Using the Dictionary Menu - Pronouncing Words Correctly
About the Speech Dictionary
The DICTIONARY MENU should more truly be named the Speech Dictionary. It is used to correct speech pronunciations for words your device does not know how to pronounce correctly.
Your device will correctly pronounce most of the words that you will use, but it may run into trouble with proper nouns like the names of cities and people's names. When you add a word to the speech dictionary you are teaching your device to pronounce it correctly.
You can review all the words that you have put in the dictionary. This can help you decide if you have words that you no longer need in the dictionary. If you find words that you no longer need, you can erase them from the dictionary.
NOTE: The (Speech) Dictionary is separate from the Word Prediction dictionary.
When you add words to the Dictionary, first you spell them correctly. Then you spell them the way you want your device to pronounce them. For example, names of foods from other countries are often mispronounced in English speaking devices. "Fajita" is a good name to practice with.
To Add a Word to the Dictionary:
· Go to the Toolbox.
· Select the DICTIONARY MENU .
· Select the Add a Word option.
· Spell the word you want to add. Spell it correctly. In this case you would spell, "fajita".
· When you have finished spelling the word correctly, select OK.
· Now spell the word the way you want it to be pronounced. This means typing the word the way it sounds. You may want to try out different spellings until your device pronounces the word the way you want. Select the Text Display Area of the screen to hear the word pronounced. You will probably end up with a word that looks something like, "fah hee tuh."
· When you are satisfied with the pronunciation, select OK.
· You can continue to add words, delete words or review words. If you are finished with the dictionary, select OK.
Delete Words from the Dictionary
To Delete a Word from the Dictionary:
· Go to the Toolbox and open the DICTIONARY MENU
· Select the Delete a Word option.
· Correctly spell the word you want to delete.
· Select OK.
· The word is automatically deleted.
Note: If you hear an error beep, try spelling the word differently (perhaps you misspelled it). In order to delete a word you must enter the correct spelling of the word, not the pronunciation spelling.
Review Words in the Dictionary
If you use your Dictionary a lot, you may want to review the words in it every now and then. You can find out what words you use and want to keep, or you can note which words you don't use any more and delete them.
To Review Words in the Dictionary:
· Go to the Toolbox and open the DICTIONARY MENU.
· In the Review Method box, you can choose to review the words automatically, or you can activate a key or switch to step through them at your own pace. Select the arrows until you see the setting you want.
· Choose Review to Display or Review to Display and Speaker, to see, or see and hear, your words.
· Select CANCEL at any time to stop the review.
Review to File
You can also save a dictionary review on a USB, a Secure Digital card or your device’s hard drive (if you have that option).
If your device does not have the internal computer option, save any reviews to a USB or flash card so you can look at them on your own computer.
Select Review to File.
You see instructions that tell you where your review will be saved. If this is OK, select OK Use pre-set folder. If you want the review saved in a different folder, select Choose different folder.
Spell a name for the review and select OK. Your file will be saved.
Unless you have the optional internal computer, make sure your review is being saved to a 'removable media' drive (SD card or USB flash drive).