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title: How to enter data into progress note chart
description: "# Entering data into progress note chart There are four ways using which data can be entered into the progress note chart: - Dot phrases - Text entry - AI Assistant - Transcribe To enter the data: - Open the…"
url: "https://legendehr.com/docs/how-to-enter-data-into-progress-note-chart/"
updated: "2025-08-01"
category: LegendEHR / EMR
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# How to enter data into progress note chart

# Entering data into progress note chart

There are four ways using which data can be entered into the progress note chart:

- Dot phrases
- Text entry
- AI Assistant
- Transcribe

To enter the data:

- Open the **patient profile**
- Go to **EMR**
- From **Summary**, open the progress note you want to work on

## Using dot phrases

To use dot phrases

- Click under the heading that you're working on
  - A text field is displayed
- Type a dot (.) in the text field
- A drop-down menu with a list of dot phrases is displayed
- Type in the word that you're looking for to prune the dot phrases or scroll through the dot phrase list
- Click on the option that you want to add ![](https://legendehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dot-phrases-1024x335.png)

![](https://legendehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dot-phrase-added-1024x368.png)

 

## Text Entry

To add data in chart using text entry

- Go to progress note chart
- Click under the heading you want to work on
- A text field is displayed
- Type in the text
- Clicking anywhere on the chart will save the data you entered

## Using AI in EMR Progress note

Legend EHR incorporates AI in the EMR progress notes.

- It uses two different AI models to populate the patient chart
- Clinicians can document using either dictation or natural conversation
- AI automatically segments and organizes your input into structured notes
- Context-aware technology fills in fields like PMH, HPI, and A&P

### AI Assistant

To enter data using **AI Assistant** module,

- Go to progress note chart
- Click on the **AI Assistant** button
- The interface in the image below will open

![](https://legendehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ai-assistant-1024x462.png)

#### Record button

- Click on the **Record** button and start dictating or conversing with the patient
- When you start speaking, AI will listen and populate your auditory input in the window above

#### Stop button

- If you want to pause, you can click on the **Stop** button

#### Edit text

- If you want to edit the text that AI populated, click on the **Edit text** button
- Click on the **Stop editing** button once you have finished editing

![](https://legendehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Stop-editing-1024x457.png)

#### Clear

- If you're not satisfied with the output that AI has generated based on your speech, you can erase it by clicking on the **Clear** button
- Clear button will erase all the text generated by AI in the window above

#### Process and Send

- Once you are finished conversing with the patient or dictating to AI, click the **Process and Send** button
- Legend will send your speech data to the AI models
- Wait for a few second

In a few seconds, you'll be redirected to the progress note chart where you'll be able to see the data AI has populated based on your speech input

## Using Transcribe

Transcribe is an AI language model that listens to the conversation between provider and patient and populates data in the chart based on the conversation. To add data using Transcribe

- Go to progress note chart
- Click on the **Transcribe** button
- Click on **Start Recording**![](https://legendehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Transcribe-button-1024x398.png)

 

![](https://legendehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Transcribe-recording.png)

- Start conversing with the patient
- If you want to pause, click on **Pause Recording** button
- When you are done, click on close button 'x'
- AI will populate data in the chart![](https://legendehr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pause-recording.png)