Just go to "open", go to your template folder - sm
Posted By: XXX on 2006-08-11
In Reply to: Would you mind answering another question - about templates in Word? (sm)
open up the document/template you want, make your changes and save it. Very simple. I do it all the time with letters (put in the date so I don't have to type it 20 times).
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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.
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.
Working out of folder
I d/l doc/voice files off system and put into folder. I get the docs out of the folder, click on same job number on player and away I go. When done, I put back into system manually, when I am ready to. I don't have to wait for platform to open doc. and I don't have to wait for platform to load it back into system before I can move on to the next job, I have control over that. I have found that the more control I have over my jobs, the quicker and more efficiant I can be.
Put the files in their own folder then
right click to send to zip folder. Beware that you may not compress the files enough if you are sending them.
In your programs folder under
function?
direct all her mail to its own folder
most email clients allow you to do this. Then once a month delete it all. It never shows up in your main in-box
yes. outlook 2003 has a sent folder also, but--sm
it is all added in to the quota email set by ISP. sent folder, inbox folder, local folder whatever, it is all a part of the ISP quota for email capacity. I use Time Warner Cable Roadrunner and even with biz class, capacity for email storage, sent, inbox, etc. is 256mb. that is all I am saying about this. I don't want to start a flaming argument..
I invoiced my folder for today and at 10 cpl for a
65-character line WITH spaces it came to $140.90. The invoice for the same folder with 7.5 on gross line NOT including blank lines came to $148.90. Hope that helps.
You should be able to find the folder on your puter sm
and open it in word or notepad and see everything there. Check out the Instant Text site for their forums, I am sure there is a blow-by-blow there for you to follow. I have never done it, so I am not 100% sure.
I have mine all upload from a folder on my PC.
I just go and periodically clean out that folder.
Find your sh9 folder on your computer. then sm
find all files in that folder that end in .spf. These are all your dictionaries. Select the ones you need to copy and copy them onto whatever media you're using to transfer. Then you just paste them into the ShortHand folder onto the new computer, and voila! REady for use on the new computer.
My Documents is a folder, not a program.
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Try Folder Options in Control Panel.
Go to the View tab and then click Show hidden files and folders. I hope this works.
If you right click the folder, it should highlight it and give you
a drop down menue with the option to rename. Let me know if that helps...
I just opened Word, opened the template and saved it as a Word template. nm
Hey! Why did they delete the entire comedy folder from this site?
???
I saved a copy of each report I typed to a folder on my PC and then used... SM
my line counting software changing the variables to gross lines. I'm sorry that this subject offends you so much, but there is a difference between line definitions and all MTs should be aware of this.
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.
Any way to get an e-mail back after being deleted from delete folder nm
nm
Drs dont care as long as report in folder. They
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Did you check your junk mail or spam folder? Sometimes they in there
yes -- I have a folder in favorites for my account specific references
and have for each that hospital's medical staff websites and frequently more
Most hospitals and MANY clinics and medical practices have their own web sites which helps a lot.
If you know the city and/or speciality, even plain Google searches can be an easier search than some of the "physician profile lists" -- just because half the time they seem to include every doctor in the state.
Also, fwiw, I keep a copy of state theagapecenter.com page (which is usually the first google hit if you ask for say "Indiana Hospitals")bookmarked as well. Very helpful in finding correct spelling of town and county names. it's worth the effort.
How do I make SmarType recognize a Blocks folder? sm
I just transferred my "blocks" folder which contains standards for my docs over to another computer with a thumb drive. I installed Smartype on that computer with the CD. I restarted the computer and SmarType is working, but it is not my standards are not coming up when I type in the abbreviations. How do I get the program to recognize the standards in the "blocks" folder? TIA
Win XP? Were you changing folder options in Windows Explorer? sm
Go back into Windows Explorer and look at the options on the general tab of folder options. I no longer have XP and don't remember the exact name of the option you need to clear the check, but you should be able to recognize it.
ESP files are stored on the service in the "Bin" folder. You should be able to open up an EXT
document and bring up your ESP window. Click files and their should be a "Load" option. Then you can search the server for your ESP file and you'll find it in the "Bin" folder.
I also agree, that you should back up your ESP file on a disk or jump drive. I back up about once a month.
Saved this in my Favorites folder, thanks so much for posting, happy holidays!!! NM
nm
I too use an external hard drive, backs up My Documents folder. sm
It only takes once to lose everything to know how important backups are.....I should know, happened to me!!
Zip the entire folder and email it to yourself or save to CD and install on new computer. nm
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If you google "print folder list" you'll find a lot to choose from.
