Revision history
Version 5.4.0 (11 July 2023)
Added Choose Checks button to the ribbon
Improved detection of headings
Fix for style preferences in abbreviations checks
Various minor bugfixes
Version 5.3.0 (03 May 2023)
Improvements for documents containing content controls
Improved identification of abbreviations in two forms
Applied Microsoft security patch
ADX update
Various minor bugfixes
Version 5.2.4 (11 April 2023)
Improved initial document scan
Applied Microsoft security patch
Improved reliability when loading styles database
Version 5.2.2 (13 October 2022)
Improved accuracy in ISE to IZE conversion
Improved reliability when loading styles database
Various minor bugfixes
Version 5.2.1 (27 September 2022)
Improved reliability when loading styles database
Improved detection of YZE endings
Version 5.2.0 (10 August 2022)
Revisions to European Union Style and The Chicago Manual of Style
Updated EULA
Bugfixes for Except terms and Instructions
Built for .NET 4.8
Version 5.1.1 (24 January 2022)
Improved enterprise installers with custom styles
Minor bugfix for deletion of style preferences
Version 5.1.0 (16 December 2021)
Added options to skip tables and table/box/figure titles
Added options to ignore abbreviations in tables and table/box/figure titles
Revisions to The Chicago Manual of Style
Faster initial scan for documents with tables
Improved stability when simultaneously running PerfectIt and editing the document
Improve detection of Styles Database DLLs
Fix for multiple "Except for" terms
Fixes for Accents check
Fix for Checks to Include settings persisting when changing style
Various minor UI Fixes
Various minor Style Sheet Editor fixes
Version 5.0.6 (25 October 2021)
Fix for errors in Windows 7 and Windows 8
Version 5.0.5 (18 October 2021)
Streamlined registration process
Fix for finding issues in footnotes
Fixes for Style Sheet Editor
Fix for See More button overlapping the issue description
Fix for En dash display in the user interface
Version 5.0.4 (20 August 2021)
Fix for editing italics in the Style Sheet Editor
Fix for adding apostrophes in the Style Sheet Editor
Version 5.0.3 (10 August 2021)
Added The Chicago Manual of Style for CMOS Online subscribers
Added detailed explanations for The Chicago Manual of Style
Added subchecks for The Chicago Manual of Style
Added search to the Style Sheet Editor
Major updates for European Union Style, WHO Style and US Spelling
Fix for working with modern MS Word comments
Faster checking, especially for long documents with tables
Faster load times
Faster style import/export
Improved Accents check
Improved Quotes with Punctuation check
Improved Spelling Variations check
Improved ignore for common abbreviations
Improved detection of lists
Fix for Common Typos check
Fix for Style Points check
Reduced frequency of false positives for “analyses”
Fixes for Style Sheet Editor
Fixed various user interface typos (we make them too)
Version 4.1.14 (17 May 2021)
Allows registration with PerfectIt 5 license keys
Version 4.1.13 (08 April 2021)
Fix for custom style repetition in the database
Version 4.1.12 (23 November 2020)
Fix for documents with hidden text
Fix for documents with content controls
Fix for building custom styles into silent installations
Version 4.1.10 (14 October 2020)
Fix for "per machine" enterprise installers
Fix for "per user" enterprise installers
Fix for the Getting Started document
Fix for importing styles based on built-in styles
Fix for registration messaging
Version 4.1.9 (13 August 2020)
Fix for issues with more than 500 possible locations
Fix for import of style logos
Fix for titles in summary reports
Version 4.1.8 (30 July 2020)
Fix for import of large styles
Version 4.1.7 (22 June 2020)
Fix for adding wildcards
Minor update for logos
Version 4.1.6 (09 June 2020)
Added style logos
Added style descriptions
Version 4.1.5 (15 May 2020)
Fix for templates with hidden paragraphs
Fix for installation issues
Improved troubleshooting files
Version 4.1.4 (21 April 2020)
Fix for documents with hidden text
Fix for Style Sheet Editor scaling issues
Version 4.1.2 (30 March 2020)
Fix for skipping locations in quotes
Fix for "Except for" keyword in style notes
Improved enterprise installers
Fix for changing text as you work with PerfectIt
Version 4.1.1 (09 March 2020)
Fix for Capitalization of Phrases check
Fix for for Table/Box/Figure Titles check
Version 4.1.0 (03 March 2020)
New "Checks to Include" feature for styles
"Sections to Skip" moved to style sheet editor
Minor style sheet editor bugfixes
Fix for Capitalization of Phrases check
Fix for Abbreviations checks
Fix detection of bookmarks
Built for .NET 4.6.1
Version 4.0.12 (23 October 2019)
Fix for adding paragraphs as you work with PerfectIt
Fix for read-only styles
Configuration file improvements
Version 4.0.11 (14 October 2019)
Fix for wildcards
Fix for styles based on user-built styles
Minor style sheet editor bugfixes
Built for .NET 4.6
Version 4.0.10 (16 August 2019)
New enterprise installation options
