What's new in Business Card Designer Plus 24.2.0
Feb 22, 2024
- Updated layouts
- New templates
- Minor fixes and tweaks
New in Business Card Designer Plus 23.10.0 (Oct 14, 2023)
- Added the ability to position and scale an image inside of a shape.
- Added all common SKU #'s found in major retail stores.
- Fixed a bug that resulted in out of memory errors when making many changes that went on to the Undo stack. This could most easily happen wehn rotating or scaling objects or changing opacity.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 23.5.0 (May 3, 2023)
- Bug fixes and layout updates
New in Business Card Designer Plus 22.11.0 (Nov 14, 2022)
- Openclipart support is back on the Pick Picture screen
- Basic integration with the web app (www.printdesignergold.com)
- Business card template now show for square business cards in gallery.
- Windows 11 compatibility update
- Minor bug fixes and updates
New in Business Card Designer Plus 22.1.0 (Feb 5, 2022)
- Windows 11 support
- Square business card support
- Improvements to barcodes, including the ability to scale them freely and better text quality
- New buttons with drop down menus for quick access to common commands
- Option to use standard Windows file open dialog or new Design Libarary screen
- Various improvements to the Design Library screen, including the ability to hide thumbnails and remember settings
- Bugfix: When choosing Edit Properties on centext menu display was not updated and undo was not set
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.21.6.0 (Jun 22, 2021)
- Handled error when invalid last used path saved in open design screen.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.20.1.0 (Jan 23, 2020)
- Added code to detect Windows 10's Controlled Folder Access and workaround.
- Fixed bug causing crash after Design Wizard when Documents folder is blocked.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.19.9.0 (Sep 25, 2019)
- Removed Cloud Template Gallery and include all templates in install.
- Tweaks and bug fixes.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.19.0.0 (Feb 5, 2019)
- Various UI improvments.
- Added multiple layouts.
- Removed outdated business card templates.
- Added Edit Properties command.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.0.6.0 (Mar 6, 2018)
- Added multiple layouts as requested by users.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.0.5.0 (Dec 13, 2017)
- Added barcodes: GTIN-14/EAN-14, SSCC-18/EAN-18, GS1-128/EAN-128, SCC-14/ITF-14.
- Corrected on-screen scaling of barcodes when zoomed.
- Allow spaces in human readable barcode text for formatting.
- Fixed problem introduced in Windows Anniversary update affecting drag rectangle drawing and position when display adapter screen scaling not 100%
- Fixed grid settings change not taking effect until re-opening design.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.0.4.0 (Oct 11, 2017)
- Corrected default layout name when creating standard cards.
- Removed confusing gallery link in Design Wizard
- Minor bug fixes
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.0.3.0 (Feb 10, 2017)
- Option to save print options for each card
- Smaller QR code size
- Option to show all templates in Design Wizard
- Improved look on Windows 10
- Minor bug fixes
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.0.2.0 (Mar 16, 2016)
- Improved address book - Sort by last name, first name, company / Alphabetical jump buttons
- Prompt to scale design when switching or adjusting layout
- Option to disable double-click editing
- Minor bug fixes
New in Business Card Designer Plus 12.0.1.0 (Sep 21, 2015)
- This is a major upgrade that includes Windows 10 support and new features and improvements, including:.
- Improved templates
- Access to the latest template and clipart galleries
- Updated layouts for Avery, OnlineLabels.com and other manufacturers
- New property screens for each type of object (text, shape, line, bar code, counter, etc.)
New in Business Card Designer Plus 11.6.2.0 (Jan 29, 2015)
- This update contains bug fixes and updates related to issues with Windows updates. If you are experiencing any type of access violation error or find that lines and shapes are not printing correctly, this update should resolve those issues. There is now also a "Fast Print" option on the Print Options screen that will greatly improve printing speed when printing a large number of business cards (Note: Transparent fills and some transparent graphics will not print on some printers with this option selected. If you use transparent fills or graphics leave this option unselected.)
