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Quick-start guide: Setting up your i-scribe account

Written by the Akuru clinical teamGetting startedLast reviewed 2 July 2026

This guide will walk you through setting up i-scribe step by step. Follow the sections below to get started.

Getting started

  • Create an i-scribe account ati-scribe.ai/sign-up 
  • If you have an existing account, log in ati-scribe.ai/sign-in.
  • You can log in using your email address and password (recommended) or with your Google credentials.

Select how many days data is kept

  • Click on theSettings button (number 1 in image below)
  • ClickPreferences (number 2 in image below)
    • Adjust theData Retention to your desired setting (red arrow in image below)
  • ClickSave Changes (number 3 in image below)
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Image 1: Set your "Data Retention" time

Invite secretaries and other admin staff

  • Click toSettings (number 1 in image below)
  • Click toSecretarial Access (number 2 in image below).
  • Enter the admin member's name and email 
    • SelectAdmin Management Authorisation if you want this staff member to have the ability to invite and add other admin staff.
    • ClickInvite User.
  • An email will be sent to this staff member with instructions, prompting them to set up their secretarial account, linking it to your profile.
  • You will see invited staff listed at the bottom of thePreferences page.
  • ClickBack to return to your i-scribe interface.
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Image 2:Invite secretaries and other admin staff

Setting up default templates

  • Click on theTemplates button located on the top left side of the screen (red box in image below):
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Image 3: Select default outputs
  • This view will show you the"Default Outputs" for your account (refer to image below). 
    • From the "Default Outputs" section: deselect the outputs you don't want to appear by default
    • From the "All Available" sections, select the outputs you do want to appear by default



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Image 4: Select your desired Default Outputs

Tip:Default Outputs will generate automatically every time if selected. For documents you only use occasionally, leave them unselected. 

  • ClickHome to return to the main dashboard.

Changing outputs without changing default options

  • When you want to select (or deselect) an output (but, you don't want to change your default options) you can click "Select Documents" (refer to image below).
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Image 5: Select outputs (without changing default outputs).

By following these steps, you’ll be all set up and ready to start scribing. Enjoy using i-scribe!

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