A little late to the party, but I am also suddenly experiencing the P-P stroke not working.
Not sure how I set it up initially, but I don't recall doing anything with the Commands ... and following both Marc's student's instructions and Shelly's didn't work for me either! :o\
I know this question was asked long ago. I've never used the P-P for anything but as a brief for "preponderance of the evidence," lol. When I want to delete the next space when defining something, I check the prefix box.
I had to resort to using the Delete Space command -- specifically, "Delete First Space" -- and then I had to modify how I stroked those funny words that should be one word vice two, like "blackhawk."
Before, I would stroke black (PBHRA-BG) the P-P stroke, and then hawk (HAUBG).
Now I have to do black (PBHRA-BG), hawk (HAUBG), and THEN the P-P stroke.
Tough to get used to ... but I'm happy I don't have to manually go back and fix stuff!
Does anyone know if there is an easy way to convert a WMA to a DM so I can use the audio sync on a practice file I was sent? I'm looking but if anyone knows offhand... :-)
Frankly, I don't think there is any way to do that. I could be wrong, but don't think so. The DM file is proprietary and I think exclusive to DigitalCAT. I don't think there is a conversion package around that would convert it to a DiigtalCAT file. It has to be recorded within the software to be played by the software.
Hi, Yvette! Did she ask Stenovations for the dictionary? I recall when I initially had the full version of the software they supplied me with several different dictionaries. I'm not sure if what I have (or had) would work for her.
If you go to stenovations.com they have a list of dictionaries you can upload. It's under, um, Support then once on the support page click on downloads. They have Stened, Marsh, and some others you can look and see if they have the one you need.
Yvette, she would have to purchase the dictionary from Stenograph. Ensure that she tells them she needs the .rtf version, else they'll send her the version for Case Catalyst.
Stenovations used to give out a copy of the Phoenix Theory a few years back, but there were some issues with it (it had been extensively modified by whoever owned the dictionary). After Carol Jochim, the author of the Phoenix Theory found out about it, they no longer offered that dictionary ... so the best way to get it is to buy it. Should cost about $25.
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Where do I look to see where I defined a certain stroke to take me in and out of editing while I'm at a job. Does that make sense? I haven't worked in awhile and I'm trying to get reacquainted with my software. Thanks
Click the Translator menu and select Commands. This will open the Command window. Scroll down until you see the command you're looking for, then double-click it. If your Commands file is intact, it should tell you what the stroke was.
I had to show one of my classmates how to set DC up to properly do numbers, so I wrote this article sometime back. That's how I got to be so familiar with the Commands application!
I need help backing up all of my files on DC. The manual really doesn't tell you much. Glen, can I save those commands you told me about under the translator tab? Thanks. Any other help would be much appreciated. What else do I make sure I back up? I'm not very good with computers. Don't do Facebook, never been on tweeter or twitter.
If you just double-click the Command Editor directly from Windows, it brings up a window pointing to the digitalCAT folder ... and specifically to the Realtime Commands file ... so you'd want to back that one up as well.
Thanks, Glen, you smartie! I was on vacation. I'm back but I haven't worked in so long that I'm not sure I will do it again. But I will back up the commands just in case. I miss working.
Hey, quick question, or at least I'm hoping this wil be quick: I wanted to differentiate in my dictionary between gait and gate. There are entries for these words but I wanted to change them. When I tried to do so, I received the following error message:
"The changes you made to the table were not successful because they would create duplicate values in the index, primary key, or relationship. Change the data in the field or fields that contain duplicate data, remove the index, or redefine the index to permit duplicate entries and try again."
I'm not yet savvy with this software, I'm not sure that I know what that means, but I believe it's saying that changing gate will somehow affect other words with gate in it, like investigate, instigate, etc. Am I at least in the ballpark with my assumption? Any help getting around this error message would be appreciated.
What that error messages is telling you is that the change you want to make already exists in the dictionary.
The best way to avoid this is to open the dictionary with the Dictionary Maintenance program (Start --> Programs --> DigitalCAT --> Dictionary Maintenance) and, with the desired dictionary open, type an S.
That will bring up the steno search window. Type the steno of the outline you're planning on entering into the dictionary and if anything comes up, that means it's in use.
