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expanders got a new laptop used Stedman Smarttype before but it is not compatible - just me

Posted: Oct 11, 2010

Hello what do you all use for expanders? I need something that I do not have to memorize abbreviations (I am losing my mind as it is lol), something that will give me choices that I can actually see, something that has its own base of medical/nonmedical words to choose from. Is there anything like that?

THANKS!!!!!!!!!

Help - Expander DIVA

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Feel free to email me. I have used Smart Type myself and switched about a year ago to Instant Text and never looked back. You can convert your ST library to IT. You'll have to go through and clean up duplicate short cut codes (like trve expanding to triple-vessel and/or to transverse) so that you don't get things you don't want.

I say didn't look back because after using it for about 3 days I realized that ST was pretty screwy and I got more lines faster with IT than with ST...and I had used ST for 12 years!!!

They are similar in a lot of ways. ST will crap up on you if you have too many entries that start with a given letter because it has a maximum for each letter. The numbered list at the bottom of ST? There is a right hand list that is similar. If you start typing a word, even if you jumble it up, it will appear on the right hand side and you can set the key you use to expand the right side.

Example: (my stuff)
cdm space bar = cardiomegaly
But say you start this: camegy If I do that in IT, I can hit my / key and it will expand out the first line on the right list and it gives me cardiomegaly with that camegy mess.

I think the most important thing is to be able to convert your present glossary to whatever you switch to. If you are used to ST, you'll be fine with IT, but less fine with ohh now I can't think of the name, but with any number of others.

Like I said, email me and I can even call you in the next couple of days if you give me your number through email. I'd love to help because I think you'd love IT after using ST.

Help - Expander DIVA - just me

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hmmmmm used to be I saw very clearly where to answer by email but I cannot see this now. I only see the option to post reply. You can email me if you can find how to do that. I do not want to post my email address but would like to talk to you about this. Thanks!

Help - Expander DIVA - just me

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Please email me! Thanks!

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