AutoText Preferences

Several of the properties (found under Tools > Preferences) have an effect on how your AutoText performs. The following table lists the preferences and their effect on AutoText. Note that this table is just a compilation of items from the existing preferences tables shown throughout these help files. (Click here to access the main Preferences section.)

 

Section

Preference

Description

Default

Reporting

Start with default AutoText

If you select this option, if an AutoText entry has been designated as the default for a particular type of exam, the AutoText is automatically inserted when you create a new report for an exam of that type.

Yes

Show brackets on fields

If selected, square brackets are placed around each fill-in field in the AutoText.

No

Enable talking fields

If you select this option, the name of the field is spoken out loud when you take one of the following actions:

  • Move the cursor into a field

  • Select it in the field pane

  • Navigate into it using the microphone buttons or Tab key

NOTE: Talking Fields requires that Dragon Text-To-Speech (TTS) be installed on your workstation. Note that field names are not spoken while the dictation mode is active.

 

No

Add unmatched findings to report

Applies to Findings Only dictation mode. When you click Apply Findings, the software creates a new item in the field pane for each unmatched finding. The fields are named *Unmatched1, *Unmatched2, and so on. If you do not select this option, any unmatched findings remain in the Findings Only window.

No

Move cursor on AutoText insert

This specifies where the cursor is placed after you insert AutoText.

  • End of AutoText: Cursor moves to the right of the AutoText.

  • First Empty Field: Cursor moves to the first empty field in the document.

  • First Field: Cursor moves to the first field in the document.

End of AutoText

Automatic AutoText Categorization

Allows automatic inclusion of procedures to an AutoText that is inserted into a report. The choices for this preference are:

  • Always: Procedures for the orders associated with the report are automatically added to any/all AutoText inserted into the report.

  • Prompt: You are prompted to accept the automatic categorization.

  • Disabled: No automatic categorization occurs.

Disabled

Dictation

AutoText voice command

The word or phrase you specify here is used as the voice command for inserting AutoText into a report. (The word Macro might be preferable if you are accustomed to older speech-reporting applications.) The drop-down choices are AutoText, Macro, PowerScribe, or Dictaphone.

AutoText

Workflow

Warn if fields are empty when signing

If selected, a prompt appears alerting you that there are empty fields before you sign off on a report.

Yes