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Need help - copy Shortcut file to Express Scribe - Flustered MT


Posted: Jun 29, 2010

My company is going from typing in Word/FTP to web-based Express Scribe.  I have almost 2700 word expanders in Shortcut that I do NOT want to type over but no one will reply at my company when I ask for help to copy them over.  I can browse and find the Shortcut folder - several things in there and none will copy.  Can anyone help this tired, computer-ignorant MT LOL!  Th ank you

Shortcut - anon

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Not sure what exactly you need done. I have my Shortcut application running in the background and it has worked fine in most of the applications I have ever dealt with. I don't think that you would need to have the files copied over, just have it running in the background. Hopes this helps.


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