Predictor

As you write in a Document, the Predictor can suggest words that:

 

• Begin with letters you've typed e.g. typing 'wal' suggests words like 'walk'/'walked'/walking'.
• Begin with the phonetic sounds of letters you've typed e.g. typing 'sor' suggests words like 'saw'/'source'/'sword' alongside words like 'sort'/'sorry'.
• Often follow the previous word e.g. typing 'this' and then spaces suggests words like 'is'/'was'/'is a'.

Additionally, after a word is completed with a space, the predictor suggests suitable words to use next.

Document

To turn the Predictor on/off, click  in the Document ribbon tab.

 

Suggestions appear in a floating window that follows the text cursor. To resize the window, drag its bottom-right corner. To move it to a fixed position, drag its bottom bar.

 

When using the on-screen keyboard, suggestions are always displayed above it for easy access.

 

Click suggestion to use it. To hear it spoken first, right-click it (or use Sound Shift).

Smart Tabs

Writers can use the Predictor while writing in a WorkSpace or a DocReader containing an editable PDF.

Keyboard Shortcuts

To turn number keys on/off, click  at the bottom of the Predictor.

 

When enabled, pressing a number key on your device's keyboard will select the corresponding suggestion.

 

You can also click a suggestions number to speak it (helpful if using a touch screen).

Customize

To customize the levels of vocabulary and phonetic matching used, see Predictor Options.

 

To customize the font and color of suggestions, see Display Options. If you want phonetic suggestions to be distinguishable, you can set them to a different color.

Analytics

For each Document, DocsPlus automatically records every Predictor suggestion that was used.

 

These can be listed and displayed in context, providing useful insight into how the Document was composed.

 

To learn more about analyzing writing performance, see Analytics.