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Usual line counts? (regular typing) - llr

Posted: May 27, 2011

What is your usual daily line count? How many hours is that in? Not VR, editing, anything funky - just straight typing. Just curious...

Thanks!!!

1400-1500 in 8 hours - Ayn

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working on a 65-character line, no spaces.

I do 1350 in 8 hours which includes - lunch and breaks n/m

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About 1200-1300 for me - sm

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I have lots of short reports with lots of headings that I don't get paid for.

1800-2000 - nm

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I forgot to say this is a 7-8 hour day. - NM

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I type for too many docs - hebejebe

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I have a problem with adjusting to speeds, but type for many different docs, some maybe twice a year. I do better on a weekend or late night when there are 2-3 docs only. Do you know what I mean? I am always having to turn the speed up and down and the volume up and down. I would sure like to get my speed up. About 160-180 lines an hour, 200-220 on off peak hours.
Any speed advise?

I'm with you. I'm lucky when I get 200-225 lines an hour. sm - shortcake

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I think I should be a lot faster but I know my proofreading slows me down and I spend too much time sometimes on referencing.

I type too many docs - Juliebaby

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There are computer headphones that have the volume adjust included like they did 20 years ago.

Between 1800 and 2200 - s/m

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Depending on what kind of doctors I have, but I also re-listen and read over all of my work once typed.

2200-2500 in 8 hours if the work is there 2000-2200 if crappy docs - jmn

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Usual line count - Old Pro

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1650 lines in 6 hours on a high ESL account. And I do not TYPE, I TRANSCRIBE. :)

You're funny and so correct!!! Any advice for me who works the same amount of hours - shortcake

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and only TRANSCRIBING :) about 1000-1200 lines. I do straight typing, some difficult docs, verbatim which I find difficult sometimes, not too bad with ESL....I feel like a failure when I see how many lines some of you can do!!!

Shortcake - Old Pro

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What works for me is to work in blocks of two hours, no calls, no answering doors, no texting on the BB, etc. Walk around between two-hour blocks. I have many ESLs, sadly enough. I set a timer so I know that I must work for the block of time set. Please don't feel like a failure--you will build speed gradually. I have been doing this since 1968, so I have had time to build speed--so will you.

Transcription Speed - Betharina

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I love your idea to work in blocks! I've found (I'm finishing up my course with AHP) that I do better if I set the timer, then get up and go move the water sprinkler or something. If you were working in an office, I daresay you would have interruptions more often, but the change of scenery and moving help me alot!

many shortcut keys and normals does the trick for me, - jmn

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I have a lot of ESLs but find a lot of them say the same things over and over again, so these go in normals for each of them. Actually have a couple of mush-mouthed English speaking doctors that I hate more than my ESLs (open your mouths and talking clearly please).

About 1000 to 1100 in 8 hours. - n/msg

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