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Add new action

Add New Action

To add a new device button action, click on the Add button in the top right corner. The Add a Device Button Action window will appear.

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Device Button

Click in the Device Button field and then press the device button (i.e. EOL button on your Phillips SpeechMike or the F7 key on your keyboard). If the button you have selected is already assigned, you will receive an error letting you know that the button is already assigned and you need to choose a new button.

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Action Type

Recording Mode

Allows you to select your recording method that is activated by the designated microphone button.

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  • Standard (accepts both text and commands)

  • Text only (ignores commands)

  • Command only (ignores text)

  • Ambient (visit recording)

You can then choose the recording behavior that the designated microphone button will use.

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  • Hold to talk. Requires user hold a button for the entire dictation session, release the button to end the dictation.

  • Hold to talk / Target. Requires user hold a button for the entire dictation session, release the button to end the dictation. Only dictates into the target application defined for dictation.

  • Toggle to talk. Requires user to press a button to begin dictaion session and press it again to end dictation.

  • Toggle to talk / Target. Requires user to press a button to begin dictation session and press it again to end dictation. Only dictates into the target application defined for dictation

Command Mode

Allows you to enter a Command that will be performed when the deisgnated button is pressed.  To enter the Command, start typing the command name, the list will populate with all commands matching.  You can select from your complete list of Commands which will be available in the dropdown list.

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Keystroke Mode

Allows you to assign a specific keystroke to a designated microphone button.  Ex. CTRL+P or CTRL+S.

Fluency Direct also allows users to designate where to send the keystroke button mappings.

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  • Send to desktop. This option causes the keystroke command to be sent tol the desktop, useful for CTRL+P print command.

  • Send to active window. This option will send to the currently focused application; enabling the sending of dictation results while also handling user actions that could be impacted by dictation lag. For example, F2 or Enter.