Electronic word books work on flash drive?
Posted By: Brandi on 2008-12-22
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Do any of yall use your electronic references on a flash drive? I have a laptop I use occassionally when I am traveling, but would prefer to not actually load the software on the laptop.
Have any of yall used them on/with a flashdrive?
Thank you!
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it will work - have the flash drive in the PC, install from disks to flash
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Question to using flash drive with Word. sm
I used a temporary copy of Word on another computer, and kept getting a message that unless I registered the product, I could only use it x number of times. Does this also happen using the flash drive? I have Word 2003 on my work computer, and need to put it on my son's for a school course, but am not sure I can keep it there without registering it. I hate to spend $190 for software for a school course. Thanks.
forgot to mention... yes, flash drive would work
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I use the electronic version as well - no more books for me. All references are electronic! nm
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Flash drive to
copy Word to the other computer. Don't know about the other question!
flash drive
get one, they are worth it. i just got one at target for 14.99. i have seen them as low as 9.99. i type at home for a cardiology practice. i upload all my work onto the flash drive, bring it into their office, download it to their computer. when the doc makes changes on his dictation, they just bring my work up on their computer and do their thing. saves them from calling me, me making the changes, printing it, getting in the car and bringing it to them. it is wonderful. try to get one with a key ring on it, cuz they are just so small, you can lose them easily. once they go under the seat of the car, you never see them again. lol
Flash drive
I have a couple flash drives and drop one off with the completed work and pick up an empty one when I pick up work. Get a flash drive and copy the files on it and give that to them too...good luck!
I used a flash drive to move
all mine a few months ago when I got a new computer. They're only like $15 and worked perfectly.
USB flash drive inquiry....sm
Would someone enlighten me? My teenager came home with a printout for a school project and the teacher wants the projects turned in one one of these keychain things. I have no idea how to do this and if I need to buy anything extra for my PC. How does this work? Do you just plug it into your PC and are able to save data right onto it or are special programs needed? The more I searched on the internet the more I couldn't figure it out. I've already e-mailed the teacher asking that she be allowed to bring the project in on CD as we're pros at that one and I really don't want to spend a dime for some goofy teacher's request...but just in case..... Thank you
How can you find out where the flash drive is....sm
is there a way to know if my PC has this without buying one of the sticks and trying it? Thank you!
Flash Drive Pain
I plug the flash drive in my computer. I select my Start Stop pedal. The list comes up. Is there a "hidden" list in another file, perhaps, where the doctor says all these patients have already been dictated? Now that I've listened to all three flash drives, they are telling me all the patients are on one of them that I had already typed. Is this possible??? Thanks. Pardon my stupidity, I am a tape person, if you can still believe that.
Saving dictations on flash drive??
Hi again, I figured out the settings, and how to recover the files marked done. Question though on saving the actual dictation. My files come through email, I was saving in My Wav files and an Archive File; however, the doc tends to send me a lot of duplicates which the Archive obviously does not like. But, also, since I have had a computer crash on me and lost some things, I am thinking of saving my actual dictations on a flash drive and eliminating the Archive file. How long would you suggest I keep them for? Once typed they go in the Recover folder, how long should I keep those? I found in the help information that we can order foot pedals through Express Scribe and they will be sure that they work with their program, so I ordered one today - figure can't work without a pedal so best have a spare on hand. Anything I might be missing? Tips or ideas in using the program.
Flash Drive Should Have Worked; Did You Get a Message?
The e-mail thing is a good way to go since your flash drive didn't work. I have all of my glossaries on my flash drive, I don't see why it wouldn't work for you. If your computer has a 3.5 floppy drive, you could always use a disk (my computer does not have one).
The stick thingy is the flash drive (sm)
The stick thing is plugged into a USB port and acts just like any other drive, or CD. You stick it in the USB port, your computer usually recognizes it's there right away. You just click and drag or copy files on to it just like it's another drive. I would hope that the teacher doesn't expect you to buy one just for this assignment, though.
You can use a flash drive like a floppy on steroids...sm
The flash drive is as small or smaller than a pack of gum and plugs into a USB port (which any computer made in the past few years will have).
Windows will automatically recognize the drive once you plug it in, and assign a drive letter to it. This will likely be "E:", "F:" or higher, depending on the configuration of drives in your computer.
You can then use the drive exactly as you would any other drive (for instance, you can view its contents using Windows Explorer, drag-and-drop files to or from it, etc., create subdirectories on it, etc.)...
HOWEVER, for some versions of Windows you should NOT simply unplug the drive when you are finished using it. You have to use a utility running on your taskbar to "stop" the drive before unplugging it.
