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21 MacSpeech DictateChapter 5 — Dictation
Moving Around Documents By Voice
Just because you can’t use the keyboard or mouse before
you are finished editing doesn’t mean you can’t get around.
In fact, once you get used to how to do it, you may prefer
moving around by voice in the documents you have dictated.
Here’s how:
Editing and Navigation Commands
What You Say What Happens
Do Delete <word or
phrase>
Deletes the instance of the word or
phrase spoken that is closest to the
insertion point.
Do Select <word or
phrase>
Selects the instance of the word or
phrase spoken that is closest to the
insertion point.
Do Select <word> to
<word>
Selects the instance closest to the
insertion point for the range of words
spoken.
Go to Beginning
Goes to the Beginning of the current
document.
Go to End Goes to the end of the current document.
Insert After <word or
phrase>
Moves the insertion point to just after the
word or phrase you said.
Insert After <word> to
<word>
Moves the insertion point to just after the
range of words you said.
Insert Before <word or
phrase>
Moves the insertion point to just before
the word or phrase you said.
Insert Before <word> to
<word>
Moves the insertion point to just before
the range of words you said.
Move to Beginning of
Document
Moves to the beginning of the current
document.
Move to End of Document
Moves to the End of the current
document.
Using “Do Delete”
When you say Do Delete followed by a word or phrase,
MacSpeech Dictate finds the occurrence of what was said
closest to the insertion point and deletes it. If there are
multiple instances of the same word in the document, you can
insure you delete the correct instance by saying Do Select,
Insert Before or Insert After to select or move the insertion
point next to the word you want to delete.
Using “Do Select”
Say Do Select followed by a word or phrase to find the closest
occurrence of that word or phrase to the insertion point.
You can also say Do Select <word or words> to <word or
words> to select a range of words. For example, suppose you
dictated the following…
“I am teaching my Mac to recognize speech
PERIOD” (US only)
or
“I am teaching my Mac to recognize speech FULL
STOP” (all dialects)
…but MacSpeech Dictate types…
I am teaching my Mac to wreck a nice beach.
You would say…
“Do Select WRECK to BEACH” [pause] “recognize
speech”
If there are multiple occurrences of a word or phrase, select
the correct instance of a word or phrase by saying enough
words to insure there is only one instance of the phrase in the
document, then use the Do Select command again to zero in
on your selection. You can also use Insert Before or Insert
After to move the insertion point next to the word or phrase
you want to select.
Using “Insert Before” and “Insert After”
You can say Insert Before followed by a word or phrase to
move the insertion point before that word or phrase. Likewise,
you can say Insert After to move the insertion point after the
word or phrase.
You can also say Insert Before <word or words> to <word
or words> or Insert after <word or words> to <word or
words> to move the insertion point before or after a range of
words. This can be very helpful as it allows you to “zero in” on
exactly where you want the insertion point to go, especially
when there are multiple occurrences of a word or phrase in
a document.
For example, suppose you just dictated the following:
“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid
of their country.”
If you want to add “and women” after “men,” say the
following:
“INSERT AFTER men [pause] and women”
After inserting the new text you could move the insertion point
back to the end of the document by saying either Go to End
or Move to End of Document.
Correcting Mis-recognized Text
Despite MacSpeech Dictate’s excellent accuracy, the software
will sometimes type an unintended word or words. Fortunately
this doesn’t happen very often. When it does, simply select
the word and either re-dictate it or type the correct word
manually. A future version of MacSpeech Dictate will have a
Correction feature that will help automate this process, and
further improve your voice profile.