Labels & Addresses Version Changes

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.6.3 since 1.6.2

Version 1.6.3 features the following enhancement:

• Fixed the problem with the Internet picture search not functioning correctly;
• Fixed the problem with the program refusing to generate EAN and UPC barcodes when the data string contains the checksum digit.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.6.2 since 1.6.1

Version 1.6.2 features the following enhancement:

• Corrected the problem with blurred shadows not displaying and printing properly in OS X 10.7 Lion;
• Enter/Exit Full Screen menu item and shortcut added (OS X 10.7 Lion only);
• A message is now displayed when the user attempts to save a locked file (OS X 10.7 Lion only);
• Various improvements to import of contacts from Outlook 2011;
• Address panels now have the postal barcode enabled by default.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.6.1 since 1.6

Version 1.6.1 features the following enhancement:

• OS X 10.7 Lion is now supported;
• Image search in the Internet has been fixed;
• Fixed incorrect mapping of fields when importing from certain FileMaker databases.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.6 since 1.5.7

Version 1.6 features the following enhancement:

• Added import of contacts from Microsoft Outlook 2011;
• Users who purchased Image Tricks Pro from the Mac App Store can now use the Pro features of the Image Tricks plug-in from inside Labels & Addresses;
• Fixed the bug preventing users of non-English versions from creating custom-sized label papers (paper size would be A4);
• For contacts marked as “Company” in Apple Address Book, the program now displays the company name instead of the First/Last name as before;
• Double-clicking an Address Book contact in in the Source panel of Labels & Addresses now opens this contact for editing in Address Book;
• The default font size set in Preferences now applies to all text fields, not only to Address Panels as before;
• Other minor improvements and fixes.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.5.7 since 1.5.5

Version 1.5.7 features the following enhancement:

• Drag and drop installation. All necessary resources are now contained inside the application;
• Added Video Tutorials window;
• The Source panel now remembers its hidden state, without reappearing after restart;
• Improved the program's performance when scrolling through the clipart in the Source panel;
• Objects now display marks on the rulers reflecting their edges and center;
• “Convert text to image” command added;
• Added the Paste and Match Style command to the Edit menu;
• Added the possibility to lock/unlock guides;
• Page Setup was removed from the File menu;
• Resolved the problem with incorrect sizing of Seiko labels, causing problems with printing and Address Autoresize;
• Fixed the problem with Spacing Between Lines being reset to the default value at printing;
• Minor changes in templates.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.5.5 since 1.5.4

Version 1.5.5 features the following enhancement:

• The program can now automatically check for available updates and download if necessary;
• Object dimensions on the screen are now more accurate for 100% zoom setting;
• Fixed the problem with “Show foreground objects on the background” functionality which displayed foreground objects without transparency instead of semi-transparent;
• Fixed the bug when dragging a picture from Photo Booth into the program would create a zero-size object;
• Fixed incorrect behavior when resizing multiple objects with Cmd key pressed;
• Fixed the bug when the program would not display addresses from Address Book if a group with an empty name was there;
• Fixed the bug that reset calibration values to 0 in the Printer Calibration dialog — now they are stored and displayed for each printer;
• When importing data, the “Map To” field now properly defaults to “Custom 1”, “Custom 2”, etc. if “Custom...” is in the File Header column;
• Internet search results for images are no longer limited to the first page only;
• Other minor fixes.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.5.4 since 1.5.3

Version 1.5.4 features the following enhancement:

• Fixed a bug that caused images in EPS format inserted into a document not to print;
• Address panel templates “Name + Spouse” and “Family” were modified to appear correctly in German, Spanish and French localized versions;
• Fixed the bug where changing the label length for a continuous label paper would cause the label content to shift on print;
• Other minor fixes.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.5.3 since 1.5.2

Version 1.5.3 features the following enhancement:

• Improved automatic address formatting by country. The program now recognizes country names in different languages;
• Corrected the problem with the formatting of the printed address differing from the address in the document if the user set the country through the context menu;
• Fixed the bug that caused the program to crash when a tab marker was moved in the text editing mode;
• Added snapping to object centers functionality;
• Minor improvements in import from Numbers.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.5.2 since 1.5.1

Version 1.5.2 features the following enhancement:

• Added import of data from Apple Numbers;
• Corrected the problem with importing .csv and Excel files in which record fields included a line break;
• Fixed the problem with Canada Post barcodes working incorrectly;
• Corrected the problem with Date & Time not being inserted via the menu on Mac OS X 10.6;
• Fixed the problem with the program crashing occasionally when saving files created in Mail Factory;
• Other minor bugs fixed.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.5.1 since 1.5

