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Using the Philips SpeechMike Premium with Dragon NaturallySpeaking & Dragon Medical Practice

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alexandria Carstens has been a Certified Trainer for Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Dragon Medical speech recognition software since 2000. Alexandria has been beta testing Dragon since 2001, working closely with its software engineers to continually improve the application.

What started as a 24 page booklet in 2000, the Speakeasy Solutions Dragon NaturallySpeaking Training Workbook quickly grew to approximately 300 pages. The intent was to remove the client's responsibility of actively taking notes during a training session so that they could focus on the subject at hand – using Dragon effectively. Training materials are constantly being rewritten, improved and adjuncts for specific purposes created.

Alexandria began the Speakeasy Solutions blog in 2009, the purpose to share factual information about the speech recognition and digital dictation industry from an objective viewpoint.

Alexandria has been a passionate user of Dragon since 1998, when she became stricken with chronic upper limb soft tissue damage. As a result of this lifelong debilitating condition, learning the "ins and outs" of realistically using

Dragon has been paramount to her continued use of computer technology. Alexandria is not content to simply be a user of Dragon, but as she says she "lives, eats, and breathes Dragon" for not only her benefit, but in order to assist her clients.

A devotee of efficiency, Alexandria is ever determined to utilize those aspects of Dragon that will accomplish the most effective results in any given workflow scenario. Alexandria is always keen to explore improved methods of using Dragon for virtually any task involving the computer, and takes great pleasure in assisting others do the same.

Alexandria studied Geology Chemistry at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, but quickly found a home for her innate administrative and computer skills within engineering and legal situations.

Alexandria enjoys living in Vancouver, British Columbia, a city perfect for her foodie pursuits. She enjoys "all things Japanese", history, future technologies, auto-mobiles, table top games, photography, nature, nutrition, reading and cinema.

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Using the Philips SpeechMike Premium with Dragon

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Published by: Speakeasy Solutions Inc., P.O. Box 21720, 1424 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia V5L 5G3 Canada

No part of this book may be used or reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permis-sion of Speakeasy Solutions Inc.

This workbook is for persons using the Philips SpeechMike Premium and Dragon Versions 11 or 12, and who receive training from Speakeasy Solutions Inc.

The contents of this document are subject to change without notice. The publisher and author assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

The names of all products mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Speakeasy Solutions Inc. disclaims any affiliation, association, connection with, sponsorship, or endorsement by such owners with the exception of Nuance, for whom Speakeasy Solutions Inc. are au-thorized resellers and trainers of Dragon, Sennheiser Olympus, and Philips, for whom Speakeasy Solutions are authorized distributors.

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WARNING: When using speech recognition on an ongoing basis, you should endeavour to maintain a healthy voice. The possibility of vocal strain is very real if you speak quite a bit throughout the day.

In order to prevent potential stress to the vocal cords, you should keep them lubricated. You can achieve vocal cord lubrication most effectively by drinking large amounts of water. Since a couple of hours must pass for the vocal cords to absorb the water you drink, you should begin drinking water early in the morning, or as soon as you wake up.

Avoid drinking liquids with caffeine, alcohol, or sugar as each of these substances dehydrate your body and your vocal cords, leaving you susceptible to vocal strain. Room temperature water is the best to drink; therefore, you may wish to keep a jug of water near your desk at all times. Refill your cup or water bottle from the jug and when the jug is empty, refill it from your main water source.

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This guide is not intended to replace training and guidance from a professional Dragon Trainer. This guide is designed for use as an adjunct to the training program given, and as a resource after training is complete.

As always, feel free to contact Speakeasy Solutions Inc. with any questions or concerns that you have at any time. Thank you.

Dragon is licensed per user, and not per machine/computer. This is an extremely flex-ible licensing arrangement and takes into account the reality that most individuals have a main PC, a notebook, a home computer or may have several offices. If an assistant is performing corrections, an additional license is not necessary.

Please contact Speakeasy Solutions Inc. should you require additional licenses of Dragon.


