User manual NUANCE VIAVOICE 10-STANDARD EDITION

[. . . ] IBM® ViaVoice® for Windows® Standard Edition User's Guide Release 10 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the information in Appendix B, "Notices" on page 105. First Edition (August 2003) This edition applies to version 1, release 10, modification 0 of IBM ViaVoice for Windows Standard Edition US/UK English (program number 5724-C96) and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. SSFT PART NUMBER: 50-H11A-10095 When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a nonexclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1998, 2003. US Government Users Restricted Rights ­ Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Welcome to ViaVoice . [. . . ] The natural commands for Word are enabled when you select the command set. If you plan to dictate in Word, also select the Word Dictation check box. Natural commands for Word can be used to do the following: v Open, close and save documents v Print and Print preview v Check spelling and grammar v Find and replace words v v v v v Undo and redo Create tables Select text or tables Move text or the cursor Cut, copy, paste or delete text v Format and highlight text v Align text and set line spacing and indentation Keep the following in mind as you use natural commands: v A natural command consists of a single action. Do not combine two actions into a single command; for example, do not say Computer move the cursor to the beginning of the second paragraph and make the next three words bold. Instead, say "Computer move the cursor to the beginning of the second paragraph", then say "Computer make the next three words bold". Do not use extra words like Please or I want to--ViaVoice will not understand what to do. v Every time you press Enter or say "New Paragraph" in your Word document, Word inserts a paragraph marker and counts this as a on the Microsoft paragraph. When you say "Computer select the first three paragraphs", and you have a paragraph marker between paragraphs of text, ViaVoice will select the first paragraph, the empty line and the second paragraph. 52 ViaVoice for Windows Standard Edition v Say "What Can I Say for Natural Commands" to view examples of natural commands. Use your mouse or say a command, such as "Computer move the cursor to the top of the page" or "Computer select the first word". v Use continuous speech--do not pause or hesitate while saying the command. General hints and tips Keep these things in mind whenever you dictate: v Nearly everything you say into the microphone gets recognized as text or an action to carry out--a text format, a cursor movement or a file-save, file-close command. When your words are not recognized, you'll see a message to this effect in the VoiceCenter status area. There is no need to pause between words, but make natural pauses after a phrase or sentence. For example, when you say "Period" at the end of a sentence, ViaVoice types a period, moves one space and starts the next word with a capital letter. If you are using the UK English version of ViaVoice, substitute "Full stop" whenever you see the US English command "Period" in this User's Guide. Look in the What Can I Say window for a list of the punctuation and characters that you can insert into your dictation. (Characters and punctuation are also listed in Appendix A, "Frequently used commands in dictation" on page 99. ) v Owing to the concept of paragraphs and paragraph styles in Microsoft Word, saying "New paragraph" in Word has another visual result than it has in SpeakPad. In SpeakPad, "New paragraph" inserts a line and starts the next word with a capital letter. In Word, the same command inserts a paragraph marker (¶), moves the cursor to the next line and starts the next word with a capital letter. So, in order to get the same visual result as in SpeakPad, in Word you will need to manually increase the default paragraph spacing in Word. Then, on the Indent and Spacing page, increase the Spacing Before/After values and click OK. Dictating into Microsoft Word 53 between paragraphs in your document. Refer to Microsoft's documentation for more information about paragraph spacing features in Word. When you say "New line" in Word, ViaVoice inserts a manual line break (equivalent to pressing SHIFT+ENTER). To see the paragraph markers and on the Microsoft Word Standard toolbar. [. . . ] Microsoft, Windows, Outlook and Active Accessibility are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Lotus, 1-2-3, Lotus Notes and Word Pro are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 106 ViaVoice for Windows Standard Edition Other attributions Some of the artwork in this publication is based on clip art from CorelDRAW 7 by Corel Corporation. Appendix B. Notices 107 108 ViaVoice for Windows Standard Edition Glossary active. [. . . ]