[Release Notes] What is new in the latest version of PerfectIt?

Version 6.0.9 (16 October 2024) 

Hot-Fix

• Fixed screen scaling changes on laptops causing usability issues for PerfectIt. 

• Fixed setup installer dialog incorrectly displaying "PerfectIt 5". 

• Fixed issues with setup installer timing out when downloading. 

Version 6.0.7 (9 October 2024) 

New Features 

• Updated Branding: PerfectIt now has an improved and unified design across Word and PowerPoint. 

• New and Improved Styles 

  • American Legal Style: Expanded with more comprehensive checks. 

  • Chicago Manual of Style: Updated to CMOS 18 with improved spelling preferences and better checks for common publication titles. 

  • Microsoft Style: A new style that adheres to the Microsoft Writing Style Guide, emphasizing accessibility and bias-free communication. 

  • United Nations Style: Additional updates to align with the latest UN Editorial Manual. 

  • European Union Style: Minor updates to ensure compliance with EU guidelines. 

• New PerfectIt for PowerPoint checks 

  • Bullets checks: New checks for bullet punctuation and captitalization. 

  • Numbers in Sentences: New checks for numbers in sentences. 

• New Checks for List Formatting: Check Word formatting has been applied to bullets and numbered lists in your documents. Now available for PerfectIt for Word (Windows) for Elite, Team, and Enterprise tier customers. 

Bug Fixes 

• Addressed various UI display issues and errors in both Word and PowerPoint, including file access errors and logo alignment. 

• Various other performance improvements and enhancements. 

Version 5.9.6 (30 August 2024) 

Hot-Fix

• Fixed an issue where in some cases, certain installation types prevented the license key from applying correctly

Version 5.9.5 (22 July 2024) 

Hot-Fix

• Fixed issue which stopped PerfectIt from launching when user was on Microsoft Office Version 2406 or higher 

Version 5.9.3 (19 June 2024) 

 Improvements and Bug Fixes 

• Opening a blank PowerPoint Presentation after PerfectIt has been launched no longer causes an error

• Fixed various instances where interacting with Ribbon options in unexpected ways would cause errors

• Fixed an issue with CMOS Em Dash Consistency checks

• Fixed false positives in the Spelling Variations check

• Fixed false positives in the Abbreviation in Two Forms check

• Various other performance improvements and enhancements 

Version 5.7.4 (22 April 2024)

New Features

• PerfectIt for PowerPoint: PerfectIt is now available in PowerPoint 

  • Available for Elite, Team and Enterprise Tier subscribers. 

  • Check consistency in PowerPoint decks. 

  • Use custom styles, which automatically import from PerfectIt for Word 

  • Includes enhanced table detection and reduced duplication in mapped locations. 

• Trial Access for New Products: New users can now enjoy a 14-day free trial for both PerfectIt for Word and PerfectIt for PowerPoint, enabling comprehensive document review and consistency checks. 

Enhancements

• Choose Checks dialog is now available from the Ribbon 

Bug Fixes

• Detailed Explanations Improvements: PerfectIt now provides detailed explanations for detected consistency issues. 

• Minor UI Fixes: Resolved issues with the Choose Checks button and scaling of the locations list to ensure a smoother user experience. 

• Minor Accessibility Improvements: Continuous enhancements have been made to improve the experience for users utilizing screen readers, with refined detection of hidden elements. 

Version 5.4.0 (11 July 2023)

• Added Choose Checks button to the ribbon

• Improved detection of headings

• Fix for style preferences in abbreviations checks

• Various minor bugfixes

Version 5.3.0 (03 May 2023)

• Improvements for documents containing content controls

• Improved identification of abbreviations in two forms

• Applied Microsoft security patch

• ADX update

• Various minor bugfixes

Version 5.2.4 (11 April 2023)

• Improved initial document scan

• Applied Microsoft security patch

• Improved reliability when loading styles database

Version 5.2.2 (13 October 2022)

• Improved accuracy in ISE to IZE conversion

• Improved reliability when loading styles database

• Various minor bugfixes

Version 5.2.1 (27 September 2022)

• Improved reliability when loading styles database

• Improved detection of YZE endings

Version 5.2.0 (10 August 2022)

• Revisions to European Union Style and The Chicago Manual of Style

• Updated EULA

• Bugfixes for Except terms and Instructions

• Built for .NET 4.8

Version 5.1.1 (24 January 2022)

• Improved enterprise installers with custom styles

• Minor bugfix for deletion of style preferences

Version 5.1.0 (16 December 2021)

