1. An improved method for recording vocalized speech comprising spoken words and transcribing said speech into commonly readable text, said method utilizing a programmable data processing system having an inputting keyboard, a central processing unit and an output device for producing printed text, said method comprising the steps of: assigning selected alphabetic shorthand notations for individual and groups of said spoken words; inputting said shorthand notations into said central processing unit using said keyboard; selectively editing said input shorthand notations using said keyboard and a preprogammed text editing routine stored in said central processing unit, whereby corrections and alterations to said shorthand notations can be input into said central processing unit; recording said selectively edited shorthand notations input to said central processing unit on magnetic media in said central processing unit whereby a shorthand file is created; separating said shorthand file into individual shorthand words using a preprogrammed separate word routine in said central processing unit; matching said separated individual shorthand words with matched pairs of said shorthand words and words of said commonly readable text stored on magnetic media in a first library in said central processing unit using a preprogrammed find shorthand word routine in said central processing unit, whereby said commonly readable text translations of said separated individual shorthand words are identified; assembling said words of commonly readable text identified by said find shorthand word routine into a translated document file using a preprogrammed build document routine in said central processing unit; and selectively arranging said words of said document file using a preprogrammed formatting routine in said central processing unit to produce a formatted record suitable for being printed by said output device.
1. An improved method for recording vocalized speech comprising spoken words and transcribing said speech into commonly readable text, said method utilizing a programmable data processing system having an inputting keyboard, a central processing unit and an output device for producing printed text, said method comprising the steps of: assigning selected alphabetic shorthand notations for individual and groups of said spoken words; inputting said shorthand notations into said central processing unit using said keyboard; selectively editing said input shorthand notations using said keyboard and a preprogammed text editing routine stored in said central processing unit, whereby corrections and alterations to said shorthand notations can be input into said central processing unit; recording said selectively edited shorthand notations input to said central processing unit on magnetic media in said central processing unit whereby a shorthand file is created; separating said shorthand file into individual shorthand words using a preprogrammed separate word routine in said central processing unit; matching said separated individual shorthand words with matched pairs of said shorthand words and words of said commonly readable text stored on magnetic media in a first library in said central processing unit using a preprogrammed find shorthand word routine in said central processing unit, whereby said commonly readable text translations of said separated individual shorthand words are identified; assembling said words of commonly readable text identified by said find shorthand word routine into a translated document file using a preprogrammed build document routine in said central processing unit; and selectively arranging said words of said document file using a preprogrammed formatting routine in said central processing unit to produce a formatted record suitable for being printed by said output device. 3. The improved recording and transcribing method of claim 1 wherein said first library comprises a plurality of said matched pairs permanently stored on magnetic media, and wherein said find shorthand word routine utilizes a second library of selectively inputted matched pairs temporarily stored on magnetic media, and at least one special library comprising a plurality of matched pairs relating to a particular vocation or technical field stored on magnetic media.