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11. Click Apply to use the macro for the current session without saving it.
The Create Macro window remains open. Or, click Save to save the
macro and close the window.
Creating a macro template
A macro template is a dictation macro that creates a form containing fields that
you can fill by speaking. Templates can be used only in SpeakPad.
Imagine that you work in a medical office and that you are required to
complete an information form for each patient. Using a template, you can set
up a macro which you invoke like any dictation macro in SpeakPad, then
speak the patient information to fill out the fields of the form.
Before you start
First determine what type of data you want to record in your form. You have
to classify the data of each field according to its type (we continue with the
medical example):
Text
When a field is defined as a text field, you will say one or more
words of text to fill the field. Fields like Symptoms, Complaints
and Doctor’s Observations, into which you have to dictate lengthy
textual descriptions, are text fields.
Spell
When a field is defined as a spell field, you will enter data in this
field by spelling the entry letter by letter. Fields like Family name
and Consulting Doctor’s name, where you spell the names letter by
letter, are spell fields.
Digit
When a field is defined as a digit field, you will enter data in this
field by saying single digits and the necessary characters like
hyphens or punctuation marks to separate the digits. Fields like
Age, Treatment code and Telephone number are digit fields.
List
Some fields involve data having a finite number of possibilities. For
example, a field like Title would be filled by Mr, Mrs, Miss,orDr.
A field like Sex would be filled by male or female. When a field is
defined as a list, you have to specify the words that can be spoken
for that field. If the number of words appropriate for a field is great,
the field should be defined as a text field.
Creating the template form
To create a template:
1. Say "Create Template" in the Dictation Macro Editor window.
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