015

  • Fixed an issue that prevented some users from viewing embedded fonts.
  • Added the ability to include a notice to users on computers that do not support the display of embedded fonts.

Version 1.5 – Oct 24, 2015

  • Completely overhauled the font matching mechanism to add support for fonts with non-Latin names.
  • Added support for fonts bundled in a Truetype Collection (ttc).
  • Added support for fonts whose data is in a Mac resource fork.
  • Added feature to ignore common fonts warnings and an associated preference option.
  • Fixed cases where some fonts could not be found, as came up through user feedback.
  • Fixed cases of Truetype fonts which are not supported on Windows.
  • Improved embedding results to distinguish between fonts with format unsuitable for embedding and fonts with no embedding permissions.
  • Added quick access for users to provide reviews.

Version 1.0 – Sep 8, 2015

  • First release.