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Express Scribe
Tutorial 2: Basic Operation

Before continuing, please look at the screen shot below and locate the positions of all basic controls:

Step 1 of 6 Loading a Recording

Express Scribe displays recordings that are similar to tapes. Each recording is listed with details of who created the file, when it was created, the length of the recording, notes, and the current location.

To load a recording file, press Ctrl+L (hold down the Control key and press L) or click on the Load button on Express Scribe.

Step 2 of 6 - Playing a Recording

To play a recording, do one of the following:

  • Press the F9 key to start playing the file, and press the F4 key when you want to stop.
  • Click the play button at the base of your screen (A green triangle) to start playing the file, and click the stop button (A black square) when you want to stop.

Try playing a recording now. Use your mouse to highlight the "welcome" recording and press the play button. If you cannot hear anything then open "settings", check that the correct sound card is selected and increase the voulume. If you still cannot hear anything then ask your local computer technician to check the sound card on your computer.

Step 3 of 6 - Moving Back and Forward within the recording

  • To rewind the recording, press and hold down F7
  • To fast forward the recording, press and hold down F8
  • To move directly to the start, press the Home key
  • To move directly to the end, press the End key

Rewind now by pressing and holding down F7.

Step 4 of 6 - Resizing the Window

Practice resizing the window. This can be done in three ways - by "dragging ", by opening the "view " menu or by pressing one of the buttons at the top right hand side of the window.

Step 5 of 6 - Typing the Recording

Select the recording you wish to type out, and press the play button. If the typing pad is not visible then select the "View" menu at the top of your screen, and left click "Show Typing Pad". Click the left mouse button in the typing pad to begin.

You can also type using any Windows word processor including Microsoft Word, Corel Wordperfect, Lotus Wordpro and others while Express Scribe runs in the background.

If you use a word processor, you should use system-wide hot keys so that Express Scribe can be controlled while it is in the background. Alternatively, you can use a footpedal control.

Step 6 of 6 - Dispatch Typing

When you have completed the typing for a file, you can either Dispatch the typing by email to the person who dictated the file or you can simply mark the file as Done.

To Dispatch a file by email press Ctrl+D to Dispatch the file by email to the sender. If you have typed the document using a word processor (eg. Microsoft Word), you can attach the document file to the email (click Browse).

Press Ctrl+N for Done to remove the file from the current files list (without reply by email to the sender).

If you need to recover the file to amend it, use the Ctrl+O "Recover File" option. (Files will be automatically deleted after 1 month).

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