Re: IT question
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Date: 02/05/05
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Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:22:05 -0600
Su wrote:
> Sheila,
>
> I've got a few IT questions ...
>
> 1. How are you able to keep an eye on what you're typing *and* on the
> options that pop up on the bottom of the screen. Wouldn't that make you
> woozy, or is something you get used to over time?
Since I have epilepsy with photosensitivity, I was initially worried about that
too. You get used to it. I really don't watch the IT display that much
anymore. My IT display is at the bottom of the word processor display, which I
think is better than the side of the screen display (just my personal
preference).
> 2. Don't you find the program slows you down, 'cause the options pop up and
> you have to read over each and every one of them before you make a choice?
With new customers I'm a little bit slower than the older customers partially
because the new customers don't have a decent word/phrase list built yet. But
it is still faster than typing every single word out in full. Sooner or later
though, you're going to automatically memorize some of the abbreviations. My
favorite abbreviation is for the word "throughout."
> 3. Can you run a glossary (have IT create phrases from documents you have),
> and then convert them over to a text document for off-line review?
Yes, IT can compile word and phrase lists from one to a zillion already typed
documents. Yes, there is a way to preview or even edit the word and phrase
lists.
> 4. Why do you prefer IT over other expanders, and how long did it take for
> you to get up to a decent production level?
I've only used IT, macros (with WP5.1), and auto correct. It took about a month
to get up to decent production (IT never slowed me down) and to learn every bit
of the software. The thing is that the moment you start using it, it can save
keystrokes, and that's what kept me motivated. Sometimes I think, hey, I can
type up this document real quick without opening IT and guess what. I always
end up opening IT. I just can't work without it. Everyone is looking at IT in
a limited way; that is, increased speed only. For myself, IT also acts like a
mini dictionary. I do have a medical spell checker installed, but I would
rather spell it right the first time than correct it through editing. Another
thing is that, at least for me, if my keystroke abbreviations bring up two
similar drugs for example, just looking at the two visually helps me select the
correct one.
> 5. How long have you been using IT, and about what percentage of the
> abbreviations have you memorized (rote)?
About five years (that's a wild guess). The percentages I don't know.
Percentages probably aren't that important. Frequency, commonality, of the
word(s) should probably be considered too.
The other thing I wish people would think of is that a lot of these expanders
don't suck up computer resources. You rarely have to worry about crashing like
you do with the auto correct. It's also faster, easier to add words or phrases
to an expander, and you don't have to try to figure out if an abbreviation is
already in use because it doesn't matter with IT and some of the other
expanders.
Barb
Barb
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