VERSION 1.47 - Release date - April 2016
New features
New VA Flag Form
Added logo capability to front of GPL
Fixes
Fixed calendar button on preneed form
Fixed wording on Pres Cert form to match printout
Eliminated "black highlighted text" when opening up some forms
Fixed the large switchboard that resulted when exiting the Acct. Rec. Aging preview
VERSION 1.46 - Release date - January 2016
New features
Added States form to Misc button-can now add Haiti, Mexico etc
Last Writes Cloud now available (Click here to read more)
New 2014 Brevard App for Death Record
New 2015 Sarasota App for Death Record
New 2015 Marion App for Death Record
Switchboard can now be resized
New Presidential Certificate form
Ability to scan documents(signed contracts, insurance docs etc) to Last Writes if you have a compatible scanner
Improvements
Cloud users-Switchboard background shows clouds so you don't accidentally use the old version
Bigger font at top of Doc letters for address/phone so it will fax legibly
Added dropdown lists for "Other" fields on the Direct Disposer Purchase Contract
Fixes
Fixed error on Arr Rec Demog1 for block 10 after update
Added code to fill the Dth Zip now that it's on the DC & AR
Fixed Vital Stats link in Last Writes Web button
Widened left column of "to" in email dropdown
Enabled use of quotes in Narrative Obit email
VERSION 1.44 - Release date - May 2015
Fixed cropping at end of 'Florida' in DH 1969 form
Added missing zipcode field on Arrangement Record
Added Relatives/Friends sheet to Register Books
Added new Mort Release 18 for Brevard County
Widened the 'Service For' field on Receipt report
Rearranged blocks 16,17 on Arrang. Record to match Death Cert.
Added option to ask for deletion of preneed on atneed transfer
Fixed disappearing county of death on Arrang. Record
Fixed Receipt so that if you print an older receipt, it will reflect due amount at that time.
Preneed xfer - copy trust/policy num to notes in atneed
Added 3rd page to the GPL - General Price List Ancillary Charges
Added missing 'Found' option on Death Certificate
Added Test button for SMTP setup on the SETUP/Misc tab
Fixed Certifier name on DC so you can enter one not in database
Enabled Decedent's suffix to appear on Prayer Cards
Added Note to hit Esc key if stuck in date field on payment record
Added 'States' form to misc. database so can add Haiti etc now
Added code to enable local export to cloud for Virtual Server clients
Added 'Backup to USB' option in Maintenance Files folder
VERSION 1.43 - Release date - November 2014
Fixed print problem for Responsible Party report
VERSION 1.42 - Release date - September 2014
New VA Marker form dated February 2014
Capability to put the word "Included" for any price field on the Purchase Contract.
Fixed problem of ####### showing in various fields.
VERSION 1.41 - Release date - July 2014
New Death Certificate dated January 2014
New VA Flag form dated July 2012
Capability to export the Responsible party list to csv format for possible Marketing use.
VERSION 1.4 - Release date - February, 2014
Fixed problem with Disposition Method not coming out on the monthly report.
Put code back to check for Received date when exiting the Arrangement Record.
VERSION 1.3595 - Release date - November 30, 2013
Widened Payment Record Total field.
Change font from red to black on Arrangement Record tabs
Fixed occasional data loss problem on Arrangement Record for versions 1.3592, 3 & 4
Enabled ALL employees on the cremator dropdowns on the cinerator report
VERSION 1.3594 - Release date - November 13, 2013
Added new standardized App for Death Record form for Volusia County
Added Notes field to Cemetery form
VERSION 1.3593 - Release date - Mid October 2013
Added new standardized App for Death Record form for Collier, Hernando and Sarasota Counties
Added new version of App for Amendment to Fl. Death Record DH 524
Added Crematory name, addr etc to the blank Cremation Authorization form.
Modified Cinerator report so License # only prints for licensed personnel
VERSION 1.3592 - Release date - September 2013
Updated Arrangement RecordAdded Certifier Fax# and "Spoke To" the Certifier Tab
Added Email Contact field to Demographic Info Part 2 Tab
Added button on Email form to fill "To" from the Email Contact for ease of sending emails to family
Updated VA Marker form
Began adding new standardized App for Death Record forms (Brevard, Clay, Duval in this version)
Can now bring up TeamViewer from the Maintenance Folder
VERSION 1.3591 - Release date - August 2013
Added EDRS import capability. However, Vital Stats is still not ready! Call & complain!
