Dictation

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Before you can use the speech feature for the first time, you must complete the Microphone Wizard and the Voice Training Wizard to begin training your Tablet PC to recognize your voice. Later, you can do more training to improve speech recognition.

 

To use speech recognition for the first time

 

1.

Tap Tablet PC Input Panel on the taskbar.

On the Tools and Options menu, tap Speech, as shown in the figure.

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2.

Additional speech buttons will be added to Input Panel, allowing you to start dictation mode or voice command mode, as shown in the figure.

 

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3.

The first time you tap Speech, the Microphone Wizard opens to help you set the appropriate input volume for your microphone, as shown in the figure

 

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4.

After adjusting the microphone, you'll be prompted to do a speech training session. Follow the prompts in the wizard and read the sample text. The words you read are highlighted after the wizard recognizes them, as shown in Figure 4. When the wizard doesn't recognize a word, repeat the word until it's been highlighted or press Skip.

 

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To start using the speech features.

 

1.

Open the EMR page, place the cursor where you want the text to go, and then open the Input Panel.

 

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2.

Tap Dictation, and then start speaking in to the microphone.

 

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For more information on how to use speech recognition, click on the following links:

How to use Speech Recognition

Using Windows XP Tablet PC Edition