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E-Z Contact Book Changelog

What's new in E-Z Contact Book 5.2.3.96

Nov 2, 2023
  • New: enabled option to make calls via Phone Link
  • Fixed: option 'Start E-Z Contact Book when I start Windows' didn't work
  • Other minor improvements and fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.3.82 (Sep 28, 2023)

  • Fixed batch update from Google
  • Fixed error importing from CSV, VCF files
  • Fixed: Del key didn't work in Notes editor

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.3.74 (Jul 25, 2023)

  • Fixed: Address 2 was missing in export to Avery csv file
  • Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions
  • Improved: differences resolution screen
  • Improved: converting clipboard copy from Contact Details to plain text
  • Other minor improvements and fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.1.60 (Jan 12, 2023)

  • Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions
  • Improved displaying tags in Contact Details
  • Other minor improvements

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.1.58 (Nov 15, 2022)

  • New: added context menu option 'Add Reminder'
  • Fixed: missing name on address envelopes with some of country templates
  • Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.0.54 (Sep 25, 2022)

  • Improved: added option "Play Sound" for popup reminder (OFF by default)
  • Improved: added context menu options 'Open Contact' and 'Add Note' to Calendar view
  • Improved: added ability to open contact editor from reminder reset window

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.0.50 (Jul 21, 2022)

  • Improved: enabled restore non-contact reminders from backup
  • Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions
  • Fixed: displaying Name in Contact Details

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.0.42 (May 25, 2022)

  • Fixed: detection of duplicates during import
  • Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.0.38 Beta (May 1, 2022)

  • Fixed: detection of duplicates during import

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.0.34 (Feb 22, 2022)

  • Fixed: shortcuts did not work in Contact Editor
  • Fixed: text of some notes was displayed as a single line in Contact Details

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.1.0.26 (Feb 2, 2022)

  • New: added option 'Nickname or (First Last) name in Column Settings
  • Fixed: 3rd business phone was not saved
  • Fixed: context menu icons in Notes editor were inverted
  • Improved: readability of main grid title row

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.0.0.20 (Jan 27, 2022)

  • New: added six dark styles
  • New: added Print option to print selected group of contacts
  • New: added Print options to print as Table or as List
  • New: added Print Preview of individual addresses in Print selection form
  • New: added field Nickname
  • New: added option 'Mute reminders until [selected time]'
  • Impoved design

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.0.0.14 (Oct 30, 2021)

  • Fixed: error importing some vCard files
  • Fixed: font in the Notes page of the Contact Editor did not follow application settings
  • Fixed: when adding a reminder to a new contact, it was saved as non-contact reminder

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.0.0.10 (Aug 6, 2021)

  • Fixed: 'Add Address' didn't work
  • Fixed: printing group of address labels stopped after printing first label from print preview

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.0.0.6 (Jul 20, 2021)

  • Fixed: removed limitation of 50 contacts on import
  • Fixed: button 'Delete Address Template' is now enabled for non-default templates

New in E-Z Contact Book 5.0.0.4 (Jun 20, 2021)

  • New: creating non-contact reminders
  • New: added option to a calendar item to send email
  • New: export reminders to iCalendar (.ics) files
  • Improved: redesigned Reminders Editor
  • Improved: new popup alert window to display reminders
  • Fixed: menu option 'New Group' reinstated in the 'File' menu group
  • Fixed: '&' character translated to escape sequence in the highlighted text
  • Discontinued support for Free Version

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.8.0.20 (Apr 22, 2021)

  • Fixed: menu option 'New Group' reinstated in the 'File' menu group
  • Fixed: '&' character translated to escape sequence in the highlighted text

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.8.0.14 (Jul 5, 2020)

  • Fixed: error sending group email
  • Fixed: font size didn't change in Notes editor in 'Show Spellcheck' mode

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.8.0.8 (Jun 18, 2020)

  • Improved: export to and import from VCF files
  • Fixed: "Quota exceeded" error during sync in Semi-Auto mode
  • Fixed: columns reset after Win+M key (minimize all windows)
  • Improved: handling web addresses if they are not valid URLs

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.7.1.30 (May 15, 2020)

  • New: added column 'Last Modified' to the list available columns
  • Fixed: missing option "1 day in advance" when adding a reminder
  • Fixed: missing Title in some conditions after editing
  • Few other minor improvements and fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.7.1.30 Beta (May 12, 2020)

  • New: added column 'Last Modified' to the list available columns
  • Fixed: missing option "1 day in advance" when adding a reminder
  • Fixed: missing Title in some conditions after editing
  • Few other minor improvements and fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.7.1.24 (Apr 20, 2020)

