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MacSpeech Dictate International™
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IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY: Before installing this software, carefully read the following terms and conditions. This Software End-User License Agreement (“License Agreement”) is a binding agreement between you (either an individual or an entity), the end-user, and MacSpeech, Inc. (“MacSpeech”) regarding use of the software accompanying this Agreement, which includes computer software (“SOFTWARE”) and accompanying documentation, and may include “online” or electronic documentation and a license key (collectively “SOFTWARE PRODUCT”). By installing, copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, or by clicking on “yes”, or by directing any third party to do so, you agree to be bound by the terms of this License Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this License Agreement, click on “no”, and the installation process will not continue.
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Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Nuance Communications, Inc. and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. MacSpeech Dictate International is a trademark of Nuance Communications, Inc.
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MacSpeech Engineering:
Jeff Ganyard
Chris Hardy
Jacob Hazelgrove
Paul Herzog
Eric Hon-Anderson
Jim Kelley
Jeff Leiman
Robert Stuller
Andrew Taylor
Colin Taylor
…and the rest of MacSpeech:
Stephane Gauthier
Jay Gonzales
Carla Hernandez
Sara Jennings
Donald MacCormick
David Popovitch
Anne Schwing
Michael Schwing
Special Thanks To: Apple Inc. for the wonderful Mac OS X. Nuance Communications, Inc. for their phenomenal speech engine. Matt Neuburg for his documentation expertise. Naomi Pearce and Ed Prasek for all their hard work introducing MacSpeech Dictate to the world.
And of course, THANKS to everyone who has ever been involved with MacSpeech. MacSpeech Dictate certainly wouldn’t be here without your support!
Credit Given Where Credit Is Due:
Brenda Shiepe
Jack Simonton
Carly Taylor
Credits
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
InstallationandMakingaVoiceProfile 3
InitialInstallation 4
CreatingaVoiceProfile 10
MicrophoneSetup 13
VoiceTraining 16
Interface 24
TheProfilesWindow 24
TheStatusWindow 25
TheAvailableCommandsWindow 25
TheDockMenu 26
TheStatusMenuItem 27
KeyboardShortcuts 27
ModesandtheMicrophone 28
MicrophoneOff andOn 29
SleepMode 31
LearningandSwitchingModes 32
DictationMode 34
WhatYouCanSayinDictationMode 34
NavigationandEditingCommands 36
Capitalization,Spacing,andNumbers 38
TitleCase 38
Uppercase 39
Lowercase 39
Spaces 40
Numbers 41
LetterNamesinDictationMode 45
Letters 45
DiacriticalLetters 47
LigaturesandNon-LatinLetters 48
SpellingMode 49
WhatYouCanSayinSpellingMode 50
LetterNamesinSpellingMode 50
Letters 50
DiacriticalLetters 52
LigaturesandNon-LatinLetters 53
Numerals 53
Punctuation 54
Commands 64
GlobalCommands 65
TheWeb100Commands 72
KeyCommands 72
HowtoSayaKeyCommand 73
GeneratedCommands 75
LaunchingApplications 75
EmailMessages 75
Application-BasedCommands 77
FinderCommands 78
TextEditCommands 83
SafariCommands 88
MailCommands 95
iChatCommands 105
iCalCommands 105
Windows 110
NotePadWindow 110
ProfilesWindow 112
CommandsWindow 114
CommandTypes 116
CreatingaCommand 118
VocabularyEditorWindow 120
MicrophoneSetupWindow 123
VoiceTrainingWindow 125
VocabularyTrainingWindow 126
StatusWindow 128
AvailableCommandsWindow 130
RecognitionWindow 132
HowtoTrain 134
PreferencesWindow 136
GeneralPreferencespane 136
AppearancePreferencespane 137
RecognitionPreferencespane 138
CommandPreferencespane 139
ShortcutsPreferencespane 140
Menus 141
DictateMenu 141
FileMenu 141
EditMenu 142
SpeechMenu 143
ToolsMenu 144
FormatMenu 144
WindowMenu 145
HelpMenu 146
TipsonSpeaking 147
TheCacheandtheGoldenRule 149
TwoWaysof Working 149
TextandtheCache 150
TheGoldenRuleof MacSpeechDictateInternational 151
WhyNotePadWindowsAreSpecial 151
ExtraforExperts 152
CacheCommands 152
Cache 153
Purge 154
NotePadWindowsandtheCache 155
SoundInputTroubleshooting 157
What’sInstalledWhere 159
1IntroductionMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Introduction
MacSpeechDictateInternationalisaspeechrecognitionapplication.Thismeansthatyou,theuser,speakintoamicrophoneandMacSpeechDictateInternationalinterpretsyourspeechasactualwords.Itcanthenrespondtothosewords.Itcanrespondinoneof twoways:
• Itcaninterpretyourwordsasacommand,inwhichcaseitwillobeythecom-mand.Forexample,youcantellSafaritoselectalinkinthetextof apageyou’reviewing,bysayingMovetoNextLink;thenyoucantellSafaritogotothelinkedpage,asif youhadclickedthatlinkwiththemouse,bysayingJumptoThisLink.
• Itcaninterpretyourwordsasdictation,inwhichcaseitwilltypewhatyousaid,attheinsertionpointorselectioninthefrontmostapplication.Forexam-ple,youcanplacetheinsertionpointatthestartof anewemptywordpro-cessingdocumentandsayGoodmorning,period,andMacSpeechDictateInternationalwilltype:Good morning.
HowdoesMacSpeechDictateInternationalwork?Itisn’tmagicormysterious.Behindthescenes,MacSpeechDictateInternationalinterpretsthewordsyouspeakusingapowerfulandhighlyaccuratespeechrecognitionenginewithanex-tensive,flexiblevocabulary.Toobeyyourcommandsortypeyourdictation,Mac-SpeechDictateInternationalusesacombinationof technologiesbuiltintoMacOSX,suchasAccessibilityandAppleScript.
YoucangetupandrunningwithMacSpeechDictateInternationalveryquickly,butyouwillhavesomepreparationtodobeforehand,andyouwillhavesomelearningtodoasyougoalong.Here’swhy:
PreParation.BeforeMacSpeechDictateInternationalcaninterpretyourspeech,youmustprovideasampleof yourspeech,sothatMacSpeechDictate
2IntroductionMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Internationalknowswhatyourvoicesoundslikeandhowyoupronounceyourwords.
Learning.MacSpeechDictateInternationalcan’tobeyjustanyoldcom-mands.Whenyoustartout,youwon’tknowMacSpeechDictateInternation-al’sbuilt-incommands;you’lllearnthemasyougoalong(especiallytheonesyouusemostfrequently).Whendictating,youwon’talwaysknowMacSpeechDictateInternational’stermsforpunctuationthatyouwanttouse;these,too,you’lllearnasyougoalong.(Of courseyou’llhaveplentyof assistancealongtheway;MacSpeechDictateInternationalhasawindowlistingitscommandsandpunctuation,plusyoucanconsultthismanualandtheonlinehelp.)You’llalsolearntospeakmoreclearlyandsmoothly;speakingtoacomputerpro-gramtakespractice.
Withtime,you’llbecomemoreexperienced,andmostof thethingsyoudowithMacSpeechDictateInternationalwillbecomesecondnature.Youmayevencus-tomizeMacSpeechDictateInternational’sabilitiestosuityourneeds.Forexample,youmightaddtoitsrepertoryof commands.MacSpeechDictateInternationalcomeswithbuilt-inspecializedcommandsforcontrollingitself plussixcommonlyusedapplications,alongwithasetof generalcommandsforusewithanyapplica-tion.Youcanwrite your own commandsforinsertingtext,runningascript,choosingamenu,andsoforth.Andyou’llalmostcertainlycustomizeMacSpeechDictateInternational’sunderstandingof yourspeech.Youcanadd to Mac-Speech Dictate International’s vocabulary,incaseyouusewordsthatitdoesn’talreadyknow.AndwhenMacSpeechDictateInternationaltypeswhatyoudictateandgetsitwrong,youcantrain MacSpeech Dictate International to understand you better,tellingittherightinterpretationof whatyousaidandimprovingitsabilitytointerpretyourspeechcorrectlyinthefuture.
You’reprobablyeagertoinstallMacSpeechDictateInternationalandprovideitwithaninitialsampleof yourspeechsothatyoucanstartcontrollingyourcom-puterbyspeaking.Thenextchapterwillguideyouthroughthestepsfordoingso.
3Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Installation and Making a Voice Profile
BeforeyoucanuseMacSpeechDictateInternational,youmusthavetwokindsof hardwarethatconformtoitsrequirements:yourcomputer,andamicrophone.
ComPuter requirements
• YoumustbeusinganIntel-basedMacintoshcomputer.
• YoursystemmustbeMacOSX“Leopard”version10.5.6orlater.
• Thecomputershouldhaveatleast1GBof RAM(preferably2GBormore).
• Yourharddriveshouldhaveatleast2GBof freespacetoinstallMacSpeechDictateInternationalanditsassociatedfiles,andthisinstallationshouldleaveplentyof additionalemptyfreespace.
• Aswithanysoftwareapplication,afasterprocessorimprovesperformance.
• AccessibilitymustbeturnedonyourUniversalAccesssystempreferences.
miCroPhone requirements
• YoumusthaveaUSBmicrophone.Thismicrophoneshouldbeof highqual-ity,withnoise-cancellingabilities.Ideally,itshouldbeonthelistof USBmi-crophonescertifiedandsupportedbyMacSpeech.YoucanfindalistattheMacSpeechwebsite.
PlugtheUSBmicrophoneintooneof yourcomputer’sUSBports.If you’rerun-ningshortof openUSBports,itmightbeworthinvestinginapoweredUSBhub.Youcanthenplugsomeof yourUSBdevicesintothehub,andplugthehubintothecomputer.SomeUSBmicrophones,however,mustbepluggeddirectlyintothecomputer.
InSystemPreferences>Sound>Input,makecertainthattheUSBmicrophoneisselectedasthesoundinputdevice.This is crucial.AUSBmicrophonecanbe
4Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
pluggedintothecomputerwithoutbeingtheinputdevice;insuchacase,yourvoicewillbeinputinsomeotherway,suchasyourcomputer’sbuilt-inmicro-phone,andMacSpeechDictateInternationalwillbeunabletointerpretyourspeechaccurately.
UseSystemPreferences>SoundtomakesureyourUSBmicrophoneisthesoundinputdevice.
note.YoushouldalwaysmakecertainthatyourUSBmicrophoneisthesoundinputdevicebeforestartingtouseMacSpeechDictateInternational.MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillascertain,asitlaunches,thattheUSBmicrophoneispluggedin;butitcannotascertainthattheUSBmicrophoneisthesoundinputdevice.If itisnot,speechrecognitionwillnotworkcorrectly.
Initial InstallationUsethefollowingchecklisttomakecertainyouarereadytoinstallMacSpeechDictateInternational.
� YourUSBmicrophoneisconnectedtoyourcomputer.
� YourUSBmicrophoneisyourcomputer’ssoundinputdevice,asshowninSystemPreferences>Sound>Input.
5Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
� YourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet.YouwillneedanInternetcon-nectioninordertoenteryourregistrationnumberandlicenseyourcopyof MacSpeechDictateInternational.
� AccessibilityisturnedoninSystemPreferences>UniversalAccess.Checknowthatthistrue.ChooseSystemPreferences>UniversalAccess,andmakecertainthatEnable access for assistive devices(nearthebottomof thewin-dow)ischecked.
InSystemPreferences>UniversalAccess,“Enableaccessforassistivedevices”mustbechecked.
Whenyou’vecompletedtheabovechecklist,you’rereadytobegininstallingMac-SpeechDictateInternational.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalcomesintwoparts:theapplication(onaCD),andthespeechrecognitionenginedata(onaDVD).
InserttheCDintothecomputerandcopytheMacSpeechDictateInternationalapplicationontoyourharddisk.TheApplicationsfolderisagoodplace,andtheCDincludesanaliasforyourApplicationsfoldersoyoucandragtheMacSpeechDictateInternationalapplicationiconontotheApplicationsfoldericonasawayof installingtheapplicationintoyourApplicationsfolder.ButyoucanputMac-SpeechDictateInternationalanywhereyoulike.
6Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
EjecttheCD.
LaunchMacSpeechDictateInternationalfromyourharddrive.MacSpeechDic-tateInternationalrequeststheDVDcontainingthespeechrecognitionenginedata(“MacSpeechEnglishData”).Leavethedialogup.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalasksfortheDVDcontainingthespeechrecognitiondata.
InserttheDVDintothecomputer.Whenithasmounted,returntoMacSpeechDictateInternationalandclickOKinthedialog.(TheDVDmayappeartoyoutocontainnodata,butit’sthereanyway.)MacSpeechDictateInternationalcopiesthedatafromtheDVDtoyourharddrive,reportingitsprogressasitdoesso.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalcopiesthedatafromtheDVDtoyourharddrive.
WhenMacSpeechDictateInternationalhasfinishedcopyingthedatatoyourharddrive,itaskswhetheryou’dliketoejecttheDVD.ClickEject.
ClickEjecttoremovetheDVDcontainingthespeechrecognitionenginedata.
7Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Installationisnowcomplete,andMacSpeechDictateInternationaldisplaysthelicenseagreement.ClickAcceptafterreviewingit.
ClickAcceptafterreviewingthelicenseagreement.
MacSpeechDictateInternationaldisplaystheReadMewindow.ClickContinueafterreviewingthisinformation.
ClickContinueafterreviewingtheReadMewindow.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalnowasksforyourlicense.Alicenseisalicensefile.Youpresumablydon’thavesuchafileyet,soyouneedtoenteryourregistra-
8Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
tionnumberinordertogetit.ClickRegisterThisSoftwaretosummonadialogwhereyoucanenteryourregistrationnumberandobtainalicensefile.
ClickRegisterThisSoftwaretosummontheregistrationdialog.
If youdohavealicensefile,MacSpeechDictateInternationalshouldfinditauto-maticallyatthispoint,andtheentireRegisterThisSoftwarestepwillbeskipped.Inthatcase,youwillseeadialoginformingyouthatyourlicensehasbeenfoundandisvalid.
Thedialogthatyouseeatthispointif youalreadyhavealicensefile.
Sinceyoudon’thavealicensefileyet,youhaveclickedRegisterThisSoftware,andtheregistrationdialogappears.Fillintherequiredinformation.(MacSpeechneedsthisinformationtosetupanaccountforyouattheMacSpeechwebsite;yourinformationwillremainprivate.)Typeorcopyyourregistrationcodeintotheappropriatefieldof thedialog.Theregistrationcode,whichyoucanfindontheregistrationcodesticker,isroughlyof thisform:AB11-ABCD-EFGH-I123.
9Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
FillouttheregistrationdialogandclickRegisterNow.Yourcomputermustbeconnected to the Internet.
Whenyou’vefilledoutthedialog,makesureyourcomputerisconnected to the InternetandclickRegisterNow.MacSpeechDictateInternationalgoesoutovertheInter-net,connectstoMacSpeech’sserver,anddownloadsandinstallsyourlicensefile.If thisoperationissuccessful,MacSpeechDictateInternationalinformsyouof thefact.ClickOK.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalhasdownloadedandinstalledyourlicense.ClickOK.
MacSpeechDictateInternational’sinstallationisnowcomplete.
InordertouseMacSpeechDictateInternational,youneedavoiceprofile.SinceyouhaveonlyjustinstalledMacSpeechDictateInternational,youhavenovoiceprofile.Therefore,MacSpeechDictateInternationalimmediatelyofferstocreateone.
10Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Creating a Voice ProfileAvoice profileisacompletesetof dataonhowyouspeak:whatyourvoicesoundslike,andwhatvocabularyyouuse.InordertospeakintoMacSpeechDictateIn-ternational,youmusthaveatleastoneprofile.
Inmanycases,oneprofileisallyou’llneed.Butyou’llneedmultipleprofilesincertainsituations:
• If differentpeopleareusingMacSpeechDictateInternational,eachwillneedtheirownprofile.
• If youuseMacSpeechDictateInternationalwithdifferentmicrophones,you’llneedaprofileforeachmicrophone.
Everyprofilehasaname,whichuniquelyidentifiesit.Whenyoucreateaprofile,youstartbygivingitaname.
note.Thedataforaprofilelivesonyourharddiskasapackagewhosefileextensionis.dictateprofile.Youareofferedthechancetosetaprofile’slocationatthetimeyoucreateit.Youmayplaceitanywhereyoulike,butagoodideaistoputallprofilestogetherinaknownlocation;forexample,youmightcre-ateafolder~/Documents/MacSpeech Profiles.Thisallowstheprofiledatatobebackedupeasily.Asymboliclinktoeachprofilewillbefoundin~/Library/Application Support/MacSpeech/MacSpeech Profiles.
ThefirsttimeyouuseMacSpeechDictateInternational,youwillbepromptedtocreateanewprofile.
WhenMacSpeechDictateInternationalsetsouttocreateaprofile,itstartswithaFileSavedialog(“NameaNewProfile”).Givethenewprofileaname.Specifyafolderinwhichtokeepthisprofile.ClickChoose.
11Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
TheNameaNewProfiledialog.Givetheprofileaname,specifyafolderinwhichtosaveit,andclickChoose.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalnextpresentsadialogdescribingtheproperpositioningof yourmicrophone.Positionthemicrophoneasshown.Acheckboxletsyouskipthisdialoginfuture,butdon’tignoretheadviceinthisdialog!Themicrophoneshouldbenearyourmouthbutnottooclose,anditshouldbeslightlyoff toonesidesothatpuffsof breath,eitherfrombreathingorfromarticulation,arenotinterpretedasspeech.Youshouldpositionthemicrophonecorrectly,andyoushouldattempttorecreateitspositioneachtimeyouuseMacSpeechDictateInternational.ClickOKwhenyou’rereadytoproceed.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalshowsyouthecorrectmicrophoneposition.Readit,dowhatitsays,andclickOK.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalnowdisplaystheProfileswindow,whereyouwillsetthecharacteristicsof thisprofile.Youhavethreecharacteristicstosetup:Mi-crophone,Spelling,andAccent.
12Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
miCroPhone.MacSpeechDictateInternationalhasalreadydetectedyourUSBmicrophone,andunlessyouhavemorethanoneUSBmicrophonepluggedintothecomputer,thiswillbetheonlychoiceoffered.Yourchosenmicrophonewillbetheonlymicrophonethatthisprofilewillworkwith.If youstartupMacSpeechDictateInternationalandamicrophoneisnotde-tected,theProfileswindowwillreportthisfactandyouronlychoicewillbetoquit.
Language.ChoicesareEnglish,Deutsch,Deutsch(Schweiz),FrancaisandItaliano
sPeLLing.ForEnglishLanguageonly,choicesareUSandUK.
aCCent.ForEnglishLanguageonly,choicesdependuponyourchoiceof spelling.
TheProfileswindowiswhereyoumanageyourprofiles.Here,you’reabouttofinishcreatinganewprofile.ChoosethecorrectsettingsandclickCreate.
Whenyou’vesettheMicrophone,Spelling,andAccentpop-ups,clickCreate.Whileyourprofileiscreated,MacSpeechDictateInternationalputsupaprogressdialog.
13Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Whilecreatingaprofile,MacSpeechDialogputsupaprogressdialog.
Afteryoucreateaprofile,MacSpeechDictateInternationalautomaticallypro-ceedstomicrophonesetup.
tiP.YouareabouttobeginspeakingtoMacSpeechDictateInternational.Itmightbeagoodideatoreadthe“TipsonSpeaking”sectionnow.If yourmicrophoneisaheadset,putiton!Positionthemicrophonecorrectly.
Microphone SetupMicrophonesetuptakesplaceintheMicrophoneSetupwindow,andinvolvesad-justingthesound input level.
14Installation and Making a Voice ProfileMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
TheMicrophoneSetupwindowiswhereyouadjustyoursoundinputlevel.Tobegin,clickthemicrophoneiconwiththered“stopsign.”
TobeginadjustingyoursoundinputlevelintheMicrophoneSetupwindow,clickthemicrophoneiconwiththered“stopsign.”Thewindowchangestodisplayaparagraphof textforyoutoreadaloud.
ReadaloudtheparagraphdisplayedintheboxintheMicrophoneSetupwindow.Asyouread,MacSpeechDictateInternationalwilladjustyourmicrophonesoundinputlevel.
Readtheparagraphof textaloud.Speakslowly,naturally,clearly,andcontinu-ously,butdonotworryaboutenunciation,becauseMacSpeechDictateInterna-
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tionalisnotlisteningtoyourwords;what’simportantishow loudlyyouspeak.Trytospeakatanatural,consistentloudness,representativeof howyouwillnormallyspeaktoMacSpeechDictateInternationalinyourcurrentenvironment.Asyouspeak,thelevelindicatortotherightof themicrophoneiconshowsyoursoundinputlevel,acombinationof howloudlyyouspeakandhowMacSpeechDictateInternationalhasadjustedthemicrophonesoundinputlevel;andthehorizon-talgainindicatorslidermovesleftandrightasMacSpeechDictateInternationalexperimentswithdifferentsoundinputlevels.WhenMacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalhasheardenough,andhassetyourmicrophonesoundinputleveloptimally,itwillturnoff themicrophoneandswitchawayfromthiswindowautomatically.If youreachtheendof theparagraphbeforethathappens,startreadingaloudfromthebeginningagain.
note.YoucancheckManualGainSettingif youwanttooperatetheslideryourself,butMacSpeechDictateInternationalshouldbeabletodoabetterjobof adjustingyourmicrophonesoundinputlevelthanyouwould.
Inthenextwindow,MacSpeechDictateInternationalpauses,andplaysbackarecordingof thelastlittlebitof yourspeech.Listentomakesurethatyourspeechlevelisclearandundistorted.PressPlaytoheartherecordingagain.Makesurethereisnostatic,excessnoise,orhum.Suchproblemsareprobablyasignof faultymicrophonehardwareorabadconnection.If youthinkthere’saproblemwiththerecording,andyou’dliketoperformthemicrophonesoundleveladjust-mentagain,clicktheleft-arrowbuttonatthelowerrighttoreturntothepreviouswindow.(See“SoundInputTroubleshooting”fortipsondiagnosingsoundinputproblems.)
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MacSpeechDictateInternationalhasadjustedyourmicrophonesoundinputlevel.If you’recreatingaprofile,clickVoiceTrainingtoproceed.
Thenextstepincreatingaprofileistodoasessionof voicetraining.Thisiswhereyoureadaloudalittlestory,sothatMacSpeechDictateInternationalcanlearnhowyourvoicesoundsandhowyoupronounceyourwords.ClickVoiceTrainingtoproceed.You’llbetakentotheVoiceTrainingwindow.
Voice TrainingVoicetrainingisaprocesswhereyouread aloud a little story.IttakesplaceintheVoiceTrainingwindow.
tiP.Thiswouldbeareallygoodtimetoreadthe“TipsonSpeaking”sectionif youhaven’tdonesoalready.Ormaybereaditagain.If yourmicrophoneisaheadset,putiton!Positionthemicrophonecorrectly.
Duringvoicetraining,MacSpeechDictateInternationallistenstoyourspeech,matchingitupwiththewordsof thestory.Inthisway,MacSpeechDictateInter-nationallearnshowyourvoicesoundsandhowyoupronounceyourwords.Voicetrainingisthemostimportantstepincreatingaprofile.Thisiswhyyouneeda
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differentprofileforeachdifferentpersonandmicrophone.Youmightevenneedtocreateanewprofileif yourvoicechangestemporarily—becauseyoucatchacold,forinstance.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalpresentstheVoiceTrainingwindow,containingadescriptionof what’sabouttohappen.Clicktheright-arrowbutton,atthelowerright,toproceed.
Whenyoudovoicetraininginanexistingprofile,youareshownawindowwhereyoucanselectfromamongthreestoriestoreadfrom;storiesyou’vepreviouslyreadaremarkedwitha“greencircle”icon.Butwhenyoufirstcreateaprofile,thefirststoryisautomaticallyselectedforyou.
TheVoiceTrainingwindow,beforereadingastory.Toproceed,clicktheright-arrowbuttonatlowerrightof thewindow.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalpresentsthewindowinwhichitwillshowyouthestory.Themicrophoneisoff,signifiedbyared“stopsign”icon,andtrainingwillnotbeginuntilyouclicktheicon.
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TheVoiceTrainingwindow,readyforyoutostartreadingastory.Clickthemicrophoneicon(withthered“stopsign”)tobegin.
