A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry

Mouse or keyboard functions - Mumbles

Posted: Mar 21, 2013

On Enterprise Voice Recognition, are you a "mouser" or keyboarder? I have tried and tried to use the keyboard, but just can't get it down. I have been using a mouse so long, it is a hard habit to break. Anyone have any ideas? Need to bring my speed up on Voice.

Keyboarder. - What helps me...

[ In Reply To ..]
I use ShortHand expander for quite a few commands, such as moving the cursor a specified number of words forward or backward, highlighting and deleting a specified number of words, or highlighting and capitalizing headers. Are those some of the things you use the mouse for? IMO, reducing mouse use seemed to improve my speed. Still struggling to meet the minimum lph, though; IMHO, E5 is MT-unfriendly software.

mouser - mumbles

[ In Reply To ..]
I use the mouse for everything. The only thing I have in shorthand are actual words that I have assigned a shorthand key to. I agree, Enterprise is not user friendly, at all. Every platform I have ever worked on, and there have been several, at least had a "time out" key to stop the timer running so that when calculating your lines per hour, at least it is figured on acutal "hands on the keyboard". I guess I have just used a mouse so long, that old habits are just hard to break.

There are tons of "Alt" commands. Just look for the underlined letters - see message

[ In Reply To ..]
Those are super simple becauser there is nothing to memorize. Enterprise5 is full of them.

And then start with the ones that you use all time like the F8 and F9 keys. Use those until you are comfortable and then pick another keystroke to use instead of the mouse. Before you know it you'll be using the keyboard all the time. Print out the keyboard shortcut list. You can do it. I personally like Enterprise5.

I am on a different platform but I have aimed to learn one keyboard command at a time--sm - anon

[ In Reply To ..]
After I have that one command down pat, I add another. This has generally helped me to keep from getting overwhelmed and also helped me to decide which ones were more important to learn. It is more important for me to know the command for looking up demographics than say, toggling the case. I am glad that I have done this as I now need a new mouse but have not ponied up the money to get one.

Have you watched the... - see message

[ In Reply To ..]
Advanced Speech recorded class? It really helped me.

Similar Messages:

Jan 23, 2010

I would still like to hear from anyone having a problem with keyboard functions and audio being slow and stuttering. I have spent a great deal of time with support in the last couple of weeks and each person I speak to has a different suggestion. A few weeks ago they installed Kaspersky because that is all that is available to us now and for the first few days, things were okay, now slow and stuttering again. Now they are telling me my ISP service is too slow even though it is now several ...

Nov 09, 2010

Does anyone else feel more comfortable with a wireless set up? What keyboard and mouse do you have? ...

Nov 24, 2014

I know we are pressured to use only the keyboard--I guess bc it may be faster...not sure about that...but I just can't get used to that. I'm faster using the mouse, especially when navigating around a speech wreck report. Anyone else like this? Do they really care how we get it done? Has anyone ever gotten dinged by using the mouse too much instead of keyboard commands? I am sure they can tell exactly what we do on the keyboard. ...

Dec 06, 2013

I know as long as I have done this type of work not me but unusual and wondering if any others noticed such. I can be working on VR and try to go and make a correction, be on the line where I want to enter something and yet when I do the correction will wind up 2 or 3 lines above. This drives me nuts! I don't know if mouse, keyboard but have used both for sometime now. Any suggestions? ...

Feb 20, 2011

nm ...

May 01, 2015

Hello, I have an HP Pavilion laptop. I'm having issues with my foot pedal and keyboard/mouse. I connect my foot pedal directly to USB port on laptop. I connect keyboard/mouse and headphones to USB HUB port. I continually lose foot pedal control. When I disconnect the keyboard/mouse, the pedal works again. Could this be a memory or hard drive issue (not enough). Do I need to externally add something to this laptop (just bought the laptop 3 months ago). Any advice or assistance would be ap ...

Nov 30, 2012

In ASR, it will highlight the word you double click and also it will put the audio back to that point. In straight transcription, it will highlight the word and take the audio all the way back to the beginning. And they won't fix it! - because I am never to take my hands off the keyboard???!! I find mousing quicker to follow ASR. I've tried cursor tracking, but it rarely ends up exactly where I want and I either end up having to use the keyboard or mouse (depending upon ...

Apr 10, 2010

I was wondering if someone could tell me how using a wave keyboard compares to a split ergonomic keyboard. Is the wave as comfortable to use? TIA! ...

Apr 03, 2010

Microsoft has discontinued these great keyboards and I need a new one. Anybody aware of a split keyboard that has a really nice touch (remember those old IBM keyboards?) for transcription work by Microsoft or another brand that you really like? I'm open for suggestions please ; 0 My only complaint with this one is the keys are a bit clunky to press down (especially the space bar). Thanks! ...

May 21, 2010

Anbody get there's yet? Guess MT week is over, and still no present. Oh well. The Q really knows how to make you feel special. . ...

