User manual NUANCE VIAVOICE-SIMPLY DICTATION FOR MAC OS X

[. . . ] ViaVoice® Simply Dictation for Mac® OS X User's Guide Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the information in the "Appendix" on page 83. First Edition (August 2002) This edition applies to IBM ViaVoice Simply Dictation for Mac OS X only and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. This book is written in International English. Readers may send comments on this publication as an e-mail to the following user ID: vvdev@us. ibm. com When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a nonexclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. 30 Day Money Back Guarantee (US English Product Only) If you have purchased this product directly from IBM or an IBM Authorized Business Partner and are not completely satisfied, you may return the entire undamaged product for a refund within 30 days. [. . . ] Otherwise, select only the words that you want to add by checking the box next to the word. To un-check all the selected words, click Clear All. If ViaVoice requires that a pronunciation be recognized, you need to record a pronunciation. Click the Record button, then say the selected word or phrase. After you have recorded all the words, click the right arrow to continue. The Analysis Results window appears, showing these statistics. · · · Documents - The number of documents processed. Word Count - Total number of words processed. New Words Found - Quantity of new words found. 36 Users and Voice Models Using ViaVoice Using ViaVoice · New Words Added - Quantity of new words you chose to train and add to your vocabulary. 16. Click the right arrow to complete the SetupAssistant. TIP To have your SpeakPad documents analyzed every time you save a file, select the Analyze When Saving Documents option in SpeakPad Preferences. You must select Save speech session or the document will not be analyzed. Dictating with ViaVoice There are two methods you can use to dictate and process text with ViaVoice: dictating into SpeakPad or using Dictation Stream Redirection (DSR), which allows you to dictate into another application. NOTE Make sure you select the correct speech mode button on the VoiceCenter. You should probably select Dictation and Command mode for most dictation and correction activities. For more information, see page 56. Dictating Into SpeakPad This is the most common method for dictating, since SpeakPad is built upon Apple's TextEdit technology. This integration provides a simple and seamless way to dictate and edit text. Additionally, correction is only available in SpeakPad. Once you dictate into SpeakPad, you can easily edit, format, and transfer your text into other supported applications. Begin dictating your text. IBM ViaVoice Simply Dictation for Mac OS X User's Guide 37 Using ViaVoice Using ViaVoice 3. Correct any misrecognized words and save your document, if desired. TIP To prevent ViaVoice from picking up environmental noise and other room sounds, SAY> GO TO SLEEP to pause temporarily when dictating or correcting. SAY> WAKE UP to resume. Using SpeakPad, you can format, edit, and correct your dictation before transferring it to another text editor. Using the Playback feature, you can play back the text you just dictated and use it to easily correct any errors with the Correction window. For more information, see "Playing Back Dictated Text in SpeakPad" on page 48. If you correct words in your document while dictating, you should allow ViaVoice to check for new words in the documents automatically when you save your document in SpeakPad. [. . . ] IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead. [. . . ]