Flash drives are now large enough in capacity that you can carry an entire operating system on them, along with various applications such as your web browser, Office applications, etc. These can be configured to create a "parasite computer" on any computer you plug it into.
Also, there is now something called the "PhoneDrive", which has its own tiny sound card and a plug for a headset. This drive comes with its own VOIP phone number and will allow you to make phone calls from any computer you plug into that has an Internet connection of its own.
Fascinating devices! Unfortunately, like the Internet itself, they have real utility for terrorists.
Does your computer even recognize the flash drive? sm
It could be that the flash drive was not removed correctly the last time it was used and now the computer doesn't recognize it. A lot of the new flash drives use that annoying U3 program; you have to wait it to load completely before you can use the drive and you also need to use it to eject the flash drive before physically removing it from the computer. Also, make sure you're actually dragging it to the flash drive and not the U3 System, which shows as a separate drive in Windows Explorer (not IE).
Flash drive for backup! Wonderful
They are so cheap and easy to use. Just plug in this tiny thing into a USB port and wallah, click on your SPF dictionary, select send to and click on your external flash drive. I just discovered them, had been using disks to backup which sometimes would not transfer to another computer without reformatting. Don't have to do that with a flash drive.
I like the electronic medical books (sm)
convenient to use and user friendly. As for remembering, can't help you with that one. Pushing 60, the old mind doesn't want to work as hard remembering things, but the electronic books are the next best thing.
So you get a flash drive with voice files on it you are suppose to transcribe?
I'm trying to understand. Do you save the transcribed reports on the same jump drive? If that is the protocol, then wouldn't the MT before you typed any reports, then wouldn't they be saved to the flash drive?
If so, then you could open up the flash drive and if there are any Word files or text files, you open those up and see what they are. If they are transcribed reports, write the patient's name down and don't transcribe those notes.
Whatever the case may be, I would absolutely tell the office manager or whoever you are meeting with that you will type everything on the flash drive and that you expect to be paid for everything you type. You gave them freebies the last time and you're in this business to make money.
FLASH word expander.
Is Flash word Expander a good one to use? I'm just trying to get my production up, so any comments would be great.
Thanks tonz!
Electronic spellchecker and line counting software for Word 07
Does anyone know of any line counting software and electronic medical spellchecker that works in Word that is out there for Word 97. I just upgraded to Office 2007 and my abacus does not do the same and I really don't like it in the standalone version and also my Dorland's electronic medical spellchecker will not even install on this version of Word. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions. Please help as I have to have this to do my job.
Thanks so much
CD or word books?
How many MTs out there prefer the hard copy of a word book or the CD that you can load on your computer. I'm about to update my Stedman's Library and wondering which I should go with. Thanks!
I have 15 word books and sm
I am forever putting postits in the back of them for words I found that are not there. I LOVE this that you suggested, getting it now.
Does Flash Type work in CScribe or ExpresScribe?
could it be used in the MTtest windows? That would be great.
Stedman word books
depending on what specialties you do. For abbreviations, I use this web site:
http://www.medilexicon.com
just because it is easier than looking up abbreviations in a book.
All different word books, surgical
A dictionary is not going to be near enough for acute care. You're going to come across many different instruments, techniques, procedures, etc.
The "particular" factor will relate to the client's specific instructions, i.e. expanding, not expanding, symbols, most likely BOS compliant, verbatim, etc.
Thank you, could not find it in any of my word books or Google
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have you checked out ebay for the word books they have
I use mine for everything and many times just having them around helps my brain farts. I just checked, they have one of every topic on there - too bad cheaper than I got mine.
I have a few Stedman's word books that I plan to sell, sm
if you're interested, as I updated with the newest editions. These older ones would still be of big help you. Email me if you're interested and I'll get a list together for you.
You'll find that hospital transcription is waaaaay more interesting than clinic!
If I don't hear from you, good luck! Working for a hospital is the way to go these days. Good for you!
Hubby has 30 mile drive to work (sm)
so he bought a motorcycle and rides that instead of driving his truck.
How much room do you need on your hard drive if you work for 2 companies at once. I know this is a
stupid question but I am ready to buy a computer and I am thinking of going part time with 2 companies and each one has their own platform but I dont want to pay for some hugh unnecessary computer. Can someone tell me what has worked for them if you work for 2 separate companies.
The Dorland's Cardiology Word Book is good, too. Might find books at half.com even if a few years
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1990 VW Golf here, love it. Work at home, don't drive much.
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FYI I HAVE reference books, but in case you hadn't noticed, thing change a lot faster than BOOKS
I was simply asking for suggestions of other places on line that I might look for the latest info, especially considering that my work is on the internet, what the hell is wrong with trying to be more productive and efficient?!?! Good Grief!!
