from determining the context of your words. Do not pause or wait for words to appear,
except at the end of a sentence.
If the display of your text is distracting, try looking away from the screen while dictating.
NOTE
NOTE
NOTE
NOTE
Text Editing and Formatting
You can edit and format text in your document using the voice commands listed in the
What Can I Say window. You can use text-editing voice commands to select, cut, copy,
and paste text. You can also use text-formatting voice commands to Capitalize,
UPPERCASE, lower case, bold, italicize, and underline.
To view the list of voice commands that you can use to edit and format text while
dictating, say the command below.
SAY> WHAT CAN I SAY
For a list of text editing and text formatting voice commands, look in the What Can I
Say window. For more information, see "Navigating With Commands in SpeakPad" on
page 45.
Dictating Punctuation
Use commands for punctuation marks, such as
MARK, and
SEMICOLON
capitalization accordingly.
For example, when you say
moves one space, and starts the next word with a capital letter. When you say
PARAGRAPH, ViaVoice inserts a blank line, and starts the next word with a capital
letter. When you say
the next word with a capital letter.
Look in the What Can I Say window for a list of punctuation commands.
IBM ViaVoice Simply Dictation for Mac OS X User's Guide
Any time 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.
as you dictate your text. ViaVoice adjusts spacing and
PERIOD
at the end of a sentence, ViaVoice types a period,
NEW
LINE, ViaVoice moves the cursor to the next line and starts
Using ViaVoice
Using ViaVoice
PERIOD, COMMA, QUESTION
NEW
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