It has been a long time since I have reviewed software that produces word indices and condensed transcripts. The technology has sailed by me.

I am not as interested in the condensed transcript as I am the word index. This would be helpful to the attendees of a conference when searching for specific portions of the meeting they are interested in.

I used to use a software called MultiPage, but I realize it is outdated today, as it was a DOS program.

Most court reporting companies in my area like E-Transcript by Real Legal: E-Transcript.
Some folks I know use ProTEXT and love it: ProTEXT. And then there's the old trusty Min-U-Script: Min-U-Script.

E-Transcript is a subscription software, requiring one to keep paying for it. ProTEXT looks like a one-time purchase price, as does Min-U-Script.

For those who have used these, I am interested in the pros and cons of each. Also, if there are other software programs that can create a word index, I would like to learn more about them. TIA to any and all responders!

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Check out Bundler from Clarity Legal Software. It's a free download. I played around with it and it seems to work very well.

http://www.claritylegalsoftware.com/bundlerfeatures.html
Hey, thanks so much, Deborah, for that link. I'm going to definitely peruse it to the fullest!
You can create an index and condensed within Eclipse and you can output either as an ASCII or a pdf format document.
Thanks, Kyung, for the info. I am not a court reporter. I transcribe client-provided audio on a QWERTY keyboard. The client-provided audio is usually digital but sometimes standard audiocassette tapes. I do not use the Eclipse software or any court reporting software. However, I hope your great suggestion will be helpful to others on this forum.

I need something that is compatible with ASCII and/or Microsoft Word.
I use ProText and love it. I can't think of a negative. It's extremely user friendly. I'm on Eclipse and have the ability to do index and compressed, but there was quite a bit of tweaking to get it to a format that I was comfortable with. But with ProText it's intrinsic in the software. I also appreciate that there's no initial thousand dollars to load the software and a hundred a month fee. You import an ASCII. I actually recommended this to a reporter who still types and required the ability to do indexes and compressed tripts. This is the software you want to purchase for your use, and it's also reasonable.
BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT. Dag nab it, I only wish I had thought of offering this service first. What a great idea, and I think there are MANY folks out there who need this from time to time.

Thanks for sharing that link. I am going to be sure to refer them to others. I'll give this website a perfect 10!

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You might want to try OTEC. They also convert to E-Tran and only charge $10 per file. www.oteconline.com OTEC also repairs steno machines. That's how I first heard about them. Allan is a member of CSRNation and has a new group called Tech Tips or something like that.
You are very innovative. That is a great idea providing this service to those who may not be able to afford E-Transcript and/or tweak the other software programs.

Plus, E-Transcript just looks better than the others, IMO.

I've been trying to come up with a side business, and I hope I can be as innovative as you. I was thinking about online greeting cards like Jacquie Lawson. I love her cards so much, and what a great business she must have today via subscriptions.

Here is her site if you want to check it out: Jacquie Lawson

Look at my Spooky Halloween Card to all at CSRnation: My Halloween Card

I would love to have a business like this, in addition to what I am doing now. It looks like a whole lot of fun! If you read Lawson's bio on the website, it is so interesting. I have a feeling she's making money too, and that's what I'm talking about! ;-)
I wish there was a free program to accomplish this task. I have tweaked eclipse to death over and over and have settled for a workable condensed. Never happy with it, though.
Cindy L.A.
Cindy, I have old DOS program called MultiPage, and I also have to tweak it to death. It is a time-consuming chore. That is why I am looking into other software programs. Time is money!

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