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Chapter 5: Making Corrections
To correct text with the keyboard
1. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the dictation you want to cor-
rect.
2. Press the Correction hot key to display the Correction menu. By default,
this is the minus (-) key on the numeric keypad. You can change the hot
key assignment on the Hot keys tab of the Options dialog box. You can
also click the Correction button on the Extras toolbar of the DragonBar.
3. The Correction menu displays a list of optional spellings.
n If the selected alternative is correct, press the Right Arrow
key.
n If one of the other alternatives is correct, press the Down
Arrow key until that alternative is highlighted and press the
Right Arrow key.
n If no alternative is correct, just type the correct text or say
"Spell That" to open the Spelling window.
4. Continue until all the text is correct.
Correcting text while playing back dictation (most accurate)
Please note that when you dictate into a Web application, playback
availability is limited. For more information on this, see If you have
problems using Web applicationsupport.
To correct text while playing back dictation
1. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the dictation you want to cor-
rect.
2. Click Play That Back on the Audio menu of the DragonBar or click the
Begin Playback button on the Extras toolbar.
3. When the playback of your dictation reaches a recognition error, press
the correction hot key. By default, this is the minus (-) key on the
numeric keypad. You can change the hot key assignment on the Hot keys
tab of the Options dialog box. You can also click the Correction button on
the Extras toolbar of the DragonBar.
4. The Correction menu displays a list of alternatives for the misrecognition.
n If one of the alternatives is correct, press the Down Arrow key to high-
light that choice and then press Enter to accept it. Playback will con-
tinue automatically from the point where you stopped.
n If no alternative is correct, just type or say the correct text and click
the Begin Playback button. Playback will continue from the point
where you stopped.
Correcting text using voice commands (hands-free)
To correct text using voice commands
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