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.
Here is the Notehand textual dictionary that I created for my homeschool students. Every word that is found in the 1st edition of the Notehand textbook has been included in this dictionary, along with the page number in the textbook where you can find the outline. I’ve also included the technical terms found in the…
From the 1960 Gregg Notehand text (inside covers): If you want an outline summary of the Gregg Notehand edition, click here.
I’m a homeschooling parent. I learned the Diamond Jubilee version of shorthand when I was in high school back in the 80’s. Thanks to this blog, I was introduced to Notehand and Greghand, which I’d never heard of before. I bought the Notehand book and was delighted to find out that it teaches note-taking skills…
Hi all, I wrote another Notehand lesson in Simplified, for your reading enjoyment and for some constructive criticism. This one is called “Fast Shrinkage.” I wrote it from the key this time, so I wouldn’t be influenced by the Notehand plate. I also tried to keep my dictionary lookups minimal. As writing practice, this was…
Here is an amusing story I “translated” from Notehand to Simplified. I wanted to share a reading piece for the Simplified readers. I’m still a new student, so pardon if I didn’t get the translation textbook perfect. I still hope it’s enjoyable reading. Surprised You are welcome to give feedback on my shorthand, but be…
Probably getting way ahead of myself but I wanted to compare the brief forms in Notehand with their equivalents in Simplified and Diamond Jubilee. Using the charts on the Angelfishy site as my source of info for the latter two systems. Likely to be some errors here so I would appreciate corrections. m for “am”:…
I wondered about the speed limitation of Notehand, and whether it is as bad as reputed to be. Although I’ve settled on Simplified for now, I still like to use the Notehand book for additional reading practice. Much better stuff than, “A girl doesn’t have to be a beauty to get ahead in business.” 🙂…
Due to it being my first learning book and now having a place in my heart (does that enter me into the club of Gregg geekdom?), I’m looking for an affordable Notehand book that isn’t in too poor of condition. Specifically, I’m interested in the first edition from 1960, which has those cute little 50s graphics for…
If you write DJS, Series 90, or Centennial and visit this site frequently, could you please reply to this post and let me know which series do you write, or if a newbie to shorthand, which of those series are you learning? I’m gathering reading material (other than the boring business letters) and drills specifically…