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March 20, 2008:
A few of our applications are discontinued
  We are somewhat saddened to announce that after many years of being available, Idea Magic, ExactWord and EditExt are no longer going to be offered as a standalone applications.
January 15, 2008:
5.3.2 Applications Released
  Version 5.3.2 of Idea Magic, Spell Magic, Word Spring, Write Source have been released with modifications to the spelling initialization process.
July 21, 2006:
Specially priced Credit card purchase via online Software Store
  Our Store has sizes 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 User Packs, which you may purchase just by going to our Store.

We also have larger Site License of 500, 1000 users, as well as our Enterprise and Distribution Licenses, which are not normally listed in the Store.

We now offer easy credit card purchases for those larger Site Licenses not normally listed in our Software Store.

If you wish to purchase a larger license or for specially discounted reseller or academic prices, we can create a special SKU.

You can then process a secure transaction using you credit card, as you normally would through our Software Store.

Email us for details.

July 14, 2006:
New - Custom Builds available for Site Licenses
  Custom builds of selected Alcoda Software applications, such as the popular Spell Magic, are now available.

Social care organizations using CareFirst find that a Spell Magic Custom Build more quickly adds spelling for their users.

We will preset options to fully meet your requirements. Your users will be up and running with much less work from your technical department.

Custom Build Benefits:

  • Self-Registering - easier to distribute on your network or with your application
  • Silent Install - no install dialogs; easy to deploy on network
  • Branded in About Box with Company or Institution name
  • Many Options pre-configured, such as “Enable Compatibility Mode” or “Show SmartBar on Opening” can be turned on or off to customize to your requirements
  • Custom User Dictionaries can be pre-configured, the AutoCorrect Dictionary can be set to US or UK spelling
  • Main Spelling Dictionaries can be pre-configured: as an example, in the shipping versions, the American English dictionary is selected by default; this can be changed so the British is selected by default or any combination of main and specialized can be selected
  • Specialized dictionaries can be pre-configured: Medical, Medical 2, Legal and Technical
  • Other option requirements may also be customized, just ask us.

Our Enterprise and Distribution Licenses qualify for the Custom Build with no extra cost.

Other User Packs can have the Custom Build with an additional cost.

Please email us for more details and to answer any of your questions.

October 21, 2005:
Released: New Version 5.3 Applications
  We are happy to announce minor version upgrades to the following applications:

We have improved our Compatibility Mode to include even more working applications, so you can spell check more seamlessly anywhere in Windows you are typing.

Compatibility Mode is now the default mode and is enabled to provide more seamless interaction with the widest possible range of working applications.

An improved AutoCorrect dictionary, containing over 1000 auto correct pairs, is included in the new releases.

Currently licensed users are entitled to a free minor version upgrade. Just download the latest version and install!

October 21, 2005:
All Alcoda Software standalone applications now include 19 spelling dictionaries
 

Now, all Alcoda Software standalone applications are shipped with 19 different spelling dictionaries. The American dictionary and AutoCorrect dictionary are selected by default.

Easily select the dictionary of your choice:

  • Open the Spelling Options dialog and check the spelling dictionary you wish to use
  • To switch to another language dictionary, open Spelling Options again and choose
  • (To add a dictionary not shipped, use the Dictionary Update Wizard or go to the Dictionary Download page and manually download and install.)

Included Spelling Dictionaries:
American Dictionary (Main American Spelling Dictionary: Designed as a standalone dictionary for American spelling use, it contains a combination of the words in English Dictionary and American Add-On dictionaries. This is the dictionary shipped with all the Alcoda Software products.)
American English Add-on Dictionary (contains all the words in American English Dictionary that are not in English Dictionary - can be used with British English Dictionary or Aussie English Dictionary to give American, Aussie & British Spelling suggestions.)
Aussie English  Dictionary (Main Aussie Spelling Dictionary: Designed as a standalone dictionary for Aussie spelling use, it contains a combination of the words in English Dictionary and Aussie Add-On dictionaries.)
Aussie English Add-on Dictionary (contains all the words in Aussie English Dictionary that are not in English Dictionary - can be used with British English Dictionary or American English Dictionary to give American, Aussie & British Spelling suggestions.)
AutoCorrect Dictionary contains over 1000 AutoCorrect pairs of commonly misspelled English words, such as "arn"t > arn't" and "teh > the".
AutoCorrect-British Dictionary contains over 600 AutoCorrect pairs of American spellings to British spellings, such as "aluminum > aluminium".
British English Dictionary (Main British Spelling Dictionary: Designed as a standalone dictionary for British spelling use, it contains a combination of the words in English Dictionary and British Add-On dictionaries.)
British English Add-on Dictionary (contains all the words in British English Dictionary that are not in English Dictionary - can be used with American English Dictionary or Aussie English Dictionary to give both American, Aussie & British Spelling suggestions.)
Danish Dictionary Standard Danish
Dutch Dictionary Standard Dutch
English Dictionary (Use as the Base English spelling dictionary when neither American-specific nor British-specific spellings are desired. It can also be used with either the American Add-On English Dictionary or British Add-On English Dictionary to provide those different spelling suggestions.)
French Dictionary  Standard French
'New' German Dictionary Newly created dictionary using New Standard German. Please note that this dictionary should be selected separately, in Spelling Options, so that the different spellings do not 'conflict' with each other.
'Old' German Dictionary Newly created dictionary using Old Standard German. Please note that this dictionary should be selected separately, in Spelling Options, so that the different spellings do not 'conflict' with each other.
Italian Dictionary Standard Italian
Portuguese (Brazilian) Dictionary Standard Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese (Portugal) Dictionary Standard Portuguese
Spanish Dictionary Improved 6th Edition
Swedish Dictionary Standard Swedish

October 18, 2005:
Released: New Spelling Dictionaries
  We have released new and updated spelling dictionaries:
  • American
  • Aussie Add-on
  • AutoCorrect (American)
  • AutoCorrect-British (Autocorrects American spellings to British spellings)
  • British
  • Estonian
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Swedish
  • Technical

You may use the Dictionary Update Wizard to download the new dictionaries and then enable them in Spelling Options. Or go to the Dictionary Download page, download the new dictionaries and unzip them in the Alcoda application folder and then ensure they are enabled in Spelling Options.

   
 

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