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Contents
Contents
Copyright
Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 13
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Webexperience
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EnhancingAccuracy
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CompatibilityAlerts
14
NewDragonBar
15
LearningCenter
15
InteractiveTutorialenhancements
15
ShorterProfileCreationProcess
15
SimplifiedAudioSetup
16
Open-endedcustomcommands(ProfessionalandLegaleditionsonly)
16
AlwaysreplacesAskMeasthedefaultfordeferredcorrection(ProfessionalandLegaleditionsonly)
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OperatingSystemsupport
16
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon
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InstallationandUserProfileCreation
17
Dragonsystemrequirements
18
Whatyoushouldknowbeforeinstalling
18
InstallingDragontoacustomlocation
18
InstallationPrerequisites
19
InstallingSoftware-TypicalInstallation
20
InstallingSoftware-CustomInstallation
21
Modifyingapplicationsettingsforallusers
23
Modifyingformattingoptionsforallusers
24
Creatingyouruserprofile
25
Settingup,positioning,andcheckingyourmicrophone
27
Trainingauserprofile
27
UpgradingUserProfiles
28
Defaultinstallationfolders
30
ActivatingDragonNaturallySpeaking
31
Chapter 3: Getting Started
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WelcometoDragonNaturallySpeaking
34
WorkingwithWindows8andWindows8.1
36
AboutDragonNaturallySpeaking
39
HowDragonworks
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Contents
TopWaystouseDragon
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UsingDragonNaturallySpeakingHelp
44
Hotkeys
45
UsingtheDragonNaturallySpeakingLearningCenter
45
UsingtheInteractiveTutorial
49
Startingtodictate
49
UsingtheCommandlineinterface
49
ElectronicMedicalRecord(EMR)applicationsrestrictions
50
AutoConfigurationBasedonSystemProfile
51
ContactingCustomerServiceandSupport
51
Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar
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TheDragonBar
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TheTextControlIndicator
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DisplayingtheDragonBar
60
WorkingwiththeNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar
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Chapter 5: Using the Microphone
67
Chooseanaudiodevice
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Positionyourmicrophoneproperly
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Chapter 6: Using the Dragon Learning Center
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TheDragonNaturallySpeakingLearningCenter
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Chapter 7: Dictating Text
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DictationBasics
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Undoingactions
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Correctingtexterrorsasyoudictate
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Dictationcommands
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Typingorspellingtext
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Spellingwords
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Dictatingnumbers
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Chapter 8: Using the Dictation Box
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UsingtheDictationBox
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DictationBoxSettings
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Chapter 9: Using DragonPad
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AboutDragonPad
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Changingthewaytextwrapsonyourscreen
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Chapter 10: Making Corrections
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Correctingdictation-workflow
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Correctingtext-quickreference
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Choosingthecorrecttext
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Correctingmisrecognizedcommands
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Chapter 11: Revising Text
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UsingDirectEditingcommands
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Handlingmultipletextmatches
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Revisingtext-quickreference
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Chapter 12: Moving around in a document

Movingtheinsertionpoint
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Movingtospecificwords
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Movingtothebeginningorendofadocumentorline
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Using"GoBack"tomovethecursor
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Selecting text
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Selectingtext-quickreference
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Selectingcharactersandwords
120
Selectingspecificwordsorphrases
121
Selectinglinesandparagraphs
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Selectingtextagain
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Changinganincorrecttextselection
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Deleting, Cutting, and Copying Text
125
Cutting,copying,andpasting
125
Deletingdictatedtext
125
Deletingcharacters,words,lines,orparagraphs
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Deletingbybackspacing
126
Formatting
128
Formattingtext
128
Formattingnumbers
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Settingfontname,size,andstyle
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Aligningtext
131
Addingnewlinesandparagraphs
132
Hyphenatingwords
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Joiningwords
132
SettingAuto-FormattingOptions
133
CreatingWordProperties
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Chapter 13: Working in Programs
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Scrollinginpopularprograms
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UsingtheribboninterfaceinMicrosoftapplications
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About spoken commands in word processing programs
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Aboutspokencommandsinwordprocessingprograms
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Dictatinginyourwordprocessor
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Working with Microsoft Word
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BasicdocumentcommandsinMicrosoftWord
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Creating,opening,andclosingadocument
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Savingadocument
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Selectingtext
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Contents
FormattingtextinMicrosoftWord
Email Programs
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Supportede-mailprograms
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Workingine-mailprograms
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Commandsforworkingwithe-mailmessages
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Commandsformovingaroundine-mail
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Dictatinge-mailandWebaddresses
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DictatingE-mailandCalendarcommands
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CommandsforWindowsLiveMail
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Microsoft Outlook
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WorkingwithMicrosoftOutlook
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Readingandsendinge-mailwithMicrosoftOutlook
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MakingappointmentsinMicrosoftOutlook
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AddingcontactsinMicrosoftOutlook
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WritingnotesinMicrosoftOutlook
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UsingotherMicrosoftOutlookcommands
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Dialogboxcommands
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Movingaroundinamessagewindow
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MicrosoftOutlook2010commands
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Microsoft Excel
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WorkingwithMicrosoftExcel
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DictatinginMicrosoftExcelwithFullTextControl
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BasiccommandsforMicrosoftExcel
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Creating,opening,andclosingaspreadsheet
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Editinginaspreadsheet
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Saving,renaming,andmovingtoanotheraspreadsheet
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Settingupaspreadsheet
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Viewingthespreadsheet
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Printing
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Movingaroundaspreadsheet
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Switchingbetweenopenspreadsheets
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FormattingaMicrosoftExcelspreadsheet
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WorkingwithcellcontentsinMicrosoftExcel
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Chapter 14: Working with Web applications
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AbouttheDragonWebExtension
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BrowserrequirementsfortheDragonWebExtension
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InstallingandenablingtheDragonWebExtension
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HowtotelliftheDragonWebExtensionisEnabled
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UsingWeb-basedEmail
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EditingtextinasupportedWebapplication
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UsingDragon'sWebcapabilitieswithouttheDragonWebExtension
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IfyouhaveproblemsusingWebapplicationsupport
Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers
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WorkingwithaWebbrowser
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SearchingtheWebbyvoice
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Webbrowsercommands
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InternetExplorercommands
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Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop
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Startingandexitingprograms
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UsingWindowsDesktopcommands
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Controllingmenus
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Selectingbuttonsanddialogboxoptions
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Selectingtabsinadialogbox
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Resizingandclosingwindows
214
Selectingandopeningicons
215
Scrollinginwindowsandlists
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SearchingyourDesktopbyvoice
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Switchingbetweenprogramsandwindows
217
Chapter 17: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard
222
Controllingthekeyboard
222
Movingthemousepointer
224
Movecommands
224
Optionalmovecommands
224
Stoppingmousemovement
225
PositioningthemousepointerwithMouseGrid
225
Clickinganddraggingthemouse
226
Clickingthemouse
227
Draggingthemouse
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Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy
230
Top10waystoimproveaccuracy
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UsingSmartFormatRules
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AdjustingSpeedvs.Accuracy
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The Dragon Accuracy Center
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UsingtheAccuracyCenter
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RunningtheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizer
240
Recognition Modes
243
UsingRecognitionModes
243
Switchingrecognitionmodes
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Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better
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Trainingmisrecognizedcommands
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Trainingindividualwordsandphrases
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Contents
Supplementaltraining
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Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary
250
AboutpersonalizingyourVocabulary
250
AddingwordsorphrasestoyourVocabulary
251
Learningfromspecificdocuments
252
Importinglistsofwordsorphrases
253
AddingwordswiththeSpellingwindow
253
LearnFromSentE-mails
254
AddingcontactnamestotheVocabulary
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Deletingwords
256
UsingtheDon'tRecognizeThatWordCommand
256
Managing Vocabularies
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AboutVocabularies
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OpeningVocabularies
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AddingaVocabularytoaUserProfile
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DeletingVocabularies
261
RenamingVocabularies
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ImportingVocabularies
261
ExportingVocabularies
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Chapter 19: Using the Command Browser
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AbouttheCommandBrowser
264
OpeningtheCommandBrowser
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FindingcommandsintheCommandBrowser
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TrainingcommandsintheCommandBrowser
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The Dragon Glossary

Index
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Dragon Installation and User Guide
Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon

Version 13
Web experience
TheDragonWebextensionnowgivesFullTextControlinChromeandFirefoxaswellasin
InternetExplorer,inmostwebsites.InordertouseDragoninthesupportedbrowsers,you
mustenablethisadd-on.
Therearesomedifferencesinfunctionalitybetweenbrowsers.
WhenyouareinInternetExplorer,Firefox,orChrome,seetheLearningCenterfor
commandsyoumightwanttosay,aswellastips.
Formoreinformation,seeInstallingandenablingtheDragonWebExtension.
Enhancing Accuracy
Inadditiontohigherout-of-the-boxaccuracy,Dragon13introducesenhancementstowhat
youcandotoincreaseyouraccuracy:
TheLearnFromSentEmailtoolnowalsoworkswithWeb-based emailsuchasGmailand
YahooMail,soyouhavemorepotentialsourcesfromwhichtoletDragonfamiliarizeitself
withthewordsandphrasesyoumightwrite.
TheVocabularyEditornowhasaSearchfieldandletsyousearchonmorethanjustwritten
forms.Also,itmakesiteasytoaddacustomDictationCommand.
Note:theWordPropertiesdialogbox(whichisaccessedthroughtheVocabularyEditor)now
usesthetermprintedforminsteadofalternatewrittenform.
For Canadian customers:whencreatingaprofile,youcannowpickCanadaasyourregion
sothatDragon'svocabularywillcontainspellingssuchas"honour"insteadof"honor."
Compatibility Alerts
Ifitsadd-inforasupportedapplication(suchasMicrosoftWord)becomesdisabled,Dragon
nowalertsyouofthisdisconnection.(Theseadd-insenableFullTextControl;theyareknown
ascompatibilitymodules.)
ThiscanbeturnedoffontheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialog.
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Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 13
Fordetails,seeTheOptionsdialogboxMiscellaneoustab.
New DragonBar
DragonnowincludesaredesignedDragonBar.TheNewDragonBarcanbedraggedtoa
differentlocationaswellasexpandedorcollapsedbyclickingonitsleftedge.Totakeupless
spaceonyourscreen,itautomaticallycollapseswhenyourenotusingit.Youcanuseits
DragonBarmenutoturn off the auto-collapse,ifyouwish,ortoexit Dragon.
TheDragonBarfromversion12isstillavailable.Ifdesired,youcaneasilyswitchbetween
theNewDragonBarandtheClassicDragonBar.
Fordetails,seeTheDragonBar.
Learning Center
TheLearningCenteristhenewnameoftheHelpmenuitempreviouslycalledtheDragon
Sidebar(anarrowwindowlistingcommandsandadvice,soyoucanrefertoitasyouwork).
InDragon13,ithasbeenredesignedandenhanced.Itnowcontainspanelsyoucanopenor
closebyclickingontheirheading;thetoppanel,openbydefault,containsessential
commandsandadvice.
Bydefault,thiswindowissettoFloatingbutinashorterheight,tocoverlessofanywindow
thatmaybeunderit.
ForimportantdetailsonhowtocontroltheLearningCenterandhowtochangeitsbehavior
andappearance(fontsize,docking,width,etc.),besuretoreadUsingtheDragonLearning
Center.
Interactive Tutorial enhancements

TheInteractiveTutorialhasbeenredesignedandaugmented.Itsshort,progressive
simulationsnowalsointroducetheDragonBar,theLearningCenter,theVocabularyEditor,
andimportantoptions,aswellasbasicWebnavigationanduseofWeb-basedemail.
Itisautomaticallypresentedattheendoftheprofileupgradeprocessaswellasafteranew
profileiscreated.
Note:Inthesimulationsthatcontainthepunctuationperiodonecanusethepronunciation
fullstopinstead.
Shorter Profile Creation Process

Forthefirstprofile,theprofilecreationwizardsimplyassignstheprofileanameratherthan
askingyoutoenteraname(ifyouwanttorenametheprofilelater,usetheManageProfiles
dialog).
ThestepwhereDragonproposedreadingatextaloudisnowomitted.(Asbefore,youcan
readatrainingtextaftercreatingyourprofile;seeReadtexttotrainDragontoyourvoicein
theAccuracyCenter.)
ThestepwhereDragonofferedtoadaptitsvocabularybasedondocumentsandsent
emailsisnowomitted,andyoucanlaunchtheanalysisofdocumentsandemailsonceyour
profileiscreated.
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Simplified Audio Setup

Dragonnowdetectsaudiodevicesbetter.Inmostcases,whenDragonpresentsthelistof
detecteddevices,youcanjustpickthedeviceitshowsasrecommendedandcontinue.
Inaddition,theMicrophoneCheckisnowjustonescreenanditstextiseasiertoread.
Important:UsingmorethanoneinputdeviceisnowdonebypickingManage Dictation
SourcesontheDragonBarsProfilemenu.Ifyouaddmultipleaudiosourcesinyourprofile,
youbenefitfromyourprofilesrefinements(suchaschanginganoption,correctinganerror,
oranalyzingemailstopersonalizethevocabulary)wheneveryouuseDragon,regardlessof
whataudiodeviceyourespeakinginto(forinstance,youcouldcreateyourprofilewithabuiltinmicrophoneandlateraddaBluetoothheadsetmicrophoneas a source in that same profile.
Fordetails,seeUsingMultipleDictationSourceswithaSingleUserProfile.
Open-ended custom commands (Professional and Legal

editions only)
IntheProfessionalandLegaleditions,Dragonnowoffersnewflexibilityforcustomcommand
typesthatsupportvariablenames:theabilitytoendthecommandsnamewithany word or
phrase in the vocabulary,asopposedtoawordorphrasefromadefinedlistofcommand
variables.
Thiscanallowuserstohave,forinstance,commandsthatsearchforgivenwordswithintheir
companysintranet(similartothebuilt-insearchcommandslikesearchWikipediafor).
Fordetails,seeCreatingopen-endedcustomcommands.
Always replaces Ask Me as the default for deferred

correction (Professional and Legal editions only)
Theoptiontoautomaticallycreatearecording(DRAfile)alongwithyourdictateddocument
(availableintheProfessionalandLegaleditionsonly)isnowsettoAlways,bydefault.
Ifyouwish,youcanchangeittoNeverorAskMeontheDatataboftheOptionsdialog.DRA
filescanbelarge,soonceyounolongerneedthemyoumaywanttodeletethem.
Fordetails,seeCorrectingdictationlater.
Note:TheoptionAlwayspreservewavedatahasbeenremovedfromtheOptionsdialog(it
wasontheDatatab,underAdvanced).
Operating System support