Contents

A. Introduction ___________________________________________________________________________ 7

B. Device Settings _________________________________________________________________________ 7

1. Basic Settings ___________________________________________________________________________ 7

2. Advanced Settings ________________________________________________________________________ 8

i. Pick and Drop _____________________________________________________________________ 8

ii. Microphone Motion Control _____________________________________________________________ 8

iii. Scroll Wheel _______________________________________________________________________ 8

3. Disabling Button Functionality ______________________________________________________________ 9

4. Upload Settings to Device __________________________________________________________________ 9

C. Application Control _____________________________________________________________________ 9

1. Profiles ________________________________________________________________________________ 9

2. Assigning Buttons ________________________________________________________________________10

3. Adding an Operation _____________________________________________________________________11

4. Deleting an Operation _____________________________________________________________________12

5. Dragon Commands _______________________________________________________________________13

i. Microphone On _____________________________________________________________________13

ii. Toggle Microphone ___________________________________________________________________13

iii. Microphone Off and Stop _____________________________________________________________13

iv. Play from Cursor ___________________________________________________________________13

v. Playback Toggle ____________________________________________________________________14

vi. Create New Command _______________________________________________________________14

vii. New Word _______________________________________________________________________14

viii. Train Word _______________________________________________________________________14

ix. Move Cursor Backward _______________________________________________________________14

x. Move Cursor Forward ________________________________________________________________14

xi. Select Words Backward _______________________________________________________________14

xii. Select Words Forward ________________________________________________________________14

xiii. Show Correction Menu or Dialog _________________________________________________________14

xiv. Show Dictation Box __________________________________________________________________14

xv. Capitalize That ____________________________________________________________________15

xvi. Compound Words ___________________________________________________________________15

xvii. Transcribe Recording _________________________________________________________________15


xviii. Transfer __________________________________________________________________________15

xix. Tab Forward _______________________________________________________________________15

xx. Next Field _______________________________________________________________________15

xxi. Previous Field ______________________________________________________________________15

xxii. Clear Delimiting Characters ____________________________________________________________15

xxiii. Switch to Normal Mode _______________________________________________________________15

xxiv. Switch to Dictation Mode ______________________________________________________________16

xxv. Switch to Command Mode ______________________________________________________________16

xxvi. Switch to Number Mode ______________________________________________________________16

xxvii. Switch to Spell Mode _________________________________________________________________16

xxviii. User Command ____________________________________________________________________16

6. Assign a Button or Step to Open a File, Folder or Website _________________________________________16

7. Assign a Button to Create a New Document Based on an MS Word Template __________________________17

8. Muting Options _________________________________________________________________________18

9. Motion Control __________________________________________________________________________18

10. Suggested Optimal Settings _________________________________________________________________18

11. Tips for Use with an EMR _________________________________________________________________19

12. Troubleshooting _________________________________________________________________________19

13. Exporting Configurations __________________________________________________________________19

14. Importing Configurations __________________________________________________________________20

15. Dragon Microphone Known Issue ___________________________________________________________21

16. Questions & Concerns ____________________________________________________________________21


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ABOUT SPEAKEASY SOLUTIONS: Speakeasy Solutions Inc. is dedicated to providing you with personal, profes-sional, and honest service. We strive to maintain ongoing relationships with our clients and provide them with expert support and the information they need to maximize their potential.

You will quickly discover how speech recognition (also referred to as voice recognition), and digital voice dictation and transcription enhances your day-to-day operations and increases productivity.

Speakeasy Solutions Inc. continually researches dictation and associated technologies to ensure that you receive current information and valuable assistance on a timely basis.

Speakeasy Solutions Inc. focuses on your particular needs above all else — providing you with customized, personal and premium service.

HISTORY OF SPEAKEASY SOLUTIONS: In the late 1990s the future founders of Speakeasy Solutions Inc. were stricken with upper limb chronic repetitive stress injuries, placing their occupations on hold. Their careers spanning the fields of administration, IT/IS and law, as well as a life-long natural affinity for technology, paved the way towards the formation of a new and highly specialized vocation: speech recognition and digital voice dictation providers.

At the time, Dragon NaturallySpeaking was in its infancy (version 3 had just been released) and the first professional digital voice recorders were entering the market. A few companies in North America were offering these products and

fewer still providing accompanying services.

Speakeasy Solutions Inc. was formed in 2000 with a sincere desire in pro-viding quality dictation solutions to professionals and those with physical limitations. Speakeasy Solutions Inc.’s founding principles were:

■ Offer honest advice with the client’s best interests in mind

■ Provide excellent service that exceeds industry standards

■ Continually improve product and service offerings through ceaseless research in order to provide clients with "the best" products, support and service possible

These are Speakeasy Solutions Inc.’s core values, and they always will be.

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