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=== Use Speech Recognition or Dictation applications===
Speech (or voice) recognition or dictation applications/software may be an aid if you are transcribing a document, or recording other information.
<br>A free application for iPhones, iPads and iPod touch is [https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8 Dragon Dictation]. You may need to ensure the microphone option is turned on.<ref> ''Great War Forum '' thread [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.comorg/topic/forums174370-dragon-dictation-ipad-iphone/index.php?showtopic=174370&hltab= comments#comment-1695323 Dragon Dictation - IPad, iPhone] (retrieved 6 June 20148 December 2018.) Note Dragon Dictation is no longer available free.</ref> These mobile applications perhaps could be useful for recording information for cemetery transcriptions. <br>Your computer may contain a "Dictation" or similar option. As an example, for Apple Macs, choose Apple () , then System Preferences, select the View menuclick Keyboard, then choose “Dictation & Speech"click Dictation.<ref>[httphttps://support.apple.com/kben-us/ht5449 HT202584 Use your voice to enter text on your Mac Basics: Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing] support.apple.com (retrieved 6 June 20148 December 2018.)</ref>.Note however the Apple Mac option does not recognise some voices and will not work at all in these cases.
===Scan and edit a document using OCR (Optical Character Recognition)===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131116042700/http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/14595/ocr-anything-with-onenote-2007-and-2010/ OCR anything with OneNote 2007 and 2010]. howtogeek.com. OneNote 2010 is included with all edition of Microsoft Office 2010 except for Starter edition. OneNote 2007 is included with Office 2007 Home and Student, Enterprise, and Ultimate.
