Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts: (The Scribe AME Shortcuts Monitor Guide can be downloaded from the Scribe Help System. A complete list of Shortcuts is available in the Appendix)

The foundation for building productivity and efficiency in the editing environment starts with keyboard shortcuts.  Using the mouse takes your hands from the keyboard, which wastes precious seconds each time you make an edit.  These seconds can add up to many minutes by the end of the work day!

Many MTE report their greatest productivity gain when learning to use keyboard shortcuts.  When transcribing, you keep your fingers on the home keys.  The emphasis on the keyboard when editing is no different – just the placement of your fingers differs.

In the editing environment, you will need to navigate your cursor throughout the document quickly.  This allows you to move to each edit efficiently.  It is recommended that you keep your hands near the arrow (up, down, left, right) and control keys (shift, control, alt).  But make certain to keep your wrists at rest; there is no need to keep your fingers ‘at the ready’ as you do when transcribing.

The Keyboard Shortcuts you will use when working with AnyModal Edit are divided into four categories:

Navigational Shortcuts

Use navigational shortcuts to move throughout the document quickly and efficiently.  Rather than clicking with your mouse, think about using these shortcuts to navigate to your desired location instead.

Editing Shortcuts

Once you have located an edit, use the editing shortcuts to make your edit quickly and efficiently.  These shortcuts allow you to delete whole words, move words to other locations, etc.  These shortcuts can help you avoid retyping words that already exist in your document.

Audio Shortcuts

In addition to using the foot pedal, you may also use the keyboard to control playback.  In addition to play, stop, rewind and fast forward, the keyboard also allows you to control the speed at which you listen to playback. These shortcuts can help you to optimize efficiency, one of the best practices and efficiency techniques discussed later in this document.

While we strongly encourage you to continue using your foot pedal when transcribing in AnyModal Edit, the use of the foot pedal is discouraged when editing draft documents. When editing documents, it is recommended that you use your audio shortcut (F5) to start and stop the audio.  Using your keyboard shortcuts will help encourage forward movement through the document rather than “start/stop” editing.

Structural Shortcuts

You will need to use Structural Shortcuts to identify structure in both edited and transcribed documents.  Make certain to use the shortcuts to avoid using your mouse to access the toolbar.

Toggle

Many of the keyboard shortcuts you will learn toggle. This means that they ‘turn on’ and ‘turn off’. For example, if you want to insert a section title, use CTRL+N.  If you want to remove a section title, you also use CTRL+N. Using keyboard shortcuts that toggle, minimizes the amount of shortcuts you must remember.

Shortcuts - Where to Start

A complete list of shortcuts can be found in the Appendix on p 42.

For quick reference of frequently used shortcuts, download the AME Monitor Guide http://www.scribe.com/help/index.html?m_modal_ame_monitor_guide.htm )

There are many keyboard shortcuts to use with Scribe M*Modal Editor.  Some are standard Microsoft shortcuts that you may be familiar with.  Others you will need to learn to use, such as toggle section title (CTRL+N) and toggle list (CTRL+L).

Learn a few of the basic shortcuts first.  Do not overwhelm yourself by attempting to learn all the shortcuts right away.  After you have mastered the first set of shortcuts, add a new shortcut or two to your ‘shortcut vocabulary’ twice a week until you have learned to use all of them and are minimizing the use of your mouse. This will allow you to build a strong base that you will need for efficient editing during playback.

It is recommended that you begin with the shortcuts listed below.