Bullet Lists; Just Say Their Names; Commands Recognized As Text - IBM VIAVOICE 10-PRO USB EDITION User Manual

Bullet lists

Create an unordered list with "bullet" symbols by dictating words, phrases or
sentences on their own lines, then highlight the text and say "Bullets".

Just say their names

Generally, you can operate menus, lists and buttons by saying the name you
see on them. For example, say "Edit" to open the Edit menu. To see a list of
other commands that are available, say "What Can I Say for Active Program".
See Chapter 11, "Navigating with your voice" on page 97 for more about
commands.

Commands recognized as text

ViaVoice processes your words as dictation until you pause, and then it starts
to listen for you to say a command. ViaVoice understands the commands that
you can see in the All Commands view at the What Can I Say window. If you
have selected a command set, ViaVoice will process the word as a
command—not dictation—whenever you pause before and after saying the
word. You can also use the word in regular dictation—but do not insert a
pause.
For example, suppose you wanted to dictate the sentence "It is important to
use the open quote file save close quote option regularly full stop". If you
paused slightly before the word 'file', ViaVoice would interpret it as a
command, and the File menu would be pulled down! If you equally paused
before the word 'save', the file would be saved.
To prevent dictated words from being recognized as commands, you have
three options:
v Set a key in ViaVoice Options to signal your command to ViaVoice. From
the Dictation tab, select the Use key for commands check box, then choose
the key you want to use. Click OK and return to Word's document
window. Then, while dictating, press the key you specified in the Options,
say your command, and then release the key. (The key must remain pressed
down for the entire duration of the spoken command.) When the key has
been enabled for commands, whenever you press it while dictating in
Word, ViaVoice will interpret your next words as a command until you
release the key.
v Go to the Command Sets tab in ViaVoice Options and deselect the
command set containing the specific command. Always select the command
sets that you use frequently so that you can see views of them in What Can
I Say. Deselect the command sets that you do not use. You can select them
again whenever you need them.
v Enforce the Attention word, such as 'Computer', before each command. To
do this, select the Attention word required check box on the Dictation tab
in ViaVoice Options. Once that is set, you must start every command with
Chapter 5. Dictating into Microsoft Word
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