You get more power out of IT if you think in phrases.
I had favorite words and two-word phrases in my old expander that I didn't want to give up, so I added them in phrases. You know, those habits you have without even thinking about them -- your fingers just automatically move. :) I also wanted to use one marker key far more often than the other so as not to break my "rhythm."
There are a lot of article links at the top of this page that will teach you tricks you never dreamed possible. :)
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