WriteItNow Creative Writing Software
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Revisions

We try to continuously improve WriteItNow. The latest versions are:

4.0.5s for Macs (OSX Running at least Java 1.5) and  PCs (Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7)

3.1.0d for older PCs (E.g. Windows 98)

Check your version by running WriteItNow then selecting 'About' on the 'Help' menu.

If you have Version 3 you can upgrade to Version 4 for a small fee.

If you have WriteItNow 4 check here for information on updating it to the latest version.

Version Changes
4.0.5s
(19th July 2010)

    * Added background spell checker.
    * Added Scene conflict graph.
    * Added sorting via pop-up menu on tree.
    * Added identifying colors on tree.

Click here for a list of changes in this version.
4.0.3b (23rd Aug 2009)     
    * Improved dictionaries.
    * When exporting only asks for file name if user sets this in 'Tool Settings'.
    * Made 'smart quotes' smarter. Now also works on titles.
    * Improved prompt set viewer.
    * Uses standard short cut  CTRL+S for save instead of ALT+S
    * Better handling of export of paragraphs indents on Export.
    * Works on screens with vertical resolution as small as 560 pixels.
    * Fixed bug when double clicking on character pictures to select.
    * Improved thesaurus. Can now be shown all the time.
    * Word count now counts hyphenated words as single words.
    * Mac version handles double click on .wnw files
    * Added expand/collapse buttons to tree.
    * Added vertical scroll bar to tree view.
    * Fixed bug so total page count included in header and footer on RTF export
    * StoryBoard is now a dialog
    * StoryBoard Scene cards can show text preview
    * Fixed bug on StoryBoard chapter card text preview
    * Faster start-up.

4.0.2k (15th May 2009)
    * Runs on OSX and PCs
    * Works well on small screens where screen height is 600 pixels
    * Fixed export page size bug where units swapped from inches to cms.
4.0.2h (1st May 2009)
    * Faster tree view selection
    * Prompt viewer now shows all prompts
    * Faster StoryBoard
    * Option to reset screen windows to default sizes
    * Keyboard short cuts for loading and saving.
    * Easier download of add-ons, prompts, names from web-site.
4.0.1p (30th Nov 2008)
    * Completely new version for PCs.
    * Story Board
    * Chapters and Scenes
    * Pictures for Characters
    * Relationships Graph
    * Writing Targets
    * Web Links
3.1.0s (2nd Mar 2007)
    * Vista compatible
    * PC and Mac versions can both save as Unicode
    * Anti-aliases text in PC version.
    * Fixed bug when saving with '<' or '>' in single line text
    * Fixed bug when exporting RTF with'{' or '}' in text
    * On Events tab list of Characters improved.
3.1.0r (9th Dec2006)
    * Removed duplicate text on RTF export
    * Put back keyboard short-cuts when editing text
    * New Events have story date for start and end date
3.1.0q (20th Nov 2006)
    * Cursor colour = font colour when font colour changed
    * CTRL+X = cut text CTRL+K=word count
    * Updated help for unlock and activation
    * Dialogs use standard colours when font & background changed
    * Fixed refresh bug when line spacing changed
3.1.0p (Nov 2006)
    * Word count button available for all text
    * Can set font colour
    * Can set on screen line spacing to single, 1.5 and double
3.1.0n (Nov 2006)
    * 'Delete backups' now only removes backups of current story
    * Includes 21st Century data in add-ons
    * '?' in lists when name is blank
    * Help includes notes on re-installing
    * Anti-alias option for fonts
    * Generate character - keeps surname if gender changed
3.1.0j (Sept 2006)
    * Better RTF output - can compress blank lines
    * Esellerate registration (PC Version only)
      
    * Fixed bug which changed some quotes after cut and paste.
    * Fixed bug when navigating using drop downs.
3.1.0d (March 2006)
    * Available for PCs and OS X 10.3
    * Smart Quotes (PC Version only)
    * Save as Unicode (PC Version only)
    * Menu option to delete back-ups
    * All text positions remembered
    * Use mouse right click for edit menu
      
    * Fixed bug when loading story with blank characters or ideas.
3.0.0m (June 2005)
    * Available for PCs
    * Tree view
    * Thesaurus
      
2.1.0 (Dec 2004)
    * Available for Macs (OSX 10.3) and PCs
    * Improved look-and-feel
    * Global search and replace
    * Events summary
    * Links between sections
    * Mouse-wheel scrolling
    * Load and save individual sections
    * Recent file list.


2.0.9 (Jan 2004)
    * PC (Win 98, 2000, NT, XP) & Mac (OSX 10.1 & 10.2) versions
    * Readability statistics
    * Selectable font and background
    * Pop-up for entering accented characters
    * Mouse-wheel scrolling (not in Mac version)
    * Better text import
    * Fixed bug when using accents pop-up after scrolling.
      This sometimes put the pop-up off-screen where it was unreachable.
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b Improved accents pop-up (smarter positioning)
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b Cursor stays put when saving
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b Better memory management
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b Text import translates unprintable characters below 32
    * Feb-01-2004 2.0.9b New sample story
    * Mar-19-2004 2.0.9c RTF export now uses hard line feeds and is Quark compatible
    * Mar-19-2004 2.0.9c Fixed small bug when paste option from menu is used
    * Mar-19-2004 2.0.9c Better editor for relationships and records
      

2.0.8 (29th July 2003)
    * PC and Mac OS X (10.1 and 10.2) versions released.
    * Save and load files using XML
    * New context sensitive help system
    * Merge option for ideas files

    Minor Updates
    * 2.0.8a Fixed bug when saving and loading accented characters.
    * 2.0.8a Added Splash screen
    * 2.0.8a On YesNo dialogs ENTER=Yes and ESC=No
    * 2.0.8a Insert Text inserts selected text & remembers size & pstn
    * 2.0.8b Fixed bug when saving event times
    * 2.0.8b Stories with blank story dates load correctly
    * 2.0.8b Dialog boxes shown in task bar
    * 2.0.8c Shows lines per page for RTF output
    * 2.0.8c Added bold and underline to RTF output
    * 2.0.8c Double click on relationship editor
2.0.7 (Feb 2003)
    * Undo and Redo for text
    * Automatically scale charts
    * Set page size and add italic text for RTF
    * Sort events chronologically as well as alphabetically.
    * AM-PM flag for displaying times
    * Improved idea generation

    Minor Updates
    * 2.0.7a Fixed bug setting story date on a new story.
    * 2.0.7a Made export dialogs resizable.
    * 2.0.7b Import text avoids 'white squares' by translating UTF-8 to ascii
    * 2.0.7b Fixed sort bug when values are identical
2.0.6 (Jan 2003)
    * 100,000 word spell checker + US, UK & Canadian dictionaries.
    * Import Text files.
    * Export Text files.
    * Export RTF.
    * Great control over RTF output.
    * Export HTML.

    Minor Updates (current download=2.0.6b)
    * 2.0.6a Faster spell checking large documents.
    * 2.0.6b RTF export is much faster.
    * 2.0.6b Text Export. Underline setting stored.
    * 2.0.6b Fixed cut and paste bug.
2.0.5 (2002)
    * Generates notes from background add-ons.
    * Shows list of items before print preview of items.
    * Menu options for selecting, copying and pasting text.
    * Keyboard short-cuts for all menu options.
    * Now allows entry of BC dates.
    * Better sorting. Seleted item is always visible.
    * Improved name generation.
    * Saves back-ups automatically
2.0.4
    * Added character generation from add-ons.
2.0.0
    * Added Chapters tab and Notes tab.
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