About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 50. Chapters: Notetaking software, Shorthand systems, Mind map, Comparison of notetaking software, Pitman shorthand, Gregg shorthand, Outliner, Concept map, Timothy Bright, Ecco Pro, Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, A.nnotate, Springpad, Bezen ek Shorthand, Tironian notes, GradeGuru, Refined concept map, Teeline Shorthand, Stiefografie, FreeMind, Qiqqa, Freeplane, AllMyNotes Organizer, Dutton Speedwords, Forkner shorthand, Tomboy, Xournal, Thomas Natural Shorthand, GoBinder, Merrill Shorthand, EasyScript Speed Writing, Tinderbox, Google Notebook, Montagu C. Butler, Diigo, SQ3R, Checklist, Eclectic shorthand, Personal Shorthand, Compendium, Licorize, Ppcsoft iknow, Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift, Keynote, Crocodoc, Speedwriting, NotePub, NoteScribe, Melin Shorthand, Electronic notetaking, Wang-Krogdahl shorthand, WebNotes, ConnectedText, Current Shorthand, Gabelsberger shorthand, Cornell Notes, Circus Ponies NoteBook, Personal Knowbase, CintaNotes, Telegram style, Windows Journal, Boyd's syllabic shorthand, Mindomo, Simson Shorthand, BasKet Note Pads, Munson Shorthand, Jean-Baptiste Estoup, Stenoscript, Reformed Phonetic Short-Hand, Newrite. Excerpt: Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed or brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos (narrow) and graph or graphie (writing). It has also been called brachygraphy, from Greek brachys (short) and tachygraphy, from Greek tachys (swift, speedy), depending on whether compression or speed of writing is the goal. Many forms of shorthand exist. A typical shorthand system provides symbols or abbreviations for words and common phrases, which can allow someone well trained in the system to write as quickly as people speak. Abbreviation methods are alphabet-...