Example: http://no-nonsense-software.com/printfolder/
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.
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!
document is a template
I am using a different computer in my house because my main one crashed. I had new templates sent to me, but when I open them to use them they have all of these arrows and paragraph symbols everywhere! Thanks for any help
Letter template
Do a hard return after the letterhead section and after the centered section. Hope this works. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Can anyone please help me with a Word template? SM
I am going to try to make sense, here.
I am trying to make a template for a new client I was just given by my MTSPO. my template is a bunch of letters. At the top is typical letterhead. They want this starting at 1" from the top. Then below will be the rest of the letter. They want this centered on the rest of the page. Right now, since I am just making a template to fill in, I have the date line starting at the 3 in. line, the RE: starting at the 3 in. line, Dear: at the left margin, and a couple other sentences and closing and cc line and such. This is already on the template so that I just fill it in when I am transcribing. They will dictate 18-20 of these, all in a row, so I do one letter and then just move on the next page to fill in to create another letter, so on and so on. Does that make sense? I am trying to make a template for this.
Here is the problem I am having with trying to get my template set up. I can get it set up so that the letterhead is one inch from the top. But then when I go in to center the rest of the text on the page, I have problems. I click to hilight the body of the letter. I go into file, page setup, layout, vertical alignment, center, center selected text.
It moves everything I hilighted to the next page!
If I go in and repeat that process but don't select "selected text", then of course it centers everything, which then moves the letterhead on every letter below my first one.
I need, on every page of my template, for the letterhead to stay at 1 inch and the body of the letter to be centered on the rest of the page, but then for the letterhead on the following page to be back at 1 inch. Any ideas how to accomplish this?
 I am SO frustrated. I am going to be up all night if I can't get this accomplished!
Keyboard template
If you would like a copy of the Meditech keyboard template, which has all of the formatting keystrokes, send me your e-mail address. I'll send it in PDF format.
Jeff Smith
I have tried that. It is a template that has been made
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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 in Word
My company sent me a template. How do I convert that and save it in Word so I don't have to retype it all the time?
ltrhd template
Do you have to create their ltrhd or do they provide ltrhd and you need to format your text accordingly?
Do you have Word 2003 or 2007?
Template "pay"
Tell them this: Transcriptionists have to be smart enough to know when to use the template and when to remove parts of it, when to question if it should be used at all for a particular report. They also must be smart enough to create it, maintain it and smart enough when to let the doctor know when his style changes so as to "update" the template.
Also tell him that you drive both ways to pick up and deliver, you are his "clerk" evidently and print his work, probably print envelopes and fax, and save his work correctly for his use or recall on your computer. All these things would cost him money too if he had to pay for them separately. Call around in your area and find out how much a courier service would be to pick up and deliver. Time how long the "clerk things" take. Clerks in my area earn approximately $10.00/hour. Find out how much the going rate is for archiving with timely backups and "free reprints."
I too have an account where I too pick up, deliver, where they use archaic tapes (against my will), and expect me to archive all their work, print reports, envelopes, and fax. In general, I am their secretary. They pay me well for this service and I give them a good product. I have told them I would be glad to lower my rates if they would please go digital. The doctor says no digital because he "does not trust it" and "does not want to learn it." I said fine, and when your tapes break then from now on you will pay to have them re-spooled (in my area it is 85.00 to have one done). It has since happened and they paid. If he forgets to change his batteries and the tape is horrible he has to re-dictate it. He does. So, if they want to pay you for your services fairly and quit complaining then stay there. If they whine and badger you then I say tell them to knock it off or you will leave and find some other client who will appreciate you and your work and be willing to pay you the going rate without politics. Some things in this life are just not worth it and this may be one of them.
Remind them too of how much you could type and earn if you did not have to pick up and deliver. In my case it is about $50.00 worth. I recently raised my rate because of high gas prices. You should do the same when you need to and feel no guilt. They don't feel guilty when they send you the bill for an office visit where you were seen for five minutes and they charge $150.00 and you are an established patient, do they now?
If this was on a template that you had created--sm
or if it was sent to you, you can open the template, change the view percent, save the document that way, and it should reopen in the new view percent.
template stalling
I have a template which the docs like. My problem is it stalls at times and does not keep up WI my typing. When i backspace to erase it goes very slow. There is nothing wrong wi the template itself, as that has been checked out. Also, my computer has plenty of memory. It just happens wi this one template and none of the others. Any ideas??
slow template
I had this happen once. I never did find the cause or the solution for the template itself, but I did find one trick that worked for me. I put the template into autotext and used it that way. I would open up a blank document and then pull it in from autotext. Hope this helps.
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