saving autocorrect

Maybe you have something in autocorrect changing it back to lowercase? [2008-11-27]
Or maybe there is a number at the end of the previous sentence. Word doesn't cap after numbers and punctuation.

Its just like Autocorrect isn't it? [2008-11-05]
Expanderic is just like autocorrect isn't it?Does it havesuggestions?

Expanderic vs Autocorrect? [2008-11-05]
I am not trying to cause a big fuss. I am just trying to learn more about Expanderic. Is it similar to autocorrect or does it have features like a suggestion line under the cursor or suggestions at the bottom of the screen. I really don'tsee much in the way ofan explanationof these features on the website so that makes me think that it does not have these features. Just curious Thanks

Don't see that you are saving any time, [2008-11-05]
in fact you are typing more characters for 60 by using sxy and the same for tymg. That is the point of expanders, to save typing time. Using the keypad costs big time in production. Taking your hands off the keyboard is not a way to improve productivity.

Can I transfer instant text word list to autocorrect?? [2008-11-02]
Hi all. Well I have a ton of entries stored in my Instant Text program. The problem is, that now that I am using Editscript version 8 instead of version 6, whenever I use my instant text program, it freezes up on me.. So I am just wondering, is there any way that I can transfer over my IT word lists over to autocorrect in microsoft word?? I think this is the only text Expander I can use with editscript 8. I really appreciate any help with this!!

Saving Keystrokes book [2008-10-20]
I keep hearing MTs talking about this book. I guess I should get it. Is there a downloadable version of this book so that I don't have to wait on it to get here?Has it really helped you all improve your production? Is it more than then just tellingyou how to make expansions with the ABCZ method? Thanks

Autocorrect list of everyday [2008-10-20]
I am looking for a list of everyday short phrases that we type alot because I know I am missing some. Is there a website that has a list? Also, is there a way to compilea list from the reports we type to show which phrases and wordsare used the most? Isn't there software that does this? Thanks a lot

Autocorrect? [2008-10-20]
Are you talking about Autocorrect? I do have that but I think it has many limitations. I have never liked that there are only 200-something characters you can type but rather have to use the recording device.

I have been reading some posts about people using AutoCorrect and ESP...sm [2008-09-11]
I use my ESP constantly and couldn't live without it. I add several daily and have been doing so for years. Why would I use AutoCorrect also? I am wondering if I am missing out on some added benefit. Could someone explain please? Much appreciated!

Copy autocorrect from WP to Word...HELP! ...sm [2008-09-07]
Is it possible to copy the autocorrect in Word Perfect and put it into Word, on the same computer? Really didn't want to write everything down and re-enter, so any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks, Debbie

RE: Copying AutoCorrect entries SM [2008-09-05]
Can someone tell me how to copy AutoCorrect and AutoText entries from one computer to another - I want to put them on my laptop. Thanks!

you must say YES to saving the global template when you exit Word each day. sm [2008-08-26]
If you are not prompted to save your global template each time you close Word, then do the following: On the Word tool bar go to Options, then Save, then make sure the box next to Prompt to Save Normal Template is checked.

saving normal dot [2008-08-26]
Problem is with some of the proprietary software created by some MTSOs, the normal dot still will not save even when you have theprompt, all you get is a message that normal dot is open elsewhere or some such nonsense, and then you are offered the opportunity to save normal.dot by another name, and even then it still won't save. I posted earlier an autoclose macro that may solve this problem; however, it probably would be a good idea to also use an autoexit macro as well to cover all bases and I will post both here. If that does not work for you, I do have another work-around but it is a lot more complicated. You can solve part of the problem by attaching and add-in your own templates, and save your macros and your autotext there instead of normal dot, but autocorrect is saved in normal dot, and you have to save your normal dot to save your autocorrect: So try these macros; cut and paste into your macro editor: Sub AutoClose()On Error GoTo ErrorHandler:If NormalTemplate.Saved = False Then NormalTemplate.SaveMSGBOX Normal template is saved Exit SubErrorHandler:MSGBOX Normal template is not savedEnd Sub Sub AutoExit()On Error GoTo ErrorHandler:If NormalTemplate.Saved = False Then NormalTemplate.SaveMSGBOX Normal template is saved Exit SubErrorHandler:MSGBOX Normal template is not savedEnd Sub If everything is saving as it should, then you can just delete theline of code that has the msgboxso that word just closes without having to click okay. Write me if you need some help doing this.

