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window to train your profile to better recognize what was
said. This is called Phrase Training and it is the best way to
improve your accuracy. Depending upon how unique a new
word or phrase is, it may take more than one effort.
TIP:
After you have worked with MacSpeech Dictate
awhile, the Recognition Window may often list only
a few choices, or it may even be blank as it correctly
recognizes your speech.
Edit the Recognition
If none of the items in the Recognition window corrects what
you dictated, you can Edit one of those items. Speak the
command Edit <x>, where <x> is the corresponding item
number from the Recognition Window item list. For example,
say ““Edit 3” to use item number 3 to establish the correctly
recognized word or phrase (Figure 5-4b).
Figure 5-4b
Now, you can dictate the correct text, or use Spelling or type
in the correct words. The command Cancel Edit cancels any
changes you made and restores its original contents. When
you are done editing, you can say “Choose <x>” or “Pick
<x>” to select that item from the list and also change your
document.
From our previous example, let’s say that you attempted to
add the words “and women”, but the Recognition window gave
you the choices listed in Figure 5-4a. Now you would say,
for example, “Edit 3” and then dictate (or type) “and women”
instead of “and one”. Finally, you would say “Choose 3” to
select the edited item and place the edits in your document.
What about Editing the Text?
Using Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo/Redo
It is recommended that you do not try to mix dictation and
typing at the same time. To help you remember this, there is
the saying, “If you are talking, talk. If you are typing, type.”
However, the reality is that every document, whether typed
or dictated, will probably require some text editing. Again,
if you are going to do this using the mouse and keyboard, it
is recommended that you do this after you have completed
dictation for a specified section of text.
For more details on using your voice to control common
editing commands (Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo/Redo) within an
application, please see “Dictation Advanced Topics” at the
end of this chapter.
Tips for using the Recognition window
Here are some tips for using the Recognition window and
Phrase Training features more effectively:
• Use Train The Word[s] as you dictate in order to
correct misrecognized text, and train your profile
for better accuracy.
• Ifthereareotherwordsorphrasesinthedocu-
ment to correct, use commands such as Select
The Word[s] or Train the Word[s] to highlight
the text in the document. Then work with the
Recognition window to select or edit the text.
• The commands Scratch That and Forget That do
NOT work when editing items in the Recognition
window. Instead, you can use the commands
Scratch Word and Forget Word.
• The Edit <x> command in the Recognition win-
dow is for changing word recognition, not format-
ting. After applying the command Choose <x> for
an edited item from the Recognition window, you
may still see the item’s format changed to fit the
context (e.g. capitalization, numerals).
Sleep Mode
If you are interrupted while using MacSpeech Dictate, the
program can be put to sleep. In sleep mode the microphone
is still active, but it will only respond to commands intended
to wake it up.
Sleep mode is useful for short interruptions such as
phone calls or taking a break. Sleep mode is activated
by saying Go To Sleep. To wake up MacSpeech Dictate
and return to the mode you were last in, use the command