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Perspector Changelog

What's new in Perspector 4.2.1

Nov 15, 2011
  • With Service Pack 1 (SP1) on PowerPoint 2007, slide images are cut off along the right and bottom edges.

New in Perspector 4.2 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Created Perspector Lists as a subset of Perspector Standard Edition. This features insertion of new 3D lists and conversion of existing PowerPoint bullet lists.

New in Perspector 4.1 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Added a "Save as Picture..." command to save the image in different file formats: PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP. The command is available from the Image menu.
  • Enhancement
  • For color selection, use an Office-style color selection picker.
  • Fix
  • Hang when trying to insert one of these shapes: Sphere, Rounded Rectangle, Octagon, Plaque, Double Bracket, Double Brace, Alternate Process, or any of the Corner Rectangles.
  • Fix
  • Rare crash related to toolbar settings.
  • Fix
  • Animated images generated using the best quality setting have a line around them.
  • Fix
  • Converted connectors and lines aren't visible.
  • Enhancement
  • Added new shortcut keys:
  • Ctrl+Shift+C – copy the shape format
  • Ctrl+Shift+V – paste the shape format
  • Ctrl+Shift+G – group the selected shapes
  • Ctrl+Shift+H – ungroup
  • Ctrl+T – show the Font dialog box
  • Ctrl+Shift+P – change the font size
  • Ctrl+Shift+F – change the font
  • Enhancement
  • Added ability to move connectors with the cursor keys.
  • Enhancement
  • Simplified the buttons used to set whether a shape uses international characters, or just Western European characters.
  • Enhancement
  • Ensure shapes with "International Text" characters always have a fill color, as they require a fill for the text to be drawn.
  • Fix
  • Unable to select images with identical names in the "Edit Perspector Image" dialog box.
  • Fix
  • Conversions of lists use incorrect sizes when the original list is in a narrow PowerPoint placeholder.
  • Fix
  • Using Change Shape makes the shape forget its "International Text" setting.
  • Fix
  • On converted shapes, elipsis characters are shown as ampersands.
  • Fix
  • With the "Slide Objects Sideways" toggle on, the blue handle doesn't always work as expected.
  • Fix
  • Connectors disappear after setting the Size/Position values in the Format Shape dialog box.
  • Fix
  • Vertical text alignment isn't available with multiple selections.
  • Fix
  • The "Fill Color", "Line Color" and "Font Color" menus have incorrect titles when torn off.

New in Perspector 4.0 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Enhancement
  • Added advanced list styles with these modifiable properties: list orientation, space between list items, offset between list items, rotation of list items, linear and non-linear growth of list items.
  • Enhancement
  • PowerPoint bullet lists can be converted into Perspector lists, by picking which style of list to use.
  • Enhancement
  • Added cursor key movement between list items while editing them.
  • Enhancement
  • Added the ability to create and delete list items by editing the list text.
  • Enhancement
  • Added the ability to use presentation color scheme colors, which can be updated if the scheme changes.
  • Enhancement
  • Renamed "frame" to "image" throughout Perspector, and renamed the "Perspector Frame" window to "Perspector Editor".
  • Enhancement
  • Added a 30 day, watermark-free trial period.
  • Enhancement
  • Added clearer handling if the Professional Edition is being evaluated on a licensed copy of Perspector Standard Edition.
  • Enhancement
  • Added the ability to create new lists.
  • Enhancement
  • Lists can be inserted from the Perspector Library.
  • Enhancement
  • New lists can be created from existing shapes or slide/image placeholders.
  • Enhancement
  • A range of colors can be applied to a list by changing the first item and the last item.
  • Enhancement
  • Added "lighter" and "darker" properties for shape fill colors – useful for adjustments to color scheme colors.
  • Enhancement
  • Added a "Contrast with Fill Color" toggle which automatically adjusts text color if the text would appear too similar to the fill color behind it.
  • Enhancement
  • Added ability to change line spacing and before/after paragraph spacing.
  • Enhancement
  • Copying shapes to the clipboard now also copies the shape text to the Windows clipboard.
  • Enhancement
  • The "Special Text Toolbar" has been renamed as "Text Toolbar", and has redesigned icons.
  • Enhancement
  • Vertical text alignment now available from the Text Toolbar.
  • Enhancement
  • Text positioning now available for non-Unicode text (available on the Text Toolbar).
  • Enhancement
  • Shapes can be aligned to front / back / depth center.
  • Enhancement
  • Moved the Perspector Library files from the installation folder to the local application data folder.
  • Enhancement
  • When downloading images, show a more helpful message if an internet connection could not be established, and open the library folder.
  • Enhancement
  • In the "Insert image from the Perspector Library" task link, exclude layouts by default.
  • Enhancement
  • Do not show a feedback message after a single frame is updated or improved.
  • Enhancement
  • Fractional values can be entered for line weights in the Colors and Lines property page.
  • Enhancement
  • Redesigned the update buttons on the add-in toolbar to make them more recognizable.
  • Fix
  • Temporary files can be left behind.
  • Fix
  • Open a second presentation while editing an image prevents the window from being able to close.
  • Fix
  • Connectors created before the items they connect do not stay connected.
  • Fix
  • Cannot remove a picture from a grouped shape without ungrouping.
  • Fix
  • Setting the line width on a group of shapes changes the line colors to black.
  • Fix
  • Format painter from a group or grouped item does not set the fill/line/font colors correctly.
  • Fix
  • Nudge text does not work with groups or grouped items.
  • Fix
  • Unicode cannot be set on groups or grouped items.
  • Fix
  • The "Select Variation" dialog box might become hidden after the positioning mode is changed.
  • Fix
  • Failure to convert a certain line shape on PowerPoint 2007.
  • Fix
  • With PowerPoint 2007, with the ribbon minimized, the menu is off the top of the screen.

New in Perspector 3.2.1 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Enhancement: Ignore empty rows and columns when inserting chart data from Excel.
  • Fix: Removed problems of storing Perspector scenes with lots of data.

New in Perspector 3.2.0 (Aug 13, 2007)

New in Perspector 3.0.4 (Jan 12, 2007)

  • Now compatible with PowerPoint 2007