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“text” to move the insertion point before or after a range of
words. This can be very helpful as it allows you to zero in on
exactly where you want the insertion point to go, especially
when there are multiple occurrences of a word or phrase in
a document.
For example, suppose you just dictated the following:
“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid
of their country.”
If you want to add “and women” after “men,” say the
following:
“Insert After the Words good men”
[pause] “and women”
After inserting the new text you could move the insertion point
back to the end of the document by saying either Go to End
or Move to End of Document.
Note: This replaces the “Do Insert” commands in earlier
versions of Dictate.
The Recognition Window
Despite MacSpeech Dictate’s excellent accuracy, the software
will sometimes recognize a word or phrase differently than
you spoke. The Recognition window (Figure 5-4a) indicates
how your speech is recognized, and lets you train Dictate as
you go along dictating. This is called Phrase Training, and is
designed to further improve the program’s understanding of
your speech. The options in the Recognition window can be
used for correcting misrecognized text in your document.
Figure 5-4a
In the Recognition window, you can play back the audio
of your last spoken word or phrase by clicking on the Play
button or saying the command Press Play.
The Transparency slider lets you set whether you want the
Recognition window to be transparent, or opaque.
Dictate, Correct and Edit
Here’s how to use Recognition window during dictation. The
process can be broken down to three steps: Dictate, Correct
and Edit.
Phrase Training Commands
What You Say What Happens
Choose “1” (or “2”, etc.)
Choosesthespecieditem#inthe
Recognition window as the spoken and
recognized phrase.
Pick “1” (or “2”, etc.)
Corrects the selected text with the word
or phrase that is item 1 (or 2, etc.) in the
Recognition window.
Edit “1” (or “2”, etc.)
Allows you to edit item 1 (or 2, etc.) in
the Recognition Window.
Cancel Edit
Cancels all edits and restores all items in
the Recognition window.
Press Play
Plays audio of most recent word or
phrase dictated.
Hide Recognition Window Closes the Recognition window.
Show Recognition
Window
Opens the Recognition window.
Dictate
Make sure you are in Dictation mode. Decide if the text you
just dictated is correct. You can look at the document where
you were dictating, or in the Recognized Text feedback field
(below the Status window). These should show your most
recently dictated word or phrase.
If the text you dictated was recognized correctly, you don’t
need to do anything with the Recognition Window. Just keep
on dictating.
If incorrect, continue with the process of using the Recognition
window. Based on the word or phrase Dictate thought you
said, the Recognition Window will present you with options
that are close to what you dictated (see Figure 5-4 again).
Correct the Recognition / Correct the Text
You can correct MacSpeech Dictate’s recognition of the text,
as well as the text itself in your document by saying the
command Choose <x> or Pick <x>. The <x> represents the
corresponding item number from the Recognition Window
item list. For example, say “Choose 4” or “Pick 4” to choose
item number 4 in the Recognition window as the correctly
recognized text.
If none of the options are correct, and MacSpeech Dictate
doesn’t recognize a word or phrase, use the Recognition