A look at Case CATalyst version 14

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By James Kuta
Product Manager, Stenograph

The release of a Case CATalyst version always brings excitement to Stenograph.  In Development, the brilliant conjurors of code are bringing new features to life.  In Technical Support, the skillful software systems specialists are preparing to bring you the best support experience.  And everyone at Stenograph is hard at work to bring you Case CATalyst version 14.  While we are busy making the final preparations for an end of February release date, I am sharing some of the Case CATalyst version 14 features with you.

Export to PTX

Are you paying extra fees to provide PTX files? Export to PTX creates files that are compatible with RealLegal E-Transcript Viewer™ and RealLegal E-Transcript Bundle Viewer™ at no extra cost to you.

Mistran Minder

Do you have a unique set of mistranslates you search for each time you edit a transcript?  Do you bounce while stroking /A, which results in an a?  Do you sometimes write addendum when meaning to write ad damnum?   How much time do you spend finding and fixing your common mistranslates?  Mistran Minder instantly finds and lists your mistranslates along with transcript context to save you time and eliminate multiple searches.

Brief It No Nag List

Brief It Reminders are very useful to remind you of shorter strokes in your dictionary, but are there certain reminders you just want Brief It to stop nagging you about?  The Brief It No Nag List is the solution.  Now, you can see reminder briefs you want and easily eliminate the ones you don’t.

For example, your dictionaries contain perfectly stroked entries along with some misstrokes for the same text.  When you write “associated with” Brief It reminds you of your dictionary entry “SOET/W-D,” which is a misstroke.   Sending “associated with” to your No Nag List will stop Brief It from reminding you of “associated with,” for current and future jobs.

E-Mail in Finish ‘em

Take the frustration out of sending transcripts to your reporting firm and clients.  Case CATalyst’s unparalleled Finish ‘em feature puts all of the finishing touches on your transcript with one click, including attaching the transcript files you want to an email.  It offers the option to pre-address your e-mail by typing your recipients’ email address in the recipient field or you can select recipients after the e-mail message has been opened.

Enhanced Search Features

Trying to find a transcript and you’re not sure if the witness’ name was Colette, Collete, Colet or Collet?  It has never been easier to find what you are looking for in Case CATalyst.  CATalyst’s exclusive Search File Contents feature includes wildcard and regular expression searches.  Search lists the results with the file contents so you don’t need to look any further.

These plus many more exciting new features, along with enhancements to existing features, are coming in Case CATalyst version 14.  For more information you can visit the Stenograph website at stenograph.com.

Setting up interactive realtime and running into glitches every time? Not with the Diamante, Case CATalyst & CaseViewNet

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By: Karen Kerr & Michelle McLaughlin
Stenograph District Sales Managers

Is setting up your realtime feed anything but easy? You check and maybe even swap out the plugs and cables or wireless adapters. You check the device manager. You check and double-check the com ports and baud rates. You re-install drivers. What now? Attorneys are staring and tapping their fingers. Everyone is waiting to go on the record, and now you’re completely stressed out!

Confidently get your realtime going with the Stenograph team: The Diamante, Case CATalyst, and CaseViewNet. No more cables or adapters. No baud rates or com ports. Need help? Stenograph is your single source of support, ready to assist.

Here’s what you’ll need:
1) The Diamante – The Diamante’s TrueStroke Technology will improve your tran rate by helping to eliminate stacking, shadowing, and missed keys, giving you the confidence you need to send out clean, readable interactive realtime.

2) Laptop Computer with Case CATalyst Version 13 and Connectify virtual router – Connection is as simple as connecting to your home’s wireless network; although, no internet connection is needed. With Case CATalyst’s RapidRefresh™, all globals, edits, and changes will instantly update on clients’ computers or iPads so your realtime will look better than ever!

3) Realtime viewers – Attorneys & judges can view your realtime feed on laptops, netbooks, tablets, or iPads. They will receive a clean wireless feed that can be saved as an ASCII, Livenote, or Summation file. Attorneys arriving late receive the entire transcript as soon as they connect. All marks and notations will be retained in their saved file.

Jack W. Hunt & Associates presents iCVNet at ABOTA’s Masters in Trial

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By Marygrace Sherry, JW Hunt & Associates

At Jack W. Hunt & Associates, Inc., we were very pleased to demonstrate Stenograph’s iCVNet app at the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Masters in Trial. The mock trial was held on Friday, October 12, 2012 in the beautiful Erie County Hall Ceremonial Courtroom in Buffalo, New York. One of the purposes of the mock trial was to showcase new technology in the courtroom, so we thought it was a perfect fit.
We arrived at the courthouse with 50 iPads ready to be lent out for the realtime viewing of testimony. We generated our WiFi connection through Apple’s Airport Express, and it worked flawlessly. After distributing more than 20 iPads, we had, at one time, 25 iPads all hooked up to the realtime feed. Thanks to two of our amazing realtime reporters, Joan Metzger-Hubbell and Lori Beck, along with David Sisson from our firm doing some quick backup editing, a stream of nearly flawless testimony flowed across the iPads. Needless to say, it was greeted with great enthusiasm from the attorneys in attendance.
At the end of an exciting day of courtroom surprises, suffice it to say that we feel Stenograph’s iCVNet iPad app stole the show. We were proud to sponsor this great event and to showcase the latest court reporting tools that are available to our clients. Thank you, Stenograph, for such an innovative and intuitive product.

Did you know about Print Notes to PDF?

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By Technical Support Staff

One of the great things about working in Technical Support is that we have the chance to really make someone happy. Sometimes it is just the little things, like the other day when we received a call from a reporter who was required to archive her steno notes. Not just new steno notes, but all of her past work. We were able to give her a very simple solution. She was happy and so were we. But it got us thinking, if she did not know, maybe others don’t know either. So, do you know that Case CATalyst® has a feature called Print Notes to PDF?

To access Print Notes to PDF, click File, Print Notes to PDF. Select one or more of your files and then click Print. Case CATalyst will then ask where you want to save the PDF files; simply browse to your save location and then click Ok. Case CATalyst will make a separate PDF for each file you selected and save it to your chosen location.

By default Case CATalyst will print 3 columns of notes per page and use the Courier New 12 font. You can customize those options inside of Manage Notes Options. Click Tools, Options, Manage Notes.

Whether you are required to produce a copy of your notes or just want to archive your notes for safe keeping, Print Notes to PDF will quickly print one or all of your notes files to PDF. Here’s a pro tip, (the first one is free) when working inside of a case folder you don’t need to select each file inside of the case. Simply selecting the case folder will automatically select each note file inside of that case.