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Revisions

The latest versions are:

4.0.7d for Macs (OSX Running at least Java 1.5 See this note)

and  

4.0.7f PCs (Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 and Windows 8)

Check your version by running WriteItNow then selecting 'About' on the 'Help' menu.

If you have WriteItNow 3 you can upgrade to Version 4 for a small fee.

If you have WriteItNow 4 check here for information on updating it to the latest version.

Version Changes
4.0.7.f
(PCs)
(Oct 2011)
   
    * Can see text on conflict graph when using ‘Dark Star’ Look and Feel.
    * When a Character's personality trait is deleted the text description is updated              immediately.
    * When exporting title is included for Locations section.
    * Fixed bug when moving Scenes and working on last Scene.
    * Fixed bug when setting character ID color.
4.0.7.d (Macs)
(July 2011)

    * Better cut and paste of text from PDFs.
    * Runs on newer Macs with Java 1.6
    * Runs un OS X Lion.  See this note
    * Smarter tree update when editing titles.
    * Option to use clearer text cursor.

4.0.6.w (PCs)
(May 2011)

    * Can print tree.  Right click on Overview in tree
    * Lists of synonyms and antonyms for selected word.
    * Option to use identifying color as background color for tree items.
    * Better cut and paste from browser

4.0.6.s
(Mar 2011)

    * Minor changes to user interface
    * Small changes to help files.

4.0.6.r
(Feb 2011)
   
    * Added 'word frequency' analysis to story tools.
    * Faster background spell checking
    * With auto-save, files only saved if changes made.
    * Remembers window sizes when using a multi monitor setup
    * When opening stories will not try to open an invalid file.
    * Fixed bug in global replace which could affect Scene text
    * Full screen editor default size now close to max screen size.
    * When creating a new story the current directory is added to file name.   
    * Cut and paste keeps bold/italic and underline.
    * File names can now include '-'
    * Default button on most dialogs is now [OK]
    * Better scrolling on character relationship tables and Events graph.
    * Default story board chapter and scene colors now green and yellow.
    * Word count can include item titles.
    * Can hide 'story saved' dialog.
    * Fixed story date bug when saving BC dates.
    * Character ages now updated as story date changes.

4.0.6.c
(22nd Oct 2010)
   
    * Added options to set what is included in Story Word Count.
    * 'Writing Target' now uses story word count settings.
    * Added approximate page count to story word count.
    * When following scene link. The scene editor is now shown.
    * Fixed bug where recent edits lost after global replace.
    * Removed dialog which was shown when changing font on Mac.
    * When saving the "Story Saved" dialog now disappears after 1.5 seconds.
    * Page number export now shows "5 of 45' not '5 of45'.
    * When using 'Dark Star' theme the word count is now visible.

4.0.5.s
(19th July 2010)

    * Added background spell checker.
    * Added Scene conflict graph.
    * Added sorting via pop-up menu on tree.
    * Added identifying colors on tree.

Click here for more details on changes in this version.
4.0.3.b (23rd Aug 2009)     
    * Improved dictionaries.
    * When exporting only asks for file name if user sets this in 'Tool Settings'.
    * Made 'smart quotes' smarter. Now also works on titles.
    * Improved prompt set viewer.
    * Uses standard short cut  CTRL+S for save instead of ALT+S
    * Better handling of export of paragraphs indents on Export.
    * Works on screens with vertical resolution as small as 560 pixels.
    * Fixed bug when double clicking on character pictures to select.
    * Improved thesaurus. Can now be shown all the time.
    * Word count now counts hyphenated words as single words.
    * Mac version handles double click on .wnw files
    * Added expand/collapse buttons to tree.
    * Added vertical scroll bar to tree view.
    * Fixed bug so total page count included in header and footer on RTF export
    * StoryBoard is now a dialog
    * StoryBoard Scene cards can show text preview
    * Fixed bug on StoryBoard chapter card text preview
    * Faster start-up.

4.0.2.k (15th May 2009)
    * Runs on OSX and PCs
    * Works well on small screens where screen height is 600 pixels
    * Fixed export page size bug where units swapped from inches to cms.

4.0.2.h (1st May 2009)
    * Faster tree view selection
    * Prompt viewer now shows all prompts
    * Faster StoryBoard
    * Option to reset screen windows to default sizes
    * Keyboard short cuts for loading and saving.
    * Easier download of add-ons, prompts, names from web-site.