Version 4.0.9 (11 July 2019)
Improved compatibility with tracked changes
Auto-update built-in styles
Major update to WHO style
Small updates to other built-in styles
Rebuild styles cache from Manage Styles
Faster combine function for styles
Version 4.0.8 (24 June 2019)
Fix for partial capitalization matches
Fix for importing style sheets on European systems
Minor bugfixes for Compound Words and Abbreviations in Two Forms
Version 4.0.7 (17 June 2019)
Improvements to PerfectIt 3 style updates
Fix for extremely long documents
Minor licensing improvements
Version 4.0.6 (13 June 2019)
Fixes for missing style data
Automatic rebuild of corrupted style cache
Licensing update
Version 4.0.5 (11 June 2019)
Faster initial scan
New user interface
Autosave in the style sheet editor
GPO Style added
Major updates to American Legal Style and WHO Style
Revisions to European Union and United Nations Styles
Base new styles on existing styles
Combine styles to create new styles
Introduction of "My styles" for editing built-in styles
Separation of finalization tasks and reports
Online help
Revised terminology ("test" becomes "check")
Support for dark Office themes
Wider default width
ADX update
Minor updates and accuracy improvements
Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Version 3.3.5 (25 May 2018)
ADX update
Terms of Use update
Minor improvements to spelling variations
Minor improvements to phrases in capitals
Version 3.3.3 (01 May 2018)
Fix for creating new styles
Version 3.3.2 (25 April 2018)
Fix for deleted comments after trailing spaces
Prevent access to read-only styles
Revised default words for title case
Fix for importing styles with changes to title case words
Minor fix for wildcards check
Fix for non-breaking hyphens
Minor improvements to abbreviation recognition
Version 3.3.1 (30 March 2018)
Fix for choosing tests before starting trial
Improvements to accent consistency check
Minor bugfix for spelling variations
Prevent row deletion in style sheet editor
Version 3.3.0 (16 March 2018)
Separate task for removing spaces after a paragraph
Sub-menus for navigation to each check
Accepts subscription licenses
Fix for style points test of currency
Fix for style points test of decimals
Fix for style points test of thousand separators
Improvements to test of accents
Improvements to test of italics
Improvements to common typos
Improvements to brackets/quotes left open
Improvements for recognition of abbreviations
Bugfix for closing PerfectIt
Progress message for working with style sheets
Minor bugfixes for spelling variations
Minor bugfixes for abbreviations in two forms
Clearer messaging for future versions of MS Office
Accuracy improvement for phrases in capitals
Version 3.2.8 (19 November 2017)
Improvements for fix function with abbreviations
Improvements for fix function with percentages
Minor bugfix for documents with content controls
Improved error reporting with master documents
Wildcard description length limited to 250 characters
Tab key fixed when using style sheet editor
Minor additions for spelling variations
Minor bugfix for wildcard check
Minor improvements for Oxford comma check
Fix for option to delete document properties
ADX Component update
Version 3.2.7 (26 August 2017)
Improved reference accuracy
Label "Pro" removed from title pane
Improved preferred spelling accuracy
Bugfix for abbreviations used only once
Bugfix for brackets left open
Thousand separators work with ranges
Improved exception matching
Minor bugfixes for abbreviations and hyphenation
ADX update
Version 3.2.6 (28 May 2017)
Clear document properties
Added religious texts to skipped terms in number checking
Improved custom checking around numbers
Revised order of additional tasks
Skip paragraph indentation for two spaces to one
ADX component update
Fix for thousand separators in style points
Minor additions for spelling variations
Fix for italics test immediately after registration
Version 3.2.5 (28 February 2017)
Fixes for test of spelling variations
Fixes for wildcards test
ADX component update
Improved style sheet editor validation
Improved test of undefined abbreviations
Improvements for compound hyphenation
Bugfix for preferred spelling
Bugfix for test of Oxford commas
Bugfix for correction of ordinals
Minor bugfixes for spelling variations
Version 3.2.4 (08 December 2016)
Fix for abbreviations with two definitions
Fix for highlight in test of editorial comments
Fix for finding non-breaking spaces in numbers
Version 3.2.3 (19 November 2016)
Corrected selection after pressing Fix
Optional logging for support
ADX component update
Improvements for wildcards test
Improvements to phrases in capitals test
Additional abbreviations to skip
Version 3.2.2 (11 November 2016)
Security certificate and ADX update
Version 3.2.1 (08 October 2016)
Ribbon icon updated
Speed improvement to wildcard test
Table of abbreviations fixed for custom styles
Version 3.2.0 (03 October 2016)
Free trial duration set to to 14 days