Here’swhat’sgoingtohappenwhenyouclickthemicrophoneicon.MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillturnonthemicrophone(theiconwillchangetoagreencircle)andwillpresentyouwithashortpageof texttoreadaloud—usuallyjustasentenceortwo.Youmustreadallthetext,includingpunctuation(becausethat’swhatyoudowhenyoudictate).Tohelpyouwiththis,punctuationisprintedincapitalletters,butyoudon’treaditanyspecialvoice.Youshouldreadinfairlybrief utterances,pausingaftereachutterance.MacSpeechDictateInternationalsignifiesitsunderstandingbyturningeachutterancegreen.Whenyoureachtheendof thepage(alltexthasturnedgreen),MacSpeechDictateInternationalauto-matically“turnsthepage”foryou.
If MacSpeechDictateInternationalhastroublewithwhatyousaid,itturnsthecurrentutterancered.If thishappens,youneedtoreadtheredtextagain.If Mac-SpeechDictateInternationalstilldoesn’tunderstand(thesametextremainsred),youcanclickSkipWordtoproceedpastthattext.If youfeelthatthingsarereallygoingbadlyandthatyou’dliketobeginreadingthisstoryalloveragain,clicktheleft-arrowbutton.
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Asyouread,keepaneyeonthesoundinputlevelindicator(theverticalbartotherightof themicrophoneicon).Speakatalevelthatkeepsthisataboutthemiddleof thegreensection.
Warning.Thespeechrecognitionenginehasnoexperiencewithyourvoicetobuildonduringthefirstfewpagesof anewprofile’sVoiceTrainingstory,soyourutterancesmustbequiteshortandcareful,andthepausesbetweenthemmustbelong,togivetheengineachancetocatchupandturnthetextgreen.Youwillprobablyneedtoreadlikethis:“We.Wouldlike.You.Toreadaloud.Forafewminutes.”Afterthefirstcoupleof pages,youwillfindthatyoucanstartspeakingmuchmorenaturally.
Thefirstpageof theVoiceTrainingstoryforanewprofile.Thefirstfewwordshavebeenread,andhaveturnedgreen.
Asyourreadingof thestoryproceeds,MacSpeechDictateInternational“turnsthepage”foryou.Progressfrompagetopageisshownbythehorizontalprogressindicatorbelowthetext.If youneedtopauseatanytime(toclearyourthroat,getadrinkof water,sneeze,stretch,whatever),clickthemicrophoneicontoturnit
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toared“stopsign”;whenyou’rereadytoproceed,clickitagaintoturnitintoagreencircleonceagain,andcarryonreading.
ApagelateinthefirstVoiceTrainingstory.Youcantellthestoryisnearlyfinished,becausethebluehorizontalprogressindicatorisnearlyfull.Noticethelevelof thesoundgainindicatorattherightof themicrophoneicon;thisisaboutthelevelwhereyouwanttokeepit,byspeakinglouderorsofter.
Whenyoufinishreadingthelastpageof thestory,MacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalwillanalyzethedataithasgatheredaboutyourvoiceandfeedthatanalysisintoyourprofile.(Actually,thismighthappeninthemiddleof thelastpage,oranearlierpage,if MacSpeechDictateInternationalfeelsithassufficientdata.)
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MacSpeechDictateInternationalanalyzesyourreadingof thestoryandfeedstheanalysisintoyourprofile.Bepatientwhileprocessingproceeds.
DuringMacSpeechDictateInternational’sanalysisof yourreadingof thestory,be patient.Analysisisextremelycalculation-intensiveandcantakealongtime(pos-siblyaslongasittookyoutoreadthestoryinthefirstplace).Donotinterrupt.Donotdoanythingelsewithyourcomputer.DonotforcequitMacSpeechDictateInternational(doingsomayruinyourprofile).
Asthisdialoginformsyou,youcanreadthisstoryagainlater,orchoosefromtwootherstories,bychoosingTools>VoiceTraining.It’sbesttouseMacSpeechDic-tateInternationalforawhile,though,speakinganddictating,refiningthewayyouspeak,andimprovingrecognitionthroughRecognitionTraining.MostusersdonotfinditnecessarytodoanyVoiceTrainingbeyondthefirststory.
Whenanalysisof yourreadingiscomplete,theVoiceTrainingwindowpresentsafinaldialog.ClickDonetoproceed.
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Analysisof yourreadingiscomplete.ClickDonetoproceed.
If youhavejustcompletedthefirstVoiceTrainingof yourfirstprofile,MacSpeechDictateInternationalpresentstheWelcomewindow.Youmayglanceoveritscon-tents.(If youwanttoreadthiswindowagainlater,youcansummonitfromtheHelpmenu.)Whenyou’reready,closethewindow.
TheWelcomewindow.ClosethewindowtostartusingMacSpeechDictateInternational.
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Younowhaveaworkingprofile,andtheprofileisactive.YouarereadytospeaktoMacSpeechDictateInternationalandhaveittypewhatyousayandobeyyourcommands.
If youhavejustinstalledMacSpeechDictateInternationalforthefirsttimeandarecuriousaboutwhereitspartswereinstalled,read“What’sInstalledWhere.”
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Interface
MacSpeechDictateInternational’sbasicinterfaceisextremelysimple.Thischap-terwilltouritskeyfeatures;detailsonsomeof thesefeaturesappearinlaterchap-ters.
YoucanuseMacSpeechDictateInternationalwhileworkinginanyapplication,sothepurposeof MacSpeechDictateInternational’sinterfaceistobepresent(sothatyoucancontrolMacSpeechDictateInternational’sbehavior)withoutbeinginyourway.
The Profiles WindowWhenyoustartupMacSpeechDictateInternational,youmightseetheProfileswindow.ChooseyourprofileandclickMakeActive.If you’dliketoavoidsee-ingtheProfileswindowatstartup,uncheckShowProfilesWindowintheGeneralPreferencespane.MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillthenautomaticallyuse,whenitstartsup,theprofileyouwereusingwhenyoupreviouslyquittheapplica-tion.
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TheProfileswindow.If youseethiswindowatstartup,chooseyourprofileandclickMakeActive.
The Status WindowTheStatuswindowisyourcontrolcenterforMacSpeechDictateInternational.Itfloatsoverthewindowsof allotherapplications.Hereyoucanturnthemicro-phoneonandoff,changemodes,andmore.Fordetails,see“StatusWindow.”
TheStatuswindowfloatsoverallapplications.
The Available Commands WindowTheAvailableCommandswindowliststhecommandsyoucansaytoMacSpeechatthemoment.Itfloatsoverthewindowsof allotherapplications.Fordetails,see“AvailableCommandsWindow.”
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TheAvailableCommandswindowtellsyouwhatyoucansayatthemoment.Torevealtheactualcommands,clickatriangle.
The Dock MenuTheMacSpeechDictateInternationalDockmenuprovidescommandsforshow-ingandhidingMacSpeechDictateInternational’swindows,andforcontrollingmodesandmicrophonestate.TheDockmenuisavailablenomatterwhatapplica-tionisfrontmost.
TheDockMenuletsyoucontrolMacSpeechDictateInternationalnomatterwhatapplicationisfrontmost.
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The Status Menu ItemTheMacSpeechDictateInternationalstatusmenuitemindicateswhetherthemicrophoneisonoroff,andclickingittogglesthemicrophonestate.Itprovidesasimpleandconvenientwaytoturnthemicrophoneonoroff,nomatterwhatap-plicationisfrontmost,andevenif theStatuswindowisnotpresent.If you’dprefernottoseethestatusmenuitem,uncheckInTheMenuBarintheAppearancePreferencespane.
Thestatusmenuitemcontrolsthemicrophone.
Keyboard ShortcutsInadditiontoitsvisibleinterface,MacSpeechDictateInternationalhasoneim-portantbitof invisibleinterface:itskeyboardshortcuts.MacSpeechDictateInter-nationalletsyoudefineglobalkeyboardshortcuts(“hotkeys”)toperformeachof thefollowingtasks:
• Turnthemicrophoneonoroff.
• SwitchbetweenDictationmode,Spellingmode,andCommandmode.
• ShoworhidetheRecognitionwindow.
Tosetthesekeyboardshortcuts,usetheShortcutsPreferencespane.
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Modes and the Microphone
Themostimportantthingthatyouneedtobeincontrolof andawareof whenusingMacSpeechDictateInternationalisitsstate.Atalltimes,themicrophoneiseitheron or off;andif themicrophoneison,MacSpeechDictateInternationalisinoneof four modes.ThesesettingsdeterminewhetherandhowMacSpeechDictateInternationalwillrespondtoyourspeech.
the miCroPhone
miCroPhone off.MacSpeechDictateInternationalisnotlisteningatall.Nosoundcanaffectit.Theonlychangeyoucanmakeistoturnthemicrophoneon,andtheonlywaytodothatisusingthemouseorkeyboard.
miCroPhone on.MacSpeechDictateInternationalislistening,andhowitrespondstoyourspeechdependsonwhatmodeitisin.
the four modes
diCtation mode.If MacSpeechDictateInternationalcaninterpretyourwordsasacommand,itobeysthecommand.Otherwise,MacSpeechDictateInternationalinterpretsyourwordsasdictation,andtypesthosewordsattheinsertionpointinthefrontmostapplication.
sPeLLing mode.If MacSpeechDictateInternationalcaninterpretyourwordsasacommand,itobeysthecommand.Otherwise,MacSpeechDictateInternationaltriestointerpretyourwordsasalimitedsetof lettersandpunc-tuation,andtypesthoselettersandpunctuationattheinsertionpointinthefrontmostdocument.If MacSpeechDictateInternationalcan’tinterpretyourwordsasacommandoraslettersandpunctuation,nothinghappens.
Command mode.If MacSpeechDictateInternationalcaninterpretyourwordsasacommand,itobeysthecommand.Otherwise,nothinghappens.
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YoucangivecommandsinDictationmodeandSpellingmodeaswell,butCommandmodecanbeanadvantagebecauseMacSpeechDictateInter-nationaldoesn’thavetodecidewhetherwhatyou’resayingissomethingtobetypedoracommandtobeobeyed.YoumightswitchtoCommandmodewhenyouareabouttoissueacommandoraseriesof commandsandyouwanttomakecertainthatnothingyousayisinterpretedasdictationandtypedaccidentallyintoyourdocument.
sLeeP mode.If MacSpeechDictateInternationalcaninterpretyourwordsasoneof thecommandsWakeUporTurn[the]MicrophoneOn,itre-turnstooneof thethreeprecedingmodes.Otherwise,nothinghappens.
Microphone Off and OnTopause your work completely,turnthemicrophoneoff entirely.Theimpli-cationsof turningoff themicrophonearebestunderstoodbycontrastwiththoseof Sleepmode.
Theadvantageof turningthemicrophoneoff,asopposedtoSleepmode,isthatnovoiceinputcanbeinterpreted,evenaccidentally,asacommandtoturnthemicro-phoneon.Allvoiceinputisignored.
Thedisadvantageof turningthemicrophoneoff isthatyoucan’tturnitonagainusingyourvoice;youmustuseyourhands.Sleepmode,ontheotherhand,letsyouspeaktoresumework.
Toturn the microphone off:
• SayMicrophoneOff.
• ChooseSpeech>MicrophoneOff.
• ChooseMicrophoneOff fromtheDockmenu.
• ClickthemicrophoneiconintheStatuswindowsothatitappearswithared“stopsign”.
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• Clicktheoptionalstatusmenuiteminthemenubarsothatitappearswithared“stopsign”.
• Pressthekeyboardshortcutfortogglingthemicrophone.
Toturn the microphone on,whenthemicrophoneisoff:
• ChooseSpeech>MicrophoneOn.
• ChooseMicrophoneOnfromtheDockmenu.
• ClickthemicrophoneiconintheStatuswindowsothatitappearswithagreen“gobutton”.
• Clicktheoptionalstatusmenuiteminthemenubarsothatitappearswithagreen“gobutton”.
• Pressthekeyboardshortcutfortogglingthemicrophone.
Tolearn whether the microphone is on or off:
• LookattheStatuswindow.Themicrophoneicondisplaysthemicrophone’sstatus.
• Lookattheoptionalstatusmenuiteminthemenubar.Itisaminiaturever-sionof theStatuswindowmicrophoneicon,anddisplaysthemicrophone’sstatus.
• LookattheDockiconforMacSpeechDictateInternational.Itappears(op-tionally)withamicrophoneicondisplayingthemicrophone’sstatus.
• LookintheSpeechmenu.If themicrophoneison,thefirstmenuitemwillreadMicrophoneOff;if themicrophoneisoff,thefirstmenuitemwillreadMicrophoneOn.
• LookintheDockmenu.ItcontainsmenuitemsthatworkjustliketheSpeechmenu.
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Sleep ModeTopause your work temporarily,switchtoSleepmode.InSleepmode,MacSpeechDictateInternationalislistening,butitisinaspecialstatewhereitrespondsonlytoaverylimitedsetof commands.Theyare:
• WakeUp
• Turn[the]MicrophoneOn
Anythingelseyousaywillbeignored.ThisallowsyoutopauseyourworkandhaveMacSpeechDictateInternationalignoremicrophoneinputuntilyouarereadytoresumework.
Toenter Sleep mode:
• SaySleepMode,orGotoSleep.
• ChoosefromtheStatuswindowmodemenu.ThemodemenuappearswhenyouclickthemodebuttonintheStatuswindow.
• ChoosefromtheSpeechmenu.
• ChoosefromtheDockmenu.
Tolearn whether you are in Sleep mode:
• LookattheStatuswindow.ItsmodebuttonshowstheSleepicon,andthemi-crophoneappearswithablue“sleepballoon”withacrescentmoon.
• LookattheDockiconforMacSpeechDictateInternational.(Alternatively,useCommand-Tabtodisplaytheapplicationswitcher.)If youhavechosentheoptiontobadgetheDockicontodisplaythemicrophonestatus,itappearswithacrescentmoon.
• Lookattheoptionalstatusmenuitem.Itappearswithacrescentmoon.
• LookintheSpeechmenu.Thefourthmodemenuitemsays“WakeUp”.
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• LookintheDockmenu.ItcontainsmenuitemsthatworkjustliketheSpeechmenu.
WheninSleepmode,youcanresume workbydoinganyof thefollowing:
• SayWakeUporTurn[the]MicrophoneOn.
• ChooseSpeech>MicrophoneOnorSpeech>WakeUp.
• ChooseMicrophoneOnorWakeUpfromtheDockmenu.
• ClickthemicrophoneiconintheStatuswindowsothatitappearswithagreen“gobutton”.
• Clicktheoptionalstatusmenuitemsoitappearswithagreen“gobutton”.
• Pressthekeyboardshortcutfortogglingthemicrophone.
Learning and Switching ModesThethreenon-sleepmodes—Dictationmode,Spellingmode,andCommandmode—formagroup.Youcanswitchfromonetoanother,andlearnwhichmodeMacSpeechDictateInternationalisin,inaconsistentmanner.
Toswitch between modes:
• Sayoneof thefollowing:◦ DictationMode◦ SpellingMode◦ CommandMode
• ChoosefromtheStatuswindowmodemenu.ThemodemenuappearswhenyouclickthemodebuttonintheStatuswindow.
• ChoosefromtheSpeechmenu.
• ChoosefromtheDockmenu.
• Pressthekeyboardshortcutforcyclingbetweenmodes.
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Tolearn what mode you are in:
• LookattheStatuswindow.Themodebutton’siconrepresentsthecurrentmode;andinthemodemenu,whichappearswhenyouclickthemodebut-ton,thecurrentmodeischecked.
• LookintheSpeechmenu.Thecurrentmodeischecked.
• LookintheDockmenu.ItcontainsmenuitemsthatworkjustliketheSpeechmenu.
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Dictation Mode
InDictationmode,youcanbothdictatetexttobetypedandissuecommandstobeobeyed.MacSpeechDictateInternationalwilltypewhatyousay,interpretingyourwordsasdictation,unlessitrecognizeswhatyousayasacommand.
Ingeneral,if youspeaksmoothlyandcontinuously,MacSpeechDictateInter-nationalwillinterpretyourwordsasdictation,evenif theyincludewordsthatmightbeacommand.If youpausebeforeandafteraphrase,ontheotherhand,MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillconsiderthatphraseasapossiblecom-mand.
Forexample,GoToSleepisacommand(itswitchestoSleepmode).So:
If yousayGo.Tosleep,MacSpeechDictateInternationaltypesGo to sleep.
If yousayDon’tgotosleepinthemiddleof thelecture,MacSpeechDic-tateInternationaltypesthosewords.
Butif yousayDon’t.Gotosleep,MacSpeechDictateInternationaltypesDon’tandthenswitchestoSleepmode.
So,toensurethataphraseisrecognizedasacommand,pausebeforeandafterthecommand,butspeakthecommanditself smoothlyandcontinuously.
Thismightbeagoodtimetoreviewthe“TipsonSpeaking”section.
What You Can Say in Dictation ModeWords and Phrases to be tyPed.YoucanusetheVocabularyEditorwin-dowtoviewandeditthelistof wordsthatMacSpeechDictateInternationalknowsabout.Youshouldtrynottomakeanyextraneousnoises,butMac-SpeechDictateInternationalwilldoitsbesttoignorethewell-knownhesita-
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tionnoises“ah”,“er”,“uh”,and“um”.(Infact,youmayhavetouseSpellingmodetotypesuchitems.)
instruCtions for sPaCing and CaPitaLization.Ingeneralthereshouldbenoneedforthese;MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillperformintelligentautomaticspacingandcapitalization.Butif youdoneedfinercontrolovercapitalizationandspacing,youhaveit.See“Capitalization,Spacing,andNumbers.”Toinsert a space,saySpaceBar.
InmanycasesitwillbesimplertoletMacSpeechDictateInternationalper-formitsautomaticcapitalization,rightorwrong,andthencorrectitafterthefactwiththecapitalizationeditingcommandsdiscussedbelow.
PunCtuation.Unlikespacingandcapitalization,youmustexplicitlydictateanydesiredpunctuation;MacSpeechDictateInternationaldoesn’ttrytoinsertpunctuationintelligentlybasedongrammar,toneof voice,oranythinglikethat.UnlikeSpellingmode,Dictationmodedoesincorporatepunctuationintoitsintelligentautomaticspacing.Fornamesof punctuationmarks,see“Punctuation.”
names of Letters.Letternamesmaybeusedtotypeawordconsistingof aletter,orfordictatinganacronym;butyoushouldnotuseletternamesinDic-tationmodeasasubstituteforSpellingmode.Forexample,totypeAn a-z of animals,sayAnalphahyphenzuluof animals.Eventhisapproachisnotentirelyreliable,asMacSpeechDictateInternationalmustallowforthepos-sibilitythatalphameansalpha.Spellingmodegetsbetterresults.See“LetterNamesinDictationMode.”
Commands.Allglobal,key,generated,andapplication-basedcommandsareavailable.
reCognition training Commands.Youcantrainthevoicemodelandcor-rect recognition errorswiththeseDictationmodecommands:
◦ TraintheWord“Someword”
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◦ TraintheWords“Someword”Through“Otherword”◦ TraintheWords“Someword”to“Otherword”
Thewords(ortheutterancecontainingthem)areselectedandtheRecogni-tionwindowopens.See“RecognitionWindow.”WhentheRecognitionwin-dowisopen,additionalRecognitionwindowcommandsareavailable.
navigation and editing Commands.TheseareDictationmodecommands,listedinthenextsection,designedforbasictextnavigationandediting,tocorrectyourownerrors,tomodifywhatyoudictated,ortofixcapitalization.Theseare“proper”waystoworkonyourdocument;theydonotviolatetheGoldenRule(see“TheCacheandtheGoldenRule”).
If whatyoudictatedwasnotcorrectlyrecognizedbyMacSpeechDictateIn-ternational,itisbettertousetheRecognitionwindow.See“RecognitionWin-dow.”
Navigation and Editing CommandsYoucanmove the insertion pointwiththesecommands:
• MoveBackward(s)NNWord(s),MoveForward(s)NNWord(s)(where“NN”isanumberupto99)
Youcanplace the insertion pointwiththesecommands:
• InsertBeforetheWord“Someword”
• InsertBeforetheWords“Someword”Through“Otherword”
• InsertBeforetheWords“Someword”to“Otherword”
• InsertAftertheWord“Someword”
• InsertAftertheWords“Someword”Through“Otherword”
• InsertAftertheWords“Someword”to“Otherword”
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Youcancontrol the selectionwiththesecommands:
• SelecttheWord“Someword”
• SelecttheWords“Someword”Through“Otherword”
• SelecttheWords“Someword”to“Otherword”
Youcanselect and delete a phrasewiththesecommands:
• DeletetheWord“Someword”
• DeletetheWords“Someword”Through“Otherword”
• DeletetheWords“Someword”to“Otherword”
Youcanselect and change the caseof aphrasewiththesecommands:
• CapitalizetheWord“Someword”
• CapitalizetheWords“Someword”Through“Otherword”
• CapitalizetheWords“Someword”to“Otherword”
• LowercasetheWord“Someword”
• LowercasetheWords“Someword”Through“Otherword”
• LowercasetheWords“Someword”to“Otherword”
• UppercasetheWord“Someword”
• UppercasetheWords“Someword”Through“Otherword”
• UppercasetheWords“Someword”to“Otherword”
Intheabovecommandswhereyouspecifythewordstoselect,if thosewordsap-pearmorethanonceinthedocument,MacSpeechDictateInternationalselectsthenearest instance.Positiontheinsertionpointnearthedesiredwordsbeforehand,toensurethattheywillbeselected.
If youspeaktodeleteoraltertextandthenchangeyourmind(perhapsbecauseMacSpeechDictateInternationalselectedthewrongstretchof text),sayUndoDictation.
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Toremove the wordlastdictatedortotheleftof thecursor:
• SayScratchWord(orForgetWord).
Toremove the phraselastdictatedortotheleftof thecursor:
• SayScratchThat(orForgetThat).MacSpeechDictateInternational’sno-tionof a“phrase”dependsuponhowitdetectspausesinyourspeech.
If you“scratch”or“forget”andthenchangeyourmind(perhapsbecauseMacSpeechDictateInternationalremovedmorethanyouwanted),sayUndoDictation.
Capitalization, Spacing, and NumbersInDictationmode,youcansaycommandsthatapplyspecialrulesforcapitaliza-tion, spacing and interpretation of numbers.ThisgivesyoufinercontrolwhenDictationmode’sintelligentautomaticbehaviorneedsassistance.(Forfinestpossiblecontrol,though,useSpellingmode.)
tiP.MacSpeechDictateInternationalcomeswithalargerepertoryof built-inwordswithcorrectcapitalizationandspacing.So,beforeusingthesecom-mands,trysayingyourword(orlookitupintheVocabularyEditorwindow)toseewhatMacSpeechDictateInternationaldoes.Forexample,MacSpeechDictateInternationalhandlescorrectlysuchtermsas“CD-ROM”and“Free-BSD”withoutyourhavingtoworryaboutspacing,hyphenation,orcapitaliza-tion.
Title Case
Tocapitalize (title case) the next word:
• SayCap.(Totypetheword“cap”youmayneedtoswitchtoSpellingmodeandspellitout!)
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IntheStatuswindow,thefirstindicatorlightwillglowyellowandwillread“Abc”.Whenyousaythenextword,itwillbetypedcapitalized,andtheindicatorlightwillgooutautomatically.
Tocapitalize (title case) a series of words,youmayprefertoturnontitlecasing,saytheseriesof words,andturnoff titlecasing.Todoso:
• SayCapsOn.
IntheStatuswindow,thefirstindicatorlightwillglowgreenandwillread“Abc”.Saytheseriesof words,whichwillbetypedcapitalized.Finally,sayCapsOff.Theindicatorlightwillgoout.
Uppercase
Touppercase (all caps) the next word:
• SayAllCaps.
IntheStatuswindow,thefirstindicatorlightwillglowyellowandwillread“ABC”.Whenyousaythenextword,itwillbetypeduppercased,andtheindicatorlightwillgooutautomatically.
Touppercase (all caps) a series of words,youmayprefertoturnonupper-casing,saytheseriesof words,andturnoff uppercasing.Todoso:
• SayAllCapsOn.
IntheStatuswindow,thefirstindicatorlightwillglowgreenandwillread“ABC”.Saytheseriesof words,whichwillbetypeduppercased.Finally,sayAllCapsOff.Theindicatorlightwillgoout.
Lowercase
Tolowercase (no caps) the next word:
• SayNoCaps.
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IntheStatuswindow,thefirstindicatorlightwillglowyellowandwillread“abc”.Whenyousaythenextword,itwillbetypedlowercased,andtheindicatorlightwillgooutautomatically.
