case catalyst 12 editing tips and tricks

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Case CATalyst 12 Editing Tips and Tricks

Maximize your Software - Minimize your Edit

Time!

Written and Presented by Sonya Wilcox, RPR

Stenogra "erti#ed $ndeendent Training %gent

www&"ase"%Talyst'el&com

Case Catalyst Help & Consulting 2011


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If you are the only person using Case CATalyst on your computer set the user to automatically

login!

"rom #anage $o%s select your user icon! ou%le click to enter the user!

'o to Tool(Auto )ogin

*elect +Al,ays start Case CATalyst ,ith usr- %utton!

%PPE%R%"E $S EER.T'$+

.ne of the ,ays to make editing a transcript easier and more fun is changing the ,ay it looks!

/hile in a o% select ie,!

ormal /s& Page0 ormal- ie, the tet in a ,ord processing format! Tet formatting

displays %ut other formatting features such as page %orders header and footers andgraphics do not! 3ress Alt 4 5 n 6ie,(7ormal8! To display the tet in dou%le space select

ie,(*ho,(ou%le *pace in the 7ormal 5ie,! 9ou can only display tet dou%le spaced in

7ormal ie,! Page0 ie, the tet as the :le ,ould appear ,hen printed! "ormatting

features such as tet formatting page %orders headers and footers and graphics display!

3ress Alt 4 5 p 6ie,(3age8! ;sing the mouse pointer you can mo5e the ruler markers to

make margins adustments for the associated item!

(se 1oom to ma2e bigger or smaller or ad3ust 4it Text or 4it Page

Panes0 *elect ,hat other items you ,ould like on your monitor %esides your transcript tet-



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#o5e 3anes %y clicking and holding on the top %ar of the pane ,ith your mouse and dragging

it ,here you ,ant it to appear! To dock it on a margin 6make it stay in one place and not %e

on top of your transcript8 drag it to the margin you ,ant it at ho5er it o5er the %lue diamond

until the entire margin goes %lue and release it! 7o, it ,ill stay put!

To put a pane %ack to its default location dou%le click on its colored title %ar!

"ange your 5islay colors /hile in transcript select ie,(isplay(Colors

Either click on the spot on the transcript that you ,ant to change and select the color from

the drop


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Adust transparency

*elect default location!

To cange indi/idual dialog box settings0

/hile editing the transcript %ring up the dialog %o

3ut cursor on the title %ar and right click

If you ,ant the %o in a di@erent location select #o5e and mo5e it ,ith the mo5e tool

rather than dragging it ,here you ,ant it!>ight click on the title %ar again and select ialog *ettings!

Adust your siBe location and transparency

(nderstanding .our )tions

3art of cutting do,n on your editing time is making sure that you ha5e your options set correctly

for translation! "rom #anage $o%s *elect Tools(.ptions(Translate! This ,ill %ring up the Translate

dialog %o-

.ptions-

(se (date %rea This %o only needs to %e checked if you are sending your


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CAT spell checks entries automatically and alerts on conFicting entries most people do 7.T

need to use the update area and it ust adds an etra step in dictionary maintenance %y

causing user to ha5e to merge update area and personal dictionary!777 RE")MME5%T$)0 SET 5-5E4$ES T) +) STR%$+'T T) PERS)%*

5$"T$)%R. %5 *E%E ("'E"5-5e#nes go to udate area&? $f you a/e been using an udate area, go merge it wit your Personal

5ictionary&

"aitalize %ll Text 9This is a style choice! Ti0 If you are taking the Certi:ed >ealtime

>eporter Eamination you are allo,ed to use all caps! This eliminates incurring errors for

incorrectly capped or uncapped ,ords!

%6%n Resolution This is a translate option for users ,ho steno +a and +an ,ith the same

stroke! 9ou only need to check this %o if that is the ,ay you ,rite! If you ha5e di@erent

steno for +a and +an this %o does 7.T need to %e checked!

5rag65ro %nalysis - rag(rop analysis allo,s the user to tell Case CATalyst ,hich letters

are commonly dragged 6,ritten accidentally into a steno outline8 or dropped 6missing from a

steno outline!8 /hen CC is translating and it comes across an untranslated ,ord it ,ill apply

your drag(drop rules! If %y either eliminating one of your designated +dragged letters from

the outline or adding one of your +dropped letters ,ill cause the steno to %ecome a ,ord

that ,ould translate then CC ,ill translate it to the closest ,ord! "or eample- If your steno

for the ,ord +CAT is ?AT %ut you ha5e listed >< in your drag list if you accidentally ,rite

?>AT and it isnGt de:ned as another ,ord in your dictionary CC ,ill remo5e the > and

translate the ,ord as +CAT! )ike,ise if you ha5e listed A< in your drop list if you steno ?


