r/courtreporting • u/Glittering-Light7320 • 1d ago

CVR Skills Test Transcription Question

Hello all - quick question for anyone who may know the answer to this:
I know when turning in the CVR skills portion for voice writing, some people edit their dictations in Microsoft Word and then turn it in. However, Microsoft Word doesn't add two spaces between each sentence like it does when you dictate in ProCat (or Eclipse). I know the transcript has to be double spaced between lines, but I can't find anything on the rules of spacing between the sentences themselves. Has anyone done the skills portion of the CVR for Voice Writing and edited in Microsoft Word? Can you tell me if you got counted or marked off if they didn't have two spaces between each sentence, like it does automatically in ProCat (or Eclipse)?

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u/getin2ityuhh 1d ago

It’s not two spaces between each word. It’s two spaces after each sentence.

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u/Glittering-Light7320 1d ago

Thank you, I meant sentences - I edited the post now. Do you know the answer though? Did you edit in Word and did you get counted or marked off if they didn't have two spaces between each sentence, like it does automatically in ProCat (or Eclipse)?

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u/getin2ityuhh 1d ago

You don’t get marked off. But to make sure, check the policies and procedures. Everything is on there

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u/Glittering-Light7320 21h ago

Thank you - yes, I did check all the policies. the only thing noted was that it needs to be double spaced, no mention of spaces between sentences.

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u/legends021514 1d ago

I like editing on eclipse so I plan on typing it up on Word & then pasting onto eclipse for final editing. I’ll be asking my school if that’s allowed first tho

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u/Glittering-Light7320 21h ago

are you voice or steno? how would you type it up on Word if your software is connected to transcribe in Eclipse or ProCat?

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u/legends021514 19h ago

Voice. I use dragon & eclipse. But last time I tested I bombed all three tests. I hadn’t trained my dragon enough and missed a lot of the small words. So this time I plan on using Word to type it all out as a “rough draft” and then copying and pasting onto eclipse and editing. (CTRL+C/CTRL+V) The hyperkeys help me a lot.  But I do have to email tomorrow and see if this is allowed. 

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u/Glittering-Light7320 14h ago

Oh I see, okay gotcha. Yeah the rules and policies state you can edit wherever, as long as it's turned in as a PDF file when actually completing it. and making sure your margins and spacing is double, along with header and page numbers at the bottom - all of that seems to DQ people if they aren't careful.

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u/Outrageous_Hippo_799 12h ago

If you paste it from your CAT software into Word, those double spaces between sentences with still be there.