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The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
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These are very nicely done! Thanks for posting. It is interesting, but the Anniversary BF and phrases had the key in the back.
That is interesting, about the key in the back for Anniversary.
I've got both volumes of the 1965 Diamond Jubilee college texts. I've added the Vol.2 chart, which presents the brief forms in alphabetical order. That might be a more serviceable reference to those who don't have these particular books and just want to find the info quickly.
I had no idea these exist. Very nice.
I just scanned the charts that are on the inside covers of the books; only, I added the typed text on a duplicate chart to create the keys.
Oh, nice. They look totally professional. How did you add the typed text to the charts? I'm not sure I'd be able to figure out how to do something like that.
If you have an image, you can load it up in a graphics program (for example MS Paint), and add text using a text tool within the program.
Yes, I just scanned the charts, which turned them into .jpgs. Then I pulled the .jpgs up in Corel Photo, a really basic graphics program. That let me add the text. I'm hoping to do one for the Notehand charts, but they have a black background with white writing. We'll see if Corel Photo will let me put in white text or not…
Those of us who are old enough to have taken shorthand in high school (or college) are too old to automatically think about ways of doing things like that.
Hee.. that would be me, too. I'm an Evernote junkie, so I really just wanted a copy of these charts so I could save them in Evernote for reference. This seemed the best way to go about it. Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say! I'm glad others can make use of them, too.
In case anyone wants to compare the Diamond Jubilee and Simplified brief forms, there is a chart of the latter posted at
http://dailygregg.tumblr.com/image/111362203107
If the image looks small when it first appears on your screen, you can click on it and it will grow larger (with most browsers).
Do you know whose Tumbler is this? I couldn't find the author's page.
That is a really fun Gregg shorthand site!