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1. PTF 11 Exit Speed key Alt F4 This function will close the program If you have made changes to an open file Bridge will ask if you want to Save your changes before exiting 12 Search View Help THe Com Menu e le Paste Chr Speed key AIt E Quick mark SpaceorFS Issue code Issue 1 Ctrl Mote Enter or Insert Issue 2 Cirle Contains commands appropriate to the file currently etment CTY e Delete mark Delete or F6 e Issue4 cCtrl 4 open P List marks Chr Se a ae Manage issues Cl SE EEN Issue Z Chr Issue 8 Ctl a Cop y Issue g Cria Issue 10 Ctrl Speed key Ctrl C Toolbar button ES L Copy Y ou can copy part or all of the document and paste it into any Windows software Highlight the portion of the document you wish to copy using your mouse or Shift plus up or down arrow keys and choose Edit Copy or Ctrl C Then open your word processing software Notepad Wordpad Word etc and choose Paste Ctrl V to insert the selected text Whatever is visible when you highlight the text marks timecodes line numbers will be included in the copying process If marks are included the type of mark will be noted and any accompanying notes will also be displayed in the pasted document Paste Speed key Ctrl V Toolbar button f q l Paste This option places text from the Windows clipboard into an annotation associated with a mark in Bridge First place text from any source word processor spreadsheet etc on t2. Bridge Version 3 0 User Manual ADVANTAGESOFIWARE www eclipsecat com 772 288 3266 800 800 1759 FAX 772 288 1737 2013 Advantage Software Inc 925 Central Parkway Stuart Florida 34994 Copyright 2013 by Advantage Software Inc All Rights Reserved Worldwide This manual contains information and trade secrets proprietary to Advantage Software Inc It 1s intended for use by Advantage Software customers only No part of this manual may be copied or distributed transmitted transcribed stored 1n a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical magnetic manual or otherwise or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of Advantage Software Inc ABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS toas INTRODUCTION REN 1 Wat 1S Bree rocas 1 O 1 Saile 1 Basic PROCE Ud a 1 THE BRIDGE WIND a 3 Quick Start amp NAVIGATING IN BRIDGE ooooocococococncocococococococononconcncoconcococcnroconcnnones 5 A EE 7 Tne H E EE NOM ssa das ted ai Satu EEN ODE ita iaa 7 Save ria 8 SAVE AS do ia a aa 8 Re EE 8 Belle 10 Bit 10 O RE NERD SEREI RO PRN NR CREPES E ES O SD RCE DISPOR RR ES NE RR EN 11 EXPOR pisar 11 EXI ane a o ee 12 TAS ele Mentalidad 13 A RGE E E E ee eRe aT re eee 13 PASTO eege ee eee AT 13 QUICK MA arar etilo 13 A A q DS O RCA PORRA CA ERRA aa aaa Lena 13 Vleit 14 PREACH
3. IR el jm Demo 0303 open 40 Search for Text y y E Page 2 Line 3 i 4 Vol 1 Page 1 1 of 2 Line 9 Col 12 TC 14 56 52 03 OVR STD ITOE NUM For Help press Fl Changes made by the reporter or any other editors connected to the session will show up in the Bridge user s copy With Connection Magic even 1f you connect after the session has started you will still be able to see the transcript of the entire session Print pan Speed key Ctrl P Toolbar button Ga Print This will print the entire Bridge file exactly as it appears on the screen including the font and other display information such as whether or not to show timecodes 10 This printout will also include a report at the end which lists the marks and notes and the page and line numbers where they appear Any notes that are written will appear on the right side of the text The notes will wrap to several lines 1f necessary Import Speed key Ctrl 1 Under the File Import function there are two file types available ASCII txt asc and Bridge notes import brg The ASCII import is intended to be executed with no job on the screen If you already have a job loaded 1t will be closed first and saved 1f applicable The import creates a whole new document The ASCII import will import any kind of ASCI file into Bridge Here are some tips for what Bridge is expecting to see e No headers or footers s No