  • New: enabled context menu option "Toggle View to Label/Icons" in Contact Details
  • New: enabled context menu option "Insert Date/Time stamp" in Notes page of the Contact Editor
  • Fixed: columns in some conditions did not reinstate their size
  • Fixed: delay or error when checking Internet connection for Sync operation

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.7.0.15 (Mar 5, 2020)

  • Fixed: Sync error when Google account has contacts without group
  • Fixed: Sync error "Cannot add contacts to deprecated system contact group"
  • Fixed: Google errors during Sync "Quota exceeded.."
  • Fixed: custom labels changed text after navigating through editor pages

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.7.0.8 (Nov 7, 2019)

  • New: added more style colors
  • Fixed: some birthdays showed 1-day difference during Sync in certain time zones
  • Fixed: occassional error when sending group emails

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.7.0.4 (Oct 10, 2019)

  • New: migrated Sync from unsupported Contacts API to new Google People API
  • Improved: significantly sped up Sync operation
  • Fixed: when printing Book, Home Address now includes Street 2

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.6.4.68 (May 28, 2019)

  • New: improved design
  • Fixed: stopped repeating an error message when an incorrect email re-entered in Google login

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.6.3.62 (May 13, 2019)

  • New: simplified future updates by enabling automatic updater
  • New: added hyperlinks for addresses in Address Selection editor, so an individual address can be edited without leaving the window
  • New: added submenu option 'Create new tag'
  • Fixed: some contacts incorrectly indicated changes in the Contact Editor
  • Fixed: mapping of Street Address line 2 to Google API
  • Fixed: incorrect indication of number of 'out of sync' newly added contacts
  • Fixed: deleted local group of contacts was not deleted from Google in Semi-auto sync mode

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.6.2.50 (Apr 23, 2019)

  • Improved phone auto-formatting options
  • Improved: enabled auto-detection of delimiter in imported CSV files
  • Added 'Semicolon' delimiter option in Advanced Export
  • Improved: allowed $ character in Tag names
  • Fixed: incorrect escaping in Advanced Export using Pipe of Tab delimiters

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.6.2.42 (Mar 26, 2019)

  • New: enabled filter by multiple selected tags
  • Improved: removed flickering when scrolling list of contacts
  • Improved: sort by Name column is now case-insensitive
  • Fixed: occassional error on startup due to duplicates in country list
  • Fixed: Home/Work Fax mismatch when syncing with Google

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.6.2.34 Beta (Feb 19, 2019)

  • New: enabled option to append new note at the beginning vs end of previous text (default)
  • Improved validation: disallowed to close Reminder editor without selecting at least one day of the week for a Weekly recurring reminder
  • Fixed: some of recurring reminders indicated incorrect number of remaining days
  • Fixed: 'Rename reminder' and 'Delete Reminder' context menu options targeted wrong reminder after scrolling list of reminders down
  • Fixed: main window will now open minimized when it was closed minimized

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.6.2.26 (Jan 30, 2019)

  • Fixed: right 'Move' buttons disappeared from Difference Editor screen after form resize
  • Fixed: occasional 'DataGridView Default Error Dialog' error
  • Fixed: inconsistencies in Open/Hide or Open/Minimize on click on the program icon in the notification area
  • Fixed: 'Edit' label was visible after adding 1st non-Birthday reminder
  • Fixed editing Notes in Contact Editor: pasted (Ctrl+V) text was occasionally duplicated
  • Added a link to 'Privacy Policy' page to Google login form

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.6.2.20 (Dec 27, 2018)

  • Improved: sped up opening contact editor
  • Improved user interface for high-resolution monitors
  • Fixed: error on print an envelope or a label when printer is not selected
  • Fixed: reinstated navigation shortcuts ALT+Home, ALT+End, ALT+Arrow Left/Right in both editors
  • Fixed other minor bugs

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.6.1.12 (Dec 7, 2018)

  • New: Enabled option to print address labels on a label printer
  • Improved: Inactivated recurring reminders will now be automatically reactivated after the display period
  • Improved: Active events in Calendar View now marked with lime color tag
  • Fixed: Inactive reminders were incorrectly displayed as Active in the editor
  • Fixed: DateTime pickers in the Reminders tab of the editor did not show drop-down button in a contact with more than one reminder

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.6.0.6 (Aug 9, 2018)

  • New: Calendar View
  • Improved: Group name editor: check box 'Business' replaced with radio group
  • Fixed: change of Country in editor was not detected
  • Fixed: Birthday date picker format for Reminders (should not include year)
  • Fixed: "Close program" option was not saved
  • Fixed: occasional ArgumentOutOfRangeException when opening contact editor