Increased accuracy on documents with reference lists
Speed improvements (excluding revisions mode)
Finds more brackets and quotes left open
Additional exceptions for numbers in sentences
Additional common typos
Improvements for two spaces to one
Improvements for using wildcards in custom styles
Improvements to phrases in capitals test
Installation instructions and EULA updates
Fix for customizing compound words
Minor bugfix for abbreviation definitions
Version 3.1.6 (05 June 2016)
Fix for test of heading capitalization
Fix for test of preferred spelling
Version 3.1.5 (03 June 2016)
Bugfixes for test of italics and capitalization of lists
Bugfix for launching with no document open
Version 3.1.4 (01 June 2016)
American Legal Style version 3.1 (including thousands of new terms)
American Legal Style checks footnotes as default
Headings 5 to 9 added to styles
Balloon help restored for new installations
Improvements to ISE / IZE conversion
Screenreader accessibility improvements
Fix for zip codes with comma separators
Bugfix for summary report on hyphenation tests
Bugfix for phrases in capitals inside other phrases
Bugfix for italics
New tooltips for style sheets and legal documents
Improvements for two spaces to one conversion
Add-in Express update
Bugfix for Oxford comma test
Bugfix for the test of compounds
Version 3.1.3 (16 April 2016)
Saves previous style selection (no default style)
Wider style dropdown box
Finds more quotes left open
Fixed title in table of abbreviations
Taskpane colour restored to 3.0 style
Thousand separators skip most zipcodes
Improvements to the test of spelling variations
Fix for adding hyphenation to the style sheet editor
Fix for tab order in the style sheet editor
Accessibility improvements
Minor bugfix for tests of abbreviations
Minor bugfix for wildcard test
Improved error reporting
Update for the Getting Started document
Help update
Version 3.1.2 (11 March 2016)
Version 3.1 label added to installer
Minor bugfix for wildcards
Version 3.1.1 (04 March 2016)
Box showing locations fixed for screens with low vertical height
Fix for corrections in the test of abbreviations not used
Screen reader improvements for accessibility
Deselect button fixed in choose tests
Up and down arrow keys update style sheet editor menus
Version 3.1.0 (27 January 2016)
New look for the PerfectIt interface
Adaptable for all DPI settings
Adaptable for 4k and all screen resolutions
Resizable style sheet editor
SHA-256 security certificate
Updated ADX components
Style sheet editor includes name of current style
Fix for selecting styles with ODT, RTF and PDF documents
Greek letters can be added to the style sheet editor
Bugfix for numbers in sentences
Bugfix for tests of wildcards
Fix for false positives with measurements
Fix for suffixes ending in -fold
Reduced false positives for patent applications
Fix for case sensitive setting in the style sheet editor
Fix for words within words in test of abbreviations not used
Fix for superscripts with the caret symbol
Run manage styles when no document is open
Updated help
Minor speed improvements
Version 3.0.31 (22 October 2015)
Added American Legal Style to built-in styles
Faster searching for preferred spelling
Improvements to the test of numbers in sentences
Test of italics skips where the full sentence is in italics
Test of italics improved for words within other phrases
Fix for non-English characters in preferred spelling
New messaging for custom tests not in use
Additional common typos added
Version 3.0.30 (16 October 2015)
Fix for choosing tests
Minor fix for test of compound words
Preparation for American Legal Style (not yet included)
Version 3.0.29 (15 October 2015)
Limited release for beta testing of American Legal Style
Includes American Legal Style Beta 2
Minor fix for spelling variations
Additions to comments found
Fix for "Except before" and "Except after" style notes
Version 3.0.28 (13 October 2015)
Office 2016 compatible
Allows "Except before" and "Except after" combinations
Fix for Oxford commas with tracked changes
Fix for test of numbers in sentences
Notifies users when the test of style points is not turned on
Version 3.0.27 (05 October 2015)
Office 2016 compatibility (beta)
Improved conversion of abbreviations
Improved identification of abbreviations
Support for superscripts following the "Δ" symbol
Minor improvements to the test of spelling variations
Minor bugfix for skipping styles
Version 3.0.26 (24 August 2015)
Fix for hyphenation bug with default style selection.
Version 3.0.25 (21 August 2015)
New key phrases "Except before" and "Except after" added to style notes
Added two hyphens in a row to test of hyphens with spaces
Fix for custom styles with hyphenation
Fix for adding new prefixes
Style notes fix for the test of italics
Improvements to the test of brackets and quotes left open
Additional common typos added
Accuracy improvements to the test of spelling variations
Improvements to converting to IZE
Updated help file
Note: 3.0.24 was an internal release only.