4. SA ERREI RR RR PRN A E ARDOR E E RPI PRI RAR ED SADO PAS RAND RE NETO 14 Delete Mariana iia 14 Manage ISSUES iS e de o aged 15 The Search Menu arca ia end 16 Ile 16 Find PREVIOUS iia a EE 16 FING NEXO iss sat ea a ii e e a CEA E 16 NOVIOS rocas 16 OS EE 16 Quicksearch backward and QuickSearch forward NNN 17 A O E oy sae ea A ER 17 Play MUI dra 17 A E E a 18 Time codes Toolbar DUO asian 18 Line Numbers Toolbar DUBR aia ia 18 Marks Toolbar DURON asas ias ini saias aa 18 o DRDS DAR ASR USE ARS EAD RR diia 18 Keywords Toolbar button eiii iento rosas 18 Kei coa 19 ZOOM IA MAJNI ainia 19 LOMO 19 CO Sans AA AS 20 SPACING o EE 20 Speed Key Ctrl B Toolbar el de DEER 20 AULO SCRO aria 20 Speed key End Toolbar DUON ati 20 The Help Mena 21 Help TOPICS EEN 21 A ZO i area e EE 21 Manara 21 Keyboard Cha EE 21 Ren Le EG 22 ADOUE BRITO rasa ais reat da e a a anota 22 FIPPENDIX A TOOLBAR BUTTONS cssscsusdsssvedvescvadscndesneessseecsssonsebe esuedeswandweebeneasteeieests 93 Help Opens Help Men ein Da saca saia 23 Visualizer Opens browser with 20 Visualizer moies 23 Connect Connect to Realtime data Stream ccccsesssecssesessecrseccueeeceeeueueueuegeuearanaranarans 23 Setup Setup COMMUNICALON Sarasota 23 Scroll Cursor to end Of trANSCript ccccecscsecseseceeeeeseseeeeseeseseeeeseeseeeteeseeeeseeseenatensnanans 23 Open Opens a previously saved transCript cococconocconenconeccnnoninnonennonenconenronenro
5. Force margins Left margin Allow backspaces Audio Timeout to blank 0 1 Roll up captions Wait time to blank Right margin 32 2 Pop on captions SE Starting row Indentation 3 Pre send 15 z E URL Header Maximum WPM 0 E Uniform boxes Foreground White v Attribute Normal v Semi transparent Background Black v Caption channel CC1 v Auto block Mode Passthrough v Encoder Smart encoder v Mode reiteration Hangup mode Passthrough v 5 From the drop down list of Comm device choose to send the output to a COM port or to send the text to a file on a network The Bridge user or users can then connect to the file on the network BridgePro users can choose Connection Magic to connect via the internet a Ifusing a COM port choose Com port and select Setup gt gt Choose the port you are using from the list and set the Baud rate to 38K 38400 b If sharing the file over a network or running Bridge on the same computer on which you are running Total Eclipse choose File sharing and select Setup gt gt The Browse for Folder dialog box will open allowing you to select the location for the shared file 27 C Browse For Folder E O Program Files E CH Advantage Software EE 5 Bridge E CO EclipseNT E 5 Documentation E LC Lessons 9 Portable Macros E O Program Files B Spell a i Users 5 HCap HRT El Hilson e If using Connection Magic when you begin the translation a Session settings dia
6. If several notes overlap vertically the active note always displays on top Pressing the up 7 or down arrow key exits the note area and moves the cursor up or down one line You can use the Search bar at the bottom of the window to search for any Text Location Mark Note Issue Attachment Question Answer or Speaker using the Find Next and Find Previous buttons after specifying what you want to find Additional buttons on the Search bar let you toggle on or off timecodes page line numbers marks and keyword highlighting Other buttons let you adjust the line spacing and magnification zoom 1n or out You can do a Quicksearch backward or forward using Speed keys or the Search menu items to search for the previous or next Note Mark Issue Attachment Question Answer or Speaker Speed keys for these and other features are listed in the Appendix page 25 In addition clicking on the Help menu Keyboard Chart opens in Acrobat Reader a one page chart showing the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts and icons This page intentionally left blank 6 Menus There are five drop down menus in Bridge File Edit Search View and Help THe Fire Menu Speed key Alt F The File menu controls functions that affect the entire document Use the File menu to create New Open Save Print rename Save As or Export a document The File menu also offers the options to Setup your connection settings and Connect to a realti
7. With little effort or distraction the user may make a simple mark insert a note attach a file a word processing document a graphic file a spread sheet etc or set a coded issue mark at any point in the transcript Files can be saved and multiple files can be viewed with each file opening in a separate Bridge window Basic PROCEDURE A typical realtime Bridge session might include five general steps Connect to the court reporter and open Bridge which creates a new document Choose preferences for working with the transcript l 2 3 Connect to the transcript 4 Follow and interact with the transcript during the proceeding 5 Print Export or Save the file optional This page intentionally left blank THe Bripce WINDOW The Bridge Window consists of the Menu bar the Tool bar the text area the Issue bar with buttons for Issue Codes 1 10 the Search bar and the Status bar The Tool bar Search bar Issue bar and Status Bar can be toggled on or off by vn E selecting or de selecting them in the View menu Show Hide 3 Tool bar y Search bar On the Status Bar are indicators of the cursor s Ete A RE location in the document the timecodes for that line of een d d v Status bar the document and the type of issue for any mark on Colors Crit EE that line There are also indicators for Caps Lock on or Spacing CHE off CAP Number pad lock on or off NUM and Auto scroll End Y Keywords ee
