Sony ICD-BP150VTP Manual
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Correcting and Editing
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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If you prefer not to see the Correction menu every time you select text by voice, you can turn it
off. In the Options dialog box, click the Correction tab to display the Correction options, then clear the
check box “‘Select’ commands bring up Correction menu.”
check box “‘Select’ commands bring up Correction menu.”
To help you quickly find the alternative you want, the recognition choices in the
Correction menu appear in boldface where they differ from the word you’ve
selected. (This is only applicable when you’ve selected more than one word at a
time.)
Correction menu appear in boldface where they differ from the word you’ve
selected. (This is only applicable when you’ve selected more than one word at a
time.)
If you select any leading or trailing spaces (including paragraph marks) along with
the text you want to correct, choosing one of the alternatives in the Correction dialog
box deletes those leading and trailing spaces.
the text you want to correct, choosing one of the alternatives in the Correction dialog
box deletes those leading and trailing spaces.
Correcting Punctuation
Note the following when correcting punctuation:
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When you select a phrase (more than one word) that has punctuation, make sure
to dictate that punctuation. For example, say you initially dictated, "Today is
Thursday I have a meeting at 11 o'clock" and the text was transcribed as "Today
is Thursday, I have a meeting at 11 o'clock." If you want to change the comma to
a period, say "Select Thursday comma". If the correct punctuation appears in the
Correction dialog box, select it. Otherwise you can dictate over the selection, for
example by saying "Thursday period".
to dictate that punctuation. For example, say you initially dictated, "Today is
Thursday I have a meeting at 11 o'clock" and the text was transcribed as "Today
is Thursday, I have a meeting at 11 o'clock." If you want to change the comma to
a period, say "Select Thursday comma". If the correct punctuation appears in the
Correction dialog box, select it. Otherwise you can dictate over the selection, for
example by saying "Thursday period".
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When you select punctuation, the Correction menu may include alternate
punctuation. For example:
punctuation. For example:
TIP
The words that are
different from the
selection appear in
bold, to help you find
the correct alternative
quickly.
different from the
selection appear in
bold, to help you find
the correct alternative
quickly.