Options - Options ~ Display

Time Mode

The time can be displayed throughout Express Scribe in one of the following modes:

Time elapsed
The relative time from the beginning of the recording to the current playback position.
Time remaining
The relative time from the current playback position to the end of the recording.
Recording time
The absolute, real time when the current playback position was actually being recorded. This mode is particularly useful if you are transcribing material recorded with MSRS - Multi-Channel Courtroom or Conference Recorder.

Time Format

Display the playback position or recording duration using one of the following formats:

m:ss
Minutes and seconds.
m:ss.t
Minutes, seconds, and tenths of seconds.
h:mm:ss
Hours, minutes, and seconds.
h:mm:ss.t
Hours, minutes, seconds, and tenths of seconds.
mmm:ss
Minutes (with leading zeros) and seconds.
mmm:ss.t
Minutes (with leading zeros), seconds, and tenths of seconds.
hh:mm:ss
Hours (with leading zero), minutes, and seconds.
hh:mm:ss.t
Hours (with leading zero), minutes, seconds, and tenths of seconds.

Prefix / Suffix

This prefix and suffix will be affixed to the current playback position when it's inserted into the dictation notes (Notes -> Insert -> Time), or copied to the clipboard (using the "Copy Time" command in Options -> Hot-Keys).

e.g. Set prefix to "[" and suffix to "]" to give "[0:12:34.5]".

Additional Columns

You can configure up to two custom columns to display tag values in the dictation list on the main window. You must specify the name of the tag, and a label for the column.
e.g. If the notes contained a tag <caseno>12345</caseno>, then "XML Tag" would be "caseno", and "Column Label" could be "Case". The value "12345" would then be displayed in the row corresponding to that dictation.