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9. in a demo law file from the same folder where Bridge 1s installed You can use any law file for a demo so as an alternative to the particular demo file that ships with Bridge you can prepare your own demo files to show your clients to demonstrate your work a Bridge Demo Bridge File Edit Search View Help Y Sto Ul Wisualizer Connect Setup Scroll Open E Stop dema Faster Slower BRIDGE demo Press Ctrl K key words BRIDGE deposit The demo function displays a toolbar along the top with Stop demo Pause demo Faster Slower buttons About Bridge This menu option displays the Bridge version number and copyright information This information may be utilized during troubleshooting by ASI support 22 Aprenpix A Toousar BUTTONS Button Function Help Opens Help file Visualizer Opens browser with 20 Visualizer movies Connect Connect to Realtime data stream Setup Setup communications Scroll Cursor to end of transcript Open Opens a previously saved transcript Save Saves the current transcript Print Opens the Print dialog 23 Button Function Copy Places highlighted text into the Clipboard Paste Places the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor position Keywords Opens a dialog listing keywords to highlight throughout the transcript Play Plays if available an audio or video file asso
10. puts the cursor in the search data field This field will show a small prompt to suggest what to do such as Type a page line or timecode Play multimedia gt Speed key CtrI M Toolbar button Play This command will play the audio or video file associated with the transcript you are viewing if one is available 17 THe View Menu Speed key Alt V This menu contains commands appropriate to the file currently open as well as the visibility of components of the Bridge window Show H de Show Hide d w Tool bar Font ShiftecrhF ZP bar e P Issue bar This option toggles on or off the Tool bar Search bar en a Ste bar zoom Out Ctrl Issue bar Status Bar Marks and Keywords Y Timecodes Colors CtrHD l Se See Line Numbers It also controls the Timecodes and Line numbers oo Marks Auto scrall End v Keywords SR RSR Timecodes Toolbar button Selecting Show Hide Timecodes cycles the display of timecodes from hours and minutes 18 30 to hours minutes and seconds 18 30 46 to off entirely You can also toggle through the timecodes options using the Toolbar button on the Search bar Note that the display on the Status bar shows Timecodes in hours minutes seconds tenths of a second 18 30 46 09 Line Numbers Toolbar button 3 The Line Numbers On Off toolbar button on the Search bar toggles the Page and Line numbers display on and off Page and Line numbers are displayed on the left
11. M IN File Recent Production Move Edit Block Format Tools Window Help E x File Edit Search View Help SZ O 65 d a OH lo Help Visualizer Connect Setup Scroll Press a key to select the A Several things actually function you wish to perform 15 2 An Internet connectible ms 1 A keyless version of A EE 16 version of bridge real time software ne n o Pegs Eclipse 2 rent 17 3 The ability for multiple i ema K 2 An Internet connectible 3 recently 2 18 editors to work on the same document we version of bridge real time software TER iS a cm Se 3 The ability for multiple TK A ET editors to work on the same document 5 riantiy 2 20 All this and more is made E ds at the same time is 21 possible by a knew dedicated server at d UR All this and more is made NW et e D u D 7 2 Global 22 advantage software They call it 2 Ze possible by a knew dedicated server at Le e S Ww O RPB P EI Type tex 23 connection magic EK advantage software They callit d STKPWHR conn 9 Jp Insert any pgh type E SE zS eran f RA R H Eclipse Reporter in Houston e Q Bridge Client in Chicago 0 set Block mark ADE user HR EUPS TKPHOPB connection Mont Version se run the magic e Wen i oe A Right Version 5 1 of Total Untrans 0 00 3 Se Nas ke Eclipse will give FPLT BR Connection Magic lt a Demo 0303 Tom E Sewell Chicago P MERPBLGTS REPORTER T om mc Message Session T E BR Connection eg e
