Click here for more information on the Vocabulary Editor. If the words and phrases are already in the vocabulary, train your pronunciation of these vocabulary items, or have the speaker do this if you are transcribing someone else's speech. Note any words or phrases that are frequently misrecognised and add these to the vocabulary. If you find that the correction process is too time consuming and requires to you to listen to the audio file when you would otherwise not need to, you could take a different approach to improving recognition accuracy. Click here for more information on correcting recognition errors.ДЄn alternative to correcting recognition errors To correct using a keyboard shortcut: select the incorrect text by hand, press the keyboard shortcut and the correction dialogue will appear. To correct by voice: select the incorrect text and say 'Correct that'. To assign a keyboard shortcut to bring up the correction dialog, go toВ DragonBar/tools/options/hotkeys/Correction/Press the key you want to use as a shortcut /apply/OK). It is possible to correct recognition errors by voice or by using a keyboard shortcut. Correcting is only to correct Dragon's errors. If correcting is not done appropriately, this can lead to a deterioration in recognition accuracy. If unsure, it's best not to go through the correction process but rather replace the incorrect text, either by voice or by hand. If the speech was recorded by you, you could rely on your memory to judge whether errors are the 'fault' of Dragon or the speaker. If transcribing speech recorded by someone else, you will probably need to listen to the audio file anyway, to ensure that the final text is as intended. To judge whether the error was a recognition error rather than the speaker's error, you will need to listen to the audio file, or rely on your memory if the recorded speech is yours. If you are editing, simply select or delete the incorrect text and type or dictate again.

Do not use the correction facility as an editing tool. Before you correct, consider whether the error might have been caused by poor pronunciation, or by changing your mind about what you wanted to say. You should only correct recognition errors when you are sure that the speech was clear, and that Dragon has misrecognised the speech. It is important to understand the difference between correcting and editing. The difference between correcting and editing This will help to improve recognition accuracy with future transcriptions. This will ensure that your text is accurate but if any of the errors are due to Dragon misrecognising speech, it is a good idea to go through the correction process. Keep in mind that the more you use Dragon, the more accurate it becomes. Refer to this tutorial, as needed while using Dragon. If there are any errors in the transcription you can fix these by hand in the document, or by voice using Dragon NaturallySpeaking - simply select or delete the incorrect text and dictate again. You may be required to take certain steps to get to know how it works, but this is an investment that will pay dividends after only a few short hours.

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