{"id":887,"date":"2025-06-06T05:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/primerprep\/?p=887"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:16:38","slug":"new-features-in-version-3-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/primerprep\/new-features-in-version-3-40\/","title":{"rendered":"New features in version 3.40"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What\u2019s New in PrimerPrep: Smarter Tools for Smarter Lessons<\/h3>\n<p>The latest update to PrimerPrep is here \u2014 with some exciting new features based directly on feedback from users like you!<\/p>\n<h3>Updates to the Lesson Texts tab:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Filter box:<\/strong><br \/>\nAny text you type in this handy box (#20, in the image below) gets highlighted in <strong>bold<\/strong>\u00a0 throughout the lesson. By default, it shows the current letter being introduced, so you can quickly spot where it appears. Want to check how well you are reinforcing a letter from a previous lesson? Just type it into the filter and see where it shows up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New word highlighting:<\/strong><br \/>\nWords in the lesson text that haven\u2019t appeared in earlier lessons are now <strong>highlighted in yellow<\/strong>. This helps you control unused vocabulary in your lessons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Untaught residue still in red:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs before, any untaught characters are marked in <strong>red<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A helpful legend at the bottom of the screen makes it easy to remember what each highlight means:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-888\" src=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/primerprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/06\/PrimerPrepLessonTextsUntaught-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/primerprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/06\/PrimerPrepLessonTextsUntaught-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/software.sil.org\/primerprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/06\/PrimerPrepLessonTextsUntaught-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/software.sil.org\/primerprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/06\/PrimerPrepLessonTextsUntaught.png 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Other improvements:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Enhanced Teaching Order view:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the Teaching Order list, the letter being introduced is now marked in <strong>bold<\/strong>\u00a0in the example words, making it easier to see its position in each word.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Updated Help documentation:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Help file has been fully updated to match these new features. Screenshots have been refreshed \u2014 including updated Spanish screenshots and, for the first time, <strong>French screenshots<\/strong> showing the French user interface!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>And a quick reminder&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear your feedback on PrimerPrep!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit <strong>Get Help<\/strong> on this site, or<\/li>\n<li>In the PrimerPrep app, go to the <strong>Help<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Give Feedback\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you frequently design primers, we\u2019d especially love to connect with you to learn more about your workflow. Let\u2019s work together to make PrimerPrep everything you need it to be!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s New in PrimerPrep: Smarter Tools for Smarter Lessons The latest update to PrimerPrep is here \u2014 with some exciting new features based directly on feedback from users like you! 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