Tolowercase (no caps) a series of words,youmayprefertoturnonlower-casing,saytheseriesof words,andturnoff lowercasing.Todoso:
• SayNoCapsOn.
IntheStatuswindow,thefirstindicatorlightwillglowgreenandwillread“abc”.Saytheseriesof words,whichwillbetypedlowercased.Finally,sayNoCapsOff.Theindicatorlightwillgoout.
Spaces
Toprevent automatic insertion of a spacebeforethenextword:
• SayNoSpace.
IntheStatuswindow,thesecondindicatorlightwillglowyellow.Whenyousaythenextword,itwillbetypedwithoutaprecedingspaceandtheindicatorlightwillgooutautomatically.
Toprevent automatic insertion of spaceswhilesayingaseriesof words:
• SayNoSpaceOn.
IntheStatuswindow,thesecondindicatorlightwillglowgreen.Saytheseriesof words,whichwillbetypedwithoutinterveningspaces.Finally,sayNoSpaceOff.Theindicatorlightwillgoout.
Toinsert a space:
• SaySpaceBar.
Ingeneralyoushouldnotneedtosuppressorcontrolspacingmerelybecauseof punctuation.Forexample,tohyphenatetwowords,saythefirstword,thenHyphen,thenthesecondword.Therewillbenospaceoneithersideof thehy-
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phen,becausethereisabuilt-inrulegoverninghowautomaticspacingworksnexttoahyphen.
Numbers
ToforcethenextwordtobeinterpretedasanArabic digit(“1”,“2”,etc.):
• SayNumeral.
IntheStatuswindow,thethirdindicatorlightwillglowyellowandwillread“123”.Saythedigit.Thedigitwillbetyped,andtheindicatorlightwillgooutautomati-cally.
tiP.Totype0,sayOhorZero.
ToforcethenextwordtobeinterpretedasaRoman numeral(“I”,“II”,etc.):
• SayRomanNumeral.
IntheStatuswindow,thethirdindicatorlightwillglowyellowandwillread“XIV”.Saythenumber.Thenumberwillbetyped,andtheindicatorlightwillgooutautomatically.ThisworksevenforlargeRomannumerals;forexample,totypeMCMXCVII,sayRomanNumeralOneThousandNineHundredandNinetySeven(inonesmoothutterance).
MacSpeechDictateInternationalperformsalotof automaticintelligentformat-tingof numbersanddates.Herearesomedetails.
Whenyousayanumber,MacSpeechDictateInternationalwilleithertypeoutthewordsorthenumber,dependingonthecontextinwhichthenumberwasused.If youwanttoforcetheprogramtotypeanumberinsteadof typingthewordsforthenumber,sayNumeralbeforesayingthenumber.
Herearesomeexamplesof MacSpeechDictateInternational’sautomaticformat-tingandpunctuationof numericexpressions.
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Numbers(numerals)maybespokenusingdigitsorfullnumbernames.Insertpunctuationasneeded.
What You Say ResultNumeralOne 1
NumeralFive 5
Seventeen 17
FortyTwo 42
OneHundredSeventyNine 179
FiveThousandFourHundredandTwentyThree 5423
NumeralFiveCommaNoSpaceFourHundredandTwenty
Three5,423
TwelveThousandFiveHundredandThirtySeven 12,537
OneHundredandFortyTwoThousandandFifteen 142,015
ThirtyFivePointTwoThree 35.23
ZeroPointZeroThree 0.03
Forty-ThreePointTwentyEightPercentSign 43.28%
Fractionsmaybespokennormally,oryoucanclarifybysayingSlashorOverbetweenthenumeratorandthedenominator.
What You Say ResultNumeralOneHalf 1/2
NumeralOneOverFour;
NumeralOneQuarter1/4
FifteenSixteenths;
FifteenOverSixteen15/16
TwoandThreeFourths 2 3/4
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What You Say ResultElevenOverThirtyTwo 11/32
ElevenThirtySeconds 11/32
ThreeandSevenEights;
NumeralThreeSevenOverEight3 7/8
NineSlashTwelve
NineOverTwelve9/12
NumeralFiveSpaceBarThreeSlashFiftySix 5 3/56
OneThirtyOverSeventy 130/70
Currencymaybespokennormally;thenumberwillbeparsedandpunctuatedinresponsetoyouruseof thecurrencyname.
What You Say ResultNinetyNineDollarsandFiftyFiveCents $99.55
FortyFiveEurosandThirtyFiveCents €45.35
PoundSterlingSignOneHundredandTwentyPointThirtyFive £120.35
Zip codes(US)maybespokennormally,digitbydigit.Forotherpostalcodefor-mats,thebestapproachisprobablytoswitchtoSpellingmode.
What You Say ResultOhTwoFourSixZero 02460
OhTwoFourSixZeroHyphenOneFourFiveEight 02460-1458
UStelephone numbersmaybespokennormally,digitbydigit,andpunctua-tionwillbeautomatic;forothertelephonenumberformats,saythepunctuation(youmightliketoexperimentabit).
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What You Say ResultThreeFiveZeroZeroNineZeroThree 350-0903
SixOhThreeThreeFiveOhOhNineOhThree 603-350-0903
OneEightHundredFiveFiveFiveOneTwoOneTwo 1-800-555-1212
OpenParenthesisSixZeroThreeCloseParenthesisThree
FiveZeroZeroNineZeroThree(603) 350-0903
OneTwoOneTwoFiveFiveFiveTwelveTwelve 1-212-555-1212
OpenParenthesisOhOneSixTwoEightClose
ParenthesisEightNineFourOneFiveOh(01628) 894150
OhTwoSevenSpaceBarSixTwoNineSpaceBarEight
NineFourFour027 629 8944
SixOneHyphenSevenHyphenFourSixNineFive
HyphenTwoZeroFiveFive61-7-4695-2055
Dates and timesmaymostlybespokennormally.Fortimes,theseparatorisacolon,andthisisenteredautomaticallyif yousayAMorPM.Alternatively,saypunctuationexplicitly.
What You Say ResultTwentyTwoJanuaryNineteenNinetyNine 22 January 1999
AprilNineCommaTwoThousandAndOne April 9, 2001
FourteenSlashOhSevenSlashEightyFive 14/07/85
ThreeSlashElevenSlashZeroTwo 3/11/02
ThreeSlashElevenSlashTwoThousandAndTwo 3/11/2002
AprilFirst April 1
MarchTwentySecond March 22
TheNineteenEighties the 1980s
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What You Say ResultTheNineteenEightyApostopheEss the 1980's
SevenFortyFiveAM 7:45 AM
ThreeColonZeroZero 3:00
Letter Names in Dictation ModeThesearethenamesof lettersthatyoucansayinDictationmode.(Considerus-ingSpellingmodeinstead,though,asitismorereliable—becauseSpellingmodeknowsthatyouareprobablysayingthenameof aletter—andhasawiderrangeof thingsyoucansay.)
Letters
InDictationmode,anindividual letter(asopposedtoknownacronymsandabbreviations)mustbeenteredusingtheInternationalRadioAlphabet.Thisisintendedprimarilyforwhentheletternameisitself aword.
Aninitial(acapitalletterfollowedbyaperiod)maybeenteredbysayingCapitalorUppercasefollowedbythenameof theletter.Youcanpronouncetheletter’snamenormallyorusetheInternationalRadioAlphabet.Thus,forexample,todictateL. M. Montgomery,youcansayCapitalL,SpaceBar,UppercaseMike,Montgomery.(TheSpaceBarisneededsoastogettwoseparateinitialsratherthantheacronymLM,asdescribedinthenextparagraph.)
Anacronym(aseriesof capitalletterswithoutanyspacesorperiodsinbetween)maybeenteredusingsuccessiveinitials.Aperiodwillappearafteryoudictatethefirstinitial,butitwillberemovedwhenyoudictatethesecondinitial.Thus,forex-ample,todictateHAL 9000,youcansayCapitalH,CapitalA,CapitalL,NineThousand.
HerearetheInternational Radio Alphabetletternames:
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What You SayAlpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
Xray
Yankee
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What You SayZulu
Diacritical Letters
Adiacriticalletterisaletterwithamarkingaboveorbelowit.(Spellingmodehasawiderrepertoryof diacriticallettersandisrecommended.)
Thefollowingphrases,allinvolvingtheInternationalRadioAlphabet,enterdia-criticallettersinDictationmode:
What You Say ResultAlpha-Accent-Acute á
Alpha-Accent-Circumflex â
Alpha-Accent-Grave à
Alpha-Accent-Tilde;Alpha-Tilde ã
Alpha-Accent-Umlaut ä
Alpha-Ring-Above å
Charlie-Accent-Cedilla ç
Echo-Accent-Acute é
Echo-Accent-Circumflex ê
Echo-Accent-Grave è
Echo-Accent-Umlaut ë
India-Accent-Acute í
India-Accent-Circumflex î
India-Accent-Grave ì
India-Accent-Umlaut ï
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What You Say ResultNovember-Accent-Tilde ñ
Oscar-Accent-Acute ó
Oscar-Accent-Circumflex ô
Oscar-Accent-Grave ò
Oscar-Accent-Tilde;Oscar-Accent-
Tildeõ
Oscar-Accent-Umlaut ö
Oscar-Oblique-Stroke ø
Uniform-Accent-Acute ú
Uniform-Accent-Circumflex û
Uniform-Accent-Grave ù
Uniform-Accent-Umlaut ü
Yankee-Accent-Acute ý
Yankee-Accent-Umlaut ÿ
Ligatures and Non-Latin Letters
Youcansaythefollowingligaturesandnon-LatinlettersinDictationmode:
What You Say ResultAEDiphthong;AELigature æ
OEDiphthong;OELigature œ
Eszet;GermanSharpS ß
SWithCaron š
IcelandicEth ð
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What You Say ResultIcelandicThorn þ
50Spelling ModeMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Spelling Mode
InSpellingmode,youcanbothspellandgivecommands.MacSpeechDictateIn-ternationalwilltypeindividualletters,numbers,andpunctuationthatyousay,un-lessitrecognizeswhatyousayasacommand.If MacSpeechDictateInternationaldoesn’trecognizewhatyousayasaletter,number,punctuation,orcommand,nothinghappens.
tiP.Spellingmodeenablesaslightlydifferentsetof punctuationmarksfromDictationmode,whichcanbeuseful.SpellingmodeisalsogoodfortypingwordsthatDictationmodewillmisinterpret(suchas“cap”or“uh”).Itishelp-ful,too,whenyouwanttotypeawordthatMacSpeechDictateInternationaldoesn’tknow,orwhenyouwanttoenteranabbreviationoracronymorURL;butDictationmodealsohaswaysof enteringacronyms,andif youfrequentlyuseaword,youshouldconsideraddingittoyourprofile’svocabularysothatyoucansayitinDictationmode(see“VocabularyEditorWindow”).
InSpellingmode,no automatic spacesareinserted.ContrastDictationmode,whereautomaticspacesareinsertedbeforeorafterpunctuation,asappropriate,andbetweenwords.InSpellingmode,youmustinsertanydesiredspacesyourself.
Toinsert a space:
• SaySpaceBar.
Toremove the letterlasttypedortotheleftof thecursor:
• SayScratchWord(orForgetWord)orScratchThat(orForgetThat).
If you“scratch”or“forget”andthenchangeyourmind,sayUndoDictation.
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What You Can Say in Spelling Modethe names of Letters and numeraLs.(Forletternames,seethenextsection,“LetterNamesinSpellingMode.”)Tocapitalize a letter:
◦ SayCapfollowedbythenameof theletter.
PunCtuation.See“Punctuation.”
Commands.Allglobal,key,generated,andapplication-basedcommandsareavailable.
navigation Commands.Youcancontrol the insertion pointwiththeseSpellingmodecommands:
◦ MoveBackward(s)NNLetter(s)andMoveForward(s)NNLetter(s)(where“NN”isanumberupto99)
Letter Names in Spelling ModeThesearethenamesof lettersandnumeralsthatyoucansayinSpellingmode.
Letters
Lettersarelowercasebydefault.Tocapitalize a letter:
• SayCapfollowedbythenameof theletter.
Totype a letterinSpellingmode:
• Saythenameof theletter,e.g.A,B,etc.
• Or,saytheInternationalRadioAlphabetnameof theletter(listedbelow).
Whensayingaplainlettername(asopposedtoadiacriticalletter,discussedbe-low),youmayprecedethenameof theletterbyLetter,e.g.LetterA,LetterB,LetterAlpha,LetterBravo.Thiscanhelpdisambiguate.
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Torepeat a letter(thatis,tosayaletterthatappearstwiceinsuccession):
• YoumaysaytheletternameprecededbyDouble,e.g.DoubleA,DoubleAlpha.(Incaseof “u”,sayDoubleLetterUtodisambiguatefrom“w”.)
HerearetheInternational Radio Alphabetletternames:
What You SayAlpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
What You SayVictor
Whiskey
Xray
Yankee
Zulu
Diacritical Letters
Adiacriticalletterisaletterwithamarkingaboveorbelowit.Totype a diacrit-ical letterinSpellingmode:
• Saythenameof theletter(normalorInternationalRadioAlphabet)followedbythenameof thediacritical:A-Acute,Alpha-Acute.
• Optionally,inmostcasesyoumaysayAccentbetweenthenameof theletterandthediacritical(evenwhen,strictlyspeaking,thediacriticalisnotanac-cent):forexample,AAccent-Acute,AlphaAccent-Acute.Butyoucannotdothisfor“Dieresis”or“Ring”.
Noteverydiacriticalispossible,evenforeveryEuropeanlanguage.Youcannot,forexample,saythefourthletterof “Dvořák”.(ThebestwaytotypeDvořák’snamewithMacSpeechDictateInternationalwouldbethroughaTextMacrocommand;see“CommandsWindow.”)
Letter DiacriticalsA Acute,Circumflex,Grave,Tilde,Umlaut;Dieresis,Ring
C Cedilla
E Acute,Circumflex,Grave,Umlaut;Dieresis
I Acute,Circumflex,Grave,Umlaut;Dieresis
N Tilde
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Letter DiacriticalsO Acute,Circumflex,Grave,Tilde,Umlaut;Dieresis,Ring
U Acute,Circumflex,Grave,Umlaut;Dieresis
Y Acute,Umlaut;Dieresis
Ligatures and Non-Latin Letters
Youcansaythefollowingligaturesandnon-LatinlettersinSpellingmode:
What You Say ResultAEDiphthong;AELigature;LigatureAE æ
OSlash ø
OEDiphthong;OELigature;LigatureOE œ
Eszet;SharpS;GermanSharp;GermanSharpS ß
SWedge š
IcelandicEth ð
IcelandicThorn þ
NumeralsNumeralsareindividualdigits.Totype a digitinSpellingmode:
• Saythenameof thedigit,e.g.Zero,One,etc.
• Or,sayNumeralfollowedbythenameof thedigit,e.g.NumeralZero,NumeralOne,etc.(DonotsayNumber,whichsignifiesthehashsign,“#”.)
Somenumericsymbolsarediscussedaspunctuation;see“Punctuation.”
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Punctuation
InbothDictationmodeandSpellingmode,youcansaythenamesof punctuationmarksthatMacSpeechDictateInternationalshouldtype.Thischapterliststhenamesof thesesymbols.ThesenamesarelistedalsointheAvailableCommandswindow(and,forDictationmode,intheVocabularyEditorwindow).
TherearesomebroaddifferencesbetweensayingapunctuationmarkinDictationmodeandsayingitinSpellingmode.
InDictationmode,MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillattempttoinsertintelli-gent automatic spacing.(Forexample,itwillprobablyputaspacebefore“openquote”andafter“closequote”.)YoumaybeabletopreventthisbyswitchingNoSpaceon.Butforfinestcontrol,useSpellingmode.
InSpellingmode,ontheotherhand,MacSpeechDictateInternationaltypesthesymbolandthat’sall.Also,Spellingmodehasalargerrepertoryof punctuationmarks(andof thingsyoucansaytotypethem).
sPaCes
What You Say Result Mode CommentsSpaceBar Both Spacecharacter
No-BreakSpace;Non-BreakableSpace;
UnbreakableSpaceSpelling
NewLine;NextLine Dictation Singlereturncharacter
NewParagraph;NextParagraph Dictation Doublereturncharacter
TabKey Dictation Tabcharacter
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stoPs
What You Say Result Mode CommentsPeriod . Both USdialectonly
FullStop;Dot . Both
PeriodParagraph . DictationFullstopfollowedbydoublereturn
character
ExclamationMark ! Both
ExclamationPoint ! Both USdialectonly
InvertedExclamationPoint ¡ Both
InvertedExclamationMark ¡ Spelling
QuestionMark ? Both
InvertedQuestionMark ¿ Both
Pauses and Joins
What You Say Result Mode Comments
Hyphen - BothNospacebeforeorafterinDicta-
tionmode
SoftHyphen Spelling
Unicode173,optionalhyphen(not
everyapplicationinterpretsthis
correctly)
Comma , Both
Semicolon ; Both
Colon;ColonMark(Dictation
modeonly): Both
CenterDot;MiddleDot(Spelling
modeonly)· Both
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What You Say Result Mode CommentsDash -- Both Twohyphens
Em-Dash --- Dictation Threehyphens
En-Dash -- Dictation Twohyphens
Em-Dash — Spelling Unicode8212,atrueem-dash
En-Dash – Spelling Unicode8211,atrueen-dash
aPostroPhe and quotes
What You Say Result Mode Comments
Apostrophe ' BothStraightapostrophe(nopre-
cedingspace)
Apostrophe-Ess 's Both Straightapostrophe
OpenSingleQuote;BeginSingleQuote ‘ Spelling Leftcurlysinglequote
CloseSingleQuote;EndSingleQuote ’ Spelling Rightcurlysinglequote
SingleQuote ' Spelling Straightsinglequote
OpenSingleQuote;BeginSingleQuote ' DictationStraightsinglequote(preced-
ingspace)
CloseSingleQuote;EndSingleQuote ' DictationStraightsinglequote(nopre-
cedingspace,likeapostrophe)
OpenQuote;BeginQuote “ Spelling Leftcurlydoublequote
CloseQuote;EndQuote ” Spelling Rightcurlydoublequote
Quote;QuotationMarks " Spelling Straightdoublequote
OpenQuote;OpenQuotes;Begin
Quote;BeginQuotes;OpenDouble
Quote;OpenDoubleQuotes;Begin
DoubleQuote;BeginDoubleQuotes
" DictationStraightdoublequote(preced-
ingspace)
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What You Say Result Mode CommentsCloseQuote;CloseQuotes;EndQuote;
EndQuotes;CloseDoubleQuote;Close
DoubleQuotes;EndDoubleQuote;
EndDoubleQuotes
" DictationStraightdoublequote(nopre-
cedingspace)
OpenEuroQuote;OpenEuroQuotes « Both
CloseEuroQuote;CloseEuroQuotes » Both
BeginAngleQuote;BeginAngle
Quotes;OpenAngleQuote;Open
AngleQuotes« Spelling
EndAngleQuote;EndAngleQuotes;
CloseAngleQuote;CloseAngleQuotes» Spelling
enCLosures
What You Say Result Mode CommentsOpenParen;LeftParen;Open
Parenthesis;LeftParenthesis( Both
CloseParen;RightParen;Close
Parenthesis;Rightparenthesis) Both
OpenBracket;LeftBracket ( Both Non-USdialects,likeparenthesis
CloseBracket;RightBracket ) Both Non-USdialects,likeparenthesis
OpenBracket;LeftBracket [ Both USdialect,likesquarebracket
CloseBracket;RightBracket ] Both USdialect,likesquarebracket
OpenSquareBracket;LeftSquare
Bracket[ Both
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What You Say Result Mode CommentsCloseSquareBracket;RightSquare
Bracket] Both
OpenBrace;LeftBrace;OpenCurly
Brace;LeftCurlyBrace;OpenCurly
Bracket;LeftCurlyBracket{ Both
CloseBrace;RightBrace;Close
CurlyBrace;RightCurlyBrace;
CloseCurlyBracket;RightCurly
Bracket
} Both
OpenAngleBracket;LeftAngle
Bracket< Dictation
CloseAngleBracket;RightAngle
Bracket> Dictation
OpenAngleBracket;LeftAngle
Bracket‹ Spelling Unicode8249,leftanglequote
CloseAngleBracket;RightAngle
Bracket› Spelling Unicode8250,rightanglequote
money
What You Say Result Mode CommentsCentsSign;Cent(Spellingmodeonly) ¢ Both
DollarSign;Dollar(Spellingmodeonly) $ Both
SterlingSign;Sterling £ Spelling
PoundSterlingSign £ Dictation USdialect
PoundSign £ Both Non-USdialects
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What You Say Result Mode CommentsYenSign;Yen(Spellingmodeonly) ¥ Both
EuroSign;Euro(Spellingmodeonly) € Both
GuilderSign;Guilder(Spellingmodeonly) ƒ Both
arithmetiC
What You Say Result Mode CommentsEqualsSign;Equal(Spellingmodeonly) = Both
PlusSign;Plus(Spellingmodeonly) + Both
MinusSign - Both
PlusorMinusSign;PlusorMinus(Spellingmode
only)± Both
PlusMinusSign;PlusMinus ± Spelling
MultiplicationSign × Dictation
MultiplySign;Multiply;Timessign;Times × Spelling
DivisionSign ÷ Both
DivideSign;Divide ÷ Spelling
LessThanSign;LessThan(Spellingmodeonly) < Both
GreaterThanSign;GreaterThan(Spellingmode
only)> Both
PercentSign;Percent(Spellingmodeonly) % Both
Point . Both
LogicalNotSign;LogicalNot(Spellingmodeonly) ¬ Both
NotSign;Not ¬ Spelling
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What You Say Result Mode CommentsSuperscriptOne ¹ Both
SuperscriptTwo ² Both
Squared;Square ² Spelling
SuperscriptThree ³ Both
Cubed;Cube ³ Spelling
One-Half Sign ½ Both
Half Sign;Half;OneHalf ½ Spelling
One-QuarterSign ¼ Both
QuarterSign;Quarter;OneQuarter ¼ Spelling
ThreeQuartersSign ¾ Both
ThreeQuarters ¾ Spelling
oCtothorPe
What You Say Result Mode CommentsPoundSign;Pound(Spellingmodeonly) # Both USdialectonly
NumberSign;Number(Spellingmode
only)# Both USdialectonly
HashSign;Hash(Spellingmodeonly);
HashMark(Spellingmodeonly)# Both
InDictationmode,works
onlyinnon-USdialects
SharpSign;Sharp(Spellingmodeonly) # BothInDictationmode,works
onlyinnon-USdialects
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other Common symboLs
What You Say Result Mode CommentsAmpersand;And-Sign;AmpersandSign(Spelling
modeonly)& Both
Asterisk;Star(Spellingmodeonly) * Both
AtSign;At(Spellingmodeonly) @ Both
Backslash \ Both
Backquote;Backtick(Dictationmodeonly) ` Both
Caret;Hat(Spellingmodeonly) ^ Both
CopyrightSign;Copyright(Spellingmodeonly) © Both
DegreeSign;Degree(Spellingmodeonly) ° Both
Ellipsis;Dot-Dot-Dot ... Dictation Threedots
Ellipsis … SpellingUnicode8230,true
ellipsismark
ForwardSlash;Slash / Both
LargeCenterDot • DictationUnicode8226,bul-
let
LogicalAnd && Dictation
LogicalOr || Dictation
OptionalEss (s) Dictation
ParagraphSign;Paragraph(Spellingmodeonly) ¶ Both
RegisteredSign;Registered(Spellingmodeonly) ® Both
RegisteredTrademarkSign;RegisteredTrademark ® Spelling
SectionSign;Section(Spellingmodeonly) § Both
Tilde ~ Both
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What You Say Result Mode CommentsTrademarkSign;Trademark(Spellingmodeonly) ™ Both
Underscore _ Both
VerticalBar;Bar(Spellingmodeonly) | Both
rarities
What You Say Result Mode CommentsAlternateComma ‚ Spelling Unicode8218,loweredsinglequote
Angstrom å Spelling
BrokenVerticalBar ¦ Spelling
Dagger † Spelling
SingleDaggerSign † Dictation
DoubleComma „ Both Unicode8222,lowereddoublequote
DoubleDagger ‡ Spelling
DoubleDaggerSign ‡ Dictation
FeminineOrdinal ª Spelling
FeminineOrdinalSign ª Dictation
MacronSign;Macron
(Spellingmodeonly)¯ Both
MasculineOrdinal º Spelling
GreekMu µ Both
Micro µ Spelling
Micron;MicroSign µ Dictation
PerThousand;Permille ‰ Spelling
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What You Say Result Mode CommentsPermilleSign ‰ Dictation
smiLies
What You Say Result Mode CommentsSmileyFace;Smiley :-) Dictation
FrownyFace;Frowny :-( Dictation
WinkyFace;Winky ;-) Dictation
LaughingFace :oD Dictation
WinkyLaughingFace ;oD Dictation
64CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Commands
Tolearn what commands are availableatanymoment,usetheAvailableCommandswindow.See“AvailableCommandsWindow.”