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.5.0.2 (Jun 27, 2018)

  • New: Enabled selection of color styles
  • New: Enabled 'drag and drop' operation in Notes editor to create hyperlink to a file
  • Number of other improvements and bug fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.4.2.0 (Mar 16, 2018)

  • New: Windows 10 style icons
  • Improved: simplified log in to Google
  • Fixed: fields containing comma now exported properly to Avery list
  • Fixed: adding a new tag in Contact Editor was not detected as contact update (OK was disabled)
  • Fixed: increased default height of the Contact Editor so Business Country is now visible
  • Fixed: adding a note in Free version erased previous text
  • More adjustments for high-resolution monitors
  • Sync indicated differences in work phone with extension due to an extra space between phone number and extension

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.4.1.20 Beta (Oct 6, 2017)

  • New: enabled support for high resolution monitors
  • Fixed: contacts shown as 'mismatched' in Differences Editor on another PC when 'support to iPhone/iPad' option is enabled
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.4.1.12 Beta (Oct 2, 2017)

  • New: enabled support for high resolution monitors
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.4.1.9 Beta (Sep 23, 2017)

  • New: enabled support for high resolution monitors
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.4.0.18 (Sep 12, 2017)

  • New:
  • Enabled configuration option to specify format and position of Date/Time stamp for appending Notes
  • Improved:
  • Birthdays column now sorted chronologically by Month + Day
  • Fixed:
  • Notes print preview included HTML artifacts - Fixed: Notes column was duplicated in Print Preview

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.4.0.6 (May 26, 2017)

  • New: Enabled option to import user settings when restoring from DB backup on an empty database
  • New: search text in the Notes is now highlighted
  • Fixed: removed restriction to use dot character in re-entering user email dialog
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.4.0.2 (May 5, 2017)

  • New: addresses are now formatted to use country-specific template
  • New: added configurable list of Countries
  • New: added configurable list of Titles
  • New: addresses made clickable links
  • Improved: enabled detection and resolution of duplicates in Sync and Import
  • Number of other fixes and improvements

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.3.1.26 (Feb 22, 2017)

  • Improved: contacts in Conflicts editor are now sorted alphabetically
  • Fixed: occasional distortions of reminder attributes during Sync

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.3.1.23 (Feb 9, 2017)

  • Fixed: login to Google due to changes in HTML page
  • Fixed: tab key now works in Notes editor in 'spell check' mode
  • Fixed: some notes were not synced properly due to LF/CR differences
  • Fixed: Improved auto-backup

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.3.1.20 (Dec 29, 2016)

  • New: added option 'Export Avery Mail List'
  • New: added menu option 'Cleanup' database
  • New: added context menu option 'Paste to Notes' to Contact Details
  • Fixed: search box losing focus when typing text while mouse cursor is in Contact Details area
  • Fixed: Auto-sync sometimes ignored new entries
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.3.0.12 (Dec 6, 2016)

  • Improved: login to Google for non-English Windows
  • Improved: program now starts in Minimized mode after PC restart
  • Fixed: blank Contact Details after search

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.3.0.6 (Nov 2, 2016)

  • New: synchronization of reminders and restore them from a database backup
  • New: reminders can be private or shared with connected PCs
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.3.0.4 (Oct 17, 2016)

  • New: enabled reminders of different events, and various types
  • Improved Address tabs, now with 'delete' closing icons like in web browsers
  • Fixed: Sync error when deleting local Company from Differences Resolution screen
  • Fixed: highlighting phone numbers was 1 character off without Auto-Formatting

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.2.7.80 (Aug 16, 2016)

  • Fixed: Google login page compatibility issue
  • Fixed: Sync error when Google email label is empty
  • Other minor improvements

New in E-Z Contact Book 4.2.7.76 (Jul 13, 2016)

  • Enabled automatic synchronization option
  • Enabled option 'Run in view-only mode'
  • Enabled option to choose what contacts to import
  • Simplified license registration
  • Removed Skype call feature (no longer supported by Microsoft)
  • Fixed: Search box in some conditions losing focus after new key entry
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.2.7.68 (Apr 4, 2016)

  • Removed 'clicking' sound when scrolling through contacts
  • Fixed: error when upgrading from some older versions
  • Other minor improvements

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.2.7.65 (Apr 4, 2016)

