use spellcheck to your advantage

Posted By: k on 2007-04-23
In Reply to: Question Anyone Please!!! - Curious George

Subject: use spellcheck to your advantage

If your spellcheck checks for capitalization (like Word), you can just type the med in lower case, and it will mark it as wrong if it needs to be capitalized. You can then put the ones that need to be capitalized into autocorrect so you don't have to memorize brand names.

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Question Anyone Please!!! - Curious George
- Yes, you look them up and learn which are band name, which are generic. When in doubt, look up again - VB
  - You, my dear, might want to look up Brand!!! - :(
- autocorrect. nm - MT in MT
  - Forgot how to autocorrect in DocQscrib! - :)
    - sorry- don't use docQscribe... - k
- Before spellcheck and expanders, we LEARNED the difference! - nfm
  - you probably learned math by hand too! - jk
- use spellcheck to your advantage - k
  - Or another tip - Me
- You should capitalize name brands - and not cap generics. sm

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Spellcheck
Subject: Spellcheck

If you are using a medical spellchecker program, I don't know why you would use MS word to spell check anything. the spellchecker program runs in the background and underlines everything in red that is misspelled. so much easier than having to do a spell check on every document! just a suggestion.

Both spellcheck, but - sm
Subject: Both spellcheck, but - sm

Nonobstructing spell checks but I always hyphenate it as I think it looks better and is clearer. Just my opinion.

*always - also spellcheck is not always right.
Subject: *always - also spellcheck is not always right.

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I actually noticed when my spellcheck got it..
Subject: I actually noticed when my spellcheck got it..

not in MY spellcheck, it isn't, and it is Stedman's.
Subject: not in MY spellcheck, it isn't, and it is Stedman's.

I will not use it either. I do not think it is professional looking and if I was still going through training, it would not be acceptable to the school either. but my Stedman's spellcheck will not accept it, either.

Caught that w/ spellcheck afterwards ;) Thanks though.
Subject: Caught that w/ spellcheck afterwards ;) Thanks though.

Thanks. Just checked by spellcheck
Subject: Thanks. Just checked by spellcheck

and fiducials came up.

TY. Spellcheck didn't like it.
Subject: TY. Spellcheck didn't like it.

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My med spellcheck did not like this word
Subject: My med spellcheck did not like this word

thanks, found the extra "n" once I did spellcheck...nm
Subject: thanks, found the extra "n" once I did spellcheck...nm

word's spellcheck/grammar is not always right...
Subject: word's spellcheck/grammar is not always right...

i have come across that many, many times even with stedmans.

when all else fails with stedmans/word, grab webster.

My spellcheck says Thiersch-Duplay
Subject: My spellcheck says Thiersch-Duplay

and did find Thiersch in surgical word book. See cannot always go by the docs spelling.

my spellcheck comes up with carbo Taxol
Subject: my spellcheck comes up with carbo Taxol

yes, carboplatin is not trade. Then my Pharmaceutical Drug Book has it as Carbo-Tax. Go figure.
I think I will make it the carbo Taxol as in my spellcheck.

Thanks to both of you.

That's what I thought - then I ran a spellcheck, but I'm sure that's what I'm hearing.
Subject: That's what I thought - then I ran a spellcheck, but I'm sure that's what I'm hearing.

nm

which Stedman's..?? spellcheck likes either
Subject: which Stedman's..?? spellcheck likes either

Dorland's spellcheck shows it ceruminotic nm
Subject: Dorland's spellcheck shows it ceruminotic nm

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Stedman's spellcheck was updated in 2002 by
Subject: Stedman's spellcheck was updated in 2002 by

Barb G and if Barb says it is effect it IS effect! The 2002 and 2003 Stedman spellcheck is more accurate than any of their printed or electronic dictionary versions.
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Question regarding Microsoft Word Spellcheck sm
Subject: Question regarding Microsoft Word Spellcheck sm

After completing the typing in a Microsoft Word document, I do a spell check. When the spell check is complete, and I have to hit okay, it makes a really, really loud DING, and because I am using ExpressScribe and have to have the volume up on my headphones, it is really causing me problems with how loud the DING is, as it either scares the heck out of me or I also believe it is giving me a headache. So, I have to take my headphones off while doing the spellcheck, so I'm not deaf by the end of the day. I was wondering if anyone knew how to turn off the DING. I would be so appreciative!

my medical spellcheck has mica, not mico
Subject: my medical spellcheck has mica, not mico

Before spellcheck and expanders, we LEARNED the difference!
Subject: Before spellcheck and expanders, we LEARNED the difference!

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I did find it with Google, but spellcheck doesn't recognize.
Subject: I did find it with Google, but spellcheck doesn't recognize.

In my spellcheck it is written as cardiac wise -- two words; no hypen.
Subject: In my spellcheck it is written as cardiac wise -- two words; no hypen.

Thanks, I came close in my guesses but not close enough for spellcheck to offer a suggestion!
Subject: Thanks, I came close in my guesses but not close enough for spellcheck to offer a suggestion!