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CATalyst :rst checks the *pell Check ,ordlist for a match! If no match eists then Case CATalyst

attaches the com%ined root ,ord and su ,ithout any spelling changes! "or eample you ,rite

*T.3 (


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*3EA?E> 1R! 9ou insert that into your transcript de:ne your EN *peaker as #>! $.H7*.7!

/hen you are in colloOuy and then strike = CC ,ill automatically insert the +#r! $ohnson y

)ine in the style you ha5e chosen! Set %uto 8y *ine style0

In Edit select Tool(.ptions(y )ine .ptions

3lace %y line %y- Choose %efore or after the =

If After select if you ,ant it to change your *peaker to %y line if inserting from speaker

list *et your preferred format

*elect search missing %y line options

Parentetical G F %uto 8y *ine 9 If you are choosing to use the Insert Auto y )ine after

ColloOuy youGll ,ant to check this %o as ,ell!777RE")MME5%T$)0 $f you are a user wo does not a/e stro2es de#ned in your

dictionary tat you routinely use wen writing to include your by lines, tis is a

useful tool& $f you already are stenoing te by line in, tis will ma2e a redundant

entry& Tis coice deends on te writerHs writing style&

5elete Reeated G6%6" 9 ;nless you ha5e =(= A(A or C(C de:ned in your dictionary as aspeci:c entry this %o should al,ays %e checked!

(se Smart Guotes 9 ;se *mart =uotes is a Translate option that allo,s you to use one

dictionary de:nition to create opening and closing Ouotes that append to a ,ord! uring

translation Case CATalyst looks for the steno outline in the de:nition you designated for

Ouote! If Case CATalyst sees a steno outline for Ouote it then looks for another eiting steno

outline for Ouote that occurs %efore the one it is currently reading! /hen no pre5ious steno

outline for Ouote is found Case CATalyst automatically creates an opening Ouote! /hen a

pre5ious Ouote is found Case CATalyst creates a closing Ouote! "or eample you create one

dictionary entry for Ouotation mark using the steno outline- ?/* de:ned as 9ou ,rite

?/*(T?3/A.(?/*(/.>' during the o%! The result is good ,ork!To use the *mart =uote feature the dictionary de:nition for Ouote must contain only the

Ouote 68 sym%ol! *mart =uote does not apply ,hen tet or format sym%ols eist in the

de:nition!7777Recommendation0 $f you donHt a/e an establised Duote style, you may want

to try tis& $f you already a/e an establised writing style for your Duotes, tis

may irritate you& 4or examle, if you are used to writing >


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information in the *econdChoice conFict data%ase! /hen the same parts of speech appear

%efore and after the same conFict in future translations Case CATalyst selects the same

conFict choice!

"or eample in the conFict id you S 3hillip S :ll up the car on the ,ay you

select the second conFict! The ,ord prior to the conFict is a noun! The ,ord after

the conFict is an article! Case CATalyst records the second choice selection for this

conFict ,hen it occurs %et,een a noun and an article& 9ou can use *econdChoice in

conunction ,ith EN Choice! /hen EN Choice is acti5e EN Choice resol5es the

conFict! If no match is found in the EN Choice conFict data%ase then *econdChoice

resol5es the conFict!

DDDRecommendation0 %lways use&



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%uto "onIict - /hen acti5e Case CATalyst automatically selects the :rst choice of the

conFict during translation! /hen ,riting realtime this pre5ents the display of conFicts on

the screen! The conFict ,ill %e in a di@erent color so you ,ill kno, it I* a conFict and you

can see the alternate choice in the lo,er left


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%nalyze numbers in a series 9 *elect 9es to ha5e num%ers ,ritten in a ro, con5ert to

digits if they are separated %y one or more spaces a comma dash slash or the ,ord

+and +or +through or +to! "or eample if you ,rite +t,o to four things the result is