Version 3.0.23 (08 August 2015)
Superscript info added to suggestions for ordinals
Bugfix for the test of wildcards
Bugfix for commas as thousand separators
Version 3.0.22 (07 August 2015)
Imroved accuracy for style points
Handling of wildcard results if two search patterns return the same answer
Improvement for converting the decimal marker to full stops
Improved listbox controls for displays with large text sizes
US formatted dates excluded from conversion of ordinals
Version 3.0.21 (30 July 2015)
Added metrics for time and document size to the report of changes made
Minor bugfix for measurments with non-breaking spaces
Version 3.0.20 (12 July 2015)
Improvements to the test for open brackets
Improvements to the test of italics
Confirmation boxes use relevant verbs instead of "OK"
Alignment fixed in the style sheet editor
Minor bugfix for tests of abbreviations
Version 3.0.19 (01 July 2015)
Reduced false positives for the capitalization of common designated parties in legal agreements
Test of foreign characters improved to handle inconsistencies with multiple characters
Test for decades improved to find more locations
Additional words added to spelling variations test
Style sheet exceptions switched to case sensitive for phrases in capitals
Additional symbols added to wildcard search and replace
Reserved and Trademark symbols added to superscript test
Speed improvement for the test of phrases in capitals
Fix for adding new words to italics and superscript tests
Fix for importing style sheets
Clearer message if attempting to register an invalid license key
Help file update
Version 3.0.18 (19 June 2015)
Table of abbreviations switches back to document correctly
Added keyboard control for toggling preferences
Added more checks for comments left in text
Added additional titles to table/figure search
Fix for converting spelled out numbers to numerals
Fix for non-breaking spaces with dates
Fix for adding closed compound words
Minor bugfix for Oxford commas
Version 3.0.17 (26 May 2015)
Improved accuracy for test of Oxford (serial) commas
New description for skipping errors in fields
Fix for abbreviation settings in test of abbreviations before the definition
Fix for multiple footnotes in lists
Minor bugfix for quotes with punctuation
Minor bugfix for converting spellings from ISE to IZE
Minor bugfix for test of compound words
Help file update
Version 3.0.16 (12 May 2015)
Fix for skipping multiple styles
Bugfix for footnote checking
Bugfix for converting ordinals
Help file update
Version 3.0.15 (09 May 2015)
Term and abbreviation order corrected for fix button
Correction for validation of hyphenation entries in style sheets
Bugfix for abbreviation measurements in the test of syle points
Version 3.0.14 (05 May 2015)
Labels updated for document finalizing tasks
Installer name updated to current version
Minor bugfix for style points and test of foreign characters
Fix for ribbon buttons not functioning in 3.0.13
Version 3.0.12 (29 April 2015)
Fix for saving the revisions mode setting
Removed false positives from tests of abbreviations and common typos
Version 3.0.11 (25 April 2015)
PerfectIt appears in its own tab on the ribbon
Built in US, UK, Canadian, and Australian style sheets, as well as UN, EU and WHO styles
New test: consistency of italics
New test: consistency of en dashes
New test: abbreviations that are defined but only used once
New test: consistency of accents
New test: brackets and quotes left open
New test: superscript and subscript for chemical elements and SI units
New test: set preference for Oxford (serial) commas
New test: set preference for ordinals
New test: set preference for the percentage symbol
New test: set preference for thousand separators
New test: set preferences for the suffix "fold"
New test: set preference for full stops within abbreviations
New test: set preference for decades
New test: set preference for spacing around em/en dashes
New test: set preference for punctuation in or outside of quotes and parentheses
New test: set preference for non-breaking spaces in percentages
New test: set preference for non-breaking spaces in dates
New test: set preference for non-breaking spaces with measurement abbreviations
New custom test: wildcard search and replace
New custom test: scan for words with similar spelling
Option to check footnotes and endnotes
Option to skip text in quotes
Option to specify styles where text will be skipped
Option to specify preferred case by heading level
Option to set list/bullet punctuation preferences based on the length/nature of the list item
Option to exclude text in italics
Test of contractions skips quotations and question words
Test of compounds checks closed as well as open compounds
Test of compounds includes more prefixes
Test of hyphenation includes words with accents
Test of list/bullet punctuation can be specified to prefer commas
