Style question about bolding colons. sm
Posted By: CCC on 2006-05-01
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Do you bold colons along with the subtitle, i.e.,
PHYSICAL THERAPY: (all of it bolded or just the subtitle)?
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Not always. Not after numbers and colons.
Depends on your version. 97 did that after numbers and colons and MS took it away with 2000.
There are exceptions when Word won't cap after periods, like in numbers or after colons.
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Please ask style questions on the Style board.
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Bolding is a bit different. You have to
type {@KEY Ctrl+B} before and after the text you want highlighted. There's also {@KEY BkSp} to backspace on yo for -year-old. I didn't know about those functions until I read through the help file and tutorial to figure it out.
Bolding
for bolding with shorthand, I do
Ctrl + K and then Ctrl + B, enter your heading, then another Ctrl + K and again Ctrl + B.
Hope that helps. Love Shorthand.
If anyone has any tips for Shorthand, please share.
bolding
can you tell me how to bold in shorthand?
Bolding in ST
I was just looking this up last night. From what I can figure is that no, SpeedType cannot save bolded text, but it allows you to use the Windows shortcut keys of Ctrl + B to bold the text you have saved.
I use "ch" for "chest". To bold it, type "chest + Ctrl + B".
Bolding and unbolding
Just a little rant of sorts. I transcribe headings as bolded text then unbold by using ctrl B. But often times I mistype the first letter of the unbolded text, I back up, correct the mistake, and it goes back to Bold! I can see that I spend a lot of time doing this. I'm not sure if there is any easier way to deal with this but it's really irritating and cuts into my productivity! 
Bolding in Shorthand
"Maybe one more time, Everytime I try the control K, I get a pop-up message saying next key typed will be assigned to the shortcut and an x cancel."
That's actually your prompt to have you hit the B. Just hold down the Ctrl key, hit the K and the B and select okay for the little window that pops up, type the word or phrase you want bolded, and then hold down the Ctrl key again and hit the K and B once more to toggle the bold off and select okay from that little pop-up window again after your word or phrase. Give it a try. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to see that it does work but it does seem a bit tedious to have to do this way, doesn't it?
Bolding in Shorthand
You're very welcome. I'm glad I could help! I'm glad it worked for you, and you've got it figured out!
There was something about using a K or a P before the bolding to get it to 'take.' Anyone rem
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I don't understand, how does bolding let them know that? (sm)
If I saw a bolded drug in a transcript, I would tend to think the dictator had instructed bolding. Where I work we're not supposed to use bold type; if I had to spell it wrongly because I couldn't verify it, I leave a note for the editors and/or facility so that they know the dictator spelled it out that way.
Still having problems with bolding in Shorthand
Thanks for replys, but still having problems.
How about this, how would you bold a heading with ShortHand expander, such as Physical Exam:
TIA very much. This is making me crazy cuz I know it is probably very simple.
Bolding with Shorthand keep getting pop-up message
Maybe one more time, Everytime I try the control K, I get a pop-up message saying next key typed will be assigned to the shortcut and an x cancel. Very annoying to not be able to do the bold with the Shorthand.
Tried the other suggestion and that is what is in the instructions, but not working for me.
Any other suggestions?
TIA again.
You need to read the help file on bolding/unbolding NM
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Instant Text bolding question
Hi. If you copy something from your document that is already bolded and paste it into Instant Text, you can click on "Format" and it will keep the same format that it was entered in (be it bold, underline, etc.) That's usually the way I do it. In my opinion, it's the easiest way.
style
I really don't think the guidelines are for the benefit of the hospitals, they seem to benefit the MT company more. By changing the styles daily and having different stayles for different clients, it's nearly impossible to remember, and when we forget something, we lose money, so they win!! English was my second major and I have had QA people change things that are so incredibly wrong that it is totally unbelievable. I have run into 20-year-old QA people who talk like this "Well, that was, like, what we were, like, told to do." Give me a break.
Style
I've been working at home as an employee for over a year - using a style that was provided by the employer - now I have received a message that the style is switching to AAMT styleguide which is different from what I have been doing. Has this happened to anyone else? Just wondering why anyone would change midstream. This is an old account and I don't know if there were complaints or if the style is being dictated by the company or the physicians - who don't really use any kind of style - we just try to make it uniform. 
Style
I've been typing for the same clinic for the past seven years. Our policy is to make all sentenses as complete as possible to make for better reading.
I'm going to test tomorrow for a part-time job with another company. My question is, do I type it like the doctor says it or do i make complete sentenses?
Example:
Doc says "patient has CLL."
I usually would type "The patient has chronic lymphocytic leukemia."
Try a different style
Those hard plastic earbuds hurt my ears, too. I got some JVC Marshmallows. They have this nice foam on the end that you compress, then place in your ear. It then expands to stay in place and block noise. Very comfy.
style ?
If dictator says April 16, 2008 and then later says 04/16/008, which is correct? Do I change the long version for the shorter one or vice versa? Thanks.
style ?
is a pollen allergy treated the same as a drug allergy, caps and bold?
BOS style
That was very kind of you to past that information. I am wondering if it has all the recent changes though.
Anyone?
As always thankk you to all you kind users!!!
Book of Style
The cardiologists I have worked with over the years preferred Roman Numerals for murmurs, however, all that changed when The Book of Style came out indicating to record murmurs with numbers not Roman Numerals. I even had a few cardiologists state, put the murmur in Roman Numerals.
need help on style board, please, anyone....
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I love your style
I don't read a lot of the MQ BS but your posts are worth the effort. :)
Put it on style board. NM
Thanks.