Autocorrect help please! [2008-08-25]
Hi! Everytime I add something to autocorrect it works until I close my program. When I go back into it my new entries are not there. Any suggestions? This is driving me insane!

autocorrect [2008-08-25]
Do you back-up your system at the end of the day? What software are you working with?

Autocorrect is part of Word [2008-08-25]
template in word (all of your autotext entries) are contained in that normal template. Wordscript shouldn't have anything to do with it?

AutoText and formatted AutoCorrect entries are [2008-08-25]
saved in the normal.dot file. Unformatted AutoCorrect entries are saved in the .acl file.

Look up AutoCorrect and AutoText in the help file. [2008-08-23]
They are two very different features. If you get confused, post back with your questions. Since you're starting from scratch, you are far better off purchasing a true text Expander that works in all of your programs instead of the features that only work in Word. Instant Text will import entries from most any program and you can take it with you from platform to platform or any other program.

macro to import expansion list into MSWord Autocorrect [2008-08-23]
Here is mymacro that will import your expansions into MSWord. Your list needs to be in the following format for this macro to work: tp=the patient copd=COPD chf=CHF There needs to be a hard return at the end of each entry. If you have any expansions that contain an equal sign or a hard return, you will need to enter those into your autocorrect manually. Here is the macro: Sub Add2AutoCorrectList()Dim AddName, AddValue As StringDim W, C, A, L, Y, T, N As LongDim CountWords As BooleanSelection.WholeStory: Selection.CollapseN = ActiveDocument.Words.Count: C = 0: A = 0: T = 0ScreenUpdating = FalseWhile N 0x = Selection.MoveEndUntil(cset:=(=), Count:=wdForward) If x = 0 Then End End IfSelection.MoveEndUntil cset:=(=), Count:=wdForwardAddName = Trim(Selection.Text)L = Selection.Words.CountWith Selection .Delete: .Delete .MoveEndUntil cset:=Chr$(13), Count:=wdForwardEnd WithAddValue = Trim(Selection.Text)Y = Selection.Words.CountAutoCorrect.Entries.Add (AddName), Value:=(AddValue)Selection.Delete , Count:=2T = L + 2N = N - TC = C + 1A = A + 1If N 1000 ThenScreenUpdating = TrueN = ActiveDocument.Words.CountEnd If If A = 100 ThenApplication.ScreenRefresh'ScreenUpdating = TrueStatusBar = N C entries processed!A = 0End IfWend End Sub One word of warning: When I posted a line counting macro here some time ago, I could not get a quote mark in the code topost, so the macro as posted would not work, and I had to followup with a post explaining how to correct that. This macro is a bit more complicated than the other one was, and although I will look at the code as soon as this posts, if it doesn't come through perfectly, and you don't understand my corrections, you can e-mail and I will send it to you. Also, I wrote a companion macro that will list your autocorrect into a document so that you can import it into another computer or just keep it as a backup in case you lose your normal.dot.

word has both autotext and autocorrect plus macros [2008-08-19]
I really don' t see all that much need to buy a ShortHand program, especially when you are just starting out and probably put out a lot of money already. Just click on your toolbar, click on autocorrect, and you will get a menu that you can use to add in your new expansions. if you would like to access this toolbar from your keyboard, you can create a macro that will do this. Sub ATxtShow()Dialogs(wdDialogToolsAutoCorrect).ShowEnd Sub Paste this into your macro editor, and now record a hot key macro on whatever key(s) you would like to use. I use alt-5, but you can use any alt or control key combination you have free. I certainly hope this macro posts properly, I tried 3 times to post a macro that to count characters, and each time a quote mark was removed by the system, but I hope this will post properly. I will follow up on this immediately after posting and make sure it is correct.

Did I mention I am saving for a couple of things? sm [2008-08-14]
I have some divorce debt yet, not of my making, which I am paying on. I am a little concerned about taxes, though I think that is a nonissue. My credit isn't good and I need a new vehicle, so I am saving to pay cash for a used car. For work, I am an employee with a split shift. I work as an IC to deduct my business expenses somewhere. My IC work is transcribing and doing QA being paid hourly. I don't work at a frantic pace, I can't. I am sick again right now (I have an AID). Sometimes I can hardly move, but I still work. Not good for anything high pressure.

