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You can find PerfectIt's full revision history below:

PerfectIt 5 - Revision History

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)

PerfectIt 4 - Revision History

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

PerfectIt 3 - Revision History

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

PerfectIt 2 - Revision History

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

PerfectIt 1 - Revision History

Version 1.4.6 (26 July 2012)

  • Development of Version 1 ended

Version 1.4.5 (20 July 2012)

  • Fix for preferred usage test

Version 1.4.4 (15 July 2012)

  • Fix for deleting style preferences with comments

  • Fix for exporting style preferences

Version 1.4.3 (10 July 2012)

  • Fix for deleting style preferences

  • Fix for display when changing styles

Version 1.4.2 (16 June 2012)

  • Fix for documents with invalid bookmarks

  • Improvements to spelling variations

  • Fix for number preferences in stylesheets

Version 1.4.1 (25 January 2012)

  • Fix for testing of compound words

  • Fix for documents with XML tagging

Version 1.4.0 (8 December 2011)

  • Option to add comments to style sheets

  • Improved accuracy for spelling variations

  • Allow en/em dashes in style sheets as well as colons and semi-colons

  • Removed warning about changes to Word's template

  • New method for inserting a table of abbreviations

  • Fixed search for style sheets in Windows 7

Version 1.3.14 (21 September 2011)

  • Better tracking of phrases within other phrases in capitals

  • Improved search for phrases in capitals

  • Fixed search for style sheets

Version 1.3.13 (24 August 2011)

  • Fix for table punctuation

  • Additional fix for custom style sheets in Windows XP

  • Fix for computers with French version of Windows

Version 1.3.12 (10 July 2011)

  • Improvements to spelling variations

  • Improvements to capitalization

  • Fix for custom style sheets in Windows XP

Version 1.3.11 (9 May 2011)

  • Faster and more accurate checks on abbreviations

  • Improvements to hyphenation accuracy

  • Improvements to capitalization accuracy

  • Fix for the check of consistency in table headers

Version 1.3.10 (20 April 2011)

  • Improved accuracy on hyphenation

  • Improved accuracy on numerals in sentences

  • Style sheet lists sorted by type of error and alphabetically

  • Fix for generating tables of abbreviations

Version 1.3.9 (16 March 2011)

  • Increased crash protection

Version 1.3.8 (5 March 2011)

  • Improved accuracy for numbers spelled out

  • Fix for customizing tests

Version 1.3.7 (28 February 2011)

  • Improved accuracy for numerals test

  • Improved conversion to sentence case

  • Improved database of common typos

  • Fix for abbreviations defined two ways

Version 1.3.6 (18 February 2011)

  • System for upgrading added to the Standard Edition

  • Creation of Table of Abbreviations fixed

Version 1.3.5 (13 February 2011)

  • Introduction of PerfectIt Standard Edition

  • All previous purchases automatically updated to PerfectIt Pro Edition

Version 1.3.4 (3 January 2011)

  • Fix for users running Windows in French

Version 1.3.3 (11 November 2010)

  • Fixed occasional stall when opening documents over 100 pages

  • Fixed occasional error on conversion of two spaces to one

  • Fixed treatment of errors when more than 1000 possible locations are found

Version 1.3.2 (4 November 2010)

  • Improved accuracy for standard mode (all tests)

  • Faster test times for phrases in capitals and long documents

  • New words added to spelling variations test

  • Option to always run 'Revisions Mode' (for use with all caps font)

  • Improved accuracy for phrases in capitals at the start of sentences and other locations

  • Improved test of custom preferences with numbers that are spelled out

  • Fix for storing test selection

  • Moved the location of the 'Wait' dialog box

Version 1.3.1 (13 October 2010)

  • New 'Revisions Mode' increases the accuracy when working with tracked changes

  • Improved accuracy in documents with numerous tables

  • Simplified starting screen, including new menu names and shortcut keys

  • Custom word lists renamed as 'style sheets'

  • Improved title case recognition

  • Improved recognition of numerals within a section

  • Improved recovery system for handling bugs

  • Updated help

Version 1.3.0 (20 August 2010)

  • Office 2010 compatible (32 bit version)

  • Solved occasional startup problems

  • Added a 'Getting Started' document

Version 1.2.4 (2 August 2010)

  • Code signing certificate completed to improve compatibility with security software

Version 1.2.3 (8 June 2010)

  • Fixes for hyphenation and abbreviation checking in custom style sheets

Version 1.2.2 (7 March 2010)

  • Registration system updated

Version 1.2.1 (2 March 2010)

  • Revised custom checking of abbreviations

  • Interface improvements for adding custom changes

  • Additional common typos added

Version 1.2.0 (24 February 2010)

  • Create, and switch between, multiple style sheets

  • Share and combine custom lists with other PerfectIt users

  • Revised help section

Version 1.1.7 (1 February 2010)

  • Improved ability to convert two spaces to one

  • Help file restored in Vista and Windows 7

Version 1.1.6 (17 December 2009)

  • Auto-save disabled with Windows Vista and Windows 7

Version 1.1.5 (1 December 2009)

  • Compatible with Windows 7

  • Default settings exclude the test for contractions

Version 1.1.4 (30 July 2009)

  • Automatically convert two spaces at the end of a sentence to one

  • Improved database of common typos

Version 1.1.3 (11 April 2009)

  • Easier installation with Vista

  • Ability to check unsaved documents

  • Ability to remove customized preferences

Version 1.1.0 (8 March 2009)

  • Complete system for PerfectIt to learn user preferences

  • Improved automation for fixing bullet and table punctuation

  • Minor bug fix for bullet capitalization

Version 1.0.77 (20 November 2008)

  • Added ability for PerfectIt to learn preferred versions

  • Minor bug fixes for the contractions and abbreviations tests

  • New icon for PerfectIt

Version 1.0.63 (9 October 2008)

  • Added a test for contractions

  • Added a feature for excluding specific words / phrases that authors do not find relevant

  • Added a test for common typos

  • Fixed scrolling through long lists of words

  • Improved speed of tests when working with long documents

  • Improved accuracy for abbreviation and spelling variations tests

  • Neatened the way in which the choice of tests is selected

Version 1.0.44 (30 September 2008)

  • Added ability to cancel tests

  • Added a check to determine if MS Word open during installation

Version 1.0.43 (18 September 2008)

  • Beta release