• Added options to skip tables and table/box/figure titles

• Added options to ignore abbreviations in tables and table/box/figure titles

• Revisions to The Chicago Manual of Style

• Faster initial scan for documents with tables

• Improved stability when simultaneously running PerfectIt and editing the document

• Improve detection of Styles Database DLLs

• Fix for multiple "Except for" terms

• Fixes for Accents check

• Fix for Checks to Include settings persisting when changing style

• Various minor UI Fixes

• Various minor Style Sheet Editor fixes

Version 5.0.6 (25 October 2021)

• Fix for errors in Windows 7 and Windows 8

Version 5.0.5 (18 October 2021)

• Streamlined registration process

• Fix for finding issues in footnotes

• Fixes for Style Sheet Editor

• Fix for See More button overlapping the issue description

• Fix for En dash display in the user interface

Version 5.0.4 (20 August 2021)

• Fix for editing italics in the Style Sheet Editor

• Fix for adding apostrophes in the Style Sheet Editor

Version 5.0.3 (10 August 2021)

• Added The Chicago Manual of Style for CMOS Online subscribers

• Added detailed explanations for The Chicago Manual of Style

• Added subchecks for The Chicago Manual of Style

• Added search to the Style Sheet Editor

• Major updates for European Union Style, WHO Style and US Spelling

• Fix for working with modern MS Word comments

• Faster checking, especially for long documents with tables

• Faster load times

• Faster style import/export

• Improved Accents check

• Improved Quotes with Punctuation check

• Improved Spelling Variations check

• Improved ignore for common abbreviations

• Improved detection of lists

• Fix for Common Typos check

• Fix for Style Points check

• Reduced frequency of false positives for “analyses”

• Fixes for Style Sheet Editor

• Fixed various user interface typos (we make them too)

Version 4.1.14 (17 May 2021)

• Allows registration with PerfectIt 5 license keys

Version 4.1.13 (08 April 2021)

• Fix for custom style repetition in the database

Version 4.1.12 (23 November 2020)

• Fix for documents with hidden text

• Fix for documents with content controls

• Fix for building custom styles into silent installations

Version 4.1.10 (14 October 2020)

• Fix for "per machine" enterprise installers

• Fix for "per user" enterprise installers

• Fix for the Getting Started document

• Fix for importing styles based on built-in styles

• Fix for registration messaging

Version 4.1.9 (13 August 2020)

• Fix for issues with more than 500 possible locations

• Fix for import of style logos

• Fix for titles in summary reports

Version 4.1.8 (30 July 2020)

• Fix for import of large styles

Version 4.1.7 (22 June 2020)

• Fix for adding wildcards

• Minor update for logos

Version 4.1.6 (09 June 2020)

• Added style logos

• Added style descriptions

Version 4.1.5 (15 May 2020)

• Fix for templates with hidden paragraphs

• Fix for installation issues

• Improved troubleshooting files

Version 4.1.4 (21 April 2020)

• Fix for documents with hidden text

• Fix for Style Sheet Editor scaling issues

Version 4.1.2 (30 March 2020)

• Fix for skipping locations in quotes

• Fix for "Except for" keyword in style notes

• Improved enterprise installers

• Fix for changing text as you work with PerfectIt

Version 4.1.1 (09 March 2020)

• Fix for Capitalization of Phrases check

• Fix for for Table/Box/Figure Titles check

Version 4.1.0 (03 March 2020)

• New "Checks to Include" feature for styles

• "Sections to Skip" moved to style sheet editor

• Minor style sheet editor bugfixes

• Fix for Capitalization of Phrases check

• Fix for Abbreviations checks

• Fix detection of bookmarks

• Built for .NET 4.6.1

Version 4.0.12 (23 October 2019)

• Fix for adding paragraphs as you work with PerfectIt

• Fix for read-only styles

• Configuration file improvements

Version 4.0.11 (14 October 2019)

• Fix for wildcards

• Fix for styles based on user-built styles

• Minor style sheet editor bugfixes

• Built for .NET 4.6

Version 4.0.10 (16 August 2019)

• New enterprise installation options

Version 4.0.9 (11 July 2019)

• Improved compatibility with tracked changes

• Auto-update built-in styles

• Major update to WHO style

• Small updates to other built-in styles

• Rebuild styles cache from Manage Styles

• Faster combine function for styles

Version 4.0.8 (24 June 2019)

• Fix for partial capitalization matches

• Fix for importing style sheets on European systems

• Minor bugfixes for Compound Words and Abbreviations in Two Forms

Version 4.0.7 (17 June 2019)

• Improvements to PerfectIt 3 style updates

• Fix for extremely long documents

• Minor licensing improvements

Version 4.0.6 (13 June 2019)