12. ciated with the transcript 24 Aprenpix B Speen Keys Keystroke Function CtrHN New file Connect Quick Mark Ctrl 1 Ctrl 2 Ctrl 0 P Quicksearch backward __ F8 Note Mark Issue Attachment Question Answer Speaker oo Quicksearch forward Shift F8 Note Shift F9 Mark Shift F11 Issue Shift F12 Attachment Shift Ctrl Q Question Shift Ctri A Answer Shift Ctri R Speaker Shift Ctrl F 29 Exit 26 Aprenpix C Tora Ecurse Setur PROCEDURE This information is for the Total Eclipse user setting up to run Bridge In order to send a transcript to a user running Bridge the Total Eclipse user must first add the Bridge settings to Total Eclipse 2 Goto User Settings Alt U Realtime 3 Your basic Realtime settings Flush Delay Pending translation display Follow always and Division interval will apply to the Total Eclipse document and have no bearing on the Bridge document 4 In the Output format list box see 1f Bridge LawBridge TeleView 1s listed a Ifit 1s select it and choose Change b Ifitis not listed select Add and the Output format dialog box will open From the drop down list of Output formats choose Bridge LawBridge TeleView Output format Exa x Output format Bridge LawBridge TeleView nl T Comm device Connection Magic v Setup gt gt Cancel Output characteristics Y Apply edits All caps v Auto dial Flush word delay
13. ee TL ee We wn e es Scroll lock on or off SCRL f BridgeDemo brg Bridge File Edit Search View Help 0S JON 06 1 RC Help Visualizer Connect Setup Scroll Paste Keywords Index Play O By Mr Marshall Let me gerar that your 17 51 09 4 deposition today is being transcribed in real time This is a note thanks to our skilled court reporter here Since the 17 51 21 attorneys are using a special program called BRIDGE 17 51 24 their computers are displaying an instant rough draft of Tr De your deposition This helps them to follow what you re k saying make notes and prepare questions that they will 17 51 44 je o o s 0020 EO searchfor fue lfc RRA AAA For Help press F1 Page 1 Line 19 17 51 44 15 CAP NUM SCRL The size and position of the main window will be recorded so that when you close Bridge 1t will open back up in the same place The page numbers are displayed on the left of every line as page line 001 15 Timecodes are displayed on the right side Notes display in a small border with a background color that defaults to light yellow to look like a post 1t note If necessary notes overlay the timecodes This page intentionally left blank 4 Quick Starr amp NAVIGATING IN BRIDGE Using Bridge to follow the creation of a transcript in Realtime you can move around in the document using the following keys and commands Scroll l 2 3 4 10 The up 7 and down arro
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15. ers Find Previous Speed key Shift F3 Toolbar button on Search bar E E This option will move the cursor to the previous instance of the specified search data Find Next Speed key F3 Toolbar button on Search bar E gt This option will move the cursor to the next instance of the specified search data Keywords Speed key CtrHK Toolbar button Keywords This command displays an edit box for typing in keywords Those keywords are then highlighted on the screen wherever they appear in the text All keywords are whole word matches and are only case sensitive if they contain any capital letters Word Index q Speed key Ctrl W Toolbar button Quicksearch backward and Quicksearch forward Speed keys See graphic EEN backward Note Fo Quicksearch forward Mark Fo These commands allow you to Go to CrlG or Ctrl SES dis perform searches with single keystrokes without using the Play multimedia Ctra search bar The cursor will move to the next line containing the selected search item Attachment F12 Question Ctrl g Answer Cra Speaker Cor F8 will take you to the previous Note with the cursor in the note ready to edit F9 will take you to the previous Mark whether 1t has a note or not F11 will send your cursor to the drop down list of issues on the Search bar Go to Speed key Ctrl G or Ctrl J This keyboard menu shortcut selects Location in the Search type selection list on the Search bar and
16. es and attached files If the note area 1s not empty Eclipse will ask 1f you are sure you to wish to delete the mark 14 Manage Issues Speed key Ctrl I Use this command to open a list of issue codes where you can Appraisal E type in descriptions for 10 different issues and can also select size E issue colors by clicking on the color to the right of the issue description field and selecting a color using the color dialog The colors are stored in the global Bridge settings the issue descriptions are stored with the document Cancel 15 THe Searcy Menu Speed key Alt S Find Speed key Ctrl F This command places the cursor in the search data field on the search bar In addition the search bar contains a Search type selection list In the Search type you can choose to Search for Text Location Mark Note Issue Attachment Question Answer or Speaker For some searches you can type additional information in the text field For example 1f you select Text you can type text and hit enter to find 1t If you select Location you can type a page line or timecode Selecting Issue causes the combo box to list all of the issues for the current job and you can select from that list For the Text search the combo box lists the text from the last 10 searches Note allows you to search for text inside notes Text searches are whole word matches and are case sensitive only 1f the search text contains any capital lett
