I'm going to type an acct at home for local group. What is a good word expander for

things to know on doing tapes from an office?  Is it best just to give them a disk and let them print it out at the office like they want to? 

Anybody doing an acct like this?  Thanks.

• I'm going to type an acct at home for local group. What is a good word expander for - a Windows98? Any hints on other
  • Word has its own excellent word expander in Autocorrect. - I use autocorrect
  • I have 3 accounts that use tapes, for 1 they print so I save to a floppy--sm - Debra
    • Tks so much. What is auto text/where do I find it? This sounds so - great.
      • open a word document, under help type in auto text--sm - Debra
        • Pls excuse my densenesss :( Where do I find a "word document"? - ?
          • Click on File and then New (top left corner of window of MS Word) - I know I know
  • Tapes - Doing that now
    • I have questions, please read ok? You have info I dreadfully - need. (sm)
      • Tapes/Word/Windows 98 - Responding to your questions
      • You need Microsoft's Word. It is a program that requires - You sound like me 10 yrs ago
        • Tks you all for being so patient. Looks like I'm out to buy WORD. I - wandered around "Microsoft Works" just now o
      • I am not the above person , but thought I would respond -sm - XXX
        • Thanks XXX. I found a "Microsoft Works Word Processor". You say I save those as files? - I'm going to go see what I can do there.
          • p.s. I was told my MQ prog used WORD and I keep thinking it should be in my - computer somewhere. Can't find it tho.
            • Click on your Start icon, Programs, and the big blue W w/a box around it for Word will show up IF - Word has been installed. nm

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I have never tested my speed using my Expander and have no idea how many WPM I type.  I became a certified master typist last year at over 100 WPM without my expander.  I've been doing this for six years.

I'm really curious what the average is with an expander.  TIA.

Hi all!!!  I am currently using MSWord and would like to purchase a word expander.  I have done some research, but am still not certain which one to buy.  I wish not purchase one that will drain my bank account, but do want one with the capability to have the ability to add an indefinite amount of shortcuts, etc.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!!!!

How did you deal with it?  I mean the docs like your work and insist on giving you work, but the in house MT who coordinates your work is a Wicked Witch of the West and blocks the docs' attempts.  I'm talking small $ here.

immediately following the slash and have it expand.  For example if I needed to transcribe mass/sebaceous cyst, is there a way to use my expanded sebaceous cyst without having to back space after I type the slash mark?  TIA

single words, terms/phrases, or part/full reports?  Mine is a little of all, but mainly just single words and terms/phrases. 

I use PCShorthand.com and I really like it; not only is the price $89.00 it has everything you will ever want and need for a word expander.  It works with MS Word also.

I'm hoping someone here can straighten out my brain on this subject.  Please bear with the length of this post.

All my other MT jobs have been in-office and I never used an Expander before.  Since I'm now working at home on my own computer, I do use the expander.  I assume I'm using it correctly, but admit I was totally unfamiliar with one.

For instance, I have all headings, phrases common to just about any medical report, names of surgical procedures, names of certain parts of lab tests, routine PE findings, innumerable diagnoses, names of scans and x-rays, etc.  I have them with the first letter of the word (or first letter of the first word in a phrase) capitalized and with the whole word (or phrase) lower case, depending on how I need to use them.

I also have what amounts to near-paragraphs relating to, say, the surgeon's routine "informed consent" or evan a doctor's routine exam on a progress note.  And I have been using my expander religiously and, I thought, with good results, though I continued to struggle to make my required line count each shift.

Then I got to thinking, since I get paid by the 65-character/space line, how am I coming out ahead to get paid for typing "nloc" (4 characters) instead of typing "no loss of consciousness" (24 characters & spaces)?  Am I mistaken that you do not get the character and space count for what the expander inserts in the report, only for the letters you type to get it in there?

I do understand it gets you through a report more quickly and on to another.  But if you have a doctor pawing through the chart all throughout the report or one that hems and haws, how does using your expander benefit you in those cases?

Again, as I have already said, this concept has just been rolling around in my head.  I know all of you wouldn't give up your Expanders for anything and I know all of you aren't wrong about the benefits of using one.  What is wrong with me and mine that my line count usually falls short?

Now, here's the kicker.  Since I've had this thing gnawing away at me, I stopped using my word expander.  No headings, diagnoses, or any other things that I listed above as being in my expander.  I immediately began EXCEEDING my required line count per shift, and not by just a little, with no effort.

So can anyone shed any light on this before I go nuts?  Where am I going wrong here?