• Fixes for missing style data

• Automatic rebuild of corrupted style cache

• Licensing update

Version 4.0.5 (11 June 2019)

• Faster initial scan

• New user interface

• Autosave in the style sheet editor

• GPO Style added

• Major updates to American Legal Style and WHO Style

• Revisions to European Union and United Nations Styles

• Base new styles on existing styles

• Combine styles to create new styles

• Introduction of "My styles" for editing built-in styles

• Separation of finalization tasks and reports

• Online help

• Revised terminology ("test" becomes "check")

• Support for dark Office themes

• Wider default width

• ADX update

• Minor updates and accuracy improvements

• Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Version 3.3.5 (25 May 2018)

• ADX update

• Terms of Use update

• Minor improvements to spelling variations

• Minor improvements to phrases in capitals

Version 3.3.3 (01 May 2018)

• Fix for creating new styles

Version 3.3.2 (25 April 2018)

• Fix for deleted comments after trailing spaces

• Prevent access to read-only styles

• Revised default words for title case

• Fix for importing styles with changes to title case words

• Minor fix for wildcards check

• Fix for non-breaking hyphens

• Minor improvements to abbreviation recognition

Version 3.3.1 (30 March 2018)

• Fix for choosing tests before starting trial

• Improvements to accent consistency check

• Minor bugfix for spelling variations

• Prevent row deletion in style sheet editor

Version 3.3.0 (16 March 2018)

• Separate task for removing spaces after a paragraph

• Sub-menus for navigation to each check

• Accepts subscription licenses

• Fix for style points test of currency

• Fix for style points test of decimals

• Fix for style points test of thousand separators

• Improvements to test of accents

• Improvements to test of italics

• Improvements to common typos

• Improvements to brackets/quotes left open

• Improvements for recognition of abbreviations

• Bugfix for closing PerfectIt

• Progress message for working with style sheets

• Minor bugfixes for spelling variations

• Minor bugfixes for abbreviations in two forms

• Clearer messaging for future versions of MS Office

• Accuracy improvement for phrases in capitals

Version 3.2.8 (19 November 2017)

• Improvements for fix function with abbreviations

• Improvements for fix function with percentages

• Minor bugfix for documents with content controls

• Improved error reporting with master documents

• Wildcard description length limited to 250 characters

• Tab key fixed when using style sheet editor

• Minor additions for spelling variations

• Minor bugfix for wildcard check

• Minor improvements for Oxford comma check

• Fix for option to delete document properties

• ADX Component update

Version 3.2.7 (26 August 2017)

• Improved reference accuracy

• Label "Pro" removed from title pane

• Improved preferred spelling accuracy

• Bugfix for abbreviations used only once

• Bugfix for brackets left open

• Thousand separators work with ranges

• Improved exception matching

• Minor bugfixes for abbreviations and hyphenation

• ADX update

Version 3.2.6 (28 May 2017)

• Clear document properties

• Added religious texts to skipped terms in number checking

• Improved custom checking around numbers

• Revised order of additional tasks

• Skip paragraph indentation for two spaces to one

• ADX component update

• Fix for thousand separators in style points

• Minor additions for spelling variations

• Fix for italics test immediately after registration

Version 3.2.5 (28 February 2017)

• Fixes for test of spelling variations

• Fixes for wildcards test

• ADX component update

• Improved style sheet editor validation

• Improved test of undefined abbreviations

• Improvements for compound hyphenation

• Bugfix for preferred spelling

• Bugfix for test of Oxford commas

• Bugfix for correction of ordinals

• Minor bugfixes for spelling variations

Version 3.2.4 (08 December 2016)

• Fix for abbreviations with two definitions

• Fix for highlight in test of editorial comments

• Fix for finding non-breaking spaces in numbers

Version 3.2.3 (19 November 2016)

• Corrected selection after pressing Fix

• Optional logging for support

• ADX component update

• Improvements for wildcards test

• Improvements to phrases in capitals test

• Additional abbreviations to skip

Version 3.2.2 (11 November 2016)

• Security certificate and ADX update

Version 3.2.1 (08 October 2016)

• Ribbon icon updated

• Speed improvement to wildcard test

• Table of abbreviations fixed for custom styles

Version 3.2.0 (03 October 2016)

• Free trial duration set to to 14 days

• Increased accuracy on documents with reference lists

• Speed improvements (excluding revisions mode)

• Finds more brackets and quotes left open

• Additional exceptions for numbers in sentences

• Additional common typos

• Improvements for two spaces to one

• Improvements for using wildcards in custom styles

• Improvements to phrases in capitals test

• Installation instructions and EULA updates

• Fix for customizing compound words

• Minor bugfix for abbreviation definitions

Version 3.1.6 (05 June 2016)

