Just create a new template.
Posted By: NM on 2009-05-06
In Reply to: Template question. Somehow this morning I saved the date and patient name into my template? I have t - Anon
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Create your template (save as a template) and use - sm
Control-F9 to make your empty field (as they call it); a set of {} will appear. Save the file, the brackets will not show unless you set it to show the field codes. To jump from {} to {} use F11. You can also preformat the {} with fonts/bold/caps, etc. Have fun.
Create a template.
Create bookmark names (patient, date, etc.). Put a cross-reference to those bookmark names where you want them to appear in the document. Save the template. Now, when you open the template, create a new document, fill in the patient name, date, etc. and mark with the appropriate bookmark. When you're finished with that, hit F9 and it will update all fields.
Both bookmark and cross-reference are found under Insert; cross-reference is a subcategory of Reference.
Template question. Somehow this morning I saved the date and patient name into my template? I have t
deleting the date and patient name and resaving as a template but everytime I reopen the template the date and patient name are still there. Anyone know how to delete them so that they come up blanks again???? Thanks.
I just opened Word, opened the template and saved it as a Word template. nm
Well, I know you did, trying to create
LOL
You could probably create your own
if they want you to do that, you need to charge them an initial setup fee because that is timeconsuming and you don't get paid by the hour.
You definitely need to have a sit-down meeting with them to find out what they need. I would *think* the forms could be scanned or at least recreated on your computer, but again, without knowing what they have in mind, it's hard to tell.
My first thought is that it sounds like a real pain, lol, and that they might expect you to do things more THEIR way. You should be the one telling them what you will do, to a certain extent, and negotiate the rest. Look at their preprinted forms and tell them what YOU would like to do with them. They can either agree or negotiate something else, but if they ask you to do anything above your comfort level, charge them extra for that!
One word of caution - if you decide to recreate their forms, be clear that this is ONLY initial setup and make a separate charge for that. Otherwise, they may come to you with every form they want typed up for their office. If you don't mind doing that, at least charge them hourly for any forms as forms usually take far more time than straight typing. :)
you have to create it as a macro (sm)
hit F3 for help and then M or C to create Macros...
when you follow these instructions, it will create an ALT(whatever). Then, in your docutment, you would do ALT-K or ALT-J, or ALT(whatever you name it)
You can either go to File, New to create your own
dictionary; or you can go to File, Open to open one that you've downloaded. There are tons of free dictionaries out there, but it might be best to make your own with your own shortcut naming technique to be able to remember it better.
to create an expander, all you have to do is
highlight the text and hit control insert twice, then name the expansion. It can all be done with the keyboard, too, no mouse if you don't want. Very simple to add on the fly!
You have to create a macro. SM for how I did it.
I assigned my macro to ALT-B, but you can assign any keys you want so long as they are not already in use for another function.
To create a new macro you click:
Tools -> Macros -> Record a new Macro
A window will open up that says:
Macro Name: In the box type in the name you wish to give your macro. (I simply typed in AltB).
In the middle of the window you will see "Assign Macro to" with two buttons that say "Toolbar" and "Keyboard". Click the Keyboard button.
This opens a new window and your cursor will be in the field that says "Press new short cut key". You will hit the series of keys you want to assign your macro to (in my case it was Alt+B).
Below you should see "Currently assigned to [unassigned}" If it says it is assigned, you will need to pick other keys to assign your macro to.
Finally, click assign.
Now you are in your document and there will be a little box that has a stop button and pause button. Every keystroke you make from this point on is recorded and will be assigned to your macro.
Now you want hit Ctrl+F which will bring up the find window and type in a character that you want your cursor to jump to. I use the asterix (*). Then click the stop button on the little box.
Then test our your macro. I have report templates I use that look like this:
CHIEF COMPLAINT: *
HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: *
And every time I hit Alt+B, I jump to the next asterix.
I hope this helps. It sounds kind of confusing when you are trying to explain how to do it, but once you do it it is really pretty simple.
It isn't that difficult to create your own...
Yes, it will take a bit of time, but you will then have a test that belongs to you. Any that you might find on the internet are most likely not meant for the use of others.
