•• Edit Menu ••

Items in this menu can be used to modify or manipulate the recorded sound.  

The Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, and Clear item are not currently used by DictationMachine and are provided for use with Apple Menu Items (Desk Accessories) only.

• Add •
Use this menu item to edit in (add) a sound portion any length in to a pre-recorded tape.  When this item is selected, it would be marked to indicate that the tape addition has been initiated.  User can also select the "Add" button from the main window to achieve the same effect.  See the topic "Adding in a sound segment" for more details.

• Erase •
User can use this menu item to delete (erase) a sound portion of any length from a pre-recorded tape.  When this item is selected, it would be marked to indicate that the tape eraser has been initiated.  See the topic "Removing a sound segment" for more details.

• Make Standalone •
This menu item allows users to create a standalone tape which can be played by it self and would not require the DictationMachine to play on other computers.  When sending another person a tape that you created, this feature allows them to have access to all playback features of the program without the requirement of having their own copy of the DictationMachine.  The tape however, can only be played back and could not be edited by the recipient of the tape unless they have the full version of the DictationMachine available.

• Capture Settings •
Use this menu item to adjust preferences for playback and recording features of the current tape.  Once this menu item is selected, every time "Reset" button is pressed, the setting would return to these settings.  The setting that are recorded for future use are the delay, volume, threshold, and sensitivity values.

• Capture Defaults •
Use this menu item to adjust preferences for playback and recording features of DictationMachine.  Once this menu item is selected, all proceeding tapes created would use the settings at the time of selection.  The setting that are recorded for future tapes are the delay, volume, threshold, and sensitivity values.