How many expansions have you put into your autocorrect over...sm [2008-08-03]
the last 14 years. I started with a blank autocorrect 10 years ago and now have many thousand expansions from individual words, to phrases, paragraphs, and even full reports. I still add new ones almost every day. The way I have it set up I save more than 50% of my keystrokes.

Autocorrect [2008-07-16]
I used to use autocorrect and still do, but I also used to use auto text and have lost a lot of the exams I put in auto text, so now I am making an individual file in MSword for those exams. I can't afford to be lose anymore short cuts. Time is money.

using autocorrect [2008-07-12]
found a new way to use autocorrect by turning Inscribe on first and minimizing the screen. Then typing the file in Microsoft Word and then cutting and pasting it into Inscribe.

Hot key to open AutoCorrect in Word? sm [2008-07-11]
Does anyone know the hot key to open up autocorrect in MS Word? I tried searching word and couldn't find it and I tried googling and couldn't find it. Any help would be wonderful, TIA.

Importer [2008-12-03]
Hello, IT V Pro is compatible with theMedrite program. The Importer is a feature within Instant Text that can convert your SH, AutoCorrect, and other abbreviationfiles into IT glossaries. As it is a tool within the IT program, the platform you are using has no affect on how the Importer operates. For more information regarding the Importer, please see the link below. Textware Solutions

Instant Text can import your SH entries so you can continue [2008-12-02]
to use those shortcuts you are used to. IT can also import AutoCorrect and AutoText. I used SH for a whole lot of years and switched to IT and have never looked back!

You do not get any credit for the signature [2008-12-02]
line, patient demographics, carbon copy lines, etc. Some of this info may not take a lot of effort on your part, but it still will take a bit of input for which you will not be paid. These saves lines add up at the end of the day, thus saving the hospital tons of money. It makes you wonder what will be cut next to save a buck?

sm... [2008-11-29]
Try Saving Keystrokes. You can buy it on Amazon.

Talk to your bank [2008-11-28]
With DD, your bank statement is proof that the company paid you or not. With checks or prepaid credit cards, if it's lost in the mail YOU have no proof it wasn't sent. If it gets screwed up in adding it to the card, YOU have no proof the MTSO is at fault and you have to fight with Visa. The MTSO is correct in refusing to tell you which other MTs get Visa--they have a right to privacy. The main problem I can see with Visa is that it's just inappropriate. You'll be forced to spend every penny you earn AND spend it at an establishment that takes Visa. How do you plan on saving? How do you plan to pay your insurance and other expenses? What if your children need $10 for school? You also may be subjected to fees and/or expiration of the funds on the card. Why don't you talk to your bank about the safety of direct deposit? Perhaps if they can calm any unfounded fears you have, you can be paid in a more appropriate manner.

Depends on type of prepaid card sm [2008-11-28]
I have a Visa debit card through ADP. They are the payroll processing company used by Medquist (which is where I got the card initially) and many other companies, not just MTSOs. The only fee involved is $1.50 per month to have the card and fees for using it at an ATM, which is the same as if it were through a traditional banking account. I can also transfer the funds to my saving account if I want or set it up to have a certain percentage put on the card and the rest in the bank. I have had this card for about 3 years now and love it. However, if the card they are wanting you to use is like the ones you can get at grocery stores, Wal-Mart, etc, stay clear. They require fees for almost everything from getting your money loaded onto it to using it for each and every purchase. As far as not wanting to give out routing information for direct deposit, why is there such a worry? So long as the information is given only to your employer, there shouldn't be a problem. Unless this is only a short-term job, I don't see the big deal.

Expander Tips [2008-11-28]
Is there a website or book that lists Expander tips? I am going back to transcribing after editing the past few years and need to build up my AutoCorrect. Thanks in advance!

