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If you are working in a Word platform

Posted By: autocorrect on 2007-11-21
In Reply to: Expander. - Heidi Wright

and not some confabulated platform, then the autocorrect that is part of MS Word is more than adequate for macros and expanding words. That is all I have used for the last 10 years and do just fine. Save your money.


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Posted By: Amphion on 2005-12-02

To all of us trying our hardest to grab our work when it is available, and then still only make 24 bucks a day because of the garbage platform.

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