Palm Dictate lets you dictate with a hand held Palm PC. You dictate directly on your Palm PC using the buttons on the unit. When done, tap send and the dictation will be compressed, encrypted and sent to your typist by email automatically. The software is designed to have all the features you need as easy to use as possible and reliable for day-to-day operation. If you install Palm Dictate you will quickly find it will replace your old dictaphone and, by using the internet to send dictations, will improve the turnaround on typing. Features ~ Record and playback dictation using the buttons on the Palm PC. For ease of use, operation is designed to closely mimic that of old style dictation recorders. For example, you record by holding down the record button on the side of your Palm PC. Release the button to stop. To continue from where you were press it down again. You can also playback, rewind, insert or overwrite as required using the keys on the front. ~ Editing, inserting and overwriting. You can select between record overwrite, record insert and record end modes. ~ Optional voice activated recording. When selected Palm Dictate only records while you are speaking. ~ Automatic compression of audio files to reduce upload times and storage requirements. ~ Encryption of recordings prior to transmission to comply with patient or client confidentiality requirements. ~ Sends recording in compressed wave (wav) or dictation (dct) file formats.