IBM VIAVOICE 10-ADVANCED EDITION, User Manual

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Use SpeakPad, described in Chapter 4, to dictate your documents and
letters. A word of advice: make sure you’ve gone through Chapter 2,
mentioned above, before turning to this chapter.
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Do you prefer using Microsoft
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Word? Chapter 5 gives you the complete
picture on dictating into Word 97, Word 2000, or Word 2002.
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Your dictation is not finished until you have corrected the recognition errors
in the text. Correcting these errors is one of the most important ways to
help ViaVoice learn what you say. Do not close your dictation sessions until
you have corrected them as described in Chapter 6.
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What do you want to do? You can see all the commands for controlling
your computer in the What Can I Say window, described in Chapter 7. If
you are primarily interested in dictating documents rather than speaking
commands, you can skip this chapter.
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Once you are comfortable with your system, personalize ViaVoice.
Chapter 9 describes the features for extending the usefulness of your system
and gives you suggestions for tailoring it for your needs.
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ViaVoice is loaded with information like online help and printable online
material. Chapter 11 describes all the information available at your
fingertips.
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Appendix A contains the details for getting support when things go wrong.
You can find more information about ViaVoice on the Internet, and the
Technical Support Center is as close as a telephone call or an e-mail. Look
at this appendix when you need answers to your questions.
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ViaVoice for Windows Personal Edition