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LiveTextAccess: Training for
real-time intralingual subtitlers.

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This is Unit 3, IT competence.

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In this presentation, we will be
dealing with Element 1: Input tools.

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The topic of this presentation
is “macros”.

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This video lecture has been
created by Sub-Ti Access,

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an accessibility
service provider from Italy.

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My name is Enrico Pigliacampo
and I work for Sub-Ti Access.

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I have a beard, shor hair
and I don’t wear glasses.

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I will be displayed in a box at
the top right corner of each slide.

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The learning outcome
for this presentation

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is to implement strategies
to rapidly produce texts

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(macros, house styles, shortcuts)
during a real-time job

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by means of using respeaking software
and velotyping/typing software.

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In this presentation,
we will see what are macros

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and how they can
be created in Dragon.

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What is a macro?

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A macro, which stands
for "macroinstruction“,

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is a programmable pattern

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which translates
a certain sequence of input

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into a preset sequence of output.

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Macros can make
tasks less repetitive

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by representing a complicated
sequence of keystrokes,

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mouse movements, commands,
or other types of input.

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The difference between
a macro and a shortcut

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is that the former is a command
you give to the software

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to obtain a preset output,

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while shortcuts are
combinations of keys,

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or words in the case
of vocal shortcuts,

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that make it possible
to perform an action faster.

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Macros in Dragon.

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Macros can be
very useful for respeakers.

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As Arumí Ribas and
Romero Fresco wrote:

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“Respeakers can set the software
to display a word or group of words

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"every time they utter
a given command,

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"which they can make up.

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"This can be helpful to save
much-needed time when respeaking,

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"but also to avoid
potential misrecognitions,

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to improve punctuation and to
change the subtitle colour orally.”

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In the next slide you will find a video
of me explaining macros in Dragon.

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In this video,
I will show you

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how to create macros
with Dragon Naturally Speaking.

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Dragon is already open
on my computer.

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I go to the Dragonbar,

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click on Tools
and then on “Add New Command”.

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The MyCommands Editor
opens up.

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In this case, I want Dragon
to write Sub-Ti Access

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every time I say macrosubti,

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so in “MyCommand Name”
I write the name of my macro,

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which is macrosubti.

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I train the software
to recognise my voice

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every time I say macrosubti.

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I click on “Train”

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and then again on “Train”.

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Macrosubti.

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Then I click on save.

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I can add a description
if I want to

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and choose in which group
I want to save the macro.

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I will save it in “User-defined”

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because it is a macro
I created myself.

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I can also choose
the availability of the macro:

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whether I want it to be
always available,

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only in specific applications
or only in specific windows.

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I want it always available.

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Then I have to choose
the “Command type”.

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In this case,
Auto-text is the right one

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because I want
a specific text output,

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but there are also other types
of macros that I could choose.

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We will see
“macro recorder” later on.

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In “content” I will write the text
that I want to appear

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when I say macrosubti.

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So I write Sub-Ti Access.

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I can also choose how I want
this text to look like.

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For example,
I can change the font.

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I want Arial 36.

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Then I click on “save”
to save the macro.

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I can create other types of macro.

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For example, if I want
to change the colour of the text

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using a macro
instead of the mouse,

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I go to the Dragonbar
and open the MyCommand Editor.

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I want Dragon to change
the colour of the text to red

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every time I say "macrored".

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So I write “macrored”
in the “MyCommand Name” field

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and I train it.

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Macrored.

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I click on save.

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The macro will be saved again
in “User-defined”

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and will be always available.

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Now I have to change
the command type to “macro recorder”.

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Now I will have to
click on record

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so that the software records
every movement I make with the mouse

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and everything I click in order
to repeat it when I say “macrored”.

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I close the recorder.

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You can see that Dragon recorded all
the movements I made with the mouse.

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I can delete some of them
to make it faster.

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I select the movements
I want to delete and delete them.

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Of course this is just an example.

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You can create macros
for many different purposes.

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Now let's see how
these macros work in practice.

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I will turn on the microphone
and dictate a short text.

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Macrosubti is an Italian company.
Comma.

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Macrored.

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It is an accessibility
service provider. Dot.

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This is just an example.

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Macros are very useful for
real-time intralingual subtitlers.

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They will help you to work faster and
to improve the quality of your service.

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You can also edit a macro.

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You go to the Dragonbar,

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click on “tools”,
then on “command browser”.

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The list of all commands
and macros appears.

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The macros I created are
in the “user-defined” group.

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Here they are,
the macros I have created.

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I click with the right button of my
mouse on the macro I want to edit

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and then click on “edit”.

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“MyCommand Editor” opens up

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and I can change the properties
of the macro that I want to change.

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Summary.

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To sum up, macros
are very important for respeakers.

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They can help you to improve your speed
and quality while transcribing a text.

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You need to excercise
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how macros
can help you at best.

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Exercises.

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Exercise 1.

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Create at least 20 macros in Dragon,

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10 macros that produce text
and 10 commands .

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Exercise 2.

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Choose a written text and transcribe it
using macros whenever possible.

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When you feel comfortable,
use videos instead of written texts.

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LTA, Live Text Access.

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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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SDI, Internationale Hochschule.

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Scuola Superiore
per Mediatori Linguistici.

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ZDF Digital.

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European Federation
of Hard of Hearing People, EFHOH.

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Velotype.

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Sub-Ti Access.

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European Certification and Qualification
Association, ECQA.

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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union.

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Erasmus+ Project:

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2018-1-DE01-KA203-004218

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are those of the authors

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and do not necessarily reflect
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of the European Union.

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