Operating system support has been added for Windows XP (NT).

Most user-interface features have been improved for the casual or first-time user via configurable options in the Tablet Manager.

Support for Microsoft’s Pen Windows has been dropped and Windows 3.1 executables are available on diskette by request only.

Support for audible button output to external (versus only internal) speakers has been added.

Support for multiple pressure gradients (linear, parabolic and hyperbolic) has been added.

Selectable audible output to external (versus only internal) speakers has been added to the Button Tab.

An option to display either numeric (“0-F”) or alphanumeric (“one-sixteen”) button names has been added to the Manager Tab.

Automatic software updating for registered users (checks for updates daily, weekly, monthly or manually) has been added and requires Internet Explorer 5 or higher.

An option for constraining the clipping area to match the digitizer's aspect ratio has been added to the Coordinate Tab.

An option for constraining the cropping area to match the match display's aspect ratio has been added.

Device configuration notes have been added to the Device Tab and appear as tool tips whenever selecting a device.

A simpler button-masking interface is now the default. Buttons are masked as complete events (i.e. button click, button double-click) versus the previous and more advanced interface which required setting both the up and down events for each button. An option for using either button-masking interface has been added to the Manager Tab.

An option for ignoring Wintab compatible application clipping areas (i.e. inherited from the Default Tablet) unless they are locked has been added to the Manager Tab.

An option for ignoring Wintab compatible application cropping areas (i.e. inherited from the Default Tablet) unless they are locked has been added to the Manager Tab.

An option for ignoring Wintab compatible application positioning (i.e. inherited from the Default Tablet) unless they are locked has been added to the Manager Tab.

An option for using a timer to detect application and tablet task switches has been added to the Manager Tab for compatibility with certain applications.

An option to automatically reset the tablet after waking from Windows system sleep mode has been added to the Manager Tab.

Support for multiple pressure gradients (linear, parabolic and hyperbolic) has been added to the Stylus Tab.

Right clicking on the Manager’s icon in the system tray now brings up a context-sensitive menu including: “Open Manager”, “Use Defaults”, “Load/Edit Template”, “Register” and “Exit Manager.”

Information for each application task in the task list now appears as a tool tip and includes the file name, product name, product version, target Windows platform and task properties.

Size fields (width and height) have been added to the Region Properties dialog that also allows you to exactly size multiple region selections.

The font name is now saved with, and restored from, style sheets.

A region menu item field has been added to the Region Properties dialog that allows you to specify a numerical token passed to applications as a menu item.

You can now specify combination Inflation methods: None, Automatic, Fixed Percent (new) or Fixed Distance (new) on a per combination basis.

Combination selection methods have been improved to avoid accidental region creation.

Support for passing region tokens to applications as menu items has been added. This is intended primarily for developers and advanced template users.

The Virtual Tablet Interface now supports a template delay (250 ms) macro that allows you to time input to an application. The new macro is “!”.

A Browse button has been added to the Setup Files dialog for specifying a target directory location for the product other than the default (C:\Program Files\Virtual Tablet).

Setup now searches for Wintab compatible files from other manufacturers and reports them if found giving you a chance to stop installation of the product until these other drivers are removed.

Device configuration notes have been added to the Device Drivers dialog and appear as tool tips whenever selecting a device.

Setup now automatically creates a desktop shortcut for Tablet Manager.

Setup now automatically creates a web shortcut and icon for Internet Explorer.

Shell handling for creating and deleting program shortcuts and folders has been improved.

A new opening explanatory dialog for online registrations has been added which provides a greater overview of the process and steps required to register online.

An option to specify either an authorization code or shipped diskettes has been added to the registration dialog for purchasing the product.

Encryption of email orders has been enhanced to a 128-bit encryption method.