Hi, stupid question here. I am transferring my digital cat files onto another computer. How do I transfer everything, includes, cover pages, etc.?
I got the dictionary transferred, but that's it. I'm going back to work supposedly for the second time in a year. This time I got a call from someone who isn't going to expect me to drive 190 miles round trip for FREE!
I've never done it, but I guess I would copy the entire digitalCAT folder to the flash drive, install digitalCAT on the new computer, locate the digitalCAT folder on that computer, right-click it and delete it, then locate the digitalCAT folder on your hard drive and drag it into place.
Yes, that's the long way around, but if you do it this way and it doesn't like your "new" digitalCAT folder, you can always put the old one back and drag your Dictionaries folder, the Transcript folder, your Commands file, etc. over.
One of those should do the trick, and hopefully it will be the first one!
Thanks, Glen, you whiz! I'll try it when I get back from the gym. I got everything up and running, just need to transfer all those other files. I really have lost about 30 WPM on my speed. Now I'm worried. Oh, this goof ball wanted me to drive for free to a city that's 190 miles RT. So that put all my hopes of working again on the back burner because I don't work for free!
Then I get a call from a lady who has a good reputation and so I'm going to sit out with her once I'm confident that I'm ready to work again because she said she could use me locally and wouldn't expect me to drive for free. I guess that guy giving out free travel at reporters' expenses has a bad reputation.
Thanks again, Glen! You're awesome!
P.S. Right before I checked the site here, I put my flashdrive in and then dragged the command editor file over to transcript editor and it didn't work. I'm afraid to delete anything.
Denise, while looking around in digitalCAT's Transcript Editor, I found Tools --> Export/Import Settings! This will export *everything* from your old settings!
Hi, Glen, I forget how to sync up the transcript (while editing and gets off track for some reason) with the steno notes to match them back up again.
Also, I used to be able to just plug in the audio device, but now for some reason, I have to go into advanced audio and tell it to use the USB device every time. Any reasons why this is happening?
Also -- sorry, I know I'm being a PITA, but how do I transfer my quick types over? Is it possible? I'm not certain on export/import setting doing that. I got everything transferred over to the other computer but did it via explorer. Thanks!
I have a command while writing in realtime to make time. That one works. I know I have a command for make date. I'm dumbfounded as to where to look for these commands. They're not in my realtime commands. I haven't worked in four years and I was on this software for only 1 1/2 years. Any help please? I'm not working yet so I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars for tech support. Thanks!
Don't quote me because I am away from the computer that has the software, but I am thinking *maybe* you will find it under Keyboard or Keyboard / Macros somewhere?
Go to your dictionary and click to add an entry. When you do, you'll see a box below that says "Commands." Scroll down the list to find the entry that says Make Dollars. Click on that, then input the stroke you want to use to make something in dollars.
Thanks, I'll check it out. Would you be so kind as to try to answer a couple of questions If you scroll down, it's about my notes and my transcript getting out of whack and how to fix it. Thanks!
I'm sorry I missed your question! Unfortunately, I've only run into this (the misaligned notes thing) when I'm practicing. If I read your question correctly, you're talking about how when you delete something, then click a word to check the steno, the word you clicked on and the word shown in the notes don't match, correct?
If that's the case (and since I'm only practicing), I just create a new file, save it with the same name, replace it, and start fresh ... but that solution isn't what you need, I'm sure.
Can someone tell me if there is a way to change the foreground/background colors to highlight the word the cursor is sitting on when you are scrolling through a documents you're editing?
I haven't been on here for a while, but was wondering if anyone in Digital Cat could use an experienced scopist? I need to pick up some hours and would love to make life easier for you. My email wasn't correct on here, so I'm not sure if anyone has tried to message me in the last year or so. I can provide references, so that would be better than taking my word, right? Thanks and have a blessed week!
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I am an experienced proofreader having read 700,000+ pages since November 2002. I will critique and provide an errata for at least 15 random transcript pages at no charge! Normal turnaround is 3 to 4 calendar days (often less).
Now proficient with proofreading using digitalCAT software with partial or no audio. Now proofreading using iAnnotate upon request.
Heavy background in medical and legal fields and I once managed a California court reporting agency.
