Simply Dictation

IBM ViaVoice Simply Dictation for Mac OS X User’s Guide 69
ViaVoice Components
ViaVoice Components
Before recording, you should select Use only new pronunciation (to use only the newest
pronunciation) or Use all pronunciations (to use all pronunciations of the word in your
personal vocabulary), depending on the word or phrase you want to train.
If the list contains more than one item, record a pronunciation for each one. Follow the
procedures to train a word for the appropriate window below.
• What Can I Say window - Highlight the untrained word or command and select
Train This from the View menu to display the Train Word window.
• Correction window - If you correct a word that does not have a pronunciation,
ViaVoice will display the Train Word window.
• Manage My Vocabulary window - If you want to add a new word, click the Train
button and type the word in the Written-like field.
Recording a Pronunciation
1. If the word does not sound like it is written, type the word or phrase the way that you
pronounce it in the Sounds-like spelling field. Remember to place a hyphen between
the words and letters.
For example, if you pronounce the word NCAA as NC double A, enter N-C-double-
A. If you pronounce NCAA as NCAA, enter N-C-A-A.
2. Click the Record (circle) button.
3. Click the Stop (square) button or let the recorder stop automatically when you finish
speaking.
4. A check mark appears next to the word or phrase after you record it.
5. If you want to check the quality of your recording, click the Play (triangle) button.
6. Click Done when you have trained the selected voice command.
If you use ViaVoice in locations that have significantly different background
noise (for example, a quiet room at home and a noisy office at work), create a
Voice Model in each location and then use the appropriate Voice Model.
For more information, see "Managing ViaVoice Users" on page 52.
Training a Command
1. Select the Show Untrained Items view in the What Can I Say window.