Commandsmaybeedited—modified,created,activatedanddeactivated,anddeleted—intheCommandswindow.See“CommandsWindow.”
Commandscomeinsix categories:
mode-based Commands.Individualmodesmayhavecommandsbuiltintothem.Forexample,CapitalizetheWord“Valley”issomethingyoucansayinDictationmodeonly.Formoreinformation,seethediscussionof eachmode.
WindoW-based Commands.Somecommandsbecomeavailableonlywhenacertainwindowisopen.Forexample,Pick2,toinsertthesecondalternativefromtheRecognitionwindowintoyourdocument,isavailableonlywhentheRecognitionwindowisopen.See“RecognitionWindow.”
gLobaL Commands.Somecommandsareglobal,meaningthattheyareal-waysavailable(exceptinSleepmode).See“GlobalCommands.”
Key Commands.Keycommandsareglobalcommandsthatletyousaythenamesof keyboardkeysormodifier-keycombinationsforMacSpeechDictateInternationaltotype.See“KeyCommands.”
generated Commands.MacSpeechDictateInternational,asitstartsup,willoptionallygenerateadditionalglobalcommandsthatletyoulaunchapplica-tionsorcreateanemailmessageaddressedtosomeoneinyourAddressBook.See“GeneratedCommands.”
aPPLiCation-based Commands.Somecommandsbecomeavailableonlywhenacertainapplicationisfrontmost.Forexample,youcansaySend
65CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
MessagewheniChatorMailisfrontmost.MacSpeechDictateInternationalcomeswithcommandsetsforFinder,TextEdit,Safari,Mail,iChat,andiCal.See“Application-BasedCommands.”
If thecommandyouwanttosayisnotamode-basedcommand,thenthewaytobecertainthatMacSpeechDictateInternationalunderstandsyourwordsasacommandtobeobeyed,andnotdictationtobetyped,istoswitch to Command mode.
Global CommandsThesecommandsareavailableineverymode(exceptSleepmode).Someof themcontrolMacSpeechDictateInternational;otherscontrolthecomputerasawhole,orwhateverapplicationisfrontmost.
maCsPeeCh diCtate internationaL modes and miCroPhone
What You Say Comment
DictationModeSetsMacSpeechDictateInternational’smicrophonetoDictation
Mode.
SwitchToDictationModeSetsMacSpeechDictateInternational’smicrophonetoDictation
Mode.
SpellingMode SetsDictate’smicrophonetoSpellingMode.
SwitchToSpellingModeSetsMacSpeechDictateInternational’smicrophonetoSpelling
Mode.
CommandModeSetsMacSpeechDictateInternational’smicrophonetoCom-
mandMode.
SwitchToCommandModeSetsMacSpeechDictateInternational’smicrophonetoCom-
mandMode.
GoToSleepSetsMacSpeechDictateInternational’smicrophonetoSleep
Mode.
SleepMode SetsDictate’smicrophonetoSleepMode.
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What You Say Comment
SwitchToSleepModeSetsMacSpeechDictateInternational’smicrophonetoSleep
Mode.
MicrophoneOffTurnsthemicrophoneoff.Nofurthervoiceinputispossibleuntil
microphoneisturnedonbykeyboardormenuitem.
maCsPeeCh diCtate internationaL diCtation and training
What You Say Comment
ScratchThat
Deletestheutteranceorportionof utteranceimmediatelytotheleftof
thecursororselection.Anutteranceisaphrasethatyouspoke.“Forget
That”isanalternativenameforthiscommand.
ForgetThat
Deletestheutteranceorportionof utteranceimmediatelytotheleftof
thecursororselection.Anutteranceisaphrasethatyouspoke.“Scratch
That”isanalternativenameforthiscommand.
ScratchWordDeletesthewordjustpriortothecursororleftedgeof theselection.
“ForgetWord”isanalternativenameforthiscommand.
ForgetWordDeletesthewordjustpriortothecursororleftedgeof theselection.
“ScratchWord”isanalternativenameforthiscommand.
UndoDictation
Reversestheeffectof thelastdictationordeletedictationcommand
(Delete,Scratch,Forget).Useof thiscommandremovesthecorrection
informationfromthetextinvolved,soif you“RedoDictation”youwill
notbeabletocorrectthereplacedtext.If yourlastdictationreplaced
text,thattextisrestored,butnocorrectioninformationisrestored.
RedoDictation RedoDictationreversestheeffectof theUndoDictationcommand.
PlaytheSelection PlaytheSelection
TrainVocabularyfrom
Selection
CopiesthecurrentselectionandopenstheVocabularyTrainingwindow
andusesthecopiedtextasinput.
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What You Say Comment
CacheDocument
TellsMacSpeechDictateInternationaltorecordthecontentsof the
currentwindowas“usertypedtext”.Allpriorknowledgeof thewindow
contentsisreplaced(dictationinformation,spelledletters).See“The
CacheandtheGoldenRule.”
CacheSelection
TellsMacSpeechDictateInternationaltorecordtheselectionof the
currentwindowas“usertypedtext”.Allpriorknowledgeof thewindow
contentsisreplaced(dictationinformation,spelledletters).See“The
CacheandtheGoldenRule.”
PurgeCache
Removesallcachedinformationregardingtheactivewindow’scontents.
Thisdoesnotdeletethetextappearingintheactivewindow,butMac-
SpeechDictateInternationalnowassumesthatthewindowisblank,
exceptforNotePadwindows.When“PurgeCache”isappliedtoaNote
Padwindow,a“CacheDocument”commandisautomaticallygenerated
aswellbecauseMacSpeechDictateInternationalalwaysknowsabout
thecontentsof itsownwindows.See“TheCacheandtheGoldenRule.”
maCsPeeCh diCtate internationaL WindoWs
What You Say Comment
ShowStatusWindowShowstheStatuswindowforMacSpeechDictateInterna-
tional.
HideStatusWindowHidestheStatuswindowforMacSpeechDictateInterna-
tional.
ShowAvailableCommandsWindowShowstheAvailableCommandswindowforMacSpeech
DictateInternational.
HideAvailableCommandsWindowHidestheAvailableCommandswindowforMacSpeech
DictateInternational.
ShowRecognitionWindow
DisplaystheRecognitionwindowcontainingalternatives
forthecurrentselectionortheutterancetotheleftof the
cursor.
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What You Say CommentBringDictatetotheFront MakesDictatethefrontmostapplication.
navigation
What You Say CommentGoToBeginning Movesthecursortothefirstpositioninthedocument.
MoveToBeginningOf Document Positionstothebeginningof thedocument.
GoToEnd Movesthecursortothelastpositioninthedocument.
MoveToEndOf Document Positionstotheendof thedocument.
NextFieldMovesthecursortothenextfieldbysendingataband
purgesthecache.
PreviousFieldMovesthecursortothepreviousfieldbysendingashifttab
andpurgesthecache.
CoPy and Paste
Outsideof aNotePadwindow(thatis,inanapplicationotherthanMacSpeechDictateInternational),thesecommandsarethesameasif youhadusedyourhands,andthereforetheyareviolationsof theGoldenRuleof MacSpeechDictateInternational.Dictationmodenavigationcommandswon’tworkproperlyafter-wards;if thiscausesaproblem,issuea“cache”command.See“TheCacheandtheGoldenRule.”
What You Say Comment
CopySelectionMimicstheCommand-Ckeypress,whichcopieswhateverisselectedtothe
clipboardinmostapplications.
CutSelectionMimicstheCommand-Xkeypress,whichcutswhateverisselectedtothe
clipboardinmostapplications.
PastefromClipboard Pastesthecontentsof theclipboardattheinsertionpoint.
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What You Say Comment
SelectAll
MimicsaCommand-Akeypress.Specifically,thiscommandisintendedto
selectalltextwithinatextdocumentorobject,orallobjectsinthefront-
mostdocument.
NoLeadingSpace
Allspacesareremovedbeforethewordimmediatelyafterthecursororleft
edgeof theselection.Doesnotapplytowordsthathavenotbeendictated
yet.Use“NoSpace”forthose.
button and Keyboard Pressing
What You Say CommentPressCancel PresstheCancelButton.
PressDon’tSave PresstheDon’tSaveButton.
PressOK PresstheOKButton.
CancelThisOperation Cancelsthecurrentoperation.
SaveThisDocumentMimicsaCommand-Skeypress.Thiscommandwillsavethefrontmost
documentinmostapplications.
menus
What You Say CommentFileNew SelectstheNewmenuitemontheFileMenu.
FileOpen SelectstheOpenmenuitemontheFileMenu.
FileClose SelectstheClosemenuitemontheFileMenu.
UndoLastAction
Undoesthelastaction.ThiscommandviolatestheGoldenRuleof
MacSpeechDictateInternational,sodon’tuseitinthemiddleof
dictation(orif youdo,issuea“cache”commandafterwards).See
“TheCacheandtheGoldenRule.”Toundoadictationerrorwithout
violatingtheGoldenRule,useScratchThatorUndoDictation.
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What You Say Comment
RedoLastActionRedolastactionreversestheeffectof the“UndoLastAction”com-
mand.
AboutthisApplication Displaysinformationaboutthefrontmostapplication.
AccessFindWindowOpenstheFindwindow.Thiswindowwilllookdifferentdepending
onwhatversionof MacOSXyouareusing.
AccessForceQuitWindow OpenstheForceQuitwindow.
ShowDateandTimeDisplaysadialogboxwiththedateandtimestamp.Alsoallowsyou
toputthedatestampontheclipboard.
sPaCes, exPosé, and sCreen CaPture
What You Say CommentSwitchToSpaceOne SwitchesdirectlytotheSpace1.
SwitchToSpaceTwo SwitchesdirectlytotheSpace2.
SwitchToSpaceThree SwitchesdirectlytotheSpace3.
SwitchToSpaceFour SwitchesdirectlytotheSpace4.
ExposeAllWindows UsesExposétoexposeallwindows.
ExposeApplicationWindows UsesExposétoexposewindowsfortheactiveapplication.
ExposeDesktop UsesExposétoexposetheDesktop.
CaptureScreen Takesasnapshotof theentirescreenandsavesitonthedesktop.
CaptureSelection Allowsyoutocaptureasnapshotof aselection.
aPPLiCation and WindoW navigation
What You Say CommentHideThisApplication Hidesthefrontmostapplication.
HideOtherApplications Hidesallapplicationsexceptthefrontmostapplication.
HideAllApplications HidesallapplicationsexcepttheFinder.
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What You Say CommentShowAllApplications Showsallapplications.
SwitchToNextApplication Switchestothenextapplicationthatisrunning.
SwitchToPreviousApplication Switchestothepreviousapplicationthatisrunning.
NextApplicationWindow Activatesthenextwindowintheactiveapplication.
PreviousApplicationWindow Activatesthepreviouswindowintheactiveapplication.
QuitThisApplication
Quitsthefrontmostapplication,exceptif itisMacSpeechDic-
tateInternational.MacSpeechDictateInternationalmustbe
quitusingmenuorkeyboard.
Activate[Nameof Application]
Bringsthenamedapplicationtothefront.“Activate”com-
mandsareautomaticallygeneratedforallrunningapplica-
tionsandappearintheApplicationssubgroupof theAvailable
Commandswindow.
Quit[Nameof Application]
Quitsthenamedapplication.“Quit”commandsareautomati-
callygeneratedforallrunningapplicationsexcepttheFinder
andMacSpeechDictateInternational,andappearintheAp-
plicationssubgroupintheAvailableCommandswindow.
ComPuter as a WhoLe
What You Say CommentTurnDockHidingOn TurnsonDockhiding.
TurnDockHidingOff Turnsoff Dockhiding.
PutComputertoSleep Putsthecomputertosleep.
SpecialSleep Forcesthecomputertogotosleep.
RestarttheComputer Restartsthecomputer.
SpecialRestart Restartsthecomputerwithoutwaitingforothertaskstocomplete.
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The Web 100 CommandsTheWeb100commandsareglobalcommandsthattakeyouinyourbrowsertoanyof ahundredcommonlyusedwebsites.Forexample,youcansayJumptoBartlebytogotothebartleby.comGreatBooksOnlinesite.
Thesecommandsareenabledasagroupif youhavecheckedEnableWebSiteCommandsintheCommandPreferencespane.If enabled,theywillappearintheAvailableCommandswindowintheWeb 100subgroupof theGlobalgroup.
Key CommandsKeycommandsareglobalcommandsthatletyoutellMacSpeechDictateInterna-tionaltoenter a keystroke,asif youhadtypedthatkeystrokemanually.
Keycommandscanhelpyouinsituationswhereyoumightotherwisehavetousethekeyboard,whenthereisnobuilt-incommandthatletsyousaywhatyouwantdone.Andevenwhenthereisabuilt-incommand,keycommandsmaybeeasiertoremember;forexample,evenif youforgettheglobalcommandforcreatinganewdocumentinanyapplication(FileNew),youprobablyknowthatitskeycom-binationisCommand-N,soyoucansayPresstheKeyComboCommandN.
WhenMacSpeechDictateInternationaltypesinresponsetoakeycommand,thetypingisdirectedjustasrealkeyboardtypingwouldbe.So,forexample,PresstheKeyComboCommandNisdirectedtothefrontmostapplication(typicallytocreateanewdocument),butPresstheKeyComboCommandTabisdirectedtothesystem(andbringsthesecondapplicationtothefront),becausethat’showCommand-Tabistreatedwhenyoutypeitmanually.
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Warning.Donotusekeycommandstotypetextwhiledictating!ThatwouldbegoingbehindMacSpeechDictateInternational’sback,andwillcreatenavi-gationproblemslateron.It’swrong,justlikemixingdictationwithmanualtyping.It’saviolationof theGoldenRule.See“TheCacheandtheGoldenRule.”
How to Say a Key Command
Whatyousaydependsonwhetheryouwanttopressasingle keyorakey com-binationinvolvingmodifierkeys:
singLe Key.SayPresstheKeyKEYNAME,whereKEYNAMEisthenameof thekey.
Key Combination.SayPresstheKeyComboMODIFIERKEYNAMEorPresstheKeysMODIFIERKEYNAME,whereKEYNAMEisthenameof thekey,andMODIFIERisanycombinationof modifierkeynames.
(Keynamesandmodifierkeynamesareshownlaterinthissection.)
So,forexample:
• TopressthePageDownkey(inmanyapplications,thisscrollsadocumentdownonescreenful),sayPresstheKeyPageDown.
• TopressthekeycombinationCommand-Shift-4(bydefault,thisisthesystemcommandforlettingyouselectanareaof thescreenandtakeascreenshotof it),sayPresstheKeyComboCommandShiftFour.
modifier Key names
What You SayCommand
Shift
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What You SayOption
Control
CapsLock
Key names:
normaL Letter and digit names.So,forexample,A,B,C,andsoforth,aswellasOne,Two,Three,andsoforth.
internationaL radio aLPhabet Letter names.Thesenamesarelistedinthediscussionof Spellingmodecommands.
f-Key names.Theseconsistof theletter“F”followedbyanumberfrom1to20.So,forexample,FOne,FTwo,andsoonthroughFTwenty.
named Keys.Theseareasfollows:
What You SayLeftArrow
RightArrow
UpArrow
DownArrow
Home
End
PageUp
PageDown
Return
Enter
Tab
Space
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What You SayEscape
ForwardDelete
Help
Generated CommandsMacSpeechDictateInternational,asitstartsup,willoptionallygenerateglobalcommandsthatletyoulaunch an applicationorcreate an email messageaddressedtosomeoneinyourAddressBook.
Launching Applications
Togeneratecommands for launching applications:
• CheckGenerate Application Launch CommandsintheCommandPreferencespane.
Nothingwillhappenimmediately;youneedtoquitMacSpeechDictateInter-nationalandstartitupagain.Whenyoudo,asitstartsup,MacSpeechDictateInternationalwilllookthroughalltheapplicationsonyourcomputerandgener-atecommandsof theformActivateXXX,where“XXX”isthenameof theapplication.So,forexample,if youhaveAutomatoronyourcomputer,acom-mandActivateAutomatorwillbegenerated,andyou’llbeabletosayActivateAutomatortolaunchit.
ThecommandsforlaunchingapplicationswillappearintheAvailableCommandswindowintheApplicationssubgroupof theGlobalgroup.
Email Messages
Togeneratecommands for creating pre-addressed email messages:
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• CheckGenerate Email CommandsintheCommandPreferencespane.
TheEmailCommandssubgroupwillappearintheGlobalgroupintheAvailableCommandswindow.TheEmailcommandsaregloballyavailable(youdonothavetobeinMailtouseone).TolearnwhatEmailcommandsareavailable,consultyourAddressBook;MacSpeechDictateInternationalletsyousaythenameof anypersonorgrouphavinganemailaddressinyourAddressBook.
Tocreate an email message:
• SaySendanEmailToXXXorCreateaNoteForXXX,where“XXX”istheprimaryaddressee.
HybridssuchasSendaNoteToandCreateanEmailForarealsolegal.
Tospecifymultiple addressees:
• Appendandasyougiveyourcommand.
Forexample:SendanEmailToXXXandYYYorCreateanoteforXXXandYYY.Youcanhavemorethantwoaddressees:SendanEmailToXXXandYYYandZZZandsoforth.
Tospecifyanaddressee to be CC’ed:
• AppendCopyingaftertheprimaryaddressee(s).
Forexample:SendanEmailToXXXCopyingYYYorCreateaNoteForXXXCopyingYYY.
YoucanhaveadditionalCC’edaddresseesbyappendingand:SendanEmailToXXXCopyingYYYandZZZandsoforth.
Tospecifyanaddressee to be BCC’ed:
• AppendBlindCopyingaftertheprimaryaddressee(s).
Forexample:SendanEmailToXXXBlindCopyingYYYorCreateaNoteForXXXCopyingYYYBlindCopyingZZZ.
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YoucanhaveadditionalBCC’edaddresseesbyappendingand:SendanEmailToXXXBlindCopyingYYYandZZZ.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalrespondsbycreatinganewemailwindowad-dressedasspecified,withtheinsertionpointintheSubjectlinereadyforyoutodictateasubject.
Application-Based CommandsMacSpeechDictateInternationalhassetsof commandsthatitmakesavailableonlywhenaparticularapplicationisfrontmost.Thesearetheapplication-based commands.
note.Thismechanismallowscommandstobetailoredtoaparticularappli-cation.Italsokeepsthelistof availablecommandsfrombecomingtoolong,sinceapplication-basedcommandseffectivelygooutof existencetemporar-ilywhenthatapplicationisnotfrontmost.(YoucanaccessthemintheCom-mandswindow,toeditthem;butyoucan’tusethem.)Thisisgoodforyou,becausetheAvailableCommandswindowremainsmanageable.It’salsogoodforMacSpeechDictateInternational,becauseitlimitsthenumberof possiblecommandsagainstwhichMacSpeechDictateInternationalmusttrytomatchwhatyousay.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalcomeswithcommandsetsforthefollowingap-plications:
• Finder
• TextEdit
• Safari
• iChat
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• iCal
Youcancreateyourownapplication-basedcommandsintheCommandswindow.Therestof thissectionliststheapplication-basedcommandsthatshipwithMac-SpeechDictateInternational.YoucanfindthissameinformationintheAvailableCommandswindow.
Finder Commands
ThesecommandsareavailablewhentheFinderisfrontmost.
finder aPPLiCation menu aCtions
What You Say CommentAboutTheFinder DisplaysinformationabouttheFinder.
AccessPreferencesWindow OpensthePreferencesdialogbox.
EmptyTrash Emptiesthetrash.
SecureEmptyTrash Securelyemptiesthetrash.
HideThisApplication HidestheFinder.
HideOtherApplications Hidesotherapplications.
ShowAllApplications Showsallapplications.
finder fiLe menu aCtions
What You Say CommentNewFinderWindow MakesanewFinderwindow.
MakeNewFolder Makesanewfolder.
MakeNewSmartFolder MakeNewSmartFolder
MakeNewBurnFolder MakesanewBurnfolder.
OpenSelection Openstheselecteditem(s).
PrintThisDocument Printstheselecteddocument.
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What You Say CommentCloseThisWindow ClosestheactiveFinderwindow.
CloseAllWindows ClosesallFinderwindows.
GetInfo Displaysinformationontheselecteditem(s).
ShowInspector ShowstheInspectorwindow.
HideInspector HidestheInspectorwindow.
CompressSelection Compressestheselection.
DuplicateSelection Duplicatestheselection.
MakeAlias Makesanaliasof theselecteditem(s).
QuickLookSelection OpenstheQuickLookheadsupdisplayfortheselection.
SlideshowSelection Showsaslideshowof theselecteditems.
ShowOriginal Showstheoriginalof theselectedalias(es).
AddToSidebar AddstheselectiontotheSidebar.
MoveToTrash Movestheselecteditem(s)tothetrash.
EjectSelection Ejectstheselecteditem.
AccessBurnDiscWindow AllowsyoutoaccesstheBurnDiscwindow.
AccessFindWindow OpenstheFinddialogbox.
finder edit menu aCtions
What You Say CommentUndoLastAction Undoesthelastaction.
CutSelection Cutstheselectiontotheclipboard.
CopySelection Copiestheselectiontotheclipboard.
PasteFromClipboard Pastesthecontentsof theclipboardattheinsertionpoint.
SelectAll Selectseverything.
DeselectAll Deselectseverything.
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What You Say CommentShowClipboard Showstheclipboard.
DisplaySpecialCharacters
WindowDisplaystheSpecialCharacterswindow.
finder vieW menu aCtions
What You Say CommentViewAsIcons Switchestheviewof thecurrentwindowtoIconview.
ViewAsList Switchestheviewof theactivewindowtoListview.
ViewAsColumns SwitchestheviewfortheactivewindowtoColumnview.
ViewasCoverFlow Switchestheviewof thecurrentwindowtoCoverFlowview.
CleanUpThisWindowCleansuptheactivewindow.If nowindowisactive,thenit
cleansupthedesktop.
CleanUpSelection Cleansuptheselecteditem(s).
ArrangeByName Arrangestheviewof theactivewindowordesktopbyname.
ArrangeByDateModifiedArrangestheviewof theactivewindowordesktopbydate
modified.
ArrangeByDateCreatedArrangestheviewof theactivewindowordesktopbydate
created.
ArrangeBySize Arrangestheviewof theactivewindowordesktopbysize.
ArrangeByKind Arrangestheviewof theactivewindowordesktopbykind.
ArrangeByLabel Arrangestheviewof theactivewindowordesktopbylabel.
KeepArrangedByName Setstheviewof thewindowordesktoptoarrangebyName.
KeepArrangedByDateModifiedSetstheviewof thewindowordesktoptoarrangebyDate
Modified.
KeepArrangedByDateCreatedSetstheviewof thewindowordesktoptoarrangebyDate
Created.
KeepArrangedBySize Setstheviewof thewindowordesktoptoarrangebySize.
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What You Say CommentKeepArrangedByKind Setstheviewof thewindowordesktoptoarrangebyKind.
KeepArrangedByLabel Setstheviewof thewindowordesktoptoarrangebyLabel.
ShowPathBar ShowsthePathBar.
HidePathBar HidesthepathBar.
ShowStatusBar ShowstheStatusBar.
HideStatusBar Hidesthestatusbar.
ShowToolbar ShowstheToolbar.
HideToolbar HidestheToolbar.
AccessCustomizeToolbar
WindowOpenstheCustomizeToolbardialogbox.
ShowViewOptions ShowstheViewOptionswindow.
HideViewOptions HidestheViewOptionswindow.
finder go menu aCtions
What You Say CommentGoBack Goesbacktothepreviousviewintheactivewindow.
GoForward Goestothenextviewintheactivewindow.
GoToEnclosingFolder OpenstheEnclosingfolderfortheselecteditem.
GoToComputer SwitchestothemainComputerview.
GoHome Switchestheviewintheactivewindowtoyourhomefolder.
GoToDesktop GoestotheDesktop.
GoToNetwork SwitchestheviewintheactivewindowtotheNetworkview.