• Fix for test of heading capitalization

• Fix for test of preferred spelling

Version 3.1.5 (03 June 2016)

• Bugfixes for test of italics and capitalization of lists

• Bugfix for launching with no document open

Version 3.1.4 (01 June 2016)

• American Legal Style version 3.1 (including thousands of new terms)

• American Legal Style checks footnotes as default

• Headings 5 to 9 added to styles

• Balloon help restored for new installations

• Improvements to ISE / IZE conversion

• Screenreader accessibility improvements

• Fix for zip codes with comma separators

• Bugfix for summary report on hyphenation tests

• Bugfix for phrases in capitals inside other phrases

• Bugfix for italics

• New tooltips for style sheets and legal documents

• Improvements for two spaces to one conversion

• Add-in Express update

• Bugfix for Oxford comma test

• Bugfix for the test of compounds

Version 3.1.3 (16 April 2016)

• Saves previous style selection (no default style)

• Wider style dropdown box

• Finds more quotes left open

• Fixed title in table of abbreviations

• Taskpane colour restored to 3.0 style

• Thousand separators skip most zipcodes

• Improvements to the test of spelling variations

• Fix for adding hyphenation to the style sheet editor

• Fix for tab order in the style sheet editor

• Accessibility improvements

• Minor bugfix for tests of abbreviations

• Minor bugfix for wildcard test

• Improved error reporting

• Update for the Getting Started document

• Help update

Version 3.1.2 (11 March 2016)

• Version 3.1 label added to installer

• Minor bugfix for wildcards

Version 3.1.1 (04 March 2016)

• Box showing locations fixed for screens with low vertical height

• Fix for corrections in the test of abbreviations not used

• Screen reader improvements for accessibility

• Deselect button fixed in choose tests

• Up and down arrow keys update style sheet editor menus

Version 3.1.0 (27 January 2016)

• New look for the PerfectIt interface

• Adaptable for all DPI settings

• Adaptable for 4k and all screen resolutions

• Resizable style sheet editor

• SHA-256 security certificate

• Updated ADX components

• Style sheet editor includes name of current style

• Fix for selecting styles with ODT, RTF and PDF documents

• Greek letters can be added to the style sheet editor

• Bugfix for numbers in sentences

• Bugfix for tests of wildcards

• Fix for false positives with measurements

• Fix for suffixes ending in -fold

• Reduced false positives for patent applications

• Fix for case sensitive setting in the style sheet editor

• Fix for words within words in test of abbreviations not used

• Fix for superscripts with the caret symbol

• Run manage styles when no document is open

• Updated help

• Minor speed improvements

Version 3.0.31 (22 October 2015)

• Added American Legal Style to built-in styles

• Faster searching for preferred spelling

• Improvements to the test of numbers in sentences

• Test of italics skips where the full sentence is in italics

• Test of italics improved for words within other phrases

• Fix for non-English characters in preferred spelling

• New messaging for custom tests not in use

• Additional common typos added

Version 3.0.30 (16 October 2015)

• Fix for choosing tests

• Minor fix for test of compound words

• Preparation for American Legal Style (not yet included)

Version 3.0.29 (15 October 2015)

• Limited release for beta testing of American Legal Style

• Includes American Legal Style Beta 2

• Minor fix for spelling variations

• Additions to comments found

• Fix for "Except before" and "Except after" style notes

Version 3.0.28 (13 October 2015)

• Office 2016 compatible

• Allows "Except before" and "Except after" combinations

• Fix for Oxford commas with tracked changes

• Fix for test of numbers in sentences

• Notifies users when the test of style points is not turned on

Version 3.0.27 (05 October 2015)

• Office 2016 compatibility (beta)

• Improved conversion of abbreviations

• Improved identification of abbreviations

• Support for superscripts following the "Δ" symbol

• Minor improvements to the test of spelling variations

• Minor bugfix for skipping styles

Version 3.0.26 (24 August 2015)

• Fix for hyphenation bug with default style selection.

Version 3.0.25 (21 August 2015)

• New key phrases "Except before" and "Except after" added to style notes

• Added two hyphens in a row to test of hyphens with spaces

• Fix for custom styles with hyphenation

• Fix for adding new prefixes

• Style notes fix for the test of italics

• Improvements to the test of brackets and quotes left open

• Additional common typos added

• Accuracy improvements to the test of spelling variations

• Improvements to converting to IZE

• Updated help file

• Note: 3.0.24 was an internal release only.

