Quikscribe

The #1 Digital Dictation and Transcription Software System

Installation

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Steps To Define The QSPROFILES Environment Variable For Windows

For a business environment where users share a single computer, it’s necessary to define an environment variable in Windows so that Quikscribe Recorder or Player will behave properly using multiple Quikscribe user profiles with multiple Windows user profiles. Start Windows Control Panel Select System If Windows 7, select Advanced System Settings. If Windows XP, skip to step 4. Select the Advanced tab, then select Environment Variables. Under the “System variables” section, select New: Enter “QSPROFILE” for Variable name Enter the network path name for Variable value where the profiles will be stored. Select OK to save the entry, then restart the computer. This setting will work for stations that have QSRecorder or QSPlayer installed, but you need to use the following convention for storing the profile files and naming the folders for the profiles. In the example shown above the profiles for QSRecorder will be stored in …

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Configuring Quikscribe

Before you attempt to Record or Send any audio file with the Quikscribe Recorder, it is suggested that you start with configuring Quikscribe Recorder. To do so, do the following: Click on the Settings Icon. (a dialogue box will appear with three tabs) Select the File Management Tab Under the option for “Automatic File Naming” type your Name and make sure that “Auto Numbering” is enabled. Note: Every time Quikscribe creates an audio file, it will named using your Name and will index the filename by one (1). For example, if your name is Bill Smith, Quikscribe will create new file like this Bill Smith 001, Bill Smith 002, Bill Smith 003 etc Next, select the Author’s Details Tab Enter all of your personal and business details Select OK Note: Every time Quikscribe sends an audio file from now on, it will automatically embed all of your contact and business details into every audio file. The benefit being that, every file received by the typist automatically …

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Windows 8

To install Quikscribe in Windows 8 OS, please do the following: 1. Download the installer from this link. Select whether you are downloading the Recorder or the Player. In this example, we will download and install the Quikscribe Recorder. 2. Right-click the download link using your mouse and select Save Link As. If you are using Chrome - Save Link As; for IE and Firefox, select “Save Target As.” 3. Save it to your computer. I suggest saving it to your Desktop, so you can easily find it later. See sample below: 4. Once saved, open the folder that contains the installer. Right-click using your mouse and select Properties 5. In the new window that will pop up, go to the General tab. At the bottom, click on Unblock. Then clickApply. 6. Next, in the same window, go to Compatibility tab. Put a check mark on the box before Run as Administrator. Click Apply. Then click OK. 7. You may now install Quikscribe. See screenshots …

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