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What is new in HomeGauge 3.3 — click on the links to see the demos

  • Support for the Windows Pocket PC. Introducing Pocket HG!!!!
  • Integrated support for Radon testing from AirChek ( radon.com ). See Misc tab in software plus sign in to homegauge.com and then click on "Radon Testing" for more info.
  • Add image place holders when you take a picture to insert later. Quickly "Jump" to the place in the report to add the picture from picture preview.This features uses a timestamp of when the picture holder was inserted and compares that with the timestamps included in the pictures. Hint: Make sure your PPC and camera both have the same time. Pay attention to am/pm and the timezone also.
  • Ability to make and listen to voice recordings at each inspection item. Very helpful on the Pocket PC or Tablet PC in the field
  • Ability to give each auto comment a short name to make it easier to scan and select. Very helpful on Pocket PC
  • Ability to set up a comment to automatically cause an inspection item to be included in summaries. ( All Comments -> Edit T for that comment )
  • New configuration for summaries to include icons and colors and those icons and colors to be used in the body of the report. ( Summary -> Edit T )
  • Select multiple auto comments at the same time to drop in the report. (hold down the Ctrl key while clicking to select multiple items.)
  • Select mutliple auto comments from the global list to be included in the local list.
  • Option to turn off auto renumbering when excluding items or sections. This is handy for reinspections.
  • New button to move backwards to previous smart text word when doing a series of smart text insertions
  • New button to skip current smart word and insert nothing.
  • Picture editing: insert text on top of picture
  • Picture editing: insert grid on top of picture
  • Insert labels to show up underneath the picture in the report. This looks really nice and improves the report when adding pictures to the "Overview" tab of a section.
  • Option to have First unanswered to stop on flagged items. ( Options -> Unanswered Options)
  • Find unanswered will also stop on picture place holders to help make sure you inserted all of the pictures. ( Options -> Unanswered Options)
  • Ability to specify the HomeGauge data folder where reports and templates are stored.
  • Option in the print options to number the itemized comments. for example: 4.2 (1) and 4.2 (2)( File -> Print Options -> Misc Tab)
  • New button to alphabitize the options of Styles and Materials
  • New menu item to set command bars back to default position ( View -> Toolbars -> Default )
  • New input fields for Mr., Mrs. Rev, etc.
  • In "All Smart Text" show which comments are used that smart text
  • Filter "All Comments" for comments that only contain words ( Template -> All Comments -> Filter )
  • Print Option to have the comments or the pictures come first in the report. (File -> Print Options -> Misc Tab)
  • Check box option for when duplicating a section to include the parent section name in front of duplicate section. Useful for multiple units.
  • Summaries that do not contain any items will no longer print
  • Option to uncheck summary check boxes when a column is unchecked (Templates -> Edit Column Headers)
  • Included in the install several different cover pages for different looks.
  • Various user interface and keyboard use improvements
  • bug fix: General Section - "template move up" will remove the current answer
  • bug fix: sections mislabeled when more than 26 repeat sections
  • bug fix for sometimes losing REP user name especially when using wireless connection
  • crash fix : robert gonzalez - delete all sections in components and then unexclude first section in optional - HG go boom
  • Overview of some miscellaneous updates to HomeGauge v3.3



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