Is there any way to use a shortcut key to bring up the Transcribe a file dialog?  I tried creating a shortcut for but it gives me a message saying that "This feature is not supported in this edition of Dragon."  So, I'm guessing that it is only available in Professional.  

 I've got an Olympus DS-5000id and I'm trying to figure out a faster way to transcribe short chunks of speech.  Right now I'm finding that all the messing about of hooking up the recorder and using the DSS Player Pro to transfer and then having to click on a dozen buttons a real wait of time when it comes to really short recordings.  It is fine if I've recorded a couple of files that are >5mins long . . . but I'm trying to figure out a quick way to deal with the little thoughts that I capture in the 20-90 second range.

 Anyone have some suggestions?  Or is the only way to address this to bite the bullet and spend $400 to upgrade from Premium to Professional?

 Thanks,

-Jeff

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Are you aware that in DNS 11 you might as well just use the DS2 files from the recorder and transcribe them straight using the Dragon menu under "Tools"? This should also work in Premium.

Rüdiger

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Hi Rüdiger,

Yes.  I just discovered that last night.  Now I'm just looking for a way to have a shortcut key bring up that dialog that comes up in the 'Tools' menu. 

What I'm hoping to start doing is just inserting the SD card from my recorder into my laptop and then transcribe the files straight into Dragon as quickly and effortlessly as possible. 

Unfortunately, the dialog box that comes up after clicking 'Tools' and 'Transcribe Recording...' doesn't allow drag'n drop of files.  Which means a lot of clicking through more dialogs to find each file . . . 

The more I play around with this the more upgrading to Pro looks like the best answer.  But boy $400 is a lot of money to spend just for the Auto-Transcribe feature.

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Which version of the DSS Player are you using? In my version, after connecting the device an automated download from the device will be initiated, and with the files showing in the DSS Player explorer, with Dragon loaded, a button will be activated for immediate transcription into Dragon.

Rüdiger

Well, it's past the point where we can make any changes in the code, but we can still make changes to the Easter Egg!

I'm using version 5.0 - sounds like I might just need to setup it up better.  Maybe I'll create a shortcut of DSS Player Pro and an automated download for the SD card.  I'm trying to get away from using cables and connecting the recorder.

 Since, I'm looking to use this as my 'mobile' setup . . . maybe I'll see if the DSS software will see and auto-download the card on is own.

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I am not certain about it. However, putting the device into the cadle will automatically start it, or else if you don't have the cradle with you, just plugging the USB cable into the computer and switching on the device.

Nothing could be easier from my point of view.

Rüdiger

Well, it's past the point where we can make any changes in the code, but we can still make changes to the Easter Egg!

Okay, I just tested out works great.  

All I have to do is use a shortcut key to launch the DSS Player Pro software and then as soon as I insert the SD Card from my Olympus recorder the DSS software will recognize it as it is the recorder itself and I can automatically download all of my files that way.  Which is great because that means I can now completely eliminate the need to carry any cables around with me and I can simply pull the SD Card out of the recorder and slip it into the SD Card slot in my laptop and automatically transcribe all my files.

Thanks a lot for the help Rüdiger!!  This is a much better setup than what I was using before - and looks like it will be ideal for use when I'm out of the office.  In the process I've leaned a little more about the DSS software.  It is pretty powerful software once it is setup right.

Thanks again,

-Jeff

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Indeed it is, it has been been just designed to accomodate the task. You couldn't even expect Dragon itself catering for it, because it is just device specific.

Rüdiger

Well, it's past the point where we can make any changes in the code, but we can still make changes to the Easter Egg!

JT,