Yes, but can you convert a Smart Type glossary?
Posted By: Lyndia on 2007-11-13
In Reply to: Check out the free demo of MTStars FlashType. It's free for 7 days. - Administrator (sm)
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Did you convert your SH glossary to IT? sm
I think you can do that. If you can, that means you already know your shortcuts. Also, IT has some extra glossaries that may be making it more difficult for you. Please email me if you need some help on this and I'll try to help you. IT is not what I use on a regular basis, but it has been.
Convert Instant Text glossary to
Is there a way to convert an Instant Text glossary to work with Smartype?
Thanks
Smart Type
You are better off just using one Expander at a time. There are things that ST will do that IT will not and vise versa. It is a matter of figuring out what is best for your needs.
You are welcome to email me and I can answer more specific questions for you.
Smart Type with
MedRite-XL ... what would the benefits of using Smart Type rather than the MedRite expander? Need to to anything I can to get faster.
I never used Smart Type but IT is at the bottom sm
It takes up about the bottom third of my screen. You can change the size, but I have it set to give me about twelve lines because I have a lot of templates that start by the doc's name, so I can have twelve templates that start the same - Smithcons, Smithdch, SmithHandP - and need to be able to scroll and pick the one I want. It may be that it can be positioned in another place, but this is how I started using it and have never checked for something different.
It took me a couple of weeks to get real comfortable with watching the bottom of the screen, but once you get doing it, it becomes a rhythm. I am so used to it that I am forever sending emails to my sister with my unexpanded expansions. Like another poster said, success relies on "thinking" your Expander and constantly building it in ways that make sense to you.
I have a massive glossary - 16869 words, 57341 phrases. Some of it is glossaries that came with it, some of it is glossaries I downloaded (I don't remember where, it was years ago) and some of it is things I have added over the years - including full templates for every doc I can. Some of it is from compilations - you can take a bunch of reports and have it analyze them for commonly occurring phrases and it then creates contiuations - like if you do "the patient was" then it will suggest "prepped and draped" "discharged to home" "given a prescription for" "alert and oriented" and you just scroll to the right one and plop it in.
I know a lot of it goes unused and some of it is duplicate, but I haven't taken the time to go clean it out. It is a constantly shifting, evolving process and I think that is what makes it so productive for me. Granted, I have never used anything else other than Auto Correct, so there may be better out there, but this works great for me.
If Smart Type is the same as Shorthand, I think it is, there should.....
not be a problem using it with any program, it works outside programs, meaning it should not interfere. I have used ShortHand for years and it has never interfered with any and I mean any program I have ever used. Hope this helps.
I use Smart Type with Extext and sm
I just love it. VERY productive from the first day with Extext. It is a breeze to learn and I find I make very good lines.
SmartType vs Smart Type Assistant
Are these one and the same or different? Does Smart-Type work in Dictaphone Extext platform?
Thanks in advance for any help from anyone.
Any Smart Type users up? I have a problem sm
I had my computer crash this week. I was installing everything over again, but I can't find my Stedman's Smart Type patch and I NEED IT so I can get back to work. Anybody have it who would be willing to send it to my email?
I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
Instant Text versus Smart Type
Which one is considered the best and has anybody out there used both? Which one is easiest to learn.
Smart Type, versus InstanText and ShortHand, etc.
I have used all of these. I hated ShortHand. Shortcut was not much of a short cut. Smart Type allowed me to type the most in the shortest length of time, end of the story. HOWEVER, Smart Type will limit your career since you can't use it in Windows and all these strange platforms that are out there.
InstanText versus Smart Type with the same library...only very slightly less production and I am not proficient with IT at all, not yet. I almost like IT better than ST because the order of expansions is static. ST for Word will rearrange it all for you each and every time you open it. I liked the DOS program a lot better and I can never have that back. As I am learning IT I am again becoming familiar with my shortcuts. I had gotten "sloppy" about typing my actual abbreviations because ST will let you type a couple of letters and you see the word in the line, space bar and it drops in. I am working more than one job so I have enough work and I use ST for one and IT for the other. The more I use IT the faster I am getting in both IT and ST. I am thinking that once I have adjusted the IT to the best possible fit for my needs I'll switch completely to IT.
Ladies, it is not really about the expander, it is about the library/glossary. If you only have a few hundred entries you are working way too hard. You need thousands of entries to maximize your efforts (I have about 22,000 of them). This is one of those times when it is different strokes for different folks.
There are many libraries/glossaries out there, some you can put into more than one program, some are program specific. Some are free and some you have to pay for (I give mine away). Get a good one, learn to use it, "think" in it and stick with it. That is how about any of them will pay off.
Smart Type or Instant Text for Psych?
