Anybody used the Impression writer?

Can anyone tell me how to turn on the audio on Procat? I just downloaded it to another computer and the audio seems to be off.

Thanks in advance.

Lisa

lisa.berryhill9@gmail.com

Thanks, Liz! I appreciate that.

Writing single digits as words. In my preferences, I checked this feature on, but I get March three, 2013, instead of March 3.  Same goes for "One" when it begins a sentence.  I get "1 thing is..."  Does anyone have a solution?  Thanks.

I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of the page #'s from the top

header and insert them into the bottom header. Anybody have any idea?

Never mind. I figured it out! Thanks anyway!

What mic is everyone using?  The one I have doesn't seem to pick up from more than just a few feet

I use the Sound Professionals ultra high gain stereo USB mic with my Winner software and get great sound.  

Grant - are you using the automatic number conversion with your software as well?  I use the number bar, use auto number conversion, and have the write singles digits as words checked and have never had that problem.  If you go on ProCAT's Facebook page, they answer questions there also, FYI.

Does anyone know how to convert a regular transcript to PDF and also condensed?

File, print as condensed, and then when the box comes up for printing, save it as a pdf (there's a small box at the left-hand bottom for it).  I'm using version 12.

With your transcript open in the Winner editor, there are icons (mine are at the bottom of my screen) one looks like a stack of paper and says ASCII.  When you click on that an Export Files screen comes up where you can choose where to export it to.  At the bottom you can put in a file name, and then under Save as Type, you can hit the down arrow to choose .PDF.  This is obviously where you can convert to ASCII as well.  Hit Save, and you have your PDF.  For the condensed, there is an icon at the bottom that looks like a a paper that says SQUISH.  Click on that for your condensed and there is a button on the left that lets you print to PDF as well.  So there's two ways for the PDF.  And also two ways to get to these functions:  from File at the stop of the bar or from the icons at the bottom.

Thanks for replying so quickly. I really appreciate it.

I took a videotaped depo in which the attorney designated a portion of it confidential. Any ideas how to split up the transcript and have the time stamps match up?

Don't worry about splitting the transcript up and the time stamps.  I just scope the whole thing, and then after my proofer does her thing and it's complete, I split the transcript, which means I usually just copy the section that is confidential and copy it into a new transcript.  Then I copy and paste the non-confidential portions into another new transcript.  I add the covers to both etc.  That way the original transcript is still preserved as is.  Maybe others do it differently, but I feel more comfortable having the original all together saved and then splitting up the others for the finals.  You could also do an excerpt, which I've never done, but you can highlight the section and then hit F-4 which allows you to name and save it in a new file.  The benefit to this is that it takes the steno and audio with it.  I have another video this Friday.  I might try that this time.  

After that whole long answer, I forgot to add that the time stamps will copy over with everything.  So no worries about it matching up.  

Thanks Christina!

Christina and Lisa, one more thing on PDF.

If you use the Batch icon at the bottom, or Quick keys, you can set it to print condensed, word index, and transcript all at once in PDF.  This might be quicker in some instance.

If anyone needs help or has questions regarding the Winner software or Impression writer, please feel free to ask your questions here. I will be monitoring this area and will respond to any questions you have each day in the morning. 

I hope all you ProCAT users will join me here. 

Thanks, 
Cathy Logan

Cathy, great to know.  Thanks!! :)

Silly question - I'm not sure I'm doing it right. What's the best way to make a backup copy of my dictionary?

Hey, Lisa.  I would go to archive wizard.  On the second screen, select backup personal dictionary.  Then follow the prompts.  You can then at the end set it to save to your desktop, jump drive (by using browse button), or burn to CD-write folder.

If you are getting an error message, I need to know how you are doing it and what the message says.

Cathy

I'm on the latest version of ProCat -- 12.0.38.  I'm using a Diamante writer.  Need help with realtime.  In the middle of trial, hooked up to realtime, if I have to unhook my writer from my computer to go to sidebar, I can't come back and plug the writer into the computer and have the realtime pick up from where I left off.  I have to close the file, turn off the writer and start a new file.  With my old Stylus machine I could just unplug the writer, do what I had to do, come back, plug it back in and everything worked fine.  I can suspend realtime with a keyboard command on my writer, but when I need to restart it by giving it the same command, it won't restart.  Is anyone else having this problem?