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? It would take longer to make a macro

Posted By: than type the period?? on 2009-03-07
In Reply to: Macro help - Dottie




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You can use Shorthand to make a Macro, then bring the macro up in WP. nm
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How do you make that macro?

I feel like MTs are being nickel and dimed to death with this.


How do you make that type of macro?  Do you type "." space, space?  I'm not sure my Expander recognizes spaces after an entry.  ?


If possible, make a macro...
to add 2 spaces after each period.  At the end of the report, run the macro and it will make the changes for you.
Mine too. I actually did have to make a macro for
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No, not within SH. However, if you use Word, you can make a macro.nm
nm
How can I make a macro in word

For some reason, I am unable to use the F11 key to jump to headers within a report when I use my macroed reports in EXtext.  So, I wanted to know how I could macro to jump from header to header in the word document and use a hot key.  If I could make a macro using word, I think I could still use my macro reports. 


Thanks


You can do a find and replace or even make a macro to

Crtl+F, in the find section enter a period and two spaces, in the replace section enter a period and one space.


Record this and make it a macro.


Does anyone have to use size 10 font? Does it take you longer to make your lines? nm
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I need step-by-step instructions to make a macro in word that aligns automatic numbered list to the
HELP!!!!! Thanks in advance.
Re companion macro. Do you know there is already a macro
in Word that will create a document with all entries from both the normal.dot and the .acl file? The normal.dot only stores the formatted entries.
Me too - with a macro. nm
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Macro

1.         Open a blank document.


 


2.         Type 3-4 question marks down in a single line.


 


3.         Put your cursor back up at the top before the first ? mark.


 


4.         Open tools Macros – Record new macro.


 


5.         Click keyboard – type in the combination of keys you want to use to jump (make sure that combination is not assigned to anything else).  I used Shift+Control+Alt J.  Then close that box out.


 


6.         With your mouse click Edit - Find – type a ? in the find box, click Find Next.  It will take your cursor to the first question mark (make sure it’s highlighted).  Then hit cancel to close out the find box, and click STOP on the macro button.


 

Now try the combination.
You don't need a macro for this.
Just insert fields in your template with Ctrl+F9 and when you create new docs, hit F11 to jump to the fields and start typing.
Macro
Go to this page which will display the macro that you need. You will have to edit one of the lines in order to create one space, instead of two.

http://wordtips.vitalnews.com/Pages/T1497_An_Automatic_Two_Spaces_After_a_Period.html:



Don't know if this will help you with your macro, but
see the link below.
macro help
Help!!! I made a macro in Microsoft Word for formatting and font.  When I use the macro, the words on the last line of each paragraph are spaced too far apart. Any advice greatly appreciated. 
Macro Help
Anyone know an easy way to set up macros in MS Word 2007?  I have tried and tried and cannot figure it out.  Thanks in advance!  sb
macro help

can someone please tell me how to make a macro in word for go to *?


You don't need a macro for this.
Use blank fields instead and all you have to do is hit F11 to jump to each field. Ctrl + F9 inserts a blank field. Search here for fields and you will see examples.
macro help
Thanks that works!
macro okay
it should work

Macro
Need help i  using macros. I need to use find and replace words. For some reason the word is being highlighted when I run the macro, but not being replaced by the assigned word. Please advice on the use of macros.
macro
I recorded Macro using record button, wihtout any code.Find and replace is working alright now, but would like to know whether I can enter multiple words to replace. I have a long list of words to be entered, and right now I am unable to do that all in one Macro. Please help.
Macro help

Can anyone give me instructions on how to create a period macro in word 2003.  I want to make a macro that inserts a period when I need it.  I use ASR, so I need this function to make corrections easier.


Thanks so much!!!!!


The longer
you are in the business and have more expanders, the less errors you tend to make. You are then able to do more scan proofing (mostly to make sure you typed the expansion properly and didn't cause something bizarre to pop into the report).

I am still pretty green. I try to notice what I can while I type and always go back through it (and find something more to correct).

Some reports are much easier to proof than others. The long detailed ones that are harder to type are more difficult to proof as well. I have a hard time keeping my mind from wandering to personal issues, etc. while proofing those.
NSS: Here's the macro instructions

In a Word document, type a few words, like a diagnosis on a line.  Leave your cursor at the end of the line.


Click TOOLS, MACRO, RECORD NEW


A window called Record Macro pops up.  I suggest you put a name in the "Macro Name" field.  (Hint:  No spaces allowed in the name.)


Click KEYBOARD to assign it to the keyboard.


A window called "Customize Keyboard" pops up.  In the field "press new shortcut key", press what you want as the shortcut.  (Hint:  I use ALT+N so I can remember it for numbering.)  That key combination you type should populate that field.