  • Enabled spell check highlighting in the Notes page of Contact Editor
  • Enabled standard shortcuts Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C for Contact Details to copy text
  • Added option to include Company and Department in business address in envelopes
  • Fixed: occasional error importing from old backup files
  • Fixed: Auto-Capitalize rule for First and Last name
  • Other minor improvements

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.2.7.62 (Apr 4, 2016)

  • Enabled spell check highlighting in the Notes editor
  • Fixed text formatting in the notes after sync
  • Adjusted font size in the Contact Details (it was too large for some fonts)

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.2.6.60 (Sep 29, 2015)

  • Improved indication when contacts are out of sync with Google
  • Fixed: sync error updating multi-word Tags
  • Fixed: occasional error when upgrading from version prior to 3.1.4.30

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.2.6.59 (Sep 22, 2015)

  • Tags are now supported by Sync and import from database backup
  • Google contacts with empty names are now ignored
  • Added View option "Show Envelope Return Address"
  • Fixed: error when updating Google contact with a new address
  • Fixed: drag/drop didn't work in the import mapping screen on Windows 10

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.2.6.55 (Sep 11, 2015)

  • Added the ability to save extra fields and set custom labels
  • Fixed: error in Sync when Notes contains control character
  • Fixed other known minor bugs
  • Improved design
  • Windows 10 compatible

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.1.6.48 (Jun 10, 2015)

  • Fixed occasional error in search
  • Updated login method to Google account

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.1.6.46 (Mar 27, 2015)

  • Now keeping selected font style after restart application
  • Fixed: "about:" prefix was being added on URL link click with IE 11 as default browser
  • Fixed: print preview distortions in Firefox and IE
  • Fixed: "Copy to new contact" omitted to copy State and Country
  • Fixed: occasional errors at startup on XP OS
  • Fixed: error on click "Show in Google Maps" when contact has 2 addresses
  • Other modifications to improve stability

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.1.5.40 (Jan 8, 2015)

  • Added editor options to force new text to proper case
  • Fixed: occasional reset of Return address for envelopes
  • Fixed: occasional losing phone formatting in the contact editor
  • Fixed: uncontrolled browsing through contacts after editing and clicking Next
  • Fixed: Tab key didn't work in the Notes

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.1.4.34 (Nov 29, 2014)

  • Fixed critical error printing envelopes
  • Removed leading comma from email address when sending emails

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.1.4.30 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Enabled ability to assign multiple Tags to a contact
  • Increased size of number of database fields
  • Improved design of Contact Editor to accommodate longer text
  • Improved editing Notes in a separate sizeable window
  • Enabled options to dismiss individual reminders
  • Added menu option View > Show Reminders
  • Number of other improvements and minor bug fixes

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.1.4.26 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Enabled option "Advanced Export"
  • Improved Book Print option to be more flexible
  • Improved import from CSV files
  • Other modifications to improve stability

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.1.4.19 (Jun 9, 2014)

  • Enabled data Sync with Google Contacts
  • Enabled group email
  • Added option "Last, First Name" to Name column setup
  • Added 2nd email to Business tab
  • Enabled option "Copy to a new Contact"
  • Printing return addresses on envelopes is now optional
  • Fixed some problems with export and import from vCard

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.0.4.8 (Mar 6, 2014)

  • Redesigned editor of import conflicts
  • Enabled feature to auto-backup database
  • Enabled option to auto-check for updates
  • Reinstated option "Hide in System tray"
  • Simplified search by redirecting keystrokes from the grid to the Search box
  • Font size in Notes is now the same in the main screen
  • Improved graphics

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.0.4.4 (Jan 6, 2014)

  • Fixed omission of extra characters when importing from VCF file while auto-formatting phone option is OFF
  • Fixed position of buttons in Delete confirmation dialog box when Windows text size is set to Medium - 125%
  • Fixed occasional flipping through the contacts after clicking Next button and saving edited contact

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.0.4.3 (Jan 6, 2014)

  • Fixed error when importing data from old Firebird database
  • Fixed error adding new contact when default State/Province is longer than 3 characters

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.0.4.1 (Sep 20, 2013)

  • An error (unhandled exception) appears when you click "Add" a new contact while there are no contacts in the grid - either when database is empty (new user), or all the contacts filtered out. And then program stop working and closes.
  • The issue has now been fixed,

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.0.4.0 (Sep 20, 2013)

