I've just started using SH, where do I set expansion with normal punc...nm
Posted By: gto on 2005-12-03
In Reply to: I use Shorthand. It is similar to PRD - Me and me
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i've started telling him that he better
never start a fight, but he can stand up for himself and finish it!! the direction our country is headed is terrifying!
I've been in MT for 20 years. Started out in the office at a hospital.
Switched to working for services from home for a while and now I work for the same hospital I started out at, but I work from home now. So I guess you can say I've come full circle and now I'm back where I started. I much prefer being an employee of a hospital versus an IC or employee of an MTSO.
It may be that your user profile in EXText is not set up to allow you to add normals. I've found with services they don't give their MTs a whole lot of freedom with their software. 
You can replace the 2007 Normal.dotm with your old normal.dot file. sm
Open the old normal.dot in Word and save as the new file format.
The easy way is to load the oldest version first and then upgrade.
I'm completely normal and met my normal husband online. sm
I also met casual dates online (read: real social dates, NOT sex hookups), and all were completely normal. I wasn't meeting who I wanted to meet in the other traditional ways (church, through friends, at work, etc) so I looked online and found someone whose sense of humor shined through in his writing, and that is who I eventually married after 2+ years of traditional dating. We are both college grads, gainfully employed, financially stable, non-perverted, normal people. BUT, I did have to sort through a LOT of personal ads, as there are certainly plenty of oddballs out there, as well, just like in the outside world. :-)
Mine are in year-round thank goodness! They've started their new year 2 months ago.
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normal? Normal means you have a.....S/M
There is no *normal* in this life..........
There ARE conformists and nonconformists but normal doesn't exist. Sorry. 
You must have a preconceived idea of what *sanity* is, eh? *lol*
It's only when I use an expansion
at the beginning of the sentence that I can't get it to automatically capitalize the first letter. I have the auto-cap option checked and it works for regular typing. I have been planning on getting Instant Text forever now and just keep putting it off. Probably going to do it soon because this is driving me crazy. Thanks.
expansion, expansion, expansion
Use your expansion tools. I have just about every acronym under the sun set up into my expansions. It really helps.
Expansion help
I have a great primary account, make usually more than 2000 lines a day, and I have several of the same docs who say the same things repeatedly, so I have their "normal" ROS or PE set up as an expansion. I make sure to proof those really well for changes. And I have any phrase that is three words long as an expansion. Like ctax for clear to auscultation, rrrx for regular rate and rhythm, etc. And if a word is long, like hepatosplenomegaly, I make an expansion for it with hsmx. You just need to play around and see what you come up with...
Not for what it does besides just text expansion.
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word expansion
By MS Word expander, I guess you mean the one built into Word. In addition to this, I make my own "normals" and just copy and paste them into a Word document to retrieve when I need them.
I don't use DocQscribe nor do I know what the expansion
formula looks like, but if you can open it up in Notepad and manipulate the formula to look like this, tp=the patient, then you can import them into EXText. I don't have my EXText in front of me so this is from rough memory. Once you have your expansions in the above formula, save them in Notepad on your desktop. In EXtext click on Options, Import file from Text(?), in the drop down box click on Desktop, click on your saved list, put an = sign in the delimiter box, click on Ok or import or whatever the next step is (lol...told you it was from rough memory). Once these are imported you'll need to save your ESP list. It is really simple to import once you have your expansions in the right formula. I'll check back here in a little bit and answer any questions I can. I'll be working tonight and may be able to give better step-by-step instructions once I have the actual program up and running.
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In the box where you would normally put your expansion text. n/m
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text expansion?
I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good text Expander program. I have never used one before, and there are so many out there, I am just looking for some advice as to what might be a good one, easy to use, for a person who has no experience with text expansion. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!
I go to alt-E and bring up the expansion menu sm
then I add a new header in there. That way, the new header created will be saved and usable in future reports. Maybe there is a better way - I do not claim to be a DQS genius, but this does work for me
Word Expansion Programs
I am trying to get a general idea of the best/worst Word Expansion programs available. What do you use and how does it compare to others? I know of Shorthand, PRD+, MedBrain, and good ol' Auto Correct. Please give me your opinions. Thank you very much ~
Normals in Expansion File
Just be aware that your company may have set a size limit for individual expansions to prevent transcriptionists from making "normals" that are not really normal, that is, not always exactly what the doctor says.
Why not add them to your expansion software with different endings? Like
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Should expand when using the period after an expansion - sm
Shorthand should expand when you use the period after an expansion. For example... I have "tpi" as "the patient is" -- and if I type "tpi." I will get the patient is. (including the period)
Newbie expansion software help
Yikes! I need expansion software help. Can someone tell me how Instant Text works? Do I need to enter words into the program to in order to use it? I have downloaded a free trial of ShortHand for Windows, but it doesn't come with very many words. How does a newbie MT use expansion software if it doesn't have any words in the glossary? 