New in Business Card Designer Plus 11.6.1.0 (Nov 15, 2014)
- This update adds business card templates that have a back side pre-designed and fixes a few minor issues.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 11.6.0.0 (Oct 4, 2014)
- This update adds support for color shifts in all templates and automatically scales business card designs when switching to different layouts. This is a free update to licensed users of V11 and a paid upgrade to licensed users of V10 and older.
- You can now shift the colors of background objects and icons for all templates in the Design Wizard, including CD business cards.
- When switching between different size layouts (for example, photo business cards and standard business cards) all objects in the design are automatically scaled and re-positioned.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 11.5.1.0 (Oct 4, 2014)
- This is a minor update to workaround a problem introduced in a recent Windows Update. If outlines in shape and text objects are no longer visible this update will fix the problem. This is a free update to licensed users of V11 and a paid upgrade to licensed users of V10 and older.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 11.5.0.0 (Jul 16, 2014)
- All new, more modern templates are installed, including new social media contact cards and cards with QR bar codes.
- NOTE: Even more high resolution templates for specific applications are available through the Cloud Gallery link in the Design Wizard.
- Design Wizard improvmens that allows the color scheme of any template's text, background and icons to be changed.
- Major improvments to printing on high resolution printers.
- New Pick Picture screen that includes new effects and integration with the Cloud Picture Gallery.
- Improvements to print preview to display better at all zoom levels.
- Resampling and anti-aliasing of on-screen images and shapes on the design screen for better WYSIWYG.
- Additional shape objects.
- BUGFIX: Buttons, radios and checkboxes diappeared from dialog boxes when ALT key pressed.
- BUGFIX: Template grid in Design Wizard jumps when selecting item in the last visible row.
- BUGFIX: Problem inserting shape the first time an object is added.
- BUGFIX: Problem deleting layout.
- BUGFIX: Color picker always displayed on first monitor on multi-monitor systems.
- BUGFIX: Initial folder used in background picture selection was invalid.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 11.3.9.0 Beta (Jul 4, 2014)
- Greatly improved image printing quality on high resolution printers.
- New templates that include the ability to change the color scheme in the Design Wizard.
- New fields in templates for social media contact information, such as facebook, linkedin, google+ and twitter in the Design Wizard.
- Support for QR bar codes on a business card in the Design Wizard.
- Improved picture/texture/background selection, effects and scanning screens throughout the software.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 11.2.0.0 (Mar 17, 2014)
- Added Clear Cached Thumbnails button to Options screen in case thumbnails become out of sync.
- Added the ability to have multiple layout files (for future use).
- PDB import now allows data to be imported from any database, not just CSV files.
- Fixed problem opening files from the command line when the program is already open but minimized.
- Fixed error message on some systems when opening designs by double clicking icon in Explorer.
- Fixed error message on some systems when cancelling trial reminder screen.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 11.1.0.0 (Dec 20, 2013)
- Added new Featured, Most Popular, Newest categories to the Cloud Gallery.
- Added searching to the Cloud Gallery.
- Added various templates to the Cloud Gallery.
- Other minor changes for better usability and Windows 8.1 support.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 11.0.0.0 (Sep 13, 2013)
- Cloud Gallery Integration:
- Built-in support for accessing the Cloud Gallery, which houses an incredible assortment of business card templates that is dynamically updated.
- Using a template from the Cloud Gallery is just as easy as using a pre-installed template.
- Choose from a wide variety of templates, with more being added all the time.
- New Quick Tools Panel:
- Provides access to everything you need to design, edit and print business cards in one location.
- Simple button interface to add objects, define a background, change layouts and print your business card.
- Streamlined Design Wizard:
- Now even easier to use with graphical thumbnails of all templates.
- Select a template, fill in your personal information, select a logo and your business card is complete!
