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Shorthand - How do you get it not to expand? - Cleo


Posted: May 06, 2013

Using Shorthand abbreviation expander and short on manuals. How do you get it not to expand? Thanks!

Shorthand expander - FormerCMT

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If I remember correctly, I think you press the Control key & then your abbreviation.

TY - Cleo

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Shorthand - grandnet

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If I am reading the question correctly, you do not want it to expand?? Such as nor and it keeps trying to put normal if that is your expansion code? Hit the excape key. That will not let your words expand. I may have misunderstood your question and answered incorrectly, if so, apologize in advance.


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