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149e Cache and the Golden RuleMacSpeech Dictate 1.5
throwawaythecurrentcache,readthedocument’scontentsafresh,andstarta
newcache.Butit’sbetternottogetthecacheoutof syncif youcanhelpit.)
TheGoldenRuleof MacSpeechDictateisdesignedtokeepyouawareof the
cache:
The Golden Rule of MacSpeech Dictate
Whenyou’reworkingwithtext,don’t mix your voice with
your hands.
Why Note Pad Windows Are Special
MacSpeechDictatecomeswithitsownspecialword-processingwindows—Note
Padwindows.WhenyouworkinaNotePadwindow,theGoldenRuleismore
relaxed.That’sbecauseaNotePadwindowbelongstoMacSpeechDictate,soMac-
SpeechDictatecanseewhat’sinthewindow—prettymuchallthetime.Soselect-
ingandnavigatingtextwiththemouseandkeyboard,whichwouldspelltrouble
forthecacheinanyotherapplication,isprettymuchokayinaNotePadwindow.
NotePadwindowsareeasier,then,becausetheyaremoreforgiving.ANotePad
windowisagreatplacetoworkwithtextwhenyou’rejustgettingstartedwith
MacSpeechDictate.Evenasanexperienceduser,youmaynditsimpleandfast
toworkinaNotePadwindowandthencopythetextandpasteitintosomeother
application.
Extra for Experts
YoumightbetemptedtoreadtheGoldenRuletooliterally.Youmightthink:“As
longIkeepmyhandsoff thekeyboard,Ican’tpossiblyviolatetheGoldenRule.”
That’snotso.TheGoldenRuleismoresubtlethanthat.Thefactis,youcanuse