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What changes are in Alpha4 V8?

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    What changes are in Alpha4 V8?

    I have used A4 for years. Upgraded to V7 about 2 years ago. Was not aware of V8 until saw postings on this forum. What changes are there? I am running a desk top HP with Win XP and a Dell 6000 laptop. Have had trouble with MS security updates. Was ready to reformat HD until I found this forum today on deleting MS update KB885835, it works!!! Thanks to all you that recommended that.
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    Re: What changes are in Alpha4 V8?

    To my knowledge, V8 added Fax and Email capabilities. I'll look around and see if I can find anything advising "What's new in V8".

    Mike
    Thank you,
    Mike Konoff

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      Re: What changes are in Alpha4 V8?

      THIS IS COPIED DIRECTLY FROM A4V8'S "WHAT'S NEW" SECTION.

      This document describes what's new in Alpha Four Version 8.

      Alpha Four Version 8 changes the way your application can deliver information. In the past, you printed a report and hand delivered a stack of paper to recipients. Or you printed and mailed hundreds of invoices, with all the associated costs of labor, envelopes, and postage. Version 8 integrates e-mail and (optional) fax support into your applications.

      With Alpha Four V8, you can:

      � Send a report via e-mail using your standard e-mail client (e.g. Outlook, Eudora, etc.) The report will be displayed in the body of the e-mail (rather than as an attachment).

      � Send a report via e-mail using the special built-in e-mail client in Alpha Four V8. The report will be displayed in the body of the e-mail (rather than as an attachment).

      � Send a report via e-mail, using your standard e-mail client, as an attached Adobe Acrobat .PDF file.

      � Send a report as a fax (available only if you purchased the fax support option).

      � Send mass e-mailings to a list of recipients. Each e-mail can be personalized with information from your database.

      � Send mass fax broadcasts to a list of recipients. Each fax can be personalized with information from your database (available only if you purchased the fax support option).
      The mass customized e-mailing and fax broadcast options are perfect for delivering invoices, thank you letters, solicitations, collection letters, etc. to your customers, or clients.

      For example, instead of printing out invoices, and then mailing them individually, you can now completely automate the task, save money on mailing costs, and complete the task in a fraction of the time it would normally have taken.

      In order to e-mail or fax a report in V8, you use one of the special printer drivers that V8 makes available. For example, say you want to send a report to someone as an attached PDF file. You simply print the report as you normally would, selecting the �Email External PDF� printer driver.

      NOTE If you have not previously used Alpha Four V7, then please refer to the �What�s New in Alpha Four V7� book for information on the Winagent.exe program, and how Alpha Four prints using Windows printer drivers.

      NOTE The e-mail features of Alpha Four do not work with AOL e-mail accounts as these are not standard internet e-mail accounts.
      Thank you,
      Mike Konoff

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        Re: What changes are in Alpha4 V8?

        Originally posted by BurlB View Post
        I have used A4 for years. Upgraded to V7 about 2 years ago. Was not aware of V8 until saw postings on this forum. What changes are there? I am running a desk top HP with Win XP and a Dell 6000 laptop. Have had trouble with MS security updates. Was ready to reformat HD until I found this forum today on deleting MS update KB885835, it works!!! Thanks to all you that recommended that.
        Burl,

        Are you still using A4 V7?

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          Re: What changes are in Alpha4 V8?

          I now have v8

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