GoToMyiDisk SwitchestheviewinthecurrentwindowtoyouriDisk.
AccessOtherUsersPublicFolder Allowsyoutoaccessanotheruser’siDiskpublicfolder.
GoToApplicationsFolder GoestotheApplicationsfolder.
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What You Say CommentGoToUtilities GoestotheUtilitiesfolder.
ClearRecentFoldersMenu ClearstheRecentFoldersmenu
AccessGoToFolderWindow OpenstheGoToFolderdialogbox.
AccessConnecttoServer
WindowOpenstheConnecttoServerwindow.
finder WindoW menu aCtions
What You Say CommentMinimizeThisWindow Minimizestheactivewindow.
MinimizeAllWindows MinimizesallopenFinderwindows.
ZoomThisWindow ZoomstheactiveFinderwindow.
CycleThroughWindows Cyclesthroughopenwindows.
BringAllToFront BringsallFinderwindowstothefront.
finder heLP menu aCtions
What You Say CommentDisplayMacHelp DisplaysMacHelpintheAppleHelpViewer.
finder aCtion menu aCtions
What You Say CommentShowPackageContentsOf
SelectionShowsthecontentsof theselectedpackage.
finder button Pressing
What You Say CommentPressCancel PresstheCancelButton
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What You Say CommentPressConnect PresstheConnectButton
PressDone PresstheDoneButton
finder seLeCtion
What You Say CommentSelectNameOf Selection Selectsthenameof theselectedicon.
SelectNextName Selectsthenextitemalphabetically.
SelectPreviousName Selectsthepreviousnameditemalphabetically.
TextEdit Commands
ThesecommandsareavailablewhenTextEditisfrontmost.
What You Say CommentAboutThisCommandSet Displaysinformationaboutthiscommandset.
textedit aPPLiCation menu aCtions
What You Say CommentAboutThisApplication DisplaysinformationaboutTextEdit.
AccessPreferencesWindow OpensthePreferenceswindow.
HideThisApplication HidesTextEdit.
HideOtherApplications Hidesotherapplications.
ShowAllApplications Showsallapplications.
QuitThisApplication QuitsTextEdit.
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textedit fiLe menu aCtions
What You Say CommentMakeANewDocument Makesanewdocument.
OpenADocument Allowsyoutoopenanexistingdocument.
ClearRecentMenu Clearstherecentmenu.
CloseAllWindows ClosesallTextEditwindows.
CloseThisWindow Closestheactivewindow.
SaveThisDocument Savestheactivedocument.
SaveAllDocuments Savesallthedocuments.
AccessSaveAsWindow OpenstheSaveAsdialogbox.
RevertToLastSavedVersion Revertstothelastsavedversionof thecurrentdocument.
ShowPropertiesWindow ShowsthePropertieswindow.
HidePropertiesWindow HidesthePropertieswindow.
AccessPageSetupWindow OpensthePageSetupwindow.
PrintThisDocument Printstheactivedocument.
textedit edit menu aCtions
What You Say CommentUndoLastAction Undoesthelastaction.
RedoLastAction Redoesthelastaction.
CopySelection Copiestheselectiontotheclipboard.
CutSelection Cutstheselectiontotheclipboard.
PasteFromClipboard Pastesthecontentsof theclipboardattheinsertionpoint.
PasteAndMatchStyleMatchesthestyleattheinsertionpointwhenpastingthe
contentsof theclipboard.
DeleteSelection Deletestheselection.
CompleteSelection Auto-completestheselection.
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What You Say CommentSelectAll Selectseverything.
InsertLineBreak Insertsalinebreakattheinsertionpoint.
InsertPageBreak InsertsaPageBreakattheinsertionpoint.
InsertParagraphBreak InsertsaParagraphBreakattheinsertionpoint.
AccessFindWindow OpenstheFinddialogbox.
FindNext Findsthenextoccurrenceof thefindstring.
FindPrevious Findsthepreviousoccurrenceof thefindstring.
UseSelectionforFind Usestheselectionforthefindstring.
JumptoSelection Jumpstotheselection.
AccessSelectLineWindow OpenstheSelectLinewindow.
ShowSpellingAndGrammar
WindowShowstheSpellingandGrammarwindow.
HideSpellingAndGrammar
WindowHidestheSpellingandGrammarwindow.
CheckSpellingAndGrammarOf
ThisDocument
Allowsyoutocheckthespellingandgrammarof theactive
document.
TurnCheckSpellingWhileTyping
OffTurnsoff theCheckSpellingWhileTypingfeature.
TurnCheckSpellingWhileTyping
OnTurnsontheCheckSpellingWhileTypingfeature.
TurnCheckGrammarWith
SpellingOffTurnsoff theCheckGrammarwithSpellingfeature.
TurnCheckGrammarWith
SpellingOnTurnsontheCheckGrammarwithSpellingfeature.
TurnSubstitutionsSmartCopyAnd
PasteOffTurnsoff theSmartCopyandPastefeature.
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What You Say CommentTurnSmartCopyAndPasteOn TurnsontheSmartCopyandPastefeature.
TurnSmartLinksOff Turnsoff theSmartLinksfeature.
TurnSmartLinksOn TurnsontheSmartLinksfeature.
TurnSmartQuotesOff Turnsoff theSmartQuotesfeature.
TurnSmartQuotesOn TurnsontheSmartQuotesfeature.
StartSpeakingStartsspeakingtheselectionusingthebuilt-intext-to-speech
capabilitiesof MacOSX.
StopSpeaking Stopsspeaking.
DisplaySpecialCharactersWindow DisplaystheSpecialCharacterspalette.
textedit format menu aCtions
What You Say CommentShowFontsPalette ShowstheFontsPalette.
HideFontsPalette HidestheFontsPalette.
MakeSelectionBold Makestheselectionbold.
MakeSelectionItalic Makestheselectionitalic.
MakeSelectionOutline Makestheselectionoutlined.
MakeSelectionUnderlined Makestheselectionunderlined.
MakeSelectionPlainText Makestheselectionplaintext.
MakeSelectionBigger Makestheselectionbigger.
MakeSelectionSmaller Makestheselectionsmaller.
ShowColorsPalette ShowstheColorsPalette.
HideColorsPalette HidestheColorsPalette.
AlignTextCenter Alignsthetexttothecenter.
AlignTextLeft Alignsthetexttotheleft.
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What You Say CommentAlignTextRight Alignsthetexttotheright.
JustifySelection Justifiestheselectedtext.
ChangeTextWritingDirection Changesthewritingdirection.
ShowTextRuler ShowstheTextRuler.
HideTextRuler HidestheTextRuler.
CopyTextRuler CopiestheTextRulerfortheselection.
PasteTextRulerAppliestheformattingsettingscopiedwiththe“CopyText
Ruler”commandtotheselection.
AccessTextSpacingWindow OpenstheTextSpacingwindow.
AccessLinkWindow AllowsyoutoassignaURLtoaselectionof text.
AccessListWindow Allowsyoutoformattheselectedtextasalist.
AccessTableWindow Allowsyoutoformattheselectionasatable.
ConvertDocumentToPlainText Convertstheactivedocumenttoplaintext.
ConvertDocumentToRichText Convertstheactivedocumenttorichtext.
TurnPreventEditingOff TurnsPreventEditingoff.
TurnPreventEditingOn TurnsPreventEditingon.
WrapTextToPage Toggleswhetherthetextiswrappedtothepageornot.
TurnHyphenationOff TurnsHyphenationoff.
TurnHyphenationOn TurnsHyphenationon.
textedit WindoW menu aCtions
What You Say CommentBringAllWindowsToFront BringsallTextEditwindowstothefront.
MinimizeThisWindow Minimizestheactivewindow.
MinimizeAllWindows MinimizesallTextEditwindows.
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What You Say CommentZoomThisWindow Zoomsthefront-mostwindow.
textedit heLP menu aCtions
What You Say CommentDisplayHelp DisplaysHelpaboutTextEdit.
Safari Commands
ThesecommandsareavailablewhenSafariisfrontmost.
What You Say CommentAboutThisCommandSet Opensadialogboxdescribingthiscommandset.
safari aPPLiCation menu aCtions
What You Say CommentAboutThisApplication DisplaysinformationaboutSafari.
AccessReportBugstoApple
WindowOpensthewindowforreportingbugsinSafaritoApple.
AccessPreferencesWindow AccessPreferenceswindow
TurnBlockPopUpWindowsOff Turnsoff theBlockPop-upWindowsfeature.
TurnBlockPopUpWindowsOn TurnsontheBlockPop-upWindoowsfeature.
TurnPrivateBrowsingOff Turnsoff thePrivateBrowsingfeatureinSafari.
TurnPrivateBrowsingOn TurnsonthePrivateBrowsingfeatureinSafari.
ResetSafari AllowsyoutocompletelyresetSafari.
EmptyTheCache EmptiesSafari’sCache.
HideThisApplication HidesSafari.
HideOtherApplications HideOtherApplications
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What You Say CommentShowAllApplications Showsallapplications.
QuitThisApplication QuitsSafari.
safari fiLe menu aCtions
What You Say CommentMakeNewBrowserWindow Opensanewbrowserwindow.
MakeANewTab Makesanewuntitledtabinthecurrentwindow.
AccessOpenFileWindowAllowsyoutoopenafile,typicallyawebpagestoredlocally,
onanyattachedstoragedevice.
AccessOpenLocationWindowSelectscontentsof URLfieldinthecurrentwindow.(TIP:
usespellingmodetoentercomplexURLs.)
CloseThisWindow ClosesthefrontwindowinSafari.
CloseAllWindows ClosesallopenSafariwindows.
CloseThisTab Closesthecurrenttab.
CloseOtherTabs Closesalltabsexceptthecurrentone.
AccessSaveAsWindow OpenstheSaveAsdialogbox.
MailContentsOf ThisPageMailsthecontentsof thecurrentwebpageusingyourpre-
ferredemailclient.
MailLinkToThisPageMailsalinktothecurrentwebpageusingyourpreferred
emailclient.
AccessOpenInDashboard
Window
Allowsyoutoopenaportionof thecurrentwebpagein
Dashboard.
AccessImportBookmarksWindow Allowsyoutoimportbookmarksfromafile.
AccessExportBookmarksWindow AllowsyoutoexportyourbookmarkstoanXMLfile.
AccessPageSetupWindow OpensthePageSetupdialogbox.
PrintThisDocument Printsthecurrentwebpage.
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safari edit menu aCtions
What You Say CommentUndoLastAction Undoesthelastaction.
RedoLastAction Redoesthelastaction.
CutSelection CutSelection
CopySelection CopySelection
PasteFromClipboardPastethecontentsof theclipboardattheinsertion
point.
DeleteSelection Deletestheselection.
SelectAll Selectseverything.
AutoFillThisForm AutoFillstheCurrentForm.
DoGoogleSearch PutsthecursorintheGoogleSearchfield.
ShowFindToolbar OpenstheFindwindow.
FindNext Findsthenextinstanceof theFindstring.
FindPrevious Findsthepreviousoccurrenceof theFindstring.
HideFindBanner HidestheFindBanner.
UseSelectionforFind UsesthecurrentselectionastheFindstring.
JumptoSelection Jumpstotheselectioninthecurrentwindow.
AccessSpellingAndGrammarWindow OpenstheSpellingandGrammarwindow.
ShowSpellingAndGrammarWindow ShowstheSpellingandGrammarwindow.
HideSpellingAndGrammarWindow HidestheSpellingandGrammarwindow.
CheckSpellingAndGrammarOf This
Document
Allowsyoutocheckthespellingandgrammarof the
activedocument.
TurnCheckSpellingWhileTypingOff Turnsoff theCheckSpellingWhileTypingfeature.
TurnCheckSpellingWhileTypingOn TurnsontheCheckSpellingWhileTypingfeature.
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What You Say CommentTurnCheckGrammarWithSpelling
OffTurnsoff theCheckGrammarwithSpellingfeature.
TurnCheckGrammarWithSpellingOn TurnsontheCheckGrammarwithSpellingfeature.
DisplaySpecialCharactersWindow DisplaystheSpecialCharacterspalette.
safari vieW menu aCtions
What You Say CommentShowBookmarksBar ShowstheBookmarksBar.
HideBookmarksBar HidestheBookmarksBar.
ShowStatusBar ShowstheStatusBar.
HideStatusBar HidestheStatusBar.
ShowTabBar ShowstheTabBar.
HideTabBar Hidesthetabbar.
ShowToolbar ShowstheToolbar.
HideToolbar HidestheToolbar.
AccessCustomizeToolbarWindow OpenstheCustomizeToolbarwindow.
StopLoadingThisPage Stopsloadingthecurrentpage.
ReloadThisPage Reloadsthecurrentwebpage.
MakeTextBigger Makesthetextbigger.
MakeTextNormalSize Makesthetextnormalsize.
MakeTextSmaller Makesthetextsmaller.
ViewSourceForThisPage Displaysthesourcecodeforthecurrentwebpage.
92CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
safari history menu aCtions
What You Say CommentJumpBack Goesbacktothelastlocationvisited.
JumpForward
Jumpsforwardtothenextlocationvisited(typicallyused
afteryouhavealreadyusedthe“JumpBack”command
toviewapreviouspageagain).
JumpHome Takesyoutoyourhomepage.
MarkThisPageForSnapBack MarksthecurrentwebpageforSnapBack.
JumpToSnapBackPageTakesyoutothepageyoupreviouslymarkedasthe
SnapBackpage.
JumpToSearchSnapBack TakesyoutotheSearchResultsSnapBackpage.
ReopenLastClosedWindow Reopensthelastclosedwindow.
ReopenAllWindowsFromLastSessionReopensalltheSafariwindowsthatwereopenduring
thelastsession.
JumpToBookmarkOne JumpstothefirstbookmarkintheBookmarkBar.
JumpToBookmarkTwo JumpstothesecondbookmarkintheBookmarkBar.
JumpToBookmarkThree JumpstothethirdbookmarkintheBookmarkBar.
JumpToBookmarkFour JumpstothefourthbookmarkintheBookmarkBar.
JumpToBookmarkFive JumpstothefifthbookmarkintheBookmarkBar.
JumpToBookmarkSix JumpstothesixthbookmarkintheBookmarkBar.
JumpToBookmarkSeven JumpstotheseventhbookmarkintheBookmarkBar.
JumpToBookmarkEight JumpstotheEighthbookmarkintheBookmarkBar.
JumpToBookmarkNine JumpstotheninthbookmarkintheBookmarkBar.
ShowAllHistory ShowAllHistory
ClearHistory Clearsthehistoryof locationsvisited.
93CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
safari booKmarKs menu aCtions
What You Say CommentShowAllBookmarks ShowstheBookmarkManager.
HideAllBookmarks HidestheBookmarkmanager.
AccessAddBookmarkWindowAddsabookmarktothecurrentpage,allowingyoutorename
it.
AddBookmarkForTheseTabs AddBookmarkForTheseTabs
AddBookmarkFolder AddsaBookmarkFoldertotheBookmarkcollection.
BookmarkThisPageAddsthecurrentpagetotheBookmarkmenuwithoutasking
torenameit.
AccessSaveAsWindow OpenstheSaveAsdialogbox.
MoveToNextCell MovestothenexteditablecellwhileinBookmarksview.
OpenSelectedBookmark OpenstheselectedbookmarkwheninBookmarkview.
DeleteSelectedBookmarks DeletestheselectedBookmarkswheninBookmarksview.
safari WindoW menu aCtions
What You Say CommentMinimizeThisWindow Minimizesthecurrentwindow.
MinimizeAllWindows Minimizesallwindows.
ZoomThisWindow Zoomsthecurrentwindow.
SelectNextTab Selectsthenexttabinthecurrentwindow.
SelectPreviousTab SelectsthePreviousTabinthecurrentwindow.
MergeAllWindows Mergesallwindows.
MoveTabToNewWindow Movesthecurrenttabtoanewwindow.
OpenDownloadsWindow OpenstheDownloadswindow.
ShowActivityWindow ShowstheActivitywindow
BringAllWindowsToFront BringsallSafariwindowstothefront.
94CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
safari heLP menu aCtions
What You Say CommentDisplaySafariHelp DisplaysSafari’sHelpfileinanewwindow.
DisplayAcknowledgments DisplaystheAcknowledgmentsdocumentinanewwindow.
DisplayInstalledPlugins Displaystheinstalledplug-insinanewwindow.
DisplayLicense Displaysthelicenseagreementinanewwindow.
safari LinKs and navigation
What You Say CommentCreateacommandforthispage Createsacommandforthispage
JumpToThisLink Takesyoutothewebpagefortheselectedlink.
MoveToNextLink Movestothenextlinkwhileinnormalview.
MoveToPreviousLink Movestothepreviouslinkwhileinnormalview.
MoveToNextTextField Movestothenexteditabletextfieldwhileinnormalview.
MoveToPreviousTextField Movestothepreviouseditabletextfieldwhileinnormalview.
ScrollUpScrollsthepageupbyasmallamount,butmorethanclicking
onthescrollbaruparrow.
ScrollDownScrollsthepagedownbyalittle,butmorethanbyclickingthe
scrolldownarrow.
ScrollToTop Scrollstothetopof thecurrentpage.
ScrollToBottom Scrollstothebottomof thecurrentpage.
ScrollLeftScrollsthepageleftbyalittle,butmorethanbyclickingthe
scrollleftarrow.
ScrollRightScrollsthepagerightbyalitte,butmorethanbyclickingthe
scrollrightarrow.
ScrollOneScreenDown Scrollsdownonescreenfull.
ScrollOneScreenLeft Scrollsleftonescreen.
95CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You Say CommentScrollOneScreenRight Scrollsrightonescreen.
ScrollOneScreenUp Scrollsuponescreenfull.
Mail Commands
ThesecommandsareavailablewhenMailisfrontmost.
What You SayAboutThisCommandSet
maiL aPPLiCation menu aCtions
What You SayAboutThisApplication
AccessPreferencesWindow
HideThisApplication
HideOtherApplications
ShowAllApplications
QuitThisApplication
maiL fiLe menu aCtions
What You SayNewMessage
NewViewerWindow
CloseThisWindow
SaveAsDraft
AccessSaveAsWindow
AccessAttachFileWindow
96CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayAccessSaveAttachmentsWindow
AccessAddAccountWindow
AccessImportMailboxesWindow
AccessPageSetupWindow
PrintThisDocument
maiL edit menu aCtions
What You SayUndoLastAction
RedoLastAction
CutSelection
CopySelection
PasteFromClipboard
DeleteSelection
SelectAll
CompleteEntry
PasteAsQuotation
PasteAsHTML
PasteandMatchStyle
AppendSelectedMessages
AccessAddHyperlinkWindow
IncludeOriginalAttachmentsinReply
ExcludeOriginalAttachmentsinReply
AccessFindWindow
FindInSelectedMailboxes
97CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayUseSelectionforFind
FindNext
FindPrevious
JumptoSelection
AccessSpellingWindow
CheckSpelling
TurnCheckSpellingAsYouTypeOff
TurnCheckSpellingAsYouTypeOn
TurnCheckSpellingWhenYouClickSendOn
SpeakSelection
StopSpeaking
AccessSpecialCharactersWindow
maiL vieW menu aCtions
What You SayShowAttachmentsColumn
ShowBuddyAvailabilityColumn
ShowDateReceivedColumn
ShowDateSentColumn
ShowFlagsColumn
ShowFromColumn
ShowMailboxColumn
ShowNumberColumn
ShowSizeColumn
ShowToColumn
98CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayHideAttachmentsColumn
HideBuddyAvailabilityColumn
HideDateReceivedColumn
HideDateSentColumn
HideFlagsColumn
HideFromColumn
HideMailboxColumn
HideNumberColumn
HideSizeColumn
HideToColumn
SortByAttachments
SortByBuddyAvailability
SortByColor
SortByDateReceived
SortByDateSent
SortByFlags
SortByFrom
SortByMailbox
SortByMessageStatus
SortByNumber
SortBySize
SortBySubject
SortByTo
TurnOrganizebyThreadOff
TurnOrganizebyThreadOn
99CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayCollapseAllThreads
CollapseThisThread
ExpandAllThreads
ExpandThisThread
HideBCCAddressField
ShowBCCAddressField
HideReplyToAddressField
ShowReplyToAddressField
SelectAllMessagesInThisThread
SelectNextMessageinthisThread
SelectPreviousMessageinthisThread
GoToNextMessageInThread
GoToPreviousMessageInThread
ShowLongHeaders
ShowDefaultHeaders
ViewPlainTextAlternative
ViewNextAlternative
ViewPreviousAlternative
ViewBestAlternativeForSelectedMessage
ViewRawSourceForSelection
ViewOriginalContentForSelection
DisplaySelectedMessagesOnly
DisplayAllMessages
HideMailboxes
ShowMailboxes
100CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayHideDeletedMessages
ShowDeletedMessages
HideToolbar
ShowToolbar
AccessCustomizeToolbarWindow
UseLargeMailboxIcons
UseSmallMailboxIcons
maiL maiLbox menu aCtions
What You SayGoOffline
GoOnline
GetAllNewMail
SynchronizeAllAccounts
EraseDeletedMessagesInAllAccounts
EraseDeletedMessagesOnMyMac
EraseJunkMail
MakeNewMailbox
MakeNewSmartMailbox
EditSelectedSmartMailbox
NewSmartMailboxFolder
RenameSelectedMailbox
DeleteThisMailbox
GoToInBox
GoToOutBox
101CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayGoToDrafts
GoToSentBox
GoToJunk
GoToTrash
UseThisMailboxForDrafts
UseThisMailboxForJunk
UseThisMailboxForSent
UseThisMailboxForTrash
RebuildSelectedMailbox
maiL message menu aCtions
What You SaySendMessage
SendThisMessageAgain
ReplyToThisMessage
ReplyAllToThisMessage
ReplyWithIChat
ForwardSelection
ForwardThisMessage
RedirectThisMessage
BounceSelection
MarkAsFlagged
MarkAsUnflagged
MarkAsHighPriority
MarkAsLowPriority
102CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayMarkAsNormalPriority
MarkAsJunkMail
MarkAsRead
MarkAsUnread
MoveToLastUsedMailbox
ApplyRules
AddSendertoAddressBook
RemoveAttachments
maiL format menu aCtions
What You SayShowFontPalette
HideFontPalette
ShowColorPalette
HideColorPalette
MakeSelectionBigger
MakeSelectionSmaller
MakeSelectionBold
MakeSelectionItalic
MakeSelectionOutline
MakeSelectionUnderline
MakeSelectionPlainText
MakeSelectionRichText
CopyStyleOf Selection
PasteStyle
103CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayAccessStylesWindow
AlignSelectionCenter
AlignSelectionLeft
AlignSelectionRight
JustifySelection
ChangeWritingDirectionFromLeftToRight
ChangeWritingDirectionFromRightToLeft
IncreaseQuoteLevel
DecreaseQuoteLevel
maiL WindoW menu aCtions
What You SayMinimizeThisWindow
ZoomThisWindow
ShowMessageViewer
ShowAddressPanel
ShowPreviousRecipients
ShowActivityViewer
ShowConnectionDoctor
BringAlltoFront
ArrangeInFront
maiL heLP menu aCtions
What You SayDisplayMailHelp
104CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayDisplayWhat’sNewinMail
maiL navigation and seLeCtion
What You SayMoveToBeginningOf Message
MoveToEndOf Message
MoveDownOnePage
MoveUpOnePage
MoveDownOneParagraph
MoveUpOneParagraph
MoveLeftOneWord
MoveRightOneWord
MoveToBeginningOf ThisLine
MoveToEndOf ThisLine
MoveLeftOneCharacter
MoveRightOneCharacter
ExtendSelectiontoBeginningOf Message
ExtendSelectionToEndOf Message
ExtendSelectionToEndOf ThisWindow
ExtendSelectionDownOnePage
ExtendSelectionUpOnePage
ExtendSelectionToEndOf Paragraph
ExtendSelectionUpOneParagraph
ExtendSelectionToBeginningOf Word
ExtendSelectionToEndOf Word
105CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What You SayExtendSelectionUpOneLine
ExtendSelectionDownOneLine
ExtendSelectionToBeginningOf Line
ExtendSelectionToEndof Line
ExtendSelectionLeftOneCharacter
ExtendSelectionRightOneCharacter
OpenDraftsMailbox
OpenInBox
OpenOutBox
OpenSentMailbox
OpenTrashMailbox
iChat Commands
ThiscommandisavailablewheniChatisfrontmost.
What You Say CommentSendMessage Sendsthemessagecurrentlybeingdictated.
iCal Commands
ThesecommandsareavailablewheniCalisfrontmost.
