New release - NumXL 1.5

June 14, 2011: Spider Financial is proud to announce the long awaited official release of NumXL 1.5 (Final). NumXL 1.5 is a bridge between 1.0 and 2.0, with a number of fixes, enhancements, and new features.

Installation

1. [NEW] (Start Menu) Custom icons, shortcuts
2. [NEW] (Start Menu) NumXL is now stored in own folder, rather than under Spider Financial
3. [NEW] (Start Menu) License Manager and uninstallation now available
4. [NEW] Can detect previous installation (SP3 and lower)
5. [NEW] Can detect whether Excel is running before installing or uninstalling
6. [REVISED] Installation time and pages have been cut down, enhancing user experience by removing unnecessary steps
7. [REVISED] Enhanced installation readability, use, and stability
8. [REVISED] Enhanced support for single-user installation
9. [UPDATED] New graphics, logo
10. [UPDATED] (License Manager) automatically launches at the end of installation, is not dependent on the installation any more (can be launched at a later time)
11. [UPDATED] (License Manager) Direct Connection automatically shows license key, if available/activated previously
12. [UPDATED] (License Manager) Manual Activation includes license key, if available, and machine ID
13. [FIXES] Miscellaneous code fixes and enhancements
14. [REMOVED] Documentation and case-studies from installation, moved to website

User Interface (UI)

1. [NEW] Airline, Forecast Models
2. [NEW] Nag Window
3. [NEW] Excel 2003 has now custom icons relevant to NumXL
4. [UPDATED] Excel 2007 and 2010 icons
5. [FIXES] Enchances usability, miscellaneous fixes

Documentation

1. [UPDATED] New models, examples
2. [MOVED] Moved the documentation from the installer to the website
3. [REVISED] Help file

Users are encouraged to remove previous installations of NumXL (SP3 and lower) and transition to the new NumXL 1.5. Any questions, comments, requests, concerns or errors, please contact us at support@spiderfinancial.com.