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Using Shorthand in MSWord - MTinRI


Posted: Jul 19, 2012

Anyone know how to jump to your blank fields to be filled in (-) set up in Shorthand in MSWord?  One of the new accounts I am on requires us to type in Word and paste.  In Meditech, F3 allows me to jump to the - throughout my Shorthand shortcuts.  This does not work in MSWord.  Any suggestions?

you will need to insert a field code - ICManiac

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into each space in the text where you need to stop. How to insert a field code depends on your version of MSWord. You can pull up the Help file of MSWord for details on how to do it for your version. Once you have the field codes inserted, you can map your keyboard to something that will "jump" to each spot instead of using the F11 key. I use the Alt-J key combo as my "jump" command.


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