To make a correction, users highlight the text containing the error and select Correct Error. The program plays back the snippet of speech it associates with the highlighted text and presents a list of alternative words, if any. Users can also just type the correct spelling, and they have the option of converting a numeral into word form or adding a phrase to the dictionary. Each correction helps the program not make the same mistake twice. Users can correct errors as they occur or at the end of the dictation session.
Users can also save recorded speech in the document for correction at a later date.
Even a three-paragraph document saved as recorded speech, however, is a huge file. With NaturallySpeaking, users start dictating by clicking the microphone on the program's tool bar or by pressing the plus key on the numeric keypad. Unlike ViaVoice, there are no audible cues. As users dictate with NaturallySpeaking, the spoken words first appear in a yellow Results Box. The Results Box shows what phrases and words the program is converting.