New features in version 8

We are proud to announce the new version 8 which is the most comprehensive upgrade in thirteen years of PhraseExpress history.

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The new RapidText-Engine™ ensures that no key press is lost during text insertion. PhraseExpress now buffers all keyboard input while text is being inserted and then outputs it afterwards. Now, you can type as fast as never before without losing a letter.

This feature alone renders the new version a "must"-upgrade!

Everyone knows letter tiwsts that happen over and over again. We provide more than 10,000 spelling corrections in 7 languages, but static misspelling correction dictionaries just can't help with individual typos.

Therefore, PhraseExpress now automatically recognizes your personal typing mistakes:

After a short learning period, PhraseExpress will offer to correct typos for you:

TypoLearn works in the background and requires no configuration.

Improved Organization of your Phrases

PhraseExpress now also supports clipboard functions Copy, Cut & Paste in the phrase tree:

Just copy one or more phrases or phrase folders into the clipboard to move it anywhere else in the tree structure. This saves you from having to scroll through the tree view when you want to move phrase folders.

Editing Multiple Items

You can now select and edit settings for multiple items in one go:

This new and intuitive method replaces the previous method of generally applying all settings to all items in a phrase folder (that blocked all settings while folder settings were applied to containing elements).

Simplified Macro Editing

Macro functions are now highlighted in the text editor and can be clicked to open its specific macro parameter window:

Invisible characters, line breaks and line numbers can optionally also be displayed in the phrase contents input field.

Import Data using Drag & Drop

You can now drag & drop one or more files of almost any file type into PhraseExpress to import multiple external files in one go:

PhraseExpress automatically offers suitable options depending on the source file.

Integrated Text Importer

PhraseExpress can now generate phrases including Autotext associations from each line of a plain text or Microsoft Word file.

Example application: Wikipedia provides lists of common spelling mistakes. Just save such webpage contents into a text file and drag it into the tree view of PhraseExpress.

PhraseExpress scans the file line-per-line for common separators between the phrase and the Autotext associations and generates separate phrases for each line of the source text file:

This new feature replaces and enhances the former Importer Utility that was offered as a separate program.

Enhanced #insert macro function

The #insert macro function has new options if you link a phrase folder, that contains multiple phrases, into another phrase:

You can now configure PhraseExpress to always choose a random or the n-th phrase of a phrase folder.

Another improvement include, that you can click the Autotext of the linked phrase in PhraseExpress to jump back (and forth) to the linked phrase.

Enhanced #datetime macro function

The #datetime macro function can now also shift the date stamp by work days (Mo-Fr or Mo-Sa) and round time stamps to ¼, ½ or full hour values:

This allows you to shift payment deadlines by work days which can be useful for business correspondence. Also time stamps with rounded figures like 3:30 pm look better than 3:24.

Improved Phrase File Handling

PhraseExpress now prompts you what to do if you double-click a phrase file:

Addtionally, PhraseExpress also offers you to eliminate duplicates to avoid double entries in your phrase file and to merge existing phrases with updated contents.

PhraseExpress Analyzes your Real Typing Speed

If you ever wanted to know how fast you can actually type, PhraseExpress now gives you the answer:

PhraseExpress observes your typing speed at different times and calculates an average. Based on your individual typing speed, PhraseExpress can consequently calculate the exact time savings. You will be surprised!

New Text Prediction Features

PhraseExpress can now train the text prediction feature based on any Microsoft Word files or your current phrase file library:

Let PhraseExpress scan and learn a couple of your Word documents (you can select multiple docs in one go). The analysis only takes a few minutes and you will be amazed about the accuracy of the text suggestions you will get. It feels as PhraseExpress knows you for years…

Additional Text Prediction Features include:

The accuracy of text predictions has been optimized.
Text predictions can be filtered to sentences beginning with Caps, Small Caps, numbers, or special characters.
The minimum input savings parameters can now be defined separately for full sentences and single words.

Further Improvements in v8

As we finished development of v7 last year, we immediately started to work on the new version. During this process we enhanced numerous features, improved the manual and usability. It is impossible for us to list all benefits and just list some topics by random:

Much faster phrase file loading time.
Significant performance increase and reduced OS resource requirements when displaying menus containing a large number of phrases.
Phrases can now also be sorted by text length and sorting is significantly faster now.
A new phrase is created out of any highlighted text if you drag it from the phrase contents input field into the tree view.
The PhraseExpress status bar of the main program window now contains enhanced information about the current program status.
Quick access to settings in the main program window by right-clicking on the parameters.
Improved user guidance with interactive bubble hints that guide you through procedures.
Phrase selection menus now auto-close after a customizable idle-time.
New command-line parameter -shutdown that allows you shut down PhraseExpress by automation scripts, e.g. to prepare a back session.
PhraseExpress now uses Proxy Server settings of the InternetExplorer by default.
PhraseExpress now shows notifications as bubble hints next to the task tray icon that don't interrupt your typing.
The Expert Mode can now be activated more conveniently by a button in the main program window.
Phrases are now created at the position where you dragged them into a floating menu.
Quickkeys in the phrase selection menu now automatically scroll together with phrases.
Enhanced sample phrase files with additional contents.