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Looks like e + Ctrl + ' (apostrophe). nm

Posted By: trying on 2007-03-14
In Reply to: I wanted to put the accent on the end in coude .. sm - LTMT

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if can't copy/paste, highlight text, ctrl/x, go to shorthand, ctrl/V
nm
Select text, Ctrl-C copies, Ctrl-V pastes...nm
x
Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 prompts to save and close documents
without closing Word. Ctrl + N opens a new document.
You're hitting Alt+Ctrl+S. Hit Alt+Ctrl+C to get back.
x
...functions should be there. Ctrl+N to send, Ctrl + I for line
f
MTs - no apostrophe

8. The plurals of single capital letters, acronyms, and Arabic numerals (1,2,3,...) take an -s WITHOUT an apostrophe:



  • Z (the capital letter Z)--Zs
  • UPC (Universal Product Code)--UPCs
  • ATM (Automatic Teller Machine)--ATMs
  • GUI (Graphical User Interface)--GUIs
  • 3 (the Arabic numeral 3)--3s

Well, if it is 5 Cs, don't use the apostrophe.
It does not belong since the C is a capital letter.


apostrophe
You're welcome.
Instead of Ctrl+Ctrl+Insert, try
Ctrl+Insert+Insert. See if that works. Mark the word-phrase that you want to insert first. Let me know.
No apostrophe ... and remember -- SM
if you are typing a VERBATIM account you cannot just decide to type "Metzenbaum scissors" in place of "Metzenbaums".

Your dictator is using a plural form, not possessive for this particular instrument.

BTW, its MTs. It doesn't need an apostrophe
Sorry, pet peeve. I just feel this is something all MTs should know since it is our job to know proper grammar.

The professional MTs on this board, or any other for that matter, aren't going to discuss what they make. You might get an honest answer here and there, but you're asking on an Internet message board, for Heaven's sake. People are going to stretch the truth for the most part.

Actually, 8 cpl isn't that great of a wage so you aren't going to see any impressive figures at 8 cpl unless the person works around the clock and has no other life but MT.
An apostrophe is and was correct....
to use to form the plural of numbers, LETTERS (MT's), signs (+'s), etc.  AAMT is not the be all to end all....
Page 9 BOS - apostrophe would be incorrect in MTs
plurals
Use a lowercase s without an apostrophe to form the plural of capitalized
abbreviations, acronyms, and brief forms.
EEGs
PVCs
CABGs
exams
Use ’s to form the plural of lowercase abbreviations.
rbc’s
Use ’s to form the plural of single-letter abbreviations.
X’s

Omit apostrophe and it looks good
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possessive genetiv needs apostrophe
Only the possessive genetiv asks for an apostrophe:

my father's hat
my cild's teacher
the mothers' children (plural)
the children's shoes
etc...

nine years ago is the simple plural
I think the apostrophe is completely wrong, sm

My docs routinely say "cardiac point of view" and I certainly wouldn't put "cardiac's point of view." Nor would I say "cancer's point of view", so why would you put the colon cancer's point of view. Just because it's difficult sounding, I don't think an apostrophe would be appropriate at all. We're not personifying the cancer here, the doc is just stating that from the standpoint of the patient's colon cancer...etc.


apostrophe's are out in eponyms unless client specifies otherwise.nm
nm
Here are rules from grammarbook.com and it agrees with BOS on the caps with apostrophe
Rule 8 The plurals for capital letters and numbers used as nouns are not formed with apostrophes.
Examples






She consulted with three M.D.s.
BUT
She went to three M.D.s' offices.
The apostrophe is needed here to show plural possessive.
She learned her ABCs.
the 1990s not the 1990's
the '90s or the mid-'70s not the '90's or the mid-'70's
She learned her times tables for 6s and 7s.

Exception: If the apostrophe is needed to avoid confusion, use it and be consistent within a sentence.

Example: Her 0's and 6's looked similar.


{@KEY Ctrl+B}
nm
she did say Ctrl/S also, which...
searches for a document for a particular patient, then after looking at the document searched for, Ctrl/T would end THAT document w/o saving any changes that may have been made while viewing document...does this make sense?  Perhaps that is why she would use Ctrl/T...
Just CTRL+K sm

then it says "the next key you type" the CTRL+B, your entry, then CTRL+B to remove bolding at then end.  Why use tags?


I think it's Ctrl + J
Works for me.
Try ALT+CTRL+R or ALT+CTRL+P nm
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Unfortunately, once CTRL CTRL
stops working for me, I'm unable to load any more shortcuts until I go out of the program and go back in. Weird.