- QR and PDF417 2-Dimensional Barcode support:
- Add a QR code to your business card so your contact information can be scanned instantly using a smartphone.
- Updated business card stock layouts:
- Now supports all known business card paper layouts, including 10-up, 12-up, folded, double sided, photo quality and CD business cards.
- Streamlined Program and Layout Updates:
- Automatically chekc for program and layout updates. Install them with a single click.
- Always have the latest version.
- Updated Windows Support:
- Now supports Windows 8 (desktop) as well as Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 10.2.0.0 (Sep 13, 2013)
- Updated several templates with rotated text that were not aligned correctly due to changes in V10.
- Added support for template instructions, which explain what to do once a design is created from a template.
- Improved Pick Picture screen to resolve problems under some versions of Windows.
- Fixed error when printing large quantities of elements in one run.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 10.1.0.0 (Sep 13, 2013)
- No left align button on Alignment Bar
- V9 template folder was being used if saved in V9.
- Error loading designs created with V7 containing jpeg images.
- Changed default location of graphics and templates to avoid problems between V9 and V10.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 10.0.0.0 (Sep 13, 2013)
- General Improvements:
- Transparent gif + png support for graphic objects and backgrounds
- JPEG internal format for backgrounds when JPEG is used (HUGE file size savings)
- Object Library to store commonly used objects, including all styles, colors and other settings
- Intelli-Align for better print alignment even with thick label and business card stock
- You can now delete saved custom templates and backgrounds from within the program
- Improved Print Options screen is easier to use
- Mirror printout option
- Updated toolbars/panels for compatibility with new Windows version (Win 7 +)
- Added support for .jpeg, .tiff file extension (same as jpg, tif formats)
- Other usability improvements
- Bug Fixes:
- Rich Text Object were not saved in graphic when using Save As Graphic
- With edge bleeding turned on all objects were stretched slightly
- Finish button in Build Field Wizard did not save filter/sort settings unless Next was clicked
New in Business Card Designer Plus 9.5.0.1 (Sep 13, 2013)
- Bug Fixes:
- If rich text is rotated and region changed, then changed back, rotation is zero.
- If 2 or more text objects are added to a new, blank design, with the same properties, only the first is printed correctly.
- Close button on preview screen is misplaced
New in Business Card Designer Plus 9.5.0.0 (Jul 26, 2008)
- Support for Standard, Folded and CD-R Business Cards
- Tools for Text, Lines, Boxes, Ellipses, Graphics, Bar Codes and Arc Text
- Includes clipart graphics, backgrounds and textures
- Support for popular graphics formats so you can use any graphics you have
- TWAIN support for acquiring images from scanners and digital cameras.
New in Business Card Designer Plus 9.0.1.0 (May 9, 2007)
- ADDITIONAL FEATURES
- Support for Standard, Folded and CD-R Business Cards
- Tools for Text, Lines, Boxes, Ellipses, Graphics, Bar Codes and Arc Text
- Includes clipart graphics, backgrounds and textures
- Support for popular graphics formats so you can use any graphics you have
- TWAIN support for acquiring images from scanners and digital cameras
- Complete on-line help
New in Business Card Designer Plus 9.0.0.0 (Mar 1, 2007)
- Hundreds of professionally designed business card templates for corporate and specific businesses.
- Support for Windows Vista.
- Updated layouts for latest Avery, OnlineLabels and CompuLabel layouts.
- Effortless Layout updates with just two clicks.
- Select a logo in the Design Wizard for templates that include a logo.
- Picture aspect is now preserved by default.
- MaxFill and AutoReduce custom styles added to text.
- Vertical justification for text objects.
- Rotated bar codes in 90 degree increments.
- Code 128 barcode support.
- Edge bleeding support in layouts.
- Added Counter tool for easier counter insertion.
- Select elements to print graphically on the Print Options screen.
- Additional Enhancements
- Bug fixes