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Joyful Scoping Preference Form
Scopist's Name:
These first 5 blanks
must be filled out in
order for the scopist
to receive this form
after completion and
submission.
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Numeric Formatting
Scopist's Email:
N1.  I follow these basics:  0 - 10, spelled out
11+, written numerically (11, 25, 400)
Court reporter's  name:
CR's Email address:
N2.  At the beginning of a sentence, the following should
be written numerically: Time, Age, Measurements
including days, hours and years.  Please indicate any
variances from this you prefer.
CR's Phone number:
Does your state
require certification?
N3.  When two different numbers are
in the same sentence, please format
them according to the rules or be
consistent throughout the sentence?
For instance:
5 grapes, 13 apples and 23 oranges
five grapes, 13 apples and 23 oranges
five grapes, thirteen apples and
twenty-three oranges
CSR, RMR or
CCR #
CAT Program and which version:
General Information
I am a/an ___________ court reporter.
In general, the majority of my preferences are based upon the
following:  (please choose all that apply)
N4. Numerical date preference:  
N5. Time of day preference
when witness says, "three
o'clock.":
The reference guides I use most often is:
(please choose all that apply)
N6.  Time of day preference when
witness says, "I got home at three."
Dictionary Reference:
N7.  Comma after date:
Research preferences are:
(please check all that apply)
Other Formatting Preferences
F1.  New paragraphs should be started when:
Do you want a verbatim transcript
(word-for-word)
or a readable transcript (Leaving
out the additional false starts,
okays, etc.)?
What symbol would you like
used for flags or do you use
Comment Lines/Hidden
text?
F2. When a/an is incorrectly used:
Punctuation
F3. Use of 'sic':
P1. Clean up the following:
(please check all that apply)
F4.  For a speaker stumbling over
a word, please use:
P2. Punctuation before 'is that correct' or
'is that right':
F5.  Which of the following should be capped:
(please check all that apply)
P3. Punctuation before 'correct' or 'right':
P4. Punctuation after 'so':
F6.  After colloquy, continuing testimony should be
formatted with a formal byline or an informal byline:

A.  Formal byline where the byline is above the Q. line.   
BY MR. SMITH:
Q.  How did this......

B.  Informal byline where the byline and the Q. line are
on the same line.
Q. (By Mr. Jones)  How did this....
P5. Spelling words out:
P6. Commas in series:
P7.  Let me ask you this:  How old are you?
Let me ask you this, how old are you?
Let me ask you this; how old are you?
Payment will be:

A.  Upon receipt of invoice.
B.  Within 10 days of receipt.
C.  Every two weeks.
D.  Once a month.
P8.  Quotation Mark Usage:

A.  I do not use quotation marks at all.
B.  When the speaker uses the word "say," I
want quotation marks used.
C.  I only use quotation marks for direct
quotations:  She said, "I never saw the car
coming."
Anything else the scopist needs to know:
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