Version 1.5.1 features the following enhancement:

• Fixed the problem with the program freezing occasionally when working with address data, especially with large Address Book databases;
• Corrected the problem with the FIM code not being displayed when enabled;
• Fixed the bug that caused the version number not to change after running the updater;
• Fixed the issue with the rulers appearing after each launch even after being turned off;
• Corrected the behavior of the Undo operation for address panels and fields.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.5 since 1.3.3

Version 1.5 features the following enhancement:

• Added 22 holiday design sets with matching postcards, envelopes, and return address labels;
• Added 30+ design templates;
• Added support for Aperture;
• Introduced the ability to design and print double-sided envelopes and postcards;
• Introduced integration for Google Maps, which enables you to illustrate your location on a card or envelope;
• Added Spanish and French localizations;
• Added pop-up help tags to assist with learning the program;
• Resolved the issue with contacts from Labels & Addresses duplicating in Apple Address Book;
• Fixed the problem with the program freezing after clicking Next in the Print dialog with certain printers;
• Fixed a bug with the decimal point being added to numeric values imported from Excel;
• Fixed an error with MS Entourage "Categories" being incorrectly referred to as “Groups” in the interface;
• Fixed the issue of exported JPEG and TIFF images with high DPI settings being saved at 72 DPI;
• Other minor bug fixes.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.3.3 since 1.3.2

Version 1.3.3 features the following enhancement:

• Fixed the bug that caused the program to freeze when choosing the source file for FileData fields and barcodes;
• Fixed the problem with the program reading Mail Factory preferences incorrectly after the first launch, which prevented it from transferring the Senders database from Mail Factory;
• Fixed the problem with the Senders list in the Contacts panel being reset after each restart;
• Fixed the problem that caused the program to freeze when printing to some Epson printers;
• Fixed the problem with masked images appearing incorrectly in some of the ready-made templates;
• Improved import from Now Contact on Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6);
• Solved the problem with multiple copies of the same contacts appearing in the Labels & Addresses contact lists;
• Added several Compulabel templates.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.3.2 since 1.3.1

Version 1.3.2 features the following enhancement:

• Added support for Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6).

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.3.1 since 1.3

Version 1.3.1 features the following enhancements:

• Japanese keyboard layouts now supported correctly;
• Checksum calculation for Code 128 barcodes with only numeric values now fixed;
• “Check for Update” functionality improved;
• The problem of the program freezing on startup due to conflict with SteerMouse mouse driver solved.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.3 since 1.2

Version 1.3 features the following enhancements:

• Intelligent Mail barcode is now supported;
• Support for QR matrix code (2D barcode) added;
• Pinnacle Label templates became now available;
• Encoding algorithm of Code 128 has improved, which produces more compact barcodes if only numeric values are used;
• Vertical Expansion option added for single text fields;
• Problem with printing to some Brother continuous tape fixed;
• Import has improved allowing to use Excel file data with Cyrillic, Asian and other symbols;
• Custom Layout dialog for postcards has changed.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.2 since 1.1

Version 1.2 features the following enhancements:

• 14 postcard designs added;
• New barcode types added: Data Matrix 2-dimensional barcode, ISBN barcode;
• Barcode data can now be read from text files with columns;
• Contacts from vCard files with UTF-16 encoding are now read correctly;
• Updating search results fixed for search function in the Change Layout dialog;
• Crashes that sometimes occurred when switching between particular print lists in the Print dialog are fixed;
• Different improvements are made to address panels and fields inside them;
• Various issues with colors in text fields solved;
• Postal barcodes and country formats behavior improved.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.1 since 1.0.1

Version 1.1 features the following enhancements:

New Features:

• Auto-incrementing counter can now be used as input for barcodes;
• An option to hide the barcode's human-readable value becomes available;
• Postal barcodes are now supported in custom address formats.

Fixes:

• The Edit Image window would not come up for objects with image fill — fixed;
• Problem with the controls on the Image tab of Inspector remaining active after Fill was disabled for an object with image fill solved;
• Various problems with unauthorized changing of the selected object's color when switching between document windows with the Color panel on has been fixed;
• Individual address fields inside a group would not update when a new contact was chosen — fixed;
• A group's bounds are now redraws correctly after using the random image generator;
• Text alignment for address panels (menu Format > Text > Align) enabled;
• The Cut Lines and Dotted Marks check boxes in the Print dialog would sometimes appear as enabled despite not being so — fixed;
• Now postal barcodes can be displayed, even if the country is omitted in the address;
• The lower part of barcodes would get clipped when copied and pasted into other applications — fixed;
• The Custom Layout dialog would refuse to accept values greater than a certain limit — now corrected;
• Now Preview updates when switching between tabs in the Change Layout dialog or when searching using the Search field;
• Other minor issues resolved.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.0.1 since 1.0