SupportforWindows8isenhanced.TheNewDragonBarcanbeusedinbothofWindows
8'sinterfaces(themoderninterfaceformerlyknownasMetro,aswellasthedesktop
interface).
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Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:
InstallationandUserProfileCreation
Whatyoushouldknowbeforeinstalling
InstallationPrerequisites
InstallingSoftware-TypicalInstallation
InstallingSoftware-CustomInstallation
Modifyingapplicationsettingsforallusers
Modifyingformattingoptionsforallusers
Creatingyouruserprofile
Settingup,positioning,andcheckingyourmicrophone
Trainingauserprofile
UpgradingUserProfiles
Defaultinstallationfolders
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Installation and User Profile Creation

Introduction
ThischapterpresentshowtoinstallandsetupDragon,andthenhowtotrainDragonto
understandyourvoice.
Theinstallationprocesscheckstomakesureyoursystemmeetstheminimumsystem
requirementsneededforDragon.Thesesystemrequirementsarelistedintheinformation
thatcamewithyourcopyofDragon.Ifyoursystemdoesnotmeettheserequirements,
Dragonwillnotbeinstalled.
Plugging in the microphone
TouseDragon,youwillneedtopluginyourmicrophone.
Ifyouarenotsurehowtopluginyourmicrophone,consultthedocumentationthatcame
withyourmicrophone.
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Note:
Ifyoualreadyhavespeakersforyourcomputer,youcanalsousethesetoplaybackrecorded
speechinsteadofyourheadphones.
Dragon system requirements

Theinstallprocesschecksthatyoursystemmeetstheminimumrequirements;iftheyarenot
met,DragonNaturallySpeakingwillnotbeinstalled.
Note:
SupportsMicrosoft Office 2010 & 2013.Does not support dictation directly into Electronic
Medical Record (EMR) systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition.
-R
AM:Minimum:2 GB for 32-bitWindows 7, 8 & 8.1.4 GB for 64-bitWindows 7, 8 & 8.1
and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012.
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PU:Minimum:2.2 GHzInteldualcoreorequivalentAMDprocessor.Faster
processors yield faster performance.
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ree hard disk space:4GB
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upported Operating Systems:Windows732-bitand64-bit;Windows8&8.1,32-bit
and64-bit;WindowsServer2008R2;WindowsServer2012.
-InternetExplorer9orhigherorthecurrentversionofChromeorFirefoxforOnlineHelp.
-A
soundcardsupporting16-bitrecording.
-A
DVD-ROMdriveforinstallation.
-A
Nuance-approvedmicrophone.Seesupport.nuance.com/compatibilityformore
information.
-A
nInternetconnectionforautomaticproductactivation(aquickanonymousprocess).
What you should know before installing

Installing Dragon to a custom location
ThedefaultinstallationdirectoryforDragonis:
C:\ProgramFiles\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13
Duringtheinstallationprocedure,youcanchoosetoinstallDragontoadifferentdirectoryor
driveonyourmachine.
ChoosingadifferentdirectoryduringinstallationonlyinstallstheDragonprogramfilestothat
location.
RegardlessofwhereyouinstalltheDragonprogramfiles,Dragonalwaysinstallsthe
languagesandvocabulariesthatyouselectedduringtheinstallationtotheC:drive,aswellas
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creatingthelocationwhereuserprofileswillbecreated.Theseprofilescanconsumealarge
amountofdiskspaceonyourC:drive.
YoucancustomizeyourinstallationtoreducetheamountofdiskspaceusedonyourC:
drivebynotinstallingunwantedlanguagesandvocabularies.Formoreinformation,see
InstallingsoftwareCustomInstallation.
Upgrading the operating system to Windows 7 or Windows 8
IfyouupgradeamachinefromapreviousversionofWindowstoWindows7orWindows8
andthatmachinehasVersion11.xor12.xofDragoninstalled,thatversionofDragonwill
notworkafterupgrading.Allyouruserprofilesfromthesepreviousversionsremainintact
andcanbeupgradedwhenyouinstallDragonVersion13.
Coexistence with other Dragon products
Coexistence with previous versions of Dragon
YoucanhaveonlyoneversionofDragoninstalledonyoursystem.
Note:
Running a previous version of Dragon concurrently with Version 13 is not supported.

Coexistence with the Dragon SDK Client Edition
YoucaninstallDragonSDKClientEdition13onthesamemachinewhereDragon13is
installed.Inaddition,Dragon13andDragonSDKClientEdition13canshareuserprofiles
andvocabularies.
Youcanonlyrunoneproductatatime.Forexample,ifyouarerunningDragon,youcannot
runanyoftheSDKClienttoolsorsamples.
Note:
Coexistence of Version 13 with Dragon SDK Client Edition Version 11.x, or 12.x is not
supported.
Installation Prerequisites
Before installing the software (or modifying or upgrading it)
1. Closeallopenapplications.
2. Turnoffordisableantivirussoftware;theinstallationprocesscansometimestriggera
falsevirusreport.
Note:YoumusthaveAdministratorrightstoinstalloruninstallDragononWindows7or
Windows8.AdministratorrightsarenotrequiredtocreateaDragonuserprofileorusethe
softwareafterinstallation.
OnWindows7andWindows8systems,ifasanadministratoryouwanttocreateaDragon
userprofileforaWindowslimiteduser(userwithrestrictedprivileges),youmustlogon
usingthatWindowslimiteduseraccountbeforecreatingtheDragonprofile.
IfyoucreateaDragonprofileforalimitedWindowsuserwhileloggedinasaWindows
administrator,thelimiteduserwillnotbeabletoaccessthatDragonprofile.These
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restrictionsalsoapplytoanupgradeinstallation.
3. Choosethetypeofinstallationtocarryout.
Choosewhethertoinstalltheentireproductoronlyparticularfeaturesoftheproduct,as
explainedinthenextsection.
YoucanalsocarryoutanMSIinstallation.RefertotheonlineDragonSystemAdministrator
GuidePDForHelpfilefordetails.
Choosing type of installation
WhenyouinstallDragon,youcaneitherdoacomplete(typical)installationoracustom
installation.Nuancerecommendsyoudoacompleteinstallationunlessyouareexperienced
withtheproduct.Thetablebelowtellsmoreabouteachinstallationtype.
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
Typical/
Complete
Installsallcomponents(includingallvocabulariesandlanguagesavailableinyour
editionofthesoftware).
Requiresthemaximumdiskspace.
Custom
Letsyouselectparticularcomponentstoinstall(including,dependingofyouredition
ofDragon,languages,vocabularies,andtheText-to-Speechfunction).
Cangreatlyreducethediskspacerequired.
Duringacustominstallation,intheProfessionalandMedicaleditions,youcan
modifysettingsthatarethenappliedtoalluserprofilescreatedwiththisinstallation,
includingWindowslimitedaccountusers.
Note
IfyoudecidenottoinstallsomeDragoncomponentsbyselectingCustominstallation,youcan
installthemlaterbyrunningtheSetupprogramagainandchoosingModify.
Ifyouareinstallingtheproductformultipleusers,youshouldchooseaCustominstallation
ratherthanaTypical/Completeinstallation.Tocarryoutacustominstallation,proceedto
InstallingsoftwareCustomInstallation.Otherwise,seeInstallingsoftwareTypical
Installation.
Installing Software - Typical Installation

To install all features of Dragon:
1. InserttheDragonDVDintoyourDVDdrive.
Iftheinstallationdoesnotstartautomatically,useWindowsExplorertofindanddouble-click
setup.exeontheDVD.
2. AftertheWindowsInstallerbegins,itinstalls:
n VisualC++Version9.0Runtime
3. AftertheWizardbegins,clickNexttoproceedtotheLicense Agreementpage.Readthe
textandselectI accept the terms...,thenclickNext.
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4. EnteryourUser NameandOrganization,andtheSerial Numbersuppliedtoyour

installation.
5. (Optional)WhentheSetupTypepageappears,clicktheChangebuttonandchoose
wheretoinstalltheproduct.
IfnoearlierversionsofDragonareinstalledonyoursystem,thedefaultdirectoryis:
Foralistofdirectoriescreatedbyinstallation,seeVersion13FileStructure.
6. WhileyouarestillontheSetup Typepage,selectTypical.
7. ClickInstalltostarttheinstallation.
8. Whenprompted,clickFinishtocompletetheinstallation.(Ifyouarepromptedtorestart
yourcomputer,restartitnow.)
9. SelectStart>All Programs>Dragon NaturallySpeaking>Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
TheNewDragonBarappearsonyourdesktop.
10. (optional)Ifyouhaveuserprofilesthatyouwouldliketoupgradebeforeproceeding,see
UpgradingUserProfiles.
11. Ifyouhavenoupgradableprofiles,theProfileCreationwizardstartsimmediatelyafter
youruntheproduct.ProceedtoCreatingyourUserProfiletosetupaUserProfile,
continueasinstructed.
YouarenowreadytocreateaUserProfile,asexplainedunderCreatingyourUserProfile.
Installing Software - Custom Installation

To install portions of Dragon or to install it for multiple user profiles:
1. InserttheDragonDVDintoyourDVDdrive.
Iftheinstallationdoesnotstartautomatically,useWindowsExplorertofindanddouble-click
setup.exeontheDVD.
2. AftertheWindowsInstallerbegins,itinstalls:
n VisualC++Version9.0Runtime
3. AftertheWizardbegins,clickNexttoproceedtotheLicense Agreementpage.Readthe
textandselectI accept the terms...,thenclickNext.
4. EnteryourUser NameandOrganization,andtheSerial Numbersuppliedtoyour
installation.
5. (Optional)WhentheSetupTypepageappears,clicktheChangebuttonandchoose
wheretoinstalltheproduct.
IfnoearlierversionsofDragonareinstalledonyoursystem,thedefaultdirectoryis:
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Foralistofdirectoriescreatedbyinstallation,seeVersion13FileStructure.
6. WhileyouarestillontheSetup Typepage,selectCustomforthetypeofinstallation.
Note:If you decide not to install some Dragon components by selecting Custom installation,
you can install them later by running the Setup program again and choosing Modify.
7. ClickNextandyouseeatreewhereyoucanselectanyparticularfeatureoftheproduct
andclickthedownarrowtoitslefttochoosewhere/whentoinstallit:
n Installnow,onlocalharddrive
n Installnow,withallsubfeaturesonlocalharddrive
n Installwhenitisneededonajust-in-timebasis
Theseoptionsareparticularlyusefulforinstallingmultiplelanguagesand/ormultiple
vocabularies.
Installingotherlanguages,dialects,andspecializedvocabulariesT
oinstalluserfilesforthe
otherlanguagesordialectssuppliedwithyouredition,chooseCustomontheSetupType
page.Theuserfilesforeachlanguageordialectcontainbothspellingsandpronunciations
specifictothatregion.Forexample,userswhowishtodictateUSEnglishspellings
includinguserswithaccentsshouldinstalltheUS(American)Englishuserfiles.
8. ClickNextagainand,ifyoudonothavetheProfessionaledition,skiptothenextstep.
Otherwise,chooseanycheckboxesunderAdditional optionstohaveadditionaldialog
boxespopupattheendoftheinstallation,whereyoucanmakechangesthataffectall
usersdictatingonthiscomputer.
Modify the applications settings for all users
DisplaystheOptionsdialogboxattheendoftheinstallation;hereyousetseveral
optionsforalluserprofilesatonce(seeonlineHelpfordetails).Usefulforaninstallation
inasharedarea;forexample,inaconferenceroomorinanexaminingroomwhere
multiplehealthcareprofessionalscoulddictate.
Modifytheadministrativesettings
DisplaystheAdministrative Settingsdialogboxattheendoftheinstallation,where
yousetuptheRoamingUserfeature,wheretobackupyourfiles,andwhocanmodify
commands/vocabularies.
Modifytheformattingoptions
DisplaysAuto-Formattingdialogboxatendofinstallation,whereyouapplyuniform
formattingtoalldocumentsdictatedatthisinstallation;forexample,formatsfordates,
times,andphonenumbers.Youalsosetwhethertoexpandcontractions,apply
abbreviations,andinsertcommasautomatically.SeeonlineHelpformoredetails.
9. ClickNext.
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10. ClickInstalltostarttheinstallation.
11. Whentheinstallationcompletes,proceedwithanyofthefollowingsectionsthatapplyto
yourcustominstallation:
n Modifyingapplicationsettingsforallusers
n Modifyingadministrativesettings
n Modifyingformattingoptionsforallusers
12. Whenyouarepromptedtoregistertheproduct,selectoneoftheregistrationoptions.
13. ClickOKtoregistertheproductandclickitagaintoproceed.
14. CheckYes, check for program updates after the setup completestodownloadany
updatesafterthesetupcompletesandclickFinishtocompletetheinstallation.
15. Ifyouchosetoupgradeuserprofilesearlier,whenthemessageaboutupgradingyour
userprofilespopsup,clickOK.(Themessagemighttellyouthattheinstallationwillnotbe
completeuntilafteryoursystemisrestarted.)
16. Ifyouweretoldyouneedtorebootinordertocompletetheinstallation,rebootyour
computernow.
17. SelectStart>All Programs>Dragon NaturallySpeaking>Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
TheNewDragonBarappearsonyourdesktop.
18. (optional)Ifyouhaveuserprofilesthatyouwouldliketoupgradebeforeproceeding,refer
toUpgradingUserProfiles.Otherwise,ifyouhavenoupgradableexistingprofiles,the
ProfileCreationwizardstartsimmediatelyandyoucancreateaprofileasexplainedin
CreatingyourUserProfile.
Modifying application settings for all users

IfyoucheckedoffModify the applications settings for all usersduringacustominstallation,
theOptionsdialogboxopensimmediatelyaftertheinstallationcompletes.
Note
If you did a typical installation, open the Options dialog box by opening Dragon and selecting
Options from the DragonBar's Tools menu.
IntheOptionsdialogbox,youseeseveraltabsyoucanusetoconfigurevariousaspectsof
theproduct:
Formoreinformationoneachtab,seetheonlineHelp(startwiththetopicTheOptions
dialogbox).
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Modifying administrative settings
Note
Ifyouperformedatypicalinstallation,opentheAdministrativeSettingsdialogboxbyrunning
DragonwithoutopeningaprofileandselectingAdministrativeSettingsfromtheToolsmenu.
IntheAdministrativeSettingsdialogbox,youseethefollowingtabs:
n RoamingTosetuproamingusers.
n MiscellaneousTocreatebackup/distributiondirectoriesandcontrolwhocanmodify
customcommands(orvocabularies).
n ScheduledTasksToscheduleaccuracyoptimizationandDataCollection(to
improvefuturereleases),andtoletusersmodifythescheduleoftasks.
Fordetails,refertotheHelpbyclickingtheHelpbutton.
Modifying formatting options for all users

