ODMS R7 - How to Edit a Dictation
This guide will take you through how to edit a dictation in the Dictation Module software.
Note: Ensure you have a recorder connected to the PC to edit the recordings.
- Right click the dictation you wish to edit and click Edit Dictation.
- This will launch the dictation in the Recording Window.
- Press the Record button to start dictating.
- To pause the dictation, press the Record button or the Stop button.
- To resume the dictation, press the Record button. This will continue with the same dictation.
Overwriting a dictation
- Press the Rewind button to rewind into the dictation.
- Press the “Insert/Over write” button to select the required mode. To overwrite ensure the overwrite icon is displayed.
- When you reach the beginning of the section you want to overwrite, press the Record button.
Inserting a dictation
- Press the Rewind button to rewind into the dictation.
- Press the Insert/Over write button to select the required mode. To insert additional recordings into a dictation ensure the insert icon is displayed.
- When you reach the beginning of the section you wish to begin the insertion, press the Record button.
Partial erase a dictation
- Slide the record duration bar to the start point of where you want to erase the file and click Start partial erase.
- Next slide record duration bar to the end point of where you want to erase the file then click execute partial erase
- You will be prompted to confirm the partial erase click OK to continue or click Cancel to quit the partial erase.
Ending a dictation
- If you want to end the dictation select one of the options Finished, Pending or Cancel.
- If you have finished the recording, click Finished this will prompt you to name the file and select a folder to save the recording to.
- If you want to continue the recording later click Pending and this will save the file to the recording folder for you to come back to.
- If you want to quit the recording, then click Cancel and you will be prompted if you wish to save the file.
- If you click Save you will prompted to select either Finished or Pending and save the file accordingly.
- If you click Cancel this will delete the recording.