In this Issue:
* MailList King v4.2 Released
* DVD PixPlay v0.98 Released
* Program Tips
* Removing yourself from this List



Dear Xequte Software User

We have two releases for July, MailList King v4.2 and DVD PixPlay v0.98.

The update for MailList King, our mailing list management software, improves HTML support and improves user-sending functionality (details below).

DVD PixPlay, our tool for displaying your images on DVD players, now offers more control over Title Page editing and adding text and fun objects to your photos (details below).  We have tried to make the new editing tool much more functional without being too complicated.  Please let us know if you have comments on this.

Coming soon to a PC near you, free updates to Diji Album, MegaView and Smart Pix Manager.



Regards

Nigel Cross
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com



* MAILLIST KING V4.2 RELEASED

If you have a group of contacts you need to keep in contact with, try our new release of MailList King.  Here is a list of the top ten new features:

1. Now includes a fully embedded HTML editor so images and links are displayed in situ 2. Vastly improved User Sending functionality with moderation of messages, HTML support and editing of the message header 3. Send Message dialog has been restyled and is now modeled on the Outlook message dialog 4. Can now minimize the application to the system tray (so automated checking and scheduled sending will continue) 5. New find function allows you to quickly locate specific database records 6. Can now configure the style of the graph displayed in the main window 7. New command "SubscribeInfo" allows users to get a report of all their subscription information 8. Much Faster searching/filtering of the database 9. New tag "Silent" which can be added to a command to process (subscribe, unsubscribes, etc) without generating an acknowledgement 10. New User Interface styling based on Windows XP, Office XP or MLK Classic

A complete list of improvements can be found at:

http://www.xequte.com/maillistking/changes.html

Evaluations and registered standard users can download the update from the following page (the key is the same, so you will not need to enter it
again):

http://www.xequte.com/maillistking/download.html

Pro users who qualify for a free upgrade should have already received an updated download location.  If you have not, please e-mail us



* DVD PIXPLAY V0.98 RELEASED

DVD PixPlay development continues as we approach v1.0.  Our latest update addresses some of our most common requests; more control over title page editing and addition of text to images.  Please e-mail us if you think the new tool is too complicated or have ideas for improvement.

V0.98 Top Ten Improvement List:

1. Title Pages can now have multiple lines and texture backgrounds 2. Title Pages can now be re-edited 3. Can now add text and fun objects to images 4. 90 Image Objects are included in the install 5. 20 Title Page textures are included 6. The user interface look can now be selected from Windows XP, Office XP or classic styles 7. Can now overlay the image filename while it is displayed 8. An advanced options dialog offers settings to address compatibility problems with some DVD Players and CD Writers 9. A recently used file list gives quicker access to your projects 10. Now sports a new icon, logo and splash screen


You can download v0.98 from:

http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/

(Simply install it over your old version.  No new key is required).



* PROGRAM TIPS

- DVD PixPlay:  Making your Photos Fun

Want to add a sarcastic thought bubble to your wife or a Santa hat to your father-in-law?  With v0.98 you can add objects and text to your images and title pages.  The process is easy.  Select an image and then click the "Add Text" button.  In the displayed dialog you will see buttons to "Add Text" and "Add Image".  Clicking the latter will allow you to select from 90 common objects, such as arrows, thought and speech bubbles and seasonal items.


- Smart Pix Manager/MegaView: Integrating with other products

Did you know that other Xequte products integrate with Smart Pix and MegaView.  If you have Diji Album installed then you can export a list of images with descriptions using Thumbnail|Export to Diji Album to create a set of album pages with the images and their descriptions laid out to your specification.  If you want more control over the layout of your photo printing then install Power Print.  Select the images to print within Smart Pix or MegaView and then click File|Print with Power Print.


- Diji Album:  Adding a commentary to your images

To make your albums even more personal, add your own commentary.  This can all be done within Diji Album (all you need is a microphone):

1. Go to the page where you want to add a commentary
2. Select Insert|Sound|Record Now from the menu
3. Record your commentary and click Save
4. A sound button will be added to your page (album recipients can click the button to play the commentary 5. If you want the commentary to be played automatically when the page is shown, click it with the right-mouse button and select "Properties".  Check the "Play Automatically" option (the sound button will then be hidden when viewing the album)


- MailList King:  Running in System Tray

A new option is available in MailList King,  "Don't close application, send to System Tray".  This option allows you to keep MailList King running (e.g. to continue automatic processing and sending of messages) without a window displayed in the task bar.  Enact the setting under View|Options, Other, Advanced.  When you close the application it will now continue running in the System Tray (with a small icon so you can quickly access common functions or terminate it completely).