2 finish, suspend or cancel a transcription, 3 instructions – POSIFLEX Business Machines SPEECHEXEC 4.3 User Manual

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Quick reference guide

5.2 Finish, suspend or cancel a transcription
To mark a transcription as finished, click the

FINISH

button in the player window. The

dictation file is moved to the

Finished dictations

folder (SpeechExec Transcribe) or to the

Archive

folder (SpeechExec Pro Transcribe).

Alternatively, a dictation can be marked as suspended by clicking the

SUSPEND

button in the

player window. Mark a dictation as suspended to interrupt transcribing temporarily and continue
later. The recording is saved in the

Suspended folder

.

Clicking the

CLOSE

button cancels the transcription without saving changes.

5.3 Instructions
Instructions are recorded comments by the author that are directed to the person transcribing
the dictation. SpeechExec supports two types of instructions:

Spoken instructions

are stored within the dictation sound file at the position where the

instruction was actually recorded. (Examples of spoken instructions might include the correct
spelling of a name or technical term, or instructions to insert a new paragraph.)

Special instructions

are usually recorded at the start of a dictation with special information

relating to the dictation. Special instructions are stored in a separate sound file. (Examples of
special instructions might include document formatting instructions, names of individuals to
receive copies, or delivery instructions.)

5.3.1 Play back a spoken instruction
A spoken instruction is stored in the dictation file at the position where the instruction was
actually recorded. It is displayed as a light blue bar in the position slider.

Click the

1

PLAY/PAUSE

button to play

back a spoken instruction like any other part
of the dictation.

2

Click the button to jump to the previous
spoken instruction.

3

Click the button to jump to the next spoken instruction.

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