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Correcting and Editing
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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To go back as you dictate:
1 Suppose you dictate this sentence: “I have a deadline this week, but
we could meet for lunch… um… er… next Wednesday.”
2 To correct the sentence, return to the last correct words you
remember dictating. For example, say “Resume With meet for lunch.”
(Remember not to pause in the middle.)
3 Then, dictate the rest of the sentence. For example, say “next
Wednesday at noon.”
Deleting specific words
You can delete text by selecting it and saying “Delete That.”
To delete text:
1 Select the text you want to delete.
2 Say “Delete That.”
You can also say “Scratch That” to do the same thing.
Deleting the next or previous paragraph or line
You can delete the next or previous paragraph by saying “Delete Next
Paragraph” or “Delete Previous Paragraph.” You can delete the next or
previous line by saying “Delete Next Line” or “Delete Previous Line.”
You can also delete a number of paragraphs or lines (up to 20). For
example, you can say “Delete Previous 5 Paragraphs.” See the complete
list below:
SAY THEN THEN
Delete Next Paragraph
Previous 2...20 Paragraphs
Forward Line
Back 2...20 Lines
Last