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1. Select "Transcribe Recording" from the Tools menu
2. Click on the "Browse" button and select your desired audio file from the default
(previously selected) folder
3. Click on the "Transcribe" button.
Some caveats about this method:
1. It's easy to launch whenever you have Dragon open and you have access to an audio file,
whether from you digital recorder, iPhone, or a saved file that you received from any
source.
2. Acceptable audio file types are the following: WAV, WMA, MP3
3. Although ideally you should have the user profile based on your digital recorder opened
when using this method, we have found it transcribes with a remarkable level of accuracy
with almost any profile tuned to your voice.
Transcribing with the "AutoTranscribe Folder Agent" Method:
This method is a bit tricky to set-up, but when properly configured has the effect of accepting a
suitable sound file in one location (a file in your digital recorder docked or connected to your
computer) and transcribing it in the background and placing it as a text file in a designated target
folder. The nice thing about this method is that it places both the completed dictation and
associated audio file in the destination folder, so if the file is being proof read by another and if
there are questions, the original audio can be reviewed directly from the folder. This method
works with the advanced versions of Dragon (Professional, Legal, and Medical) and will allow
use of any of the follow sound file types: WAV, WMA, MP3.
Here's the basic workflow: You plug in your digital recorder, the Auto-Transcribe agent is on the
lookout for any change in the folder on your digital recorder and if it sees any new file the file it
is transcribed, and both the audio file and transcription are put in your designated destination
folder. The great thing about the process is that it's all automated – in other words a minute or so
after docking your digital recorder the transcribed file or files show up in your destination folder
– all complete.
Setting up Auto-Transcribe using the AutoTranscribe Folder Agent:
1. Navigate to Start Menu > All Programs > Dragon > Dragon Tools > Auto Transcribe
Agent Folder (once you find this application it's a good idea to drag it to your toolbar so
it will be easy to open in the future)
2. Once you've opened the Auto Transcribe Agent Folder application you will see the
window shown below:
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