CRR Certified Realtime Reporter cheat sheet

Steno order is fixed as STKPWHRAO*EUFRPBLGTSDZ; the letter order of a chord is determined by key position, not by the order the keys are pressed.

One stroke equals one translation: a conflict is resolved by adding the asterisk, moving the entry to a free stroke, or phrasing - never by leaving two identical strokes defined.

Untranslate triage order: check the job dictionary first, then the main/personal dictionary, then define the entry as new.

Realtime translation accuracy percentage = correctly translated words divided by total words written, times 100.

Two distinct error classes degrade a realtime feed: untranslates (strokes with no definition) and mistranslates (defined strokes that output the wrong English).

Homophones require separate strokes (asterisk variant, brief, or distinct outline), because context alone will not correct them in a live feed.

Hook fields such as {1} through {10} hold per-job variables - case numbers, titles, exhibit names - and must be filled before the job begins.

Numbers are written on the number bar: the bar pressed with a key produces the digit printed above that key.

Job dictionary entries are reviewed before merging into the main dictionary so that case-specific conflicts are not carried forward permanently.

200 words per minute equals about 3.3 words per second; a five-minute take at that rate is roughly 1,000 words.

At 96 percent realtime accuracy on a 1,000-word take, no more than about 40 words may be untranslated or mistranslated.

At an average of two strokes per word, writing 200 words per minute requires about 400 strokes per minute.

Speed-building decision rule: increase dictation speed only after a take meets the accuracy target at the current speed.

Brief usage reduces strokes per word; converting a two-stroke phrase into one learned stroke lowers physical output at any fixed words-per-minute rate.

Pre-job production check: cable and port, connection settings, viewer display, and a test sentence, all confirmed before the record begins.

Write through errors during a take; mark the passage with an index mark and correct it after the thought ends rather than stalling the feed.

Rising realtime latency points to a connection fault or dictionary problem, not a writing problem; diagnose the feed rather than the notes.

Audio backup runs in parallel with steno writing and supports later verification and correction, but it does not replace the steno notes.