Goldbird
The AMA has their own book of style...
and they DO NOT endorse the BOS.
Book of Style
 Sometimes this stuff just gets crazy. I do not yet have the 2nd Book of Style, but does it really matter that much? Two months or 2 months -- it does not change the meaning of the report. I agree with BOS I think it should be spelled out at the beginning of any sentence but really! Lord knows we type for pennies as it is. Now we are expected to purchase yet another book and/or CD and retrain our brains. Some days it just does not seem worth it. Could any MT with the 2nd Book of Style please tell me if the rule changed for when and when not to hyphen well-nourished, well-developed? It is currently covered on page 79 of the first book. I typed it as shown in the BOS 1st one, but got two reports back from QA saying I was wrong? In my case my report read "The patient is well devolped and well nourished." The QA person added hyphens? It is my understaning you use a hyphen when the sentence reads"Well-nourished male/female." There is only 1 QA person that seems to fault me for this time and time again. It upsets me because I do not believe I am wrong on this one. Am I? I enjoy getting feedback to see how I am doing and learn the occasional blank which I cannot for the life of me figure out but really on this hyphen thing I am referring to the BOS. It is all there in black and white (good old plain English) page 79. I am debating if I should fight this or not at my company. Seems like whenever I say anything -- been down this road before -- this person in QA just gets down right nasty. I have no problem with QA people when I really did miss something or research something incorrectly. Again QA can be a great learning tool, but it just seems to me there is always one who is enough to drive the poor MT to tears.
SOAP is a style.
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Prognosis. Some offices like to their office notes typed in this kind of format, others don't.
This is actually according to the AMA style guide
AHDI and JCAHO are just following the AMA.
Actually, there is another style guide for MTs (sm)
Medical Transcription Guide: Do's and Don'ts by Marcy O. Diehl ... it differs regarding some style advice so one wouldn't be 100% BOS compliant, but it's a good guide, nonetheless.
You need to modify the style.
Select the Header style, change it to what you want. Do the same for the Footer, then save the template. Close and reopen as a new document and all should be good as gold.
What is the correct style?
My BOS is at home and I'm at work. If the doctor says 15.6 thousand and then says increased to 18 thousand which way is correct?
15.6 and 18,000?
15.6 thousand and 18,000?
or 15,600 and 18,000?
Shouldn't this be on the Style Board?
kidding - no offence meant to moderator
I like your style! :) Can you tell us where you work so we can apply? Thx. nm
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No - don't give it up - just keep going. Pay attention to their style and what they want.
You will do fine. Stop beating yourself up. Every company and every account may have a different style they follow. You should have account specifics - just review those and follow their guidelines.
Looks like your QA is going by the AAMT Book of Style
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AAMT Book of Style...
What changed in the newer version that is of great importance? Can anyone tell me briefly? Thanks!
Please tell me where you found this in the style guide. sm
I don't find anything like that in the BOS 2. Thank you.
AAMT Book of Style CD
Bought both, seems easier to find things in the book, wish I didn't waste the money on the CD
It is the AAMT Book of Style
Supposedly it is the standard; however, usually client preference becomes the standard when you have your own accounts. The client rules in this regard. Some of the clients do not know what BOS even is to dictate that way.
BOS is just a style guide... do what the customer wants! sm
If my client does not have a preference I go by BOS. If they do state a preference I do what they want. If I feel the *BOS* way is better for proper interpretation of the report, I will advise that, but otherwise what they say is golden. 
No one is going to make the dr change style of
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The font is actually the style of type, not
the size. If the contract reads the way you have indicated, then I believe that it is just a mistake in wording. The font style and size used do not change a 65-character line, but they as well as the margins will affect how many gross lines are on a page.
I want to learn to cut and style hair!
out of it and I took medical secretary instead. I don't make bad money, but it does get boring sometimes listening to the same complaints, assessments, meds, and tests.... Sometimes I think I'll scream!
most employers use the Book of Style sm
for standards and I would get one and read up on it to know the latest info...what did you fail on your testing? Speed? accuracy? You can certainly brush up on these things with practice tapes/dictation. Have you thought of typing independently for clinics in your area? Don't forget about psychiatric clinics, physical therapy clinics and other, less obvious places where documentation is necessary. Go personally to a doctor's office, speak only to the office manager there and tell them you are looking for work, perhaps at first only as a helper/coverage for their current Transcriptionist (I cover many doctor's offices for vacations). It will get your foot in the door at least. I have had two doctors ask me to be their full time transcriptionist after their own had left because I was their vacation coverage and they knew I could handle the job. Keep your head up! Perhaps working at a local hospital is the way to go. Good luck to you!
Depends on the doctor's style-sm
I can do one of my doctors almost as he speaks. However, the other one makes up for it, i.e. The other day he did a 72 minute digital dictation - He talks fast for one thing, but what really takes time is when he uses his "shells" as oftentimes he will say "just combine my xxx shell with my zzz shell" and while I am sitting here doing that, he goes on and dictates more. Also, I have his "missing list" on one screen, a log on another screen, my open document, and I have to go back and forth continuously. Finally, on second consults he has me cut and paste info from the initial consult, so after searching for the original, I then have that to do. HIS 72 minutes took me approximately 7 hours!!!!
What Book of Style is standard use now? sm
I haven't worked actively since June of 2007. At that time I used the AAMT Book of Style 2nd Edition. Is that what is being used now or is there another book I need to invest in?
THANKS!
OMG How interesting! What style of jewelry do you make?!
I really find that fascinating!
Do you have the AAMT Book of Style Second edition?
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