Today at the Technology + Learning Conference in Dallas, Bachmann Software launched an expanded version of its PrintBoy application for Palm OS handhelds. The company said the new version provides users more options for producing printed output directly from their handhelds, and has expanded support for more types of applications plus international languages and characters.

According to the company, the new version of PrintBoy has been expanded to enable users to print their PowerPoint presentations directly from their handhelds. Bachmann Software said this new capability will be especially useful for mobile professionals who use Palm OS presentation software, such as Cutting Edge Software's Quickpoint, and with presentation accessories, such as iGo's Pitch for Palm Powered handhelds. Now these users can produce and share printouts of their presentations via infrared, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or other network connection.

Another new feature in PrintBoy enables users to print documents that contain special characters used in English applications. Furthermore, French, German, Italian and Spanish users will be able to print content in their native languages, including support for all of the special accented characters and punctuation found in those languages and character sets.

PrintBoy Anywhere also now boasts of support for the most popular "outliner" application used in business and education, Hands High Software's ThoughtManager and ThoughtManager for Education. The new PrintBoy Outline module integrates directly into the ThoughtManager applications by adding a new Print menu option, enabling users to produce printouts of ThoughtManager outlines used for project plans, to-do lists, presentations, lesson plans, class notes, ideas, etc.