Only major updates are listed here. The changes
made by minor updates are mentioned in the next major update.
Version 7.05
• Run from USB Drive mode.
• Support for Windows Vista dialogs and visual improvements.
• Borders and shading.
• Ability to sort sub-branches.
• ability to zoom documents with mouse wheel.
• HTML Help output options (Professional Edition only).
• Optimized large files processing.
• Optimized Sort Tree and Sort Branch commands.
• Custom icons now scaled correctly.
• Fixed minor bugs in drag and drop operations.
• Fixed vertical web tree layout option.
• Fixed bug in live spelling.
• Fixed "Grid index out of range" error message in Change Icon dialog.
• Fixed bug in Replace Icon command (Professional Edition only).
• Fixed some multi-user access issues.
• Fixed bug in Finder (Professional Edition only).
Version 7.0
• Node icons and flags now support transparency.
• Ability to move and dock tree, search, and bookmark panes.
• Export to Windows HTML help (Professional Edition only).
• Built-in calculator (Standard Edition only).
• Ability to save and restore layouts.
• Support for right-to-left writing.
• Optimized basic tree operations.
• Updated Office 2003 visual theme.
• Updated spelling dictionary.
• Updated database engine.
• Imporved Windows Vista compatibility.
• Improved Windows shell integration.
• Improved import and export.
• Improved export to CHM Help and Web Tree format (Professional Edition only).
• Ability to display transparent PNG images in Web Tree (Professional Edition only).
• Now Web Tree can be displayed in Mozilla Firefox (Professional Edition only).
• Improved multi-user access mode.
• Fixed irregular font spacing problem.
• Fixed "Out of system resources" error.
• Bugs fixed.
Version 6.2
• Document templates.
• Bullets and numbering styles.
• Formatting marks.
• Soft hyphens support.
• Office 2003 visual theme. • Live spelling.
• Links to phone numbers and pop-up text.
• Now restores the tray icon on Explorer crash.
• Updated database engine. • Removed images flickering.
• Removed obsolete Office XP theme.
• User interface changes.
•
Bugs fixed.
Version 6.0
• New fast, reliable, and secure database engine.
• New document processing engine.
• Built-in database encryption.
• Reduced system resources usage.
• Database repair feature.
• Tray icon protection.
• Support for double-byte character languages.
• Ability to switch between tree-only and document-only views.
• Icon collections. • Improved Windows XP themes support.
• Improved .html documents export. • Fixed bug in Web Tree feature (Professional Edition only).
• Fixed bug in custom icons import (Professional Edition only).
Version 5.3
• Ability to use command-line parameters in hyperlinks.
• Match Case option in Global Search feature.
• Find whole words only option in Global Search feature.
• Minimize to tray hot key.
• Duplicate node command. • Ability to import tree outline from a text file.
• Print total number of pages command.
• Print node names option.
• Insert page break command.
• Ability to select font to print node names.
• Ability to clear style list.
• Predefined styles. • Improved Web tree feature (Professional Edition only). • Improved paragraph formatting options.
• Improved automatic hyperlink detection. • Fixed bug in Global Search command.
• Fixed bug in Print Preview module.
• Fixed bug in Style Manager.
Version 5.1
• Maple and Maple Professional now have the same version number.
• Header and footer support.
• Ability to apply outside borders to the selected text.
• Node date.
• Node comments.
• Improved help file. • Minor bugs fixed.
• Close Button Minimizes Main Window option.
• Export to Pocket Maple Reader command.
• Optimized Open and Save commands.
• Updated LockBox encrypting engine (Professional Edition only).
• Updated backup files compression engine (Professional Edition only).
• Improved Finder search engine (Professional Edition only).
• Improved integration with Microsoft Word 2002 (Professional Edition only).
• Improved Windows XP themes support. •
New look of toolbars and menus.
•
Improved Insert Hyperlink command.
• Improved Global Search.
• Fixed bug in Replace Icon command (Professional Edition only).
• Fixed bug in Insert Hyperlink command.
• Fixed bug in exporting flat file in HTML format.
• Fixed bug in old-format files conversion.
• Fixed bug in HTML Tree feature (Professional Edition only).
Version 4.3
• Export Tree Outline command now supports .mpl format. • Back and Forward commands.
• Import Folder Content command.
• Ability to select multiple files in Insert Link to
File.
• Ability to enter inches in Page Setup/Margins dialog. • Custom node icons.
• Sort command.
• Ability to select background color for each document (Standard Edition only).
• Ability to choose date and time format.
• Improved Export HTML Tree feature (Professional Edition only).
• Improved Global Seach.
• Improved Copy Branch.
• Imporved Move Upward and Move Downward.
• Improved Autosave.
• Improved Encryption Wizard (Professional Edition only).
• Export HTML Document command now saves background color.
• Improved Find Node.
• Updated database engine.
• Updated compression engine.
• Improved Windows XP compatibility. • New help file. • Fixed bug in Insert Hyperlink.
• Fixed bug in sorting mode.
• Fixed bug in HTML Tree feature (Professional Edition only).
• Fixed bug in Change Case.
• Fixed bug in HTML files processing.
• Fixed bug in nodes reordering commands.
• Fixed bug in Paste command.
