New in V9.5.0.1 (02-06-2009)
- Bug Fiixes:
- If rich text is rotated and region changed, then changed
back, rotation is zero.
- If 2 or more text objects are added to a new, blank
design, with the same properties, only the first is printed
correctly.
- Close button on preview screen is misplaced
New in V9.5.0.0 (07-23-2008)
This is a minor update (with
some major improvements) that fixes some
issues and adds some requested features. It is a free update for
licensed users of V9.
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Rich Text Objects
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Improved Property Editor
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Blending for images,
fills and text
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Rotation (in degrees) for
all objects
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Added thumbnails for
backgrounds to reduce the Pick Picture screen load time
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Code 2 of 5 Interleaved
barcode support
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Mirror printout option
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Preview text in Property
Editor's object list
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Ability to insert
counters and date/time macros directly into text objects
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Additional Improvements
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Option to cycle
variable text on Print Options screen
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Added Button in
Design Wizard to open PDB
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Focus and select text
when inserting new text object
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Added Ctrl+Shift
click on text object to focus and select text
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Improved preview
drawing of layout on Layouts screen
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Improved accuracy on
Arc text drawing
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Bug Fixes:
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Choose rotation for
text, then switch to Max Fill or Auto Reduce - Incorrect
display
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Line width could be
changed after rendering picture object
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Some Code 128
barcodes did not display
New in V9.0.1.0
(04-10-2007)
This is a minor update that
fixes some issues and adds some requested features.
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Added Copies of each
option on Print Options screen even when no database is used
(for counters)
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Show selected color when
clicking color buttons
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Install automatically
adds EXE file to DEP exclusion list so it will run on XP and
Vista with DEP turned on for all processes (the default with
many computer makers).
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Bug Fixes
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Fixed problem with
print command line /p;q=20;s=1;x=1;p=printer filetoprint
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Create My
Documents/Databases folder on program run in case PDB is
never used
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Save as Graphic only
enabled when an object is selected; should be at least one
object in design
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Finish button never
enabled in Linked Database Wizard when linking to outlook
contacts
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Fixed a problem
running a second time without a reboot in very rare cases.
New in V9.0.0.0
(11-08-2006)
With this new release the user interface may look
similar but there are so many functional changes and improvements
that there are too many to list.
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Hundreds of professionally designed business
card templates for corporate and specific businesses.
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Support for Windows Vista.
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Updated layouts for latest Avery,
OnlineLabels and CompuLabel layouts.
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Effortless Layout updates with just two
clicks.
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Select a logo in the Design Wizard for
templates that include a logo.
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Picture aspect is now preserved by
default.
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MaxFill and AutoReduce custom styles
added to text.
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Vertical justification for text objects.
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Rotated bar codes in 90 degree
increments.
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Code 128 barcode support.
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Edge bleeding support in layouts.
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Added Counter tool for easier counter
insertion.
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Select elements to print graphically on
the Print Options screen.
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Additional Enhancements
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Startup screen to ask to create new, open
recent or open another design.
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Added Change and Edit Picture buttons on
Picture page of Property Editor.
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Date/time text tags {-+LDATE+-}
{-+SDATE+-} {-+TIME+-} and freeform date/time {-*MMMM*-}
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Clipping on layout screen for better layout
preview.
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Show pictures behind base image on screen
for better WYSIWYG.
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Shell folder treeview on Pick Picture screen
includes all shell folders (Desktop My Documents, etc.)
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Remember last selected layout.
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Show company in Names and Addresses Personal
Database list and leave list unsorted.
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Clipping on preview open screen for better
preview.
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Show name of current printer in print
options dialog.
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Hand cursor when over object.
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Three digit numbers on object name so
sorting is correct.
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Buy stock, professional printing options on
the Print Options screen.
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Bug Fixes
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Color selection button in background dialog
did not bring up windows color dialog when clicked
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Custom colors not being restored
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Gradient and texture filled text printed
outside bounding area
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Increased limit on number of characters in
barcodes
New in V8.5.1.0 (10-11-2005)
- Added new specific use business card templates.
- Added Browse For Picture button on Pick Picture screen.
- Added Go To Default Picture Folder button on Pick Picture
screen.
- Added error message when Acquire button pressed and no
source available on Pick Picture screen.
- Added hint to Design Wizard (formerly Select Your Paper
Stock) first screen to help eliminate confusion.