Ability to add prefixes to the test of compound hyphenation
Option to automatically jump to the next error if all locations are fixed
Simplified start screen
Access to styles, reports and help directly from the ribbon
Automatically exit keyboard mode when exiting PerfectIt
FIPS compliant
Increased maximum length for comments in styles as well as well as find/replace entries
New keyboard shortcut for jump to next test
Mode to find additional errors by ignoring fields within the document
Greater prominence for style advice in tests of wildcards, phrases to avoid and preferred spelling
Simpler updates with no need to uninstall before re-install
Fine-tune the test of heading capitals by specifying lowercase words used in title case
Fine-tune the numbers in sentence test by setting words before and after numbers that should be skipped
Version 2.2.23 (16 November 2014)
Fix for error with MatchPrefix or MatchSuffix settings
Message for outdated version key
Fix for typo in reporting
Included Office 2013 in version list
Bugfix for punctuation in tables
Additional error-checking for two spaces to one
Version 2.2.22 (29 September 2014)
Fixes for abbreviation tests
Version 2.2.21 (26 August 2014)
Addition for FIPS compliant encryption
Fix for custom tests of spelling variations
Version 2.2.20 (16 August 2014)
FIPS compliant encryption
New customization for abbreviation definitions
More abbreviation definitions found
Minor bugfix for abbreviation checking
Version 2.2.19 (18 July 2014)
Fixed display of report names
Updated EULA
Fix for case sensitivity
Additional secure library signing
Fix for custom hyphenation of words
Version 2.2.18 (16 June 2014)
Update of ADX components
Fix for test of heading capitalization
Version 2.2.17 (09 June 2014)
Fix for test of contractions
Fix for test of phrases to avoid
Fix for two spaces to one
Fix for gathering information on short documents
Version 2.2.16 (11 April 2014)
Help file graphics fixed
Fix for spaces at the end of paragraphs
Fix for tables in tables
Version 2.2.15 (24 March 2014)
Minor bugfix for converting two spaces to one
Version 2.2.14 (21 March 2014)
Minor bugfix for cursor placement
Version 2.2.13 (11 March 2014)
Fix for hyphenation
Version 2.2.12 (08 March 2014)
Fix for two spaces to one
Version 2.2.11 (06 March 2014)
Fix for spelling variations
Fix for hyphenation
Version 2.2.10 (26 February 2014)
New option to take off checking for types of compounds
Fixed bug when cursor is left in footnotes
Improved bespoke test for spelling variations
Version 2.2.9 (06 February 2014)
Improved ability to skip references in text
Fix for capitals in headers
Improved working with tracked changes
Improved accuracy with spelling variations
Fix for common filetypes found as abbreviations
Improved accuracy for abbreviations not used
Version 2.2.8 (29 December 2013)
Fix for upgrading old styles
Fix for abbreviations without definitions
Version 2.2.7 (28 December 2013)
Fix for generating a table of abbreviations
Fix for spelling variations bug
Version 2.2.6 (12 December 2013)
Fix for database error with style sheets
Updated components
Version 2.2.5 (10 December 2013)
Display improved on widescreen and laptop monitors
Fix for memory error on very long documents
Fix for prefixes in preferred spelling
Fix for abbreviations that end in a full stop in preferred spelling
Minor bugfixes for capitals in tables, abbreviations and spelling variations
Version 2.2.4 (13 September 2013)
Fix for conversion to IZE endings
Version 2.2.3 (06 September 2013)
Display optimized to fit widescreen notebooks
Bugfix for working with selected text
Version 2.2.2 (03 September 2013)
Repeat test button refreshes with latest document changes
Fix for choosing words to exclude from tests
Version 2.2.1 (28 August 2013)
Fix for generating a table of abbreviations
Version 2.2.0 (19 August 2013)
Option to export styles in read only format
Improved recognition of abbreviations
Locate more abbreviation definitions
Find more headers with inconsistent capitalization
Improved accuracy with tracked changes
Better identification of headers
Improved checking of capitalized phrases within other phrases
Reduced false positives in the test of spelling variations
Bugfixes for tests of bullets and abbreviations
More accurate tests of punctuation
Version 2.1.19 (25 May 2013)
Hourglass cursor appears if waiting to edit long custom style sheets
Improved exception checking of custom style sheets
More accuracy for test of preferred spelling
Version 2.1.18 (23 May 2013)
More accuracy in the test of spelling variations
Fix for custom tests with errors found at the end of documents
Improved test of custom spelling variations for items in capitals
Version 2.1.17 (21 May 2013)
Dialog box location fixed for multiple monitors
Fix for custom tests with errors found at the start of documents.
