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32 MacSpeech DictateChapter 6 — Controlling Your Mac
Duplicating Commands
To duplicate a command, do the following:
1. Launch MacSpeech Dictate if it is not already run-
ning or switch to it by saying “Bring Dictate to the
front.”
2. Select “Commands…” from the Tools menu.
3. In the side bar, click the command set to which the
command you want duplicated belongs.
4. Highlight the command you want to duplicate in
the command list.
5. Press the button that looks like two documents on
top of each other.
6. The command you highlighted in step 4 is dupli-
cated with the name “<command name> copy.”
Modifying Commands
To modify a command, do the following:
1. Launch MacSpeech Dictate if it is not already run-
ning or switch to it by saying “Bring Dictate to the
front.”
2. Select “Commands…” from the Tools menu.
3. In the side bar, click the command set to which the
commandyouwantmodiedbelongs.
4. Highlight the command you want to modify in the
command list.
5. Makeanymodicationsyouwouldlike.
MacSpeech Dictate will automatically save the
modiedcommandforyou.
Deleting Commands
To delete a command, do the following:
1. Launch MacSpeech Dictate if it is not already
running or switch to it by saying “Bring Dictate to
the front.”
2. Select “Commands…” from the Tools menu.
3. In the side bar, click the command set to which the
command you want deleted belongs.
4. Highlight the command you want to delete in the
command list.
5. Press the minus button.
Troubleshooting Commands
There are several things to check if a command does not
execute after it is spoken. First, make sure you are pausing
briefly both before and after you say the command. This
will help MacSpeech Dictate recognize what you said as a
command.
If you have problems getting a command to be recognized
while in Dictation mode, try switching to Command mode.
This will limit the vocabulary MacSpeech Dictate understands
to only those words that are in the command names, making
them easier to recognize.
To insure you are in command mode, make sure the microphone
is turned on and say Command mode or select Command
from the Speech menu. When in Command mode, the word
Command will appear in the Status window.
If a command still fails to execute, make sure you are saying
the right thing. To do this, make sure MacSpeech Dictate’s mi-
crophone is turned on and say Show Available Commands
window. This will display a list of commands that can be
spoken at that time. If the command you are trying to execute
is in the list, try double-clicking its name. If you don’t see the
command in the Available Commands window, then it is not
available to be spoken.