- Check for Update now displays status in window instead of
opening browser.
- Added up to 20 user fields that can be renamed in the design
wizard using the {USERXX=name} trick.
- Improved hiding or unused fields and tabs on Data tab in
Design Wizard.
- Improved Save As Graphic so that DPI determines image size -
No more dependency on Zoom level.
- Error when clicking cancel on background screen without
anything selected in tree.
- Removed option to specify Graphics folder - Templates and
backgrounds do not work when changed to invalid folder.
- New professionally designed program icons.
- Improved help.
New in V8.5.0.0 (08-02-2005)
- Hundreds of new business card templates for specific
businesses as well as generic use. Let us know if there are
others you want to see!
- Greatly improved background system with support for
stretched pictures, tiled textures and gradient color fills.
- Hundreds of predefined backgrounds, plus the ability to add
your own.
- Improved Design Wizard with support for new backgrounds and
with the ability to change the font and size of all text on the
card.
- Greatly improved picture browsers with Explorer style folder
view and thumbnails.
- Hint panel that displays help simply by pointing to an item
on any screen with the mouse cursor.
New in V8.3.0.0 (03-01-2005)
x-Improved gradient filled text and shapes so they
print on printers that do not support the gradientfill command
x-Set Default Printer command on the File menu so the program
defaults to this printer regardless of the Windows default setting.
x-Specify how many times each element prints
x-Show red border around blank text objects in design view (so blank
text objects do not get "lost" in the design).
x-Easier selection of different text options on the Text page in the
Property Editor.
x-Pick Address button on Text page in the Property Editor
x-Improved ID code verification on firewall and proxy protected
computers.
x-ID codes can now be used for unlimited installs on the same
computer.
New in V8.2.0.0 (10-26-2004)
x-Better graphics and Templates
x-Triangle, arrow and star shapes
x-Simple option in design wizard
x-Default to displaying captions on toolbars and hiding repetitive
tools
x-Advanced options in configuration
x-Crop to bounding area option in layout
x-Update metric business card layouts
x-BUGFIX: Gradients fills did not work for box, round box and
ellipse on Windows 9x/ME
x-BUGFIX: Symbols do not insert sometimes
x-BUGFIX: Switch to different layout causes AV when Opposite
Orientation checked
x-BUGFIX: Space equally alignment did not work correctly
x-BUGFIX: Using keyboard to move objects then changing property
reset object position
x-BUGFIX: Save as Metafile did not work
New in V8.1.0.0 (8-16-2004)
x-GIF Support
x-Improved WYSIWYG for variable text and radial text objects
x-Refresh symbol panel when checking "Symbol Fonts Only"
x-Do not default to symbol fonts in symbol panel
x-Changed Recent News and Information link on Help menu to point to
home/news.htm
x-Option to remind every 30, 60, etc days about news
x-BUGFIX: When changing zoom while in one region, then switching to
another region or printing a different region, object placement is
not adjusted
x-BUGFIX: Background on first printed card does not show on WIN98
systems ???
New in V8.0.1.0
x-BUGFIX: Import to PDB did not work
x-BUGFIX: CDR Business card wide/tall backgrounds reversed
New in V8.0.0.0
x-Gradient and Texture filled text and shapes
x-Outline for text
x-Alignment for rotated text
x-Variable Size Text (Single line - with rotation)
x-Radial Text (with increasing size, centered)
x-Spiral Text
x-Option for non-rotated characters for arc text
x-Outline color and shadow size for shapes
x-Ability to include other text in counter fields (i.e.. EF001,
EF002, etc)
x-Option to print counters in reverse order (i.e.. 10, 9, 8 )
x-Transparent graphic support
x-Graphic effects (Crop, Mirror, Flip, Rotate, Negative,
Light, Erode, Dilate, Gamma, Noise, Jitter)
x-Triangle tool
x-Diamond tool
x-Better organization of layouts - search ability with keywords,
sort by manufacturer, category
x-Select layout as first step in design wizard, use any template
with that layout
x-Additional fields (as in PDB) available to templates
x-Specify DPI and use other formats under Save As Graphic command
x-Save custom colors
x-Progress window when printing
x-Instructional tips
x-Improved user interface
x-Help file updates
x-BUG FIX: Objects can shift after saving and
re-opening
x-BUG FIX: Two "none" entries in Save As Template dialog