IfyouchosetomodifyformattingoptionsontheCustomSetuppageduringacustom
installation,theAuto-Formattingdialogboxopensaftertheinstallationcompletes.
Note:
If you did not do a custom installation and you want to view or change the Auto-Formatting
options: launch Dragon, open a user profile, and select Auto-Formatting Options from the
Tools menu on the DragonBar.
TheAuto-Formattingdialogboxappearsasshownbelow.
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Fordetailsabouttheseoptions,clicktheHelpbuttononthisdialogboxorseetheHelptopic
TheAuto-Formattingdialogbox.
Creating your user profile

EachpersonwhousesDragonmusthavehisorherownuserprofile.
YouruserprofilestoresacousticinformationaboutyourvoicethatDragonusestorecognize
whatyousay.Italsostoreschangesyoumaketothestandardoptionsandvocabularyany
specialwords,names,acronyms,andabbreviationsyouadd.
Whenyoulaunchthesoftwareforthefirsttime,theProfile Creationwizardstartsandleads
youthroughcreatingyourprofile:
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Note: Note:
Ifyouupgradedasingleprofilefromanearlierversion,Dragonopensthatprofile.Ifyou
upgradedmultipleprofiles,itdisplaysallupgradedprofilesintheOpenUserProfiledialog
box.
To create a user profile
Proceedthroughthewizard,fillingintheinformationitrequestsandclickingNexttoproceed.
Note:
ThewizardasksforregionoftheworldyouliveintohelpDragontranscribeyourspeechin
accordancewithregionaldifferences.
Dragonletsyouhaveprofilesinmultiplelanguages.Ifyoureditionsupportsmorethanone
language,youcaninstalladditionallanguagesbychoosingCustomduringtheinstallationand
havingtheDragonDVDavailabletoinstallthelanguagefilesduringtheprofilecreation
process.
Dragonautomaticallychoosesaspeechmodeltouseasthefoundationforyourprofileanda
vocabularyitusestorecognizewordsbasednotonlyontheirsoundbutalsoontheircontext.
Ifyouwanttoselectaparticularspeechmodelandvocabulary,youcanclicktheAdvanced
button.
WhentheChooseanaudiodevicepageappears,Dragonscansyoursystemandpresentsa
listfromwhichyouselectyourtypeofaudiodevice.Next,Dragonhasyoupositionandcheck
yourmicrophone.WhenDragonasksyoutoreadashorttextaloudsothatitcancheckyour
audioinputandmakesomeadjustments,clicktheStartbuttonandreadthetextasifyou
weredictatingtothesoftware(thistakesabout30seconds).
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Setting up, positioning, and checking your microphone

Positioningthemicrophonecorrectlyisimportant.Ifthemicrophoneisoutofplace,Dragon
mightnotbeabletohearyouclearlyandmakemistakes.
Consistentpositioningisalsoimportant.Makesurethatyoupositionthemicrophonethe
samewayeachtimeyoudictate.
Herearesometipsonusingparticulartypesofmicrophones:
Using a headset microphone
n Positionthemicrophoneaboutahalf-inch(approximatelythewidthofyourthumb)
fromyourmouthandalittleofftotheside.Themicrophoneshouldnottouchyour
mouth,butitcanbealmosttouchingyourlips.
n Ifyouneedtomovethemicrophoneoutoftheway,lifttheboomupandoveryour
head,ratherthanbendingitoutofpositionorremovingtheheadset.
Using a hand-held microphone
n Holdthemicrophoneonetothreeinchesfromyourmouthandalittleofftotheside.
n WhendictatingtoDragon,Ifthesoundlevelisunacceptableorvolumecheckfails,a
notificationpagepops-up,tryholdingthemicrophoneslightlyfartherfromyourmouth.
Using an array microphone
n Positionthearray18to30inchesfrom/pointedatyourmouth.
n Avoidblockingthepathbetweenyourmouthandthearray,forexamplebyholdinga
bookorpaperinfrontofyourface.
n Avoidhavinganysourceofnoiseorsignalotherthanyourvoicedirectlyfacingthe
arraywithinatleast15feet.
Microphone Check
AfteryouhavepositionedthemicrophoneandclickedNext,youseeascreencontainingtext
foryoutoreadoutloud.
ClickthatscreensStartbuttonandthenreadaloudthetextdisplayedinthebox.W
henthe
programhasheardenough,itdisplaysAudioqualityisacceptable.ClickNexttocontinue.If
itdisplaysTheaudioqualityisunacceptable,makesureyourmicrophoneispositioned
properlyandthatyouarespeakingloudlyenough.ThentrytheMicrophoneCheckagain.
Training a user profile

Performingtrainingaftercreatingauserprofileisoneofthewaysyoucanpersonalizeyour
profileandobtainhigheraccuracy.Itisdonebyreadingaloudforseveralminutesfromone
oftheavailabletextsDragonoffers.
Note:
Forinformationonacoustictrainingthetranscriptionofrecordings,see
http://www.nuance.com/dragon/transcription-solutions/index.htm
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FromtheDragonBar'sProfilemenu,selectOpen User Profileandselectyourprofileinthelist

thenclickOpen.FromtheAudiomenu,selectRead text to improve accuracy.
To train a profile
1. IntheRead Training Textpage,underChoosing text to read,chooseatexttoreadaloud

andclickNext.
2. WhentheText Displaypageappears,choosehowyouwanttoreadthetext,fromthe
screenorfromaprintedpage.Ifyouchoosetoreadfromaprintedpage,clickPrinttoprint
thetext.
3. Ifyouchosetoreadthetextfromthescreen,theSpeaking to the computerpageappears
andadvisesyoutopositionyourmicrophone.
4. Afteryoupositionyourmicrophone,clickTraintobegin.
5. IntheSpeakingtotheComputerpop-up,clickBeginTrainingandreadthetextinthebox.
6. ClickNextandproceedwiththereading.
Notes:
Youneedtoreadforonlyabout5minutes.
YoucantakebreaksduringyourreadingbyclickingPause.
Trytoreadthetextexactlyasitis,butitsokayifyoureadsomethingincorrectly.
Whenyoureadtrainingtext,youdon'thavetodictatingpunctuationbutconsiderreadingat
leasttheperiodsorthecommas(thisisanopportunityforyoutopracticesayingpunctuation
andalsohelpsyouspeakwithatoneandspeedthat'smoresimilartohowyouwilldictate
thanhowyouspeakwhensimplyreadingsomethingoutloud).
Whenyouvereadenough,Dragondisplaysacongratulationsmessage.ClickOKand
Dragonstartsadaptingtoyourvoice.
Upgrading User Profiles

Ifyouchosetoupgradeexistinguserprofilesduringtheinstallation,theUser Upgrade Wizard
appearsthefirsttimeyourunVersion13.
Note:
Ifyoudonotwanttoupgradeuserprofilesrightnow,youcanexitfromthewizardanddoit
later.
Otherwise,youcanstarttheUser Upgrade WizardfromtheWindowsStartmenuatanytime.
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To upgrade existing user profiles:
1. TostarttheUser Upgrade Wizard,selectStart>All Programs>Dragon

NaturallySpeaking>Dragon NaturallySpeaking Tools>Upgrade Users.TheUser
UpgradeWizardappears.
2. OntheSelect Users to Upgradepage,modifythelisttoincludeonlytheuserprofilesthat
youwanttoupgradenow.Thewizardstartsbyincludingalluserprofilesinthecurrent
folderascandidatestoupgrade.YouaddtothelistbyclickingtheAddbuttonand
browsingforadditionaluserprofilesinotherlocations.Youremoveuserprofilesfromthe
listbyselectingthemandclickingtheRemovebutton.Afterthelistcontainsonlytheuser
profilesyouwanttoupgrade,clickNext.
3. ClickNextandchoosethelocationfortheupgradeduserprofiles.AstheUserUpgrade
Wizardmodifiesyouruserfilestoworkwiththenewestversion,itcanplacetheupgraded
userinanotherlocationwhilekeepingtheoldfilesuntouched,incaseyouneedthem
again.
4. ClicktheBrowsebuttonintheChoose Destinationpageofthewizardtoselectthe
locationfortheupgradeduserprofiles.Ifyoudonotsetalocation,Dragonplacesthe
profilesinthedefaultlocation(seeVersion13FileStructure).
5. (Optional)Ifyouwanttomakechangestotheuserlocations,basevocabularies,and/or
acousticmodels,clicktheAdvancedbuttonandtheAdvanced Optionsdialogboxopens.
Inthisdialogbox,youcanmakefineradjustmentstohowthewizardupgradesparticular
users.Youseealistoftheusersbeingupgraded.Foreachuserprofile,youseethe
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profilename,oldlocation,vocabulary,andoneormoreacousticmodels.
W
henyouclickonthelocationlineofauserprofileinthelist,theNew Locationtextbox
belowthelistbecomesavailable.YoucanclickBrowseandselectanewlocation.
W
henyouclickonthevocabularylineofauserprofileinthelist,theNew Base Vocabulary
textboxbelowthelistbecomesavailable.Youcanchooseanewbasevocabularyfromthe
drop-downlist.
W
henyouclickontheacousticmodellineofauserprofileinthelist,theNew Acoustic
Modeltextboxbelowthelistbecomesavailable.Youcanchooseanewcombination
language,languagemodel,andaccentfromthedrop-downlist.
6. ClickOKtoreturntothewizard.
7. ClickNexttoproceedtotheUpgrade UserspagewhereyouclickBegintobeginthe
upgradeprocess.Expecttowaitapproximately5minutesforeachuserprofilebeing
upgraded.
8. Whentheupgradeprocessiscomplete,clickFinish.
Default installation folders

Dragonsetsupthefollowingdefaultfoldersandfilelocationsforapplicationanddatafile
storageduringinstallation:
Windows 7/Windows 8
Main Dragon log
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\logs\<username>
Note:AfteroneofDragonsperiodictasksruns,thereisalsoaloginthesubfolder
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\logs\System\
Upgrade log
C:\Users\AllUsers\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\logs\<user_name>
User Profiles
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Users
Roaming User Profiles (local folder)
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\RoamingUsers
Vocabularies and Acoustic Models
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Data
Custom words and commands
C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Custom
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Program files
For 32-bit systems
For 64-bit systems
C:\Program
Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Program
C:\ProgramFiles(x86)
\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Program
Help
For 32-bit systems
For 64-bit systems
C:\Program
Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Help
\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Help
Interactive Tutorial files

For 32-bit systems
For 64-bit systems
C:\Program
Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\itutorial
\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\itutorial
Activating Dragon NaturallySpeaking

ThefirsttimeyoustartDragonNaturallySpeaking,youwillbepromptedtoactivateyour
copyoftheprogram.
Ifyoudonotactivatetheprogram,youwillbeabletostartDragonNaturallySpeaking
severaltimes.Withoutactivation,whenyoustartDragonNaturallySpeakingforthesixth
time,itwillnolongeropenandyouwon'tbeabletousetheprogramuntilyouactivateit.
Nuancestronglyrecommendsthatyouactivateautomatically.
To automatically activate Dragon NaturallySpeaking
1. StartDragonNaturallySpeaking.ThisdisplaystheActivationdialogbox.
2. Click"ActivateNow."ThisdisplaystheActivationScreen.
Youcanalsochoose"ActivateLater,"whichwillpromptyoutoactivateeachtimeyoustart
DragonNaturallySpeaking.Ifyoustarttheprogramfivetimeswithoutactivating,Dragon
NaturallySpeakingwillbedisabled.
3. Click"ActivateAutomatically."ThisautomaticallyactivatesDragonNaturallySpeaking
andrequiresnofurtheractionfromyou.
To manually activate Dragon NaturallySpeaking
3. Click"ActivateManually."ThisdisplaystheEnterKeydialogbox.
4. Tocompletethemanualactivation,clickontheURLlistedatthetopofthedialogbox.
ThisURLopenstheNuanceactivationpage.
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5. OntheNuanceactivationpage,click"GenerateActivationKey"tocreateanActivation
Key.
6. Onceactivationkeyappears,selecttheentirenumberandcopyit(CTRL+C).Clickthefirst
fieldoftheEnterKeydialogboxandpaste(CTRL+V).Thispastestheentirenumberinto
theActivateKeyfield
7. ClickOKtocompletetheactivation.
Notes
n YoumustbeconnectedtotheInternettoactivateDragonNaturallySpeaking.The
activationprocesssendsonlyyourproductserialnumberandanumberthatuniquely
identifiesthemachinewhereDragonNaturallySpeakingisbeinginstalled.Nopersonal
informationistransmittedtoNuance.
n IfyoumakeanyhardwarechangesonamachinewhereDragonNaturallySpeakingis
installed,youmaybepromptedtoactivateagain.Topreserveyouractivationstatus
youcanuninstallDragonNaturallySpeaking,makingsuretokeepyourUserProfiles
whenprompted,beforeyoumakeyourhardwarechanges.Aftermakingchangesto
yourhardware,thenre-installDragonNaturallySpeaking.
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WelcometoDragonNaturallySpeaking
WorkingwithWindows8andWindows8.1
AboutDragonNaturallySpeaking
HowDragonworks
TopWaystouseDragon
UsingDragonNaturallySpeakingHelp
Hotkeys
UsingtheInteractiveTutorial
Startingtodictate
UsingtheCommandlineinterface
ElectronicMedicalRecord(EMR)applicationsrestrictions
AutoConfigurationBasedonSystemProfile
ContactingCustomerServiceandSupport
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Welcome to Dragon NaturallySpeaking
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What'sNew
Visitthishelptopictoreadaboutthemostnewsworthy
featuresofDragonNaturallySpeaking.
Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
ontheWeb
TheNuanceWeb
sitegivesyou
accesstolatest
informationon
Dragon
NaturallySpeaking.
TopwaystouseDragon
Dictation:OurTop5
Followthislinkforabird'seyeviewofallthings
Dragon.
Starthereforourtop
5tipsabouthowto
dictatetoDragon
NaturallySpeaking.
Howtomakecorrections
Ourbestwaysto
improveaccuracy
Youcancorrectmisrecognitionsorrewritedictationin
manyways.Thistopicgetsyoustartedwiththe
leadingmethods,suchasbyselectingandredictating
andusingtheCorrectionmenu.
Visitourtop10list
tolearnstrategiesto
maximizedictation
accuracy.
Makingrevisions
"WhatcanIsay?"
Revisingtextgoesbeyondcorrectionandincludes
deleting,undoing,andcorrections,alongwithmany
waysyoucanuseDragontoformatyourcontent.
YoucanaskDragon
NaturallySpeaking
tolistcommandsfor
yourcurrent
Windowstaskatany
time.Whenyousay
"WhatcanIsay?,"
Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
openstheDragon
LearningCenter,
showinglistsof
applicable
commands.
UsingDragonwithE-mail
UsingDragonwith
yourWord
Processor
Dragonvoicerecognitiongivesspecialfocusto
supportingdictatingandmanaginge-mail,in
programsfromMicrosoftOutlooktoOutlook.comand
Gmail.
Dragonsupports
countless
commandswiththe
leadingword
processing
programs,from
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MicrosoftWord,to
WordPerfect,to
OpenOffice.org
Writer.
Searchingbyvoice
UsingHelp
DragonNaturallySpeakingVoiceShortcutscollapse
commonmulti-steptasksintodirectvoicecommands
thatyoucansayatanytime,nomatterwhatisactive
onyourscreen.VoiceShortcutsspeedupsearching
theInternet,searchingyourcomputer,startingemails,andmore.
TheDragonBars
Helpmenuprovides
accesstomanyHelp
tools,includingthe
AccuracyCenter,
thePerformance
Assistant,Dragon's
Help,theLearning
Center,andthe
interactivetutorial.
You'llalsofindWeb
linksforsoftware
updates,themain
Dragonpageonthe
Web,Technical
Supportpages,and
foronline
registration.
Working with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

