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Exercise 1: Look at the following sample, dictate it, then use the correct <xyz> command to fix any errors. (This

sample was designed to create errors! All the names here could be spelled in different ways.)

Until further notice, the BHDP meeting will be held in room B31 (not B40).

Special invitees this week: Stephen Hess, Anne Petersen, and Gene Wood.

TIP: If several consecutive words are incorrect, correct them together. For instance, if "B40” were recognized

as "before tea,” you would say correct before tea.

Exercise 2: Dictate a few sentences containing uncommon words, such as names and nicknames or product

names, until a few misrecognitions appear. For each misrecognition, bring up the Spelling Window and practice

spelling out what you actually said, as well as editing one of the choices from the list.

Using playback to aid correction

Sometimes, especially if you dictate a significant amount of text before correcting, you may not remember exactly

what you actually said. Dragon’s playback feature is very helpful in these instances. You can take advantage of it

in several ways.

If you see that a certain word or phrase appears incorrectly, use the correct command to open the Spelling

Window. Once it appears, click or say Play Back to hear the recording of your voice as you dictated that text. It

may be that in fact you had misspoken or mumbled; this happens to everyone, particularly near the end of the

day! In that case, close the Spelling window (you can say click cancel) and dictate the word(s) again.

TIP: You can have playback occur automatically with Correction. On the Correction tab of the Options dialog,

check Automatic Playback on Correction. This is particularly helpful as you first learn to use Dragon; you may

want to turn it off after a few weeks of practice.

If your edition supports it, you can also use Playback to hear sections of dictation in the document itself. To do

this, select the editable text you would like to hear played back. Then, say play that back, or use the DragonBar’s

Audio menu. If you find a misrecognition, you can stop playback by clicking the mouse (or using the Correction

hotkey or button -- see below). Because speech input cannot be received during playback, you cannot stop

playback by voice. If clicking the mouse is problematic for you, play small selections at a time.

Note: You may wish to explore the Playback attributes in the Options dialog.

The Classic DragonBar can be expanded (in supported editions): click its chevron or say view extras bar. To

hide the extras bar, say hide extras or click the chevron again. Its extras bar gives access to several items,

depending on your edition:

 The Correction button opens the correction interface (as do the Correction commands and hot key).