4.0.1.p (30th Nov 2008)
    * Completely new version for PCs.
    * Story Board
    * Chapters and Scenes
    * Pictures for Characters
    * Relationships Graph
    * Writing Targets
    * Web Links

3.1.0.s (2nd Mar 2007)
    * Vista compatible
    * PC and Mac versions can both save as Unicode
    * Anti-aliases text in PC version.
    * Fixed bug when saving with '<' or '>' in single line text
    * Fixed bug when exporting RTF with'{' or '}' in text
    * On Events tab list of Characters improved.
3.1.0.r (9th Dec2006)
    * Removed duplicate text on RTF export
    * Put back keyboard short-cuts when editing text
    * New Events have story date for start and end date
3.1.0.q (20th Nov 2006)
    * Cursor colour = font colour when font colour changed
    * CTRL+X = cut text CTRL+K=word count
    * Updated help for unlock and activation
    * Dialogs use standard colours when font & background changed
    * Fixed refresh bug when line spacing changed
3.1.0.p (Nov 2006)
    * Word count button available for all text
    * Can set font colour
    * Can set on screen line spacing to single, 1.5 and double

3.1.0.n (Nov 2006)
    * 'Delete backups' now only removes backups of current story
    * Includes 21st Century data in add-ons
    * '?' in lists when name is blank
    * Help includes notes on re-installing
    * Anti-alias option for fonts
    * Generate character - keeps surname if gender changed
3.1.0.j (Sept 2006)
    * Better RTF output - can compress blank lines
    * Esellerate registration (PC Version only)
      
    * Fixed bug which changed some quotes after cut and paste.
    * Fixed bug when navigating using drop downs.

3.1.0.d (March 2006)
    * Available for PCs and OS X 10.3
    * Smart Quotes (PC Version only)
    * Save as Unicode (PC Version only)
    * Menu option to delete back-ups
    * All text positions remembered
    * Use mouse right click for edit menu
      
    * Fixed bug when loading story with blank characters or ideas.

3.0.0.m (June 2005)
    * Available for PCs
    * Tree view
    * Thesaurus
      
2.1.0 (Dec 2004)
    * Available for Macs (OSX 10.3) and PCs
    * Improved look-and-feel
    * Global search and replace
    * Events summary
    * Links between sections
    * Mouse-wheel scrolling
    * Load and save individual sections
    * Recent file list.

2.0.9 (Jan 2004)
    * PC (Win 98, 2000, NT, XP) & Mac (OSX 10.1 & 10.2) versions
    * Readability statistics
    * Selectable font and background
    * Pop-up for entering accented characters
    * Mouse-wheel scrolling (not in Mac version)
    * Better text import
    * Fixed bug when using accents pop-up after scrolling.
      This sometimes put the pop-up off-screen where it was unreachable.
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b Improved accents pop-up (smarter positioning)
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b Cursor stays put when saving
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b Better memory management
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b Text import translates unprintable characters below 32
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b New sample story
    * Mar-19-2004 2.0.9c RTF export now uses hard line feeds and is Quark compatible
    * Mar-19-2004 2.0.9c Fixed small bug when paste option from menu is used
    * Mar-19-2004 2.0.9c Better editor for relationships and records      

2.0.8 (29th July 2003)
    * PC and Mac OS X (10.1 and 10.2) versions released.
    * Save and load files using XML
    * New context sensitive help system
    * Merge option for ideas files

    Minor Updates
    * 2.0.8a Fixed bug when saving and loading accented characters.
    * 2.0.8a Added Splash screen
    * 2.0.8a On YesNo dialogs ENTER=Yes and ESC=No
    * 2.0.8a Insert Text inserts selected text & remembers size & pstn
    * 2.0.8b Fixed bug when saving event times
    * 2.0.8b Stories with blank story dates load correctly
    * 2.0.8b Dialog boxes shown in task bar
    * 2.0.8c Shows lines per page for RTF output
    * 2.0.8c Added bold and underline to RTF output
    * 2.0.8c Double click on relationship editor

2.0.7 (Feb 2003)
    * Undo and Redo for text
    * Automatically scale charts
    * Set page size and add italic text for RTF
    * Sort events chronologically as well as alphabetically.
    * AM-PM flag for displaying times
    * Improved idea generation

    Minor Updates
    * 2.0.7a Fixed bug setting story date on a new story.
    * 2.0.7a Made export dialogs resizable.
    * 2.0.7b Import text avoids 'white squares' by translating UTF-8 to ascii
    * 2.0.7b Fixed sort bug when values are identical
2.0.6 (Jan 2003)
    * 100,000 word spell checker + US, UK & Canadian dictionaries.
    * Import Text files.
    * Export Text files.
    * Export RTF.
    * Great control over RTF output.
    * Export HTML.

    Minor Updates (current download=2.0.6b)
    * 2.0.6a Faster spell checking large documents.
    * 2.0.6b RTF export is much faster.
    * 2.0.6b Text Export. Underline setting stored.
    * 2.0.6b Fixed cut and paste bug.

2.0.5 (2002)
    * Generates notes from background add-ons.
    * Shows list of items before print preview of items.
    * Menu options for selecting, copying and pasting text.
    * Keyboard short-cuts for all menu options.
    * Now allows entry of BC dates.
    * Better sorting. Seleted item is always visible.
    * Improved name generation.
    * Saves back-ups automatically
2.0.4
    * Added character generation from add-ons.
2.0.0
    * Added Chapters tab and Notes tab.
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