What You SayAboutThisCommandSet
106CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
iCaL aPPLiCation menu aCtions
What You SayAboutThisApplication
AccessPreferencesWindow
HideThisApplication
HideOtherApplications
ShowAllApplications
QuitThisApplication
iCaL fiLe menu aCtions
What You SayMakeNewEvent
MakeNewToDo
MakeNewCalendar
MakeNewCalendarGroup
ShowInfo
HideInfo
AccessImportWindow
AccessExportWindow
CloseThisWindow
AccessBackUpWindow
AccessRestoreWindow
PrintThisDocument
107CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
iCaL edit menu aCtions
What You SayUndoLastAction
RedoLastAction
CutSelection
CopySelection
PasteSelection
DeleteSelection
SelectAll
DuplicateSelection
PutFocusInFindField
DisplaySpecialCharactersPalette
iCaL CaLendar menu aCtions
What You SayAccessSubscribeWindow
PublishThisCalendar
UnpublishThisCalendar
AccessSendPublishEmailWindow
RefreshThisCalendar
RefreshAllCalendars
AccessChangeLocationWindow
FindSharedCalendars
108CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
iCaL vieW menu aCtions
What You SaySwitchToDayView
SwitchToWeekView
SwitchToMonthView
GoToNextDay
GoToNextMonth
GoToNextWeek
GoToPreviousDay
GoToPreviousMonth
GoToPreviousWeek
GotoToday
GotoDate
ShowMiniMonths
HideMiniMonths
ShowNotifications
HideNotifications
ShowSearchResults
HideSearchResults
ShowToDos
HideToDos
ShowAllDayEvents
HideAllDayEvents
109CommandsMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
iCaL WindoW menu aCtions
What You SayMinimizeThisWindow
ZoomThisWindow
ShowAddressPanel
HideAddressPanel
BringAllWindowsToFront
iCaL heLP menu aCtions
What You SayDisplayHelp
DisplayKeyboardShortcuts
iCaL navigation and disPLay
What You SayDisplayCalendar
ShowEventsOnThisCalendar
HideEventsOnThisCalendar
HideOtherCalendarEvents
ScrollUp
ScrollDown
SelectNext
SelectPrevious
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Windows
MacSpeechDictateInternational’swindowsare:
note Pad WindoW.Likeawordprocessorthattakesdictation.
ProfiLes WindoW.Differentusers,differentmicrophones,differentprofiles.
Commands WindoW.Managewhatcommandsareavailable,andcreatenewones.
voCabuLary editor WindoW.ManagewhatindividualwordsMacSpeechDictateInternationalcanrecognize,alongwiththeirautomaticpunctuationbehavior.
miCroPhone setuP WindoW.Setyoursoundinputlevel.
voiCe training WindoW.PerformadditionaltrainingtohelpMacSpeechDictateInternationalbetterrecognizeyourspeech.
voCabuLary training WindoW.AddwordsthatyouwantMacSpeechDic-tateInternationaltoknow.
status WindoW.Yourcompactfloatingcommandcenter.
avaiLabLe Commands WindoW.Alistof allcommandsyoucansayrightnow.
reCognition WindoW.ImproveMacSpeechDictateInternational’saccuracywhenitmisrecognizesyourspeech.
PreferenCes WindoW.Someusefuloptionslivehere.
Note Pad WindowMacSpeechDictateInternationalcomeswithitsownbuilt-in word processor—NotePad.ANotePadwindowisawordprocessingwindow.Butit’saspecialkindof wordprocessor:itisspecificallyaimedatdictationthroughMacSpeech
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DictateInternational.Infact,youshouldcontrolthecontentsof thewindowen-tirelythroughdictationandcommands;youshouldnevertypeinaNotePadwin-dow(andif youdo,yourtypingcomesoutbackwards).
ANotePadwindowisthefastestandmostreliableplacetodictate.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalletsyoudictateintoanyapplication,butaNotePadwindowistheeasiestplacetodictate,becauseitisdesignedforthispurpose.AcommontechniqueistodictateintoaNotePadwindowandthencopyandpasteintoanotherapplication.
Anotherbigadvantageof aNotePadwindowisthatMacSpeechDictateInter-nationalcanactually“see”what’sinit;MacSpeechDictateInternationalalwaysknowswhatthecontentsof aNotePadwindoware.MacSpeechDictateInter-nationalisthusnotasdependentuponitsownmemoryof howitenteredtextthroughdictation(thecache)asinotherapplications.Therefore,actionsthatwouldotherwisebeconsideredviolationsof theGoldenRuleof MacSpeechDic-tateInternationalarelessdisruptiveinaNotePadwindow.See“TheCacheandtheGoldenRule.”
Tosummonanew Note Pad window:
• SayFileNewwhenMacSpeechDictateInternationalisfrontmost.
• ChooseFile>NewNotePad.
Toset the default font and sizeforanewemptyNotePadwindow:
• OpenanewNotePadwindow,chooseFormat>Font>ShowFonts,specifythedesiredfontandsize,andclosetheFontpaletteandtheNotePadwindow.
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NotePadwindowcontentsaresavedas.rtffileswhichcanbeopenedforeditinglaterwithanotherwordprocessor(TextEdit,MicrosoftWord,etc.).Youcanalsoopenanexisting.rtffileintoaNotePadwindow(chooseFile>Open).
Profiles WindowTheProfileswindowisformanagingyourvoiceprofiles.
Avoice profileisacompletesetof dataonhowyouspeak.InordertospeakintoMacSpeechDictateInternational,youmusthaveatleastoneprofile;andateverymomentyouareusingexactlyoneprofile(theactive profileorcurrent profile,markedintheProfileswindowwitha icon).
TheProfileswindow.Fourprofilesaredisplayed:theactiveprofile,asecondprofile,andtwoolderprofilesthatwouldneedtobeupdatedtobeusedwiththisversionof MacSpeechDictateInternational.
TosummontheProfileswindow,chooseTools>Profiles.If youhavecheckedShowProfilesWindowintheGeneralPreferencespane,theProfileswindowwillappearautomaticallywhenyoustartupMacSpeechDictateInternational,offer-ingyouachancetoactivateaprofile;otherwise,MacSpeechDictateInternationalactivatestheprofileyouwerepreviouslyusing.
Inmanycases,oneprofileisallyou’llneed.Butyou’llneedmultiple profilesincertainsituations:
• If differentpeopleareusingMacSpeechDictateInternational,eachwillneedtheirownprofile.
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• If youuseMacSpeechDictateInternationalwithdifferentmicrophones,you’llneedaprofileforeachmicrophone.
• If youuseMacSpeechDictateInternationalindifferentenvironments(homeandoffice,forexample),youshouldhaveaprofileforeachenvironment,astheambientsoundcharacteristicsmaydiffer.
Everyprofilehasaname,whichuniquelyidentifiesit.Thenameof theactivepro-fileisvisibleintheStatuswindow(asitstitlebar).
Thedataforaprofilelivesonyourharddiskasapackagewhosefileextensionis.dictateprofile.Youareofferedthechancetosetaprofile’slocationatthetimeyoucreateit.Youmayplaceitanywhereyoulike,suchas~/Documents/MacSpeech Pro-files(youmaywishtocreatethisfolder).Thisallowstheprofiledatatobebackedupeasily.Asymboliclinktotheprofilewillbefoundin~/Library/Application Sup-port/MacSpeech/MacSpeech Profiles.
ThefirsttimeyouuseMacSpeechDictateInternational,orthefirsttimeyouuseadifferentmicrophone,therewillbenoprofile,andyouwillbepromptedtocreateone.
Tocreate a profile:
• IntheProfileswindow,clickthe button.AFileSavedialogappears(“NameaNewProfile”);specifyanameandplacetosavethisprofile,andclickChoose.BackintheProfileswindow,chooseamicrophone,spellingsystem,andaccentfromthepop-upmenusattheright.ClickCreate.YouwillthenbetakentotheMicrophoneSetupwindowandtheVoiceTrainingwindowforfurtherpreparationof themicrophoneandvoicemodel.Forafulldiscussionof theprofilecreationprocess,see“InstallationandMakingaVoiceProfile.”
Todelete a profile:
• Selecttheprofile’slistingintheProfileswindowandclickthe button.Youcan’tdothisif thereisonlyoneprofile.Youcan’tdeletetheactiveprofile.
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Tosetwhichprofileshouldbetheactive profile:
• Selecttheprofile’slistingintheProfileswindowandclickMakeActive.
• Double-clicktheprofile’slistingintheProfileswindow.
Profilesforthisversionof MacSpeechDictateInternationalareincompatiblewithearlierversionsof MacSpeechDictateInternational.Profilesfromanearlierver-sionof MacSpeechDictateInternationalaremarkedintheProfileswindowwithaspecialicon( ).Youcanmakesuchaprofileactive;whenyoudo,itisupdatedforusewiththisversionof MacSpeechDictateInternationalandwillnolongerworkwithearlierversions.
Todismiss the Profiles window:
• Createoractivateaprofile,aspreviouslydescribed.
• ClickClose(atthelowerright).
TheProfileswindowcontainsacheckboxlettingyoudeterminewhetherMac-SpeechDictateInternational,asitstartsup,shouldautomaticallycheck,overtheInternet,toseeif yourversionof theapplicationisthenewestavailable.ThischeckboxisalsopresentintheGeneralPreferencespane.YoucanalsocheckforupdatesmanuallybychoosingDictate>CheckforUpdates.
Commands WindowTheCommandswindowisyourinterfaceformanagementof globalandappli-cation-basedcommands.Thisiswherecommandsmaybeedited—modified,created,activatedanddeactivated,anddeleted.
Toopen the Commands window:
• ChooseTools>Commands.
• ChooseFile>NewCommand.ThisisthesameaschoosingTools>Com-mandsandthenpressingthe buttontocreateanewcommand.
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TheCommandswindow.Anactivebuilt-incommandfromtheGlobalsetisselected,displayingitsAppleScriptunderpinnings.
Toswitch among command lists:
• Intheleftcolumn,selectacommandset—Global,oranapplicationcontext.
• Atthetopof thewindow,clickAll,Built-in,orUserDefined.
Itisthecombinationof boththesesettingsthatdetermineswhichcommandsaredisplayed.
Toactivate or deactivate a command:
• Clickthecheckboxtotheleftof thecommand’sname.
Adeactivatedcommandstillexists,butitisnotlistedintheAvailableCommandswindow,youcannotissuethecommand,andMacSpeechDictateInternationaldoesn’thavetoconsiderthatphraseasapossiblecommandwhenyousayit.So,deactivatingunusedcommandscanbeuseful;butyouprobablyshouldwait,be-foredoingso,toseewhichcommandsyoureallydon’tneed.
Tocreate a new command:
• Clickthe button.
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Todelete a command:
• Selectthecommand,andpressDelete,orchooseDeletefromthetool(gear)menu.
Youcan’tdeleteanunmodifiedbuilt-incommand.Deletingabuilt-incommandthatyou’vemodifiedrestorestheoriginalunmodifiedbuilt-incommand.
Toduplicate a command:
• ChooseDuplicatefromthetool(gear)menu.
Toedit a command:
• Selectthecommandnameandworkintheregionbelowthesplitterbar.
ChangesthatyoumakeintheCommandswindowmightnotberegistereduntilyouclosetheCommandswindow.
note.Youdon’tneedtoreadanymoreabouttheCommandswindowunlessyouarethinkingof creatingormodifyingacommand.
Command Types
Everycommandisof oneof thefollowingtypes(aslistedintheTypepop-upmenuintheCommandswindow):
aPPLesCriPt.ThecommandexecutesascriptwritteninAppleScript.TheSourcefieldintheCommandswindowisanAppleScriptscripteditingenvi-ronment;youcancompileandrunascript,andviewitsresult(togglebetweentheSourceandResultbuttonsatthelowerright).Manybuilt-inMacSpeechDictateInternationalcommandsareAppleScriptcommands.Evencom-mandsdirectedatMacSpeechDictateInternationalitself,suchasDictationMode,areAppleScriptcommands;MacSpeechDictateInternationalisitself scriptablewithAppleScript.
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aPPLiCation.Thecommandlaunchesaspecifiedapplication.MacSpeechDictateInternationalcangeneratelaunchcommandsforallyourapplications(see“GeneratedCommands”),butif youdidn’twanttoactivatethatoption,anApplicationcommandwouldbeusefulforlaunchingaparticularfrequent-lyusedapplication.
booKmarK.ThecommandjumpstoaURLinyourdefaultbrowser.The“Web100”commandsareBookmarkcommands(see“TheWeb100Com-mands”).ListedinthecommandlistasaURLtype.
fiLe or foLder.ThecommandopensaspecifiedfileorfolderintheFinder(andactivatestheFinder).ListedinthecommandlistasanAliastype.
menu item.Thecommandchoosesamenuitem,specifiedbymenuandmenuitemname.AMenuItemcommandmustbecreatedandeditedinaspecificapplicationcontext,thoughitmaylaterbechangedtoGlobalcontextif desired.
sheLL sCriPt.Thecommandexecutesashellscript.TheShellScripttextfieldintheCommandswindowisascripteditingenvironment.Thescriptshouldbeginwitha“shebang”line(e.g.#!/bin/sh).RunningashellscriptdoesnotopentheTerminal,andthereisnomeansof viewingoutput;ashellscripttoberunfromwithinMacSpeechDictateInternationalshouldgenerallybecreatedandtestedelsewhere.
text maCro.Thecommandinsertsspecifiedtextattheinsertionpointof thefrontmostdocument.Thisisagoodwaytostoreandenterboilerplatetext(hunksof namedtext)oranyfrequentlyusedtextthatisawkwardtodictateorthatneedstobeformattedwithoutregardtoMacSpeechDictateInterna-tional’sautomaticcapitalizationandpunctuationrules.
automator WorKfLoW.ThecommandexecutesanAutomatorworkflow,specifiedbythepathnameof theworkflowfile.
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Creating a Command
Increatingacommand,considerthefollowing:
Context.Shouldthiscommandbeavailableeverywhere(Global),oronlyinthecontextof somespecificapplication?
name.Thenameof thecommandisthephrasethatyouwillspeaktotriggerthecommand.Whatshouldthisphrasebe?
imPLementation.Howwillyouimplementthiscommand?Whichof theabovecommandtypesshoulditbe?
Tocreatethecommand,clickthe button.AcommandcalledCommandNameiscreated.Editeachsetting:
Command.Thisisthenameof thecommand,thephraseyouwillspeaktotriggerthecommand.
desCriPtion.Thisisoptional;if present,itwillappearasatooltipwhenyouhoverthemouseoverthecommandnameintheAvailableCommandswin-dow.
Context.Thisistheapplicationinwhichyouwantthecommandtobeavailable.Forallapplications,chooseGlobal.ContextsforwhichMacSpeechDictateInternationalalreadyhasapplication-basedcommandsarelistedinthepop-upmenu(see“Application-BasedCommands”).Tocreateanewcon-text,clickChooseandselectanapplicationintheOpendialog.
tyPe.Pickatypefromthepop-upmenu(see“CommandTypes”).Alter-natively,if theimplementationinvolvesspecifyingafileorisitself afile,youmaybeablesimplytoleavethepop-upmenuon“Automatic”anddragthefileontothedragarea.Forexample,if youdraganAutomatorWorkflowfile,MacSpeechDictateInternationalchoosestheAutomatorWorkflowtypeandpointstothatfile;if youdraganAppleScriptcompiledscriptfile,MacSpeechDictateInternationalchoosestheAppleScripttypeandcopiesthescriptinto
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theSourcefield;if youdragtext,MacSpeechDictateInternationalchoosestheTextMacrotypeandcopiesthetextintotheTextfield;if youdragamis-cellaneousfileorfolder,MacSpeechDictateInternationalswitchestotheFileorFoldertypeandpointstothedraggeditem;andsoforth.
imPLementation.If animplementationwasnotautomaticallyprovidedbythepreviousstep,provideanimplementationforyourcommand.
Providingacommandimplementationisgenerallystraightforward,becausetheuseof acommandtypeimpliesthatyoualreadyunderstandthatcommandtype.Forexample,aShellScriptimplementationrequiresaknowledgeof shellscripts.
TheAppleScriptcommandtypeisthemostflexible,andthereforethemostin-volved.TeachingyouAppleScriptisbeyondtherangeof thismanual(youcanlearnthelanguagefromanyof anumberof books,suchasAppleScript: The Defini-tive Guide,publishedbyO’ReillyMedia).Youcanstudythebuilt-inAppleScriptcommandstogetanideaof howtheyareimplemented.ExceptforGlobalcom-mandsdirectedatMacSpeechDictateInternationalitself,thebuilt-incommandstendnottotalkAppleScriptatanapplication,evenwhenitisscriptable;rather,theyuseGUIscripting,bywayof SystemEvents,tomanipulatethetargetapplica-tion’sinterface.Wheneverpossible,theMenuItemtypeisthepreferredapproach.This,however,shouldnotdiscourageyoufromwritingyourowncommandsthatdotakeadvantageof thetargetapplication’sscriptability.
Asaconvenience,MacSpeechDictateInternationalletsyoueasilycreateanAp-pleScriptcommandthatissuesmodifier-keystrokecombination.(Forexample,youmightcreateaLogOutThisUsercommandthattypesShift-Command-Q.)SettheTypetoAppleScript,click“Clicktorecordshortcut”,andtypethemodifier-keystrokecombination.ThescriptwillbeautomaticallycreatedintheSourcefield.
Ingeneral,themoreyouarmMacSpeechDictateInternationalwitharepertoryof user-definedcommandscorrespondingtoyourfrequentlyexecutedtasks,themoreusefulMacSpeechDictateInternationalwillbeasaspeech-drivenassistant.
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Vocabulary Editor WindowTheVocabularyEditorwindowisyourinterfaceforviewingandeditingthelistof words,phrases,andsymbolsthatMacSpeechDictateInternationalcantypeforyouinDictationmode.
TosummontheVocabularyEditorwindow,chooseTools>VocabularyEditor.
TheveryfirsttimeyouopentheVocabularyEditorwindowwhenagivenprofileisactive,therewillbeabrief delaywhileMacSpeechDictateInternationalgeneratesaninitiallistof thebuilt-indictationvocabularyforthatprofile.Oncethisinitiallistisgenerated,subsequentaccesstotheVocabularyEditorwindowisrapid.(Thelistislong,though—over150,000words—sotherecanstillbeabrief delaywhenyouperformcertainactionsinthewindow.)
Toswitch among vocabulary lists:
• ClickAll,Built-In,orUser.Uservocabularycancomefromvocabularytrain-ing(analysisof writtentext,see“VocabularyTrainingWindow”)orfromdirecteditinginthiswindow.Anicondistinguishesbuilt-invocabularyfromuservocabulary.
Tofilter the displayed list:
• TypeinthesearchfieldandpressReturn.Thepop-upmenuinthesearchfieldletsyoudeterminewhetherthefilteroperationisContains,BeginsWith,orEndsWith.Boththewrittenandspokenformsaresearched.Forexample,aContainssearchon“dash”lists“balderdash”,becauseitswrittenformcon-tains“dash”,butalso“---”,becauseitsspokenformis“em-dash.”Toemptythesearchfieldandstop filtering the list(displayingtheentirelist),clickthe“x”inthesearchfieldorpressEscwhenthesearchfieldhasfocus.
If youdoasearchandnomatchisfound,andif you’reintheAllcategory,Mac-SpeechDictateInternationalwilloffertoaddthetermtoyouruservocabulary.Toaddit,clickYes.(Youcaneditthisnewvocabularyitemlater.)Todecline,clickNo.
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Toedit a vocabulary item:
• Selecttheitem,andusetheinfoareaatthebottomof thewindow.If theinfoareaisnotpresent,clicktheinfobuttontosummonit.
Youcan’teditthewritten formof avocabularyitem.Youcaneditthespoken formof auservocabularyitem,butnotof abuilt-invocabularyitem;youshoulddothisif theitem’swrittenformdiffersfromitspronunciation.(Forbestresults,traintheitem’spronunciation,asdescribedbelow.)Toedit the spoken formof auservocabularyitem:
• Typethespokenform(anEnglishspellingequivalenttohowthewordispro-nounced)andpress Return.Youshouldseeadialogwarningthatanyrecordedtrainingforthiswordwillbeerased.
TheVocabularyEditorwindow,showingauservocabularyitemwhosespokenformdiffersfromitswrittenform.(Behind,aNotePadwindowdemonstratesthatthisvocabularyitemisindeedworking;theuserhassaidthespokenformandMacSpeechDictateInternationalhastypedthewrittenform.)
TheVocabularyEditorwindowinfoareaalsodisplaysfeaturesof theselectedvocabularyitemhavingtodowithMacSpeechDictateInternational’sintelligentautomaticcapitalizationandspacing.Youcaneditthesefeaturesforuservocabu-
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laryitems,andformostbuilt-invocabularyitems(althoughsomebuilt-invocabu-laryitemshavecomplexautomaticcapitalizationandspacingrules,whichcan’tbefullydisplayedoredited):
sPaCes before and after.Normalwordswillhaveonespacebeforeandonespaceafter.Butapunctuationmarkmightfollowadifferentrule.
next Word.Howshouldthewordfollowingthisitembecapitalized?Inmostcases,“Naturalcapitalization”(thedefault)willbetherightchoice.
LoWer Case in titLes.A“title”isaphrasedictatedwhiletitlecasingisturnedon(CapsOn).Youmightpreferthat“small”wordssuchas“of ”or“in”notbecapitalizedinsuchphrases.
If avocabularyitemisnotbeingrecognizedcorrectly,youmightwishtotrainthepronunciationof theitem.Thismeansthatyoupronouncetheitemseveraltimes,sothatMacSpeechDictateInternationalcanrecordyourvoicesayingitandin-corporatetherecordingintoyourvoicemodel.Totrain a vocabulary item:
• Selecttheitem,andchooseTrainfromthetool(gear)menuatthebottomof thewindow.
• Inthedialogforaddinganewvocabularyitem,clickTrain.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalpresentsasequenceof trainingdialogs:
1.Adialogexplainingthatyouareabouttopronouncetheitemthreetimes(clickTraintoproceed).
2.Adialogwhereyoupronouncetheitemthreetimes,watchingforfeedbackinthedialogsoyouknowMacSpeechDictateInternationalhasheardyou.
3.Adialogwhereyouareinformedthatthetrainingprocessisover.
Tocreate a new user vocabulary item:
• Clickthe button.Typetheword,aswritten,inthedialog.Toaddadescrip-tionof howthewordisspoken,ortotraintheword’spronunciationbyspeak-ing,clickAdvancedtorevealtherestof thedialog.
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Todelete a user vocabulary item:
• SelectthewordandpressDelete(orchooseDeletefromthegearmenu).Adialogappearsgivingyouanopportunitytochangeyourmind.
Toexport and import vocabulary items:
• Toexport,selecttheitem(s)andchooseExportfromthegearmenu.AnXMLfileiscreated.Toimport,chooseImportfromthegearmenuandspecifyanexportedXMLfile.Uservocabulary,whencreated,belongstothecurrentprofile,sothisisawaytocopyuservocabularyfromoneprofiletoanother.
Microphone Setup WindowTheMicrophoneSetupwindowiswhereyouadjustthesound input level.
tiP.Optimalsoundinputleveliscrucialtospeechrecognition.It’sagoodideatosummontheMicrophoneSetupwindowandadjustthesoundinputleveleach time you begin a sessionusingMacSpeechDictateInternational,andeveneachtimeyou’vetakenoff yourmicrophoneheadsetandputitbackon,becausethemicrophonepositionorthebackgroundnoiseconditionsmayhavechanged.
Toshow the Microphone Setup window:
• ChooseTools>MicrophoneSetup.
TheMicrophoneSetupwindowwillalsoappearautomaticallywhenyoucreateaprofile.
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TheMicrophoneSetupwindowiswhereyouadjustyoursoundinputlevel.Tobegin,clickthemicrophoneiconwiththered“stopsign.”
Toadjust the sound input level automatically:
• Clickthemicrophonebuttonatthelowerleftof thewindow,andreadaloudthetextthatappearsinthemiddleof thewindow,untilthewindowinformsyouthatthelevelisadjusted.Youmighthavetoreadtheentiretexttwoorthreetimesbeforetheadjustmentiscompleted.Whenadjustmentiscom-pleted,thewindowwillsay“Finished”andthelastfewsecondsof yourspeechwillbeplayedback.
Toadjust the sound input level manually:
• Check“ManualGainSetting”andslidethesliderwhilespeakinguntilthetypicalgaindisplayedinthethermometernexttothemicrophonebuttonmaxesoutatthetopof thegreenarea.