17. f split screen scrolling realtime you want displayed at the bottom of the split screen that appears when you scroll up during a Realtime session Multimedia Opens a Multimedia settings dialog to control the settings for the audio file Multimedia settings KN When finished with settings click OK Timecode offset 100 00 00 00 to choose them or Cancel to exit without saving the changes MAN ME sec i 000 Start time for this file i 2 34 17 08 Alternate media file path Cancel Connect Speed key Ctrl T Toolbar button Connect This opens the Open file dialog box where you can choose the bridge file you wish to view You will use Connect to view a realtime file Open to view a previously saved file If you are using Connection Magic when you hit the Connect button 1t will open the Session dialog and you can choose the session to connect to from the drop down list If there 1s a password for the session you will be prompted to enter 1t now Session lt Type or select the session you wish to attend BR 0228 13 0228 BR Connection Magic Demo 0303 ED Connection Magic Dg o ED Connection Magic Daa Scoping EDFeb27 You can join a session anywhere in the world as you can see in this side by side example where a reported in Houston is sending text to a Bridge client in Chicago Total Eclipse REPORTER Connection Magic Demo olal z D Connection Magic Demo Bridge olas J
18. he Windows clipboard using Ctrl C Place your cursor on the line where you want to place the mark with the information and choose Edit Paste or Ctrl V A mark will be placed on that line with the text 1n the note Quick mark Speed key Space or F5 This option places a General mark at the cursor and lets you type a note without opening the Note dialog If you cursor to the line containing the mark you can type or backspace directly in the note area Or you can press Enter to open the note dialog where you can edit the note Note You can add a mark to any line your cursor is on and type in a note simply by beginning to type When finished the up or down keys will take you to the next or previous line of text in the transcript Issue Code Speed keys Color coded Buttons numbered 1 10 on the Issue bar You can stack multiple issues on one line which will be represented by stacked colored circles on the display Issue buttons toggle on so when the cursor is on an issue coded line you can see the toggled in buttons as well as the colored circles Any issue can be toggled on or off at any time The issue coding 13 can be done on a line whether 1t has a note or not but the text of the issue code will appear before the note text 1n the note box on the right side Note Speed key Enter or Insert Toolbar button If you press the Enter key this box will open and allow you to This option opens the Note dialog box When
19. key CU Toolbar button dei Opens the Settings dialog box Setup Settings Protocol re Bridge Caseview ASCII Method Comm port e File sharing 1 Baud 38400 Note column 60 Realtime lines E Multimedia Cancel Within the Settings dialog box The Protocol radio buttons contam these choices Bridge Caseview Livenote Summation ASCII The Communications method radio buttons contain these choices COM radio button spin control to choose which COM port you will use to attach to the computer running CAT software Baud rate drop down list 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 Choose the highest setting Bridge and the CAT software can both go 38400 1s usually a good default value Devices button Opens the Device Driver so you can select the device you are using to connect File sharing radio button Check this when running Bridge on the same computer as Total Eclipse or across a network Total Eclipse will save data into a file and Bridge will read data from that file in realtime Connection Magic username Check this when running BridgePro and connecting via an internet connection You have the option to provide a username Note column specifies an arbitrary horizontal position for notes expressed in number of characters The default setting is 60 but can it be adjusted larger or smaller depending on how wide the margins in your CAT software tend to be Realtime Lines the number of lines o