Version 3.0.23 (08 August 2015)

• Superscript info added to suggestions for ordinals

• Bugfix for the test of wildcards

• Bugfix for commas as thousand separators

Version 3.0.22 (07 August 2015)

• Imroved accuracy for style points

• Handling of wildcard results if two search patterns return the same answer

• Improvement for converting the decimal marker to full stops

• Improved listbox controls for displays with large text sizes

• US formatted dates excluded from conversion of ordinals

Version 3.0.21 (30 July 2015)

• Added metrics for time and document size to the report of changes made

• Minor bugfix for measurments with non-breaking spaces

Version 3.0.20 (12 July 2015)

• Improvements to the test for open brackets

• Improvements to the test of italics

• Confirmation boxes use relevant verbs instead of "OK"

• Alignment fixed in the style sheet editor

• Minor bugfix for tests of abbreviations

Version 3.0.19 (01 July 2015)

• Reduced false positives for the capitalization of common designated parties in legal agreements

• Test of foreign characters improved to handle inconsistencies with multiple characters

• Test for decades improved to find more locations

• Additional words added to spelling variations test

• Style sheet exceptions switched to case sensitive for phrases in capitals

• Additional symbols added to wildcard search and replace

• Reserved and Trademark symbols added to superscript test

• Speed improvement for the test of phrases in capitals

• Fix for adding new words to italics and superscript tests

• Fix for importing style sheets

• Clearer message if attempting to register an invalid license key

• Help file update

Version 3.0.18 (19 June 2015)

• Table of abbreviations switches back to document correctly

• Added keyboard control for toggling preferences

• Added more checks for comments left in text

• Added additional titles to table/figure search

• Fix for converting spelled out numbers to numerals

• Fix for non-breaking spaces with dates

• Fix for adding closed compound words

• Minor bugfix for Oxford commas

Version 3.0.17 (26 May 2015)

• Improved accuracy for test of Oxford (serial) commas

• New description for skipping errors in fields

• Fix for abbreviation settings in test of abbreviations before the definition

• Fix for multiple footnotes in lists

• Minor bugfix for quotes with punctuation

• Minor bugfix for converting spellings from ISE to IZE

• Minor bugfix for test of compound words

• Help file update

Version 3.0.16 (12 May 2015)

• Fix for skipping multiple styles

• Bugfix for footnote checking

• Bugfix for converting ordinals

• Help file update

Version 3.0.15 (09 May 2015)

• Term and abbreviation order corrected for fix button

• Correction for validation of hyphenation entries in style sheets

• Bugfix for abbreviation measurements in the test of syle points

Version 3.0.14 (05 May 2015)

• Labels updated for document finalizing tasks

• Installer name updated to current version

• Minor bugfix for style points and test of foreign characters

• Fix for ribbon buttons not functioning in 3.0.13

Version 3.0.12 (29 April 2015)

• Fix for saving the revisions mode setting

• Removed false positives from tests of abbreviations and common typos

Version 3.0.11 (25 April 2015)

• PerfectIt appears in its own tab on the ribbon

• Built in US, UK, Canadian, and Australian style sheets, as well as UN, EU and WHO styles

• New test: consistency of italics

• New test: consistency of en dashes

• New test: abbreviations that are defined but only used once

• New test: consistency of accents

• New test: brackets and quotes left open

• New test: superscript and subscript for chemical elements and SI units

• New test: set preference for Oxford (serial) commas

• New test: set preference for ordinals

• New test: set preference for the percentage symbol

• New test: set preference for thousand separators

• New test: set preferences for the suffix "fold"

• New test: set preference for full stops within abbreviations

• New test: set preference for decades

• New test: set preference for spacing around em/en dashes

• New test: set preference for punctuation in or outside of quotes and parentheses

• New test: set preference for non-breaking spaces in percentages

• New test: set preference for non-breaking spaces in dates

• New test: set preference for non-breaking spaces with measurement abbreviations

• New custom test: wildcard search and replace

• New custom test: scan for words with similar spelling

• Option to check footnotes and endnotes

• Option to skip text in quotes

• Option to specify styles where text will be skipped

• Option to specify preferred case by heading level

• Option to set list/bullet punctuation preferences based on the length/nature of the list item

• Option to exclude text in italics

• Test of contractions skips quotations and question words

• Test of compounds checks closed as well as open compounds

• Test of compounds includes more prefixes

• Test of hyphenation includes words with accents

• Test of list/bullet punctuation can be specified to prefer commas

• Ability to add prefixes to the test of compound hyphenation

• Option to automatically jump to the next error if all locations are fixed

• Simplified start screen

• Access to styles, reports and help directly from the ribbon

• Automatically exit keyboard mode when exiting PerfectIt

• FIPS compliant

• Increased maximum length for comments in styles as well as well as find/replace entries

