Playing back dictation

To play back dictation, you must have set the Save recorded dictation with document option on the Options dialog box—Data page to Always or Ask me. By default, this option is set to Never.

To play back your dictation:

From the New DragonBar:

  1. Open your original dictated document in the application where you created it.
  2. Select Tools>Playback.

From the Classic DragonBar:

  1. Open your original dictated document in the application where you created it.
  2. Click Extras button to open the Extras toolbar.
  3. Click Begin Playback (playback button) to start Playback.

You might choose to play back your dictation using the Extras toolbar on the Classic DragonBar. The Extras toolbar has convenient Playback controls, like Rewind and Fast Forward, to play back your dictation at your own pace. The Extras toolbar is available only on the Classic DragonBar.

To play back specific text:

  1. Say one of the following:

    • "Select <text> through <text>" (US and Canada only)
    • "Select <text> to <text>" (all other regions)

    The Correction menu opens.

  2. Say "Play That Back".

Or

Place the cursor where you want playback to begin, and then say one of the following:

  • "Play Back Line"
  • "Play Back Window"
  • "Play Back Paragraph"
  • "Play Back to Here"
  • "Play Back Document"
  • "Play Back from Here"
  • "Play Back Screen"
 

To stop playback:

Do one of the following:

  • Press ESC.
  • Click in the document window.
  • From the Classic DragonBar Extras toolbar, click Stop Playback or Text-to-Speech.

To restart playback:

Do one of the following:

  • From the DragonBar, select Tools>Playback.
  • Use the Playback hot key. By default, this is the Shift key and the minus sign (-) on the numeric keypad.
  • From the Classic DragonBar Extras toolbar, click Begin Playback (playback button).

To rewind playback:

Do one of the following:

  • Use the Rewind hot key. By default, this is the Shift key and the forward slash key (/) on the numeric keypad.
  • From the Classic DragonBar Extras toolbar, click Begin Rewind (rewind button).

To fast forward playback:

Do one of the following:

  • Use the Fast Forward hot key. By default, this is the Shift key and the asterisk key (*) on the numeric keypad.
  • From the Classic DragonBar Extras toolbar, click Begin Fast Forward (fast forward button).

To stop playback and correct text:

Use the Correction menu hot key. By default, this is Ctrl+NumKey-“.

 

Related procedures

Additional information

Correcting your dictation About Playback
About correction
Selecting and deselecting text Options dialog box—Hot keys

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