Working on the Replace Colors feature was an interesting and challenging journey. It took a lot of work to get it done, but it was fun, and we're really happy with how it turned out. I’d like to walk you through a few highlights from the journey from the initial idea to the feature you see now.

Our first big update of 2025 is live and packed with new stuff! You've been asking for the Replace Colors feature and it's finally here! Read on to find out what else is new.

Learn how to export selected PowerPoint slides as high resolution PNG or JPEG images.

We have a great little update to Slidewise for you today. New features and some existing features working a much better. Read on to find out what's new in version 2.6.

How to save selected slides from PPT as PDF using PowerPoint or Slidewise.

We are delighted to announce a major update to our server clean-up tool NXPowerLite Server! It includes a big boost to the compression of Microsoft Office formats and a suite of improvements to the set-up and configuration experience.

If your server is full, or your storage growth is outstripping your capacity too fast, then you’ll need a way to reclaim storage and slow down growth. Read on to learn about a little-known approach to storage reduction that can achieve staggering results.

PNG is a great file format for simple graphics and people are attracted to using it because it is lossless so preserves quality better than lossy formats. However, this often results in very large file sizes — read on to find out why and what you can do to reduce the file size.

WeCompress is a free online file compressor built by the UK software company, Neuxpower. Their range of popular compression tools all use the same incredible NXPowerLite file compression engine to shrink the size of PDF, Microsoft Office and Image files without changing their format. Although WeCompress has a different name, it uses the same core technology as NXPowerLite. There are some differences of course, so to help you decide which solution is right for you, read on as we explain.

Will Chen, IT Director at HWMG was facing a server upgrade that included an expensive secondary disk array to cope with their ever-growing storage. He discovered the main problem was an explosion in PDF file size, which prompted him to see if there were alternatives to just buying more storage. Read on to find out how NXPowerLite Server helped him tame his PDF growth and shave hours off his backup times.

It’s surprisingly easy to find yourself with a variety of different proofing languages set on different placeholders and text elements in your PowerPoint presentation. We’ll show you how to tame this confusion and make sure the languages you set don’t keep changing.

Learn how to embed fonts in your PowerPoint presentations to maintain visual consistency. Also we share some alternative approaches that allow you to avoid embedding and a tool to help manage your fonts more easily.

In today's digital world, videos are everywhere, and dealing with their large file sizes can be challenging. However, with the right tools and techniques, such as HandBrake, users can effectively reduce the size of their video files without losing quality. By transcoding videos into more efficient formats, such as MP4, users can overcome hurdles like slow downloads and limited storage space. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can easily manage and share your multimedia content with ease.

Leern how to peek inside Microsoft Office files using File Explorer (built into Windows), or the free tool 7-Zip.

Unwanted fonts in presentations can cause visual issues or more overt problems, such as warnings when opening or saving your file. They can get into your PowerPoint files in some surprising ways — read on to find out more.

New year… new Slidewise! Just 3 months after launching version 2, we’re back with another extensive update. Some very helpful customers showed us how difficult some jobs could be using Slidewise. The screen shares also highlighted some features they had not yet discovered, despite being long-time Slidewise users. It made us realise we needed to make some big changes to reduce friction and increase feature visibility. The result is Slidewise 2.1 and we can't wait for you to start using it! 🤩😊

We’re really excited to announce the arrival of Slidewise 2. This major upgrade includes new features to manage the colors in your presentations, find cropped images and reassign slide layouts more easily. We have also dramatically improved reliability and reduced UI friction, making Slidewise feel more effortless to use.

Are you tired of seeing your Word documents grow in size, seemingly out of control, especially when you add images to them? You're not alone. Many Microsoft Office users have encountered this issue, and it can be incredibly frustrating. In this blog post, we'll demystify two major reasons behind this problem and introduce you to simple solutions to regain control over your file sizes.

Version 10 of our file compressor, NXPowerLite Desktop is now available for Mac, and it has taken a big leap forward.

Read on to find out what’s new…