Hi all,
I type mostly psych evaluations, but I do type some clinic notes. I've been using AutoCorrect in Word, and I have been advised to invest in a good Expander to increase productivity. I can't decide between smart type or instant text? Which is better and why?
I loved 5.1 with Smart Type and miss it, but I make more now sm
I don't think it is the platform (Extext) or the work (now acute, but 5.1 time was with clinic), I think it is me being better able to do the job and a more steady flow of work.
E-mailed glossary from work computer to PC but glossary isn't readable.
After literally two days of working on this, finally got my glossary to my personal computer and into IT V Pro which I upgraded (thank you Christina!!!). But my entries are all garbled.
I hope this isn't some safety feature used by my national to keep us from using company glossaries though I did create this myself over three years.
Job starts in three days (radiology) and I so need this glossary. Hate to start over again...as you well know.
Anyone? TIA :)
Your glossary
Lyndia,
I'm always looking for ways to expand my production, I'd love the share ideas.
Please e-mail me at mtmpwork@aol.com.
Thakns in advance!
glossary
I would be glad for you to share your glossary with me. I am in my first year at this and I need all the help I can get.
glossary
I am a newbie and I have Smartype. I would love to have a copy of your glossary too. :)
If you need a glossary for IT...sm
Email me, and I'll send you a copy of mine. If you send me your phone number, I'll call you and help you get it set up as well.
I have used this glossary for 9+ years. I started using it when I had been an MT for about 2.5 years. It has helped me make a lot of money over time and every year I have used it I do a bit better than the previous year, income wise. I am happy to share it and anything else I know about expanders.
Can I add glossary from V Pro to III Pro>
I work for a national that put IT V Pro on my system and it contains all my expanders. I have just taken a PT job and will be using my other computer and IT III pro. Is it possible to insert the IT III PRO floppy into my national's computer and transfer the glossary onto it?
And, in worst case scenario, I will be purchasing IT V Pro. I have scanned the site but do not see where "Buy Now" is an option. The forum doesn't appear to have a sales section either.
Thank you for your help - starting a new job is both exciting and challenging.
If I do all of the drs in 1 glossary
Because it seems like when I compile all of the doctors into one big glossary, Instant Text misses a lot of the common phrases. If I compile a separate glossary for each doctor then I have to constantly switch glossaries. I occasionally get a doctor several times in a row but not often enough. I am wondering if there are certain settings like when you do the compilation where you put in the maximum words per phrase, that I should be doing differently? Anyone know anything about that?
Glossary
I would go to productivitytalk.com. They have lots of lists!
That's in the singles glossary
Whichever singles glossary you are using is the one you have to alter. Be careful not to corrupt the directory structure!
You might check the IT forums, I think there are some threads there about the proper way to do this if you haven't modified this before.
I transferred my glossary, etc to a new
computer. I found out how to do it by Googling "copying Expander to new computer" or something like that. I'm sorry I cannot tell you exactly what it says as they are printed at home and I'm on the road. This works for your dictionary as well.
This is how I did it starting with no glossary at all.
I am in Radiology. I created my own glossary by pulling in the glossaries that would be utilized and then added my own phrases and words as I did not have a glossary created to import.
I love IT now. It is easy and fast. Be patient. I hated it at first, too, as I was constantly ~reading~ but it does get better. The IT site has very helpful and comprehensive information for each trouble you encouter.
I keep a main glossary
for english phrases like "There was no" and phrases that would be used in any medical report like "The patient was". I keep a separate glossary for each medical specialty. I put each docs phrases into their specialty glossary rather than giving each doc their own glossary. So all ortho docs phrases go into my ortho glossary, etc. Then I just include my main glossary and my drug glossary with the specialty glossary. I do one doctor who repeats the same sentences in each report, so I do have a glossary just for him, but he is an exception. I can usually do a 40 line report for him and never had to type a complete sentence. He is awesome!
Will my IT glossary export to Shorthand? Thanks! nm
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Glossary conversion question...would appreciate ANY help! sm
I have been using Instant Text for quite a few years, but wanted to switch to Stedman's Smart Type. My co-worker uses it on the same account and is doing on average 50 lines per hour more than me. She and I type about the same speed so I'd at least like to give it a try.
Does anyone know if it is possible to convert my IT glossary into Smart Type? I guess I'm an old dog, but I just can't bring myself to start from scratch with a new glossary. Thank you!
Instant text glossary
I was reading the board and saw the mention of using your glossary. I did a dumb thing....My hard drive crashed and I had not backed up my glossary so I am trying to recreate...so the addition of your glossary would be a big help TIA.
Sue
Tried attaching glossary to e-mail but ...
It stated "this is not a valid win32 application." The work computer is in my office with my PC.
The e-mail (sent from Spheris computer) had a security program attached to it.