Version 1.0.1 features the following enhancements:

• Importing contacts from Excel 2008 is now supported (.xlsx file format);
• Improvements were made to Address AutoResize feature, especially for addresses with postal barcodes and rotated addresses;
• Problem with import from Now Contact solved;
• Problem with File Data and Counter fields not printed when being inside a group fixed;
• Document is now centered correctly in Fit to Page, Fit Width and Fit Height zoom modes;
• Issue with drawing Counter fields located on the foreground layer behind Counter fields on the background layer solved;
• Now Print Preview displays barcodes correctly for label printers;
• Print Preview for some DYMO label papers does not mirror barcodes and counters any more;
• Problem with color spectrum not being displayed in the Color slider for the Random Image generator (Image Tricks plug-in);
• vCard files with Unicode encoding are read correctly at import.

What's new in Labels & Addresses v.1.0 since Mail Factory

Version 1.0 features the following enhancements:

General:

• Create and print barcodes with data being either input directly or merged from a text file. The following barcode standards are supported: Code 39, Code 39 Extended, Code 128, EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC-A, UPC-E, Interleaved 2 of 5;
• Grouping functionality was added in the program;
• Insert Date & Time in a variety of customizable formats;
• Hold Editing Modes via double click added for toolbar buttons (Text Box, Box, Line);
• OS X standard Find and Spelling tools added;
• A new document format introduced, backward compatible with the old format;
• Use Find in Google Maps option to see the recepient's location in Google Maps.

Object Editing:

• Adjustable shadows with color settings were added;
• Gradient Fill (linear and radial) became available for different objects;
• Option to select several objects with the opportunity to resize and rotate them as a single item was added (Smart Selection);
• Object rotation can be performed using corner handles or keyboard (Cmd+Opt+left/right arrows, Shift increase speed), in addition to Inspector options;
• Object rotation to the left/right is available from context menu;
• Address panels can be rotated via Inspector;
• Pattern option can be applied to lines;
• Arrow keys move the selected object with increased step while Shift key is pressed.

Image Editing:

• An option to fill Smart Shapes with pictures and make creative frames for your photos;
• Option to generate unique backgrounds is now available (requires freeware Image Tricks);
• Art Text integration allows to create high quality textual graphics, headings, logos, icons.

Text Editing:

• Vertical alignment can now be applied to address panels, fields and barcodes to ensure correct positioning on the label in case of merge printing;
• Character and line spacing can now be adjusted;
• Capitalize feature now inlcudes the All Caps, First Caps and All Small options.

Paper Formats:

• Support for non-standard paper sizes added (in paper layout database, in Custom Paper dialog);
• Ellipse labels are now supported;
• Postcards foldlines support added;
• Dozens of new layouts from the most popular manufacturers.

User Interface:

• Interface changes: new Source panel, Tabs with advanced editing options were added to the Inspector window;
• Support for layers in documents (Background/Foreground);
• New Zoom options (Fit Width, Fit Height, Fit Page);
• Auto scroll activates when an object is created or moved outside window area;
• Improved zooming;
• Horizontal and vertical guidelines added;
• A ruler and measurement units were added;
• Context menu (Ctrl+Mouse click or right button Mouse click) varies depending on the selected object;
• Option to set object position and size manually available from Geometry Tab of Inspector.

Import/Export:

• Adjustable export to EPS and JPEG added;
• LZW compression becomes available when exporting to TIFF;
• Option to choose Color Model (RGB/CMYK) when exporting to raster formats (TIFF and JPEG);
• Now export supports bleeds, cut marks and allows to modify resolution;
• Text to Curve feature while export to PDF and EPS added;
• Support for Quartz filters in export to PDF;
• Importing images from Custom Folder: "Get Images from Subfolders" option now added;
• iPhoto folders and events are now supported.

Document Save:

• Auto save functionality adjustable from Preferences Dialog, will help to restore documents after accidental computer crash;
• The structure of document storage was changed, now images are kept in their original format;
• Inner Data Storages for Senders, Recipients and Address Lists are stored in external files which improves program's performance;
• Documents containing user pictures become smaller in size thanks to automatic LZW compression (only for TIFF format);
• Support for user templates via Assistant added.

Printing:

• Continuous paper is now supported for Brother and Dymo printers;
• Create on-the-fly print for multiple contacts selected in the Source panel;
• Merge printing improved.

See the history of Mail Factory updates.