WithWindows8,Microsoftintroducedmajorchangesforend-userscomparedtoprevious
operatingsystems:itaddedasecondinterface(knownasModernandformerlyasMetro)
andremovedtheStartbuttonfromthefamiliardesktopinterface.Withthereleaseofitsfree
update,Windows8.1(October2013),Microsoftintroducednewcapabilities(and
reintroducedtheStartbuttononthedesktopinterface).
TheClassicDragonBarcannotdisplayontheModerninterface,butDragon13introducesthe
NewDragonBar,whichcan.
Note:ForthelatestdetailsonusingDragoninWindows8,pleaseseetheDragonsupport
pageandKnowledgebaseontheNuancewebsite:
http://www.nuance.com/support/dragon-naturallyspeaking/index.htm
Starting Dragon from the Windows desktop:
Makesureyourmicrophoneisconnected,thenstartDragonbydouble-clickingitsdesktop
icon.
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Starting Dragon from the Windows Start Screen:
WhenusingWindows8,clicktheDragonNaturallySpeakingtiletostartDragon.In
Windows8.1,youstartDragonfromtheAppsView.YoucanstartDragonfromtheStart
ScreenonWindows8.1ifyouhaveaDragontileontheStartScreen.Bydefault,the
DragontilewillnotbeontheStartScreen,andunlessyoupinit,youwillnotbeabletostartit
fromthatscreen.
Command and control
n InWindows8,thereisnoStartmenuonthedesktopinterface,butequivalent
functionalityisprovidedbytheCharmsbarandtheStartscreen.Toaccessthoseby
voice,youcanusethecommandsopenCharmsbarandopenStartscreen.To
seetheexpandedviewoftheStartscreen,youusethecommandshowall
applications.(Note:inWindows8.1thereisaStartbuttononthedesktop).
n ToperformactionsinWindows8,youcanalsotakeadvantageofDragonsabilityto
presskeys.Forexample,youcansaythecommandspressWindowsh(this
accessesWindows8sSharefeature)andpressWindowskey.
n YoucandictateintheSearchfield.(Afterenteringyoursearchtermorterms,you
couldusethecommandpressEnter.)Notethat,fromtheStartscreen,dictating
doesnotautomaticallybringupSearch.Thisissupportedinthe"AllApps"screen
only.
n
ThefollowingarecommandsforWindows8andincludecommandsadded
forWindows8.1:
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To
Say
Windows 8 Commands
DisplaytheStartScreen
"startscreen"
"Showmestartscreen"
"Showstartscreen"
"Openstartscreen"
"Clickstartscreen"
ChangeAccountPicture
"Changeaccountpicture"
"Changemyaccountpicture"
GotoAllApplications
"Switchtoallapplications"
"Openallapplications"
"Showallapplications"
"Viewallapplications"
DisplaytheCharmsBar
"charmsbar"
"Showmecharmsbar"
"Clickcharmsbar"
PinanInternetExplorer10siteto
theStartScreen
"Pinthislocationtostartscreen"
"Addlocationtostartscreen"
"Pinlocationtostartscreen"
"Addthislocationtostart
screen"
"Addpagetothestartscreen"
"Pinsitetostartscreen"
"Addthispagetostartscreen"
"Addthissitetostartscreen"
"Pinthislocationtothestart
screen"
"Pinlocationtothestartscreen"
"Pinwebpagetostartscreen"
"Addlocationtothestart
screen"
"Addthissitetothestartscreen"
"Pinthispagetostartscreen"
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To
Say
Windows 8.1 Commands
CustomizetheStart
Screen
"Customizestartscreen"
PinanInternetExplorer11siteto
Applications
"Pinthislocationtostartscreen
applications"
"Addthiswebpagetoapplications"
"Pinthiswebsitetoapps"
DisplayaCharm
"Goto'charmname'charm"
"Open'charmname'charm"
"Show'charmname'charm"
Charmnames:Start|Search|Share|
Devices|Settings
Windows 8 restrictions
n Dragonswindowscanonlyopeninthedesktopenvironment.ExamplesofDragon
windowsaretheOpenUserProfilesdialog,theVocabularyEditor,theAccuracy
Center,thelistofopenwindows,andtheEditKeywordswindowtriggeredby
commandssuchassearchmapsfor.If,whileoutsidethedesktopenvironment,
youperformanactionthatcausesoneofthesewindowstoopen,thatwindowwillbe
openonthedesktop.
n DragonsResultsindicatordoesnotappearwhenyouuseDragonoutsideofthe
desktopenvironment.
n DragonscapabilitiesforInternetExploreronlyapplytothedesktopenvironment;
theydonotapplytotheInternetExplorerfull-screenapp.
n DragondoesnothaveFullTextControlinfull-screenapplications.TheDictationBox
isnotsupportedforMetroapps.
About Dragon NaturallySpeaking

DragonNaturallySpeakingsoftwareisthepremierproductforlarge-Vocabularycontinuous
recognitionofnaturalspeech.WithDragonNaturallySpeaking,youcancreatedocuments
quicklyandeasilywithyourvoice,withoutbeingslowedbytypingonyourkeyboard.
Dictate your documents
Youcandictate,ratherthantype,intoanyprogramthatacceptstext.Dragon
NaturallySpeakingrecognizesnaturalandcontinuousspeechandconvertsittotextonthe
screen.
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Format and edit by voice
Youcanusevoicecommandstoformattextandmakecorrectionsandtoactivatethebuttons
andmenusinsupportedwordprocessors,suchasCorelWordPerfect,MicrosoftWord,
DragonPad,WordPad,andothersupportedprograms.
Say What You See to control programs
Youcanusevoicecommandstostartandswitchamongprogramsandtocontrolprogram
windows,menus,anddialogboxes.Say"File,"forexample,toopentheFilemenu.
Personalize Dragon NaturallySpeaking for your voice and Vocabulary
YoucantrainDragonNaturallySpeakingtorecognizethewayyouspeakandpersonalizethe
Vocabularywithwordsyoutypicallyuse.
YoucanincreaseaccuracybycreatingdifferentVocabularies,personalizedforthedifferent
subjectareasinwhichyoudictate.
n DragonNaturallySpeakingsystemrequirements
n Copyright
How Dragon works

ThegoalofDragonNaturallySpeakingistomakeiteasiertointeractwithacomputerwithout
usingakeyboardormouse.Tosucceedatthisgoal,theprogrammustbeabletoanalyzean
incomingstreamofsoundsandinterpretthosesoundsascommandsanddictation.This
processofinterpretationiscalledspeechrecognition,anditssuccessismeasuredbythe
percentageofcorrectinterpretations,orrecognition accuracy.
Toachievehighrecognitionaccuracy,DragonNaturallySpeakingreliesonseveralsourcesof
information:
n Acoustic modelamathematicalmodelofthesoundpatternsusedbythespeaker's
language.
n Vocabularyalistofwordsthattheprogramcanrecognize.Eachwordinthe
Vocabularyhasatextrepresentationandapronunciation.
n Language modelstatisticalinformationassociatedwithaVocabularythatdescribes
thelikelihoodofwordsandsequencesofwordsoccurringintheuser'sspeech.
WhenyoucreateandtrainaUserProfile,youstartwithastandardsetofmodelsandthen
customizethemforthewayyouspeak(acousticmodel)andthewayyouusewords
(Vocabularyandassociatedlanguagemodel).WhenyouuseDragonNaturallySpeaking,the
programusesyourcustomizedUserProfiletoguessthewordsthatyousaid.
Why does the program make mistakes?
Forvariousreasons,DragonNaturallySpeakingdoesnotalwaystypethewordyouwant.
Someofthereasonsinclude:
n ThecorrectwordwasnotintheVocabulary.
n Thewordorphraseyouspokesoundedverysimilartothewordorphrasetheprogram
typed.
n Thesoundofyourbreathorotherrandomnoiseswereinterpretedassmallwordslike
"in"thatappearedwheretheydidn'tbelong.
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Therearesolutionstotheseandmostoftheothererrorsthattheprogrammightmakeinthe
Helptopics.
Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
BeforeyoufirstuseDragonNaturallySpeaking,youprovideitwithinformationaboutyour
pronunciation.Youdothisbyreadingapassagefromapreparedtext.Theprogramthen
addsthisdatatotheinformationitalreadyknowsaboutthewayyouspeak.
AsyousubsequentlyuseDragonNaturallySpeaking,youmaystillencounteroccasional
misrecognitions,thoughthesemisrecognitionswilldecreaseovertime.
n Iftheprogrammisrecognizesacommonword,youcancorrectthemisrecognitionina
waythatfurtherrefinestheprogram'sunderstandingofyourpronunciationofspecific
wordsorphrases.
n Iftheprogrammisrecognizesanuncommonword,suchasatechnicaltermora
propername,youcanaddthatwordtotheprogram'sVocabularysothatitwill
understandthewordortermthenexttimeyousayit.
YoucanalsotellDragonNaturallySpeakingsomethingaboutthefrequencywithwhichyou
usedifferentwordswhenyoucomposedocumentsande-mail.
n AtoolcalledLearnfromSpecificDocumentsletsDragonNaturallySpeakinganalyze
yourdocumentsandthereforeenablestheprogramtobetterrecognizeyour
languageandwritingstyle.
n AnothertoolcalledtheLearnFromSentE-mailstoolcanaddthenamesofyouremailcontactsandanalyzethelanguageandstyleofyoursente-mail.
There's more
ThisisjustashortdescriptionofhowDragonNaturallySpeakingcanhelpyougetmorefrom
yourcomputerthroughspeechrecognition.AsyoulookthroughadditionaltopicsintheHelp,
youwilllearningreaterdetailhowtobetterusethepowerofspeechrecognitionwith
DragonNaturallySpeaking.
Activating Dragon NaturallySpeaking

ThefirsttimeyoustartDragonNaturallySpeaking,youwillbepromptedtoactivateyour
copyoftheprogram.
Ifyoudonotactivatetheprogram,youwillbeabletostartDragonNaturallySpeaking
severaltimes.Withoutactivation,whenyoustartDragonNaturallySpeakingforthesixth
time,itwillnolongeropenandyouwon'tbeabletousetheprogramuntilyouactivateit.
Nuancestronglyrecommendsthatyouactivateautomatically.
To automatically activate Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Youcanalsochoose"ActivateLater,"whichwillpromptyoutoactivateeachtimeyoustart
DragonNaturallySpeaking.Ifyoustarttheprogramfivetimeswithoutactivating,Dragon
NaturallySpeakingwillbedisabled.
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3. Click"ActivateAutomatically."ThisautomaticallyactivatesDragonNaturallySpeakingand
requiresnofurtheractionfromyou.
To manually activate Dragon NaturallySpeaking
3. Click"ActivateManually."ThisdisplaystheEnterKeydialogbox.
4. Tocompletethemanualactivation,clickontheURLlistedatthetopofthedialogbox.This
URLopenstheNuanceactivationpage.
5. OntheNuanceactivationpage,click"GenerateActivationKey"tocreateanActivation
Key.
6. Onceactivationkeyappears,selecttheentirenumberandcopyit(CTRL+C).Clickthefirst
fieldoftheEnterKeydialogboxandpaste(CTRL+V).Thispastestheentirenumberinto
theActivateKeyfield
7. ClickOKtocompletetheactivation.
Notes
n YoumustbeconnectedtotheInternettoactivateDragonNaturallySpeaking.The
activationprocesssendsonlyyourproductserialnumberandanumberthatuniquely
identifiesthemachinewhereDragonNaturallySpeakingisbeinginstalled.Nopersonal
informationistransmittedtoNuance.
n IfyoumakeanyhardwarechangesonamachinewhereDragonNaturallySpeakingis
installed,youmaybepromptedtoactivateagain.Topreserveyouractivationstatus
youcanuninstallDragonNaturallySpeaking,makingsuretokeepyourUserProfiles
whenprompted,beforeyoumakeyourhardwarechanges.Aftermakingchangesto
yourhardware,thenre-installDragonNaturallySpeaking.
Dragon system requirements

Theinstallprocesschecksthatyoursystemmeetstheminimumrequirements;iftheyarenot
met,DragonNaturallySpeakingwillnotbeinstalled.
Note:
SupportsMicrosoft Office 2010 & 2013.Does not support dictation directly into Electronic
Medical Record (EMR) systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition.
-R
AM:Minimum:2 GB for 32-bitWindows 7, 8 & 8.1.4 GB for 64-bitWindows 7, 8 & 8.1
and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012.
-C
PU:Minimum:2.2 GHzInteldualcoreorequivalentAMDprocessor.Faster
processors yield faster performance.
-F
ree hard disk space:4GB
-S
upported Operating Systems:Windows732-bitand64-bit;Windows8&8.1,32-bit
and64-bit;WindowsServer2008R2;WindowsServer2012.
-InternetExplorer9orhigherorthecurrentversionofChromeorFirefoxforOnlineHelp.
-A
soundcardsupporting16-bitrecording.
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-A
DVD-ROMdriveforinstallation.
-A
Nuance-approvedmicrophone.Seesupport.nuance.com/compatibilityformore
information.
-A
nInternetconnectionforautomaticproductactivation(aquickanonymousprocess).
Top Ways to use Dragon

