I use AutoCorrect/AutoText and find it works just as well as anything else I ever used. My 2 c.
Posted By: NM - katz on 2006-05-25
In Reply to: A contact says she likes it, sound is good, but you have to use autocorrect/text, no other expander - with the Lotus Notes. nm
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I just use Autotext in Word and find that is adequate
and is too easy. It takes a few weeks to get familiar with everything and you will be okay. Took me about a month to get up to speed.
You make my point. Find what works for you. You
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You might find a job but you wont get paid for "normals", that is how it works now. nm
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I have mine in autocorrect as yo. Autocorrect with
expand the abbreviation after a hyphen...so if I type 41-yo it auto expands to 41-year-old
You can use all of your autotext entries
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I just use my autocorrect. nm
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Can you use AutoCorrect in VR mode?
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Not autocorrect. I know those work. How did you
They've never worked for me in BT and I was told autotext can't be converted in BT.
It comes with Shorthand or use autocorrect.
I like the system
AutoCorrect should be the least of your problems
You will spend most of your time doing data entry which you won't be paid for. Amphion uses Dictaphone EXtext which has it own Expander program called ESP. AutoCorrect is not compatible with it. However the bigger problem is you will have to add all the patient data if you have an account that doesn't interface with the facility and most of the time newbies are stuck with this account. You will do a lot of busy work and won't be paid for it. Wish you a lot of luck though but Amphion didn't work for me.
I personally think Autocorrect is as good as anything.
I don't even bother with Shorthand
AutoCorrect is not compatible with Extext ESP
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re: AutoCorrect/Instant Text
I, too, have used AutoCorrect exclusively for the last 2 years and have been able to do very well on my line counts; however, after some recent research into Instant Text I ordered it (and actually just received today). While I have not had time to use it yet, I really like the fact that it has WAY more capability than AutoCorrect. I can't wait to experiment with it and believe it will prove to be a worthy investment when I learn all of its possible functions.
Autocorrect entries into Emdat?
How can I get my MS Word autocorrect entries into Emdat Inscriber without having to enter them all over again? Thanks
Do you have an Autocorrect feature? You could delete what's
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How do you put this in AutoCorrect? Wouldn't shorthand work the same way?
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Faster, easier, and more reliable than Autocorrect.
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chartscript and importing autocorrect entries
Can someone tell me how (if even possible) to import my autocorrect entries from MS WORD to the chartscript expander? I am using ShortHand in there now and it is driving me CRAZY as 90% of the time it partially expands the words.. Guess I could import the entries from shorthand if that is easier…
Word Autocorrect to Emdat InScribe
You can use a tool that Emdat has written to convert your Word Autocorrect to InScribe. It can be downloaded from http://www.emdat.com/software, under Support. Also, feel free to call the helpdesk with such questions as well at 630-743-0500.
UST used to have software that didn't allow expanders of any kind, inc. AutoCorrect. Ask if you
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Post last year about NOT being able to use autocorrect or expansion software with
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Do they allow you an expansion program or Autocorrect usage? Old posts say they didn't. nm
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A contact says she likes it, sound is good, but you have to use autocorrect/text, no other expander
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Did find a Wright Watson Sten-Tel in Austin if their site isn't old. Find 'em with Google. nm
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Trying to find info on Encompass on this board, can't find any recent. sm
Anyone have any current info. Any employees out there? Give me the low-down if you can! Thanks a million.
The platform is Word. Their program works with Word but does not change how Word works. nm
The benefits just changed the first part of this month. I don't have them but I remember them being reasonabl for a single person. Family and spouse was not reasonable in any way (in my opinion).
Probably someone who works on...sm
a variety of (or all) accounts and interchanges regularly to help with backlog. I previously worked for a company and they called it something else but basically the job description was someone who could work on any account at any given time and worked on accounts as needed (no specific primary/secondary, etc.). The place were I worked paid these MTs a higher rate.
yep, works well. nm
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Here is how it works
Review resumes as they come in. Separate into two piles. Immediately respond to all unqualified MTs with a simple email. Even if it is 100, it will take about an hour - no need to respond to follow ups to those, if any. Next, reply to qualified MTs with a simple email telling them resume was received and the next step and to email you when that step is completed. This may take a couple of days, tops! Everybody deserves a response, even those not qualified. It is called professional courtesy. Please. All recruiters do is recruit. It's not that difficult!
I know someone who works for them
From what I understand she is very happy there. If you have the experience, you probably can ask for 9 or 10 per line. They will negotiate with you. They are a growing company, management is nice and helpful, but a little slow getting everything off the ground, it took a bit of patience on her part to actually be up and working. They do outsource but never has run out of work.
What works for me is this:
1. I tell people who know I work from home that I am not to be disturbed unless someone dies or the house catches on fire, NO exceptions, NONE.
