You can use Case CAT without having to click on a user to get to your files. If you are the only person who uses your Case CATalyst system, this may be your preference. To eliminate this click, you would turn on your Auto Logo On function. To do so, do the following steps:

1) Click on Manage Jobs.
2) Click on Tools.
3) Select Auto Log On.

Yes, you can change your mundane Case CATalyst user icon from the default one that is shown below.

Case CAT offers a handful of options for user icons. You can also import your own via browse. However, if you are importing your own icon, beware that the size of the graphic shouldn’t be too large. If it is, the icon will not look detailed.

I recently changed my user icons to the images of steno machines. These are images that are offered by Stenograph as options. (See picture below.)

How To Change Your User Icon:

1) In manage jobs select Tools.
2) Select Options.
3) Select Manage Jobs General.
4) Select Select User Icon.

When measuring margins for Case CATalyst settings, a ruler that has the inches divided into tenths is a useful tool. However, such a ruler is not always readily available. Most rulers divide the inches by sixteenths. Below is a list of figures that shows the decimal equivalents for sixteenths of an inch. These conversions are the next best thing to having a ruler divided by tenths when you have to create layout settings in Case CATalyst. When needing to set various layout measurement that may not measure up to whole numbers, you can use a regular foot-long ruler and combine the whole number measurements with these decimals as need.

1/16 of an inch= .063
1/16 of an inch= .063
1/16 of an inch= .063
2/16 of an inch (or 1/8 of an inch)= .125
3/16 of an inch= .188
4/16 of an inch (or 1/4 or an inch)= .250
5/16 of an inch= .313
6/16 of an inch (or 3/8 of an inch)= .375
7/16 of an inch= .438
8/16 of an inch (or 1/2 of an inch)= .500
9/16 of an inch= .563
10/16 of an inch (or 5/8 of an inch)= .625
11/16 of an inch= .688
12/16 of an inch (or 3/4 of an inch)= .750
13/16 of an inch= .813
14/16 of an inch (or 7/8 of an inch)= .875
16/16 of an inch= 1

The spell check option in Case CATalyst can check for more than just spelling errors.

The spell check function allows you to check for a bevy of errors including: Words that are written out in all capital letters, words that contain more capital letters than an initial cap, a combination of letters and numbers, repeated words (this is especially helpful), incorrect compound words, single characters, multiple punctuation that indicates an error in ending punctuation, colloquy punctuation, incorrect spacing, repeated colloquy, empty pages, missing bylines, and empty speaker designations.

Spell check can be activated via one of the following ways:
(1) Ctrl + F7
(2) Click the spell check button on the tool bar.
(3) From Manage Jobs, press Tools, Options, Dictionary, Dictionary Spell Check.
(4) From Manage Dictionary, Press Tools, Options, Dictionary Spell Check.