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You CAN use IT with that program OR you can maybe convert your IT glossaries sm

Posted By: Judy on 2008-04-02
In Reply to: Using Extext: EPS vs. Autocorrect - anita

into an autocorrect format and load that into your Exttext autocorrect.

I use both AC and IT simultaneous and that works much better than just EXTtext.




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not the NCH program to convert

I meant to convert from inside the Olympus Transcription Module. You can right click on the file and click 'convert to .wav' for individual files, or for every file all the time, under Tools_- Options_- Download, my version (probably an old one, 2.5.0) has an option to convert to .wav as the file is downloaded. Again, let me know if this works (of if you even try it; you may find something easier).
Switch program can convert DSS to other types of
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Download a program called Switch and convert the file. nmx
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Great program called "Switch" can convert sound files into
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Your glossaries are what you (sm)
need to back up. They end with .glo

Do a search on *.glo and save those files to disc. Install the program on your new computer, then copy those files back to the same folder on the new computer.
Glossaries?
I just looked it up; did y'all buy the glossaries as well?
You can only put the glossaries onto a disk..sm

For copyright protection, IT restricts itself from being able to be copied onto a disk and installed onto another computer. The only way to install it is to use the installation disk.


The glossaries, however, can be backed up onto a seperate disk, just not the actual program itself.


Technically, the hospital owns the license so installing it on a personal computer would violate the license agreement. If you would like to have it on your own computer, it is recommended to purchase your own copy so you don't have to worry about anything with the license agreement.


Here's one with a lot of terms/glossaries.
http://www.mtdesk.com/frame.php?frame=glossary
I like the Glossaries feature sm
I can make separate glossaries for each separate hospital and then it doesn't crowd the main glossary. Also, if I leave an MTSO, I can just delete that glossary without losing all my main entries.
You can create as many glossaries as you would like.
However, I have found that using one glossary for each specialty/practice is easier for me--no switching between glossaries, thereby saving some keystrokes. They glossaries can hold quite a lot of information--I haven't run out yet.
Compiling glossaries with IT

When you compile glossaries, the choice of phrases depend on the Minimum Word Frequency you select in the Compilation dialog. If the size of the file you compile is rather large, let's say 800 KB, you can raise the Minimum Word Frequency to 10. If you leave it at 5 you will get more phrases. Compiling a glossary is very fast and you can easily try out different settings to find the right balance.


You should not change so much the number of words per phrase. Beyond the 7-word phrases, Instant Text will take care of suggesting what is likely to come next by giving you the continuations. If you have a paragraph or page that is always the same with certain doctors, the best is to highlight them and add them to your glossary.


If you have compiled glossaries for each doctor, you can still combine them including these glossaries into a shell glossary that lets you regroup all the doctors with similar language and have it under the shell name in the glossary list.


On page 68 of the Instant Text manual  as well as in some articles Jon Knowles wrote and which are available at the top of the Instant Text Forum you can read about typical compilation settings.


I hope this helps.


Marianne
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Creating glossaries

To create glossaries, the first option would be to import your AutoCorrect file. Right-click on Phrases and go to Importer and click on the AutoCorrect option and follow the prompts.


The next option would be to do a compilation as suggested in the previous post. To do a compilation, right-click on the glossary list and select "Multiple File Compilation" and then follow the prompts.


With regards to not seeing any matching phrases in your advisories: What glossary are you currently using? What are you typing for a short form? Do you see anything in the advisories at all?


It may be easiest to troubleshoot over the phone. Please feel free to call us at 781-272-3200 ext 2 with any questions and we can help get you started. We are here Monday-Friday 9am-5pm eastern time. You can always email us as well.


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Are there any expander glossaries
available that can be uploaded to Word 2007?
Is my post about different types of glossaries
nm
Glossaries are text files
So you can open a glossaries in Notepad, UltraEdit, etc to view, edit or print them. Just be advised, as the glossaries contain many entries, you may end up with more printed pages then you bargained for.
Instant Text Comes With Some Glossaries
Whereas the others do not.  I LOVE the ER glossaries (I do 99.9% ER notes) and the Medstart glossary is great, too.  Importing my AC entries into Instant Text made my transition so easy; if I forgot to hit the IT expand key, but AC would take care of that until I was used to IT completely.  Then you have the includes where you can include glossaries instead of merging them and you can exchange glossaries with IT users if they want.  I know this is all strange to you, but if you get IT you'll understand
Can someone tell me specifically how to take Instatext and Glossaries

to a new computer?  I guess a flash drive, but i have never used one.  Do you just plug it in a USB and....well, then what?


 


Thanks in advance!