Do you need to defrag? May create more
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You can create as many glossaries as you would like.
However, I have found that using one glossary for each specialty/practice is easier for me--no switching between glossaries, thereby saving some keystrokes. They glossaries can hold quite a lot of information--I haven't run out yet.
If you don't know how to create a macro
an unhelpful post to someone asking for help? Especially since someone else had already given her good instructions for what she wanted to do and another poster had pointed her in the direction of a board devoted to increasing productivity.
Might be better to create new account.
Not sure, don't think you can revise an account. You may need to just create a whole new account. Keep the current one dormant. Create a new one using an alternate email address. Then give this alternate email address to your MTSO for sending payments. It's worth a try. Set up this new account before you're supposed to get paid again so you have time to go through the paypal verification process. Unless you already have several email addresses, for an alternate email I found a nice free email service that I use as a backup resource: inbox.com. You could just set this up and use this email to receive payments. Again, my disclaimer: just my thoughts on this. Not guaranteed info. Hope this can work out better for you this way.
So God does create gays? He gives some the "instinct" ? nm
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Why would you create normals for doctors
 and/or accounts you don't even know? That makes less than no sense. Do you just create your own things that you consider normal? Seriously trying to figure it out - I must be missing something.
You can always create a test page for yourself...sm
just take a typical page long transcription, then manipulate it in different ways to find out how it affects your pay. First format it so that there are about 65 char on every line, then do a line count. That is gross line. Then take the character count and divide by 65, that is a net line, or 65-char line. You will see you lose about 1/3 of your pay. Keep your test page and then just format it different ways for the different line count options. That will give you an idea of what you are actually earning. Don't forget to figure in if you will be putting in patient demos, headers/footers, etc.
RE: Create a macro for "jump"
Could you please send me the instructions for creating such a macro? I would be forever thankful. Thanks....thinking of you in kind. KO
Either create it in the header section of
page set up or use a hard return after it and a page break at the end. Center text below the hard return but above the page break and leave a regular line at the bottom of the page. I would then copy it and paste it however many times I needed a report for then go back to the first and start filling in.
Hope this helps.
You have to create it with the bold command
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What if you post messages under a different SN (AOL gives you ability to create several).
I remember posting a response. Received an e-mail began which began with "Hi" and my name. This was rather unsettling as you can imagine.
Thought I just heard that Gov. Douglas in VT is about to create his own
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Is there a way to create a macro for adjusting zoom?
In other words, if I want to adjust my zoom from 100% to 125% and then back to 100% before uploading without having to click view, zoom, etc, is there a way to create a shortcut to switch between zoom views? I just can't see well at 100%. I need glasses, obviously, but in the meantime I want to be able to see better without the strain to my eyes. Its just such a hassle to change zoom back and forth for every document, but we cannot upload them with the zoom at anything more or less than 100%.
Ctrl. F9 to create codes, F11 to move through them - nm
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Puhlease.. you can create quite a nice living with your meth lab
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Thanks for the ideas. Someone really should create a foam rubber keyboard!
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I would not offer a discount. You have to create and then edit each report--sm
to make it patient-specific and that will take time. It will also be hard to keep separate which reports were edited and which one was not.
Once you start lowering your cost, this will not be the only thing they will want a discount for. I do not think it will be a plus for you and in the end you could be doing yourself a disservice in the future when you need to raise your rate.
You need to create a macro, sending you an email with instructions. :) nm
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Exactly - create an email folder specifically for that company sm
and save all pertinent emails in that folder (just drag and drop). I have one for each of the companies I work for and I keep everything for a minimum of 3 to 6 months, longer if I think it is important.
Tell us the exact steps you are taking to create your AutoText. sm
How many letters are you assigning to the shortcut name? You can't have 5 entries with the same name. Every name has to be unique. For example, if you assign abcde to an entry name, then create another entry with abcde as the name, Word will not know which name you want and you will get nothing.