Sorry, I know this is very basic. Unfortunately my MT program has not covered this, and I'm not trying to figure it out!
Thanks in advance! 
Just wondering which expansion program you use? *nm*
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For those who use Shortcut expansion program...
I have been a ShortHand user for the past 2 years and prior to that Smartype. I need to try ShortCut to see if I can get it to work in CS.net (Chartscript) since my Shorthand does not. But before I download the trial version, I wanted to find out: Does it also offer a "suggestion window" like Shorthand...like a preview window to see that the expansions are as you type? I relied on that with Shorthand (and Smartype) and hate to give that feature up. (I can't afford Instant Text)
Word Expansion Suggestion
I was wondering what is the best to different in expansions between laparoscopy, laparoscope, laparoscopic, arthroscope, arthroscopy, arthroscopic. Does anyone has any suggestions? I use the Expander in Word. Thanks so much!
Better yet, if it's REALLY good, make an expansion for it. sm
Especially with op notes ... once you get a feel for a dictator's normal patter, whether that be an operative procedure, ROS, PE section, closing, or whatever, make a shortcut/expansion for it ...
I do the same thing for letter addresses, since the same addressees seem to keep popping up over and over (i.e., docsmitha would bring up all of the Smiths I have saved with a first name starting with an A) -- saves a lot of time in the long run.
Wow, getting far afield from the original question here; I must need that first cup of coffee.
ctrl+space will prevent expansion.
A bunch, can't really guess. But don't use something just for expansion. You need it to preven
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I use an expansion that puts the numbers and stop
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I find Ctrl/X stops the expansion. nm
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Google xyz method of expansion use. Easy
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Pros & Cons of ESP word expansion program?
Does this work pretty well? (I have Word 2002) I'd like not to have to buy any software. Any opinions on ESP? Any other Word-compatible programs that work well, also?
Get a decent word expansion program like PRD or Shorthand sm
autocorrect is very limited. If you want to make money, your really need a good expander.
go into expansion and delete "phantom space" by backspacing....
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I had all those dang ages in my auto correct before. The whole 90-year-old expansion. nm
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If you don't have an expansion program, you can put stuff in Word in your AutoCorrect/AutoText un
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macro to import expansion list into MSWord Autocorrect
Here is my macro that will import your expansions into MSWord. Your list needs to be in the following format for this macro to work:
tp=the patient
copd=COPD
chf=CHF
There needs to be a hard return at the end of each entry. If you have any expansions that contain an equal sign or a hard return, you will need to enter those into your autocorrect manually. Here is the macro:
Sub Add2AutoCorrectList()
Dim AddName, AddValue As String
Dim W, C, A, L, Y, T, N As Long
Dim CountWords As Boolean
Selection.WholeStory: Selection.Collapse
N = ActiveDocument.Words.Count: C = 0: A = 0: T = 0
ScreenUpdating = False
While N > 0
x = Selection.MoveEndUntil(cset:=("=), Count:=wdForward)
If x = 0 Then
End
End If
Selection.MoveEndUntil cset:=("=), Count:=wdForward
AddName = Trim(Selection.Text)
L = Selection.Words.Count
With Selection
.Delete: .Delete
.MoveEndUntil cset:=Chr$(13), Count:=wdForward
End With
AddValue = Trim(Selection.Text)
Y = Selection.Words.Count
AutoCorrect.Entries.Add (AddName), Value:=(AddValue)
Selection.Delete , Count:=2
T = L + 2
N = N - T
C = C + 1
A = A + 1
If N < 1000 Then
ScreenUpdating = True
N = ActiveDocument.Words.Count
End If
If A = 100 Then
Application.ScreenRefresh
'ScreenUpdating = True
StatusBar = N & " " & C & " " & " entries processed!"
A = 0
End If
Wend
End Sub
One word of warning: When I posted a line counting macro here some time ago, I could not get a quote mark in the code to post, so the macro as posted would not work, and I had to followup with a post explaining how to correct that. This macro is a bit more complicated than the other one was, and although I will look at the code as soon as this posts, if it doesn't come through perfectly, and you don't understand my corrections, you can e-mail and I will send it to you.
Also, I wrote a companion macro that will list your autocorrect into a document so that you can import it into another computer or just keep it as a backup in case you lose your normal.dot.
I use EXText with my current job and I've used at a couple of other jobs I've had. I've ne
used DocQscribe, but I have used Meditech, Cerner, Vianeta, the Precyse platform (I can't remember the name), Dolbey, and Lanier platform I think was called Cequence (?).