Minor bugfix for gathering font information
Improved accuracy in ISE to IZE conversion
Version 2.1.16 (08 May 2013)
Find both curly and straight apostrophes in the test of phrases to avoid
Fix for custom tests of compound words with previous style sheets format
Version 2.1.15 (03 May 2013)
Improvements to work with forthcoming EU style guide
Version 2.1.14 (02 May 2013)
Resolved memory error on extremely long documents
Fix for words within words on custom tests of preferred spelling
Version 2.1.13 (30 April 2013)
Find both curly and straight apostrophe variations in custom spelling
Fix for case sensitivity in custom tests of preferred spelling
Minor bugfix for tests of numbers
Version 2.1.12 (15 April 2013)
Fix for test of spelling variations
Fix for custom comments in tests
Version 2.1.11 (14 April 2013)
Improved accuracy in ISE to IZE conversion
Improved accuracy for custom test of spelling variations
Better recognition of matches in reference lists
Bugfix for custom test of abbreviations in two forms
Bugfix for custom test of phrases in capitals
Exceptions in custom style sheets no longer case sensitive
Version 2.1.10 (11 April 2013)
New tips on tests of hyphenation and contractions
Improved working with citations
Fix for custom styles with comments
Hide use of the "Except for" code in comments
Fix for corrupted font information left in document
Fix for comments left at the start of a document
Updated taskpane loader
Version 2.1.9 (27 March 2013)
Fix for Table of Abbreviations Report error
Version 2.1.8 (22 March 2013)
More than 300 additional spelling variations tested
More than 400 additional common typos tested
Reports include phrases to avoid / consider
Keyboard mode disabled on exit
Hyphens marked for exclusion also excluded from compounds test
Message box location fixed for multiple monitors
Fix for custom contraction settings
Two spaces to one improved functionality with tracked changes
Version 2.1.7 (22 February 2013)
Additional digital signature for compatibility with Norton Security
Version 2.1.6 (11 February 2013)
Fix for custom tests of compound words
Fix for summary report of possible errors
Fix for retesting after generating a table of abbreviations
Version 2.1.5 (20 January 2013)
Restored ability to move PerfectIt to different sides of the screen
Version 2.1.4 (14 January 2013)
Additional region check for converting two spaces to one
Version 2.1.3 (10 January 2013)
Bugfix for editing while correcting phrases in capitals
Version 2.1.2 (06 January 2013)
Digitally signed for compatibility with Norton Security
Minor bugfix for fix function
Version 2.1.1 (26 December 2012)
New feature: Style notes for lists, numbers and compound tests
New option: Choose fix format for term and abbreviation order
Skip locations where the search term is part of the replacement
Option to exclude matches from custom styles
Updated help with new section on custom styles
Fix for compounds test
Fix to show revisions mode reminder
Fix for PerfectIt re-appearing in re-opened documents
Version 2.1.0 (19 December 2012)
New test: Phrases to Avoid/Consider
Alternative number options: 0-9, 10-19, 20-99
Fix for custom styles with numbers
Fix for custom spelling variations
Version 2.0.43 (16 December 2012)
Faster test of hyphenation
Faster test of spelling variations
Faster report generation
Auto skip table / bullets tests if none present
Additional fix for international dates
Version 2.0.42 (13 December 2012)
International date format fixed for trial
Fix for deleting entries in custom styles
Version 2.0.41 (9 December 2012)
New wording of error reports
Fix for test of comments left in text
Version 2.0.40 (7 December 2012)
Error reports show key information at the top
Style sheet editor specifies a single test
Style sheet editor automatically blanks text when switching tests
Version 2.0.39 (6 December 2012)
Faster tests of abbreviations
Improved ability to make document changes while running PerfectIt
Style sheet editor prevents non-word choices
Fix for hyphenation custom style sheets
Compatibility with Office 2013 manufacturing release
Version 2.0.38 (25 November 2012)
Improved automatic finding of reference lists
Hidden extra column in custom style sheets
Version 2.0.37 (21 November 2012)
Fixes for abbreviation tests
Fix for converting 'ise' words to 'ize' and vice versa
Fix for gathering document information
Version 2.0.36 (5 November 2012)
New style sheet option: case sensitive preferences
New style sheet option: choice of title format (e.g. 'Mr' or 'Mr.')