  • Fixed import from database backup, to create corresponding groups
  • Fixed "System.UnauthorizedAccessException" error when Windows option "recent documents tracking" was turned off
  • Fixed: Birthdays were not displayed in Contact Details
  • Fixed: county was truncated to 3 characters in import from CSV files
  • Fixed behaviour of check boxes setting envelope address to make them mutually exclusive in Personal vs Business pages
  • Fixed "Paste" operation in the Notes to ensure that pasted text has the same font attributes as a default font
  • Fixed: program did not close on "Quit" taskbar popup menu option when it was minimized
  • URL's and email addresses in the Notes made highlighted and clickable
  • Added navigation buttons in the contact editor to allow browsing through contacts and simplify editing
  • Group name is now being added to the file name when exporting to a file, to provide user better idea of what is being exported
  • Sped up closing application
  • Added text "(reminder ON)" in the Contact Details for those contacts who's birthdays marked as "Show popup reminder"

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.0.1.0 (Jun 17, 2013)

  • Fixed option to move contacts between groups
  • Fixed navigation to the web page on click a hyperlink

New in E-Z Contact Book 3.0.0.0 (May 29, 2013)

  • New database is now Unicode-compliant. Contact data can now be stored in any language
  • Implemented automatic import from old FDB database
  • Added user options "Quit when closing" and "Keep program active but minimized"
  • Improved grid columns persistence
  • Extended State/Province to 30 characters to accommodate UK counties
  • Fixed import from database backup to detect Business group flag
  • Added "View" menu section with Hide/Show options for Groups and Details sections
  • Made Group section sizeable
  • Enabled context menu options Copy, Paste, Select All, Undo, Redo in the Notes box of the Contact editor
  • Added context menu on the grid title row with two options "Set Columns" and Hide this column"
  • Made program start in minimized state when Windows restarts
  • Enabled Help menu option "Check for Updates"
  • Enabled dialog with selection of three most typical groups when database is initially empty
  • Made Email button work when only Business email is available
  • Improved design, dialogs, messages, and error detection
  • Made hyperlink "Edit Notes" disabled when contacts grid is empty
  • Enabled changing font size on mouse wheel scroll with pressed Ctrl key

New in E-Z Contact Book 2.8.0.0 (Feb 16, 2013)

  • Improved export to CSV - replaced single LF as line break character with CR + LF combination
  • Removed unnecessary indent at the beginning of line in the Notes displaying in the Contact Details pane
  • Improved displaying space indents in the Notes text in the Contact Details pane
  • Split Notes and Reminders into separate pages in the contact editor to make more room for Notes
  • Added button "Edit Notes" below Contact Details pane

New in E-Z Contact Book 2.7.0.0 (Feb 16, 2013)

  • Fixed application crash at restart after changing font to some sizes
  • Envelope paper size now matches the selected setting
  • Reinstated missing column title "Birthday" in export to CSV file

New in E-Z Contact Book 2.6.0.0 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Program settings are now saved in database instead of configuration file to improve stability
  • Fixed column persistence (didn't work on some computers)
  • Fixed incorrect calculation of reminder days in a leap year
  • Fixed mail envelope template (printed duplicated sender name for cyrillic names)

New in E-Z Contact Book 2.5.0.0 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Auto-formatting of the phone numbers made optional for the countries with irregular phone format
  • Fixed columns persistence after restarting the program, and enabled rearranging columns by dragging column titles
  • Fixed an error on auto-start the program after restarting Windows
  • Fixed Name column sorting when either Last or First Name is empty
  • Fixed few other minor bugs

New in E-Z Contact Book 2.4.0.0 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • Enabled export to and import from vCard files
  • Enabled drag-and-drop files from Windows explorer into the application to start import
  • Column widths and positions are now saved at shut down and restored at startup
  • Maximized size of the application is now saved at shut down and restored at startup
  • Added button "Add another contact" in contact editor
  • Export is now limited to the data displayed in the grid (export can now be filtered)
  • Added button "Show in Google Maps" in the toolbar

New in E-Z Contact Book 2.2.0.1 (Aug 17, 2011)

  • Enabled distinction between Personal and Business groups
  • Added option to locate address in Google Maps
  • Fixed number of bugs

New in E-Z Contact Book 2.0.0.0 (Jan 7, 2011)

  • Supports local language settings - you can edit and print data in your native language
  • Enabled import from and export to Microsoft Outlook
  • Works on Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit) and Vista OS
  • Removed dependency on Microsoft Office (Excel and Word). Export/import to MS Excel replaced with export/import to comma-separated text files. Printing envelopes does not require MS Word
  • Improved search for phone numbers (they are stored now in database as row numbers, without formatting)
  • Migrated to more advanced database platform
  • Configurable view - any data columns can be displayed in the grid
  • Better integration with Skype
  • More configuration options
  • Improved graphics and fixed many bugs