Ok, thanks. There are speech to text engines in the Linux world but none are developed to the point that they are user friendly and easy to use. I'm an author and often write the old fashioned way with pen and paper. I then dictate into an STT application and edit. Has worked well. I'm very happy to be free of Windows and Microsoft, but this is a major frustration. I'll find a solution eventually, but clearly Express Scribe isn't it. Thanks for your answers.