That's too many steps in a dialog box. [2008-11-22]
Word 2003 has a List Number style already formatted at the left margin that you can assign a keyboard shortcut to, then switch back to your default paragraph style after your list with Ctrl + Q. Or you can turn on automatic numbering in the AutoCorrect/AutoFormat as You Type tab. Type your 1 and period and auto numbering starts. You'll get the auto indent, but you can hit Alt + Shift + left arrow to move the list to the left margin. You can shorten that shortcut by assigning something like Alt+L to the OutlinePromote command in the customize keyboard dialog box under all commands.

Best place to buy InstantText? [2008-11-19]
What is the best website to buy Instant Text from? I have been considering getting it for months. I have been using AutoCorrect in Word this whole time, and I think I'm ready to graduate to Instant Text. It's worth it right? I found a few websites to get it from, and I was wondering which one is the best. I'm nervous that it is worth it as well.

I am not sure, I have a unique situation, but sm [2008-11-16]
My problem was no mortgage and being an IC. In October of 2007 I filed my taxes for 2006 (had an extension) and I got sucked for $7500 and then another $400 for penalties. In April of 2008, I got sucked for another $7600 and another $350 in penalties. There went my new car. There went paying off a debt I have been years working on. So, no I don't know how you do it and pay your taxes! In 2008, I went to work as an employee. They will pay part of my taxes, they pay a fair portion of my health insurance premium, I have PTO and everything else. I was thrilled to work for only one place, till my tax accountant told me that in my circumstance, I would not be able to deduct any of my expenses because I can't itemize my taxes! He told me to work at least PT as an IC. I did for a time Jan-March and then quit. By May 1,2008 I knew I had to look for something. I ended up going back to work for the place I had quit in December 2007 to work for my employer. It turns out it is a 6-hour day on top of my 8-hour day. That was not the agreement, but it is the reality. I will be able to file as an employee and a Schedule C as an IC. I'll have my cake and eat it too. I am saving 1/3 of after tax income, but I have very little free time and only one day off a week, if I have that much. I will meet my goals for a newer vehicle and paying off my debt next year, and that is great, but I will have had very little fun otherwise. I don't even have time to grocery shop most months, but I'd have money if I could get there. I am known for being a total workaholic and it is true. The only thing I can tell you about making it all work is to scale down, down, DOWN! I went from a 2400 sq ft house in a large city, to an 1100 sq ft mobile home in a small town that has DSL. I bought the mobile home outright for a paltry $3K and while I don't own the land, my rent for that is only $75 (hence my tax problems). Where I live, it is so rural that the nearest Walmart is 60 miles each way, but it is best that Walmart and I should be parted that way. I get there perhaps 3 times a year, which is plenty. I eat at home. I make my clothing. I clean my own home. I do my own laundry. I pinch every penny I can figure out how to pinch, and then I pinch it harder. I gave away much of my furniture in this move and replaced it with second hand furniture that fits my new smaller home. The house was a real fixer upper and I have almost completed it...on a shoestring doing most of the work myself (but not this year). I grew up poor, I was poor when I was married and raised my kids poor. I am no longer poor, by the standards of where I live I am quite well off, but you would never know this by how I live. I run around in comfy sweats that are old, that is why they are so comfy! I live in a tin can and in a dirty little town full of wonderful people. I happen to be in love with my tin can which I have transformed into a very cozy, inviting home where guests love to visit...for tea in cups and saucers from the thrift store. It is hard to make more money. I knew my energy limits and what I could and could not do. I made a conscious decision to work the money equation from BOTH sides...spend far less and make as much more as I felt I could. The end result has been better than I had anticipated. As for getting out of MT, we are all pretty well in the same boat if we have been doing this for a long time. You might try a job center through where you live. Have them help you brush up your face to face interview skills, and see about how to present yourself as professional and capable. We have all been out of the fix your hair and makeup, actually get dressed and leave the house mode for a long time. I know if I were going out the door to work, I would need to follow this advice myself. I need some fine tuning, possibly so do you. So stay in or get out, that is up to you. I thought I would give you why I have stayed in and how I did it.

