1-Step Sessions

When you open a new 1-step session, if there is no text already entered, you will see a blank orange box with white dots. Click on the orange box - you won't see the cursor at first - start typing, and the text area will turn blue and the cursor will appear. The text area will continue to expand as you type.

Non-Interactive Play Mode

Since 1-step files do not contain chunks, you should ALWAYS select Non-interactive playing for 1-step sessions. If using the other modes, the text and cursor tend to jump around spastically, which is never conducive to a happy, productive session.

Troubleshooting: Jumping Text or Cursor

If you ever do experience strange cursor behavior, first check that you are in Non-interactive mode, then disable the Autocorrect box.

Fake Chunks

You may notice that, as you type, the hub automatically divides your session into chunks of text divided by dark blue boundaries. Generally, you can ignore these boundaries, and they will not cause issues. However, if you experience any difficulties managing these fake chunks, please try the 2-step Chunk Management tips.

Autosubmitted Files

Some 1-step files may have been transferred over from the 2-step queue. This means that, instead of the chunks being transcribed, they were filled with AutoSubmitted text and sent straight to the 1-step queue. In these cases, you may see a session that looks like this, where the chunks, instead of being transcribed, are filled with this text:

You can approach Autosubmitted sessions in a few different ways. Whichever approach you adopt, you do need to delete the Autosubmitted text. The transcript must match the audio.

1

Delete the Autosubmitted text, leaving a bunch of blank orange boxes. Type in one chunk as a normal 1-step session and ignore the orange boxes; they have no effect on the final output. Remember to select Non-interactive playing mode for this method or your screen will go haywire.

2

If the orange boxes annoy you, you can also type a little in each chunk - be it a word or a sentence at a time - then type the bulk of the session in the last chunk as normal. Remember that each chunk border automatically adds a space in the final output, so be sure there is NO SPACE at the beginning or end of any chunk. See Chunk Spacing for details.

3

If you feel comfortable working with the chunks, you are also welcome to type along with the chunks. You can use the Play and Stop mode to help you stay in the right chunk. Before beginning the session, you can also click each chunk at a time and type the first few words of each chunk to help you keep track as you go.

Tip: To quickly delete the autosubmitted text, hit Ctrl A (select all), Delete, then Tab (to move to the next box), and repeat for each chunk.