Increasing the zoom view does not increase the font size.

• Microsoft Word question - sg
  • Do it through the accessories on the PC, not work - mg
  • Make sure it's ok on the receiving end to enlarge. Sometimes it screws up the printing - on their end. nm
    • I agree check with your facility. Enlarging the font size can cause problems once a report uploads - QALady
      • Increasing the zoom view does not increase the font size. - nm
        • I've worked for svl places that said to change it back to 100% before sending, so it must affect - thing, somehow, in some way, sometime! :) nm
          • The only thing it affects is the view. Some people just don't like more than 100% on their scree - nm
  • Here's how I do it -sm - mls

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in Word? nm

wondering how this is possible?  I mean if your lines are based on a 65 character line then what difference does the font type or size make?  I mean, a character is a character whether it's type in Arial, Times New Roman, or Courier.

I use MP Count to count my lines and I decided to do a little test.  I typed a document and saved in Arial 10 and 12 font type and size, Times New Roman 10 and 12 font type and size, and Courier 10 and 12 font type and size.  And then I ran a line report on each individual document counting lines by 65 characters per line strict (no spaces) and came up with 24 lines each time in each font type and size.

There was an MT below who was saying she types in Arial for her client, but bills them for Courier like it made a difference in the lines.  Maybe I'm missing something, but I just don't see how it makes any difference at all.

I wrote a macro that would take the font size back down to 100% once I was finished and ready to sign off.  I think I assigned to something like CNTRL+ALT+F and I got into a habit of doing that before hitting whatever function keys to spell check and sign off.  It worked great.

click the Default button.  It will ask if you want to change...say yes.

I have been working on this account for 3 weeks now and I am playing the audio as fast as I can understand it, but I still cannot get 2500+ lines a day.   I am trying to use all of the eScription's shortcut keys and keep my hand off that mouse too.  What else can I do?  I need to be making at $100 a day to survive.  Any tips would be really really appreciated.  Thanks

Ok, guys I need your expertise.  I started with a new company and now have 11 accounts, each with different formatting/rules and of course MANY doctors.  I tried putting some of the common phrases in my expander, but it is not often I get the same doctors again.  Needless to say, my line count is low.  I'm trying to find a solution other than crying and collapsing every day after my shift.  Knowing this situation -- new doctors, a range of different reports/formatting, how do I increase my line count?  Has anyone ever gone through this?  Please help!

I have read a few folks asking about this and thought I would share.

When I was mentoring MTs, I would point them in the direction of a post by Redpen on Mtchat.  In that post, she takes folks thru an exercise of firstly writing down all the times/things you are doing during your shift that is not transcribing.  Then after you see the time you spend at work but not working, she talks about listening ahead, so you make fewer mistakes (because you have listened ahead and you know if the doctor is going to tell you to scratch that or whatever). 

[url=http://www.mtchat.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/9901/page/0/fpart/1]Here is the first one[/url]

[url=http://www.mtchat.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/11089/page/0/fpart/1]Here[/url] is the next thread.

I fairly new to SR.  I've been MT'ing for 16 years.  I was wondering if there are any secrets to increasing production.  I use Dictaphone SR.  Basically, when I get into the report I do a quick read through and correct any formatting that needs to be done, i.e. bold and capitalize headings, put in paragraphs, numbered lists, etc.  Then I listen to the report from start to finish, editing as a I go along.

I was just wondering is there a faster way to get through a report.  I'm not sure if the Dictaphone SR report quality will improve over time, but right now it requires an extensive amount of editing and correction.  Sometimes it would be quicker to type the darn report!