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Can someone please tell me how to put the steno outline back in my dictionary? I decided to make BUR a brief for about your, then I changed my mind and so I went back and left it blank for English translation and now when I'm writing nothing is coming up for BUR, no steno or anything. I just got my machine out after almost ten years of vacation. I miss my machine!! Thanks
You should be able to do that from the Dictionary Maintenance program ... and to get there, I believe it's at C:/Programs/Stenovations/digitalCAT/DictMaint.exe
When you have that one open, click the File menu and select Open, and you should be able to see your dictionary in the file navigation window ... so select it.
Next, hit the S key on your computer's keyboard. That should open a search window, into which you should type that PB-UR outline, and then hit Enter.
That should bring up the outline you're looking for. Once you see it, it should be selected, but if it's not, click it, and then hit the E key on your keyboard, and from there, you should be able to add the outline you want.
Glen Warner
Not sure how I set it up initially, but I don't recall doing anything with the Commands ... and following both Marc's student's instructions and Shelly's didn't work for me either! :o\
--gdw
Aug 28, 2009
Robin Fritz
Sep 8, 2009
Glen Warner
I had to resort to using the Delete Space command -- specifically, "Delete First Space" -- and then I had to modify how I stroked those funny words that should be one word vice two, like "blackhawk."
Before, I would stroke black (PBHRA-BG) the P-P stroke, and then hawk (HAUBG).
Now I have to do black (PBHRA-BG), hawk (HAUBG), and THEN the P-P stroke.
Tough to get used to ... but I'm happy I don't have to manually go back and fix stuff!
--gdw
Oct 4, 2009
Thomas Herman
Oct 16, 2009
Becky Young
Oct 18, 2009
Thomas Herman
Oct 18, 2009
Glen Warner
In the meantime, why not just play the audio through digitalCAT, record it with Audacity, and export it as an .mp3 to play through Express Scribe?
--gdw
Oct 18, 2009
Thomas Herman
Oct 21, 2009
Robin Fritz
Dec 20, 2009
Thomas Herman
Dec 20, 2009
Thomas Herman
Dec 20, 2009
Glen Warner
Dec 20, 2009
Glen Warner
You're welcome.
Stenovations used to give out a copy of the Phoenix Theory a few years back, but there were some issues with it (it had been extensively modified by whoever owned the dictionary). After Carol Jochim, the author of the Phoenix Theory found out about it, they no longer offered that dictionary ... so the best way to get it is to buy it. Should cost about $25.
Dec 20, 2009
Greg Adelson
Many years of depo and court experience. I was certified in California, Nevada, and an RPR. I have the ability to make you look gooD. Call me at 954-864-5896
Jun 8, 2011
Denise C.
Jun 23, 2011
Glen Warner
Hi, Denise.
Click the Translator menu and select Commands. This will open the Command window. Scroll down until you see the command you're looking for, then double-click it. If your Commands file is intact, it should tell you what the stroke was.
Jun 23, 2011
Denise C.
Jun 24, 2011
Glen Warner
You're welcome, Denise!
I had to show one of my classmates how to set DC up to properly do numbers, so I wrote this article sometime back. That's how I got to be so familiar with the Commands application!
Jun 24, 2011
Denise C.
Jun 27, 2011
Glen Warner
Hi, Denise.
If you just double-click the Command Editor directly from Windows, it brings up a window pointing to the digitalCAT folder ... and specifically to the Realtime Commands file ... so you'd want to back that one up as well.
Jun 27, 2011
Denise C.
Jul 26, 2011
Glen Warner
Jul 26, 2011
Curtis Williams
Hey, quick question, or at least I'm hoping this wil be quick: I wanted to differentiate in my dictionary between gait and gate. There are entries for these words but I wanted to change them. When I tried to do so, I received the following error message:
"The changes you made to the table were not successful because they would create duplicate values in the index, primary key, or relationship. Change the data in the field or fields that contain duplicate data, remove the index, or redefine the index to permit duplicate entries and try again."
I'm not yet savvy with this software, I'm not sure that I know what that means, but I believe it's saying that changing gate will somehow affect other words with gate in it, like investigate, instigate, etc. Am I at least in the ballpark with my assumption? Any help getting around this error message would be appreciated.
