Instant Text 7 Pro Version 7.20

Installing IT 7.20

To download the installer please click on the following link:
http://www.textware.com/it7pro/IT7Pro_setup.exe
and then click on Save or Run, run the installer and follow the instructions on the screen.

To be sure that you have installed the new version successfully, check the build date in Help/About Instant Text. It should now indicate 2015-01-22. Note that you will not need to request a new activation code if you already have one.

No glossary is modified if you update a previous version. But to be on the safe side, always create backup copies of your glossaries before installing any software.

What is new in Version 7.20

The following list shows the Instant Text 7 Pro improvements done in 710 and 720. Changes done in these updates are marked in color as [710], [720].

• Right-clicking the help button (?) on the caption brings up the About dialog [720]
  
• Instant Text is now compatible with Internet Explorer also in protected mode [720]
• Introducing the Pick List command and the Pick List Glossary [720]
  

  The Pick List Glossary is a special glossary that serves as a repository for Pick Lists.  A Pick List can be displayed in the advisories using a Pick List command. 
  

  A Pick List Glossary entry, also called a Pick List Item, has:
  

  • A Short form that is used to identify the Pick List to which it belongs.
  • A Long form that is the expansion to be produced, as for standard glossary entries.
  • An optional Display form, as for standard glossary entries.

  A Pick List is a set of Pick List Items that share the same Short form. 
  In essence, the Short form here is used as a Pick List name.
  
  In the following example, the entries highlighted in slate blue are the items of the Pick List named color. The entry highlighted in dark blue is the one that has the focus: it can be deleted, edited or moved.
  
  
  
  A standard glossary entry can refer to the Pick List color using the Pick List command, as shown in the example below:
  
  mfc => {command}My favorite color is {PickList}color{/PickList}
  
  Expanding mfc produces:
  

  • My favorite color is
  • And the Pick List color is displayed in the Phrase Advisory enabling you to pick one of the suggested colors:

  
  

• Introducing the Quick Pick command for simple pick lists [720]
  

  The Quick Pick command enables you to display a Pick List with several alternative lines of text. The lines should be entered in the Quick Pick Editor, in the order in which you want them to be displayed in the Phrase Advisory.

  
  
  Note that the Pick List command is more powerful as it enables you to have pick list items with display forms and commands, which is not possible with the Quick Pick command.
• Introducing the Paste Rich Text command [720]
  

  The Paste Rich Text command enables you to produce rich text (formatted text) inside a command entry.

• Introducing the No Spacing and No Capitalization commands [720]

  The No Spacing command enables to inhibit spacing after the expansion.
  The No Capitalization command enables to inhibit capitalization after the expansion.

• Introducing Find and Replace menu items in the Add Glossary Entry window [720]

  You can now search and replace text in your long entries using the Find and Replace items of the Edit menu:
  
  

• Refine Continuations Upon Typing New Initial [710]
  The Refine Continuations Upon Typing New Initial option enables you to refine the continuations that are displayed after an expansion or after typing a few words. With this option, upon typing the initial of the next word, Instant text displays continuations that start with this initial.

  

  Let us assume you type The patient or simply expand tp to produce The patient: you get the following continuations:
  

  
  

  Now you want to type The patient was brought to the operating room, and was brought is not yet displayed as a possible continuation. Typing w will bring all the continuations of The patient that start with w:

  

  You can now pick was brought by typing 4 followed by your phrase marker to expand to The patient was brought and then expand the end of the phrase you want to type:
  

  

  With the Refine Continuations Upon Typing New Initial option, this example shows that we have been able to easily select continuations that would have been out of reach otherwise.
  
• Buffering Continuations and Advisory Scrolling [710] 
  Instant Text now buffers more continuations than displayed advisory lines. You can reach  continuations that are not yet visible by Scrolling the Advisories. This scrolling concept was already available for words and phrases. It has now been extended to continuations.
• View Continuations using Shift Alt = or a Right Click [710] 
  You can now view the glossary phrase that generated a displayed continuation by Right Clicking it or typing Shift+Alt+= while it is highlighted in the advisories.
  

  

  In this example we right clicked the was examined continuation. This feature can be very handy if you want to understand where a continuation comes from or if you need to correct a typo in a displayed continuation.  
• Singles in the Phrase Advisory [710]
  By default Singles are displayed in the Word Advisory. It is now possible to display them in the Phrase Advisory by checking Display Singles in Phrase Advisory in the Singles Options Dialog:

  

  This option can be useful if you don't display the Word Advisory.
  Also, if you are used to expand your singles with a Phrase Marker and decide to use the the
  Refine Continuations Upon Typing New Initial option (see Continuations Options Dialog), you definitely should display your singles in the Phrase Advisory. They will then appear before the continuations as shown in the example below:
  

  
  

• Spacing after Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs./Jr. and middle initials A./B./C./.../Z. [710]
  The new version recognizes spacing exceptions like Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs./Jr. as well as middle initials A./B./C./.../Z. and adds only one space even if you have specified that you want 2 spaces after a period indicating the end of sentence.
• Spacing and Capitalization after cf./vs. and acronyms like b.i.d./t.i.d./p.o./q.4-6h. [710]
  The new version:
  
  • adds one space after cf./vs. and does not capitalize the next word.
  • adds one space after expansions ending with an acronym like b.i.d./t.i.d./p.o./q.4-6h. and does not capitalize the next word.
• Allowing Single Letter Abbreviations for a letter not contained in the expansion [710]
  Most of the time the single letter abbreviation will be the first letter of the expansion,
  but not always. For example, you may want to define a single letter abbreviation for
  7 that expands to seven.
• Compilation does not cut words with apostrophes anymore. [710]
  patient's or  don't for example are now recognized as words when encountered in a document that you compile.
• By default Function keys do NOT reset the advisories. [710]
  In the previous version, the default was to reset the advisories upon hitting Function keys.
  If you still want Function keys to reset the advisories, you can do so by checking Function Keys in the Advisory Reset Keys panel of the Options Special Keys dialog.

New Versions - Forum - Support

The lastest version is announced by email to registered users and also on the Instant Text Main Forum.

If you have not visited the forum lately, you may want to look at the message titles and see that it is a very good place for exchanging tips, suggestions, and techniques. You may also use the powerful Find feature to find all messages on a given subject.

Of course the forum is no substitute for an active support line! As usual, for specific questions or when you need help, you can email support@textware.com