Ifyouwanttogetstartedquickly,checkoutthetopicslistedhere.Theyexplainthetopthings
youneedtoknowaboutcommontasksandconcepts.
Clickaheadingtoopenthattopic.
Getting Started
Descriptionsofkeyconceptsandcomponents.
Microphones
Requirementsandtipsfordifferentmicrophonetypes.
Dictation
Stepsandtipsfordictatingtext.
Accuracy
Tipstomaximizedictationaccuracy.
Correcting text
Commandsforcorrectingyourdictatedtext.
Revising text
Commandsforrevisingandformattingyourdictatedtext.
Mouse and keyboard
Commandsforcontrollingyourmouseandkeyboard.
Word Processors
Commandsforworkingincommonwordprocessingapplications,includingMicrosoftWord.
E-mail
Commandsforwritingandmanaginge-mail.
User profiles
Creatingandmanaginguserprofiles.
The Dragon Learning Center
DescriptionofLearningCenterfeatures,plusrelatedtipsandcommands.
Digital Recorders
Recordingandtranscribingwithanexternalrecorder.
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Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Help

InadditiontousingtheHelpmenu,youcanaccessHelpandnavigatethroughtopicsbyhand
(keyboardormouse)aswellasbyusingvoicecommands.Thefollowingtablesummarizes
thesecommands.
To
Say
Launch
a
keyword
search
inthe
Help
Atanytime,eveniftheHelpisnotopen,youcanlaunchasearch
bysayingthecommand"SearchDragonHelpfor<dictation>,"
where<dictation>canbeanyword(s)youwanttolookfor.The
wordDragoncanbeomitted.Anexampleofthiscommandis
searchHelpforsymbols.
Ifyouwanttosearchforaphrase,asopposedtoindividualwords,
usequotationmarksaroundthephrase.Forexample,youcansay
"SearchHelpforopenquotespokenformclosequote"tofindonly
topicsthatcontainthatphrase.
OpentheHelp
window
"GiveMeHelp"
Displaytopics
"MoveForward"or"GoBackward"
Selectthe
Contents,Index,
orSearchtab
Say"ClickContents,""ClickIndex,"or"ClickSearch"
Moveinthe
Contents,Index
list,Searchlist,or
SelectTopiclist
"MoveDown<1 to 20>"
"MoveUp<1 to 20>"
Openatopicfrom Movetothetopicorbookyouwantandsay"PressEnter."(IntheIndexand
theContents,
Searchtabs,youcanalsosay"clickDisplay.")Youcanalsodictateanindex
Indexlist,Search entryorasearchstring.
list,orSelect
Topiclist
ClosetheHelp
window
"CloseHelp"or"QuitHelp"
Highlightatopic
intheSearchtab
afterasearch
Say"Tabfourtime"orsay"TabKey"or"PressTab"fourtimes
Note
NotallvoicecommandsworkintheHelpwindow.Forexample,youcanselectthetabsby
saying"ClickContents,""ClickIndex,"or"ClickSearch,"butyoucannotusevoicecommands
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toselectfromthetoolbarandyoucannotclickbuttonsbysayingtheirname.Youcanuse
"PressTabKey"toselectbuttonsand"PressEnterKey"topressbuttons.OntheSearch
tabofDragonsHelpwindow,threecheckboxesenableyoutosearchonlyprevioussearch
results,matchsimilarwords,andsearchtopictitlesonly.OpentheHelpSearchtabfor
details.
Hot keys
Usehotkeystoperformthedescribedactions.
Thekeyslistedherearethedefaultsettings;youorsomeoneelsemighthavechangedthe
keyassignmentstodifferentkeys.
To
Press
Turnthemicrophoneonoroff
Press+(Pluskey)onthenumerickeypad
OpentheCorrectionmenu
Press-(Minuskey)onthenumerickeypad
Note: Dragon does not currently support this hot key with Gmail or
Outlook.com.
Forcewordstoberecognizedas
commands
Pressandhold CTRL
Forcewordstoberecognizedas
dictation
PressandholdSHIFT
OpentheDragonmenu
Press*(Asteriskkey)onthenumerickeypad
Putthemicrophonetosleeporwake Press/(forwardslashkey)onthenumerickeypad
itup
Press-to-talk
ThereisnodefaultkeyforPress-to-talk
OpentheDictationBox
PressCTRL + SHIFT + D
MovetoNextfield
PressCTRL + SHIFT + N
Playback
PressSHIFT + -Minuskey(-)onthenumerickeypad
FastPlayback
PressSHIFT + *(Asteriskkey)onthenumerickeypad
Note
YoucanvieworchangethecurrentassignmentsforhotkeysontheOptionsdialogboxHot
keystab.
Using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center

UsetheLearningCentertoseeonthesideofyourscreensamplecommandsandtips
relatedtotheprogramyouarecurrentlyusing.Itscontentchangesasyouswitchbetween
programsandwindows.(SeeLearningCentercontexts.)
TheLearningCenterappearsautomaticallywhenyouopenaProfile(youcanchangethis
fromtheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialogbox).IftheLearningCenterisclosed,you
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canopenitthroughtheHelpmenuorbysayingacommandsuchas"WhatcanIsay"or
"ShowDragonLearningCenter."
YoucanchangetheLearningCenter'sfontsize,eitherbyvoiceorthroughitsright-click
menu.
Bydefault,theLearningCenterissettoFloating;youcanresizeitandmoveit.Ifyoupreferto
notcoveranywindowunderit,youcanchoosetodockittothesideofthescreen,inwhich
caseyoucanalsochoosetosetittoAuto-hide.
Caution:iftheareaofthedesktopbelowtheLearningCentercontainsicons,dockingthe
LearningCenterwillcausethoseiconstomove,whichcoulddisruptyourdesktop
arrangement.
Controlling the Learning Center
YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandswiththeLearningCenter,whetherornotit'sthe
activewindow(thatistosay,whetherornotithasfocus).
MostcommandsrequirethattheLearningCenterbeopen.
ToopenoneofLearningCenter'spanelsortabs,sayclickanditslabel.
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To
Say this
Or do this
Showthe
Learning
Center
"WhatcanIsay?"
SelectLearningCenterfromthe
"DragonLearningCenter"or"Dragon DragonBar'sHelpmenu.
Sidebar"(youcanalsoprecedethis
with"Open","Launch","Start","Show",
or"ShowMe")
"SampleCommands"or"Command
list"(youcanprecedethiswith"Open",
"Launch","Start","Show",or"Show
Me")
"SwitchtoLearningCenter"
Showthe
MyCommands
tab
"ClickMyCommands"
SelecttheMyCommandstabon
theLearningCenter.
Dockthe
Learning
Centertothe
right
"LearningCenterdockright"
Right-clickontheLearningCenter
andselectDockright.
Dockthe
Learning
Centertothe
left
"LearningCenterdockleft"
andselectDockleft.
Changethefont "LearningCenterFont[Small|
sizeofthe
Medium|Large]"
Learning
Center
andselectFontSize>Small,
MediumorLarge.
Floatthe
Learning
Center
"LearningCenterfloat"
or
"LearningCenterundock"
andselectFloating.
Auto-hidethe
Learning
Center(not
availablein
Floating)
"LearningCenterauto-hide"
andselectAuto-hide.
Disableautohide(not
availablein
Floating)
"LearningCenterstophiding"
anddeselectAuto-hide.
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To
Say this
Or do this
Setthe
Learning
Centerto
AlwaysonTop
WiththeLearningCenteractive,rightclickitandsay"AlwaysonTop"
andselectAlwaysonTop
TurnoffAlways WiththeLearningCenteractive,rightonTop
clickitandsay"AlwaysonTop"
anddeselectAlwaysonTop.
Increasethe
"LearningCenterwider"
Learning
Centerwidthby
5percent
WiththeLearningCenteractive,
pressthekeycombination
<ALT+W>.(Youcanalsoclickand
dragtheleftborder.)
Decreasethe
"LearningCenterthinner"
Learning
Centerwidthby
5percent
<ALT+T>.(Youcanalsoclickand
dragtheleftborder.)
PrintLearning
Center
commands
N/A
andselectPrint.
Showthe
Learning
CenterHelp
"LearningCenterHelp"
Closethe
Learning
Center
WiththeLearningCenteractive,say
"LearningCenterclose"
or
"Closewindow"
Clickthequestionmark
iconatthetoprightofthe
LearningCenter.
Right-clickontheLearning
CenterandselectClose.
Clickthexatitstoprightcorner.
Learning Center contexts
HereisthelistofprogramsandwindowsforwhichtheLearningCenterhasspecificcontent:
n DesktopandWindowsExplorer
n Dragonwindows:DragonBar,DragonPad,DictationBox,Spellingwindow(see
DragonHelp),CommandBrowser,VocabularyEditor
n MicrosoftWord,MicrosoftExcel,MicrosoftOutlook,,.PleaseseetheDragonHelpfor
MicrosoftPowerPoint,andMicrosoftInfoPath
n WordPad
n .CorelWordPerfect(seeDragonHelp)
n .LotusNotes(seeDragonHelp)
n OpenOffice.orgWriter(seeDragonHelp)
n InternetExplorer,GoogleChrome,andMozillaFirefox
n Global
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IfyouclickinanapplicationforwhichDragondoesnothavespecificcommands(for
example,Notepad,Skype,oriTunes),theLearningCenterdisplaysgeneraltips,plus
commandsavailableatalltimes(thesearecalledglobalcommands)andcommandsfor
controllingtheLearningCenteritself.
Using the Interactive Tutorial

TheInteractiveTutorialteachesyouDragoncommandsandskillsinasimulated
environment.Thelessonsareshortandintroduceimportantinterfaceelementslikethe
DragonBarandLearningCenter.
Atanytime,youcanexittheInteractiveTutorialbyclickingtheXinthetoprightcorner.You
canalsoreturntoitthroughtheDragonBarHelpmenu.
Note:Liketheprofilecreationprocess,youcannotusetheInteractiveTutorialhands-free.
Starting to dictate
Followthesestepswhenyouwanttodictate.
To start to dictate
1. Makesuretheprogramyouwanttodictateintoisrunning.
2. Putonthemicrophoneandpositionitcorrectly.
3. Clickintheprogramyouwanttodictateintotomakethatwindowactive.
4. Turnonthemicrophone.
5. Starttalkingandwatchyourwordsappearonthescreen.
Using the Command line interface

YoucanusecommandlineoptionstomodifythewayinwhichDragonNaturallySpeaking
startsup.Theseswitchesareusedinthefollowingsyntax:
natspeak /switch
Where/switchistheswitchfromthefollowingtable:
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Switch
Function
/diagnose
RunsDragonNaturallySpeakingindiagnosticmode.Outputs
informationintotheDragon.logfileandexits.
/FindCustom
Bringsupthecustomdirectory
/finddragonlog
BringsupaWindowsExplorerwindowwiththedragon.loghighlighted
/findsetuplog
BringsupaWindowsExplorerwindowwiththedgnsetup.log
highlighted
/findappdataallusers
BringsupaWindowsExplorerwindowinour"allusers"application
datadirectory(nssystem.ini,nsapps.ini,models.ini,Users\directory,
etc.)
/findappdata
BringsupaWindowsExplorerwindowinour"thisuser"application
datadirectory(dragon.log,upgrade.log,nsuser.ini,etc.)
/findupgradelog
BringsupaWindowsExplorerwindowwiththeupgrade.log
highlighted
/user<User Profile>
Automaticallyloadstheprofilespecifiedby<User Profile>
/topic<topic>
Automaticallyloadsthetopicspecifiedby<topic> (Professional,
Legal, and Medical editions only)
/quick
RunsDragonNaturallySpeakinginquickmode.QuickStartmode
startsDragonNaturallySpeakingwithoutloadingaUserProfileorany
speechmodelswhenyoustartyourcomputer.OnlytheDragon
NaturallySpeakingtrayiconisvisible.WhenyouclickontheDragon
NaturallySpeakingDesktopicon,theOpenUserProfiledialogbox
immediatelyappears.WhenyouexitDragonNaturallySpeakingthe
programreturnstotheQuickStartmodeandremainsinmemorywith
areducedfootprint(approximately10MB).
/SetDefaultOptions
DisplaystheOptionsdialogboxattheendoftheinstallation.The
OptionsdialogboxletsyouchangeDragonNaturallySpeakings
standardbehavior,includingspecifyinghotkeys,customizinghow
textisformatted,initialmicrophonesettings,andsettinghowoften
UserProfilesarebackedup.
/SetDefaultAdministrativeOptions
DisplaystheAdministrativesettingsdialogboxattheendofthe
installation.TheAdministrativesettingsdialogboxletsyousetupthe
Roamingfeatureaswellaswellassetthebackuplocationofyour
Profileandpreventusersfrommodifyingcommandsand
Vocabularies.
/SetDefaultFormattingOptions
BringsupthedefaultFormattingoptionsdialog
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) applications restrictions

DragonBasics,Home,Premium,Professional,andLegaldonotsupportdictationinto
ElectronicMedicalRecordapplications(EMRs)orothermedicalapplications(RISandLIMS
forexample).
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Thisfunctionalityisonlyavailableinthemedicaleditions.Afulldescriptionoftheotherextra
featuresofthemedicalversionsandupgradepossibilitiesareavailableon:
http://www.nuance.com/for-healthcare/index.htm
Auto Configuration Based on System Profile

Atinstallationtime,DragonNaturallySpeakinganalyzedyourcomputersprocessorand
memoryresourcesandmayhavedisabledsomeofDragonNaturallySpeaking'sNatural
Languagecommandstooptimizeperformanceyoursystem.
YoucanchangethesesettingstosuityourpreferencesusingDragonsOptionsdialogbox
(Tools>OptionsfromtheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar).Youcanchange:
n AdjustingtheSpeedvs.Accuracyslidertofavorspeed.Formoreinformation,see
AdjustingSpeedvs.Accuracy.
n DeactivatingtheNaturalLanguageCommandsforsomeorallofthefollowing
applications:
n MicrosoftWord
n MicrosoftExcel
n MicrosoftPowerPoint
n CorelWordPerfect
NaturalLanguageCommandsprovidealternatewaystoperformspecifictasksby
voice.Iftheyaredeactivated,youcanstillperformallactionsbyvoicealthoughitmay
takeafewextrasteps,includingnavigatingmenusanddialogs.Youcanstilluse
commandssuchasboldthat,deleteline,selectall,backspace5,etc.Youcan
re-enableeachofthesecommandsetsindividually,usingtheNaturalLanguage
CommandsbuttonontheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialog.Youmaywishtodo
soifspeedofresponseisnotyourpriority.Ifyoure-enabletheMicrosoftWordset,for
instance,DragonsspeedwithinMicrosoftWord(orMicrosoftOutlookusingWordas
itseditor)maydecrease.
Formoreinformation,seeEnablingNaturalLanguageCommands.
Note
DragonsPerformanceAssistant,availablefromtheHelpmenu,providestipsand
techniquesforincreasingthespeedwithwhichDragonrecognizeswhatyousay.
Contacting Customer Service and Support