At MQ with DQS, you can Ctrl X, but I don't know
nm
Ctrl-S
brings up a screen, and you fill in the field or fields you want to be searched. For instance, if I want to search for reports done by Dr. Smith, I put smith into provider last name and click find(?). Then a list of reports by Dr. Smith will display, and you can choose one to look at. It opens this document up in a separate Extext document than the one you are working on. Then you can copy and paste what you need into document you are working on or just read through it, etc.

You have to remember to close the search document before you close current Extext document because it messes something up which I can't remember right now!
ctrl x
never worked for me. I highlight text, right click, choose cut and then paste where I want it.
I have never used ctrl-T
I click on the little x in the upper right corner to close, not the big red one. This will just close that document and return you to working document. I have never been kicked out using it.
ctrl/k ctrl/b OK
nm
ctrl/k ctrl/b OK
nm
Ctrl-A & ESP

Our physicians list is sortable by specialty (we have a newer version), so it is logical to conclude that if the list is printable it can be done that way.


Good idea about ESP to desktop.  Thanks!


I believe it's ctrl+T and not alt+T

 to enable/disable the expander. 


Did you transfer the Expander from Word or build it from scratch?  Did the expander once work, then quit?   Or is this your very first use of Bayscribe? 


I can hit Esc or use Ctrl/X, too, to stop it. nm
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Usng Ctrl I

I have a question about this -- it is disabled where I work.  However, I have been told I can use an ExText feature to go back to any date and see my jobs listed there.  Would this be just as effective as using Ctrl I?  My lines are terribly low too, as well as others with whom I work on this account.  Funny thing is, it has happened a couple of times that I have done a job and then a little while later gotten the exact same job back again as though it was never done.  I check my "list" like they told me to do and it is not there.  I've mentioned this to my supervisor and they don't seem to care.  But the did tell me to check my list every day and let them know if it is wrong.  Is this how they cheat us out of lines????


Got it - Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow
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hit Ctrl/K, hit Backspace, hit Okay
nm
Try ctrl-Z and see if that takes it away.
Meanwhile, i'll research it.  :)
Ctrl+Enter

I mean, ctrl k backspace OK
nm
Just hit Ctrl Z and you'll get back what you
z
Where in the Help menu did you find the ctrl k tip?
xx
Ctrl+ F and search each page nm
nm
Might have to do Ctrl + K and then Alt + B and your entry, then turn off.
s
Ctrl + Alt + A also stops expanding.
nm
Extext problems in Ctrl-S
Here's my solution.  I had problems with Ctrl-S too for a while and this cleared up my problem.  When I have the split screen, I too make the "Read Only" file the full screen.  I also make the report I am working on full screen.  I Alt-Tab between the two reports to use the Read Only report as long as I need it.  When I am done with it, I then close it out using File>Close.  This leaves Ctrl-S open in the background, by the way.  That way, if I need a different Read Only (View) report by the doctor I am working on, I don't have to input anything again, just do Ctrl-S and it takes me back to the screen where I have reports to choose from for that dictator.  Once I have what I need, at Ctrl-S I can then click on "Close" to get out of Ctrl-S and go back into my current report.  This took care of any problems I had with Extext and Ctrl-S.  You wouldn't believe what the "Help" desk had me going through to try to correct this....uninstalling and installing my Word, also, and doing updates and all kinds of things.  This took care of my problem, which was that after I would use Ctrl-S and left it, from that point on I could never automatically get a report and/or it wouldn't Ctrl-N a report.  Hope this helps, too, although the other poster's soluton works too.  Just thought I'd offer an alternative. 
Ctrl K in order to add items to your sm
expansion (in the "text to type" box), such as bold, underline, enter. Don't forget to use the ctrl K and whatever "function" key you used to turn on the function, to turn it off again. For example, Ctrl K, then Ctrl B turns on the bold function, but it will need to be turned off by the same method after you type "HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:" in the text to type box when initially creating your expansion.

hth!
Isn't there Okay or Accept, etc. at the top on the right at the Ctrl/J window? Need to do that af
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Wherever you want the field, do ctrl F9. Once you have all the fields....sm
in you do F11 to "jump" to each field.  Makes life a lot easier.
I thought it was Ctrl/X or the Escape key,
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CTRL + spacebar is the other option
I have relase 8.7 and you can prevent a keyword from being replaced by pressing Esc or Ctrl+Space. So if you did not want RA to be replaced with rheumatoid arthrits, you would type RA and press CTRL + spacebar, and it does not expand. It works for me.
ctrl/K, Backspace, Ok, then put -year-old
nm