Put record count at bottom of Payment Summary and Case Summary
Added button on Purchase Contract to go right to the Service Selection setup
Stretched narrative obit verticallyAdded Apartment to Clergy Rec form and report
Added signature, Informant button & new Health Dept logo to Marion County App for Death Record
New version of the Presidential Certificate request form
Inventory reports now have a choice of sorting by Item Name or Source
Added buttons to delete blank physicians, churches, cemeteries and hospitals
VERSION 1.359 - Release date - February 2013Added capability to print out sample Service Selections
VERSION 1.358 - Release date - October 2012
Removed "Calendar" from time field on Shipout Form
Added signature(s) to Purchase Contract (Direct Disposer)
Added Title and subtitle to existing 2-High Memorial Folder photo
Created new photo capability for Prayer Cards
Implemented "Sign Here" icon on the Purchase Contract
Fixed Upcoming Services form (It was occasionally coming up blank.)
Implemented the ability to print a list of Prayer Card Verses. (Button is on the Card Verses on the Switchboard.)
Added "+" button near dropdowns for useful phrases on Authorization for Cremation (So you can quickly add your own new phrases.)
VERSION 1.357 - Release date - September 2012
Fixed #####sign problem in various fields in 1.356
Added Useful Phrases database for use in Cremation Authorization
Added popup calendar on Cremation Authorization
Added email button & signature to shipout form
Fixed Num Lock going off when selecting the App for DR button on Correspondence
ALL monthly reports can now be emailed in with signatures
A new more detailed Cremation Certificate.
Fixed sort order for Pay Rec, Invoices, etc
VERSION 1.356 - Release date - July 2012
Now integrated with FrontRunner Pro web service
Signatures on Monthly Reports which can be emailed
More fields saved (Narrative Obit, Ship Out form)
Can now add 3 additional attachments to email
New Doctor Letter (EDRS)
Fixed problem with main window moving to upper left after previewing some reports
Added Notes field to Physician form
Signature added to App for Death Record (Brevard)
Fixed link to ME website on Swbd
Added email button to Receipts-Various,Release Cremains
Added email button to ID tags, National Cemetery Form
VERSION 1.355 - Release date - May 2012
Added more buttons to Marion County App for DR
Fixed printing of Physicians so all pages will print
Fixed printing of Invoices so all pages will print
New compact physicians printout with 50 names per page
Added email button for Death Registration Delay report
Widened Burial/Transit number field on the monthly report
Added button on Flag form to fill Funeral Home name
Added capability to print blank monthly reports if no cases
Corrected code in pink copy of permit so signature will print
VERSION 1.354 - Release date - April 2012
Fixed the Preprinted prayer card - It wouldn't print on some printers. Also centered them vertically.
Added email button to Preneed Arrangement Record.
Fixed email button on Preneed Contract.
Unlocked the 'Cremations By' field on the memorial folder form.
Added signature capability and email button to Cremation Certificate.
Added Div of Cem & Cons Srvs to swbd yellow dropdown.
VERSION 1.352 - Release date - February 2012
Added option to not print the backsides of the stack of B/T Permits.
Added Price List to yellow button dropdown on SWBD.
Added signature to Death Registration Delay report.
The signature block is blotting out lines & text around it on some printers.The printer
Driver must not recognize transparent GIF's. Now if there is no signature, the signature block is removed.
Fixed Custom Prayer cards so font changing will work.
Added warning to B/T Permit form if Phys or ME is not checked.
Added code so that if the ME/Physician block is checked on the Death Certificate,
then it will be checked on the B/T Permit and vice-versa.
Widened description field on payment record report, invoices and receipts.
Incorporated the ability to print a receipt for older payment records.
Added email button to the Direct Disposer Purchase Contract.
Added "/city" to the bottom area of the Daytona News Journal obit that was not working.
