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Guides - Talk - Holding a Dictation
Problem
How can I save a work-in-progress dictation without sending?
What does it mean if a dictation is shown as 'Held by Author'?
How can I reload Held dictations?
Resolution
Holding dictations is the process of saving an unsent dictation without sending; this may be useful if the dictation cannot be completed in that session of Lexacom, or a more urgent dictation must be made before the previous dication has been completed. Held dictations are not visible to the Type users; dictations may be held indefinitely, and there is no limit (provided there is sufficient server space) to the number or length of dictation that is held.
To hold a dictation, either:
- If Lexacom Talk is in the windowed Form Mode, click Hold
- If Lexacom Talk is in Toolbar Mode, click the Hold button (
)
The dictation is then Held, and other dictations may then be dictated.
To retrieve a dictation from being Held:
- Go to the Review tab in the Review and Tracking pane
- Click to select the dictation to reload
- Click the Load button (
) or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+L
This will reload the dictation and allow you to continue working on this. When a dictation is reloaded, there is no prior copy of the dictation still saved - if there is an error in dictating or the dictation is accidentally aborted, the dictation cannot be reloaded from the earlier Held dictation again.
Created: 22 Jun 2015 16:46 BST Updated: 5 Sep 2016 16:51 BST