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Using the editor

The editor displays the report that is currently being dictated. It behaves exactly like a standard text editor, such as Microsoft Word, but it also voice- enabled. Text in the editor can be manipulated through voice commands, keyboard shortcuts, or by using the keyboard and mouse. See the Appendices for a list of voice commands and keyboard shortcuts.

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When a recording is in progress, the background border color of the editor will change as a visual indicator.

Content in the editor when creating/editing a report is color-coded to assist in report display.

Tokens (placeholders for data pulled in from external systems) are highlighted in hot pink.

Voice-enabled fields are highlighted in teal.

Content that was added as part of the template, or added as part of a macro, will be rendered in gray as a visual indicator that this information does not need to be checked again for errors.

Any content created by the current user by either typing or dictating is rendered in black (the exact color depends on the skin being applied in FFI Reporting).

Any edits made by in transcription by an MT are highlighted in yellow/orange.

Note

Highlighting edits made by a transcriptionist can be enabled/disabled with the Enable Author Highlighting user preference.

You can customize the colors used for the items above. Go to User Preferences > Editor.

Inserting URLs

You can insert hyperlinks (URLs) into a dictated report.

To insert a URL

  1. Place your cursor in the desired location in the report.

  2. Click the URL button on the editor toolbar or use the voice command INSERT HYPERLINK.

  3. Enter the display text (what should be displayed in the report) and the target URL.

  4. Click Save Field

If you need to edit the hyperlink, right click on the display text and click Edit Hyperlink.

Note

The ability to insert a URL (hyperlink) into a report was introduced in v4.41.

Using section titles

Normally, you should not change or rename section titles in the editor to avoid accidentally deleting or changing a section title. Section titles are defined in the template; this is to encourage standardization across reports. However, if the need arises, you can edit the section title from the editor.

To edit a section title

  1. Locate the exam and launch it in the Dictation window.

  2. If necessary, switch to Voice Edit mode.

  3. Right-click on the section title you want to edit and choose Edit Section Title.

  4. Enter the new name for the section title in the pop-up window.

  5. Click OK.

Remember, changing a section title this way will only change it for the current report. If you want to make a permanent change to the section title, you should edit the associated template (see Using Templates).