BeforerequestingSupport,youmayfindthatshuttingdownandrestartingyourcomputer
resolvesyourissue.Ifyouhavedonethisandstillneedsupport,pleasereadbelow.
First, collect some information
Ifyoucan'tfindsomeoftheinformationlistedbelow,aSupportagentcanhelpyouaccessit.
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Yourproductserial number
(theserialisprintedontheDVDsleeveandisalsoonthesplashscreenaccessible
byclickingAboutNaturallySpeakingintheDragonBar'sHelpmenu)
Whatyouweredoingwhentheproblemhappened
(forinstance:readingtextfortheMicrophoneCheck,readingatexttotrainDragon,
enteringtextinatableinMicrosoftWord2013...)
Anyerrormessagetext(beforerequestingsupport,considersearchingthewebby
inputtingthetextoftheerrorintoasearchengine)
Operatingsystem
Processortypeandspeed
Amountofmemory(RAM)
Amountoffreehard-diskspace
Soundcardnameandmodel
Microphonenameandmodel
Programlogfile(Dragon.log).
TofindtheDragon.log,selectStart>AllPrograms>Dragon
NaturallySpeaking>ShowDragonLog
Attachthelogfileifyousende-mailtotechnicalsupport.
Then, contact Support
n IfyoupurchasedyourproductfromacertifiedNuanceApplicationsSolutionsPartner,
contactyourproviderfortechnicalsupportdirectly.
n YoucanfindtheanswerstomanyDragonNaturallySpeakingsupportquestionson
n http://support.nuance.com/
n http://www.nuance.com/dragon/
Ifyourequiremoretechnicalassistance,contactSupportat:
n http://support.nuance.com/
Note:Nuancedoesnotprovidetechnicalsupportforhardwareissues.Ifyouareusinga
digitalrecorderandyouencounterhardwareissues,pleasecontactyourhardware
manufacturerforassistance.
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Chapter 4: Using the New

DragonBar or Classic DragonBar
TheDragonBar
TheTextControlIndicator
DisplayingtheDragonBar
WorkingwiththeNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar
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The DragonBar
The DragonBar is the toolbar you use to control the Dragon software. You can
choose to use the New DragonBar or switch to the Classic DragonBar from
previous versions. (If you switch between DragonBars, the last DragonBar you
chose appears the next time you open Dragon.) By default, when you start
Dragon, the New DragonBar appears at the top of your screen and is set to
Auto-collapse.
YoucanchangetheappearanceandbehavioroftheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar
tosuityourpreferencesandhardware.(SeeMinimize/MaximizebuttonsandDisplayingthe
DragonBar.)
Note:ifyouuseatouchscreencomputer,werecommendyouturnofftheAuto-collapse(see
DisplayingtheDragonBarformoreinformation).
TheNewDragonBarandClassicDragonBarcontainthefollowingcontrols.
Dragon icon
AppearsontheClassicDragonBaronly.ClicktheDragonicon( )orright-clickanywhere
ontheClassicDragonBartodisplayamenuthatcontrolshowtheClassicDragonBarlooks
andactsonyourscreen.
TochangehowtheNewDragonBarlooksandacts,selectanoptionfromtheDragonBar
menu.
FormoreinformationontheoptionsthatcontroltheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar,
seeDisplayingtheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar.
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Grabber bar
AppearsontheNewDragonBaronly.Clickandholdthegrabberbar( )tomovetheNew
DragonBararoundyourscreenwhenit'smaximized.It'slocatedtotheleftoftheDragonBar
menu.
Minimize/Maximize icons
TheseappearonlyontheNewDragonBar.ClicktheMinimizeicon( )orsay"Collapse
DragonBar"tocollapsetheNewDragonBar,orshrinkitdowntoasmallersize.Clickthe
Maximizeicon( )orsay"ExpandDragonBar"toreturntheNewDragonBartoitsdefault
size.
Bydefault,theNewDragonBarisautomaticallycollapsed.Toexpandit,moveyourmouse
overit.TokeeptheNewDragonBaratitsexpandedsize,deselecttheAuto-collapseoption
fromtheDragonBarmenu.
Microphone icon
ThemicrophoneicondisplaysontheNewDragonBarandClassicDragonBarandinthe
Windowstaskbar.Clickthemicrophoneicontoturnthemicrophoneonandoff.Thefollowing
tableshowsthemicrophonestatesyou'llsee:
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New
DragonBar
Classic
DragonBar
What you can do

ThemicrophoneisonandDragonislistening.
Dictateorsaycommandsasneeded.
Whenyouarefinishedorwanttopausefrom
dictating:
Say"GotoSleep"orclicktheforwardslashkey(/)
toputthemicrophonetosleep.
Say"MicrophoneOff"orclickthepluskey(+)to
turnoffvoicerecognition.
ThemicrophoneisonandDragonisreadytoacton
anythingyoudictate.
ThemicrophoneisasleepandDragonislisteningto
anythingexceptthecommandsthatwakeitup.
Whenyouwanttoresumedictating:
Say"WakeUp"orclickthepluskey(+)toresume
voicerecognition.
Themicrophoneisturnedoff.
Whenyouwanttoresumedictating,dooneofthe
following:
Pressthepluskey(+)onthenumerickeypad.
ClickthemicrophonebuttonontheDragonBar.
ClickthemicrophoneiconintheWindowstaskbar.
NoUserProfileisloadedandthemicrophoneisoff.
ToloadaUserProfile,selecttheProfilemenuonthe
NewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar.
SeeControllingtheMicrophoneintheDragonHelpformoreinformation.
Volume Display
When Dragon hears you well, the volume display on the New DragonBar (
or the Classic DragonBar (
) turns green and expands and contracts as
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you speak. No color displays when the microphone is turned off or is not
responding. The display turns gray when the microphone is asleep.
Text Control Indicator
ThereisaTextControlIndicatorontheNewDragonBar( )ortheClassicDragonBar(
)thatchangestoindicatewhetherDragoncurrentlyhasFullTextControl.SeeTheText
ControlIndicatorformoreinformation.
Recognition Mode Indicator
TheRecognitionModeIndicatorshowsyouDragon'scurrentmode.OntheNewDragonBar,
youselectmodesfromtheRecognitionModedrop-downlist.OntheClassicDragonBar,you
selectmodesfromtheModesmenu.TheRecognitionModeIndicatorthenchanges
dependingontherecognitionmodethatyouselect.ThedefaultmodeisNormalmode.
ThefollowingtabledescribestheRecognitionmodes.Clickthelinksformoreinformationon
usingtheRecognitionmodes.
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New
DragonBar
Classic
DragonBar
Recognition
mode
Description
Normal
Mode
Dragon'sdefaultmodeof
dictation.InNormalMode,
Dragondistinguishesdictation
fromwords,numbers,and
commandsbyanalyzingwhat
yousaybetweenpauses.Say
"StartNormalMode"or
"NormalModeOn."
Dictation
Mode
Arestrictedrecognitionmode
thatcausesDragontointerpret
everythingyousayasdictation
andnothingisinterpretedasa
command.DictationModecan
behelpfulifyouwanttodictate
asquicklyaspossible,or
dictatewithoutlookingatthe
wordsDragontranscribes.
Say"StartDictationMode"or
"DictationModeOn."
Command
Mode
thatcausesDragontointerpret
everythingyousayasa
commandandnothingis
interpretedasdictatedtext.
Say"StartCommandMode"or
"CommandModeOn."
Numbers
Mode
thatcausesDragonto
recognizeonlynumbers.Ifyou
aredictatingonlynumbers
(includingcurrencies),working
inthismodeincreases
recognitionaccuracy.Say
"StartNumbersMode"or
"NumbersModeOn."
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New
DragonBar
Classic
DragonBar
Recognition
mode
SpellMode
Description
thatcausesDragonto
recognizeonlyletters,
numbers,commands,and
punctuation.Spellmodeis
usefulfordictating
unpronounceable
alphanumericstrings,suchas
partnumbersandlicenseplate
numbers,andothertermsyou
anticipateDragonwontknow,
suchasWebaddresses,
wordsinaforeignlanguage,or
unusualproductnames.Say
"StartSpellMode"or"Spell
ModeOn."Youcanstilluse
commandswhileinSpell
Mode.
Message area
ThemessageareashowsDragonNaturallySpeaking'scurrentstatus,suchaswhetherthe
microphoneisonoroff.Thefollowingtableshowsexamplesofthemessagearea.
NewDragonBar
ClassicDragonBar
Extras toolbar icon
Clicktheiconorsay"ShowExtrasBar"todisplaytheExtrastoolbar.TheExtrastoolbaris
availableonlyontheClassicDragonBar.TheExtrastoolbarhasthefollowingfeatures:
Display Correction menu
ClicktheCorrectionbuttontostopplaybackandcorrectamistake.
Playback controls
Usethecontrolstohearaudiofilesofdictation:
n BeginPlayback
n StopPlaybackorText-to-speech
n BeginRewind
n BeginFastForward
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Read That button
ClicktheReadThatbuttontohaveDragonreadbackarecordingofyourdictation.
Transcribe button
ClicktheTranscribebuttontoopenthe,whichyouusetotranscriberecordingsofdictation
madeonportablerecorders.
Open User Profiles button
DisplaysthenameofthecurrentUserProfiletotherightoftheTranscribebutton.Clickon
theUserProfilenametoopenthe.NotethatthisbuttonappearsonlywhenDragonis
dockedtothetoporbottomofyourscreen.
Notes
n Unlessyourcomputerisequippedwithafull-duplexsoundcard,it'snotpossibleto
stopplaybackbyvoice,becausethecomputercan'thearspeechwhenit'splaying
backdictation.
n PlaybackisavailablefordocumentsdictatedwithMicrosoftWord,Corel
WordPerfect,andDragonPad.onlyuntilyoucloseadocument.Afteryouclosea
document,DragonNaturallySpeakingdeletestherecordeddictationforthat
document.
n The"ShowExtrasBar"voicecommandstogglethestateoftheExtrastoolbar.In
otherwords,ifyouusethiscommandtoshowtheExtrastoolbar,sayingthe
commandagainhidestheExtrastoolbar.
The Text Control Indicator

TheNewDragonBarandClassicDragonBarbothincludeaTextControlIndicatortoshow
whetherDragonhasFullTextControlfortheselectedtextfield.
FullTextControlincludesDragonapplyingspacingbetweenwordsandcapitalizationatthe
beginningofsentences,aswellasexecutingcommandsthatquotetextfromyourdocument
(select<xyz>,correct<xyz>,insertafter<xyz>,etc.).Thisfunctionalitydependson
Dragonsabilitytoconstantlyobtainfromthetextfieldinformationaboutitscontentfor
instance,wherewordsandsentencesbeginandend.
TheTextControlIndicatorisgreen(asshown)whenthecursorisinafieldforwhichDragon
hasFullTextControl.MoststandardtextfieldsallowFullTextControl.
NewDragonBar
ClassicDragonBar
WhenDragondoesn'thaveFullTextControl,theIndicatorturnsgray(asshown).
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NewDragonBar
ClassicDragonBar
WithoutFullTextControl,thefirstwordyoudictatemaynotbecapitalized,Dragonmaynot
addspacingautomaticallywhenyouinsertaword,andcommandsthatquotewordsfrom
yourtextmightnotwork.Inthesesituations,youcansay"cap"beforethewordyouwant
capitalized,andyoucansay"space"whenyouwantaspaceinserted.Youalsomightwantto
usethekeyboardandmousetoperformeditsandcorrections.Alternatively,youmightwant
tousetheDictationBox.
For more information
Formoreinformation,see:
n UsingtheDictationBox
Displaying the DragonBar

TherearedifferentwaystodisplaytheNewDragonBarandtheClassicDragonBar.The
optionsaredifferentforeachDragonBar.
The New DragonBar
To open the New DragonBar
1. OntheClassicDragonBar,clicktheDragonicon
2. SelectNewDragonBar.TheClassicDragonBarcloses,andtheNewDragonBaropens.
To open a menu
1. Say"SwitchtoDragonBar"tomaketheNewDragonBaractive.
2. Saythenameofthemenuandmenuitemthatyouwanttoopen.
Forexample,say"SwitchtoDragonBar"then"Tools"then"Auto-FormattingOptions."
Notefortouchscreenusers:ifaDragonBarmenuisopenandyouwanttoopenanother
DragonBarmenubytouch,touchandholdthemenuyouwanttoopen.
To change the display mode
2. Say"DragonBar"thenthemodethatyouwant:
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Classic DragonBar
TheNewDragonBarcloses,andtheClassicDragonBaropens.
Tray Icon only
TheNewDragonBarisnotvisibleonthescreen.OnlythemicrophoneiconintheWindows
systemtrayindicatesthatDragonisrunning.
Auto-collapse
TheNewDragonBarshrinkstoasmallersizeautomaticallywhenyoumovethecursoraway
fromit.ThisfeatureishelpfulwhenyoufindthattheNewDragonBarcoverstoomuchof
yourscreen.Thisoptionisselectedbydefault.
Note:ifyouuseatouchscreencomputer,werecommendyouturnofftheAuto-collapse
becauseitcouldcauseyoutoinadvertentlytouchthemicrophoneicon.
To collapse the New DragonBar
ClicktheMinimizeicon( ),orsay"CollapseDragonBar".CollapsingtheNewDragonBar
shrinksitdowntoasmallersize,takinguplessspaceonyourscreen.
To expand the New DragonBar
ClicktheMaximizeicon( ),orsay"ExpandDragonBar".ExpandingtheNewDragonBar
revertsittoitsnormalsize.
The Classic DragonBar
To open the Classic DragonBar
2. Say"DragonBar"then"ClassicDragonBar".TheClassicDragonBaropens.
To open a menu
1. Say"SwitchtoDragonBar"tomaketheClassicDragonBaractive.
2. Saythenameofthemenuandmenuitemthatyouwanttoopen.
Forexample,say"SwitchtoDragonBar"then"Tools"then"Auto-FormattingOptions."
To change the display mode
1. ClicktheDragoniconontheleftsideoftheDragonBarorright-clickanywhereonthe
DragonBartoopentheDragonBarshortcutmenu.
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2. Selectadisplaymode:
DragonBar Docked to Top
TheDragonBaralwaysstaysatthetopofthescreen.Thisisthemodeinwhich
theDragonBarappearsthefirsttimeyoustartDragonNaturallySpeaking.
AppliesonlytotheClassicDragonBar.
DragonBar Docked to Bottom
TheDragonBaralwaysstaysatthebottomofthescreen.IftheWindowstaskbar
isvisibleatthebottomofthescreen,theDragonBarappearsjustaboveit.
AppliesonlytotheClassicDragonBar.
Floating DragonBar
TheDragonBarappearsinawindowyoucandragaroundthescreen.Applies
onlytotheClassicDragonBar.
Clinging DragonBar
TheDragonBar"clings"tothetopleftoftheactivewindow.Whenyoudragthe
activewindowtoanewlocationonyourscreen,theDragonBarmoveswithit.In
Clingmode,youdonotseetheExtrastoolbaricon.AppliesonlytotheClassic
DragonBar.
New DragonBar
TheClassicDragonBarcloses,andtheNewDragonBaropens.
Tray Icon Only
TheDragonBarisnotvisibleonthescreen.Onlythemicrophoneiconinthe
WindowssystemtrayindicatesthatDragonNaturallySpeakingisrunning.
Always on Top
Bydefault,Dragonalwaysappears"ontop,"meaningitisintheforegroundof
yourcomputerdisplay.FortheFloatingDragonBar,youcanchangethesetting
sothattheDragonBardropsintothebackgroundlikeotherwindowwhenyou
maximizeoropenanewwindowlargeenoughtohidethecurrentone.Applies
onlytotheClassicDragonBar.
Note
WhenyousettheDragonBarto"AlwaysonTop"itcoverspartsofotherDragon
NaturallySpeakingwindows,suchastheDragonPadandHelpscreens.If
necessary,youcandeselect"AlwaysonTop"ormovethewindowsaroundso
thattheyarenotobscured.
ToreturntothelastDragonBarmode,right-clickonthemicrophoneiconand
clickRestorePreviousDragonBarMode.
To switch between displays
Youcansay"SwitchTo,""ChangeTo,"or"Select"andthenameofthemode.Forexample,if
theDragonBarissettoDockedtoTop,youcouldsay"SwitchToDockedtoBottom"or
"ChangeToFloatingDragonBar"andsoon.
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Working with the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar

YoucanusetheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBarandgethelpwithD
ragon
NaturallySpeakingusingthefollowingvoicecommands:
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To
Say
SelectaNew
DragonBaror
ClassicDragonBar
menuitem
1."SwitchtoDragonBar"tomaketheNewDragonBarorClassic
DragonBaractive.
2.Thenameofthemenuyouwanttoopen.
Startthe
DragonPadword
processor
"StartDragonPad"
DisplayDragon
NaturallySpeaking
Help
"GiveMeHelp"
Displaycommon
voicecommandsfor
yourcurrent
program,window,
ortextfield
"WhatCanISay"
Switchthe
DragonBarmode
"SwitchDragonBarTo"or"SelectDragonBar"andthemodename
("FloatingMode,""DockedtoTopMode,""DockedtoBottomMode,"
"ClingMode,"or"TrayIconOnlyMode")
Note:Onlythe"TrayIconOnlyMode"commandappliestotheNew
DragonBar.AllothermodecommandsapplytotheClassicDragonBar.If
youusethesecommandswhiletheNewDragonBarisopen,theClassic
DragonBaropensautomatically.
Expandor
collapse
theNew
DragonBar
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"ExpandDragonBar"
"CollapseDragonBar"
DisplaytheNew
DragonBaror
ClassicDragonBar
whenitisinTray
Icononlymode
"OpenDragonstraymenu
ChangetheClassic
DragonBarAlways
onTopsetting
"SetDragonBartoAlwaysOnTop"or"MakeDragonBarAlwaysonTop"
ThesecommandstogglethestateoftheClassicDragonBar.Inother
words,ifyouuseoneofthesecommandstomaketheClassicDragonBar
appearalwaysontopandyouthensaythecommandagain,theClassic
DragonBarwillbeputintoastatewhereitcanbecoveredbyother
windows.
To
Say
Note:WhenyousettheClassicDragonBarto"Alwaysontop"itwillcover
secondaryDragonNaturallySpeakingwindows,suchastheDragonPad
andHelpscreens.Inthesecases,youwillhavetoturnoffthe"Alwayson
top"stateormovethewindowsaroundsothattheyarenotobscured.
ExitDragon
1."ExitDragon"
IfyoualsohaveyourUserProfileopenandhavemadecorrections,
performedacoustictraining,changedanoption,ormademodificationsin
theVocabularyEditor,Dragonasksifyouwanttosavethechanges.
2.Say"Yes"tosavethechanges.
Youcanusethe"ExitDragon"commandfrom:
n TheClassicDragonBarControlmenu(clicktheDragon
icon
attheleft).
n TheClassicDragonBarProfilemenu.
n TheNewDragonBarDragonBarmenu.
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Chapter 5: Using the Microphone
Chooseanaudiodevice
Positionyourmicrophoneproperly
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Choose an audio device

UsethisscreentotellDragonwhichtypeofspeechdeviceyou'llbeusing.Touseadifferentdevice
lateron,youcantoyourprofile.
ClickherefortheDragonTop5s:Microphones
Usethetopsectiontochoosetheaudiodevicethatyouwanttouse.Dragonhighlightstheaudio
devicethatitthinksisthemostlikely.
Other available audio devices
Dragonlistsotheraudiodevicesthatyoucanuse.Forexample,ifyourcomputerhasanonboardmic
butyouhaveanexternalUSBmicpluggedin,theonboardmicwillbelistedhere.
Dragonalsoliststhefollowingdevices;youwillneedadditionalhardwaretousethem:
Dragon Remote Microphone Application
UsetheDragonRemoteMicrophoneapplicationifyouwanttouseamobiledeviceasawireless
microphone.
IfyouchosetheDragonRemoteMicrophoneapplication,youmustalsoinstalltheDragonRemote
Microphoneapplicationonthemobiledevice.Formoreinformation,seeUsingamobiledeviceasa
wirelessmicrophoneintheDragonHelp.
TheDragonRemoteMicrophoneapplicationsupportsthefollowingdevices:
n AppleiPhone3GSandhigher,iPad1,2,and3,andiPodtouch4andhigherusingiOS4.2and
higher.ForiOSdevices,theappisavailablefromiTunesandtheAppStore.
n MobiledevicesandtabletsusingAndroidOS2.2andhigher.ForAndroid-baseddevices,the
appisavailablefromGooglePlay(formerlycalledtheAndroidMarket).
Formoreinformationaboutdownloadingandinstallingtheapplicationandthelatestlistofsupported
devicesonNuance.com,clickhere.
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Usethissectionfordetailsaboutselectinghandheldrecordingchoices.IfyourDragoninstallationis
configuredtousewithcommandsonly,youwon'tseethissection.
Handheld or smartphone with recording application
Selectthisoptionifyou'llbedictatingwithamobiledevicecapableofstoringdigitalrecordingsand
transferringthemtoyourcomputer.
Digital audio recorder (includes .wav, .mp3, .wma, .dss, .ds2)
Selectthisoptionifyou'llbedictatingfromadigitalrecorder.
Youcanonlyuseunencrypted.dssor.ds2fileswhencreatingaProfilewitharecorder.
Notes
n Ifyouswitchbetweenmicrophonesyoumustreruntheaudiocheck.
n SomeeditionsofDragonNaturallySpeakingallowyoutohavemultipleaudiosourcesina
profile,soyoucanbenefitfromongoingpersonalizationofyourprofilenomatterwhichofyour
devicesyou'reusing.Forexample,withthesameprofile,youcandictatewithadigitalrecorder
(ifyoureditionofDragonsupportstranscriptionofrecordings),aregularheadsetmicrophone,or
awirelessmicrophone.Formoreinformation,see.
Position your microphone properly

Usethisscreentohelpyoupositionyourmicrophoneforoptimalspeechrecognition.Positioningthe
microphonecorrectlyisoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandotoenhancerecognitionaccuracy.If
themicrophonemovesevenslightlyawayfromtheoptimalposition,yourrecognitionaccuracymay
significantlydeteriorate.
Usethepicturesanddescriptionsonthewizardscreenandinthistopicasguidesformicrophone
positioning.
To position a headset microphone
n Adjusttheheadsetsothatitfitscomfortably.
n Movethemicrophoneelementtothesideofyourmouthtoavoidnoisefrombreathing.
n Makesurethatthemicrophoneelementisclosetoyourmouth,butnottouchingit(aboutaninch
fromthesideofyourmouth).
n Confirmthatthefrontofthemicrophonepointstowardyourmouth.Thefrontmaybeindicated
byacoloreddot,theword"Talk,"orsomeotherlabel.
n Positiontheheadsetconsistentlyeverytimeyouuseit.
To position a handheld microphone or recorder
n Pointthemicrophoneelementtothesideoforbelowyourmouthtoavoidnoisefrombreathing.
Donotholdthemicrophonedirectlyinfrontofyourmouth.
n Holdthemicrophoneinacomfortableposition.Makesurenottoholditinanawkward,tiring
position.
n Makesurethatthemicrophoneelementisabout1to3inchesawayfromyourmouth.You
shouldkeepthemicrophonedistanceinthisrange,butyoudon'thavetoalwayskeepthe
microphoneatexactlythesamedistance.
n Holdthemicrophonesothatthefrontpointstowardyourmouth.Don'ttalkintothesideofthe
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n Holdthemicrophoneconsistentlyeverytimeyouuseit.Becarefulnottomovethemicrophone
oryourheadsuddenly.
n Donotuseamicrophonestandorholderbecauseitwillbehardertokeepaconsistentposition
andthestandmayconductnoise.
Chapter 6: Using the Dragon

Learning Center
TheDragonNaturallySpeakingLearningCenter
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Using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center

UsetheLearningCentertoseeonthesideofyourscreensamplecommandsandtipsrelated
totheprogramyouarecurrentlyusing.Itscontentchangesasyouswitchbetweenprograms
andwindows.(SeeLearningCentercontexts.)
TheLearningCenterappearsautomaticallywhenyouopenaProfile(youcanchangethis
fromtheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialogbox).IftheLearningCenterisclosed,you
canopenitthroughtheHelpmenuorbysayingacommandsuchas"WhatcanIsay"or
"ShowDragonLearningCenter."
YoucanchangetheLearningCenter'sfontsize,eitherbyvoiceorthroughitsright-click
menu.
Bydefault,theLearningCenterissettoFloating;youcanresizeitandmoveit.Ifyoupreferto
notcoveranywindowunderit,youcanchoosetodockittothesideofthescreen,inwhich
caseyoucanalsochoosetosetittoAuto-hide.
Caution:iftheareaofthedesktopbelowtheLearningCentercontainsicons,dockingthe
LearningCenterwillcausethoseiconstomove,whichcoulddisruptyourdesktop
arrangement.
Controlling the Learning Center
YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandswiththeLearningCenter,whetherornotit'sthe
activewindow(thatistosay,whetherornotithasfocus).
MostcommandsrequirethattheLearningCenterbeopen.
ToopenoneofLearningCenter'spanelsortabs,sayclickanditslabel.
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To
Say this
Or do this
Showthe
Learning
Center
"WhatcanIsay?"
SelectLearningCenterfromthe
"DragonLearningCenter"or"Dragon DragonBar'sHelpmenu.
Sidebar"(youcanalsoprecedethis
with"Open","Launch","Start","Show",
or"ShowMe")
"SampleCommands"or"Command
list"(youcanprecedethiswith"Open",
"Launch","Start","Show",or"Show
Me")
"SwitchtoLearningCenter"
Showthe
MyCommands
tab
"ClickMyCommands"
SelecttheMyCommandstabon
theLearningCenter.
Dockthe
Learning
Centertothe
right
"LearningCenterdockright"
andselectDockright.
Dockthe
Learning
Centertothe
left
"LearningCenterdockleft"
andselectDockleft.
Changethefont "LearningCenterFont[Small|
sizeofthe
Medium|Large]"
Learning
Center
andselectFontSize>Small,
MediumorLarge.
Floatthe
Learning
Center
"LearningCenterfloat"
or
"LearningCenterundock"
andselectFloating.
Auto-hidethe
Learning
Center(not
availablein
Floating)
"LearningCenterauto-hide"
andselectAuto-hide.
Disableautohide(not
availablein
Floating)
"LearningCenterstophiding"
anddeselectAuto-hide.
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To
Say this
Or do this
Setthe
Learning
Centerto
AlwaysonTop
WiththeLearningCenteractive,rightclickitandsay"AlwaysonTop"
andselectAlwaysonTop
TurnoffAlways WiththeLearningCenteractive,rightonTop
clickitandsay"AlwaysonTop"
anddeselectAlwaysonTop.
Increasethe
"LearningCenterwider"
Learning
Centerwidthby
5percent
<ALT+W>.(Youcanalsoclickand
dragtheleftborder.)
Decreasethe
"LearningCenterthinner"
Learning
Centerwidthby
5percent
<ALT+T>.(Youcanalsoclickand
dragtheleftborder.)
PrintLearning
Center
commands
N/A
andselectPrint.
Showthe
Learning
CenterHelp
"LearningCenterHelp"
Closethe
Learning
Center
WiththeLearningCenteractive,say
"LearningCenterclose"
or
"Closewindow"
Clickthequestionmark
iconatthetoprightofthe
LearningCenter.
Right-clickontheLearning
CenterandselectClose.
Clickthexatitstoprightcorner.
Learning Center contexts
HereisthelistofprogramsandwindowsforwhichtheLearningCenterhasspecificcontent:
n DesktopandWindowsExplorer
n Dragonwindows:DragonBar,DragonPad,DictationBox,Spellingwindow(see
DragonHelp),CommandBrowser,VocabularyEditor
n MicrosoftWord,MicrosoftExcel,MicrosoftOutlook,,.PleaseseetheDragonHelpfor
MicrosoftPowerPoint,andMicrosoftInfoPath
n WordPad
n .CorelWordPerfect(seeDragonHelp)
n .LotusNotes(seeDragonHelp)
n OpenOffice.orgWriter(seeDragonHelp)
n InternetExplorer,GoogleChrome,andMozillaFirefox
n Global
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IfyouclickinanapplicationforwhichDragondoesnothavespecificcommands(for
example,Notepad,Skype,oriTunes),theLearningCenterdisplaysgeneraltips,plus
commandsavailableatalltimes(thesearecalledglobalcommands)andcommandsfor
controllingtheLearningCenteritself.
The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center

