Set Up
Mac
To enable dictation
- Apple Menu > System Preferences > Keyboard
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On the dictation tab turn Dictation On.
- Choose or use the existing keyboard shortcut
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In Bells, place the cursor in a text filed and use the keyboard shortcut to enable dictation.
- Works best at a slower pace and you should speak punctuation marks
Windows
To enable dictation
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Enable Speech Recognition
- May be prompted to do so
- Keyboard shortcut = Win + H to turn on/off
Using Speech-to-Text in Bells
If your device can be set up to use Speech-to-Text (Dictation) functionality it can be used in Bells. Once set up on the device, you can cursor into a text field in Bells and use the functionality via the hotkey/configuration that was set up.
As something to be aware of, speech-to-text capabilities send data to cloud servers from the device to translate the speech into text. Since each service has different policies regarding storage and retention periods, we suggest not using PHI or PII in these instances and instead use non identifiable information.
Tip: Speak in generalities, for example, you might use "The patient..." rather than the patient's true name.