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151e Cache and the Golden RuleMacSpeech Dictate 1.5
navigatethistextbecauseitcreatedthistext.MacSpeechDictatealsomaintains
recordingsof yourvoice,andalternativeinterpretationsof whatyousaid.That’s
whyvoiceplaybackandphrasetrainingarepossible.Allof thisinformationiskept
inthecache.
ButMacSpeechDictateknowsnothingabouttextthatitdidn’tenterforyou.This
couldmakeittrickytouseMacSpeechDictatetoeditadocumentthatalready
exists,ortoeditdistinctpartsof alargedocument.If youaccidentallyviolatethe
GoldenRulebymakingamanualchangetoadocumentwhereyou’vebeendictat-
ing,MacSpeechDictatewon’tknowyou’vedonethis,andnavigationandediting
commandsmaymisbehave.The“Cache”commandshelpyouhandlesuchsitua-
tions:
• Whenyousay CacheDocument ,you’retellingMacSpeechDictatetoread
the whole document’s contents,nomatterhowthosecontentswerecre-
ated.MacSpeechDictateforgetswhatitenteredinthisdocument,throws
awayitsrecordingsof yourvoice(sotrainingonexistingtextisnolongerpos-
sible),andjustreadsthedocument.Nowitknowswhatthedocumentcon-
tains,sonowyoucantellMacSpeechDictatetonavigatethedocumentandto
enterandedittext.
• Alternatively,youcansay CacheSelection .Thisislike CacheDocument ,
butitworksonjustthecurrently selected text.MacSpeechDictatenow
knowsaboutalimitedregionof thedocument.Commandsfornavigation,
andenteringandeditingtext,willworkwithinthisregion.(ToworkwithMac-
SpeechDictateoutsidethisregion,you’dneedtoissueanother“Cache”com-
mand.)Notethatafter CacheSelection ,thecommands GoToBeginning 
and GoToEnd mean:Gotothebeginningorendof the cached region.
Saying CacheDocument or CacheSelection canbeasimplewaytoresume
workingafterdeliberately violating the Golden Rule.Whymightyoudo
that?Foronething,accidentscanhappen,andsometimesviolatingtheGolden
Ruleistheonlywaytorepairthem.Onrareoccasions,youmightneedtomake