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listen to the whole recording, but it’s reassuring to know it’s there if
needed.
If you have an assistant, he or she can listen to the recording and correct
any recognition mistakes made by Dragon NaturallySpeaking
®
. See
“Working with an assistant” on page 149.
The most efficient and least frustrating solution for correcting your text
is to have fewer mistakes to begin with. If your accuracy is around 95
percent or better, most of the mistakes made by Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
®
will be easy to correct without audio playback.
You’ll know what you said from the context of the surrounding words.
For example:
■ The program types: “Summer time the computer makes a mistake.”
■ It’s easy to figure out what it should have typed: “Sometimes the
computer makes a mistake.”
To reduce errors, pronounce each word clearly, but don’t pause between
individual words. Speak naturally in phrases or sentences, but be sure to
enunciate each word. The small amount of time taken to speak clearly
will be paid back many times in less editing time and less frustration.
Review the tips in “Improving Accuracy” on page 161 and implement as
many as you can.
Ways to correct your dictation
Here are three suggested workflows to correct your dictation. The first
two use only the keyboard. The third method lets you work hands-free,
without the keyboard. Use whichever methods you prefer. After some
practice, you may want to combine these methods so you can work partly
by keyboard and partly by voice.
Correcting by typing
This correction method lets you work through the document smoothly,
keeping your hands on the keyboard. To begin, move to the beginning
of your dictation (you can jump to the start of your document with the
keyboard shortcut
CTRL+HOME).
Press the Correction hot key to display the Correction menu. The
Correction hot key is the (-) key on the numeric keypad, unless you’ve