Use of punctuation in spelling preferences
Updates text checking between every test with reference option on
Improved accuracy for hyphenation
Improved interface for the style sheet editor
Bugfix for generating table of abbreviations
Version 2.0.35 (2 November 2012)
New style sheet option: convert 'ise' words to 'ize' and vice versa
New style sheet option: exclude commonly used abbreviations from definition checks
New finalization task: remove spaces before punctuation
Option to ignore text marked 'Do not check spelling or grammar'
Improved accuracy finding abbreviations
Punctuation characters allowed in phrases excluded from checking
Fix for deleting entries in style sheets
Improved reporting of results from style sheets
Fix for default style setting
Adjustment to counting in the progress bar
Easier saving for style sheet changes as well as cancel option
Version 2.0.34 (26 October 2012)
Help for keyboard controls
Uninstall icon
Bugfix for capitals in tables
Addition to common typos
Version 2.0.33 (24 October 2012)
Keyboard controls added
Added trial capability for Korean computers
Bugfix for tests of abbreviations
Fix for documents with revision tracking on
Table of abbreviations opens in front of PerfectIt
Version 2.0.32 (19 October 2012)
Restored selection search option
Fix for option of including reference lists
Version 2.0.31 (18 October 2012)
Minor bugfix for tests of abbreviations
Version 2.0.30 (17 October 2012)
Option to automatically ignore errors in reference lists
Fixes a problem accessing PerfectIt's menus
Version 2.0.29 (12 October 2012)
Automatically ignores text marked 'Do not check spelling or grammar'
Fix for custom style sheets testing numbers in sentences
Fix for version 2.0.28 installations
Version 2.0.28 (11 October 2012)
Bugfix for table headers
Version 2.0.27 (4 October 2012)
Taskbar icon for wait dialog
Bugfixes for tests of abbreviations
Accuracy improvement for test of phrases in capitals
Version 2.0.26 (28 September 2012)
Bugfix for determining styles
Improvement of the test of comments left in text
Version 2.0.25 (25 September 2012)
Bugfix for abbreviations in two forms and used before definitions
Improved system for re-running tests after checking
Fix for an error with tables of contents
Version 2.0.24 (15 September 2012)
Fix for import of style sheets
Fix for phrases in capitals with non-English documents
Smoother progress bar on tests of abbreviations
Bugfix for checking numbers with custom style sheets
Option to jump quickly to final tasks
Version 2.0.23 (11 September 2012)
Fix for bespoke spelling variations with common roots
Re-open after errors
Improved fix function for the test of common typos
Restore progress bar updates
Version 2.0.22 (9 September 2012)
Colour change to match Office 2013
Improved check on international variations
Two spaces to one set to ignore inserted field data
Bugfix for checking highlighted comments
Version 2.0.21 (7 September 2012)
Windows 8 and Office 2013 compatible
Bugfixes for abbreviations defined two ways and abbreviations in two forms
Fix for headers in capitals
Version 2.0.20 (31 August 2012)
Bugfix for abbreviations without definitions
Bigger display for error reports
Learn for style sheet option greyed out when not applicable
Version 2.0.19 (29 August 2012)
Bugfix for table punctuation
Trial extension
Version 2.0.18 (28 August 2012)
Extra visibility when working with Editorium addins (Word 2007 and above)
Default style control
Version 2.0.17 (25 August 2012)
Full error details added to errors
Version 2.0.16 (22 August 2012)
New toolbar created when Word's standard toolbar isn't showing
Report descriptions updated
Shorter error reports
Bugfixes for tests of abbreviations and phrases in capitals
Fix for converting two spaces to one
Version 2.0.15 (14 August)
Automatically ignore text inserted with EndNote
Warning when combining styles to ensure no accidental overwrite
Additional reminder when revisions mode is not running with tracked changes
Version 2.0.14 (9 August 2012)
Additional logging added
Version 2.0.13 (8 August 2012)
Minor bugfix for abbreviation definitions
Minor bugfix for comments in text
Version 2.0.12 (6 August 2012)
Fix for spelling variations test with custom style sheets
Improved compatibility with OfficeTabs
Version 2.0.11 (2 August 2012)
Made registration options easier to find
Version 2.0.10 (1 August 2012)
All tests run much faster
Quickly scan through errors with the new trackbar
Return to past issues with the new 'back' button
Clearer views of your document with taskpane running
Compatibility with 64bit versions of MS Office
Quickly assess a document with consistency reports
List revisions with reports on changes made
Limit checking to sections of your document
Version 1.4.6 (26 July 2012)
Development of Version 1 ended
Version 1.4.5 (20 July 2012)
Fix for preferred usage test
Version 1.4.4 (15 July 2012)
Fix for deleting style preferences with comments
Fix for exporting style preferences
Version 1.4.3 (10 July 2012)
Fix for deleting style preferences
Fix for display when changing styles
Version 1.4.2 (16 June 2012)
Fix for documents with invalid bookmarks
Improvements to spelling variations
Fix for number preferences in stylesheets
Version 1.4.1 (25 January 2012)
Fix for testing of compound words