+2 to V things! isplay 10 and ;nder as /ords does not apply to digits in a series e5en if

selected!) RE")MME5%T$), (SER PRE4ERE"E

umber Triggers "on/ert only wen receding a number 9 y default 7um%erTrigger commands are acti5e for approimately three paragraphs! *elect 9es to only apply

the 7um%er Trigger command if a num%er either ,ord or digit is ,ritten immediately

after the 7um%er Trigger *troke!RE")MME5%T$)0 $ recommend selecting .ES to tis coice& $f you a/e

de#ned someting in your dictionary to a/e a number trigger, te li2eliood is

you are EAPE"T$+ a number to immediately follow it& $f it does not, you

robably do )T want some numbers wic are so2en tat do not corresond

to tat number trigger to end u in te seci#ed number trigger format tree

aragras later&

$f you want a number to con/ert retroacti/ely, $ would recommend setting tat

u as umber "on/ersion stro2e& %n examle of tat is you steno, >We went to

te store at ten forty-#/e,? ten it >T$ME6T$ME? wic is designed to go

bac2wards and con/ert te numbers to digits and insert te colon, so you end

u wit >We went to te store at :J0KL&?

%dd missing comma after year in MontN number con/ersion 9 /hen using

Automatic 7um%er Con5ersion J#onthK rule a comma is added %efore and after the year

,hen a full date 6month day year8 is ,ritten! *elect 7o if you do not ,ant the comma

after the year!

Wit0 =anuary :;, :O;,Witout0 =anuary :;, :O;

) RE")MME5%T$), PERS)%* PRE4ERE"E&

Guic2 Translate #le format name 99ou can change the ,ay the =uick Translate names

the :les according to the rules of Case CAT! 9ou can :nd the rules in the Help )ist!

Ponetic untranslates dislay as words 9To ha5e CATalyst create a spellchecked ,ord

as a result of a phonetic untranslate select 9es!RE")MME5%T$)0 $f you 5) use onetic translation, $ recommend using tis

otion& $tHs muc more li2ely youHll get a correct selling for your onetic wordtan if you do not use it& $f you PRE4ER to see your untranslates in steno, tis

coice wonHt matter weter you select yes or no, because you must a/e te

basic onetic translation otion selected in order for tis to aly&



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(M8ER ")ERS$) %5 (M8ER TR$++ERS77777

$gnore >and?< Translate .ption that applies to num%er con5ersion and num%er trigger

de:nitions! /hen acti5e Case CATalyst ignores the ,ord and ,hen it occurs %et,een t,o

num%ers! 7um%ers %efore and after the ,ord and are considered as one num%er for num%er

con5ersion or num%er trigger! "or eample if you ,rite one hundred and W0 and then ,rite a

dollar num%er con5ersion stroke the result is X1W0! If Ignore and is not acti5e the result is

one hundred and XW0!00! RE")MME5%T$)0 %*W%.S (SE, $4 .)( (SE (M8ER

TR$++ERS )R (M8ER ")ERS$)S&

$gnore "ommas< Translate .ption that applies to num%er con5ersion and num%er trigger

de:nitions! /hen acti5e Case CATalyst ignores any commas that separate a set of num%ersand considers them as a group for the con5ersion or trigger! "or eample if you ,rite Y0YW0Y1VY and then ,rite the social security num%er con5ersion stroke the result is Y0Y


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and you %*W%.S write out word numbers, ten you can cec2 tis box& $f you are)T S(RE, $ recommend not cec2ing tis box&



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SDuised 5e#ned umbers


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Ponetic Translation - 3honetic Translation is a Case CATalyst Translate option! /hen

acti5e Case CATalyst phonetically translates steno outlines ,hen no match is found in anydictionary used for translation! This pre5ents the display of untranslates on the captioningscreen! 3honetic translation is %ased on your selection for the Ad5anced Translate optionPhonetic untranslates display as words.9ou can choose to match steno outlines ,ith the teteOui5alent entry in the 3honetic Ta%leor to translate single stroke untranslates usingalgorithmic logic for the intended pronunciation ,hich is the default! RE")MME%T$)0$f you are doing realtime and you do not want your untranslates to sow u insteno, $ recommend using tis function& $f you refer to be able to see your steno,do not cec2 tis box&

*ho, Translation *tatistics and Timers- These %oes ust determine ,hether your Translate

*tatistics and Timers start ,hen you %egin Translating! If you ,ant to see these ,hen youGreediting 'o to Tools(ie,(*ho, and select +Translation *tatistics or +Timers!

"or more '>EAT information on Case CAT from #anage $o%s select Help there areEceptional Etras *elf

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