I prefer books. I'm kinda old school. I like to be able to write new terms in my books. I do
have Stedman's Medical Dictationary on CD and I do use it quite a bit, but that's more because the actual print dictionary is so darn heavy to pick up and look a word up! 
Easy to work with. You can look up old reports. Your own word expander will work
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A jump drive is the same as a USB drive. SM
It's basically a small device you plug into a USB port on your PC and you can store files on it (like the floppy disks of the old days but with WAAAAAAY more space!). You can pick them up at Wal-Mart now for pretty cheap. I have a 2 gig and I can back up my entire hard drive on my PC (programs and all) if I needed to.
What word expanders work best with MS word? Or..
.. is there another way? Do many use the "autocorrect" to make your own word Expander without having to purchase anything? Does that workout well or is it best to buy expander software?
I'm setting things up to start again after a couple years out of hte business. My Spellex spellchecker expired and I had to purchase a new spellchecker. Also wanting to get my expander going. GAH! It's a bit spendy to get things going again... not fun.
Work = word
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does this only work with Word?
I type on DocQScribe, which has an Expander but I'm just wondering if something like this would be better.
Can you work in word also
Can you work in word so that they can directly download it and then make the corrections. I have one doc that always changes his letters and so I just email them over and he changes and has his girl do them. Again, I thought I bent over to help out my accounts but there is no way even I would do this. Good luck, they are taking advantage of you BIG time.
You would work in Word of WP5.1, whichever
you prefer. Pay per gross line. Work is staying caught up so not sure they are hiring, but you can apply on-line.
Does PRD work with MS Word? I thought it was for WP 5.1 DOS only? - sm
Or am I getting confused? I have PRD for 5.1; but now use Smartype for WP 5.1 DOS (like it a lot better)....yes it also works on XP but it took me me a LONG time to figure it out. I have passed the "how to" manual onto a lot of people over the last 2 years. Its actually quite simple once you know how. An inexpensive word Expander is Shortcut, and they have the one they sell here Flashtype that is inexpensive as well. I know Shortcut works fine with 98.
I work in EXText with one and just Word with the other. SM
The EXText job is a employee status job I took for benefits. I work as a remote MT for a 235-bed community hospital. I would say I do the same 20 docs or so on a weekly basis. The other account is a dermatology account that is my own and I do three docs there.
I should add that with the hospital I have a great boss who basically lets us expand everything. Same with my derm account. They really don't care, just as long as the works on time and the notes and letters are basically what they said. No exactly verbatim, but close.
The wife cannot work in Word LOL sm
The wife knows WP but not Word. They have a Mac at home which cannot convert the WP file to Word or that is her excuse why I have to do the conversion for them. This whole business stinks and its just time to move on and not deal with any of this, Im tired of always feeling like a monster and having my heart beat in my throat because I never know what I did wrong this time or how I will be treated when I get in the office.
Make Word 03 and 07 work together!
First of all, I appologize for the LONG message, but well worth reading if you use Word. I asked this question on the Microsoft Discussion Board on 11/7/08. Here are the posts:
>>>> DeviousRedBaron wrote:
>>>>> I am running Word 2007. For work, I download a template created
>>>>> in Word 2003, then type my document in Word 2007. After this, I
>>>>> have to import header/footer info that I believe is created with
>>>>> Word 2003. This takes a long time and at the bottom of the screen
>>>>> the message "Word is replacing ..." appears. Is there any way I
>>>>> can speed this up, or avoid it all together? I love Word 2007 and
>>>>> would like to continue to use it. I do have Word 2003 also. I
>>>>> cannot change the info that I have to download. I access it
>>>>> through the intranet and it is different for each report. (I am a
>>>>> medical transcriptionist.) Speed is important in my line of work!
>>>>> Thanks in advance!!!!!
>>> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>>>
>>>> You will need to tell us more about the importing of the
>>>> header/footer. How? From where?
>>>> What is the exact sequence of steps used to create a document. At
>>>> what point does the message appear?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>>>
>>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>>>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> DeviousRedBaron wrote:
>>> Hi Graham,
>>> I open my transcription program (created by the transcription
>>> company that I work for) and download my reports over the intranet.
>>> These are voice files and .doc information (that ends up in the
>>> header/footer). I double click on the report I want to type up and
>>> a template box pops up. I choose the .dot template that I need and
>>> it automatically opens Word in compatability mode with part of the
>>> header/footer info already in the document. This is usually the
>>> hospital/clinic address and phone number, or what ever info that
>>> particular company has requested. On some reports, there are
>>> headings that are loaded into the body of the document as well.
>>> This process is usually pretty quick, depending on my company's
>>> server.