Click ASSIGN, CLOSE


You will be back at your document (your cursor still at the end of the line of text you typed) and there will be a small window called "Stop" that has a solid square (the STOP RECORDING button) and another symbol (PAUSE RECORDING button).  At this point, every single thing you do is being recorded!


Press the HOME key (to put cursor at the beginning of the line).


Press the 1. keys and space twice (or however many times you space between your number/period for your account).


Press the END key (to return cursor to end of the line of text).


Press the RETURN key.


Press the 2. keys and space twice (or, again, however many spaces you put between your number/period for your account).


Click the STOP RECORDING button in the little window.


Your macro is complete.  I suggest you try it out.  Skip down a few lines and type a line of text.  At the end of that text, hit your macro shortcut.  It should run (you won't see it do anything but make the changes you recorded) and automatically go to the beginning of the line, number it as 1 with a period and spaces, and return at the end of your text and start the number 2, period, spaces and be ready for more text!!  Email me if you have problems. 


NOTE:  This will only work if the text you type is only 1 line long.  If it word-wraps to a second line, this will not work...you will just have to manually return to the beginning of the line and number. 


More ideas for building macros, at least the ones I use most: 


-- macro to increase the zoom to a certain percentage (I use 110%)


-- macro to scroll down 1 frame or page


-- macro to copy the preoperative diagnosis heading, the 1-line text below it, return a line blank and type postoperative diagnosis heading and paste (for when the dictation is for "postoperative diagnosis same").  I use ALT+; for postoperative diagnosis and ALT+' for postop diagnosis


-- macro to copy the physician names/credentials in the signature block and search for the header for SURGEON and fill it in, putting it in all capitals, etc.


Just a handful of ideas I use.  Hope these help.


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)
just did it.. it's CTL-10 and then define macro (nm)
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Here is a link to a macro (sm)

for that.  Following the macro he gives instructions on how to modify the macro for one space.  When you modify the macro you will have to change the name also, so you could change it to read:


Sub OneSpace()


on the first line.


If you don't know how to add a macro, click Tools, Macros, Macro, then in the Macro Name: box put TwoSpaces, then click create.   Paste the macro provided in place of the "Sub TwoSpaces()" and "End Sub" that are there.  Go the end of the End Sub line and hit enter.  Paste the second macro there and click save again.


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.


MACRO FOR JUMP

Could you email it to me too?  I have not had 100% success with this in Word, having typed in WordPerfect for years and years.  I appreciate any help you may provide in this regard. 


keystroke to macro
Hi, I tried to look at my old "jump" macro, but in XP I cannot do this.  Assuming you are using an Expander (I used PRD back then) you create the name of the macro (mine was ALT-J) by inserting a "find" (so it will find @ or ? or whatever you call your place for the insert) and there the key is to create a destructive backspace so that your work will be without extra space/spaces.  This destructive backspace will remove your @ or ? or whatever you use on your template and allow you to insert your data.  If I could pull mine up (and wish I could do this more easily) I would just paste it here for you.  Good luck!  If I manage to get mine out of its "resting place" I will post it to you. 
Here is a macro from Productivity.com
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Macro had a life of its own...
My funny is a little different -- my macro for "erectile dysfunction" was of course ed but little did I know that every time I typed a word that ended in "ed" (which are a lot of words!) "erectile dysfunction" would pop up instead. Like in my private emails and stuff. It was difficult to explain to non-MTs...
I have never made a macro yet nor do I know how
and I've been doing MT for over 13 years now.  I have used PRD, Instant Text and auto correct and auto text in Word - I could not make a macro if my job depended on it!
Macro help...error?!

I have set up several macros with my docs thank yous, closing and signatures.  They seemed to work fine whenever I set them up and then tried them out but now everytime I try and use one, it plugs in something that I earlier cut and pasted.  For instance, the thank you and closing are there but instead of the docs sig it is something wierd that I cut and pasted earlier.  I go into my macros and it looks right.  Anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this??  As always, thanks!  I don't know what I'd do without this website!!


Try using an autoclose macro

Since I don't know what platform you are using, this may not work for you --  if the normal dot is open somewhere else.  I do have another solution if this does not work; if you like, you can write me and I will send you the suite of macros and instructions that I use that will work around this problem that occurs with some transcription platforms.


I don't know anything about this acl file that is supposed to be saved but maybe the person who has written me about this will put up a post that will provide some information on what needs to be done to do this.


This macro needs to be posted into your macro editor.  Since I have had problems in the past with macro code not posting to this forum correctly, I will take a quick look at it and make sure it's okay, and post a follow-up note that it is okay to use.


Sub AutoClose()
on error resume next
If NormalTemplate.Saved = False Then NormalTemplate.Save
End sub


the autoclose macro is okay
hope it works for you

macro - fixed
between windows & mac, something got squashed in the file name reference. Let's see if it pastes cleanly now.

