Dictate directly in your app

 This articl​​​​​​​e is part of the Microsoft Dragon Copilot user guide.

To dictate in an editable field in your EHR or any other app, do the following:

1. Place the cursor in the field and select the dictation icon  at the bottom. Alternatively, press the record button on your microphone or use the configured keyboard shortcut.

2. Start dictating; Dragon Copilot listens to you speaking and transforms your words into written text.

3. When you're finished, select the dictation icon , press the record button on your microphone or use the configured keyboard shortcut.

If the field you've placed the cursor in is supported by Dragon Copilot, the text is written directly in it.

If your cursor wasn't placed in an editable field or if the field it was placed in isn't fully supported, Dragon Copilot writes the text in the dictation clipboard as a new memo. The Dictation clipboard session is a special type of session that captures text dictated in an unsupported environment. From there, you can copy and transfer the text to your EHR. If Dragon Copilot is in compact view (desktop only), it automatically switches to narrow view, with the Dictation clipboard open.

Dragon Copilot desktop only: You can also configure Dragon Copilot to write the text in the unsupported environment instead; in this case, only basic dictation functionality is available. When the cursor focus is in a field that only supports basic dictation, the microphone icon changes: