Playing Back Your Dictation (Preferred And Higher) - ScanSoft DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING 8 Manual

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Correcting and Editing
Playing back your dictation
(Preferred and higher)
Playback commands work in the DragonPad, Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002 and
2003, Corel WordPerfect 8 and 9, and Lotus Notes.
Although Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake, the mistakes it
does make can be challenging to find and fix. Sometimes, what the program types
looks very different from what you actually said.
To make correcting mistakes easier, Dragon NaturallySpeaking records your voice
as you dictate. You can play back your voice whenever you cannot tell by looking at
your document what you originally said.
NOTE
available only until you close a document. After you close a document, Dragon NaturallySpeaking
deletes the recorded dictation for that document. See page 56 for information on saving dictation for
later correction (Professional and higher editions).
Playing back dictation from the Correction menu
When you're working in the Correction menu, click the Play Back button or say
"Play That Back" to play the dictation that goes with the words you're correcting.
Then edit the text to match what you said.
You can set up Dragon NaturallySpeaking to play back dictation automatically
whenever you open the Correction menu. On the NaturallySpeaking menu, select
Tools>Options>Correction tab. On the Correction tab, select "Automatic playback
on correction."
Sometimes, there's no dictation to play back. For example, you cannot play back
text that wasn't entered by voice, such as words you typed or pasted into your
document.
NOTE
copied it, pasted it, or otherwise moved it around in the document.
If you have Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional or a higher edition, you can save
your dictation with your document for later playback (see "Dictate now, correct
later" on page 56). Otherwise, you cannot play back dictation after closing a
document.
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Unless you have Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional or a higher edition, playback is
Even when you have entered text by voice, you cannot play it back after you have cut it,
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide