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- MESSAGEWORKS NEW FEATURES
-
- Note: Registered users of MessageWorks 3 can upgrade to version
- 4 for a discounted price. See the help file to learn how to
- contact Epiphany for upgrade pricing.
-
-
- Version 4.0b (8/95)
- ===================
-
- Fixed a bug in version 4.0a that resulted in all new users' messages to
- be stored in the same individual message file. If you experienced this
- problem with version 4.0a, do one of the following:
-
- 1. The first time MessageWorks 4.0b is run, display the Callee Dialog Box
- by clicking the button beside the To field, and delete every user (the
- user that performs this must have been given authorization to access
- and delete messages from the main message file in order to be able to
- delete other users). This only needs to be performed by one user.
-
- -OR-
-
- 2. Before running MessageWorks 4.0b, run File Manager, and delete the
- files CALLEE.DAT, CALLEE.IX, USER*.DAT, and USER*.IX in the the
- directory that the MessageWorks 4 data files are stored in.
-
- After step 1 or 2 has been completed, the next time MessageWorks 4.0b
- runs on each user's computer, their name will be added to the list of
- users and they will see only messages sent to them.
-
-
-
- Version 4.0a (7/95)
- ===================
-
- 1. The print function has been completely revamped. Selection and setup
- of the printer, font style and size, and the number of copies can now
- be chosen, all from a single dialog box. Text alignment on reports
- and labels has also been improved.
-
- 2. Added the capability for a user to view the individual message file of
- another user. This could be used to check for new messages for someone
- who is out of the office and calls in. This option can be enabled or
- disabled during installation.
-
- 3. Enhanced the R-dex to work better with international addresses: Added
- a 'Country' field. 'State' allows up to 10 characters for a state or
- province. Up to 15 numbers or letters can be entered in the 'ZIP'
- field for any type of postal code. The 'Company' field can be used as
- a second address line for long street addresses.
-
- 4. Improved support for international date and time formats. All date
- and time fields on messages and reports now reflect the formats
- defined in the International section of the Windows Control Panel.
-
- 5. E-mail connectivity has been extended. In addition to sending messages
- via Microsoft Mail, MessageWorks can also send messages via cc:Mail (or
- any VIM-compliant mail system). MessageWorks detects which mail system
- is installed and sends it via that system when sending 'via Mail' (if
- both or no mail systems are detected, MessageWorks asks which system to
- use to send the message).
-
- 6. The item 'Sort Order in From Dialog Box' in the Preferences dialog box
- now also applies to the sort order of names in the R-dex.
-
- 7. An additional item 'Sort Order in To Dialog Box' has been added to the
- Preferences dialog box, which sets the order names are sorted in that
- dialog box.
-
- 8. Added the option during installation to enable or disable deleting of
- messages from the main messages file if the user is given access to
- read messages in the main message file.
-
- 9. The location field has been expanded to allow up to 75 characters for
- more descriptive entries (automatically scrolls left and right).
-
- 10. An additional menu item labeled 'Message' has been added to the menu
- bar. This provides another way to send and read messages.
-
- 11. MessageWorks now works with Windows 95.
-
-
-
- Commercial Version 3.0a (1/95)
- ==============================
-
- All the features of the unregistered version, plus:
-
- 1. Free technical support and notification of updates.
-
- 2. Single-user and 5- to 100-user network versions available.
-
- 3. Allows up to 99,999 messages and 8,000 R-dex records per directory.
-
- 4. No nag screens or "unregistered" text in window titlebar.
-
- 5. MessageWorks can easily be configured to automatically delete old
- messages from your individual message file or even from the main
- message file (optional).
-
- 6. The new Callee Locator feature displays another user's location at
- any time (i.e., out to lunch, on vacation, in a meeting until 2:15,
- contact at a different phone or pager number, etc.) (network version
- only).
-
- 7. In addition to sending messages normally via MessageWorks, you can
- also send messages via Microsoft Mail (if Mail is installed on your
- PC and the recipient's PC) for users who don't use MessageWorks. A copy
- of the message is also stored in the main message file. (The Locator
- feature is not available if the user is not using MessageWorks).
-
- 9. For users that have their telephone on the same line as their modem,
- MessageWorks can dial the telephone automatically. Simply click on the
- label for any phone number field, click Dial, pick the headset, and
- MessageWorks does the rest for you!
-
- 10. The ability to forward messages to another person has been added to the
- Message Read window. Simply click the Forward button and choose one or
- more people to send the message to. The name of the original recipient
- and time of the original message is automatically added to the Message
- Log field.
-
-
-
- Unregistered Version 3.0a (1/95)
- ================================
-
- 1. In addition to sending the same message to more than one person by
- holding Shift while sending, multiple names can now be selected
- from the pop-up Callee dialog box (hold down Shift to select a range
- of names or hold down Control to select multiple individual names).
-
- 2. A new field, Misc Info, has been added to the R-dex caller information
- file for storing such information as E-mail address, home address, or
- anything else you might want to remember about a caller.