Make sure you create a text file c:
eplacetext.txt and put the entries in the format specified

findthis|replacewiththis
teh|the
mjsmithx|Michael J. Smith, MD,
HIPPA|HIPAA
etc....

Note - if you want to change the file name or location, change the corresponding OPEN statement in the macro below. Also, if you want to change the delimiter character from the hardcoded (single pipe) value to something else, change the delimchar line below and the text file accordingly.

You can insert this into a module in your normal document template -- or in a specific document or template if you don't want it in Normal -- post here if you need more details

This will run through every entry in the text file and make the corresponding replacement in the target document.


Sub replacemulti()

Dim TextRaw, FindText, ReplaceText As String

Dim delim As Integer

Dim delimchar As String


delimchar = "|"                 'Must be a single character for this version.

Open "c:
eplacetext.txt" For Input As #1    ' Open the find/replace source file.

Do While Not EOF(1)             'Loop until end of file   
Line Input #1, TextRaw      'Read file, one line at a time
   
delim = InStr(1, TextRaw, delimchar, 0) 'Get the position of the delimiter

 FindText = Left(TextRaw, delim - 1) 'FindText = text to left of delimiter
ReplaceText = Mid(TextRaw, delim + 1, Len(TextRaw))  'ReplaceText = text to right of delimiter
'Do the replacement

Selection.Find.ClearFormatting

    Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting

    With Selection.Find 
.Text = FindText
.Replacement.Text = ReplaceText

.Forward = True
       
.Wrap = wdFindContinue

        .Format = False

        .MatchCase = True

        .MatchWholeWord = True

        .MatchWildcards = False

        .MatchSoundsLike = False

        .MatchAllWordForms = False

    End With

    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
Loop

Close #1    ' Close file.

End Sub

Macro expander
Have any of you used that new Windows Expanderex product advertised on this site? What kind of file does it use?  Is it compatible with Shorthand? Sure wish they would make one available that isn't so expensive. Would like one for home use but don't want to spend over $100.
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.
Lots longer
I don't know - I've been an MT over 25 years, am a super fast typist, use expanders, and have a great platform and accounts, and it takes me a good 5-6 hours, with a 15 minute stretch break here and there, to make 1000 lines.  Bad dictators - a good 8 hour shift to make 1000.
*a little longer than usual...
nm
then that vet would no longer be my VET!! unbelievable. NM
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If her first initial was J, they are no longer in
business. She went into nursing, pediatric intensive care I believe.
Don't wait any longer...sm
contact an attorney.  You don't have to pay the attorney until he gets your money, then it's a certain percentage.  I know it's a killer to have to pay, but if you don't you're probably not going to ever be paid.  I had to sue a client for 3K.  I still walked away with a good hunk of the money and my pride.  It was well worth what I had to give the attorney. 
WC does not cover CPS any longer. They sm
have determined that it is not caused by typing. Can you believe that?????
oh goodie - we no longer have to see her!!
              
Working probably longer than you have
been on this earth. I have worked over 30 years in this. I do work for an agency as have been outsourced twice from hospital work, always at a lower rate than the hospital. The first hospital I made nearly 60 thousand a year, outsourced, dropped 20 thousand in the new hospital, outsourced and now my salary per year in the 20s. I do operative notes, discharge summaries, history and physicals, consultations and my pay is about yours, 7 cents a line- most of the time you are just expected to produce more- we used to have production (incentive)- some might still have but probably few and far between. If I had to raise a family now, would have to work more than 1 job to do. This is me- I am not speaking for others even though my speed is extremely high. I put my all into my job, have answering machine, no interference, have office set up in my home, have fax (because I need 1 just for my own use), printers, phones, my own computer and a backup in case this 1 goes. Your tapes definitely sound like the real McCoy. That is what we hear day in and day out. I started out with a hospital almost 70% ESL, oh, so hard, well even the English were also and even now after all these years still grit my teeth sometimes just to do a certain dictator. Good luck!
I no longer use satellite, but used
DirecWay when I had it.  Service was about $70/mo.  Download speed is not consistent.  Most of the time it was fast, but sometimes as slow as dial-up.  It depends on if it is raining, snowing, wind blowing and tree may be blowing in front of the dish, if it is real cloudy, etc.   Upload speed is much slower than download, but upload files are usually much smaller so it doesn't take long.    I had trouble with e-mail, though they have upgraded equipment and supposedly the equipment comes with the software installed and configured already so basically you just plug it in and you're ready.   I paid $800 for my equipment  years ago - that included dish and 2 modems.   The newer modems are a lot more expensive.  
Delete them.........esp if you no longer do them...

For private MDs, I only keep their diskettes 6 months, since ALL the work and an additional diskette has been provided when I returned the work.........


If you worked for a national, you need to send the diskettes to them I would think.........that is, IF you worked for a national MT company.  If not, I'd just delete them..........keeping the floppies for myself.........for future....(yep, I still use floppy disks...*LOL*).........