>>>
>>> Now, I type up my report in the body of the document. When I am
>>> finished, I have to apply the demographics to the document. This is
>>> the information about the patient, clinic/hospital numbers, doctors'
>>> names, cc info...that is also downloaded with the report from the
>>> intranet. Some of this info goes into the header/footer as well.
>>> Some of this info is "attached" to the document so it is sent to the
>>> correct departments/doctors.... Once I apply the demographics, I
>>> have to wait for Word to replace .....something. (The message on
>>> the bottom of Word flashes from a long message to a short one very
>>> rapidly, making it impossible to read the entire message!)
>>>
>>> I have read a little bit about writing a code (macro) so that
>>> everything opened with Word is opened in 2003 format. I do not
>>> start Word, it opens with my company software, so I never get to
>>> choose a template in Word. I have also tried to set the
>>> compatibility for all documents to 2003 and this does nothing.
>>> Also tried to set it up to save as a 2003 document, as well as a
>>> .dot and this does not make any difference.
>>>
>>> I am at a loss! Thanks for your quick response, it is greatly
>>> appreciated!
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> It is the application of demographics - presumably by a macro that
>> appears to be the issue. This was obviously created by the
>> transcription company with Word 2003 in mind. Whether it would be
>> possible to improve that code is impossible to say without seeing it
>> - and really that is a job for the company that provided it, so I
>> will stick to attempting to make the function use Word 2003 rather
>> than 2007.
>>
>> http://www.gmayor.com/Toolbars_in_word_2007.htm demonstrates how to
>> set Word 2003 and 2007 to share the same platform without
>> reconfiguring the registry each time one of them is run to grab the
>> shared settings for itself..
>>
>> You should then be able to associate doc and dot files through
>> Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types - DOC >
>> Advanced > Open > Edit and change the application used to perform
>> the action to Word 2003, which by default should mean entering
>>
>> "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOFFICE11WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde "%1"
>>
>> in that space.
>>
>> Repeat for DOT, though this time edit the action for NEW - the
>> application used to perform the action should be
>>
>> "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOFFICE11WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde
>>
>> and the DDE message should be
>>
>> [REM _DDE_Direct][FileNew("%1")]
>>
>> In both examples if Word 2003 is installed in some other location
>> than the default shown, change the paths to reflect that other
>> location.
>>
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>
>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
DeviousRedBaron wrote:
> Thanks so much, Graham!
> I have followed your instructions, but have not yet tested it with my
> company's software. I am going to test it out tomorrow. If there
> are any gliches, I will repost. If all goes well, would you mind if
> I pass this info on to my fellow MTs? (Medical transcriptionists.) I
> am sure there are numerous woman, and a few men, who could benefit
> greatly from your advise. I will await your response.
>
> Once again, thank you!!!!!
If it works for you, feel free to share with your colleagues. If double
clicking a doc or dot file opens Word 2003 and not 2007 it should work with
the company software - depending on how the company software calls Word.
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<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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I hope this will help everyone! I know it helped me. I love typing in Word2007, but for now, I will have to type in Word 2003 until my company's software is compatible with it. At least I can have both programs running at the same time! The info on his web page about creating a toolbar is not necessary, unless it is something you need to do for Word 2007. 
Flash-type.....
Does Flash-type Expander work with Word Perfect does anyone know? Thanks for the info. TLC
Really? Did you get Flash Type too?
I'm doing something wrong but the Flash Type added two of each entry to my report and the speller wouldn't even open for me. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and it wouldn't work because it said a version was already installed. Good thing it was free or I'd be pretty ticked. I was thinking about getting Instant Text anyhow when I got this software prize so I'll probably go that route as planned. Even if I got the bugs all worked out, I didn't see any way to import my Auto Correct entries.
flash forward
Those were the days! My production dropped significantly when i had to switch from flash forward to shorthand. But at least I have a job!
News flash everybody!! - sm
After a nasty argument with ex H over his lack of interest in our daughter for the past 15 years, he informs me that I won't have a job in 3 years due to voice recognition taking over. Yikes, where do I turn now? And, since she will be 18 then, he is done financially. Well, jeeze, since he hasn't been there emotionally for the past 15 years, he might as well stop paying his lousy $150/month. I'm ticked off and laughing at the same time. Just venting over the fact that ex idiot is taking pleasure in the thought that he thinks he knows something I don't know.  Obviously he has been doing some reasearch or how would he even know what voice recognition is? Please excuse my very angry rant! I'm going to take a deep breath and try to forget the whole ugly conversation.
News flash....
Why listen to the rantings of a man who thinks his own daughter is only worth $37.50 a week?
He may or may not research, but there is enough talk about Voice Recognition on TV and radio talk shows that he may have heard it mentioned there.
Please don't let his pettiness ruin your peace of mind.
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