Fix for documents with XML tagging
Version 1.4.0 (8 December 2011)
Option to add comments to style sheets
Improved accuracy for spelling variations
Allow en/em dashes in style sheets as well as colons and semi-colons
Removed warning about changes to Word's template
New method for inserting a table of abbreviations
Fixed search for style sheets in Windows 7
Version 1.3.14 (21 September 2011)
Better tracking of phrases within other phrases in capitals
Improved search for phrases in capitals
Fixed search for style sheets
Version 1.3.13 (24 August 2011)
Fix for table punctuation
Additional fix for custom style sheets in Windows XP
Fix for computers with French version of Windows
Version 1.3.12 (10 July 2011)
Improvements to spelling variations
Improvements to capitalization
Fix for custom style sheets in Windows XP
Version 1.3.11 (9 May 2011)
Faster and more accurate checks on abbreviations
Improvements to hyphenation accuracy
Improvements to capitalization accuracy
Fix for the check of consistency in table headers
Version 1.3.10 (20 April 2011)
Improved accuracy on hyphenation
Improved accuracy on numerals in sentences
Style sheet lists sorted by type of error and alphabetically
Fix for generating tables of abbreviations
Version 1.3.9 (16 March 2011)
Increased crash protection
Version 1.3.8 (5 March 2011)
Improved accuracy for numbers spelled out
Fix for customizing tests
Version 1.3.7 (28 February 2011)
Improved accuracy for numerals test
Improved conversion to sentence case
Improved database of common typos
Fix for abbreviations defined two ways
Version 1.3.6 (18 February 2011)
System for upgrading added to the Standard Edition
Creation of Table of Abbreviations fixed
Version 1.3.5 (13 February 2011)
Introduction of PerfectIt Standard Edition
All previous purchases automatically updated to PerfectIt Pro Edition
Version 1.3.4 (3 January 2011)
Fix for users running Windows in French
Version 1.3.3 (11 November 2010)
Fixed occasional stall when opening documents over 100 pages
Fixed occasional error on conversion of two spaces to one
Fixed treatment of errors when more than 1000 possible locations are found
Version 1.3.2 (4 November 2010)
Improved accuracy for standard mode (all tests)
Faster test times for phrases in capitals and long documents
New words added to spelling variations test
Option to always run 'Revisions Mode' (for use with all caps font)
Improved accuracy for phrases in capitals at the start of sentences and other locations
Improved test of custom preferences with numbers that are spelled out
Fix for storing test selection
Moved the location of the 'Wait' dialog box
Version 1.3.1 (13 October 2010)
New 'Revisions Mode' increases the accuracy when working with tracked changes
Improved accuracy in documents with numerous tables
Simplified starting screen, including new menu names and shortcut keys
Custom word lists renamed as 'style sheets'
Improved title case recognition
Improved recognition of numerals within a section
Improved recovery system for handling bugs
Updated help
Version 1.3.0 (20 August 2010)
Office 2010 compatible (32 bit version)
Solved occasional startup problems
Added a 'Getting Started' document
Version 1.2.4 (2 August 2010)
Code signing certificate completed to improve compatibility with security software
Version 1.2.3 (8 June 2010)
Fixes for hyphenation and abbreviation checking in custom style sheets
Version 1.2.2 (7 March 2010)
Registration system updated
Version 1.2.1 (2 March 2010)
Revised custom checking of abbreviations
Interface improvements for adding custom changes
Additional common typos added
Version 1.2.0 (24 February 2010)
Create, and switch between, multiple style sheets
Share and combine custom lists with other PerfectIt users
Revised help section
Version 1.1.7 (1 February 2010)
Improved ability to convert two spaces to one
Help file restored in Vista and Windows 7
Version 1.1.6 (17 December 2009)
Auto-save disabled with Windows Vista and Windows 7
Version 1.1.5 (1 December 2009)
Compatible with Windows 7
Default settings exclude the test for contractions
Version 1.1.4 (30 July 2009)
Automatically convert two spaces at the end of a sentence to one
Improved database of common typos
Version 1.1.3 (11 April 2009)
Easier installation with Vista
Ability to check unsaved documents
Ability to remove customized preferences
Version 1.1.0 (8 March 2009)
Complete system for PerfectIt to learn user preferences
Improved automation for fixing bullet and table punctuation
Minor bug fix for bullet capitalization
Version 1.0.77 (20 November 2008)
Added ability for PerfectIt to learn preferred versions
Minor bug fixes for the contractions and abbreviations tests
New icon for PerfectIt
Version 1.0.63 (9 October 2008)
Added a test for contractions
Added a feature for excluding specific words / phrases that authors do not find relevant
Added a test for common typos
Fixed scrolling through long lists of words
Improved speed of tests when working with long documents
Improved accuracy for abbreviation and spelling variations tests
Neatened the way in which the choice of tests is selected
Version 1.0.44 (30 September 2008)
Added ability to cancel tests
Added a check to determine if MS Word open during installation
Version 1.0.43 (18 September 2008)
Beta release