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[. . . ] USER'S GUIDE By Dan Newman For details on ScanSoft Application Solutions Partners near you, please visit: www. ScanSoft. com/NaturallySpeaking/locator/ Learn more about speech recognition at: Training and Customization Professional training and customization services from a ScanSoft-certified Applications Solutions Partner can help you achieve the maximum return on your investment. If you would like to unleash the full potential of Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, please contact one of our Partners for training, customization, and more. ScanSoft Application Solution Partners are the best in the industry; distinguished by their expertise, experience, and commitment to providing top-level services for Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition products. For details on ScanSoft Application Solutions Partners near you, please visit: www. ScanSoft. com/NaturallySpeaking/locator/ or call 800-443-7077 About the Author Dan Newman is president of Say I Can, Inc. , a leading reseller of speech-recognition products and training services. [. . . ] Also, in Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred you cannot save a recording of your dictation along with the document--you must listen to your speech in the same computer session in which it was transcribed. Here are two ways to play back your recorded speech. s s Select the text for which you want to hear your original dictation and say "Play That Back. " Select the text for which you want to hear your original dictation and click on the blue triangle on the Extras toolbar on the DragonBar. Now that you've heard what you originally said, correct the error. Other playback commands are: s s s s s s "Play Back Line" "Play Back Paragraph" "Play Back Document" "Play Back Window" (plays just the text in view) "Play Back To Here" (from the top of the window to the insertion point) "Play Back From Here" (from the insertion point to the bottom of the window) NOTE The "Play Back Faster" command works only if you have a full-duplex sound card. However, the Fast Playback button on the Extras toolbar works with all sound cards. 142 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide CHAPTER 11 Workflow While your dictation is being played back, you can press the left arrow key to back up, the right arrow key to go faster, and the down arrow key to open the Correction menu. Deferred correction In Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional and higher editions, you can save your dictation along with the text of your document when dictating in Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, and the DragonPad. This feature, called deferred correction, lets you dictate now and correct later or delegate correction to an assistant who can check the Dragon NaturallySpeaking transcription against the recording of your actual dictation. When you save a document in Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, or the DragonPad, you'll be asked if you want to save the audio recording of your speech. If you click Yes, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will create a file with the same name as your text document, but with the extension ". dra. " This . dra file contains the audio. To conserve hard disk space, be sure to delete them when they are no longer needed. NOTE Because of memory constraints, Dragon NaturallySpeaking can play back only your last 100 utterances (defined by the pauses in your speech). To increase the amount of transcribed text you can play back, try speaking in longer phrases without pausing for a breath or increase the "Pause between phrases" setting. (From the Tools menu on the DragonBar, choose Options and click the Miscellaneous tab. ) If playback is unavailable When Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not play back your recorded voice, you still need to figure out what you said so that you can correct your text. Try pronouncing the misrecognized words aloud. The sound may remind you of what the words were supposed to be. For example: s s The program types: ". . . make sure speech patterns. . . " Say it aloud to remember what you said: ". . . makes your speech patterns. . . " For complex or difficult dictation that would be hard to reconstruct, have a handheld recorder running on your desk as you speak. This serves as a backup recording of what you said. It's time-consuming to go back and Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 143 CHAPTER 11 Workflow listen to the whole recording, but it's reassuring to know it's there if needed. If you have an assistant, he or she can listen to the recording and correct any recognition mistakes made by Dragon NaturallySpeaking . See "Working with an assistant" on page 149. The most efficient and least frustrating solution for correcting your text is to have fewer mistakes to begin with. If your accuracy is around 95 percent or better, most of the mistakes made by Dragon NaturallySpeaking will be easy to correct without audio playback. You'll know what you said from the context of the surrounding words. For example: s s The program types: "Summer time the computer makes a mistake. " It's easy to figure out what it should have typed: "Sometimes the computer makes a mistake. " To reduce errors, pronounce each word clearly, but don't pause between individual words. Speak naturally in phrases or sentences, but be sure to enunciate each word. The small amount of time taken to speak clearly will be paid back many times in less editing time and less frustration. [. . . ] For more information about Microsoft Internet Explorer commands, see "Using E-Mail and Microsoft Internet Explorer" on page 85. Working hands-free Pressing keyboard keys For lists of commands you can use to press keyboard keys, see "Pressing keyboard keys" on page 111. Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse For lists of commands you can use to move the mouse pointer and click the mouse, see the mouse movement commands starting on page 117. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 261 Index A abbreviations 75 accuracy improving 161, 179 measuring 161 troubleshooting 225 with a recorder 204 Accuracy Assistant 162 Accuracy Center 162 Acoustic Optimizer 163 acronyms 75 Active Accessibility 217 add a word 166 adding paragraphs, lines, and spaces 230 additional training 24 Advanced Settings dialog box 201 All Caps Off 57 All Caps On 57 All Caps That 58 All Caps [text] 57 America Online 85 American English 14 apostrophe 's 72 applications opening 104 switching 105 assistant, working with 149 audio saving 143 testing 221 Audio Setup Wizard 18 Audio Setup wizard using 222 audio, saving 143 Australian English 14 automating your work 125 B backing up user files 217 BACKSPACE key 50 backups 216 Bold That 60, 243 bold, adding or removing 243 bookmarks. See Favorites British English 14 bulleted text 61 buttons, selecting 108 C 58 58 capitalizing text 241 already in a document 58 applying lowercase 57-58 consecutive words 56-57 next word 56 Caps Off 57 Caps On 57 Center That 61 characters deleting 50 moving to next/previous 47 selecting 44 check boxes, selecting 108 Capitalize That 58 56 Capitalize That Cap [word] Cap That Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 263 Index clicking the mouse 120 Command Browser 98, 165 Command Mode 82 commands browsing available commands 98, 100 training 178 troubleshooting 224 undoing 237 using with a recorder 196 which ones work in which programs 227 See also custom commands See also the Appendix for a list of commands composing. See dictation Compound That 74 compound words 73-74 contact names, adding 170 contractions. See apostrophe 's Copy All to Clipboard 48, 107 Copy That 47, 241 copying text 47 copying text to other programs 48, 106 Correct [text] Through [text] 3, 43 Correct [text] To [text] 3, 43 correcting commands for 232 recommended methods 144 Correction menu 38 Correction options 208 creating a new user 15 custom commands Advanced Scripting 126 creating 128 deleting 134 exporting 136 ideas for 139 importing 137 Macro Recorder 126 renaming 135 searching 127 Step-by-Step 125, 132 Text and Graphics 125, 130 types of 125 viewing 126 See also Vocabulary Editor custom words, deleting 174 Cut That 44, 47, 241 cutting text 47 D dates 66 deferred correction 143, 149 Delete That 49 deleting commands. [. . . ]