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WMX - New Versions question - sm

Posted: Aug 10, 2010

One of my accounts is going to New Versions. If I understand it correctly we train when our Main account goes on it. In the meantime does that mean we won't get any work from that secondary until we are trained on New Versions? This probably should go to my STM but I bet she is eyeball deep right now. Thought someone else could help.

Also, input from those who have converted on how they like it, how long it took to get up to speed, etc. would be helpful. Shoot me an E-mail if you don't want to post it here.

Not that hard to get used to - sm

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There are some things I like and dislike on new versions. It was not difficult to learn, and I did have to change most of my shorts for making headings and other formatting since the keystrokes combos do different things. I don't like that there is a lag time loading jobs, seems like all the bells and whistles on new slow it down. I don't do any SR on my account, so I can't really speak to that. I can switch between new and old enterprise (one of my secondary accounts is supposed to be switching soon). The spell checker size is horrendous. I personally look to the document for the flagged word instead of at the spell checker window since I can't see what it is flagging!

I got back to my regular speed after about a week or so, but I was probably about a 130-140 lph producer then (I'm still new and learning). The training and pay-bump time was sufficient to get used to the new keystroke combos and such.

I guess overall I am satisfied, but not doing SR, I don't really see much in the "improvements" that I didn't already do using my expander (IT). The changes weren't that hard to get used to for me.

Good luck, and I'm sure you'll do fine!

NV has some distinct improvements over old - Anon

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that make work smoother and quicker, but like the poster above I already had lots of expander macros that smoothed and quickened it for me. There are still some nice little features to appreciate, but having already been a reasonably high producer with all those macros (and having been here a while), I'm not seeing the jump in production people not using their expanders that much should gain. I still like it better.

Hey, if you don't like the spell checker window, I bet you really love the default font size. I just wish I could keep it that little since it is really nice to have all that text visible.

Forgot to say, it is a tad slow, but my computer - Anon

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apparently isn't as slow as some as it isn't a problem. Now, getting long Shorthand texts to roll out-that's slow.

I also wanted to confirm it is easy to learn. They changed the standard keystroke combos as little as possible so there are some new ones to learn, while the old ones work as usual.

Oh yeah, what is that 10 pt TNR? :) Really wish we could change - that to our own and carry over job to job! NM

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nm

If you change it with ctrl+9 or ctrl+0...sm - hmmmm

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...it should carry over to your next report. Once you log out, then it goes back to the default size.

If you use the little up/down arrows in the box in the icon bar, then it does not stick from report to report.

What is the advantage of the way to do NV headers over just typing the - heading and then putting a colon? sm

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I don't understand the advantage of all the ALT N extra stuff and extras for the subheadings.

I do love the auto numbering. That's nice.

The alt+N helps me...sm - new version MT

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...because on native there was slightly different formatting for different accounts in my pool. With alt+N all I have to do is type or expand my header words and I'm good. The document will format according to how the client wants the finished document to look - it's set up on the back end.

I have my expander set to do the alt+N and my header text and the enter keystroke all in one macro. Same goes for the subheaders. At first I thought the header keystroke was kind of odd, but now I like it.

Yeah, the auto numbering is a big improvement too.

Me too...also helpful to have that when going from account to account - sm

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Yep, I have all my most-used headers in IT and can just expand the command and the header.

It does help not to have to remember that this account wants bold, this account was same line after colon, this account wants on line under header, so on. Just Alt+N and go.

I like the numbering too, except I think the way you add paragraphs between the numbering is annoying, especially if you insert them and then have to take it out b/c nice dictator only goes with 1 number in the list! :)

New Versions - sm

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Thanks for all the input. Am looking forward to the format assistance.

Love that I actually got positive, helpful posts and no sour grapes.

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