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Revision History for Handy Client

If your current Handy client license has a purchase date more than 1 year prior to the release date of the current version, there would be an upgrade fee required to use the new version.  You can check your purchase date within Handy under "Help / About...".  The release date for the current version is shown on the Handy Client download page.  To upgrade your Handy Client license visit the purchase upgrade page.  To download an older version of the client, find it in the listings below.

September 3, 2008: Version 3.9

Updated Print Preview for Vista SP1 compatibility
Improved Page Setup dialogs

May 11, 2008: Version 3.8  [Download version 3.8]

Updated Print Preview for Vista SP1 compatibility

January 29, 2008: Version 3.7  [Download version 3.7]
(effective license release date remains at November 30, 2007)

Bug fix: Permission problems under Vista when publishing an address book

January 1, 2008: Version 3.6  [Download version 3.6]
(effective license release date remains at November 30, 2007)

Bug fix: Booklet printing could cause program to hang under certain conditions

November 30, 2007: Version 3.5  [Download version 3.5]

Added "File / Options... / List Display..." dialog to customize colors and fonts for the address list view.  Separate settings are available for even/odd rows.
Added address list view 'Templates' to memorize and recall list view field preferences.  Useful when you want to have different views easily available.
Can now customize which fields are available in the address search dialog

July 20, 2007: Version 3.4  [Download version 3.4]

Add "File / Properties..." menu command
Increased maximum notes for each contact to 1MB
Added keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + S) for selecting which address/email/phone field is being edited in the Address Editor dialog
Windows Vista update

July 10, 2007: Version 3.3  [Download version 3.3]

Added printing options to insert a page break between alphabet groups for the List, Details, and Booklet printing styles.
Search results list improved so that multiple selections can be made using Ctrl and Shift keys.  Enables selecting multiple search results in the main list view.
Added keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + S) for selecting which address/email/phone field is being edited in the Address Editor dialog
Changed default location for new user's address book from installation folder to "My Documents \ Handy Address Book"
Bug fix: "Browse..." buttons were not working under Windows 98

April 9, 2007: Version 3.2  [Download version 3.2]
(For licensing purposes the release date of 3.2 remains the same as version 3.1 (April 7, 2007) since this release is strictly a maintenance release.)

Bug fix: Program could crash when a contact had a category assignment manually entered that had categories longer than 15 characters

April 7, 2007: Version 3.1  [Download version 3.1]

Updated for Windows Vista. Fixed several compatibility/display problems under Vista.
Added support for Vista's "Default Programs" feature.  Use Default Programs to assign Handy to be the default program for vCards (*.vcf) and Handy Address Book files (*.abk).
Handy is now supported on Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista.
Improved note printing by adding optional word wrap.  When "File / Options... / Options / Word Wrap Notes" option is on, notes longer than one line will be word wrapped when printing Booklet and Details styles.
Bug fix: Program could crash when importing certain files
Bug fix: When a contact was assigned to a single category, the category assignment could not be removed using the "Categories..." dialog

December 8, 2006: Version 3.0  [Download version 3.0]

New "Booklet" printing style
Printing option to print all, only even, or only odd pages.  Helpful for doing 2 sided printing.
Printing option to print multiple copies at once
Ability to define your own custom labels for printing
Option to choose which fields are printed with the envelope printing style
Store multiple return addresses for the envelope printing style
Export field order and selection status are now memorized and initialized as defaults for subsequent exports
Minor bug fixes and online help updates

July 20, 2006: Version 2.2  [Download version 2.2]

Word Wrap option for the Notes field in the address editor and in the details view
Alphabet filter option to filter on Name, Company, or either one
New installation program
Improved import wizard  by displaying a progress bar during import
Minor bug fixes and online help updates

September 24, 2005: Version 2.1  [Download version 2.1]

Removed option to overwrite an address book that couldn't be opened because it was created with a future version of Handy.  (Attempting to help prevent accidental data loss.)
Improved appearance of installation program
Bug fix: When using shared address books the "File / New..." command was not initiating a logon, so if you weren't already logged on the shared option was always disabled.
Bug fix: Program could crash under some circumstances when publishing to the web

July 31, 2005: Version 2.0  [Download version 2.0]

First release of Handy Client for the Handy Server