• Minor changes and bugfixes.
Version 4.0
• Completely redesigned menus and toolbars.
• Ability to drag and dock main menu and toolbars.
• Ability to display background texture on the toolbars.
• Office XP visual theme.
• Data compression.
• Ruler Units option.
• Ability to create tables.
• Copy/Apply Formatting features.
• Built-in thesaurus.
• Title Case conversion command.
• Windows 2000-style dialogs support.
• 256-color tray icon (Windows XP only).
• Move Upward and Move Downward commands.
• Ability to show flags in the tree.
• Ability to change tree color.
• New built-in icons.
• Read-only trees.
• Added HTML Tree feature (Professional Edition only)..
• Overall performance improved.
• Improved documents processing.
• Improved Spell Checker.
• Improved styles handling.
• Improved bookmarks handling.
• Improved Insert Hyperlink command.
• Improved compressed files handling.
• Improved .html and .doc files handling.
• Improved tree files format.
• Improved trees handling.
• Reduced computer resources usage.
• Improved Finder (Professional Edition only)..
• Improved paragraph formatting.
• Fixed problem in single-node branches import.
• Fixed bug in Export feature.
• Fixed bug in Send command.
• Minor changes.
Version 3.2
• Ability to save information about the tree.
• Ability to insert GIF and JPEG images into
the documents.
• Ability to drop files onto the tree.
• Ability to export and import HTML documents.
• Ability to open Word 97/2000 documents.
• Ability to export data in flat file format.
• Stay on Top button into the Global Search Results window.
• Ability to create a new style based on a currently
selected text.
• Calculate Expression feature.
• Ability to print page numbers.
• New node icons.
• Improved Global Search.
• Improved printing.
• Improved sound processing.
• Page Setup dialog now saves margins.
• New splash screen.
• New installation program.
• Improved Hyperlink feature.
• Improved Bookmark feature.
• Improved documents processing.
• Improved help file.
• Fixed bug in Spell Checker.
• Minor changes and bugfixes.
Version 3.0
• Export/Import Branch.
• Copy/Paste Branch.
• Print Branch.
• Ability to select icon for each node.
• Ability to show shortcut keys in hints.
• Ability to open clipboard viewer on startup.
• Customized toolbars.
• Numerate Nodes.
• Insert Date and Time shortcut.
• Expand Node no Startup option.
• Trim feature.
• Go to Line command.
• Ability to customize tab size.
• Convert confirmation.
• Ability to hide menu icons.
• Ability to disable Recent Files list.
• Ability to hide Selection bar.
• Improved Preferences dialog.
• Improved Trim feature.
• Improved printinting.
• Improved Insert Link command.
• Improved wheel navigation.
• Improved global search.
• Improved help file.
• Improved clipboard viewer.
• Improved full screen mode.
• Improved character map.
• Minor changes and bugfixes.
Version 2.5
• Styles.
• Character Map.
• Clipboard Viewer.
• Font Preview.
• Send command.
• Word Wrap command.
• Node Level.
• Ability to display nodes title in the caption.
• Wheel Navigation.
• Print Preview.
• Built-in spelling dictionary.
• Ability to switch between tree and notes with a Tab
key.
• Ability to select the default document type.
• Ability to reorder sibling nodes.
• Ability to export and import Microsoft Word
and Windows Write documents.
• German and French languages spelling.
• Spelling options.
• Protected trees icon.
• Insert Link to File feature.
• Improved bookmarking.
• Improved installation.
• Improved help file.
• Improved spelling.
• Improved sibling nodes reordering.
• Improved nodes deletion.
• Removed plain text mode.
• Fixed bug in Sorting command.
• Minor changes and bugfixes.
Version 2.0
• Added ability to store bookmarks within a tree file.
• Added Global Search feature.
• Added Sorting feature.
• Added history in Find and Bookmark dialogs.
• Added ability to hide Status bar.
• Added ability to show hints in Maple tree.
• Added ability to delete bookmarks.
• Added ability to protect Maple trees with a password.
• Added ability to creates sibling nodes with Insert key.
• Added ability to select default font in Rich Text mode.
• Added shortcut to Global Search option.
• Added Global Search menu item.
• Changed shortcut to Hyperlink option.
• Fixed bug in Find Node and Hyperlink options.
• Improved Maple tree processing operations.
• Minor changes and bugfixes.
Version 1.7
• Added Print Tree Structure feature.
• Added Save Tree Structure feature.
• Added Save Selection feature.
• Added Page Setup dialog.
• Added Sound feature.
• Added ability to create named bookmarks.
• Added shortcuts to some formatting options.
• Added ability to select nodes images.
• Minor changes.
Version 1.6
• Multiple bookmarks management.
• Full Screen.
• Word Selection.
• Undo Limit.
• New formatting options.
• Insert file.
• Convert command.
• Inplace Objects Editing feature.
• Spell checker.
• Insert Date and Time command.
• Num Lock and Caps Lock indicators.
• Minor changes and bugfixes.
Version 1.3
• Plain Text mode.
• Bookmarks.
• Ability to select editor color.
• Ability to disable URL detection.
• Recent files list.
• Word Wrap feature.
• Ability to display bookmark in the tree.
• Minor changes and bugfixes.
