Full Features List
Current Version: 8.0 for Reporter, Scopist, and Student Subscriptions

Operability & Compatibility

• Microsoft Windows 10 or 11 is recommended.
• Latest Windows Updates from Microsoft are required.
• Works with modern USB writers (e.g. Xpression, Luminex I and II, Mira, Fusion, Diamante, Passport Touch) as well as student writers and most older writers.
• Import and Export RTF/CRE format for transcripts or dictionaries.
• Keyless license security.

Wireless Connectivity

• Compatible with the latest wireless devices.
• Connect browsers wirelessly using our Streaming product TrialBook®.

RealTime

• 100+ realtime commands to improve your writing.
• CART Screen - Separate window for your realtime feed, displayed in a customizable format.
• Instant Refresh - Compatible with all industry recognized realtime browsers. Automatically refresh your viewer screens with your edit changes during realtime output with TrialBook and Bridge protocol.
• Smart Briefs - automatically suggest steno for briefs or demand your own briefs; display briefs in steno or phonetics.
• Seating Chart - On-the-fly speaker identification; display and store the seating chart with each job.
• Multiple Simultaneous Outputs - Broadcast Realtime session to any number of Devices and COM Ports
• Realtime Speed Display (WPM = words per minute)
• Realtime Output local or remote to your judge / attorneys
• Instant Edit - Write realtime directly into Editor, where you can make changes instantly.
• Write realtime on one job and edit another in a split screen.
• Automatic Translation:
  • Smart ending and Smart suffix
  • Automatic Conflict Resolution
  • Number Conversion (digits, words, SSN, phone, zip, time, date, etc.)
  • Edit from either your keyboard or your writer
  • Time Stamping (both elapsed time and time of day)
  • Fuzzy Logic Translation for mistrokes
  • Append to previous job option

InSync® (Audio Synchronization)

• Record audio in mp3 format while writing.
• Automatic scrolling moves the cursor down each line as you play back the realtime audio.
• Audio is linked directly with your transcript, for precision playback
• Auto un-Pause record options
• Control audio recording directly from your steno machine.
• Variable audio playback speeds - playback fast or slow
• Split transcripts with audio
• Merge transcripts with audio
• Shortcut keys to play, stop, rewind, fast forward, and pause.

Time-Saving Editing Features

• File Backup - Automatically saves another copy of the transcript with audio to your computer, a flash drive, or a cloud service of your choice.
• SmartKeys - Single Keystroke Home-Row Editing.
• Intuitive and easy-to-remember keystrokes for all of your editing needs.
• CATScan - an efficient approach to Editing & Proofing
• Auto Indexing - customize layout to meet ever-changing demands
• Address Book - save and retrieve contact information

Fully-Customizable Editor

• Predefined (but customizable) Smart Keys
• Ability to record Macros, and assign custom keystrokes
• Use customizable large fonts in numerous dialogs
• Display options: document zoom, view steno, localscope, dictionary
• Color coded conflicts, untranslates, fields, improved spell-check, and more

Transcript Delivery

Secure PDF – full text searchable PDF transcripts with bookmarks and digital signatures.
Meets requirements of latest Rules of Court in many jurisdictions

Transcript formatting

• With templates - "virtual cookie-cutters" for your jobs.
• Easily reformat transcript layout to meet your requirements.
• Make and save your own templates from current transcripts.

Read Notes

• Preview notes before you copy them into your system
• Merge and read jobs as one
• Batch naming and reading
• Import audio from audio-compatible steno machines.

Explorer Interface for total control

• Your StenoCAT Command Center
• Easy to organize files, jobs by name, date modified, date created, size, pages, etc.
• Easy Copy In and Out dialog box
• Add comments to transcript jobs (e.g. payment due by XX/XX/XX date)
• Easy organizational structure, by Jobs, Dictionaries, Templastes, Cases

File-Type Conversion

• Export to ASCII (.txt format)
• RTF/CRE Compatible
• PDF output - with digital signatures

Getting Started

• Initial Setup wizards, etc.
• Pre-designed templates for formatting
• Sample transcripts and dictionaries
• Online and built-in tutorials
• Wizard walk through processes like formatting, setup, conversions, and more
• New user training classes available
• One-on-one remote training available
• Full and complete training videos available
• Webinars available

InstaBuild Dictionary build program

• Allows students to build their dictionaries using a pre-defined word list.
• Experienced reporters can use InstaBuild to improve the robustness of their dictionaries by utilizing customized word lists.

Customer Care & Online Help

• Knowledge Base
• Downloads
• Message Boards
• Software Updates
• Live Training Webinars
• Online Video Training Library