Foracompletedescriptionof themicrophonesetupprocess,see“MicrophoneSetup.”
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Voice Training WindowTheVoiceTrainingwindowiswhereyoureadaloudalittlestorysothatMac-SpeechDictateInternationalcantrain the active profile’s voice modeltorecognizeyourspeech.
Tosummon the Voice Training window:
• ChooseTools>VoiceTraining.
TheVoiceTrainingwindowwillalsoappearautomaticallyaspartof thesequenceof eventswhenyoucreateanewprofile.
TheVoiceTrainingwindow,beforereadingastory.Toproceed,clicktheright-arrowbuttonatlowerrightof thewindow.
Totrain with a story:
1.Clicktheright-arrowatthelowerright.Thestoriesarelisted;storiesthatyouhavenottrainedforthisprofileareunmarked.
2.Selectastoryandclicktheright-arrowagain.
3.Whenyou’rereadytobegin,clickthemicrophonebuttonatthelowerleft.Readthestoryaloud.
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Asyoureadaloud,passagesthathavebeenrecognizedwillturngreen.If passagesturnred,tryagainorclick“SkipWord”.Whenyoufirststarttotrainaprofile,youwillneedtoreadquiteslowly,inveryshortdistinctphrases(butsmoothlyandnaturally),waitingeachtimeforthedisplayof greentexttocatchupwithyou.Af-terthreeorfourpagesof text,however,youwillbeabletoreadataconsiderablymorenormalspeedandinlargerphrases.
Whenyou’vereachedtheendof thestory,orwhenMacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalhasheardenough,thewindowwillchangetoindicatethatyourtrainingisbeingprocessedintothevoicemodel.
Youmusttrainthevoicemodelwithatleastonestorypriortousinganewprofile.Afterthat,furthertrainingisoptional.Readingadditionalstories(therearethreeof them)mightimproveMacSpeechDictateInternational’saccuracyinrecogniz-ingwhatyousay,butinmanycasestherecognitionenginewillprovetoberemark-ablyaccurateafteryouhavereadjustonestory.
Foracompletedescriptionof thevoicetrainingprocess,see“VoiceTraining.”
Vocabulary Training WindowTheVocabularyTrainingwindowiswhereyouprovideMacSpeechDictateInter-nationalwithwrittentextsothatitcanlearn unknown words.LearnedwordsareaddedtoMacSpeechDictateInternational’srecognitionvocabularyforyourprofile,soyoucanusethemwhiledictating.
Toopen the Vocabulary Training window:
• ChooseTools>VocabularyTraining.
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TheVocabularyTrainingwindow,readytoaddfilesforanalysis.
Tofeed text filestotheVocabularyTrainingwindow:
1.Clicktheright-arrowatthelowerright.
2.ClickAddtoselectfilestoaddtothelistof filestobeanalyzed.MacSpeechDictateInternationalcanreadthesamestandardformatsasTextEdit,suchastextfiles,.rtf,.doc,and.odtfiles.
3.Clicktheright-arrowatthelowerrightonceagain.
Alternatively,tofeed selected textfromanalreadyopendocumenttotheVo-cabularyTrainingwindow:
• SelectthetextandissuethecommandTrainVocabularyfromSelection.
• Or,inaNotePadwindow,selectthetextandchooseTools>TrainVocabu-laryFromSelection.
If thetextcontainsunknownwords,theVocabularyTrainingwindowwillnowpresenttwocolumnsof words:IncludedandExcluded.Manipulatethecontentsof thesecolumns(byselectingwordsandthenclickingExcludeorInclude)sothattheIncludedcolumncontainsonlywordsthatyouactuallyuse,andwhichyouwantMacSpeechDictateInternationaltoincorporateintoitsvocabulary.
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Toincorporate words in the Include columnintoMacSpeechDictateInter-national’svocabulary:
• Clicktheright-arrowatthelowerright.
TheVocabularyTrainingwindow,afteranalyzingatextfile(shownbehind),readytoaddapreviouslyunknownwordtothisprofile’svocabulary.
Status WindowTheStatuswindowisMacSpeechDictateInternational’scompact control cen-ter.WhentheStatuswindowisshowing,itfloatsoverallapplications.
UsetheStatuswindowtotogglethemicrophoneonoroff,tobringMacSpeechDictateInternationaltothefront,andtosummontheRecognitionwindow,usingthemouseinsteadof yourvoice.
LookattheStatuswindowtolearnwhatyoursoundinputlevelis,whatmodeMacSpeechDictateInternationalisin,whetheryou’reusingacapitalization,spac-ing,ornumeralcommand,whatprofileiscurrentlyactive,whatthecurrentdicta-tioncontextis(thatis,whereMacSpeechDictateInternationalwouldtypeyourdictationatthismoment),and(optionally)toseehowMacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalinterpretswhathavesaid.
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TheStatuswindow.Top:Currentprofile.Middle,lefttoright:microphonebutton;soundinputlevel;modebutton;bringtofrontbutton;Recognitionwindowbutton.(UnderthelastthreebuttonsareindicatorsforCaps,NoSpace,andNumeral.)Bottom:Currentdictationcontext.Underneath:Lastutterance(optional).
Toshow or hide the Status window:
• SayShowStatusWindoworHideStatusWindow.
• ChooseWindow>Show/HideStatusWindow.
• ChooseShow/HideStatusWindowfromtheDockmenu.
TosetwhethertheStatuswindowisvisible when MacSpeech starts up:
• IntheGeneralPreferencespane,checkoruncheck“ShowStatusWindowatStartup”.
Tochange the Status window’s transparency:
• UsethesliderintheAppearancePreferencespane.
TosetwhethertheStatuswindowdisplays your speech as it is recognized:
• IntheGeneralPreferencespane,checkoruncheck“ShowRecognizedText”.
Totoggle the microphoneonoroff:
• Clickthemicrophonebutton.
Themicrophonebutton’siconindicatesthemicrophone’s status:
• Greencircle:Themicrophoneison.
• Redstopsign:Themicrophoneisoff.
• Blueballoonwithcrescentmoon:Themicrophoneisasleep.
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Themodebutton’siconindicatesthecurrent mode.Clickittosummonthemodesmenu,whereyoucanswitch between modes.
Tobring MacSpeech Dictate International frontmost:
• Clickthebringtofrontbutton.
Tosummon the Recognition window:
• ClicktheRecognitionwindowbutton.
Available Commands WindowTheAvailableCommandswindowliststhe commands you can sayatanymo-ment.WhentheAvailableCommandswindowisshowing,itfloatsoverallapplica-tions.
Thelistof commandsdisplayedintheAvailableCommandswindowchangesau-tomaticallydependingonwhatmodeyou’rein,whatapplicationisfrontmost,andwhethertheRecognitionwindowisopen.Theavailabilityof someglobalcom-mandsandtheorderinwhichcommandsaredisplayeddependsonyoursettingsintheCommandPreferencespane.
TheAvailableCommandswindow,whiletheFinderisfrontmost.
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Toshow the Available Commands window:
• SayShowAvailableCommandsWindow.
• ChooseWindow>ShowAvailableCommands.
• ChooseShowAvailableCommandsfromtheDockmenu.
TheAvailableCommandswindowwillautomaticallyappearwhenyoustartupMacSpeechDictateInternationalif itwasshowingwhenMacSpeechDictateIn-ternationallastquit.
Scrollthroughthewindow,orusethesearchfield,todiscover commands.
tiP.If thereistextinthesearchfield,thelistof commandsisfilteredtodis-playonlycommandscontainingthattext.Tobecertainthatallcommandsaredisplayed,emptythesearchfield;aquickwayistoclickinthesearchfieldandpressEsc.
Toissue a command:
• Saythecommand.
• Foraglobalorapplication-basedcommand,double-clickthecommand’snameintheAvailableCommandswindow.
Hoverthemouseoveracommand’snameintheAvailableCommandswindowtoseeatooltip displaying its description.
Tohide the Available Commands window:
• SayHideAvailableCommandsWindow.
• ChooseWindow>HideAvailableCommands.
• ChooseHideAvailableCommandsfromtheDockmenu.
• Clicktheclosebuttonatthetopleftof theAvailableCommandswindow.
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Recognition WindowTheRecognitionwindowisyourinterfaceforrefiningMacSpeechDictateInter-national’svoicemodelbytelling it about recognition errors it has made.Thisiscalledtraining the voice model.WhentheRecognitionwindowisshowing,itfloatsoverallapplications.
WhenMacSpeechDictateInternationalhastypedwhatyousaidinDictationmode,andhasmadeamistake,usetheRecognitionwindowtocorrect MacSpeech Dictate International’s interpretationof whatyousaid,aswellastocorrect what MacSpeech Dictate International typed.
Therearethustwowaystomodifytheexistingdictatedcontentof adocument:youcanuseDictationmodecommands,oryoucanusetheRecognitionwindowtotrainthevoicemodel.However,thereisabigdifferencebetweenthem:
modifying the doCument.WhenyouuseaDictationmodecommandtoselectanddeleteaphrase,ortoselectanddictatetoreplaceaphrase,andsoforth,youareimplyingthatyoumadeamistake.
training the voiCe modeL.WhenyouusetheRecognitionwindowtotrainthevoicemodel,youareimplyingthatMacSpeech Dictate Internationalmadeamistake;itmisrecognizedyourspeech,ordidn’tknowawordyouused.Usetraining,inotherwords,toteachMacSpeechDictateInternationalandtoim-proveitsaccuracyinrecognizingyourspeechandthekindsof thingsyousay.
TheRecognitionwindow,afterdictatingWitheverythingbonedryCOMMA.Thesecondalternativeiscorrect,sothenextstepwouldbetosayPick2(orclickthe2button).
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Tosummon the Recognition window:
• SayShowRecognitionWindow.
• InDictationmode,sayoneof thefollowing:◦ TraintheWord“Someword”◦ TraintheWords“Someword”Through“Otherword”◦ TraintheWords“Someword”to“Otherword”
• ClicktheRecognitionwindowbuttonintheStatuswindow.
• PresstheRecognitionwindowkeyboardshortcut.
• If “ShowRecognitionWindowwhendictating”ischeckedintheRecogni-tionPreferencespane,theRecognitionwindowwillopenautomaticallywhenyouaredictatinginDictationmodeorSpellingmodeassoonastheinsertionpointiswithinorafteraphrasecapableof beingtrained.Usuallythiswillbeassoonasyoudictateanything.
note.TheRecognitionwindow(andvoicemodeltrainingingeneral)oper-atesondictatedutterances.MacSpeechDictateInternationalhasitsownideasaboutwhatconstitutesanutterance,basedpartlyonwhereyoupausedwhiledictating.Therefore,thephrasethatisselectedwhenyousayTraintheWord(s)…,orthephrasethatappearsintheRecognitionwindow(andisselectedwhenyousummontheRecognitionwindow),mightbelongerorshorterthanwhatyouinitiallyspecified.
Toclose the Recognition window:
• SayHideRecognitionWindow.
• SayCancelTraining.
• SayCancelRecognition.
• Clicktheclosebuttonatthetopleftof theRecognitionwindow.
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• PresstheRecognitionwindowkeyboardshortcut.
• If “CloseRecognitionWindowaftereachchoice”ischeckedintheRecogni-tionPreferencespane,theRecognitionwindowwillcloseautomaticallyassoonasyouuseittoreplaceadictatedphrasewithitscorrectversion.
TrydifferentRecognitionPreferencespanesettingsanddifferentwaysof sum-moningandclosingtheRecognitionwindowasyoutrainyourdictation.You’llsoonsettleonafavoritewayof working(whichmightdependonexternalfactors,suchasthesizeof yourscreen).
Youcanadjust the transparencyof theRecognitionwindow.SayIncreaseTransparencyorDecreaseTransparency,ormovethesliderattheupperrightof thewindow.
How to Train
TheRecognitionwindowpresentsalternative interpretationsof thephrasecontainingthecurrentselectionorinsertionpointinthedictationdocument.ThefirstalternativeistheinterpretationthatMacSpeechDictateInternationalenteredinthedocument.Thenumberof additionalalternativesislimitedbyyoursettingfor“Maximumnumberof alternatives”intheRecognitionPreferencespane.
YoucanusetheRecognitionwindowtotrainwhat you just dictated,becausetheinsertionpointisstillattheendof thatphrase,sothatisthephraseshownintheRecognitionwindow.Youcanalsoselect a dictated phrase(usingDictationmodenavi-gationcommands);if MacSpeechDictateInternationalstillhascacheddictationinformationforthispartof thedocument,theRecognitionwindowwillchangetoshowalternativesforthatphrase.
Thus,onewayof workingwiththeRecognitionwindowistotrainphrasesas soon as you dictate them;anotheristodictatealargeramount,suchasaparagraphortwo,andthengo back and train.
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Inmostcases,MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillhavepreservedtherecordingof yourspeechfromwhenyoudictatedthephrase.Toplay the recordingof thephraseselectedinyourtext:
• SayPressPlay.
• ClickthePlaybuttonatthetopleftof thewindow.
Thiscanbeausefulprecaution,becauseyoumaynothavesaidwhatyouthinkyousaid.YoudonotwanttomistrainMacSpeechDictateInternationalbyusingtheRecognitionwindowtoenteratrainedphrasethatisnotacorrectinterpreta-tionof whatyouactuallysaid!If youmadeamistake,don’tusetheRecognitionwindow!
If oneof theRecognitionwindow’salternativesiscorrect,enter it in the docu-mentinplaceof thealternativethat’salreadythere.Todoso:
• SayPick2orChoose2(orwhatevertheactualnumberattheleftof thecor-rectalternativeis—butmostof thetime,itprobablywillbe2!).
• Clickthenumberedbuttonattheleftof thecorrectalternative.
Youhavenowperformedphrase training.Internally,MacSpeechDictateIn-ternationalwillmodifyitsspeechmodel,andwillsavethisinformationintoyourprofilethenexttimeyourprofileissaved.
If noneof theRecognitionwindow’salternativesiscorrect,youcaneditoneof thealternativessothatitiscorrect,andthenentertheedited,correctalternativeasinthepreviousstep.Itdoesn’tmatterwhichof thealternativesyouedit;editwhich-everismostconvenient.Toedit an alternative:
• SayEdit1(orwhatevertheactualnumberattheleftof thedesiredalterna-tiveis).
• Clickoncetoselectthealternative,pause,andthenclickonceinsidethetextof thealternative.
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Thealternativeyouareeditingisnowthe“target”fordictationandcommands.YoucaneditusingDictationmodeorSpellingmode(anditisalsofinetouseyourfingerstotypeintheRecognitionwindow).Theonlystandardcommandthatdoesn’tworkis“Scratchthat”;instead,useScratchWordorForgetWord.
Toexit editing modewithoutenteringthecorrectedphraseintoyourdocu-ment:
• SayCancelEditorclickelsewhere.
Preferences WindowThePreferenceswindowletsyousetcertainoptionsforMacSpeechDictateIn-ternational.Toshow the Preferences window:
• ChooseDictate>Preferences.
Toclose the Preferences window:
• Clicktheclosebuttonatthetopleftof thewindow.
General Preferences pane
TheGeneralPreferencespaneassemblessomemiscellaneousoptions,havingmostlytodowiththestateof thingswhenMacSpeechDictateInternationalislaunched.
startuP mode
Usetheradio buttontodeterminewhatmodeMacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalshouldbeinwhenitstartsup,orwhetherthemicrophoneshouldsim-plybeoff.
startuP aCtions
CheckCheck for Updatesif youwantMacSpeechDictateInternationaltogoonlineatlaunchtimeandautomaticallycommunicateovertheInternet
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withMacSpeechtoseewhetheryourversionof MacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalisthemostrecent.If anewerversionisavailable,youwillbeofferedachancetodownloadandinstallit.YoucanalsocheckforupdatesmanuallybychoosingDictate>CheckforUpdates.
(ThischeckboxdoesthesamethingasthecheckboxintheProfileswindow.If oneischecked,theotherisautomaticallychecked.)
CheckShow Profiles Windowif youwantMacSpeechDictateInternation-altopauseanddisplaytheProfileswindowatlaunchtime;themainreasonfordoingthiswouldbesothatyoucanselectaprofileastheactiveprofile.If unchecked,MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillautomaticallyactivatetheprofileyouwereusingpreviously.
CheckShow Status Windowif youwanttheStatuswindowtobevisibleatlaunchtime.
When aCtivating a ProfiLe
CheckOpen a New Note Pad Windowif youwantanewemptyNotePadwindowtoopenwhenaprofileisactivated.ThisincludesopeningaNotePadwindowatlaunchtime,becauseaprofileisalwaysactivatedatlaunchtime.
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CheckShow Recognized Textif youwanttheStatuswindowtodisplaythetextof eachphrasethatMacSpeechDictateInternationalunderstandsyoutohaveuttered(asshownintheillustrationonpage129).
Appearance Preferences pane
TheAppearancePreferencespaneassemblessomemiscellaneousoptionshavingtodowithmicrophoneiconsandtheStatuswindow.
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CheckIn the menu barif youwanttheMacSpeechDictateInternationalstatusmenuitemtoappearinthemenubar.Thisstatusmenuitemisaniconthatdisplayswhetherthemicrophoneisonoroff,orasleep;plus,youcanclickittotogglethemicrophoneonoroff.
CheckIn the Dockif youwantMacSpeechDictateInternational’sDockicon(anditsCommand-Tabapplicationswitchericon)tobebadgedwithamicrophoneiconshowingwhetherthethemicrophoneisonoroff,orasleep.
status transParenCy
UsetheslidertogovernhowopaqueortransparenttheStatuswindowshouldbe.
Recognition Preferences pane
TheRecognitionPreferencespanegovernssomebehaviorsof theRecognitionwindow,andof therecognitionengine.
reCognition WindoW oPtions
If Show Recognition Window When Dictatingischecked,theRec-ognitionwindowwillopenautomaticallywhenyouaredictatinginDicta-tionmodeorSpellingmodeassoonastheinsertionpointiswithinorafteraphrasecapableof beingtrained.Usuallythiswillbeassoonasyoudictateanything.
If Close Recognition Window After Each Choiceischecked,theRec-ognitionwindowwillcloseautomaticallyassoonasyouuseittoreplaceadictatedphrasewithitscorrectalternative.
UseMaximum Number of Alternativestosetthenumberof alterna-tivesshownintheRecognitionwindow.Feweralternativesmightbeshown(as
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fewasone,infact),dependingonhowcertainMacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalfeelsaboutitsinterpretationof whatyousaid.
reCognition behavior
Usetheslidertotradeoff betweenspeedandaccuracyof speechrecogni-tion.Themiddle(50)isagoodinitialsetting,butgiventhespeedof today’sIntel-basedmachinesyoucanprobablyoptformoreaccuracywithnoap-preciableincreaseinresponsetime.Feelfreetoexperiment.Afteryou’vedoneagooddealof dictationandhonedyourvoicemodelusingtheRecognitionwindow,MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillprobablybebothfasterandmoreaccurate,soyoucanthenaffordtomovetheslidertotherightabit.
Command Preferences pane
TheCommandPreferencespaneaffectsthebehaviorandcontentsof theAvail-ableCommandswindow,aswellaswhatcommandsareactuallyavailable.
avaiLabLe Commands WindoW
CheckShow Global Commands at Toptomaketheglobalcommandsappearabovetheapplication-basedcommandsintheAvailableCommandswindow.
CheckEnable Web Site CommandstocausetheWeb100globalcom-mandstobeenabled(andtobepresentintheAvailableCommandswindow).
Command generation
CheckGenerate Application Launch Commandstocauseglobalcom-mandsforlaunchingapplicationstobegeneratedthenexttimeyoustartupMacSpeechDictateInternational.
CheckGenerate Email Commandstocauseglobalcommandsforcreat-ingandaddressinganemailmessagetobegeneratedthenexttimeyoustartupMacSpeechDictateInternational.
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Shortcuts Preferences pane
TheShortcutsPreferencespaneletsyousetglobal keyboard shortcuts(hotkeys)forthreeMacSpeechDictateInternationalactions.Theyare:
• Toggle Microphone.Turnsthemicrophoneonoroff.
• Select Speech Mode.Cyclesthroughthemodes:Dictationmode,Spellingmode,andCommandmode.
• Show Recognition Window.ShowsandhidestheRecognitionwindow.
Toset a shortcut:
• Clickintheovalshortcutregionandtypethedesiredshortcut.
Todelete a shortcut:
• Clickthe“X”attherightendof theovalshortcutregion.
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Menus
ThissectionlistsMacSpeechDictateInternational’smenusandmenuitems.
Dictate MenuAbout MacSpeech Dictate International.SummontheAboutwindow.
Preferences.SummonthePreferenceswindow.
Visit MacSpeech’s Web Site.Go,inyourdefaultbrowser,tohttp://www.mac-speech.com.
Check for Updates.CommunicateovertheInternetwithMacSpeechtoseewhetheryourversionof MacSpeechDictateInternationalisthemostrecent.If anewerversionisavailable,youwillbeofferedachancetodownloadandinstallit.MacSpeechDictateInternationalcanalsooptionallycheckforupdatesautomati-callyasitstartsup;tocontrolwhetheritdoesthis,usethecheckboxintheProfileswindowortheGeneralPreferencespane.
File MenuNew Note Pad.OpenanewemptyNotePadwindow.
New Command.OpentheCommandswindowinthesamestateasif youhadpressedthe buttontostartcreatinganewcommand.
Open.SummonastandardFileOpendialogwhereyoucanopenanexisting.rtffileasaNotePadwindow.
Open Recent.OpenadocumentrecentlyeditedasaNotePadwindow.
Close.Closetheactivewindow(offeringachancetosaveif necessary).
Save.SavethecurrentNotePadwindow(asan.rtffile).
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Save As.SummonastandardFileSavedialogwhereyoucansavethecurrentNotePadwindowasan.rtffile,specifyingthefile’snameandlocation.
Save Profile.Savethecurrentlyactiveprofile’sdata.Enabledonlyif youhavedonesomething(suchastrainingthevoicemodel)toaffecttheactiveprofile.TheactiveprofileissavedautomaticallywhenyouactivateadifferentprofileorquitMacSpeechDictateInternational;thismenuitemisjusta“safetyvalve”forthosewishingtomakecertainthatchangesintheprofilearenotlostincaseof apowerfailureorsimilarunforeseenevent.
Command Import.SummonastandardFileOpendialogwhereyoucanopena.commandstextfile(ascreatedbytheCommandExportmenuitem).Openingsuchafilewillincorporatethecommandsitcontains,sothattheywillappearintheCommandswindowandtheAvailableCommandswindow.
Command Export.Summonadialogwhereyoucanselectcommands(fromtheCommandswindow)toexport,followedbyastandardFileSavedialogwhereyoucanspecifyanameandlocationtosavethecommandsasa.commandstextfile.ThisisanXMLfile,butitisnotintendedtobeuser-editable;itspurposeistobeimportedwiththeCommandImportmenuitem.Thusyoucantransfercustomcommandsbetweencomputersandusers.
ScriptPak Import.LikeCommandImport,butthetypeof fileyoucanopenisaScriptPak,asexportedfromorcreatedforiListen,MacSpeech’spreviousspeechrecognitionapplication.
Edit MenuTheEditmenuitemsareasubsetof thosethatarestandardandfamiliarinanyMacOSXwordprocessingapplication,suchasTextEdit.
Undo.Undothepreviousaction.
Redo.Redothepreviouslyundoneaction.
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Cut.Removeselectedtextandplaceitontheclipboard.
Copy.Placeaduplicateof theselectedtextontheclipboard.
Paste.Insertthecontentsof theclipboardattheselectionpoint.
Paste and Match Style.Insertthecontentsof theclipboardattheselectionpoint,ignoringanystyleinformationontheclipboard.
Delete.Removeselectedtext(withoutplacingitontheclipboard).
Select All.Expandtheselectiontoincludingeverything.
Find > Find.SummontheFinddialog.
Find > Find Next.SearchforwardsfortheFindstring.
Find > Find Previous.SearchbackwardsfortheFindstring.
Find > Use Selection for Find.CopytheselectedtexttobecometheFindstring.
Find > Jump to Selection.Scrolltorevealtheselectedtext.
Spelling > Show Spelling and Grammar.SummontheSpellingandGram-mardialog.
Spelling > Check Spelling.Selectthenextmisspelledword.
Spelling > Check Spelling While Typing.Togglewhethermisspelledwordsaremarked.
Special Characters.SummontheSpecialCharactersinputpalette.
