Deleting Characters
To delete backward one character at a time, say
“Backspace.”
This is like pressing the Backspace key
on your keyboard.
To delete forward one character at a time, say
“Delete
Next Character.”
(To delete the previous word, you
can say
“Delete Previous Word.”
)
For variations on the Delete Next or Delete Previous
commands, see the Command Quick Reference card
at the back of this guide or the Command List of the
online Help.
Inserting Words
When you want to insert words anywhere in your
document, you can use the Insert Before (or Insert
After) command. Say
“Insert Before”
followed by a
word in your document to move the insertion point
to the beginning of that word. You can then dictate
the word or phrase you want to insert.
Dictate this sentence:
I ran into an old friend at the Lincoln Memorial
[period]
Say
“Insert Before friend,”
and then pause.
Say
“college.”
Say
“Insert Before I ran,”
and then pause.
Say
“[Cap] Last week.”
The sentence now reads:
Last week I ran into an old college friend at the
Lincoln Memorial
[period]
Formatting Words
You can format words as you dictate, or later as you
review your document. For example, you can
capitalize words, change font size and style, and apply
bold, italics, or underlining.
To format the last words you dictated, pause and say
a formatting command, for example,
“Cap That”
or
“Bold That.”
To format words anywhere in your
document, first select the words and then say a
formatting command.
Dictate this sentence:
We spent all morning at the national portrait
gallery
[period]
Say
“Select national portrait gallery.”
Say
“Cap That.”
Say
“Select all morning.”
Say
“Bold That.”
Say
“Restore That”
to remove the formatting.
Experiment with other formatting commands, such
as
“Underline That.”
You can find lists of formatting
commands in the Command Quick Reference card,
the online Help, and the Command Appendix of your
user’s guide.
Improving Your Accuracy
Now that you’re dictating comfortably, you probably
want the program to make even fewer mistakes. Here
are some things you can do to improve your
recognition accuracy.
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