OnStyle Update 3.4 – What’s New?
NEW ONSTYLE UPDATE 3.4: MEDICAL WRITING MADE EASIER
OnStyle 3.4 is just around the corner, bringing innovative new features, enhancements to existing ones, and exciting new Inspections designed to elevate your experience. From its modest beginnings, OnStyle has grown into the trusted and beloved assistant you know today. Constantly evolving to meet the diverse needs of its users, OnStyle’s regular updates ensure it remains at the cutting edge of productivity. Let’s dive into what you can expect from OnStyle’s latest release.
Framework Changes in OnStyle 3.4
- Introducing DocConfig Version Numbering
DocConfigs now have visible version numbering. DocConfigs are now displayed with their version number in the DocConfig Selector dropdown, and you can switch among the different variants.
- Improved Logging Performance
The performance (speed) of the Logging function has been increased.
- License Activation Enhancements
More information is displayed about the license in the About dialog. Newly displayed information are activation start time, activation name, activation email, activation hostname.
- New Option For License Deactivation
The user can deactivate the license in the About dialog.
New or Enhanced Authoring Features in OnStyle 3.4
- Format Table To ‘Keep With Next’
A new tool has been added that applies the Keep with Next setting to the selected table’s all rows. If multiple tables or the whole document is selected, then the setting is applied to all table rows in the selection.
- SVG Image Preview For Create Figure
The Create Figure tool can now display previews for SVG files, which are less popular than JPEG and PNG but increasingly frequently appear in pharmaceutical or scientific documents.
New Validation Feature
- Docconfig-Specific Inspection Sets
Now, each DocConfig can have its own unique Validation settings. Custom Inspection Groups or Inspection Sets can be predefined, ensuring they remain exclusive to that specific DocConfig. These customizations do not carry over when switching to a different configuration, providing precise control and flexibility for each setup.
New Inspection Modules in OnStyle 3.4
- Cross-Reference Formatting Issue
This module checks the formatting of cross-references and reports if the formatting is not in compliance with the specified rules in the DocConfig.
- Inconsistent Page Layout
The module verifies the document’s page layout settings, and if there are multiple page layouts in use, it reports them as an issue.
- Incorrect Caption Field Code
The module checks all table and figure captions. If there is a field code in the captions that does not match any of the allowed caption field codes, reports an issue.
- Missing Caption Field Code
The module checks all captions, and reports an issue if the caption does not contain any field code.
- Table Split Across Pages
This module finds tables in the document that are split into different pages.
- Text Box Present
The module locates and reports all textboxes within the document. The issue text in the inspection result window contains the textual content of the respective textbox.
New Correction Module in OnStyle 3.4
- Fix Caption correction
This fix module can correct multiple caption-related inspections by asking the user to select among the standard caption formats and transform the wrong caption into a proper format.
Exploring OnStyle: Present and Future
Outlined above are the main new features of OnStyle 3.4, along with several backend improvements and enhancements. For additional information, you can contact us at [email protected]. We continuously strive to improve OnStyle! Expect upcoming updates to enhance your user experience.
Stay tuned for more updates and happy writing!
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