User manual SONY VAIO VGN-FW490JGB

[. . . ] A computer expert and skilled teacher, Dan is the author of several books about speech recognition, including Talk to Your Computer and The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Guide. Dan has written for many publications, including PC Magazine and Speech Technology, and has appeared on the PBS television show Computer Chronicles. He recently created his first instructional video presentation, Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6 Video Guide, which helps people use Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech-recognition software most effectively. Dan's Video Guide is a CD-ROM-based video presentation that runs on your computer and is designed for both new and experienced users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking software. [. . . ] 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 listen to the whole recording, but it's reassuring to know it's there if needed. 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. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 135 CHAPTER 11 Workflow 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. When you find a misrecognition, press the Correction hot key to display the Correction menu. The Correction hot key is the (-) key on the numeric keypad, unless you've changed it to another key using the Options settings. The Correction menu will appear. If one of the choices on the Correction menu matches what you said: 1 2 Press the down arrow key to move to the correct choice. Press the Enter key to accept that choice and move on. Click the Start Playback button to restart the audio playback and continue your corrections. NOTE In DragonPad, Audio playback will restart automatically after you press the Enter key. If what you said is not listed on the Correction menu: 1 2 Type the correct text. Click the Start Playback button to restart the audio playback and continue proofreading. When typing the correct text, sometimes you'll want to change just a word or two of what is highlighted and you won't want to retype the whole phrase. You can use the mouse to select the words that you want to correct and then press the Correction hot key. Or, you can use the mouse to move to the words you want to correct (or press the ESC key and then the arrow keys to do this by keyboard), enter the correct words, and press the Correction hot key to continue proofreading. You can also use voice to control the right arrow and down arrow keys. TIP For maximum efficiency when working by keyboard, use the keyboard editing shortcuts shown on page 49. Correcting by voice This correction method lets you work by voice, hands-free. You can, however, still use keyboard and mouse commands along with these voice 138 Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide CHAPTER 11 Workflow commands if you wish. [. . . ] Go to the previous pane in the browser application. Working with forms SA Y TO Type Text or Edit Box Click Check Box or Check Box Click Image or Image Go to the first place on a Web page where you can enter text. Enumerate all check boxes on the page and go to the first one. Enumerate all images with links on the page and go to the first one. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide 249 APPENDIX Commands List SA Y TO Choose 2 Select the image, option, button, and so on from the enumerated list of choices. You can say any number that appears in the list. [. . . ]