1.5

133WindowsMacSpeech Dictate 1.5
Inmostcases,MacSpeechDictatewillhavepreservedtherecordingof your
speechfromwhenyoudictatedthephrase.Toplay the recordingof thephrase
selectedinyourtext:
• Say PressPlay .
• ClickthePlaybuttonatthetopleftof thewindow.
Thiscanbeausefulprecaution,becauseyoumaynothavesaidwhatyouthink
yousaid.YoudonotwanttomistrainMacSpeechDictatebyusingtheRecogni-
tionwindowtoenteratrainedphrasethatisnotacorrectinterpretationof what
youactuallysaid!If youmadeamistake,don’tusetheRecognitionwindow!
If oneof theRecognitionwindow’salternativesiscorrect,enter it in the docu-
mentinplaceof thealternativethat’salreadythere.Todoso:
• Say Pick2 or Choose2 (orwhatevertheactualnumberattheleftof thecor-
rectalternativeis—butmostof thetime,itprobablywillbe2!).
• Clickthenumberedbuttonattheleftof thecorrectalternative.
Youhavenowperformedphrase training.Internally,MacSpeechDictatewill
modifyitsspeechmodel,andwillsavethisinformationintoyourprolethenext
timeyourproleissaved.
If noneof theRecognitionwindow’salternativesiscorrect,youcaneditoneof the
alternativessothatitiscorrect,andthenentertheedited,correctalternativeasin
thepreviousstep.Itdoesn’tmatterwhichof thealternativesyouedit;editwhich-
everismostconvenient.Toedit an alternative:
• Say Edit1 (orwhatevertheactualnumberattheleftof thedesiredalterna-
tiveis).
• Clickoncetoselectthealternative,pause,andthenclickonceinsidethetext
of thealternative.
Thealternativeyouareeditingisnowthe“target”fordictationandcommands.
YoucaneditusingDictationmodeorSpellingmode(anditisalsonetouseyour