IBM ViaVoice Simply Dictation for Mac OS X, User Manual

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Using ViaVoice
Using ViaVoice
Changing Voices
You can select the voice used when reading text.
1.
Click the ViaVoice Preferences button on the VoiceCenter drawer.
2.
Click the Voices icon.
3.
From the Voice menu, select a new voice.
4.
Press Play to hear a sample of your selection.
5.
Click Apply, and close the window.
6.
Any text read back from this point uses the voice you just selected.
Using Manage My Vocabulary
The Manage My Vocabulary window allows you to manage your personal vocabulary
by deleting or training how you say specific words. When you start Manage My
Vocabulary , it shows you all of the words you have added to your personal vocabulary.
Words shown in this window were added during dictation, correction, or when creating
voice commands.
1.
SAY> MANAGE MY VOCABULARY or, click the Manage My Vocabulary
button from the VoiceCenter drawer .
2.
Select the word to be re-trained.
3.
Click the Train button.
The Train Word window appears.
4.
Click the Record button and speak the word.
5.
Click OK when you have trained the word.
If you want to check the quality of your recording, click the Play button.
Working With Dictation Macros
A dictation macro is a shortcut command, associated with a block of text that you define,
for inserting text quickly into your documents. When you say the voice command while
dictating, the associated block of text is inserted into your dictation. Use the dictation