20. log will open and you will be prompted for a session name password and whether or not 1t should be publicly visible For further details on using Connection Magic see the Total Eclipse User Manual or Help files 6 Under Output characteristics you can make choices that affect the way your text will appear in the Bridge file d Apply edits When selected your editing changes will appear on the Bridge output The edits will be applied when the cursor moves to the next paragraph Allow backspaces Leave this option off 1f you do NOT wish to allow backspace characters to back up over existing text Note that you can still delete one word in realtime even 1f this option 1s turned off Force margins This option allows you to change the margins on the Bridge display When this option 1s off the default setting the text on the display conforms to the paragraph margins set in User Settings Paragraph All caps This option sets the Bridge display to all capital letters Flush word delay This option controls the amount of time in milliseconds for example 2000 milliseconds 2 seconds the system will wait before transmitting the very last word written Each word will wait until the following space 1s transmitted before 1t 1s displayed Setting this to zero turns the option off and causes the system to wait indefinitely You can set this delay so that you will have the opportunity to delete a word the viewer has not yet seen Maxim
21. me session The File menu also keeps a list of recently opened documents a handy shortcut for getting to frequently used files To open one of the listed files simply click on the filename appearing on the recent documents list New Speed key CN This option opens a new blank document Use this when you want to start a new session If you already have a document loaded when you hit the connect button it ADDS the new text to the existing document You only use New if you want to start with a blank document Open Speed key CO Toolbar button j pr Open Opens the Open file dialog box Look in Bridge Marne Size Type File Folder Mu Recent 14KB Bridge Document Documents A wi hy He File name BridgeD emo bg MM Places Files of type Bridge Files bro Cancel You use the Open option to view a previously saved file Save Speed key CS Toolbar button Save Saves a previously saved file If the file has not been saved the Save As dialog box opens and you can name the file and save 1t Save as Speed key Shift Ctrl S Opens the Save as file dialog box Save s Save irr Bridge e Docs Ee PeridgeDemno brg Mu Recent Documents E Desktop Mu Documents Mu Computer Mu Network File name Places Save as type Bridge Files bal This menu choice gives you the option to save the file with a different name or 1n a different folder Setup Speed
22. nenconenianos 23 Save Saves the current transCripPt ooconcoconcnnoncnnonincononcoroncnnrncorononannrn nano narna nana nananananas 23 PIE Opens Ne PANE dia di iaa 23 Copy Places highlighted text into the Clipboard uk 24 Paste Places the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor Doeition 24 Keywords Opens a dialog listing keywords to highlight throughout the transcript 24 Play Plays if available an audio or video file associated with the transcript 24 PIPPANDIC O SPEED Ee EE dE 95 Alppenpix C Toral Ecupse Serup PROCEDURE sccccscscccccccccccscccccccccccccccccscecccsscecess 927 Beginning a Realtime Bridge S SSION ccsccsescsecrescsecreesseareesseureeseearerarevavasararacueas 29 o EPE e PO o PU I E E T 51 INTRODUCTION Waart is Gomez Bridge is a tool for viewing and interacting with a realtime data stream from CAT software Setur The Bridge user s computer is connected to the Court Reporter s computer by a cable that connects their serial ports Multiple Bridge users may connect to a single court reporter by splitting the cable Other transmission setups are also possible and the Bridge user may call up transcripts from files stored on the user s own computer or network FEATURES When following a realtime transcript the Bridge user may interact with the transcript in a variety of ways When the reporter makes editing changes the program 1s able to refresh the transcript in realtime