-
- 3. The pop-up Caller dialog box can now display names sorted by last name
- or first name (you choose which way it is diaplyed in the Preferences
- dialog box). Also, MessageWorks automatically matches what you type
- in the Caller listbox (similar to the automatic matching in the From
- field).
-
- 4. You can now read messages for all users simply by holding down Shift
- when clicking Read instead of selecting Read Messages for All Users
- from the Preferences dialog box (if your installation has the capability
- of reading all messages).
-
- 5. The R-dex files and messages can be stored on different drives or
- directories if desired.
-
- 6. A new option, Find Next, has been added to the search dialog box. This
- take you to directly to the first record matching a search without
- searching the rest of the data file.
-
- 7. A browse feature has been added to the Data File location dialog box
- (and also to the installation program). This allows you to select a
- drive and directory with the mouse instead of having to key it in.
-
- 8. Matching of names in the From field when taking a message is no longer
- case-sensitive.
-
- 9. When reading messages, the number of new messages and the total number of
- messages is displayed on the screen at all times.
-
- 10. You can now customize the colors that MessageWorks uses for the main
- message window, the Message Read window, and the R-dex window.
-
- 11. The online help uses graphics with hotspots for even easier navigation.
-
- 12. The import/export feature is now enabled in the unregistered version.
- Import/export can be cancelled and does not tie up the entire computer.
-
- 13. The sound associated with the Exclamation event is played every time a
- new message is received instead of just when the first new message is
- received (network version only).
-
- 14. Fixed bug that prevented accelerator keys from working (Ctrl+P, Ctrl+T
- from main window); new accelerator keys added for new functions.
-
- 15. For large R-dex files, filling of the caller information listbox in the
- Caller pop-up dialog box can now be canceled by the user.
-
- 16. When a name that exists more than once in the R-dex is typed in the From
- field when taking a message, the Caller pop-up dialog is only filled with
- caller information for the identical name (instead of filling with all
- callers and hilighting the first matching name), resulting in much
- greater performance.
-
-
-
- Unregistered Version 2.11 (8/94)
- ================================
-
- New features in MessageWorks 2.11 since version 2.0:
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- 1. Installation program no longer requires the VBRUN300.DLL run-time
- library.
-
- 2. If installing the program files on a network, you can select Configure
- Workstation Only after the first installation. This causes the setup
- program to create configuration and icon files on the local machine
- without copying the files again unnecessarily. This will also prevent
- sharing violations when installing onto a network while other users
- are using MessageWorks.
-
- 3. Added an option to automatically run MessageWorks at startup if desired.
-
-
- MESSAGEWORKS
-
- 1. Added Message Log field to messages when viewing in Read window. This
- allows notes to be attached to a message that has already been taken.
- This new field can also can be searched and it prints on the message
- report.
-
- 2. If MessageWorks is already running, the current instance of MessageWorks
- is activated instead of loading a second copy of the program into
- memory when the MessageWorks icon is double-clicked in Program Manager.
-
- 3. The network version only allows messages to be sent to other users who
- have installed and run MessageWorks. This prevents sending a message
- that is never delivered because of misspelling a name, etc.
-
- 4. Added scroll bar to the Notes field in the Message Read window and to
- the Call Screening Response field in the R-dex window to allow longer
- input.
-
- 5. Allows sending of the same message to more than one person by holding the
- Shift key down when clicking Send.
-
- 6. Simplified entry of multiple callers in the R-dex with similar information
- by holding Shift when clicking New. The record is saved but only the
- Name field is cleared.
-
- 7. Allows canceling of search and delete functions after they have been
- started. Also, MessageWorks does not tie up the whole system when
- searching or deleting.
-
- 8. Added two help options on Help menu (Search and Help on Help).
-
- 9. Added context-sensitive help, which is available at any time by
- pressing F1 or by clicking the Help button in any dialog box.
-
- 10. Added an option to choose whether the Enter key is captured by an
- edit control or if it acts like the Tab key (move to next control).
- This option is changed in File Preferences.
-
- 11. Added an option to select whether the hyphen SmartFILL features
- (used in telephone fields) feature is active. This saves time when
- entering numbers with area code and prefix, but it can now be turned
- off when entering international or local numbers (this option is
- also found in File Preferences).
-
- 12. The setting of the 'Read Messages for All Users' control in File
- Preferences is now saved from session to session.
-
- 13. Since MessageWorks message files are now only kept open when reading
- messages (previously the main message file was open whenever a copy
- MessagesWorks was running), file sharing errors when deleting all
- messages will only occur if other users are reading the main message
- file.
-
- 14. Added microscroll controls for message check delay in File Preferences
- and the row and column edit controls in the Label Print function.
-
- 15. The sound assigned to the Windows Exclamation event is now played when
- a network user receives a message (if system sounds are enabled).
-
- 16. Uses the new 3-D look for all controls when running in VGA mode or
- higher.
-