Re: MT questions
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Date: 01/31/05
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Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:58:25 -0600
djgordon wrote:
> I don't use one either, and can find no way to use one. The only thing I've
> ever turned into a shortcut was one for vancomycin resistance for a file
> where the guy said it every 20 seconds. Otherwise, I type such a hodge-podge
> of topics that it would be more time consuming to come up with shortcuts
> than it is to just type what I'm hearing. Of course, if I were an MT I can
> imagine them being more useful.
With Instant Text and I think some of the other expanders, you don't have to
come up with your own shortcuts/abbreviations. There is really nothing to
remember as far as abbreviations go because you enter (in order) any alphabet
letters that are contained in a word or phrase. For example, the word
"abbreviations" could be automatically inserted into a page by typing abrvtns,
arevts, atns, or many other combinations would also work. Of course, if you
want to create your own abbreviations, you can. With the latest version of
Instant Text, you don't even have to manually enter a word or phrase into a word
list from the document you are currently working on. You just highlight what
you want, hit a couple of keys, and it's in the expander.
I use the expander with MT and also regular work such as interviews. You can
keep different word and phrase lists (Instant Text calls them glossaries) for
each customer, topic, or whatever. I don't think an expander is real useful if
there are a lot of short words. At one point I tried creating a glossary of
commonly used phrases (such as: 'for the,' 'and she,' was the,' etc.) but the
list was just overwhelming and not practical. Of course, some words could be
included in the word processors auto correct, but besides being concerned about
crashes, I've also found the program inserting words I don't want. Good grief,
I can't remember all those abbreviations!
I typed for over 30 years without an expander, but I couldn't live without it
now. There is a little bit of a learning curve, but it's not that bad.
Barb
>
> Dani
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> "Ed Chait" <edchait4remove@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:3624inF4o6j63U1@individual.net...
> >
> > "Laura Gibson" <transpec3@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:q9udnY1OmOlLJmbcRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> > > Monday through Thursday, 3 to 4 hours/day, about 1300/day, 65-character
> > > count.
> >
> > >>No shortcut programs or expanders used.
> >
> >
> > That statement sort of sounds like you're proud that you don't use one. I
> > think most of us could not even imagine not using one.
> >
> > ed
> >
> >
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