Changes in version 7.8.1 - December 16, 2020

Finished

On December 16, 2020 the new version 7.8.1 has been released. Download

Supported Excel versions

ASAP Utilities 7.8 works with:

• Excel 365 (both 32- and 64-bit version)
• Excel 2019 (both 32- and 64-bit version)
• Excel 2016 (both 32- and 64-bit version)
• Excel 2013 (both 32- and 64-bit version)
• Excel 2010 (both 32- and 64-bit version)
• Excel 2007
• Excel 2003
• Excel 2002/XP
• Excel 2000

On any Windows system that matches the Excel system requirements.

Free upgrade if you purchased version 7.x or 5.x

If you purchased a license for version 7.x or 5.x, then you get version 7.8 free of charge. You can use the same license details.
If you purchased a license in 2012 or earlier, then please contact us for a 50% discount to upgrade to version 7.

To upgrade, just install the new version "on top" of the existing version on your computer.
ASAP Utilities will then automatically recognize your settings and license information if you have already entered that previously.

New/improved

General

• Improved setup
  In a rare situation the setup incorrectly detected Excel 2007 instead of Excel 2010 installed on a system and then only offered to install the 32-bits edition.
  This is now fixed so that you can also install the universal and faster "32+64-bits" edition for Excel 2010 and later.
• Text » Advanced character remove or replace...
  Improved so that it works better when the Windows System Locale option
  "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support" is checked. (Having this option checked changes the result of Excel's =CHAR() function for a language for characters 128-255.)
• General, support for "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support" option
  Several changes so that it works better when the Windows System Locale option
  "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support" is checked.
  When this option is checked, Excel's built-in =CHAR() function gives different results for ASCII characters 128-255 for the same language.
  This option in Windows can be found in the following location:
  Window Start > type "control panel" (without the quotes) in the search box and select Control Panel in the results.
  In the Control Panel with  Clock and Region click on Change date, time and number formats
  Go to the Administrative tab and click Change system locale...
  Here is the  "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support" option.
  By default this is turned off, but some users prefer to have this checked.
  
  
  
• General
  A few small improvements and bug fixes.

In the universal "32+64-bits edition" for Excel 2010 and later only

• ASAP Utilities Ribbon
  The names and descriptions of the tools were displayed but the accented characters in version 7.8 were displayed without their accent (á as a, ë as e, ñ as n etc.).
  This is now fixed.