Dictating With Speakpad - IBM VIAVOICE 3-FOR MAC OS X User Manual

ViaVoice. The other two modes allow you to dictate only or navigate only. You can
change the VoiceCenter start-up speech mode in VoiceCenter Preferences. For more
information, see"The VoiceCenter" on page 58.

Dictating with SpeakPad

SpeakPad is ViaVoice's word processor. Using SpeakPad, you can dictate
letters, reports, or other documents and save them or transfer the text to other
applications.
Make sure that your microphone is always positioned
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correctly. For more information, see "Audio Setup Assistant"
on page 34.
There are two ways to dictate text with ViaVoice. One way is by dictating
into SpeakPad. SpeakPad's integration with ViaVoice provides a simple way
to dictate your text and transfer it to another application. Another way is to
dictate into another application instead of SpeakPad. This process is called
DSR, short for Dictation Stream Redirection. Using this method, you can
dictate directly into most text-based applications.
In the Quick Tutorial section we will only use SpeakPad for dictation. For more
information on dictating directly into other applications, see "Using Dictation Stream
Redirection" on page 40.
Starting SpeakPad
If the VoiceCenter is open and the microphone is on,
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or open SpeakPad by double-clicking the SpeakPad icon in the ViaVoice folder.
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SAY> OPEN SPEAKPAD,
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