Using PowerMic III

Default button settings in PowerScribe One

Image illustrating the buttons in PowerMic III

Button Default setting
LED The LED turns on when you activate recording (for example, by pressing the Dictate button) and turns off when you stop recording.
Transcribe Nothing: There is no default setting, however the button can be customized.
Dictate Use deadman switch: The other option is Toggle dictation on/off, which may be preferred for Cloud Speech
Tab Backward Previous field: Selects the previous field.
Tab Forward Next field: Selects the next field.
Rewind Use deadman switch: Press and hold to move backward in the audio playback.
Fast Forward Use deadman switch: Press and hold to move forward in the audio playback.
Stop/Play Deadman play audio: Press and hold to play back audio.
Enter/Select Enter key: Same as pressing Enter key on your keyboard.
Custom Left Nothing: There is no default setting, however the button can be customized.
Custom Right Nothing: There is no default setting, however the button can be customized.
Left/Rt mouse Left mouse: Nothing
Right mouse: Nothing
Note: There are no default settings, however the buttons can be customized.
Pointing device Use to position the mouse insertion point and select objects.
Trigger Nothing (Located on back of microphone.): There is no default setting, however the button can be customized.

To customize your PowerMic III settings, select Preferences > Devices > PowerMic.

The following table shows the programmable buttons on PowerMic and all possible actions you can assign to each button.

Devices preference Action/Settings Action/Settings
DICTATE button Toggle dictation on off
Use deadman switch
STOP/PLAY button Nothing
Delete Key
Delete last word
Delete Last Utterance
Toggle play audio on off
Deadman play audio
REWIND button Toggle rewind on off
Previous field
Use deadman switch
Select backward
FAST FORWARD button Toggle fast forward on off
Next field
Use deadman switch
Select forward
TAB BACKWARD button,
CUSTOM LEFT button,
MOUSE LEFT CLICK
Nothing
Previous field
Sign report
New line
New paragraph
Delete key
Delete last word
Delete last utterance
Select backward
Save as draft
Enter key
Backspace
Correct report
STAT
Previous discrepancy
Sign as preliminary Overread report
Overread and prelim
End of line
End of report
Exit field
TAB FORWARD button,
CUSTOM RIGHT button,
MOUSE right-click
Nothing
Next field
Sign report
New line
New paragraph Delete key
Delete last word
Delete last utterance
Select forward
Save as draft
Enter key
Backspace
Correct report
STAT
Next discrepancy
Sign as preliminary Overread report
Overread and prelim
End of line
End of report
Exit field
TRANSCRIBE button,
ENTER/SELECT button,
TRIGGER (on back of mic)
Nothing
Sign report
New line
New paragraph
Delete key
Delete last word
Delete last utterance
Toggle visibility
Save as draft
Enter key
Backspace
Correct report
STAT
Sign as preliminary Overread report
Overread and prelim
End of line
End of report
Exit field