Picture Attachments Wizard for Microsoft Outlook – released!

Update: Version 1.1 has been released.  More info at this post.

From prototype to MSDN article to beta – and now, finally – the commercial version of Picture Attachments Wizard for Microsoft Outlook has been released!

You can also download a free 45 day trial.  For order information and support, please visit my new web site at Collaborative Innovations (http://www.collaborativeinnovations.ca).

Features:

• Thumbnail view of attached photos in a separate screen
  • from Inbox, select message and view thumbnail screen
  • from e-mail, can tile thumbnail screen horizontally or vertically with the e-mail message
  • Auto-display thumbnails when e-mail opens
• Run slideshow of attached photos
  • Launch from Inbox or e-mail
  • Can control slide transition timing
  • Navigation buttons for pausing or cycling through the pictures
• Wizard form
  • View EXIF (Extensible Image File Format, soon to be known as the DCF – Digital Camera File format) details of photos; this is photographic information that is stored in the picture files from most digital cameras (camera model, date picture taken, shutter speed, flash mode, F-number, exposure time, etc.)
  • Open all or selected pictures with a choice of any installed image viewer application
  • Save all or selected picture attachments in current e-mail to default or specific folder
  • Expand thumbnail view to full screen
  • Collapse/expand Picture Tasks and Picture Info explorer bars
• Toolbar on main Outlook window and e-mail window to launch Wizard form, Thumbnails screen, slideshow, quick-save all picture attachments from selected e-mails to default or specific folder and change wizard settings
• Ability to save all picture attachments in all e-mail messages in the current folder to a specified folder all at once
• Program settings:
  • Change default attachment save directory
  • Auto display Wizard, thumbnails or slideshow when opening an e-mail message
    • Only auto display above when all attachments are pictures or at least one is a picture
    • Auto display thumbnails screen with e-mail message tiled vertically or horizontally
  • Hide extra text on slideshow screen
  • Hide main Outlook Picture Attachments Wizard toolbar on startup

Requirements:

• Windows XP (all other Windows versions are NOT supported)
• Outlook 2000/XP/2003

Enjoy!