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36 MacSpeech DictateChapter 8 — Reference
Speech Menu
Figure 7-9
The Speech Menu is used to turn the microphone on or off, or
select MacSpeech Dictate’s mode.
Microphone On/Off
Using this menu item toggles the microphone on and off. The
menu item changes to Microphone Off when the microphone
is on.
Dictation
Choosing this puts MacSpeech Dictate into Dictation mode.
Command
Choosing this puts MacSpeech Dictate into Command
mode.
Sleep
Choosing this puts MacSpeech Dictate to Sleep. When in
Sleep mode, the microphone will remain on but the program
will ignore everything you say until you say Wake Up.
Tools Menu
Figure 7-10
Profiles…
Opens the Profiles window (Figure 7-11), from which you
can change to a different profile, as well as add or delete
profiles.
Figure 7-11
Highlight the profile you want to use, then click the Make
Active button. If there is only one profile listed, click the Make
Active button to close the window.
Commands
The Commands window (Figure 7-12), allows you to manage
Global and Application Specific commands.
Figure 7-12
Microphone Setup…
Use this if accuracy seems to be decreasing. Microphone
Setup will help if you change the microphone’s position, if
the noise level in the environment has changed, or even if the
characteristics of your voice changes.