23. o be watched with no audio Manual Opens the Acrobat Reader version of the Bridge User Manual Keyboard Chart Opens a one page chart showing the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts and icons ppp Sulo 3plil Window MATION da en Es e de rias mmp iape es D State your Poll egal rara raum sr 1740135 i an sare Tor ra a E A Po Rodolfo E MET TT 114 k GEES rei ra tee MEN awer paar far incoming Hi abject propety aktcugh real shouid azi anden BEN within Cep ataim A8 SH de amp of bailina Um Rari De ei Eamdrecn onthe thed REN MEL TAE ERRA ai Loi 3 ES a keen A E J felt Tidi Eid IF E Zb dm 08 JODAS SH Harks Molas ksur Cisza Catar Ci D w Bch de all igi org Hee A Font Ci F Ba Duki Mark Zpscgzar er PS 4 dou Chek bet marge or cick Paths cor ip Ci a sites Ar to ias and cut tering Esem bn Chi Char gr Forms ESTES cr SEAT bom gt deu Chek on Sinead cor a Teo Cut Col ler bass Chill Ce 1 ee tz Show Pda Timrieca des sue Check on bubasid en lia 13 Shore Hide Line Sumber in Keprwords mua Cil E o Shon Hada Ke Quick Searches imre i Ths Search Rar Serkuarcl Pors rir FE Eh FE amp amp Select search bpe plena tel preso ERTES key Speer Cil Fic Find Fira ies iras Pl Aird Previews Instance Sart Mi 21 Demo This menu item starts a self running demo file It acts exactly like a reporter writing realtime into the system including applying edits It works by slowly reading
24. of every line as page line 001 15 Marks Toolbar button vi This option toggles the display of marks on or off Keywords Toolbar button Op This option toggles the display of Keywords in the document on or off 18 Font Speed key Shift Ctrl F Toolbar button A This menu choice opens the Font dialog box Font Font style Arial Regular LF Anal Black O Arial Narrow E F Arial Rounded MT Bol Bold Italic Tr AvantGarde Bk ET Fr BankGothic Md BT Tr Baskerville Old Face 4 Ke Effects Strikeout Underline AaBbYyZz Color EM Black e Script western Sample From here you can select preferences for Font Font style Regular Bold Italic Bold italic Size Effects Strikeout and or Underline Color Script Western or Hebrew Zoom In magnify Speed key Ctrl Toolbar button se Zoom Out gt Speed key Ctrl Toolbar button Pe You can Zoom in and Zoom out which works similarly to using successively stronger Zoom in or weaker Zoom out magnifying glasses The Zoom in and Zoom out buttons on the Search bar control zooming Both buttons use a magnifying glass icon the difference is that zoom in has a plus sign on it and zoom out has a minus sign The zoom in magnifies the display to show the document in greater detail The zoom out reduces the display to show more of the document in the available display area Each click of a zoom button changes the display incrementall
25. page number embellishment Page 1 1 etc Any line that contains nothing other than digits and spaces 1s considered to be the page number The page number should be at the top of the page e Ifyou want notes to import properly it s got to have timecodes They have to be in the format 00 00 00 frames hundreths after that in the form of 00 00 00 00 or 00 00 00 00 are fine but unnecessary The seconds are mandatory Timecodes can appear anywhere on the line s The line numbers must be on the left side of the text The spacing is irrelevant The Bridge notes import is intended to be used with a job already open For example if the attorney gets a Bridge file from an Eclipse user or imports an ASCII from a non Eclipse user Selecting File Import Bridge notes import will list all of the existing Bridge files Select the original unedited file that contains the notes and marks you want to bring in and hit Open That will read all of the notes and marks from the original version and put them into the new edited file by aligning them with the appropriate timecodes Note that this will remove any other notes or marks that have been made in the current document but that shouldn t be an issue since it s intended to be done on a new file Export Speed key CtrI E The Export function will export the contents of a Bridge file You can choose from two file types e ASCII file Text ASCID txt s Portable Transcript Format
26. um WPM This option sets a maximum speed that words are allowed to display on the screen If the written rate goes too high this option will begin intentionally pausing slightly between each word displayed When the written rate slows down the display will continue and will catch up with the reporter 7 When finished with the output settings close the User Settings dialog boxes 28 BEGINNING A Reanume Bripce Session l a qo e io Connect your writer to an available COM serial port on your computer Connect the Bridge user s computer to yours via serial ports or log on to network to which the output file will be transmitted Press Alt T to open the Translate notes dialog Mark the Realtime radio button Click OK to begin the realtime job At this point you or the other user s can open Bridge and connect to your output The Bridge user simply goes to File Connect Ctrl T See below for additional Bridge settings When you are finished writing realtime press Shift AIt T or use the Production menu Stop translation command Note The realtime settings can be made once and left alone for subsequent realtime jobs You do not need to reset them each time you open a realtime file 29 This page intentionally left blank 30 Index PMC AD Six NOR E DR EV E 28 Allow eege e 28 ANNOHO UPON NEN ENREDO DIE 5 14 APPS APNR RS PR i 28 A RR OR RR 9 A WAG INE IIE oie 14 AU Oc 20 Band EE Ee EA 9 Caseview Liv
