Power User Tip: Snippet Autocomplete

If you have text that you are repeatedly typing in your transcript (e.g. analysis codes, or long words), you can create snippets to insert them quickly.  Here are some tips:

• You don’t have to assign a trigger/keyboard shortcut to snippet
• You can activate the trigger window with <cmd-1> (Mac) or <ctrl-1> (Windows)
• When the trigger window is activated, you can select snippets by typing the first few letters, or using the arrow keys to select the snippet
• Hit <return> or <enter> to insert the snippet

TIP: How can I convert my “[00:01:23.29]” timecodes to “00:01:23.29″ (remove brackets)?

I have an existing InqScribe transcript that uses bracketed timecodes: [00:01:23.29]

I want to use unbracketed timecodes: 00:01:23.29

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Here’s how you can do the conversion:

1. Open the existing transcript in InqScribe.

2. Select “Transcript->Transcript Settings…” from the menu bar.

3. Under the “Inserted Time Code Format:” select “00:01:23.29″ from the popup menu.

4. Check the “Recognize Unbracketed Time Codes” checkbox.

5. Click “OK” to close the window.

6. Select “Transcript->Adjust Time Codes…” from the menu bar.

7. Leave the “Adjustment:” field blank, and click “Adjust.”  This will reformat all of your time codes to the unbracketed format.

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To change ALL of your future transcripts to use the unbracketed time codes…

…On a Mac:

1. Select “InqScribe->Preferences…” from the menu bar.

2. Click on the “New Document” tab at the top of the “InqScribe Preferences” window.

3. Under the “Inserted Time Code Format:” select “00:01:23.29″ from the popup menu.

4. Check the “Recognize Unbracketed Time Codes” checkbox.

…On Windows:

1. Select “Edit->Options…” from the menu bar.

2. Click on the “New Document” tab at the top of the “InqScribe Preferences” window.

3. Under the “Inserted Time Code Format:” select “00:01:23.29″ from the popup menu.

4. Check the “Recognize Unbracketed Time Codes” checkbox.

By the way, there are a number of other formats that you can use as well.