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Owl Software Launches
Version 4 of TechWizard™
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| June 9, 2008 |
Owl Software 503 E. Nifong Blvd. #210 , Columbia, MO 65201 USA
Tel. 888-621-9063, 573-442-4126 Fax 815-301-9103
©2008 LaVic, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contact Us for More Information: sales@owlsoft.com |
| On
June 1, 2008 Owl Software started shipping copies of TechWizard™ Version
4. The new
version has many new features and is much easier to use. |
| NEW FEATURES: |
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| Excel 2007 Ready:
If you intend to upgrade to Microsoft® Excel 2007, we recommend
upgrading to TechWizard™ Version 4. It is the only version that will be
supported with Excel 2007. |
| Version 3 and 4 are Compatible: When you install TechWizard™ Version 4 it does not overwrite the
Version 3 files already on the computer. You can learn TechWizard™ Version 4
while still using Version 3. The ingredient and formula files created in
Version 3 can be used with Version 4. We can guide you through moving
information from one version to another. |
| Multiple Users Can Edit the Same
Ingredient File: TechWizard™ Version 4 has new ingredient file
features that provide for multiple users to edit an ingredient file at
the same time. |
| Improved Ingredient File Data Entry:
The Ingredient Data Entry Form takes some of the tedium out of entering
ingredient information. It provides a number of calculators and other
features that enhance data entry. |
| Master Ingredient File: A new
master ingredient file feature makes it a simple task to automatically
update properties, ingredients, and composition information in other
users’ ingredient files. |
| Create a New Ingredient File with all
the Properties of an Existing File: New ingredient files can be
created with a pre-set group of additional properties based on an
existing ingredient file. |
| Nutrition Labeling – Moisture
Adjustment Feature: A new moisture loss calculator has been added to
the nutrition labeling section to make it easier to create a nutrition
facts after accounting for moisture loss or gain. |
| New Formula Declaration Feature: A
feature that users are extremely excited about is the new Ingredient
Declaration section. This feature provides a means of simplifying
complex formulas. |
| Processed Cheese Formulation Feature:
TechWizard™ now has new features to assist with formulating ratio
properties such as those used in processed cheese. |
| Improved Reporting and Printing to
Files: Version 4 has a variety of improved reports. Furthermore, all
reports including nutrition facts can be output to a separate Excel file
as well as printed. |
| Improved User Interfaces: An
example of this would be the appearance of both the Formula Development
and Nutrition Labeling sections. The ingredient reference number now
appears next to the ingredient name. Furthermore, users can provide
formulas with a user id as well as a name. Many of the windows have been
restructured for ease of use. |
| New Ingredient Sort Feature: An
improved ingredient sorting feature is available in both the Formula
Development and Nutrition labeling sections. |
| Improved Ingredient Transfer Feature:
Users can copy not only ingredient names and values from one ingredient
file to another but also any additional properties. |
| New Frozen Dessert Overrun Calculator:
This feature calculates the amount of additional air necessary to
maintain constant product weight when bulky dense ingredients are
blended into ice cream after freezing. This updated calculator makes the
process much easier. |
| Easily Share Information with
Production Wizard™: Ingredient and formula information stored in
Production Wizard™ files can be shared with TechWizard™ version 4. |
| TechWizard Calculator: The enhanced
TechWizard™ calculator replaces the unit conversion calculator in
version 3. This new calculator has a variety of new features that makes
calculating key information easier. |
| New Copy Feature: Improved methods
for copying information from the TechWizard™. Any of the information
contained in a particular section of TechWizard™ can be copied and
pasted to a separate document. The same is true for many of the user
interfaces (windows) in TechWizard™ which contain a Copy List button.
This allows the user to paste what is shown in the window to another
document or spreadsheet. |
| Open an Excel File while in
TechWizard™: This feature allows you to open any Excel file in a new
instance of Excel while TechWizard™ is running. |
| Start Multiple Copies of TechWizard™:
This feature lets you open more than one copy of TechWizard™ at the same
time. You can view both copies of TechWizard™ simultaneously. This makes
it easy to review different formulas or other information. |
Create a New Ingredient File with the
Properties You Need: In the past it was difficult to create a new
ingredient file while including new properties the user may have added.
This is now easy to accomplish. The user can create a new ingredient
file based on the properties found in an existing file.
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