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No Autocorrect or grammer check - is this common? - saphyre


Posted: May 17, 2014

 

Is it common to NOT have tab functions, auto correct, or a grammar checker on a  "transcription program".    We just got Inscribe and it is about as basic as it comes, not Word comparable - not even close - without tabs, Autocorrect or grammar check. I feel like I'm in the dark ages here. 

 

Haven't had those things for years...SM - Old Anon

[ In Reply To ..]
I don't really have much call to use a tab function anyway. As far as autocorrect, I have used a stand-alone text expander for years which makes autocorrect redundant. I grammar check as I type for subject verb agreements, etc.; and because most of my transcription is verbatim, it would be stopping all the time for sentence fragments and just be a waste of time. Can you get a stand-alone expander and start entering shorts? If so, find out from the IT person(s) which ones are compatible with Inscribe.


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