I'm glad I found out about this expander business. sm

I happened to stumble across an ad for Smartype, and it was about $200 ????

That's quite a bit more than I can afford to spend right now.   I want a good line count, but I've got Windows XP, with I believe MS Word 2002.  I'd buy Smartype if I had the $200 to spare.

I'd be really p'd off if I got with a company and needed to buy more things to work with their program, things I couldn't afford at that time.  That along with their $300 deposit?  More money than I've got to spend at this time. 

 We all know you go into a company believing you will be happy, and there are usually things you find out aftewards.  Whether they can be worked around or not, is a different issue for each individual. 

We are all about line count, that's the bottom line.  I'd also be really p'd about this line count issue in Lotus Notes.    All I want is to produce good work, and be accurately compensated for it. 

• Axolotl update: got a call from the recruiter yesterday. sm - typin2
  • Why would anyone pay to work for a company? - sm
  • A contact says she likes it, sound is good, but you have to use autocorrect/text, no other expander - with the Lotus Notes. nm
    • Axolotl computer comes with SpeedType Expander which is the same as Shorthand - omt
    • When I was considering this company - diddles
      • I'm glad I found out about this expander business. sm - typin2
        • Another small thought on this expander business. sm - typin2
    • I use AutoCorrect/AutoText and find it works just as well as anything else I ever used. My 2 c. - NM - katz
  • stories - wjr
  • Do you have to have their computer? Can you use your own? nm - How was their pay and bennies?
    • You are required to - anon

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I worked for a small local company, and only did proofreading, no transcripton, so I'm embarassed to say I don't even know what an expander is.

I have one that I use to help me with DQS on my full time job, but find it doesn't work that well for me with JLG and I don't want to take the chance of having it set up for JLG and then screw up my FT job.  I also haven't been able to figure JLG's out (don't laugh!) correctly and I'm looking for something else to supplement it/replace it so I can get my line count up higher (only working there part time).  What Expander works for you???

Do you use shorthand? 

I came from a company that used word perfect and honestly I loved it because I was used to it.  Setting up and using macros was easy for me and came naturally after all that time.  I have tried some free demo Expanders and have a hard time getting used to the automatic additions but I'm getting there.  I have not been impressed with the demos and can't see spending the money on the ones I've tried.  I have since been using the word auto correct and auto text. 

I'm thinking about trying Instant Text from the reviews on here and other forums, but the price tag is a little put offish for me.  I don't mind putting the money into if it gives me the money in return, obviously.  Has anybody tried this and regretted the purchase?  Being Christmas time and having 3 kids and a large extended family to think about the coming month, I don't want to put this kind of money into myself, aah, y'all know what I mean. 

Shortly, is it totally worth it to buy for myself at this time of the year???

I personally use Shorthand rather than theirs. I don't think the built-in one is bad, it is just more limited than I prefer. If I remember correctly the names of the macros are limited to a certain # of characters. I do know a lot of people there use it though, so it can't be all bad. Me, I like Shorthand because of the "hints" window that they use, which shows you if there is an entry that matches the letters you have typed.

Here is a link for Shorthand, if you are interested. They have a free trial period.

as well, so of course most of the things I don't need to be reminded.  But sometimes it does help, like if I have made a normal for a certain doctor or whatever, because some doctors have SEVERAL different normals so if I have something pop up that helps me to remember which is which, then that helps.  With the Bayscribe Expander you have to actually go into it (unless you use the Quick Bar) to see what is under a particular abbreviation. 

I was just wondering what kind of Expander Cymed uses?

Thanks

a different platform like Meditech?  Or would I have to download something like shorthand? 

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Thanks!

can I use with Bayscribe.  I only have experience with the ESP Expander on ExText.  Am I going to have to start from scratch and create my own expanders or does Bayscribe have something similar?  Are the ESP files downloadable into Bayscribe?  Thanks for all your responses.  This is a very tough decision for me.

I use my old Shorthand expansion program rather than the Bayscribe one.  When I start each day, I have to do CTRL-ALT-T, which turns off the Bayscribe expansion program.  Then my ShortHand works perfectly.  It doesn't turn off the Bayscribe Spellchecker or anything else, just the expansion program.

Works for me!