May 7, 2012
Glen Warner
Hi, Curtis.
What that error messages is telling you is that the change you want to make already exists in the dictionary.
The best way to avoid this is to open the dictionary with the Dictionary Maintenance program (Start --> Programs --> DigitalCAT --> Dictionary Maintenance) and, with the desired dictionary open, type an S.
That will bring up the steno search window. Type the steno of the outline you're planning on entering into the dictionary and if anything comes up, that means it's in use.
Hope that makes sense ....
May 7, 2012
Denise C.
Hi, stupid question here. I am transferring my digital cat files onto another computer. How do I transfer everything, includes, cover pages, etc.?
I got the dictionary transferred, but that's it. I'm going back to work supposedly for the second time in a year. This time I got a call from someone who isn't going to expect me to drive 190 miles round trip for FREE!
Thanks, everyone!
Jul 28, 2012
Denise C.
of course, everything is on a flashdrive.
Jul 28, 2012
Glen Warner
Hi, Denise.
I've never done it, but I guess I would copy the entire digitalCAT folder to the flash drive, install digitalCAT on the new computer, locate the digitalCAT folder on that computer, right-click it and delete it, then locate the digitalCAT folder on your hard drive and drag it into place.
Yes, that's the long way around, but if you do it this way and it doesn't like your "new" digitalCAT folder, you can always put the old one back and drag your Dictionaries folder, the Transcript folder, your Commands file, etc. over.
One of those should do the trick, and hopefully it will be the first one!
So. What's the story with the 190 mile drive ...?
Jul 28, 2012
Denise C.
Thanks, Glen, you whiz! I'll try it when I get back from the gym. I got everything up and running, just need to transfer all those other files. I really have lost about 30 WPM on my speed. Now I'm worried. Oh, this goof ball wanted me to drive for free to a city that's 190 miles RT. So that put all my hopes of working again on the back burner because I don't work for free!
Then I get a call from a lady who has a good reputation and so I'm going to sit out with her once I'm confident that I'm ready to work again because she said she could use me locally and wouldn't expect me to drive for free. I guess that guy giving out free travel at reporters' expenses has a bad reputation.
Thanks again, Glen! You're awesome!
P.S. Right before I checked the site here, I put my flashdrive in and then dragged the command editor file over to transcript editor and it didn't work. I'm afraid to delete anything.
Jul 30, 2012
Glen Warner
Wow, some people, huh?
Good that you've found someone to sit out with; don't forget to ready the article on internship! on Cheap and Sleazy!
Not sure what's going on with the Commands file; that really should have worked!
Jul 30, 2012
Glen Warner
Denise, while looking around in digitalCAT's Transcript Editor, I found Tools --> Export/Import Settings! This will export *everything* from your old settings!
Aug 7, 2012
Denise C.
Hi, Glen, I forget how to sync up the transcript (while editing and gets off track for some reason) with the steno notes to match them back up again.
Also, I used to be able to just plug in the audio device, but now for some reason, I have to go into advanced audio and tell it to use the USB device every time. Any reasons why this is happening?
Also -- sorry, I know I'm being a PITA, but how do I transfer my quick types over? Is it possible? I'm not certain on export/import setting doing that. I got everything transferred over to the other computer but did it via explorer. Thanks!
Aug 25, 2012
Denise C.
I have a command while writing in realtime to make time. That one works. I know I have a command for make date. I'm dumbfounded as to where to look for these commands. They're not in my realtime commands. I haven't worked in four years and I was on this software for only 1 1/2 years. Any help please? I'm not working yet so I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars for tech support. Thanks!
Aug 27, 2012
Crusader
Don't quote me because I am away from the computer that has the software, but I am thinking *maybe* you will find it under Keyboard or Keyboard / Macros somewhere?
Aug 27, 2012
Janice Burness
Go to your dictionary and click to add an entry. When you do, you'll see a box below that says "Commands." Scroll down the list to find the entry that says Make Dollars. Click on that, then input the stroke you want to use to make something in dollars.
Aug 28, 2012
Denise C.
Thanks, I'll check it out. Would you be so kind as to try to answer a couple of questions If you scroll down, it's about my notes and my transcript getting out of whack and how to fix it. Thanks!
