Tips For Using Viavoice - IBM VIAVOICE-SIMPLY DICTATION FOR MAC OS X User Manual

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Tips for Using ViaVoice

misrecognized words.

• If you are speaking in a location with a lot of unusual background noise, wait until the

noise subsides before dictating.

• If you plan to dictate in locations that differ greatly in background noise, you should

create a different Voice Model for each location. For example, you can create a Home

Voice Model and an Office Voice Model. Open the ViaVoice UserSettings window to

create another Voice Model.

• Each time you dictate and make corrections, ViaVoice actually learns to recognize

your voice better. Get in the habit of correcting misrecognized words in your

dictation.

• Throughout this book the term "active" is used. It refers to the window that is

currently selected and has focus. It is important for you to give focus to the correct

window when you are dictating and using voice commands.

For example, the window below that is active shows lit action buttons.

• Anytime you try to dictate or say a command in an area that ViaVoice does not

support, you hear a beep tone. Make sure your cursor is in the right location or select

an alternate location.

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• Speak at a normal pace, not too quickly, not too slowly. If you are

speaking ahead of what you see ViaVoice currently displaying, you

might be speaking too quickly.

• Make sure you wear your microphone headset correctly and in the

same way each time you use ViaVoice.

• At first, dictate a paragraph or two at a time and then correct

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