Copyright: (c) Copyright 1997 IBM Corporation


Add a Pronunciation for a Word or Phrase

1	Type the word or phrase, the way that you pronounce it, into the Sounds-like Spelling field of the Add Pronunciation window.  Use a hyphen between words instead of a space.  Examples

2	Click OK.

3	If the sounds-like spelling is not accepted, try the following:
  Type an alternative spelling in the Sounds-like Spelling field and click OK.
  Click Cancel to exit the Add Pronunciation window, and then play back the dictated word.  If the pronunciation does not sound clear, try dictating the word again.
  Click Cancel to exit the Add Pronunciation window without adding the word or phrase to your vocabulary.

Notes

•	Most words and phrases do not require a sounds-like spelling (pronunciation).  A word or phrase requires a sounds-like spelling only when ViaVoice detects a difference between the spelling of the word or phrase and its pronunciation.

•	If the Add Pronunciation window appears after you type a word or phrase into the field at the top of the correct error pop-up, the word or phrase will not be added to your vocabulary until ViaVoice accepts your sounds-like spelling.


Displays the word you selected for correction.  Use this pop-up to:

•	Select the correct word

•	Change the format of the selected word

•	Add a phrase to your vocabulary

•	Delete the selected word

•	Type the correct word when it does not appear in the pop-up


Options allows you to format the selected word with one of the following choices:

•	Capitalize - Capitalizes the first letter of the word

•	Lowercase - Changes the word to lowercase letters

•	Uppercase - Changes the word to uppercase letters

•	Numeric - Changes the numeric word to a number

•	Spell Out - Changes the number to a numeric word

In addition, you can use the Add Phrase choice to add a phrase to your vocabulary.


Removes the selected word from the dictated text.


Click Cancel to close the correct error pop-up without making any changes to the selected word.


Lists possible replacement words for the selected word.  Click on the word you want to use.


Displays the word that was not recognized correctly.


Type the way you pronounce the word (for example, triple-a for AAA).  Use hyphens between words instead of spaces.


This window appears when ViaVoice detects a difference between the spelling of the word or phrase and its pronunciation.  Before ViaVoice can add the word or phrase to your vocabulary, you must provide a sounds-like spelling for the word or phrase.


Click Cancel to close the window without adding the word to your vocabulary.


Click Help to view help for the Add Pronunciation window.


Click OK (or press Enter) to replace the selected word with the text that appears in the field at the top of the correct error pop-up .


Click Cancel (or press Esc) to close the correct error pop-up without making a change to the selected word or phrase.


The word or phrase that you typed into the field at the top of the correct error pop-up does not match the pronunciation in your dictated text.  This happens when a word’s pronunciation differs from its spelling.  This window allows you to add a sounds-like spelling (pronunciation) for the word or phrase so ViaVoice can add the word or phrase to your vocabulary.


Examples

Actual Spelling	Sounds-like Spelling
IBM	i-b-m
AAA	triple-a
Francois	franswah
UU Ranch	double-u-ranch


Click Record to record a new pronunciation for the word.


Click Play to play back the recording of the word.


Click OK to add the new pronunciation of the word to your  vocabulary.


Click Stop when you finish recording a pronunciation for the word.


Click Help to display instructions for recording and adding a pronunciation for a word.


Record a Word

1	Click Record and then say the word identified in the Record Word window.

2	Click Stop when you finish speaking or wait for ViaVoice to automatically stop recording.

3	Click Play to listen to your recording.  If the recording does not sound clear or differs from the way you normally pronounce the word, rerecord the word.

4	Click OK to add the pronunciation of the word to your vocabulary.