VERSION 1.351 - Release date - December 2011
Fixed invoice form to print multipage invoices if needed.
Added signature to the Flag form and buttons to fill fh name/address
Added missing button for church services on the Preneed Purchase Contract.
Added option to email the white copy of the permit.
Added dropdown for CC on the email form
Added option to send a cover page with faxes
Added funeral director and informant buttons to Clay County App for DR
New blank Family Verification form.
Signature slot for App for DR 1969.
Email button & signature on receipt.
Help button for Letters (Decedent).
Email button on Envelope form.
Added Address Book button to the Misc tab of Setup
Added the FD's printed name under the signature on the letters
Added button to Presidential Cert form to fill with funeral home name & number
Button on SS 721 form to add informant info to blank box at top left.
Moved Signature up on Cremation Auth form to correct slot
Added SMTP user,pwd,authorization method & port to Setup (for Verizon & AT&T)
VERSION 1.35 - Release date - October 2011
New Daytona Free News-Journal obit form
More options for the decedent envelope printing
Letters are now a Rich Text field so you can import Word Documents with formatting, colors, different size fonts etc.
New Text field on Purchase Contract for Discount information
Default option for Clergy Record(Name on front) in Setup
Added CTRL-SHFT-F10 HotKey to make notes for the Checklist from any other form
Added scanned signature capability to SS 721, Purchase Contract, Cremation Authorization,
Presidential Memorial Cert Request, Funeral Attendance Verification, Cremation Arrangements Verification,
Burial-Transit Permit and the VA Marker.
Note: If you sign up for an email-to-fax service such as MyFax.com, then you can fax a form
such as the SS721 with your scanned signature right from Last Writes!
Added email button to all obits, letters, ss721, all blank forms,Invoice, all VA forms, Arrangement Record,
Presidential Memorial Cert Request, Funeral Attendance Verification, Cremation Arrangements Verification
and Burial-Transit Permit
Added Vital Stats Home,County Health Depts, County ME's & Health care provider search to SWBD dropdown yellow button
Incorporated a completely new printing method (intemittent printing to wrong printer)
New blank Death Certificate form
Added code to Change Case to notify if number already exists
Made button that fills FD name on 1969 form fill the license also
Added option to select which email method you want as default in the Setup form
Fixed Memorandum problem - Obit slot had "Forwarding of Remains"
Fixed the "top half only printing" problem in Memorial Folders
VERSION 1.3492 - Release date - May 2011
New Last Writes® Mobile program ($150 option)- Laptop data taken at the family home can be imported to the main database
New Obit for the Orlando Sentinel Free listing
New Obit for the Deland-Deltona Beacon
New "Envelopes" database
New "Letters" database
Added Informant and Spouse buttons to the Purchase Contract Direct Disposer form
Added email button to Casket Rental Form and Cemetery Notification Form
VERSION 1.347 - Release date - February 14, 2011
Added dropdown selections on Purchase Contract for "other" fields and the legal field.
Added option of "Use Default Windows Printer-to eliminate dialog asking which printer to use
Added Informant button on App for Death Record for Brevard County
Added Informant button on App for Death Record 1969 form
New Doctors form letter to Correspondence
Added "Cremation will take place on or before" and a signature line on the Cremation Authorization for the 48 hour rule
New Centralized Embalming Report
Added option for TeamViewer support under the yellow button on the Switchboard
Fixed memorial folder problems for those with Access 2007 and later
Added email button to General Price List, App for DR 1969 and others.
Added button on Burial Transit Permit to calculate the "Due Date" in section B
Added more options to Cremation Certificate
Added hot key to bring up Windows Calculator - CTRL-R
VERSION 1.34 - Release date - February 2010
A printable/emailable Data Verification form for the family-provided DC information.
An Address Book for the built-in e-mail
Optional printing of other State DC’s (As they become available)
Presidential Certificate Request Form
New 2-high Memorial Folders with Duplex printing
The Apt # field on the DC now carries thru to other reports
Dbl-Fold Memorial folders now print the lower left area that some were having problems with
Interment field on Reg Bk and Clergy Record now a changeable field
Fixed problem with Cremation Cert. where it was not filling Death City correctly
"FC" has been removed from the monthly reports
Added Memo field on Invoices
Added Photo option for Pre-Printed Memorial folders
Enhanced Memorial folder options
Added "Found" option to Death Certificate for Date and Time of Death
Enhancements to: Main Menu, BTP, DC, Register Books, and others.