Feb 17, 2011

Got an e-mail suggesting I use my mouse less. Does anyone know how to use keystrokes for spelling suggestions instead of the right click mouse? I've become so paranoid that my production has plummeted over the last week... ~ scaredy-mouse ...

May 20, 2014

pad for MT week? I got a card from my supervisor ~ generic card ~ and she didn't even sign her name to it. I at least want a coffee mug!!!! ...

Feb 17, 2011

Hi. I've been reading postings about your mouse clicks being monitored. What is that about? Why would they do that? What does that signify? ...

Dec 01, 2011

I am just wondering if any of you are using a wireless mouse and how they are working for you? I currently use a wired mouse and have for centuries. Since I use mine more than most people, it seems, they do not last. I am having difficulty finding wired mouse any longer due to being outdated. I am hesitant in getting a wireless because wireless tends to slow me down with a second of lag. Those seconds add up and I am just wondering how beneficial they are. Any ...

Nov 15, 2012

ports and the mouse will not scroll at all. What could be the cause. Using Vista. Never had this issue before. Thanks to all. ...

Mar 15, 2014

Am I doing something wrong? I notice with the 7.4 Fluency that there is no other choice but to use your mouse to travel up and down between patient visits. The arrow key doesn't work, the tab key doesn't work. Are they now pro mouse? ...

Mar 27, 2014

My mouse seems to have a mind of its own. Keep skipping all over on me. Is this a virus or the mouse?? ...

Nov 12, 2014

My number of mouse clicks is over 500/hr. I'm not doing anything unusual or different than I do every other day. System is wack. ...

Feb 11, 2011

I just got my second DEP ASR Productivity Results. If the person that has time to count mouse clicks, time spent away from keyboard, etc is reading this, then answer this, why don't you take into account time spent reading multiple client profiles, time spent reading sample reports to get information, etc? Do you not expect us to leave our chairs occasionally? I personally am more suited to using my mouse. A lot of the shortcuts just didn't work as well for me.& ...

Feb 15, 2011

I guess I am truly stupid. The numbers mean nothing to me. On my report they are gauged against nothing -- just with a goal to "improve." My lines were 197 per hour (which is incorrect and too high) and I guess my "corrected" number if I was worth my salt and editing properly is 297. Most confusing document they have sent me thus far. I would be angrier probably IF I COULD UNDERSTAND IT. ...

Apr 12, 2011

I got an email giving all the figures of how many keystrokes I had during a certain period of time (can't remember when for sure) and inactive time in an ASR job, etc. Do many of you only use the keyboard and not the mouse? I've tried to learn all the keyboard functions and for me it's a lot easier to use the mouse and I don't think that has slowed me down any. They're not telling me not to use the mouse but instead showing how many more keystrokes ...

Dec 04, 2011

I know the "push" is to use the shortcuts but it takes me twice as long to remove my hands from the keyboard to reach the arrow keys and alt+shift or ctrl+shift than to just click where I want to go with the mouse. I was just wondering if it's worth it to retrain myself to use those particular shortcuts. I tried creating my own but they will not work in our system. The other ones we have are fine but the cursor ones stink. ...

Mar 28, 2014

I'm looking for a company that leaves you alone if you choose to use the mouse and foot pedal instead of keystrokes. My experience with eScription was horrible, in that I was constantly getting little messages saying "This is how often you used the mouse," demanding that I use the keystrokes. Is every V.R. platform like this? ...

Feb 20, 2011

I understand that mouse clicks are monitored because MQ encourages the use of hot keys, but what about needing to use the mouse to reference Google or MT bookmarked sites? Is that not allowed? Does a person need a second computer for that? ...

Aug 12, 2012

Cannot get my mouse to work with Extext. I am using Word 2003 and Windows XP ...

Apr 15, 2011

Due to the slowness from Kapersky, pausing to pray (some hospitals do this), physicians talking with others in the background, physicians asking me to wait a minute (like I have a choice) and many other interruptions my idle time may be increased. All of these things have happened to me within the last week. Please do something about Kapersky. This should have no bearing on our ability to work--we can't be productive with this going on. ...

Feb 16, 2011

x ...

Mar 17, 2013

Right when you think MM (Merciless Master) couldn't possibly come up with a new way to add stress to your job, they make you install a software that counts your mouse clicks! My friends who still work in hospitals wouldn't believe this! Okay, I've seen everything in this business now. ...

May 31, 2010

... the TypeMatrix (see link at bottom) If so (or otherwise) anyone using the Dvorak key layout? Actually I was just trying to search for fast keyboards (as it seems like my keyboard is slow to react), and came across info on this. Aside from the initial question, any tips on a regular keyboard with fast reaction and highlighting ability appreciated as well. (I prefer an uncurved keyboard that isn't real large though.) Thanks for any info you can give me! ...

Sep 05, 2010

Hi! Wondering what keyboards everyone uses. I currently have the logitech wave but think it is suffering a slow death and will be needing to purchase a new one soon. Any recommendations? Thanks! ...