If you are comfortable with hacking the Dragon NaturallySpeaking registry entries, you can use the registry to change the phrase which you have to speak for most of the correction commands.

A common example of where this feature is useful is in the case of the command "Correct That".  Some users complain that when they say "Correct That", the system selects the word "that" in their document and displays the Correction Dialog for that word, instead of display the correction dialog for the last and they spoke.  To get around this problem, I recommend changing the command which brings up the Correction Dialog from "Correct That" to something different like "Correct That Please".

The phrase which is used to perform the action associated with "Correct That" is stored in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking section of the registry.  Normally, the command is not shown in the registry unless you change.  To change the command associated with the action "Correct That", you should change the following registry entry (in standard REGEDIT4 notation):

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dragon Systems\NaturallySpeaking\Personal 1.0\Users\Customer\Settings]

"Correct That Command"="Correct That Please"

Remember that the string "Personal 1.0" should be replaced by "Deluxe 2.0" if you're running the Deluxe Edition.  (And there may be other edition and version numbers in the future.)  Also, the user name ("Customer") will be different in the Deluxe Edition.  When you change any of the correction commands, you are changing it for only one user at a time.

The following table list all the correction commands which you can change in the registry for Dragon NaturallySpeaking.  In each case, I have first listed the registry entry name followed by the default value (which is the current command you speak).

Scratch That Command        Scratch That

Cap That Command            \Cap That

	"\Cap" is the name of the word, you do not need to use a backslash if you replace this word.

Cap Selection Command        \Cap Selection

	(see comments for "\Cap That")

No Caps That Command        \No-Caps That

	"\No-Caps" is the name of the word, if you replace this with a different word, do not use a backslash or a hyphen

No Caps Selection Command        \No-Caps Selection

	(see comments for "\No-Cap That")

All Caps That Command        \All-Caps That

	(see comments for "\No-Cap That")

All Caps Selection Command        \All-Caps Selection

	(see comments for "\No-Cap That")

Compound That Command        Compound That

	This command was introduced in version 2.

Compound Selection Command    Compound Selection

	This command was introduced in version 2.

Hyphenate That Command        Hyphenate That

	This command was introduced in version 2.

Hyphenate Selection Command    Hyphenate Selection

	This command was introduced in version 2.

Select Again                Select Again

Select XYZ Command            Select %1

	The command must end in "%1" to work properly.  The "%1" will be replaced at run time with text from the screen.

Correct That Command        Correct That

Correct XYZ Command            Correct %1

	(see comments for "Select %1")

Press Button                Click %1

	The command must end in "%1" to work properly.  The "%1" will be replaced at run time with the name of a button or menu.

When replacing any of the correction commands, the change will not take effect until you restart Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

By convention, all commands in Dragon NaturallySpeaking are capitalized like book titles.  You're not require to capitalize your commands; however, using capitalized commands makes them more obvious in the Results Box when they are recognized.  Some correction commands are spelled with either a leading backslash or a hyphen between the words.  If you use exactly the same words (like "\Cap") then you should use the same combination of backslashes and hyphens.  However, if you introduce your own correction words, do not include any backslash or hyphen characters as this will confuse Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

In some of the commands, the default value includes the string "%1".  If you replace these commands (like "Select %1"), then you must remember to include the string "%1" at the end or the command will not work properly.

Remember, these are hacks, if you screw up there is no error checking and the likely effect is that the command you change will not work properly (until you undo your registry hack and restart Dragon NaturallySpeaking).

I have automated the procedure of changing the registry.  Check out the page which describes AlterNat: A Program to Change the Registry.