Aug 28, 2012
Glen Warner
Hi, Denise.
I'm sorry I missed your question! Unfortunately, I've only run into this (the misaligned notes thing) when I'm practicing. If I read your question correctly, you're talking about how when you delete something, then click a word to check the steno, the word you clicked on and the word shown in the notes don't match, correct?
If that's the case (and since I'm only practicing), I just create a new file, save it with the same name, replace it, and start fresh ... but that solution isn't what you need, I'm sure.
Aug 28, 2012
Janice Burness
Denise,
I've honestly never had that problem happen to me, but could it fixed by using the Tools>Restore raw steo track prompts?
Aug 28, 2012
Denise C.
Thanks everyone!
Sep 13, 2012
Crystal G. Saldana
Can someone help me with sharing a .dm file/audio file? I don't know how to send the file to my scopist so she can use the audiosync. Thank you!
Sep 25, 2012
Crusader
Sep 25, 2012
SAM
Hi all,
Getting back into it.
Jan 17, 2013
Lisa Booker
Can someone tell me if there is a way to change the foreground/background colors to highlight the word the cursor is sitting on when you are scrolling through a documents you're editing?
Jan 22, 2013
Reba
I haven't been on here for a while, but was wondering if anyone in Digital Cat could use an experienced scopist? I need to pick up some hours and would love to make life easier for you. My email wasn't correct on here, so I'm not sure if anyone has tried to message me in the last year or so. I can provide references, so that would be better than taking my word, right? Thanks and have a blessed week!
Feb 28, 2013
Veronica Sampson
Scopist available! I'm reporter-trained with almost 3 years experience doing depos, trials, dailies and expedites for reporters across the country. sampson.scoping@gmail.com
Sep 19, 2013
Veronica Sampson
A reporter I know needs a DigitalCAT scopist for about 40ish pages that she needs out in a few hours. Anyone available??
May 31, 2014
Mary Guinee
DigitalCAT scopist and proofreader available for full-time or part-time work. I can do regular turnaround as well as daily, and overflow orders. I was previously a court clerk for several years and am incredibly accurate and detail-oriented. For more information and a list of my rates, please feel free to e-mail me at any time.
Mary Guinee
Marycguinee@gmail.com
Sep 10, 2015
Crusader
I am an experienced proofreader having read 700,000+ pages since November 2002. I will critique and provide an errata for at least 15 random transcript pages at no charge! Normal turnaround is 3 to 4 calendar days (often less).
Now proficient with proofreading using digitalCAT software with partial or no audio. Now proofreading using iAnnotate upon request.
Heavy background in medical and legal fields and I once managed a California court reporting agency.
Please visit my website for contact information, additional rate information, policies, and unsolicited testimonials. I am not listing my email in this post (and suggest you don't either) because they easily end up in the hands of spammers!
http://WeNeverSleep.biz
Oct 21, 2015
Veronica Sampson
Scopist available! I'm reporter-trained with 5 years experience doing depos, trials, dailies and expedites for reporters across the country. Looking to add a reporter or two, or if you just have overflow I'm available. Contact me at sampson.scoping@gmail.com, thank you!
Aug 29, 2017
Denise C.
Can someone please tell me how to put the steno outline back in my dictionary? I decided to make BUR a brief for about your, then I changed my mind and so I went back and left it blank for English translation and now when I'm writing nothing is coming up for BUR, no steno or anything. I just got my machine out after almost ten years of vacation. I miss my machine!! Thanks
Oct 5, 2017
Glen Warner
Hi, Denise.
You should be able to do that from the Dictionary Maintenance program ... and to get there, I believe it's at C:/Programs/Stenovations/digitalCAT/DictMaint.exe
When you have that one open, click the File menu and select Open, and you should be able to see your dictionary in the file navigation window ... so select it.
Next, hit the S key on your computer's keyboard. That should open a search window, into which you should type that PB-UR outline, and then hit Enter.
That should bring up the outline you're looking for. Once you see it, it should be selected, but if it's not, click it, and then hit the E key on your keyboard, and from there, you should be able to add the outline you want.
Hope that helps!
--gdw
Oct 6, 2017