Speech MenuThemenuitemsof theSpeechmenualsoappearinMacSpeechDictateInterna-tional’sDockmenu.Anadvantageof theDockmenuisthatitworksevenif Mac-SpeechDictateInternationalisnotfrontmost.
Microphone On/Off.Togglethemicrophoneonoroff.
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Dictation.SwitchtoDictationmode.Checkedif MacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalisalreadyinDictationmode.
Command.SwitchtoCommandmode.Checkedif MacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalisalreadyinCommandmode.
Spelling.SwitchtoSpellingmode.Checkedif MacSpeechDictateInternationalisalreadyinSpellingmode.
Sleep / Wake Up.Switchintooroutof Sleepmode.
Tools MenuProfiles.SummontheProfileswindow.
Commands.SummontheCommandswindow.
Vocabulary Editor.SummontheVocabularyEditorwindow.
Microphone Setup.SummontheMicrophoneSetupwindow.
Voice Training.SummontheVoiceTrainingwindow.
Vocabulary Training.SummontheVocabularyTrainingwindow.
Train Vocabulary from Selection.AnalyzethetextselectedinthecurrentNotePadwindowandthen,if thetextcontainsunknownwords,summontheVo-cabularyTrainingwindowdisplayingIncludedandExcludedcolumns.
Format MenuTheFormatmenuitemsareasubsetof thosethatarestandardandfamiliarinanyMacOSXwordprocessingapplication,suchasTextEdit.TheyworkinaNotePadwindow.
Font > Show Fonts.ShowtheFontpalette.Changeswillbeappliedtotheselec-tion.
Font > Bold.Toggletheboldstylingof theselection.
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Font > Italic.Toggletheitalicstylingof theselection.
Font > Underline.Toggletheunderlinedstylingof theselection.
Font > Bigger.Increasethefontsizeof theselection.
Font > Smaller.Decreasethefontsizeof theselection.
Font > Show Colors.ShowtheColorpalette.Changeswillbeappliedtotheselection.
Font > Copy Style.Movestylinginformationfromtheselectiontotheclipboard.
Font > Paste Style.Applystyleinformationfromtheclipboardtotheselection.
Text > Align Left.Aligntheselectedtextagainsttheleftmargin.
Text > Center.Centertheselectedtextbetweenthemargins.
Text > Justify.Aligntheselectedtextagainstbothmargins.
Text > Align Right.Aligntheselectedtextagainsttherightmargin.
Window MenuMinimize.MinimizetheactiveNotePadwindowtotheDock.
Minimize All.Option-keyversionof theabove.MinimizeallNotePadwindowstotheDock.
Zoom.Togglethesizeof theactiveNotePadwindow.
Zoom All.Option-keyversionof theabove.Togglethesizeof allNotePadwin-dows.
Bring All to Front.BringallMacSpeechDictateInternationalwindowsinfrontof windowsof otherapplications.
Arrange in Front.Option-keyversionof theabove.BringallMacSpeechDic-tateInternationalwindowsinfrontof windowsof otherapplications,andarrangethemneatlyoverlappinginthemiddleof thescreen.
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Show / Hide Status Window.Togglethevisibilityof theStatuswindow.
Show / Hide Available Commands.Togglethevisibilityof theAvailableCommandswindow.
TheprecedingtwomenuitemsalsoappearinMacSpeechDictateInternational’sDockmenu.Anadvantageof theDockmenuisthatitworksevenif MacSpeechDictateInternationalisnotfrontmost.
Individual Windows.Individualopenwindows(notincludingthefloatingSta-tuswindow,AvailableCommandswindow,andRecognitionwindow)arelisted;chooseonetoswitchtoit.Theactivewindowischecked.NotePadwindowscon-tainingunsavedchangesaremarkedwithabullet.
Help MenuMacSpeech Dictate International Help.Summontheonlinehelp.
Welcome.Displayabrief documentwithadviceongettingstartedwithMac-SpeechDictateInternational.
Tips & Tricks.DisplaymiscellaneousadviceforusingMacSpeechDictateInter-national.
Release Notes.Displaynotesonthecurrentversionof MacSpeechDictateIn-ternational.
Quickstart Guide.Displayabrief PDFdocumentwithinstructionsongettingstartedwithMacSpeechDictateInternational.
User Manual.DisplaythisPDFUserManualforMacSpeechDictateInterna-tional.
Send Email to Tech Support.Createanewmessageinyourdefaultemailcli-ent,addressedtoMacSpeechTechnicalSupport.
147Tips on SpeakingMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Tips on Speaking
Speechrecognition,whileithasbecomefarfasterandbetteroverthepastseveralyears,doesnotworklikethehumanbrain.Thecomputerdoesnotreally“un-derstand”anythingyousay;itdoesn’treallyknowwhatwordsareorwhattheymean.Ithasnounderstandingof language.Basically,computerspeechrecogni-tioncomesdowntopatternmatching.YoutrainMacSpeechDictateInternationalinitiallybyreadingitastory;thestorycontainsavarietyof soundsandwords,andnowMacSpeechDictateInternationalcantrytomatchanythingyousayinfutureagainstthosesoundsandagainstthewordsitknowsabout,makinganeducatedguessastohowyouwouldpronouncethosewords.
Thus,althoughyoucantrainMacSpeechDictateInternational,youalsoneedtoletMacSpeechDictateInternationaltrainyou.Youruseof MacSpeechDictateInternationalwillbemuchmoresuccessfulif youbearinmind,andputintoop-eration,afewsimpletips.
train honestLy.Whenyoucreateaprofile,youwilluseMicrophoneSetuptosetyourmicrophoneinputlevel,andthenyouwilluseVoiceTrainingtoreadastory.SpeakinthesamemannerandchoosethesameenvironmentinwhichyouwillprimarilyuseMacSpeechDictateInternational.
be Consistent.Thistipisacontinuationof thepreviousone.HavingtrainedMacSpeechDictateInternationalwithVoiceTraining,youshouldcarryonspeakingthesameway,asyouproceedtouseMacSpeechDictateInternation-al.Stressingyourwords,orspeakingexpressively,isapttoalteryourpronun-ciationandmisleadthespeechrecognitionengine.
Pause.MacSpeechDictateInternationalhearsandthinksin“utterances,”whicharestretchesof speechwithpausesinbetween.WhenyousayScratchThat,MacSpeechDictateInternationaldeletesthepreviousutterance.The
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Recognitionwindowdisplayscompleteutterances.Utterancescanbephrasesorevencompletesentences.SinceMacSpeechDictateInternationalthinksinutterances,youshouldspeakinutterances.Pausefairlyoften.
sPeaK CLearLy.Don’tmumble.Imagineyou’respeakingoveraradioconnec-tionfromtheInternationalSpaceStation,thatthesignalisundependableandstatic-prone,andthatyou’recalmlyexplainingtoadisbelievinggroundcrewatHoustonthatalargegreenalienmonsteristryingtobreakin.Clarityiskey.
sPeaK naturaLLy.Speakclearly,butspeakcalmlyandnaturally.Don’tover-emphasizeanysounds.Don’tover-emphasizethedivisionsbetweenwords.Don’tpronounce“fatcat”as“ffatt-uh,catt-uh;”runwordsandsoundstogeth-erinalinguisticallynaturalway.Don’tpronounce“the”as“thee,”or“a”as“aye,”unlessthat’showyouactuallyspeak.MacSpeechDictateInternationalneedstohearsoundsandwordsintheirnaturallinguisticcontext.Speakinutterances,butmakeeachutterancenaturalandsmooth.
diCtate, don’t taLK.Talkinganddictatingaredifferent.Conversationisabitlikemind-reading;weguessatwhatourinterlocutormeans.MacSpeechDictateInternationalcan’treadyourmind;ittriestotranscribefaithfullywhatyouactuallysay.Makeupyourmindwhatyouwanttosay,thensayit.Don’tstumble.Don’taddanyextranoisesorinterjections,like“Youknow.”Pausebetweenutterances,buttrynottohesitateinthemiddleof anutterance.
reLax.Tensioninyourvoiceandmouthcancausesoundstoemergeinanartificial,strainedway.Posturemightmatter.Itcanevenbehelpfultohaveonhandaglassof water,orwarmtea,andtotakefrequentsips.Breathegentlysothatyourbreathisnotheardasanutterance.Turnthemicrophoneoff andshakeoutyourtensionfromtimetotime.
149The Cache and the Golden RuleMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
The Cache and the Golden Rule
MacSpeechDictateInternationalactsasintermediarybetweenyourspeechandanapplication.YouspeaktoMacSpeechDictateInternational;MacSpeechDic-tateInternationalcausestexttobetypedoralteredinanapplication’swindow.Sometimes,however,MacSpeechDictateInternationalmayappeartotypetextinthewrongplace,oritmightseemunabletoobeydictationcommandscorrectly.
Suchcasesarenotmysterious,andyoucanlargelypreventthem—or,if theydoarise,curethem—if youunderstandsomebasicfactsabouthowMacSpeechDic-tateInternationaloperatesonanapplication.
Two Ways of WorkingYoucanuseMacSpeechDictateInternationalintwoverydifferentways:
• Toboss around your computer.OpenSafari.JumptoBookmarkOne.MovetoNextLink.MovetoNextLink.JumptoThisLink.JumpBack.ScrollOneScreenDown.ScrollOneScreenDown.CloseThisWindow.
• Towork with text.DearMisterSmith.Colon.NewParagraph.Iamconcernedaboutthereportof thecommittee.Period.CapitalizetheWord“Committee”.GotoEnd.Thereisasuggestionof wrongdoingonourpart.Period.SelecttheWords“ASuggestion”.Animplication.
Thefirstwayhastodowiththecomputer’soverall user interface.You’reus-ingyourvoicetonavigateandpushbuttons.Havefun!There’snothingspecialtoknowaboutthis.
Thesecondwayhastodowithtext.Thisiswheresomespecialconsiderationscomein.
150The Cache and the Golden RuleMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Text and the CacheLookatthesecondexampleabove:thinkaboutthecommandCapitalizetheWord“Committee”.HowdoesMacSpeechDictateInternationalknowwheretheword“committee”is?Itknowsbecauseittypeditinthefirstplace.HowdoesMacSpeechDictateInternationalknowwherethecursorisnow?(Itmustknowthis,sothatitcanknowhowfartojumpbackinordertoselecttheword“commit-tee”andcapitalizeit.)Itknowsbecauseitdidthetypingthatputthecursorthere.
Lookatwhatthesecondexampleabovedoesnotdo.WhentheuserhastoldMac-SpeechDictateInternationaltocapitalizetheword“committee”andshewantstoresumedictatingattheendof thesentence,doessheclickthemouseafterthethefinalPeriodandstartdictating?No!ShesaysGotoEnd.Thatway,MacSpeechDictateInternationalmovestheinsertionpoint,andMacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalstillknowswhereitis.Whentheuserwantstoreplace“asuggestion”with“animplication”,doessheusethemousetoselectthewords“asuggestion”?No!ShetellsMacSpeechDictateInternationaltoselectthosewords,sothatwhenshesays“animplication”,MacSpeechDictateInternationalknowswheretheselectionisandwhat’sbeingreplaced.
MacSpeechDictateInternationalcansendsignalstoanapplication.ButMac-SpeechDictateInternationalcan’tactually“see”what’sgoingon.Itdoesn’tknowwhatthecurrentdocumentwindowlookslike,orwhatyoudothere.MacSpeechDictateInternationalknowsonlywhatithasdonethere.Asitworkswithtext,MacSpeechDictateInternationalmemorizesitsownactions:thetextittypes,thenavigationitperforms.Thismemoryiscalledthecache.ThecacheishowMac-SpeechDictateInternationalkeepstrackof whattextisinthewindowandwheretheselectionorinsertionpointislocatedwithinthattext.
Whenyou’reusingMacSpeechDictateInternationaltoworkwithtext,therefore,youshouldn’tdoanythingthatgoesbehindMacSpeechDictateInternational’sback.Don’tusethemouseandkeyboardtonavigate,select,cutandpaste,ortype.
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If youdo,thecachewillgetoutof syncwithreality.(That’snotadisaster!YoucantellMacSpeechDictateInternationaltothrowawaythecurrentcache,readthedocument’scontentsafresh,andstartanewcache.Butit’sbetternottogetthecacheoutof syncif youcanhelpit.)
TheGoldenRuleof MacSpeechDictateInternationalisdesignedtokeepyouawareof thecache:
The Golden Rule of MacSpeech Dictate InternationalWhenyou’reworkingwithtext,don’t mix your voice with
your hands.
Why Note Pad Windows Are SpecialMacSpeechDictateInternationalcomeswithitsownspecialword-processingwin-dows—NotePadwindows.WhenyouworkinaNotePadwindow,theGoldenRuleismorerelaxed.That’sbecauseaNotePadwindowbelongstoMacSpeechDictateInternational,soMacSpeechDictateInternationalcanseewhat’sinthewindow—prettymuchallthetime.Soselectingandnavigatingtextwiththemouseandkeyboard,whichwouldspelltroubleforthecacheinanyotherapplica-tion,isprettymuchokayinaNotePadwindow.
NotePadwindowsareeasier,then,becausetheyaremoreforgiving.ANotePadwindowisagreatplacetoworkwithtextwhenyou’rejustgettingstartedwithMacSpeechDictateInternational.Evenasanexperienceduser,youmayfinditsimpleandfasttoworkinaNotePadwindowandthencopythetextandpasteitintosomeotherapplication.
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Extra for ExpertsYoumightbetemptedtoreadtheGoldenRuletooliterally.Youmightthink:“AslongIkeepmyhandsoff thekeyboard,Ican’tpossiblyviolatetheGoldenRule.”That’snotso.TheGoldenRuleismoresubtlethanthat.Thefactis,youcanuseyourvoicetoviolatetheGoldenRule.(Butyoushouldtrynotto,of course.)Howcanthisbe?
Recallthattherearetwowaysof workingwithMacSpeechDictateInternational:bossingyourcomputeraround,andworkingwithtext.Mostof thetime,bossingyourcomputeraroundandworkingwithtextdon’tinterferewithoneanother.Youcandictatetextforawhile,andthenyoucansayOpenSafariandsoon.Butyoumightbossyourcomputeraroundinsuchawaythattextisaffected!If thisistextthatyou’realreadyworkingwith(sothatit’sinthecache),you’veviolatedtheGoldenRule.
Here’sanexampleof whatcangowrong.Assumeyou’renotinaNotePadwin-dow;you’reinTextEditorAppleMailorsomething.Andyousay:Thisisaverybadsituation.SelecttheWord“Very”.CutSelection.You’vejustviolatedtheGoldenRule,eventhoughyouusedonlyyourvoice.
Why?BecausethecommandCutSelectionmeans:“TellthecurrentapplicationtochooseEdit>Cut.”That’sbossingthecomputeraround.Sothisisexactlythesameasif youhadchosenEdit>Cut—usingyourhands.Thecache-consciouswaytodeleteawordisDeletetheWord“Very”.That’sworkingwithtext(andyouknowthisbecauseDeletetheWord“Very”isaDictationmodecommand).
Cache CommandsMacSpeechDictateInternationalincludestheglobalcommandsCacheDocument,CacheSelection,andPurgeCache.Theycanhelpyouif theGoldenRuleisaccidentallyviolated,andinmanyothersituationswhereMac-
153The Cache and the Golden RuleMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
SpeechDictateInternationalneedstoget“insync”withadocumentthatitcan’t“see.”
Cache
Asyoudictate,andasMacSpeechDictateInternationaltypestextforyou,italsoremembersthetextthatittypesforyou.That’swhyyoucanusecommandslikeGoToEndorMoveBackwardFiveWordstonavigateandedityourtext:Mac-Speechcannavigatethistextbecauseitcreatedthistext.MacSpeechDictateInter-nationalalsomaintainsrecordingsof yourvoice,andalternativeinterpretationsof whatyousaid.That’swhyvoiceplaybackandphrasetrainingarepossible.Allof thisinformationiskeptinthecache.
ButMacSpeechDictateInternationalknowsnothingabouttextthatitdidn’tenterforyou.ThiscouldmakeittrickytouseMacSpeechDictateInternationaltoeditadocumentthatalreadyexists,ortoeditdistinctpartsof alargedocument.If youaccidentallyviolatetheGoldenRulebymakingamanualchangetoadocumentwhereyou’vebeendictating,MacSpeechDictateInternationalwon’tknowyou’vedonethis,andnavigationandeditingcommandsmaymisbehave.The“Cache”commandshelpyouhandlesuchsituations:
• WhenyousayCacheDocument,you’retellingMacSpeechDictateInterna-tionaltoread the whole document’s contents,nomatterhowthosecon-tentswerecreated.MacSpeechDictateInternationalforgetswhatitenteredinthisdocument,throwsawayitsrecordingsof yourvoice(sotrainingonexistingtextisnolongerpossible),andjustreadsthedocument.Nowitknowswhatthedocumentcontains,sonowyoucantellMacSpeechDictateInterna-tionaltonavigatethedocumentandtoenterandedittext.
• Alternatively,youcansayCacheSelection.ThisislikeCacheDocument,butitworksonjustthecurrently selected text.MacSpeechDictateIn-ternationalnowknowsaboutalimitedregionof thedocument.Commands
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fornavigation,andenteringandeditingtext,willworkwithinthisregion.(ToworkwithMacSpeechDictateInternationaloutsidethisregion,you’dneedtoissueanother“Cache”command.)NotethatafterCacheSelection,thecom-mandsGoToBeginningandGoToEndmean:Gotothebeginningorendof the cached region.
SayingCacheDocumentorCacheSelectioncanbeasimplewaytoresumeworkingafterdeliberately violating the Golden Rule.Whymightyoudothat?Foronething,accidentscanhappen,andsometimesviolatingtheGoldenRuleistheonlywaytorepairthem.Onrareoccasions,youmightneedtomakeanalterationinthedocumentwherevocalcommandsjustwon’tdo.That’snocrime;simplyrememberthatafterwardsyoushouldissuea“Cache”command.
Forexample,sometimeswhenusingtheRecognitionwindowtotrainthevoicemodelandemendsometextyou’vealreadydictated,MacSpeechDictateInterna-tionalmightbecomeconfusedandgetthespacingorcapitalizationwrong,sothatyoumustusethemouseandkeyboardtofixthedocument.Evenmoredramatic,supposeyoutellMacSpeechDictateInternationaltoselectalargeswatchof text,andthenyournextspokencommandismisinterpretedasdictationandthewholeselectedpassageisaccidentallyreplaced!Clearly,thisisnotimetobeworryingabouttheGoldenRule;justpressCommand-Z(Edit>Undo)andfixthedocu-ment.Afterwards,though,toresumedictating,you’llwanttoissuea“Cache”commandsothatMacSpeechDictateInternationalcanonceagain“see”thedocumentcontentscorrectly.
Purge
ToemptyMacSpeechDictateInternational’scachecompletelyiscalledpurging the cache:
• WhenyousayPurgeCache,it’slikedoingjustthefirsthalf of aCacheDocumentcommand:MacSpeechDictateInternationalforgetswhatiten-
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teredinthisdocument,anddoesn’treadthedocument.Itjustassumes the document is empty.
Consider,forexample,adialogconsistingof twotextfields.Youdictatetextintothefirsttextfield,thentabtothesecondtextfieldanddictatetextthere.Mac-SpeechDictateInternationalcan’t“see”thattherearetwotextfields;initscache,itconsidersthefirsttextandthesecondtexttobepartof onecontinuousstretchof text.Thisisgoingtoleadtonavigationerrors!Thesolutionis:Asyoustarttoworkonthesecondtextfield,sayPurgeCache.NowMacSpeechforgetswhatitdidinthefirsttextfieldandtreatsthesecondtextfieldasanewemptyworld.
tiP.TabbingfromfieldtofieldissuchacommonthingtodothatMacSpeechDictateInternationalincludestwocommandstohelpyouwithit:NextFieldandPreviousField.Thesecommandsareinfactacombinationof PurgeCacheandpressingTaborShift-Tab.(Conversely,youshouldnotuseNewLineorNewParagraphtomovefromfieldtofield—orif youdo,sayPurgeCacheimmediatelyafterwards.)
Note Pad Windows and the Cache
ANotePadwindowisexceptional.MacSpeechDictateInternationalalwaysknowsthecontentsof aNotePadwindow,becausethewindow“belongs”toMacSpeechDictateInternational.So,ineffect,theCacheDocumentcommandisauto-maticallyexecutedforyouasrequired.WhenyouopenanexistingdocumentintoaNotePadwindow,orwhenyoupastetextintoaNotePadwindow,CacheDocumentisautomaticallyexecuted.WhenyousayPurgeCacheinaNotePadwindow,CacheDocumentisautomaticallyexecuted.AndCacheSelectionismeaningless.
Still,CacheDocumentisusefulinaNotePadwindow,sinceyoumightwantMacSpeechDictateInternationaltoforgethowtextwasenteredinthedocument,
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removeitsrecordingsof yourvoice,andjuststartover,learningaboutthewholedocumentfromscratch.Thiscouldbehelpful,forinstance,whendictatingalongdocument.
157Sound Input TroubleshootingMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
Sound Input Troubleshooting
If MacSpeechDictateInternationaldoesn’trespondtoyourvoiceordoesn’tseemtobeworkingatall,checkyoursoundinput.Theproblemmightbesoftware(yourUSBmicrophonemightnotbeyoursoundinputdevice)orhardware(yourUSBmicrophonemightnotbeworkingatall).
BeginbyquittingMacSpeechDictateInternationalif itisrunning.Youmightre-startthecomputerjustincase.Nowtrythefollowing:
• LookinSystemPreferences>Sound>InputandmakesureyourUSBmi-crophoneisthesoundinputdevice.Speakintothemicrophone.Theinputlevelindicatorshouldrespondtoyourvoice.If itdoesnot,tryunpluggingtheUSBmicrophoneoradapterfromtheUSBportandplugitbackinagain.Re-member,mostUSBmicrophonesmustbepluggeddirectlyintoyourcomputer(notintoaUSBhub).Also,checktoseewhetheryourmicrophonehasaMuteswitchandmakesureitisnotengaged.
• LookinSystemPreferences>Speech>SpeechRecognition>SettingsandswitchthemicrophonetoyourUSBmicrophone.ClickCalibrate.Speakintothemicrophone.Youshouldseethelevelindicatorriseandfall(totheright)inresponsetoyourspeech.Theindicatorcanbealittlestubborn;youmighthavetoclickCancelandthenclickCalibrateagaintobringittolife.Speakatrandom,movingthesliderrightorleftuntilthehighpointof theslideriscon-sistentlyataboutthemiddleof thegreenregion.Nowtrysayingeachphraseinsuccessionandseeif thecomputerunderstandsyou.
If thingsappeartobeworking,quitSystemPreferencesandtryMacSpeechDic-tateInternationalagain.ChooseTools>MicrophoneSetupandgothroughthemicrophonesetupprocedure(see“MicrophoneSetup,”earlier).YoushouldnowbeabletouseMacSpeechDictateInternational.
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If thingsdonotappeartobeworking,suspectthemicrophone.If possible,trypluggingthemicrophoneintoadifferentcomputerandrunningthesameteststheretoconfirmthis.
159What’s Installed WhereMacSpeech Dictate International 1.5
What’s Installed Where
Incaseyou’rewonderingwhereallthepiecesof MacSpeechDictateInternationalliveonyourharddisk,orif perhapsforsomereasonyou’dliketouninstallit,here’salistof thepiecesandwheretheylive(andhowbigtheyare).
the aPPLiCation.ItliveswhereveryouputitwhenyouinstalledMacSpeechDictateInternational—typicallyinthetop-level/Applicationsfolder,butitcouldbeanywhere.It’sapproximately30MBinsize.
the suPPort foLder.Thisisinyouruser’sLibrary/Application Support/Mac-Speech.Itisnearly1GBinsize,becauseitincludesthespeechrecognitionen-ginedata.If youdecidetodeletethisfolder,itmightbeagoodideatolookintheDictatefolderandfindyourlicensefileandsetitaside.Itwillbeconvenienttohaveonhandif youdecidetoinstallMacSpeechDictateInternationalagainlater.
the PreferenCes fiLe.Thisisinyouruser’sLibrary/Preferences,andiscalledcom.macspeech.dictate.plist.Itmaintainsarecordof thestateof theapplicationeachtimeyouquit.It’sverysmall.
your ProfiLe(s).Eachprofileiswhereveryouputitwhenyoucreatedtheprofile.Itcouldbeanywhere.ASpotlightsearchon“dictateprofile”shouldfindyourprofiles.Aprofileisabout30MBinsize.
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