What's new in NEO Pro 4.1

Please check here for and overview of what was new in NEO Pro 4.0

New Features

• Search box available in all views

  A search entry box is now located in the title bar above the message listing for convenient and quick access from every view within NEO Pro:
  

  • To search all message stores, press 'Enter' or click the left search icon
  • To search within the folder, press 'Shift+Enter' or click the right search icon
  
  

• User-definable backup location for the catalog

  Every 3 days a backup is made of the catalog and up to 3 backups are saved. So far these backups were located in a subdirectory of the catalog directory. Users can now specify per catalog this backup location through the File | Catalog | Catalog Properties menu. Also when creating a new catalog the backup location can be defined. This allows users to place the backup in a location which is part of a regular backup routine (e.g. My Documents).
  Also this feature allows a safe usage of a Ramdrive for the catalog like Ramdisk Plus. When choosing a ramdrive product which saves the image upon shutdown (and restores at system start) users can place the Catalog at a ramdrive location and enjoy a very significant performance boost. With backups located on a non-ramdrive location, the user is secured against system or ramdrive failures.

• Priority correspondent

  A Correspondent can be assigned 'priority' showíng all messages in red in the message listing. To assign priority, right-click the Correspondent Folder and select Folder Properties.

• Delete attachments

  An option is now available when clicking the paperclip icon in the reading pane to delete attachments without opening a message in Outlook.

• Search for attachment name

  In the Search tab an option is now available to search for attachment names (default selected).

• Outlook folder column in message listing

  A frequently requested option was to show the Outlook folder where a message is stored in the message listing. A column with this information is now available. To show this column, right-click the columns and select this column. Folder information is also available in the reading pane header.

• Highlighting search words

  Another frequently requested feature was to highlight search words in the search results. This is now realized.

• Virtual folder for all deleted items

  Within Outlook a Deleted Items folder is available for every PST. To remove all deleted items it is necessary to go to every PST to empty these folders. NEO Pro 4.1 now has an additional virtual folder "Deleted Items (All)" containing reference to all messages within these Deleted Items folders. Emptying this virtual folder (right-click and select Empty Folder) will remove all deleted items from the entire Outlook system. This new virtual folder is located under the Status tab and it is advised to show this folder in the Hot View for easy access. A catalog rebuild is necessary to populate this folder with all messages currently located in the various deleted items folders (File | Catalog | Rebuild Catalog).

• Filter for ‘Filed Messages’

  An extra filter is introduced to show all 'Filed Messages' within a NEO Pro folder, i.e. all messages not located in the system folders of the default mailbox (inbox, drafts, sent items, ...). This filter is accessed by clicking the 'Unfiled Messages' filter icon while pressing the Shift key (see 'hint' when placing the mouse over this filter icon).

• Rules can now add a Category

  Version 4.0 introduced a first version of NEO rules allowing users to organize a message into a Bulk Mail folder based on (part of) the subject. Release 4.1 is now expanding on this functionality by allowing users to assign a Category for incoming messages based on (part of) the subject. Using this feature is self-explanatory when creating (or editing) a rule.

• Searches and Rules can become punctuation sensitive

  Searches and Rules within NEO Pro ignore punctuation and special characters by default. It is now possible to set an option for searches and rules to not ignore these characters anymore. For this a catalog rebuild is needed and therefore this option can only be set in the Catalog Rebuild dialog. Status of this setting is available in the Catalog Properties window.

Minor Improvements

• Auto resizing of columns in the message listing

  When resizing the reading pane positioned on the right-hand side, columns of the message listing will now auto-resize to available space. Resizing will also happen when adding/removing a column.

• Filed icon for subfolders of the Inbox now user-definable option

  Whether to show the 'filed' icon for subfolders of the inbox can now be defined in the Miscellaneous tab under Options. Default setting is to show the icon.

• User-definable clean-up of 'read' items from the Unread folder

  The Unread folder (on Status tab) shows all messages within the Outlook system which have not yet been read. So far messages becoming read were removed from the Unread folder with a delay of 1-2 hours causing sometimes confusion as to content of this folder. This delayed clean-up is now user-definable (on/off) on the Miscellaneous tab under Options. Default is a delayed clean-up. When switched off, every message becoming 'read' will be removed immediately from the Unread folder.

• Option to add all categories to Master Category list

  When opening the Category Picker (select a message and press Ctrl+T), an option is now available to add all categories to the Master Category list. Sofar this had to be done for each category individually. Master categories are written into the registry and, when needed, can be easily transferred to another machine.

• Improved tray icon handling

  NEO Pro's icon will remain on the system tray even when the program is in foreground. Once minimized a single click will bring NEO Pro to the foreground.

• Outlook folders in Hot view can get store name

  When showing an Outlook folder in the Hot View which is not coming from the default message store the message store name will be shown after the folder name (e.g. Deleted Items in <StoreName>). This to distinguish from similarly named folders coming from other message stores as Outlook (system) folders do not carry unique names across message stores. Showing the store name can be switched off from the Tools | Options | Format tab (restart NEO after changing the selection).

• Shift+Ctrl+Left/Right now mirroring behavior within Windows

  These keyboard short-cuts are now equal to default Windows behavior: select word left/right

• Secondary shortcuts for Categorize and Search in Folder

  Secondary shortcuts for Categorize (Alt+Z) and Search in Folder (Alt+X) are now permanent

• Icon added for 'Make Inactive'

Issues Addressed

• 2nd Outlook instance resolved

  Certain Outlook add-ins caused NEO Pro to trigger a 2nd visible Outlook instance (e.g. Mind Manager, WebEx, ...). This has been resolved.

• Dormant to Current promotion now working

  Folders under the Dormant group did not promote to Current upon receiving a new message. This has been resolved. To avoid promotion this option of the Dormant group folder now needs to be switched off (right-click the Dormant group folder).

• Duplicates when running Outlook 2007 SP2 in Cached Exchange mode

  Under certain conditions duplicate message entries appeared within NEO Pro when running Outlook 2007 SP2 in Cached Exchange mode. This has been resolved.

• Incorrect folder count

  When using 'Empty Folder' for Spam or Deleted Items folders, an incorrect folder count could show afterwards. This has been resolved.

• Folder properties showing incorrect 'Name in Column' selection.

  Selecting Folder Properties from a NEO folder showed incorrect 'Show Name in Column' selection. This has been resolved.

• Junk mail system folder could be deleted within NEO Pro

  This has been fixed

• Occasional Tray Icon errors have been resolved.




• Few minor Windows 7 issues addressed