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ClearContext v4.5 is Available.  Start your 30-Day trial now!

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New Features for v4.5 include:

Topic Suggestions: ClearContext now suggests Topics based on your past history when filing.  After upgrade, run ClearContext > Options > Analyze Contacts to increase the accuracy of suggestions.

Redesigned Tabbed Dashboard: The Dashboard contains a new summary view.  From there, open Project Dashboard tabs to view all the information related to a  project into a single combined view - email threads, contacts attachments, appointments and tasks.

       
Contacts and Attachments Menus

ClearContext automatically identifies contacts and attachments in your projects and folders so that you can quickly and easily share information with your team.
 
RelatedView

MessageContext: Formerly RelatedView, MessageContext now shows message text and indicates attachments in messages.

FolderContext lets you instantly:
  • See attachments and contacts from emails in each folder.
  • Sort, save, and forward those attachments.
  • Create distribution lists, meeting requests, etc. from those contacts.

Attachment Explorer allows you to explore and preview attachments within Outlook just like folders on your desktop.

 


 
Notification Managers

Too many status and notification emails in your inbox?  Many people's inboxes are clogged with email like:

  • Notifications from online services
  • Automated log and alert emails from IT applications
  • Receipts and status from e-commerce sites

Notification Managers automatically move these emails out of your inbox into a categorized view so you can quickly process notifications without constant interruptions.  Use ClearContext templates or easily create your own customized notification managers.  For more information, see our Notifications page.


Too numerous to list here, we have also implemented many v4.5 performance and fit and finish enhancements as requested by our customers.

Previous version release notes
New Features in v4.0 include:

IMS Dashboard 

 

IMS Dashboard

Accessed from the Dashboard button on the toolbar, this tool allows you to view Messages, Tasks & Appointments, filtered by Topic and Category.

When unfiltered, the messages window shows flagged messages only.  Apply a Topic filter to show Inbox and Filed messages with assigned Topics.

 

Alerts 

 

Alerts

Create an unread message or contact alert trigger by clicking the Alerts button on the toolbar.  If a message that meets the criteria set in your Alert trigger remains unread for the time you specify, IMS will pop-up a window letting you know that there is a message in your Inbox that needs attention.  A few notes:

  • You can set Alerts by contact or message thread
  • You manage/view your Alert triggers from the Alert management window, accessed via the ClearContext menu.

 

Toolbar 

 

Toolbar Simplification

Probably the first thing you will notice in the new release is that the toolbar has been simplified.  Add/Remove buttons and change their position via ClearContext > Options > Preferences > Toolbar.

 

ClearContext Contact Exporter

Contact Exporter (Beta)

The contact exporter lets you create and export groups of email addresses found in messages stored in the Outlook folders you select.  More detail is available here.

 

Do Not Disturb 

 

Do Not Disturb

Access this feature from the ClearContext menu to turn off message notifications and work without interruption.

 

Topic Query 

 

Topic Query on Save

Much like the Topic query on send function for composed messages available in v3, IMS will query for Topic assignment when a task or appointment is saved.

 

File 

 

Mark as Read When Filing

IMS now marks all messages as read when filing using one of the filing buttons.  This behavior can be turned of via ClearContext > Options > Preferences > Misc.

 

Task Support 

 

Custom Forms Support

IMS can be configured to use custom forms from the Task and Schedule buttons.  This allows the product to be used in conjunction with third party add-ins like Taskline.  Enter the custom form class in ClearContext > Options > Preferences > Tasks/Appts.  FYI - To use Taskline, enter IPM.Task.Taskline in the Task custom form field.

 

Go to Topic

Go to Topic

Accessed from the Topic Selector, Go To Topic opens the Topic folder that you select.

For those running v1& v2 - New Functionality introduced in v3 includes:

 

Unsubscribe from Thread

Automatically file current and future messages of a given conversation to either their topic folder or an unsubscribed folder.

 

 

Topic Selector

Click the Topic button next to the Topic drop down for a advanced and streamlined UI for the assignment of Topics.

 

 

Topic/Category Synchronization

Automatically synchronize Topics into the Category field for messages, tasks, and appointments. Turn this feature on via ClearContext > Options > Preferences > Topic Options.

 

 

Integrated MessageContext (formerly RelatedView)

In Outlook 2007, the ClearContext MessageContext, which shows all email, tasks, and appointments associated with the current message, is now integrated directly into Outlook messages, tasks, and appointments.

 

 

Send Message Control Panel

Assign Topics as you send an email, automating email conversation categorization. Also review Topic, Priority, Follow-Up, and other information associated with the sent message.

 

 

Secondary Datastore Sharing

Identify your SharePoint lists (2007), Public Folders, or an Alternate PST file as a secondary datastore (ClearContext > Options > Configuration) and your shared folders are available as Topics for easy filing.

 

 

Quick Defer Options

In Outlook 2007, use the Quick Defer options from the Ribbon (1h, 1d, 2d, etc...) to rapidly act on messages.

 

 

Outlook 2007 Ribbon Support

3.0 has full support for the 2007 Microsoft Office system ribbon user interface.

 

 

Priority Override

Manual priorities are now overrides of the thread score rather than contributors to the composite score.

 

For more detail, see our products pages.