I will keep trying.
Thank you kindly.
Also there is a glossary on above-mentioned site...sm
it is called qdecimals, which you put qbefore your numbers and it puts the decimal in without the space.
Need a Smartype ready glossary
Does anyone know where I can find an expansion list that I can upload to Smartype all at once...not one by one?
TIA
How to copy a glossary to a new computer
I have a new computer with IT existing that I would like to update with the old computer's glossary, especially one. I figured out how to email it to myself, but am not sure exactly step by step how to get it to the new computer. I am not sure if I'd be replacing the old one or updating it. The old one also has some includes, so it gets confusing from there. At this point, I would be content just to have the main glossary...I think...Eeek. Can someone help please? Thanks!
I need to convert ST to SH = I am...
 I have both Smartype for Windows and Shorthand. I have to use the SH on a Meditech account and want to convert ST vcb files so I won't have to add them by hand. I have tried and tried to do this, but can't seem to find the right vcb file. ANY HELP WOULD BE SOOOOOO appreciated.
Convert 9 pin to USB?
Help please! Does anyone know where to buy an adapter to convert a 9 pin pedal to usb? Appreciate the help!
convert
So it sounds like you want to convert your taped files to dss or wave files so that you can put them on an FTP site for other to download correct?
convert
I did a search and this is what i came up with. There is an Olympus DDS player software that will convert your tapes into dss files. I would also just trying a search of converting tapes to dss or wav files. There are plenty of option that come up and some are free.
to convert cd to wav or mp3
I purchased it but they have trials I believe search digital media record 2.7 - or just CD to wav - bunch of programs to help you
how do I convert lph to wpm?
Thanks for the help!
can always convert to .wav
DSS is very compressed & great for transmitting, but there are freebie conversion tools out there, too. Any standard player (GearPlayer, etc.) will play .wav files. You don't need a special foot pedal.
How to Convert DSS to WAV?
Hi,
Does anyone know how to convert a DSS file to a WAV file?
I have the WAVPedal player and software. I also have an OratorPro call in system.
Thanks,
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convert
If you have the DSS player program (usually comes with the recorders) it will convert the file for you.
They won't convert either..........
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double click the glossary that the error is in; sm
when it brings up the box, find the word/phrase you want to delete or change. once your cursor is on the line in the error, hit the delete button. FYI, you can also edit it rather than delete it.
Export the glossary to a .txt file and print from there.
To do that (with IT open), right click over the phrases heading and select Importer. Then select the Workshop tab and Export.
We did not receive your email with your glossary attachment
Hi Kim,
According to our records, Marianne sent you a file to resolve the issue. I still did not receive your email with the glossary attachment and I am not sure why it did not come through to my email but Marianne was able to receive it and she replied with the file attachment. Did you still have trouble after receiving Marianne's email? If so, please let us know and we will give you a call so we don't have to worry about having any more lost emails. :-)
I have 4000 glossary entries to transfer to a
I'm going from DocQScribe to an Ex-Text platform and I have to reinput the phrases in one-by-one. Should I do this as the phrases come up? Is it preferable to just make some time to re-type the whole list at multiple settings?
I saved the individual glossary as an attachment
and then emailed it to myself at my yahoo address. Then I could log onto yahoo email on the other computer, save the attachment to my hard drive and then use it with the IT program installed on that computer. I also email a copy of my glossary to myself at yahoo about every month or so (hotmail or anything web based would work) because if my hard drive ever crashes, then I have a backup of my glossary that has nothing to do with my hard drive and I won't lose months and months of additions. If I add a bunch of expansions at one time, then I email a new copy to myself more often. Hope that helps.
Will this glossary transfer to the ESP feature in EXText?
I know I have emailed you before but I chose that financially I just couldn't afford a Expander right now and then I found out that there is one built into the EXText. I'm trying to build that up but as I have never used Expanders before I am at a loss as to what to put into it. Thanks.
You can add phrases to single word glossary in IT (SM)
When you insert the medication and other information, hit tab and then, backspace to the first letter. It will ask you "are you sure? and just hit return and it will accept it.
I have many two and three word phrases in my single word glossary list. There is a web site for IT users which you can Google for; it is easy to find - forum style.
Moving or copying IT glossary to another computer
I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but I recently copied one of my IT glossaries to a different computer by this method using a CD ROM disk (a jump drive would also work):
Scroll down the page where it says "moving IT to a new computer":
http://ja-jp.facebook.com/notes.php?id=44836928616
ALSO:
http://textware.com/board/itmainforum/posts/636.html
Any idea how to convert
bytes into lines? On one of my accounts, I get paid by the byte and transcribe in WordPerfect. I am trying to figure what that converts to as cpl. Any ideas on how I would go about doing that?
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