## Effortlessly Transcribe and Enhance Your Medical Documentation with i-scribe Dictation Modes

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#### **Overview**

Dictation mode in i-scribe allows you to transcribe spoken content into text while making minor corrections for speech-to-text accuracy. This feature is useful for users who want their spoken words captured as-is (verbatim) or refined (smart dictation). Below is a step-by-step guide and feature breakdown.

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### Step-by-Step Instructions

1.  **Selecting Documents**
    

    -   Click **Select Documents** to choose the dictation mode output.
    -   Disable other documents if they are not needed.

2.  **Starting Dictation**
    

    -   Click **Start Record** to begin speaking, or paste an existing transcript into the interface.
    -   Press **Generate** to process the input.

3.  **Choosing Dictation Modes**
    

    -   **Dictaphone Mode - Verbatim:**
        
        -   Maintains the exact wording of your speech.
        -   Adds formatting like full stops and paragraphs but does not infer additional context or changes.
        -   Example: If "new paragraph" isn’t dictated, it will not be inserted.
    -   **Dictaphone Mode - Smart:**
        
        -   Enhances the text by improving grammar, phrasing, and tone.
        -   Cleans up redundant speech (e.g., filler words) and refines English for readability.
        -   Example: "He’s noticed a decrease in, and he’s keen to improve this" may be refined to "He’s noticed a decrease and is eager to improve this."
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### Dictaphone Mode vs Regular Structured Outputs

-   **Dictaphone Mode:**   i-scribe will follow your dictation - maintaining the structure and formatting that you dictate, without changing the overall structure or format of your dictation
-   **Standard Structured Templates:**   i-scribe can structure outputs (e.g., referral letters) based on predefined templates. These templates reformat and restructure your dictation text for specific use cases like patient letters, or medical notes.
    
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### Key Features & Tips

-   **Flexibility:**   You can toggle between **verbatim** and **smart** dictaphone modes at any point by selecting the desired document.
    
-   **Multiple Outputs:**   Generate several output types (e.g., patient letters, standard referrals) simultaneously by enabling additional document options.
    
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#### Best Practices

-   Use **Dictaphone mode - verbatim** for raw, faithful transcriptions with minimal edits.
-   Opt for **Dictaphone mode - smart** for polished and professional-sounding output.
-   Enable additional documents (e.g., patient letters) if you need to provide tailored outputs for different audiences.