New Service Policy pricing for multi-facility establishments (Implemented on renewal)
For Service Policy Subscribers (Click here to read the Service Policy)
Custom Logos for Stationery, Purchase Contracts, Memorial folders, Clergy Record and more.
Free monthly backup of your data after Registering with Florida GraphTech.
Free access to all updates
Unlimited free support per month ( attempt to return call within one hour.)
VERSION 1.33 - Release date - December 2008
Improved Import/Export
Ability to export preneed to Excel format for Smartphones or iPhones
Option to not show Social Security number on ID tags
Option to print Clergy and Decedent's name on front of Clergy Record
Case # now appears next to name in the "Search by Last Name" dropdown list
"Connecting City" add to Shipout Form
Various small fixes
VERSION 1.31 - Release date - January 2008
Airlines Database
Improved Search by Name
Additional built-in email support not requiring Outlook Express
Ability to email a copy of the Death Certificate, Purchase Contract, Cremation Authorization,
Release Remains or Mortuary Release as a PDF file
Added autofill for County of Disposition on Burial Transit Permit form
Completely revamped Register Books that should work with ANY companies blank pages
Added dropdown (Burial at Sea, Removal from State) on the Burial Transit Permit form for Method of Disp-Other
Switchboard Web link now has a dropdown for Website, Updates, Version History and Tips & Hints
New Forms
New Application for Death Record - Brevard County (Dec 2007))
Shipout/Schedule Sheet (On Correspondence form)
Application for Amendment to Florida Death Record (DH 524)
Cemetery Notification (On Correspondence form)
ID tags (On Correspondence form)
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VERSION 1.29
Adds Windows Vista compatability and modified FD License format to permit the letter F in the license number.
Corrects the printing error on the back of the Florida Death Certificate in V1.28.
New help system
New button on VA Flag to fill block 20 and 21, Address of relationship of Applicant
New button on VA Burial Benefits form to fill blocks 32b and 33, Name and Address of Authorizing Person
New Forms
Application for Death Record - Volusia County
Daytona News-Journal Obituary Form
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VERSION 1.19
New Forms
Affidavit of Amendment to Certificate of Death - DH 433
Affidavit to Release Cause of Death Information - DH 1959
Application for a Florida Death Record - DH 1969
Application for Death Record - Brevard County
Application for Death Record - Marion County
District 19 Mortuary Release
District 5 Mortuary Release
Death Registration Delay Report - DH 1355
Gainesville Sun Obit
Gainesville Sun Funeral Notice
Georgia Death Certificate
Georgia Permit For The Disposition Of Human Remains
Narrative Obit (emailable)
New Monthly Report of Cases Embalmed and Bodies Handled - Direct Disposal
New Monthly Report of Cases Embalmed and Bodies Handled - Cinerator
New Monthly Report of Cases Embalmed and Bodies Handled - Funeral Establishment
Receipt for Flag
Receipt for Death Certificate
Receipt for Personal Property
Attending Physician’s phone number added to Arrangement Record printout
Right-Click Cut/Copy/Paste feature
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VERSION 1.17c
Resolves a host of small problems and provides an optional DC printing method
Final release for those who have not purchased the Service Policy
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VERSION 1.15
Fixed the problem with the Spouse button not working on preneed form
Use of facility and staff for church service added to Purchase Contract
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VERSION 1.14
Register Books now work
Added Printer Selector to Upcoming Services form
Fixed problems with cinerator and direct disposal reports
DC table field 45 now defaults to blank vice unknown
Fixed problem with Certifier address field in Burial Transit Permit
Widened the "8th or less" field on the Death Certificate
Added a nickname to Prayer Cards
Added Spouse and Informant buttons to "Auth for Crem" form
Fixed NULL on va marker when pushing “fill month,day” button for birth and death
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