• New keyboard shortcut for jump to next test

• Mode to find additional errors by ignoring fields within the document

• Greater prominence for style advice in tests of wildcards, phrases to avoid and preferred spelling

• Simpler updates with no need to uninstall before re-install

• Fine-tune the test of heading capitals by specifying lowercase words used in title case

• Fine-tune the numbers in sentence test by setting words before and after numbers that should be skipped

Version 2.2.23 (16 November 2014)

• Fix for error with MatchPrefix or MatchSuffix settings

• Message for outdated version key

• Fix for typo in reporting

• Included Office 2013 in version list

• Bugfix for punctuation in tables

• Additional error-checking for two spaces to one

Version 2.2.22 (29 September 2014)

• Fixes for abbreviation tests

Version 2.2.21 (26 August 2014)

• Addition for FIPS compliant encryption

• Fix for custom tests of spelling variations

Version 2.2.20 (16 August 2014)

• FIPS compliant encryption

• New customization for abbreviation definitions

• More abbreviation definitions found

• Minor bugfix for abbreviation checking

Version 2.2.19 (18 July 2014)

• Fixed display of report names

• Updated EULA

• Fix for case sensitivity

• Additional secure library signing

• Fix for custom hyphenation of words

Version 2.2.18 (16 June 2014)

• Update of ADX components

• Fix for test of heading capitalization

Version 2.2.17 (09 June 2014)

• Fix for test of contractions

• Fix for test of phrases to avoid

• Fix for two spaces to one

• Fix for gathering information on short documents

Version 2.2.16 (11 April 2014)

• Help file graphics fixed

• Fix for spaces at the end of paragraphs

• Fix for tables in tables

Version 2.2.15 (24 March 2014)

• Minor bugfix for converting two spaces to one

Version 2.2.14 (21 March 2014)

• Minor bugfix for cursor placement

Version 2.2.13 (11 March 2014)

• Fix for hyphenation

Version 2.2.12 (08 March 2014)

• Fix for two spaces to one

Version 2.2.11 (06 March 2014)

• Fix for spelling variations

• Fix for hyphenation

Version 2.2.10 (26 February 2014)

• New option to take off checking for types of compounds

• Fixed bug when cursor is left in footnotes

• Improved bespoke test for spelling variations

Version 2.2.9 (06 February 2014)

• Improved ability to skip references in text

• Fix for capitals in headers

• Improved working with tracked changes

• Improved accuracy with spelling variations

• Fix for common filetypes found as abbreviations

• Improved accuracy for abbreviations not used

Version 2.2.8 (29 December 2013)

• Fix for upgrading old styles

• Fix for abbreviations without definitions

Version 2.2.7 (28 December 2013)

• Fix for generating a table of abbreviations

• Fix for spelling variations bug

Version 2.2.6 (12 December 2013)

• Fix for database error with style sheets

• Updated components

Version 2.2.5 (10 December 2013)

• Display improved on widescreen and laptop monitors

• Fix for memory error on very long documents

• Fix for prefixes in preferred spelling

• Fix for abbreviations that end in a full stop in preferred spelling

• Minor bugfixes for capitals in tables, abbreviations and spelling variations

Version 2.2.4 (13 September 2013)

Fix for conversion to IZE endings

Version 2.2.3 (06 September 2013)

• Display optimized to fit widescreen notebooks

• Bugfix for working with selected text

Version 2.2.2 (03 September 2013)

• Repeat test button refreshes with latest document changes

• Fix for choosing words to exclude from tests

Version 2.2.1 (28 August 2013)

• Fix for generating a table of abbreviations

Version 2.2.0 (19 August 2013)

• Option to export styles in read only format

• Improved recognition of abbreviations

• Locate more abbreviation definitions

• Find more headers with inconsistent capitalization

• Improved accuracy with tracked changes

• Better identification of headers

• Improved checking of capitalized phrases within other phrases

• Reduced false positives in the test of spelling variations

• Bugfixes for tests of bullets and abbreviations

• More accurate tests of punctuation

Version 2.1.19 (25 May 2013)

• Hourglass cursor appears if waiting to edit long custom style sheets

• Improved exception checking of custom style sheets

• More accuracy for test of preferred spelling

Version 2.1.18 (23 May 2013)

• More accuracy in the test of spelling variations

• Fix for custom tests with errors found at the end of documents

• Improved test of custom spelling variations for items in capitals

Version 2.1.17 (21 May 2013)

• Dialog box location fixed for multiple monitors

• Fix for custom tests with errors found at the start of documents.

