Notes Program Voice Recorder

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I have an Omnia i910. I discovered in the Notes program that is has a voice recorder. My wish is to be able to use this to record notes and reminders as I am driving. I assigned Notes to a hard button. My questions are as follows:

1. In the Notes program, is there a way to make the voice recording option pop up in the Notes program by default vs. having to check to activate in the menu each time?

2. How can I activate the record button hands free,by a hard button, or make the icon larger? That little record button is tiny down in the left corner at not exactly convenient or safe to locate while driving.

Thanks for the comments!