I agree with you, but sm [2008-11-12]
it is to the point where I just feel lucky to have 2 jobs and plenty of work at both, at least right now. I have to switch to cardio from OPs, but I am an employee there and they have every right to dictate to me. I needed a change, so this is not unwelcome, exactly. I don't work for 7 or even 8 cents a line, I do better, but I work my fanny off with 16-hour days, 6 days a week. It is grueling, but I am saving for the time when I will not be an MT any longer. I thought I would have this career for the rest of my working life, but I don't think so now. Part of what we are seeing is not a bad thing. Smaller, ineffective, and frankly poor quality services are going under and they are hanging on by their toenails in offering less money to ICs. When you can't the quality workers, you can't produce the quality work and you'll lose your accounts. End of your business. As for larger companies, they are looking at trying to cut work force in favor of...well I am not sure what. Most of them seem to be trying to work the MTs they have harder rather than hire. It is also the time of year and worry over a new president and financial instability of the US as a whole. I don't put too much store in the time of year because I had many offers this time last year. All of this is going to cause something else that is not too pleasant for many of us. That is, I suspect that the lesser quality, slower MTs who don't take their jobs seriously, will be edged out. I am hearing from a lot of MT friends that their companies are pushing for minimum lines that you make or you are asked to leave. It puts a lot of MTs out of work, fairly or unfairly. We are, like so many other professions, being squeezed until only the strongest and best survive. It is market where the companies are spoiled for choice, which really is awful when you are an MT. The more experience you have the less likely they are to hire you because they are pretty sure you want more than they can or will pay you. I have decided to suck it up and stay in for now. I don't like making the same line rate that I made 10 years ago, even if my yearly income is 5 times what it was then. I can't have a raise unless I care to work more. It is life. I have a good income even still, I can eat and pay all my bills, AND save 35% of my after tax income. When I have needed more money in the last couple of years, I have looked where I can cut expenses and that has helped a lot.

living small and frugal [2008-11-10]
1. Living paycheck to paycheck: No, never again, will strive the rest of my life to live below my means and put something from every paycheck away for a rainy day. Helps I'm divorced, no kids, no medical problems. My only debt is my mortgage. Have been able to avoid using a credit card, no cable TV for years and don't miss it. Thank God for Aldi, dollar stores and great thrift stores for clothes, furniture and household goods, the fact I can work from home, am within walking/bus distance from nearly all I need and truly don't even need a car right now (am saving to pay cash for the next one). I stockpile canned goods, keep the freezer full and love my own cooking, ha-ha. (My entertainment is a good library book or a bootleg/free movie on my PC, a candy bar and pot of my own coffee). 2. Yes, think I could get myself reemployed pretty quickly, if not in 1 payperiod, hopefully within 2. I'm within walking distance of a Manpower and keep an updated resume. 3. Yes, have a 401K, a small annuity (don't want to touch those) and savings to pay my household bills if need be.

I am glad I am not the only one sm [2008-11-10]
My friends laugh at my pantry which is overflowing. My freezer is pretty full and so is the fridge much of the time. I worry about not having food because I grew up poor and when my kids were around I didn't ever think I fed them enough, even though they were tall, slim and very healthy. (I didn't get child support.) I worry! I love my stuff, but my stuff comes from the second-hand store, the dollar store and about 4 times a year, Walmart. Sew my clothing from the $2 table of fabrics at Walmart or pieces from the thrift store. My furniture and kitchen stuff is either wedding gifts from 25+ years ago or garage sale stuff, thrift store finds, etc. I have wanted a spice rack for about 2 years and held out for the right deal. I got an almost new one with all the jars at the thrift store $1, compared to the $30 ones that were new just like it. Living as small as you can is the key to prosperity, if you ask me. Right now, I work 2 jobs and have 2 paychecks every 2 weeks. I live on 2 of the small ones and part of one of the bigger ones. The other big one goes directly to savings. I am saving about 35% of my after tax income. It never bothers me to live without most of the goodies I want because wanting is often better than having. My home is small and I don't have room for anything else anyway.

My answers...sm [2008-11-09]
1. Not living paycheck to paycheck. 2. Confident I would find another job. Not picky if it were MT'ing or not. 3. Not an emergency fund, but savings in general. Have been saving and diversifying funds since I was 16. Best advice my dad gave me.

Thanks for sharing sm [2008-11-09]
There is an old saying, Where there's a will, there's a way. You were very gracious to share, I hope it helps someone else. We MT's are very industrious. Thanks again! You are probably saving yourself from a DVT, just make sure you get up and walk once in awhile.