2. I screen every call and NEVER answer the phone until I am finished for the day. I also pick up any messages at that time. If the school needs to call you, can they call on another line? If you answer the phone every time it rings or even listen to the messages you will never get any typing done, trust me. :-) I have found VERY few phone calls are true emergencies.
3. Explain as best you can that you are paid on production and when your fanny is not in your chair you are making nothing at all, so you can you borrow some money when your bills come due?
The bottom line is that if you do not treat this as a *real* job then no one will respect your wishes. If you had a job outside of the home and were on the phone all day long or had people dropping by to visit all day I sure bet you would be fired! It really is tough to put your foot down, but you can do it!!!
Who works for TTS currently?
I have been offered a VR editing job with TTS and would like to here from people who currently work for them. Yes, I did see the postings further down on the board about TTS and that is why I want to hear from current TTS VR editors.
What I want to know is how many lines do you get a day and many of those lines are actually VR lines and not typing lines? Also, how many lines do TTS require their MTs to have a day? Do you use a 9-pin foot pedal with the sticker on the bottom that reads IN-DB9? Do you have dial up internet connections? Lastly, do you feel that you are making more money with VR editing and saving your hands/wrists/arms too?
Thanks
IN MT
Anyone who works for
TransTech - Will we get paid before or after the holiday, since our pay date is 5/28? 
I know someone who works there....
and she is NOT very happy. She is definitely looking elsewhere. They must be pretty hard up for MTs since I keep getting a recruiting postcard from them in the mail almost every month!
They will - it's in the works
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no, that's not how it works.
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MS Works
Your company should provide you with technical support to help you. ...Good luck!
NO one works there
Indian based company and have no clue when called office as it just rings and seems no one works in US at all. And even if work I hear they dont have good Management at all
works well for me.nm
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you must be one of the MTs that works
instead of running out here to post.
That works, too.
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They may have something in the works, but right now there
isn't enough work. They have lost several people recently due to the lack of work and still there isn't enough work. I like the company, so I'm not bashing them, but if there is a lot of work it isn't showing in our updates we get 3 times a day and I'm running out of work every day. If we're on 15 minutes past our shift we are asked to get off, doesn't matter if we haven't been able to get our lines.
There is one account that is particularly difficult and I think that has caused some people to leave, but even that account is running out of work on a daily basis.
Is that how it works?
Name the pay you want and you shall have it? Clients will pay whatever they can get away with paying. What MTSO in their right mind would to to their clients and say By the way, we plan to charge a whole lot more than the other MTSOs because our MTs demand higher pay. Don't you think the client would just go elsewhere?
Um, no, this isn't how it works. (sm)
Webmedx wouldn't have a great reputation if this were the norm. Obviously, this person isn't telling you the whole story.
How the pay works out to be the same
They do fool some people with that. When the company I worked for went to NO SPACES or VBC, everyone's pay was raised by 2 cent. I have no clue why they would do this unless the client said they did not want to pay for spaces when their rates were increased. It was no big deal to us because it honestly worked out to be the exact same pay with the 2 cent increase. Now if the company says they are going VBC and you do not get an increase.......that's a big fat cut in pay.
I guess that is why some companies think offering 10-12 cpl is very attractive, but it is for VBC, which is really only 8-10 cpl for the MT. If they say 10-12 cpl with spaces, that is what is really attractive.
of course it works.
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How it works
The MTSO is hungry for accounts. They low ball the client and then advertise like crazy to find those MTs gullible or desperate enough to take on the low pay. They usually do find some but the ones with any self respect who can offer quality and quantity won't work for such low wages. Hence the rub.
Hey, if that works for you
But scheduling is one element of control a company forfeits in order to avoid paying benefits, contributing to Social Security, handling tax withholding, etc. Companies that want to have it both ways, avoid all the responsibilities of an employer, but have the sceduling control of an employer, are dishonest. And I think this is indicative of other areas in which the company may not be fair with you. (At least, that's been my experience.)
It's your choice whether to go along with it. If you are happy, great. Those of us who might choose to make an issue of it realize we do this at the risk of losing work. And as long as there are MTs who choose to go along with this policy, there will always be plenty of you to replace us with.
Yes, it works out to be more than 65 cpl, usually. SM
FYI though, this also depends on margins and font size. Font size and margins aren't a factor in 65-chars line but they make a difference in gross line counting. If the margins are set at 1 inch all around and font size is 12, 6 c gross line would be around 8 or 9 c 65-chars line. At least that was my experience in the past when paid on gross line, in the good old days.
You do what works for you.
and this OP should do what works for her.
No. The way my IC job works is that I
tell them when I can work and how much work minute-wise I can take. They assign it to me in the late afternoon (I work FT for another MTSO and work nights for them) and I have until 6 a.m. the next morning to get it in.
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