What's New - NEO Pro 5.0
Public Beta 1 Build 523 (11 October 2010)
Topic T1193
Applies to NEO Pro 5.0 Public Beta 1
Welcome
This describes the changes in the following release:
Version: 5.0 Build 523
Released: 11 October 2010
Release 5.0 Build 523 is a first public beta release of the upcoming major release 5.0.
Most new functionalities planned for the new version are included in this beta. Earlier versions of NEO Pro 5 have been tested by a selected group of users through our 'invitation only' beta program. This version is now available for all interested users.
For a listing of what is changed in this beta version, please see
below. For a more detailed description please see the What's New for this version.
When installing the Beta release, a beta license will be obtained valid
until the end of the beta period (which may be extended if needed).
After the Beta period, a normal evaluation license can be obtained
before deciding to purchase the upgrade.
After installing the beta version a rebuild of the catalog is needed before this version can be used. When returning to the released version 4, there is no need to rebuild the catalog again as all v4 settings will be preserved. To return to v4, simply uninstall the beta version and reinstall v4.
What's in this Public Beta release New Features:
- Redesigned user interface with option for Ribbon or traditional toolbars - choice can be made from the Tools | Options menu. Ribbon interface is set as default.
- Conversation view showing all messages in their e-mail thread (requiring a catalog rebuild).
- Conversation Integrity option (under Tools | Options | Miscellaneous - default 'On'): actions carried out on a conversation parent are migrated to all childs of the conversation. Actions included: Add and remove categories, Status changes (Active / Read / Keep), File and Delete. Actions on childs are only executed on the single message.
- Message listing using 2 lines (compact layout). Reducing size of the message listing will automatically switch to compact layout (default).
- Functionality to add a personal note with a message. Ctrl+Alt+N toggles the 'Notes' pane - or clicking the 'Notes' icon in the reading pane. Messages with a Note attached, get a 'Note' icon in the attachment column of the message listing. Notes are local to NEO Pro only.
- For Notes the default font settings can be defined under Tools | Options | Reading Pane.
- New virtual folder ('Noted') containing all messages with a Note attached. This folder can be found on the Status tab - for easy access it is advised to make this folder 'Hot'.
- Option to automatically mark a message 'read' after viewing in the reading pane. Option available by going to Tools | Options | Workflow tab (default 'On' with 5 seconds delay).
- Export possibility for details of all Correspondents to a CSV file (File | Export Correspondent Details). Name and email addresses will be exported (max. 25 correspondents for non-licensed users).
- New registry location to store version 5 specific settings.
Minor Improvements
- In Outlook pane, the default message store will now show on top. Other message stores will show underneath the default store in alphabetical order.
- New shortcut "Go to Inbox": F8
- Sorting in Hot View: without Active Mail the Inbox will show on top of Hot View.
- View | Layout now has a default layout showing NEO panes left and right of the user interface.
- Option to close NEO when closing Outlook on the Tools | Options | General tab.
- Deleted items will show a 'Deleted Item' icon in the message listing. This to make them stand out better in search results.
- Bulk Mail: default settings for a new catalog have changed to 'No automatic Bulk Mail assignment' hence all messages will be organized into Correspondent Folders. No impact on existing catalogs or catalog rebuilds. Reorganizing possibilities for messages to Bulk Mail are unchanged.
- When creating a new catalog the 'Import Catalog' functionality also imports Notes from the old catalog.
- Improvements to screen layouts for first time users.
- All supplied layouts are now ribbon-compatible (View | Layout | Import Layout)
- Sorting order of Correspondent, Category and Attachment now in alphabetical order (new users only).
- New shortcut "Find Category": Shift+Ctrl+F3
- New shortcut "Message Properties": Alt+Enter.
Issues addressed
The following issues have been resolved:
- Outlook 2010: NEO Pro didn't start when starting Outlook even not when configured as such within NEO.
- No NEO icon in the Outlook 2010 user interface.
- The Quick File Recent file list greyed out occasionally.
- Occasionally the paperclip icon did not show for message with an (external) attachment.
- Error "QueryRows Failed" during synchronization using Exchange 2010 in Cached Exchange mode.
- Improvements to minimize Sync Conflicts when running with Exchange Server and in Cached Exchange Mode. Can be activated from Tools | Options | Miscellaneous tab.
- After closing and restarting NEO Pro sometimes the Subject column disappeared.
- After removing/renaming message store in Outlook, an error prevented the catalog from opening.
- Sending combined logfile from Help | View Logfiles sometimes generated an error.
- In Folder Properties the 'Updated' field showed a truncated value.