It has been a long odyssey [2008-11-09]
One of the things I thought might be a good alternative to mousing was the HP Touchsmart computer, which did not work out as well as I had hoped, but now I'm stuck with it. It is a really cool machine, but I do not use the touch screen much at all. I use a rolling laptop desk that I purchased from Wal-Mart (I think it was $69, ordered on-line and picked up at the store). The Touchsmart is a computer/monitor in one and it's pretty heavy, but the laptop desk does hold the weight (barely). I do have to be very careful rolling it to and fro, but if you've got a flatscreen monitor I'm sure it would do fine (although you would probably have to be just as careful due to it being so lightweight). Funny how some folks are about helping others out. A lady I have done some work for was like that and I just never understood why (mostly not sharing templates that she already had made up for the doctors I was working on for her), especially considering how willing and happy I was to share much information with her (like she was not even familiar with using AutoCorrect for expansions, forget about Expander programs). What comes around goes around, I suppose. Please forgive my rant!

Yes! [2008-11-06]
Ideally, they should pay you for your scheduled hours as an employee, even when there are no jobs available. However, they would not be required to pay more than minimum wage for those hours. When we agree to flex our time, we are saving them $$$, as they then do not have to pay for hours spent waiting for work.

Its just like Autocorrect isn't it? [2008-11-05]
Expanderic is just like autocorrect isn't it?Does it havesuggestions?

Expanderic vs Autocorrect? [2008-11-05]
I am not trying to cause a big fuss. I am just trying to learn more about Expanderic. Is it similar to autocorrect or does it have features like a suggestion line under the cursor or suggestions at the bottom of the screen. I really don'tsee much in the way ofan explanationof these features on the website so that makes me think that it does not have these features. Just curious Thanks

It looks exactly like Shorthand and SpeedType. [2008-11-05]
It expands with the spacebar and punctuation. You do have to make up your own shortcuts and you can have more than one dictionary file, but you can't have duplicate shortcuts like you can with Instant Text. All of these programs are better than AutoCorrect because there is no limit to the number of shortcuts (there is with AutoCorrect), and it works in most programs instead of just Word. You'd have to download the trial to figure out whether or not you like it.

Converting Shorthand to AutoText [2008-11-05]
Well I have used my trial versions of Shorthand. Speedtype has not responded to my trial version request. So is there a way to convert my ShortHand dictionary so that I can use it in AutoText? Not Autocorrect but AutoText. Thanks

I would call IT or check productivity board sm [2008-11-03]
as would be so much more efficient easier to get IT to work correctly than to try to work back words and get autocorrect to work - IT should work with just about anything - not so with autocorrect

Can I transfer instant text word list to autocorrect?? [2008-11-02]
Hi all. Well I have a ton of entries stored in my Instant Text program. The problem is, that now that I am using Editscript version 8 instead of version 6, whenever I use my instant text program, it freezes up on me.. So I am just wondering, is there any way that I can transfer over my IT word lists over to autocorrect in microsoft word?? I think this is the only text Expander I can use with editscript 8. I really appreciate any help with this!!

Chartscript.net - Still Need advice [2008-10-24]
Excuse me if I sound ignorant, but what exactly did you copy and paste? Were they big templates? If you could elaborate a bit maybe it would help me remember. I think Chartscript had a place where there were some preexisting doctor's normals, and I believe I tried saving my own large templates there (rather than putting them in Shorthand). But I think I recall that when I tried to make a change to my own template and resave it, it wouldn't work in the Chartscript normals file. The tech guy said I had some type of corrupted file, so he did something to reinstall things and then they worked. Do you think I could just put my any larger templates I make in ShortHand to avoid this? Were you able to use an expander? How did you increase/decrease speed, etc? I'm not sure whether I will have any other options, and may be forced to accept this account -- so I'm very nervous about it. So anything else you can tell me would be most appreciated.

ic/se [2008-10-21]
And please explain why the MT companies can have IC status for their workers. They do dictate to tell us HOW to do our jobs, how much to get down, how many hours to put in? Is the only thing saving them by calling us IC is because they just can't really ask us to say lets work 8 to 5? Explain how they can get away with it?