Out of all the different platforms I have typed on, I have liked EXText the best. In my opinion, it's very user friendly, easy to learn, and I really like ESP which is the built in abbreviation expander. Plus it is very easy to create your own normals which I love. My fingers literally never leave the keyboard because there are macro keys for everything. You can use your mouse if you prefer or learn the function macros. I love it. I think I'm more productive on EXText than with any other platform.
Not normal
Actually, I love my company. It's just that every year after the 4th it seems to slow down for a short time. That's all. I have been with many companies that this has happened at, small and large. This is the best company and best pay that I've had.
No I get normal...
That must be a different account they have many accounts I do a VA account
8-10 u/l is normal nm
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Yes - CT and MRI, all normal. Dx as
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It's normal, like my mom used to say. . . sm
"In order to remember something new, I have to forget something old."
Truth is, you may be able to remember the pair of ice skates you got for Christmas when you were six, but you don't remember to buy milk for 2 days in a row.
My mom always said that her "brain was full of useless information."
Is this really normal?
I've been with my current national for a year now, and I'm burnt out. I do acute care work, struggle with lots of ESLs, and work on several different accounts. For the past 6 months or so, work has been very low on my primary, and I bounce around from account to account, and I only work part-time. I hate that. I wish I had a primary that kept me busy and only in rare instances would I have to work on my secondary or tertiary and so on. Instead, I may work on 4 different accounts in one day just to get in 500 lines, and of course it takes me longer to do that on accounts other than my primary because those accounts have a lot more doctors. Getting the same ones isn't a daily occurrence, and if you do, they're the difficult dictators. Is this normal? It's hard for me to shop around and look for a better national to work for because I don't have high-speed internet access, and some not only want high-speed access, but they also are very specific about what type you need to work for them. I feel stuck, but I am grateful to have a job and that it's not flipping burgers or working in retail. Been there, done that....in my youth.
it can be normal, but what is normal?
and it is definitely frustrating, being bounced around. It would slow anybody way down. As far as burn-out -- take more or longer breaks maybe. Exercise inbetween -- walks do wonders for state of mind...maybe try talking to your supe, to see if you could be put on a primary that would have enough work to keep you on IT. Sometimes changing your work hours improves the work flow too, ie, evening shift, weekends... hang in there, as my mom used to say, "the only thing constant is change".
anyone know how to add a normal
tyty!
You are A-OK and quite normal, actually.
You know, it took me at least 2 years to realize there is nothing wrong with me, as I started to wonder what you are wondering now. I spent 2 years blaming myself, but realized it is just part of getting older. I think it is actually a good thing, because we are not losing focus at all, rather I believe we are probably concentrating more on quality. I know before even in midcareer I did not have much of a tolerance for even commas, I cared about the line count. Now, I actually care about the commas, and the patient care. Plus, I care about my family, my mental well being, as well as the bills. I used to put the bills first and the patient second, and I was single. So, now I accept who I am, what stage of life I am in. The line count seems to be coming back. For the last couple of years when I felt burnt out and blamed myself, I could not do anything to get that line count up, more I blamed myself, more the line count went down. Now, I accept that I have to treat this job differently, accept who I am, and although I won't probably ever get 3K lines a day, and I am happy even half of that, seems like life is easier.
You are quite welcome, and you are not losing your mind. I just hope you don't blame yourself and celebrate your life and your maturity! Good luck :)
Normal sm
Congratulations, you have reached the Twilight Zone. It is normal for those of us who do it, to not remember typing things up and say, "Wow, that's interesting." I think it's normal, anyone else have a humble opinion?
Is this normal pay?
Where in the heck can you make $11.50 in fast food?
That sounded all normal to me. And SM
remember that the day after Christmas there won't be much work anywhere.
If being gay was normal, the population would die out soon
The one thing nobody has mentioned is that gays cannot reproduce-- they have to recruit, so if it was a normal thing, they, too, would be able to reproduce. Whatever your thoughts and feelings, you will have to answer for your lifestyle someday---.
These are all normal things for me as well.
If I were you, I'd change what I'm doing immediately to what she is requesting as these adhere to all MT rules that I am aware of.
What is your average TAT for being an IC. Is this normal....
I am just wondering what is the average TAT for some of you that are independent contractors. I have an account that has a very short TAT and it is clinic work. I have an average TAT of like 6-7 hours. If it is not turned in at that exact time, I get an email saying that the work needs to be sent over. Is that normal? Also I haven't gotten a raise in three years. I get about 6.5 cents per gross line (no matter now much or little is on the line). I have been with this company for five years. I just need some advise here. I am told by my husband constantly that I need to just completely move on, but I like the work because it is easy.
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