• Minor bugfix for gathering font information

• Improved accuracy in ISE to IZE conversion

Version 2.1.16 (08 May 2013)

• Find both curly and straight apostrophes in the test of phrases to avoid

• Fix for custom tests of compound words with previous style sheets format

Version 2.1.15 (03 May 2013)

• Improvements to work with forthcoming EU style guide

Version 2.1.14 (02 May 2013)

• Resolved memory error on extremely long documents

• Fix for words within words on custom tests of preferred spelling

Version 2.1.13 (30 April 2013)

• Find both curly and straight apostrophe variations in custom spelling

• Fix for case sensitivity in custom tests of preferred spelling

• Minor bugfix for tests of numbers

Version 2.1.12 (15 April 2013)

• Fix for test of spelling variations

• Fix for custom comments in tests

Version 2.1.11 (14 April 2013)

• Improved accuracy in ISE to IZE conversion

• Improved accuracy for custom test of spelling variations

• Better recognition of matches in reference lists

• Bugfix for custom test of abbreviations in two forms

• Bugfix for custom test of phrases in capitals

• Exceptions in custom style sheets no longer case sensitive

Version 2.1.10 (11 April 2013)

• New tips on tests of hyphenation and contractions

• Improved working with citations

• Fix for custom styles with comments

• Hide use of the "Except for" code in comments

• Fix for corrupted font information left in document

• Fix for comments left at the start of a document

• Updated taskpane loader

Version 2.1.9 (27 March 2013)

• Fix for Table of Abbreviations Report error

Version 2.1.8 (22 March 2013)

• More than 300 additional spelling variations tested

• More than 400 additional common typos tested

• Reports include phrases to avoid / consider

• Keyboard mode disabled on exit

• Hyphens marked for exclusion also excluded from compounds test

• Message box location fixed for multiple monitors

• Fix for custom contraction settings

• Two spaces to one improved functionality with tracked changes

Version 2.1.7 (22 February 2013)

• Additional digital signature for compatibility with Norton Security

Version 2.1.6 (11 February 2013)

• Fix for custom tests of compound words

• Fix for summary report of possible errors

• Fix for retesting after generating a table of abbreviations

Version 2.1.5 (20 January 2013)

• Restored ability to move PerfectIt to different sides of the screen

Version 2.1.4 (14 January 2013)

• Additional region check for converting two spaces to one

Version 2.1.3 (10 January 2013)

• Bugfix for editing while correcting phrases in capitals

Version 2.1.2 (06 January 2013)

• Digitally signed for compatibility with Norton Security

• Minor bugfix for fix function

Version 2.1.1 (26 December 2012)

• New feature: Style notes for lists, numbers and compound tests

• New option: Choose fix format for term and abbreviation order

• Skip locations where the search term is part of the replacement

• Option to exclude matches from custom styles

• Updated help with new section on custom styles

• Fix for compounds test

• Fix to show revisions mode reminder

• Fix for PerfectIt re-appearing in re-opened documents

Version 2.1.0 (19 December 2012)

• New test: Phrases to Avoid/Consider

• Alternative number options: 0-9, 10-19, 20-99

• Fix for custom styles with numbers

• Fix for custom spelling variations

Version 2.0.43 (16 December 2012)

• Faster test of hyphenation

• Faster test of spelling variations

• Faster report generation

• Auto skip table / bullets tests if none present

• Additional fix for international dates

Version 2.0.42 (13 December 2012)

• International date format fixed for trial

• Fix for deleting entries in custom styles

Version 2.0.41 (9 December 2012)

• New wording of error reports

• Fix for test of comments left in text

Version 2.0.40 (7 December 2012)

• Error reports show key information at the top

• Style sheet editor specifies a single test

• Style sheet editor automatically blanks text when switching tests

Version 2.0.39 (6 December 2012)

• Faster tests of abbreviations

• Improved ability to make document changes while running PerfectIt

• Style sheet editor prevents non-word choices

• Fix for hyphenation custom style sheets

• Compatibility with Office 2013 manufacturing release

Version 2.0.38 (25 November 2012)

• Improved automatic finding of reference lists

• Hidden extra column in custom style sheets

Version 2.0.37 (21 November 2012)

• Fixes for abbreviation tests

• Fix for converting 'ise' words to 'ize' and vice versa

• Fix for gathering document information

Version 2.0.36 (5 November 2012)

• New style sheet option: case sensitive preferences

• New style sheet option: choice of title format (e.g. 'Mr' or 'Mr.')

