I use SmarType with Microsoft Office with Word 2003
Posted By: SmarType and Word 2003 user on 2006-07-16
In Reply to: Smartype Problems - new user
I have had this problem and have even lost documents and was told by Microsoft that this is a Microsoft bug that they have no fix for. I called them and e-mailed and they said they are working on a fix. Can't give me a solution and no time frame of when they will have a patch.
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Microsoft Office 2003
I believe you can get a 30-day demo from the Microsoft website. I did that and then decided I loved it and was able to get a lower priced version from Costco for about $129. It is pretty nice because it comes with Excel, etc. Here is the link:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/trial/default.mspx
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There are no new fixes for that problem. If you call or E-mail Stedman's they will refund your money when you return the software. They know this is a problem. I have noticed that it only happens to me if I hit a combination of two hot keys. You could try turning off or not using those keys. I have found it to be the best solution as I am just more comfortable using Smartype. I tried other expanders, but just like Smartype better even with this problem.
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Microsoft Word.. The oold Word used to do this and I'm new to 2003 Word..nm
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WARNING...I wasn't so lucky trying to use Word 2003 and Smartype... SM
My system didn't just freeze up once in a while. I couldn't make it through one report without this happening. I finally researched the archives and found that there is actually a conflict between Word 2003 and the Smartype.
Anyway, I wanted to switch from Instant Text to Smartype so much that I actually uninstalled my entire Microsoft Office 2003 software package and purchased Word 2002. I haven't had a problem since.
It is a Word 2003 problem, not a Smartype problem
I've spoken to countless tech support reps at several MT companies, spoken to J the original owner/developer of ST, and B who overhauled it for Stedman.
Microsoft made a change in Word 2003 that causes the problem you have described. I went back to using a previous version of Word to eliminate the problem. One of the real triggers is if you have Autotext and AutoCorrect active in Word. Disable both of those. Change your backup settings in Word to automatic save a report every 1-2 minutes so you can recover something if you do lose it.
Don't expect a fix in your lifetime. Stedman/SmarType can't get Microsoft to fix Word.
Yes, I lost mine. I upgraded the Office 2000 package to Office 2003. sm
I have over 2000 autocorrect entries and lost them all as well as my supplemental dictionary for my Stedman's spellcheck. Lots of grief!
Maybe you will be lucky and not lose anything. Good luck to you.
Office 2003 so far, but going to Office 2007 as soon as I can. nm
nm
Microsoft Office
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While moving, I lost my Microsoft Office 2003, Teacher/Student version, I paid over 150 dollars for it, and I was wondering if there are any other office programs a little cheaper that are compatible with doing transcription?
Office 2003--sm
I like it better than 2000. The only thing I have noticed with it though, although it was true of ALL versions of Word, was that when using it as primary for word processing and using auto correct for expansions, it seems like the capitalization after a period tends to erode after a while and sometimes it won't do it, particularly with the most used letters, like T, R, S, etc. but like I said, ALL the Word programs I have used have done this over time.
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Can you use the Word autocorrects or only Smartype? What about the Word auto text? tia nm
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I use Vista with Office 2003 Student/Teacher edition.
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Can you transfer them from Word 2002 to Word 2003?
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