Also go to Tools/Templates and Add-ins and tell us what shows up there. Some add-ins block Word from saving anything to the normal.dot (like Adobe, Norton, and Winfax Pro). Are you in fact running any of those programs? Some add-ins don't show in that window and you need to check for what's called COM add-ins.
you can try a test to see if your normal.dot is corrupt. Close Word and Outlook if you use that. Search for the normal.dot and right-click the file in the search window and rename the file to normal.old. Open Word and try to create an AutoText. Does it save now? If it does, you can use the Organizer to transfer your other customizations to the new normal.dot and then delete the old one. If it still doesn't work, delete the new normal.dot and change the name back on the old one.
Ctrl K is shortcut to create hyperlinks. Do you mean Shft F3?
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okay, i create a nice living with my meth lab. now what. i move to a trailer?
create a crack house?
There's a tutorial in the program and yes you do create expansions while you work. Love it! nm
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I have ? or * put in my format documents and create a macro to find ? or * and jump from each. nm
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The help file tells you how to create additional dictionaries and, yes, they do get full. nm
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...thought we were a TEAM to create perfect documents! Why be so adversarial?
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Have had cut in pay due to template
use now required that will not be included in line count. It is a clinic job, part time, 12 cpl. I have done this for one year. But, in last 30 days, the clinic has created a temple of the normally used sentences the physician uses (I had them programmed into auto correct) and now, I am not paid for them.
Now, I am making considerably less money and am half hearted about getting the work done. I suppose I need to quit this job. I have essentially been demoted.
I work FT as well with a national and this PT job was a back up so my eggs were not all in the same basket. I guess I could try to replace it with another PT job.
Any comments would be welcome as I feel ambivalent to quit for some reason...
Thank you.
template
I hope this answers your question. After you paste, there is a little suitcase that appears, there are options there, click on the little options arrow, and choose the correct option, this will change the font to match what is there.
Just put it in your template. That way you don't need to SM
type a keystroke.
Template
If you type for the same doctors over and over, you can make a template, as they tend to say pretty much the same thing every time, at least for PE and ROS. Then you just insert the template and make changes as necessary.
template
It seems to be a lot of template. I wonder if this is the reason for the lower price per page. Don't know.
Template
Send me your e-mail address and I'll send you a copy (PDF) of the Meditech template.
Jeff Smith
Even if you use a template, you still have
to listen to the report and make any changes. A lot of them do say the same thing over and over, but you do have to change the report when something different is dictated.
template cpl
Never heard of such! There must be a fancy new program out there that can tell the difference between expanded words/phrases in a traditional report. What a bummer! 3 cpl usually pertains to VR lines/templates.
And create enormous amounts of trash and pollution. Human overbreeding is doing us in. nm
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Maybe you can create a virtual coin changer, so you just get the 'clink!' as feedback noise, i
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Just create a command entry and use a short form that's fast to type. sm
This will bypass the Extext command. Make sure you put the trailing underscore at the end of your entry so you won't get an extra space from your marker key. Your entry will look like this:
{command}{Alt.}_
Can you help me with MSWord Template? SM
Hi everyone! I'm working on about 20+ reports by the same doctor. I have a template that I saved for him under MSOffice, Templates, his name. In the past, I've been going to explore (right clicking on the start menu) and physically pulling up the template for each and every report.
Is there a way I can just open the template once. Finish the first report and then automatically when a new Word document opens it will open that template?
Thanks,
Chickadee
Working from a template
This is my first week of working inhouse for one doctor with a small staff. I'm the first inhouse Transcriptionist they've tried. The doctor uses a template to pick phrases and words from a standard form with bolded text and then I delete those not needed for report, un-bold, re-format and save as. This is taking a long time for me to figure out and ensure I've selected the correct one and not take out too much, etc., especially on the initial evaluation. I've just typed from recorded dictation before (about 7-8 years altogether). How can I use quick keys or something similar to make this more efficient? Number system for certain phrases? I know I'm expected to do this quicker so I can help with the other office tasks, because have to keep a record of my finished reports for each day. I'm an experiment, I feel!
Incidentally, I've just figured out the office manager (male) and the doctor (female) are husband and wife! Yep, I'm slow! Any suggestions for handling this? So far, they have been very professional, but a family relationship work environment would not have been my first choice for a job. Everyone--so far--I work with is great and I want very much for this to work!!
Thanks!
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