User manual NUANCE VIAVOICE 10-STANDARD EDITION

[. . . ] IBM® ViaVoice® for Windows® Standard Edition User's Guide Release 10 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the information in Appendix B, "Notices" on page 105. First Edition (August 2003) This edition applies to version 1, release 10, modification 0 of IBM ViaVoice for Windows Standard Edition US/UK English (program number 5724-C96) and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. SSFT PART NUMBER: 50-H11A-10095 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. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1998, 2003. US Government Users Restricted Rights ­ Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Welcome to ViaVoice . [. . . ] See Chapter 6, "Correcting your dictation" on page 63 for details about using the Correction window. Say "ViaVoice Help", or click the Help button, to display the ViaVoice Help folder (Contents, Index and Search). 50 ViaVoice for Windows Standard Edition Click Help, or say "Help", to display the Microsoft Word Help menu. IBM ViaVoice Dictation Help displays help on Word Dictation. Chapter 5. Dictating into Microsoft Word 51 Using natural commands You can say natural commands only if the particular command set is enabled for Microsoft Word. The natural commands for Word are enabled when you select the command set. Follow these instructions to enable the command set. From the ViaVoice menu, select User Options. Click ViaVoice Options, and select the Commands Sets tab. Select the Word Natural Commands check box. If you plan to dictate in Word, also select the Word Dictation check box. Click OK to save the changes and close ViaVoice Options. Natural commands for Word can be used to do the following: v Open, close and save documents v Print and Print preview v Check spelling and grammar v Find and replace words v v v v v Undo and redo Create tables Select text or tables Move text or the cursor Cut, copy, paste or delete text v Format and highlight text v Align text and set line spacing and indentation Keep the following in mind as you use natural commands: v A natural command consists of a single action. Do not combine two actions into a single command; for example, do not say Computer move the cursor to the beginning of the second paragraph and make the next three words bold. Instead, say "Computer move the cursor to the beginning of the second paragraph", then say "Computer make the next three words bold". v Use Word terminology when composing your command. Do not use extra words like Please or I want to--ViaVoice will not understand what to do. v Every time you press Enter or say "New Paragraph" in your Word document, Word inserts a paragraph marker and counts this as a on the Microsoft paragraph. To see your paragraph markers, select Word Standard toolbar. When you say "Computer select the first three paragraphs", and you have a paragraph marker between paragraphs of text, ViaVoice will select the first paragraph, the empty line and the second paragraph. 52 ViaVoice for Windows Standard Edition v Say "What Can I Say for Natural Commands" to view examples of natural commands. v Place the cursor where you want the change to occur. Use your mouse or say a command, such as "Computer move the cursor to the top of the page" or "Computer select the first word". v Use continuous speech--do not pause or hesitate while saying the command. General hints and tips Keep these things in mind whenever you dictate: v Nearly everything you say into the microphone gets recognized as text or an action to carry out--a text format, a cursor movement or a file-save, file-close command. [. . . ] Software, normally provided by the manufacturers of peripheral computer equipment, that enables that equipment to operate with the Windows operating system. A user-defined word associated with user-specified text. When the word is correctly recognized during a dictation session, the associated text is displayed in the dictation window. Any application window into which the user's dictated text appears. [. . . ]