I just purchased the ABCZ glossaries for IT sm
A few weeks ago, and I am glad I did.  It was definitely worth it.  I like that I didn't have to start over from scratch to start following a system.  I used his files and then used the workshop to convert my enteries over to the ABCZ system.  It has been a big help to me.  With 2 small kids I didn't have the time to try to figure out my own system and start creating the entries, so ABCZ was perfect for me. 
Saving glossaries to a backup disk

To save your glossaries to a backup disk:



  • Go to My Computer or Windows Explorer and go to the C-Drive, then the InstText folder, then the Glossary folder
  • Right-click on the glossries you wish to save and select "Send to" and then select the destination drive. Your computer will automatically make a copy to the backup disk. If you do not have the "Send to" option, right-click ad select "Copy" and then paste them to the backup disk.

To put the glossaries on the new computer from the backup disk:



  • Right-click on the glossaries on the backup disk and select "copy"
  • Go to My Computer --> C-drive --> InstText --> Glossary. Anywhere in the glossary, right-click and select "Paste".
  • They should now be listed in your glossary folder.

To add them to your glossary list:



  • Right-click on the Active Glossary List and select "Open"
  • Double-click on the glossary you wish to add to the glossary list
  • When you are done opening all of the glossaries you wish to add, right-click on the Active Glossary List again and select "Save Active Glossary List"

Kind regards,


Kristen


How to find your Instant Text glossaries sm
Find your IT folder - mine is named InstText.  Inside is a folder called Glossary.  All of your glossaries live there. Click to open - you might have to associate a program to open it - I used Wordpad. 
Sounds like Instant Text with it's glossaries, etc. would
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Instant Text is the only expander that can compile glossaries
from previously saved reports and automatically create your short forms so you don't have to memorize anything. Have you been to their site to see the overview of how the program works?
I have never found a program shorthand does not work with, it works outside the program (I think tha
nm
PRD is a DOS program. I don't think it work with Word, a Window's program.
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It will count everything if you go in the settings and program it to. Good program!
Sylcount is an awesome and accurate counting program also. That will count everything if you "tell it to".
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,
Dave
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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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?
How can I convert files???
I received some test files that are ofc. format.  I have Olympus player.  I also have Switch and can convert files over, but there is no ofc. format to convert from.  Is there some way to do this with another program.  My pedal for Olympus is not playing the file in ofc. format.  Thanks for your help.
Better yet, convert the file to .wav
I believe you can right click on the .dss file and convert it to .wav and then it will probably play fine in ES. However, you cannot convert the file back to .dss, so you might not want to delete it until you are absolutely sure you are through with it.
Let me know if this works... I don't have any .dss files to try it on right now.
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.
cents per word - how to convert it to
1000 lines per day = ? words per day
USB port. Is there a way to convert the files?

I just do them as they come in.  I must have 20 different ways to download audio files on my computer, but I don't know how to convert audio files from one program to another


Heck, I have to ask my 11-year-old to get the DVD player to work.


Getting ooooold I guess.  I'm like my parents who used to put a piece of black electrical tape over the flashing clock on the VCR because they didn't know how to reset it until the 7-year-old granddaughter came over and fixed it for them.


 


I use Switch to convert the files. sm
I prefer using my player, so I convert them to .wav.   You can download a free trial fom http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html   I think to purchase is around $12.
HELP! Anyone know how to convert AutoCorrect to Shorthand? sm
I purchased ShortHand and tried converting my AutoCorrect to it.  It saves as a dictionary but is not expanding.  Anyone know what I can do?
That's why I convert tapes to digital sm
as soon as I get them - no more hassles!
I use Switch from NCH to convert dss files to
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It's easy to convert as long as the
expander programs use the same type of file, i.e., spf.
All you have to do is save the file to a flash drive and and open both programs at the same time and drag the files over.






You can use Shorthand in ANY program, it works outside your program
I have never found a platform it did not work with and I have worked on several different versions of Meditech. Just start using it.
Does anyone know if you have a foot pedal for a USB port if you can convert it somehow to a 9 pin
port or must you buy another foot pedal. Anyone ever had trouble with foot pedal compatability with using their own computer.
Shorthand is good too, you can convert your PRD files to
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Does anyone know how to convert the Stedmans word list to
If so please share how.  Thank you! 
Sometimes it helps to convert the sound file - sm
I notice that when I play straight DSS files my Bytescribe will not restart at the beginning after I reach the end, but rewind 2 seconds or so and keep replaying the end; but if I convert them to .wav files (which I do by "opening" them with another .wav player called "PowerPlayer"--downloaded the free trial and just use it for this) then I do not have this problem, it will just restart at the beginning after I reach the end. So that may be affecting it, or a setting is off, or there is corruption of the file or player maybe. Lots of possibilities.