• Use of punctuation in spelling preferences

• Updates text checking between every test with reference option on

• Improved accuracy for hyphenation

• Improved interface for the style sheet editor

• Bugfix for generating table of abbreviations

Version 2.0.35 (2 November 2012)

• New style sheet option: convert 'ise' words to 'ize' and vice versa

• New style sheet option: exclude commonly used abbreviations from definition checks

• New finalization task: remove spaces before punctuation

• Option to ignore text marked 'Do not check spelling or grammar'

• Improved accuracy finding abbreviations

• Punctuation characters allowed in phrases excluded from checking

• Fix for deleting entries in style sheets

• Improved reporting of results from style sheets

• Fix for default style setting

• Adjustment to counting in the progress bar

• Easier saving for style sheet changes as well as cancel option

Version 2.0.34 (26 October 2012)

• Help for keyboard controls

• Uninstall icon

• Bugfix for capitals in tables

• Addition to common typos

Version 2.0.33 (24 October 2012)

• Keyboard controls added

• Added trial capability for Korean computers

• Bugfix for tests of abbreviations

• Fix for documents with revision tracking on

• Table of abbreviations opens in front of PerfectIt

Version 2.0.32 (19 October 2012)

• Restored selection search option

• Fix for option of including reference lists

Version 2.0.31 (18 October 2012)

• Minor bugfix for tests of abbreviations

Version 2.0.30 (17 October 2012)

• Option to automatically ignore errors in reference lists

• Fixes a problem accessing PerfectIt's menus

Version 2.0.29 (12 October 2012)

• Automatically ignores text marked 'Do not check spelling or grammar'

• Fix for custom style sheets testing numbers in sentences

• Fix for version 2.0.28 installations

Version 2.0.28 (11 October 2012)

• Bugfix for table headers

Version 2.0.27 (4 October 2012)

• Taskbar icon for wait dialog

• Bugfixes for tests of abbreviations

• Accuracy improvement for test of phrases in capitals

Version 2.0.26 (28 September 2012)

• Bugfix for determining styles

• Improvement of the test of comments left in text

Version 2.0.25 (25 September 2012)

• Bugfix for abbreviations in two forms and used before definitions

• Improved system for re-running tests after checking

• Fix for an error with tables of contents

Version 2.0.24 (15 September 2012)

• Fix for import of style sheets

• Fix for phrases in capitals with non-English documents

• Smoother progress bar on tests of abbreviations

• Bugfix for checking numbers with custom style sheets

• Option to jump quickly to final tasks

Version 2.0.23 (11 September 2012)

• Fix for bespoke spelling variations with common roots

• Re-open after errors

• Improved fix function for the test of common typos

• Restore progress bar updates

Version 2.0.22 (9 September 2012)

• Colour change to match Office 2013

• Improved check on international variations

• Two spaces to one set to ignore inserted field data

• Bugfix for checking highlighted comments

Version 2.0.21 (7 September 2012)

• Windows 8 and Office 2013 compatible

• Bugfixes for abbreviations defined two ways and abbreviations in two forms

• Fix for headers in capitals

Version 2.0.20 (31 August 2012)

• Bugfix for abbreviations without definitions

• Bigger display for error reports

• Learn for style sheet option greyed out when not applicable

Version 2.0.19 (29 August 2012)

• Bugfix for table punctuation

• Trial extension

Version 2.0.18 (28 August 2012)

• Extra visibility when working with Editorium addins (Word 2007 and above)

• Default style control

Version 2.0.17 (25 August 2012)

• Full error details added to errors

Version 2.0.16 (22 August 2012)

• New toolbar created when Word's standard toolbar isn't showing

• Report descriptions updated

• Shorter error reports

• Bugfixes for tests of abbreviations and phrases in capitals

• Fix for converting two spaces to one

Version 2.0.15 (14 August)

• Automatically ignore text inserted with EndNote

• Warning when combining styles to ensure no accidental overwrite

• Additional reminder when revisions mode is not running with tracked changes

Version 2.0.14 (9 August 2012)

• Additional logging added

Version 2.0.13 (8 August 2012)

• Minor bugfix for abbreviation definitions

• Minor bugfix for comments in text

Version 2.0.12 (6 August 2012)

• Fix for spelling variations test with custom style sheets

• Improved compatibility with OfficeTabs

Version 2.0.11 (2 August 2012)

• Made registration options easier to find

Version 2.0.10 (1 August 2012)

• All tests run much faster

• Quickly scan through errors with the new trackbar

• Return to past issues with the new 'back' button

• Clearer views of your document with taskpane running

• Compatibility with 64bit versions of MS Office

• Quickly assess a document with consistency reports

• List revisions with reports on changes made

• Limit checking to sections of your document