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Correcting your dictation (Dragon 15 help)
Nuance Communications, Nuance Communications, Dragon 15 help for PC, 2018
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- The Dragon 15 help topic that lists the voice commands for correcting dictated text: Correct That, Spell That, Select That and the delete commands.
- How much weight it carries
- Official vendor documentation, but for Dragon 15 (page footer 6/18/2018). The correction commands are the same in later versions as far as the Dragon 16 help index shows, but this guide does not verify each one against version 16.
Facts taken from this source
- In Dragon 15, saying Correct That opens the Correction menu for the last text you dictated.
“To correct the last text you dictated: Say "Correct That". The Correction menu opens.” (Tutorial: How can I correct my mistakes?)
- In Dragon 15, the default Correction hot key is the minus sign key on the numeric keypad, and pressing it opens the Correction menu.
“By default, the Correction hot key is the minus sign key (-) on the numeric keypad.” (Tutorial: How can I correct my mistakes?, To select and correct text)
- In Dragon 15, Scratch That, Delete That or Undo that deletes the last text you dictated.
“Say "Scratch That" or "Delete That" or "Undo that".” (Tutorial: How can I correct my mistakes?)
- In Dragon 15, Nuance tells you to say Spell That when a recognition error occurs, which opens the Spelling window.
“Say "Spell That" when a recognition error occurs.” (Tutorial: How can I correct my mistakes?)
- Nuance says that if Dragon consistently misrecognizes words or phrases, you should consider training Dragon.
“If Dragon consistently misrecognizes words or phrases, consider training Dragon.” (Overview)
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