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The following items cover recent changes to Debrief®.
Release 2.4
- Associate a new task to the current note
When creating a new task (e.g. to-do, assignment, discussion)
while editing a note,
the current note can be associated to the new task.
- Associate existing notes with existing action items
When an existing note needs to be assigned to an existing
action item (e.g. to-do, assignment, case, or discussion),
this may be accomplished by clicking the new
"Associate note" button, on the Note Information toolbar,
below the note.
The button will trigger a popup window which can display
existing action items.
The items may be filtered by open, closed, or all items
for a given type.
- Font size
While a note's font size has been selectable in previous releases,
a larger font can now be selected for other areas in Debrief.
These include folder displays and note lists.
This larger font may be selected in the Options panel.
(Tools > Options)
- Left margin
A small left margin has been included in note displays,
so characters have a little more space near the left border.
This does not affect the content of the note - simply the display.
- Link External Files to a note
To insert a link to an external file while editing a note,
right-click the mouse and select the Insert Link to File menu option.
To follow the link and open the file, either
(a) right-click the link and select the Go to Web or File menu option; or,
(b) press the Ctrl+G keyboard shortcut key.
- Multiselect Notes
When in Folder view mode, the note bodies are displayed in a concatenated view.
My multiselecting notes, using the mouse and Ctrl or Shift keys,
selected notes can be displayed.
This is useful for displaying or printing selected notes in a folder.
- Copy notes to other folders
To copy notes from one folder to another, not move, hold the Ctrl key down while
dragging the notes from the note list to the destination folder.
- New notes while in Note Deck view
When in Note Deck view,
new notes can now be created while in the Note Deck view.
The new note is created via a new button on the second top toolbar.
While the Note Deck has allowed notes to be reorganized in an outline order like index cards,
the new feature allows new notes and note cards to be created on the fly at the same time.
- Popup menu option: Select All
A "Select All" popup menu item is available when editing a note in the main window.
- Shortcut Keys for Notes
Shortcut keys can be assigned to specific notes.
The available shortcut keys are Alt+1 through Alt+9.
To assign a shortcut key to a note, first display the note for editing,
then press Alt+Shirt+#, where # is the number you wish to assign.
For example, you can assign Alt+1 as the shortcut to a note by clicking Alt+Shift+1.
To display which of these shortcut keys are in use, press Alt+0.
- Expanded/collapsed folder preference retained
When viewing the folder view with folders expanded or collapsed,
the preference is retained for the next time the notebook is opened.
- Outline bullet shortcut key change
For moving outline bullets, the shortcut keys have changed from using
the Alt key, to using the Ctrl key.
For example, use Ctrl+RightArrow, rather than Alt+RightArrow.
This allows the Alt-Arrow shortcut keys to exit the Outline view
and navigate between recently viewed notes.
- Outline font
Outlines are now displayed using the default font family and size
specified for notes.
- Print Note-Only window
The Note-Only window now can now be printed with the Crrl+P shortcut key.
- Print Reference window
The Reference window now can now be printed with the Crrl+P shortcut key.
- Print Scratch Sheet
The Scratch Sheet window now has a Print button on the Scratch Sheet toolbar.
- Minor Enhancements
Minor usability enhancements
- Help Updates
Minor help page additions and updates.
Release 2.3
Release 2.2.5
- Installation
Simpler installation for the Portable version.
- Help
Additional help information.
- Note order
Minor changes to the sort order of notes in some views.
- System temp folder
Use the system Temp folder rather than an application-specific Temp folder.
Release 2.2.4
- Paper size
Adjusted formatting for A4 paper size.
- Shortcut keys
Additional shortcut keys.
- Help
Additional help and message text.
Release 2.2.3
- Link to web
Introduced the capability to jump to a web page, from a web address in a note.
- Help
Additional help information.
Release 2.2.2
- International date format
Additional support for international date formats in reports and the date-timestamp feature.
- Minor enhancements
Minor cosmetic changes, software maintenance, and documentation updates.
Release 2.2.1
- Portable drive letter mapping
Portable version added support for mapping drive letters when moving the software and data from one computer to another.
- Minor enhancements
Minor cosmetic changes, software maintenance, and documentation updates.
Release 2.2
- International date format
Introduced support for international date formats, beyond the English/US date format.
- Index while debriefing
Added the Index capability to the Debrief feature, so newly debriefed notes can be indexed in one step.
- Shortcut keys
New shortcut key:
In the Action Item views (To-Dos, Assignments, Cases, and Discussions),
Ctrl+A may be used to toggle between showing all action items, and showing their related notes.
- Minor enhancements
Minor software maintenance and documentation updates.
Release 2.1.1
- Shortcut key
New shortcut key:
When editing a note, Ctrl+Shift+T may be used to insert a date-time stamp.
- Minor maintenance
Minor software maintenance and documentation updates.
Release 2.1
- New release
The new Debrief V2 is released for public download.
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