Palm-Tech Version 5.16 Update

Version 5.16 Update

Instructions:

This update applies to all Pocket PC processor types. You must already be running Version 5.0 or higher of Palm-Tech™. Make sure that your Pocket PC is connected to your desktop PC before beginning the installation.

Download the file below and run it.

To run the file, open Windows Explorer and locate the downloaded file. Either double click the file or select it by single clicking the file and press the 'Enter' key.

Update516.exe (7,691 KB) Last Updated 11/28/2007

NOTE: There is no default directory for downloading. Be sure to note the path where you are downloading the file.

Updated documentation is also available for download:

Palm-Tech Inspector User's Guide - 8/23/2007 (5,987 KB)
Inspection Designer User's Guide - 8/23/2007 (4,683 KB)
Palm-Tech Picture Album User's Guide - 8/23/2007 (5,140 KB)
Front Office User's Guide - 8/23/2007 (1,575 KB)

Palm-Tech Inspector continues to lead the Home Inspection software industry because of valuable feedback from professionals like you. Any questions or suggestions for future enhancement can be directed via email to info@palm-tech.com or call us toll-free at (1-888-736-2462).

Version 5.16 includes updates for Palm-Tech Inspector, Picture Album, Inspection Designer and Front Office.

Version 5.16 adds the following improvements

Added a new option to create custom cover pages. To create a custom cover page, add a category and call it "Cover Page" (case sensitive) and it will be printed in place of the standard cover page.
Added the option in Inspection Designer to place text pieces a % across the page in the same manner as QA's
Added an option to 'lock' specific categories allowing you to designate which categories can be edited and which ones cannot. Previously there were 2 options at the template level to either allow additions or not and to lock it entirely or not. This same functionality is now available category by category.
Added the ability to edit print settings when they are set for a specific template unless "Block all changes" is set. If you make changes to the print settings for a template with special print settings the changes are only saved in the template.
Added the option to dynamically edit text pieces in Inspector by double clicking on them.
Added a new option to add a disclaimer when you choose to combine summaries.
Added the option to place the same merge field inside of a text string twice.
Added the option to not show the Component location line on screen.
NOTE: If you use this, you will have no way to distinguish between components within the summary.
Added an option to line properties for a summary prompt which allows further control over what appears as the line identifier in the summary.
Added an option to set a note's font back to use the default font for data. When you click the choose font option on a note, there is now a button that says "Set to Default"
Added back the option to have default disclaimer text as well as allowing you to modify a disclaimer for a single inspection.
Made all piece property windows in Inspection Designer resizable for easier use on differently configured screens.
Added the capability to have summary disclaimers appear in summaries generated by unique rating sets.
NOTE: the disclaimer must be contained by all ratings pieces with the unique rating set since the summary process gathers the disclaimer from the first rating piece that triggers a summary which is not always the same piece.
HINT: When you create the first unique rating piece, use copy and paste to place it in other places which saves work and guarantees consistency.
Added new program merge fields and new merge field capabilities (including the option to use them many more places) with different scopes. All of the previous merge fields will work as they always have, but new options include the ability to reference the same item based on the scope of the merge field. For example, you can reference the category name in a piece of text by adding the merge field [[Name]]. By scope, we mean where the program searches for the merge field. For example, when a component scope merge field is found, only the component containing the merge field is searched to find the answer.

There are 3 scopes:
Inspection - this is the existing functionality you are already familiar with. Inspection merge fields are surrounded by {{Curly Braces}}. New program merge fields include {{Current Page}} and {{Total Pages}}.
Category - Category merge fields should be surrounded by [[square brackets]]. New Program merge fields include [[Name]] and [[Disclaimer]]
Component - Component merge fields should be surrounded by <<GREATER THAN and LESS THAN signs>>. New program merge fields include <<Name>> and <<Location>>.

Version 5.16 addresses the following issues

Fixed the issue of drop lists occasionally appearing up and placing the top selections off the top of the screen.
Fixed the issue with Score results not calculating decimal results correctly.
Fixed the issue with fonts relating to diagrams and signatures.
Fixed the issue where the text separator was not working when designated inside of Template specific special print settings
Changed the default font selection on the Pocket PC from Arial to Tahoma
Fixed the issue that caused Disclaimer fonts and colors to not stay consistent.
Fixed the issue in Inspection Designer with text and print prompts when that would automatically complete a Screen prompt from the print prompt when editing the piece properties in Inspection Designer
Numerous fixes and updates relating to HTML export including: Summary disclaimers Merge fields Unique ratings systems
Fixed the issue with summary prompts when categories are copied and pasted.
Improved the issue of QA's appearing on the Pocket PC screen with only a dropdown arrow. This only occurred when forcing multiple items to appear on a line and the QA is to the far right.
Fixed the issue on the Pocket PC that caused reports not to print when you set Print settings to combine summaries.
Restructured file to create a more reliable save process on the Pocket PC.
Fixed the issue with image properties and the size spinner when adjusting image resolution (DPI).
Fixed the issue when displaying text pieces on screen when they are placed after a note and the text pieces contained no spaces.
Fixed the issue that caused some merge fields not to work when an item is printed using exact placement.