27. w keys move the cursor up or down one line The Page up and Page down keys move the cursor up or down one screen The Home key moves the cursor to the beginning of the transcript The End key moves the cursor to the end of the transcript You can also use the Scroll Tool bar icon If a Realtime session is in progress the cursor goes to the end and continues to follow along as text 1s created Note If you scroll up the bottom part of the screen automatically turns into a split screen scrolling realtime display When you move the cursor back down the split screen goes away You can define how many lines of split screen scrolling realtime you want at the bottom in the settings dialog the default is 5 Pressing the Enter key opens a Note dialog box and places a mark on the line containing the cursor when you click OK in the Note dialog box If there is a mark already on the line pressing Enter will re open the Note dialog box so you can edit your note Pressing the Space bar places a General mark on the line containing the cursor If there is already a mark on the line pressing the Space bar removes the mark as long as you have not added a note If there is a specific issue mark without a note on the line pressing the Space bar removes the mark Pressing the Space bar again will replace the mark Pressing a letter key places a mark on the line and lets you type in a note directly in the note area to the right of the transcript window
28. y 19 Colors Colors Speed key Ctrl D Selecting this menu option opens a Colors dialog where you can set the colors for Text the color of the labels for Questions La Ma Answers E H Speakers Questions and Answers as well as the Oe Background colors for Normal text the Current line the eae split realtime window highlighted Keywords and Notes ey eae are Cancel Spacing o Speed key Ctrl B Toolbar button Choosing this menu option toggles the line spacing of the document you are viewing moving through single spacing 1 5 spacing and double spacing You can also use the button located on the Search bar Auto scroll Speed key End Toolbar button scroll This menu option speed key or Toolbar button sends the cursor to the end of the document Note If you scroll up the bottom part of the screen automatically turns into a split screen scrolling realtime display When you move the cursor back down the split screen goes away You can define how many lines of split screen scrolling realtime you want at the bottom in the settings dialog the default is 5 20 THe Hee Menu Speed key Alt H Help Topics Speed key F1 Toolbar button Opens the Bridge Help file Visualizer Speed key Shift F1 Opens the Introductory Bridge Visualizer file in your browser with links to over 20 Visualizer movies covering various aspects of using Bridge Except for a 5 minute overview movie most are designed t
29. you are in 20d anote tothe ine containing the cursor the Note box you can perform complex edits such as copy paste etc Clicking OK closes the dialog and adds a General mark indicated by a black dot between the line number and the text D Cancel 003 19 ithas real value For instance sometimes you ll see Hitting the Enter or Insert Key places a 003 20 me make a note in the rough draft on my screen or General mark with the Note text here 003 21 perhaps mark a spot as I m listening to you Call it 18 01 When the cursor is on the correct line for the note 1t becomes the active note and you can see by the text color and a static cursor at the end of the text when you can type backspace into the note If several notes overlap vertically the active note always displays on top Attachment Speed key Ctrl Y If you execute this command on an empty line 1t will open a file dialog and let you attach a file If the line already has an attachment it will open it To delete an attachment you can use the Delete command just like deleting a note or mark Eclipse will ask 1f you are sure you to wish to delete the mark An attachment appears as a note containing the lt lt filepath gt gt If there 1s a note on the line the filepath will be below the text of the note Delete mark Speed key Delete or F6 This option will delete the mark from the line at the cursor position It will also delete any associated not
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