YoucanusetheLearningCentertoseeadviceandcommandsrelatedtoyouractive
application.ThecontentsoftheLearningCenterchangewhenthefocuschangestoanother
window.Forinstance,ifyouclickontheDragonBar,theLearningCenterwillshowcontent
relevanttotheDragonBar,andifyouclickinInternetExplorer,theLearningCenterwill
showcontentrelevanttoInternetExplorer.SeeUsingtheLearningCenter.
TheLearningCenterhastwotabs.Thefirsttabdisplaysanaccordionsystemofexpandable
panelscontainingcommandsandadvice(itstoppanelisopenbydefaultandcontains
essentialadvice).Thesecondtab,labeledMyCommands,isforcustomcommands(if
availableinyoureditionofDragon).
ToopeneachpanelintheLearningCenter,sayclickanditslabel.Similarly,toclickatab,
say"click"followedbyitslabel.
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Note
IfyoudocktheLearningCenter,theiconsonthedesktopmaymove,whichcoulddisrupt
yourdesktoparrangement.
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DictationBasics
Undoingactions
Dictationcommands
Typingorspellingtext
Spellingwords
Dictatingnumbers
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Dictation Basics
DictatetoDragonNaturallySpeakingmuchasyouwoulddictatetoapersontranscribing
yourdictation.Bydefaultyoumustexplicitlysaymostpunctuationandcapitalizationother
thanforpropernamesoratthebeginningofasentence.YoucanhaveDragon
NaturallySpeakingautomaticallyinsertcommasandperiodsinmostsituationsbyselecting
the"Automaticallyaddcommasandperiods"boxontheAuto-formattingdialogbox.For
moreinformation,seeDictatingpunctuationandsymbolsandDictationcommands.
ClickhereforDragon'sTop5s:"Dictation"
Thefollowingtabledescribessomebasicdictationcommands.
Tostartdictating,justsaywhateveryouwanttosay,speakingnormallyinphrases.Then:
To
Say
Startanewparagraph(presstheEnterkey
twice)
"NewParagraph"
Startanewline(presstheEnterkeyonce)
"NewLine"
Enterpunctuationmarks,suchas"!"
Thenameofthepunctuationmark,suchas
"exclamationpoint"
Dictatesymbolsorspecialcharacterssuch
as""
Thestandardnameofthesymbol,suchas"registered
sign"
Completelistingofdictationcommands
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Clickonthefollowinglinksformoreinformationaboutcommondictationtasks:
Undoingactions
Movingthecursor
Working in Programs on page 138
IntheDragonHelp,see:
Dictatinginprograms
Dictatingpunctuationandsymbols
Dictatingproperandplacenames
Dictatinghyphenatedandcompoundwords
Dictatingacronymsandabbreviations
Dictatingabulletedlist
Replacingwhatyoulastdictated
Undoing actions
Youcanreversetheresultofacommandordictationinthefollowingways:
To undo most actions
Say"UndoThat,""UndoLastAction,"orjust"Undo."
Example:
Toundothecommand"ItalicizeThat,"say"UndoThat."
To undo dictation
Say"ScratchThat."
Example:
Toremovetextjustafteryoudictatedit,say"ScratchThat."
Notes
n Youcancancelaselectionbysaying"UnselectThat,"selectingdifferenttext,or
movingtheinsertionpointtoanotherpartofthedocument.
n The"UndoThat"and"UndoLastAction"commandssendanundo(CTRL+z)
commandtotheactiveprogram.Theresultofthecommanddependsonwhich
programisactiveandhowithandlestheundocommand.Forexample,ifyousay
"UndoThat"twiceinarowintheDragonPadwindow,thesecondUndoreversesthe
firstcommandandrestorestheoriginaldictation.Otherprogramsmaybehave
differently.
n TheAccuracyCenterprovidesacentrallocationfortakingadvantageofalltheDragon
NaturallySpeakingtoolsavailabletoensureexcellentrecognition.Formore
information,seeUsingtheAccuracyCenter.
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Correcting text errors as you dictate

UsetheproceduresinthistopicifyounoticethatDragonmisrecognizesawordorwords
whileyouaredictating.Whenyoucorrecterrors,DragonNaturallySpeakinglearnsnotto
makethesamemistakesagain.
To correct a word or phrase with the Correction menu
1. Say"Select<text>,"wheretextistheincorrectwordorphrase.Iftheerrorisinthelast
thingyousaid,youcanjustsay"SelectThat."(AlsoseeTipsforselectingtext).Dragon
NaturallySpeakinghighlightsthewordorphrase,andtheCorrectionmenuappears.
2. Ifthecorrectwordorphraseisonthelist,startspellingtochooseit,orsay"Choose"and
thenumberofthatchoice.Forexample,say"Choose2."Donotsay"ChooseNumeral
Two"orDragonNaturallySpeakingwilltranscribethephraseasthetext"Choose
NumeralTwo"or"Choose2"dependingonhowyousetthenumberformattingoptions
ontheAuto-formattingdialogbox.
3. Ifthewordorphraseyouwantisnotonthelist,spelltheword,orsay"SpellThat"and
spellthewordletterbyletter.
Dragon'sSmartFormatRulesboxmayappearwhenyoucorrectauto-formatted
alphanumerictextusingtheCorrectioncommand,theSpellingwindow,orthekeyboard.
Fordetails,seeUsingSmartFormatRulesandSettingAuto-FormattingOptions.
TheSpellingwindowappears.Youcanusethisdialogboxtospellortypethecorrectword.
Notes
n Dragonalsolearnsfromyourtypingifyouusethekeyboardtocorrecta
misrecognizedword,Dragonlearnsfromthecorrectionandcanusethewordthe
nexttimeyoudictateit.
n TheAccuracyCenterprovidesacentrallocationfortakingadvantageofallthe
DragonNaturallySpeakingtoolsavailabletoensureexcellentrecognition.Formore
n TheCorrectiontaboftheOptionsdialogboxletsyoucontrolthebehaviorofthe
Correctionmenu,includingthecommandsthatmakeitappear.
n IfyouwouldrathernotseetheCorrectionmenueverytimeyouselecttext,youcan
turnitoff.OntheCorrectiontaboftheOptionsdialogbox,cleartheboxthatsays
"'Select'commandsbringupCorrectionmenu."ThenclickApply.
n IfyouwanttoopentheSpellingwindowwhenyoustarttocorrectawordorphrase,
select"CorrectcommandsbringupSpellingwindow"ontheCorrectiontabofthe
Optionsdialogbox.
n Ifyouselectaphrasetocorrectthatincludespunctuationaddedtothesentence
automatically,thelistofcorrectionsthatappearsintheCorrectionmenuwillincludea
versionwithouttheautomaticallyinsertedpunctuation.
n Insomeapplications,youmayhavedifficultyrevisingselectedtext.Inthiscase,you
mayneedtousetheDictationBox.Justselectthetextyouwanttoreviseandsay
"ShowDictationBox"or"EditSelection."
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Dictation commands
Whenyouaredictating,youcansaythefollowingdictationcommandsalsoreferredtoas
"in-line"commandswithoutpausing.
AllthedictationcommandsandtheirpronunciationcanbeseenintheVocabularyEditor.
Say
To
"newline"
PresstheEnterkeyonce
"newparagraph"
PresstheEnterkeytwice,
capitalizenextword.
"cap<word>"
or
"capnext<word>"
Type<word>withaninitialcapital
"capson"
Starttypingwordswithinitialcapitals
"capsoff"
Stoptypingwordswithinitialcapitals
"allcaps<word>"
Type<word>inalluppercase
"allcapson"
Starttypingwordsinalluppercase
"allcapsoff"
Stoptypingwordsinalluppercase
"nocaps<word>"
Type<word>inalllowercase
"nocapson"
Starttypingwordsinalllowercase
"nocapsoff"
Stoptypingwordsinalllowercase
"nospace<word>"
Donotputaspacebefore<word>
"nospaceon"
Stopputtingspacesbetweenwords
"nospaceoff"
Startputtingspacesbetweenwords
"numeral"
EnterthenextnumbersstatedasArabicnumerals(1,2,3...)
"Romannumeral"
EnterthenextnumbersstatedasRomannumerals(i,ii,iii...)
Notes
n WhenyouareinDictationmode,DragonNaturallySpeakinginterpretseverythingyou
sayasdictationandonlyDictationCommandsarerecognized.DictationModecanbe
helpfulifyouwanttodictateasquicklyaspossible,ordictatewithoutlookingatthe
wordsDragontranscribes.Say"StartDictationMode"or"DictationModeOn."
n Dragoncanconfusethecommandforcapitalization(cap)withthewordcap.Inorder
todictatetheword"cap",asin"Iboughtmyselfanewbaseballcap.",youmustfirst
deletethedictationcommandcapwiththeVocabularyEditor.
Todothis,opentheVocabularyEditorfromtheVocabularymenuoftheNew
DragonBarorClassicDragonBar,thenselectthe"Wordswithspokenformonly"inthe
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"Display"drop-downmenuandchoosethespokenformfor"cap"thenclick"Delete",
andclick"Close."
Nowtrydictating"baseballcap"andyouwillseethatDragonrecognizesbothwords
anddisplaysthemproperly.
n Thecapitalizationandspacingmodesareautomaticallycanceledifyoumovearound
yourdocument.
n Ifyoumovethecursor(insertionpoint)bymouseorkeyboard,orchangewindows,
thenextwordyousaywillnotbecapitalized.Youmayneedtocapitalizetheword
manuallyandinsertaspace.
n YoucanenableordisablesomeDragon'scapitalizationcommandsbysettingthe
"CapsLockkeyoverridescapitalizationcommands"optionintheAuto-formatting
dialogbox.
Typing or spelling text

IntheSpellingwindow,youcanusethekeyboardtoenterwordsaswellassaythelettersof
thewords.Youcanspellcontinuouslyoryoucanpausebetweenletters.Asyoutypeorsay
eachletter,thelistofalternativeschanges.Ifthetextyouwantappearsbeforeyoufinish,
youcansimplychooseit.
To type or spell text
1. Typeorsaythelettersoftheword(s).
2. Ifthetextyouwantappearsinthelist,chooseit.Forexample,say"Choose2."
3. Ifnecessary,typeorspelltheword(s)completely.
4. Say"ClickOK."
TheSpellingwindowclosesandthetextisenteredinyourdocument.Ifyouhadselected
texttocorrect,thenewtextnowreplacestheoldtext.
Note
The"UndoThat"commandisnotavailableintheSpellingwindow.Ifyouneedtocorrecta
dictationerrorbyvoicewhileyouareusingtheSpellingwindow,youmayusetheScratch
That,Backspace,orDeletecommands.
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Voice commands that work in the Spelling window
Command
Result
Choose<1-9>
Choosesanumberfromthelistofalternativespellings
Select<1-9>
Edit<1-9>
Or
Modify<1-9>
SelectsalinefromthelistofchoicesintheSpellingwindowandputsitin
theeditbox.Youcanthenchangethetexteitherbyvoiceortyping.
Selectlast/next
<number>
characters
Selectsthespecifiednumberofcharacters
Moveright/left
<number>
characters
Movesthetextinsertionpoint
SelectThat
Selectsthelastutterance(wordorletter),orthewholelineoftextiftherehasbeen
nopreviousselection
Delete/Scratch
That
Deletestheselectedtext,orthewholelineoftextiftherehasbeennoprevious
selection
GoTo
End/Beginningof
Line
Movesthetextinsertionpoint
Notes
n TypinglettersintotheSpellingwindowsearchesDragon'sVocabularyforamatching
word.Ifyoumusttypethefullword,itisbecauseitisnotintheactiveVocabularyorthe
backupdictionary.WhenyousaveaUserProfile,anywordsyouaddintheSpelling
windowareaddedasnewwordstotheactiveVocabulary.
n Ifoneoftherecognitionalternativesisnearlycorrect,youcansay"Select"andthe
numberofthealternative.Thealternativetextappearsinthetextboxwhereyoucan
editit.
n Thevoicecommand"DeleteNext/PreviousWord"doesnotworkintheSpelling
window.
Spelling words
IfawordorphraseisnotcurrentlyinDragon'sVocabulary,youcanspellitintheSpelling
window,andaddittoDragonNaturallySpeaking'sVocabulary.Wordsyouspelldirectlyinto
thedocument,whiletheSpellingwindowisclosed,arenotaddedtotheVocabulary.In
addition,youcanteach(or"train")DragonNaturallySpeakingtorecognizehowyou
pronouncethewordorphraseyouspell.
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Insomecases,youmaynotknowthatawordisnotintheactiveVocabularyuntilDragon
NaturallySpeakingfailstorecognizeitcorrectly.Whetheryouarespellingawordaspartof
yourdictationorcorrectingamisrecognition,theprocessisthesame.
To spell a word or phrase
WhenyouwanttoaddanewwordtotheVocabulary,say"Spell"or"SpellThat"
(immediatelyafterarecognitionerror)andthecharactersofthewordorwordsyouwantto
spell.Saythecharacterscontinuouslyandquickly,notoneatatime.
Note
The"UndoThat"commandisnotavailableintheSpellingwindow.Ifyouneedtocorrecta
dictationerrorbyvoicewhileyouareusingtheSpellingwindow,youmayusetheScratch
That,Backspace,orDeletecommands.
Foralistofthecharactersyoucanspellwiththe"Spell"or"SpellThat"commands,see
Spellingcharacters.
Ifyouusethe"SpellThat"command,sayingthecharactersimmediatelyisoptional;youcan
simplywaitfortheSpellingwindow,toopenbeforeyoubeginspelling.Spellingwordswhile
theSpellingwindowisopenallowsyoutoconfirmthatthewordiscorrectbeforeitappears
inyourdocumentandallowsyoutotrainthepronunciationoftheword.Forinformationon
trainingawordthatyouhavespelled,seethetopicTrainingwordsfromtheSpelling
window.
Forpreviouslydictatedtext,selectthewordorwordsyouwanttocorrect,thensay"Spell
That"followedimmediatelybyletters.
Notes
n Normally,theSpellingwindow,doesnotappearwhenyouusethe"Spell"command.
Youcanmakeitappearbyselectingthe"SpellcommandsbringupSpellingwindow"
optionontheCorrectiontaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
n Whileyouarespellingwords,youmustsay"cap"beforeeachcharacteryouwantto
capitalize.Pausebrieflyaftersayingthecapitalletterandbeforeyousaythenext
letter.
n Youcansay"Double"beforeanyalphabeticcharactertoentertwoofthesame
characters.Forexample,say"Doublea"toenter"aa."Youcanalsosay"Double
Zulu"toenter"zz."Youcannot,however,say"Doubleu"togettwo"u"characters
(andnot"w").Inthiscase,youcansay"DoubleLetteru."
n Youcannotsaythenormalformsofletters(forexample"A")andtheiralpha-bravo
forms(forexample"Zulu")togetherinasinglebreath("AZulu").Youcanmixthemif
youpausebeforeyouchangethespellingformat.
n Inversion13.x,withinnormaldictation,Dragonnolongerrecognizesitsbuilt-in
alternatepronunciationsofletters(alpha,bravo,Charlie,delta,etc.whichsome
peoplecallmilitaryalphabetorphoneticalphabet)--therefore,sayingbravo
CharliewillbetranscribedasbravoCharlie.Toavoidambiguitywiththe
correspondingwords,theseletterpronunciationsarereservedforspellingout:this
meanswhenoneisintheSpellingWindow,wheninSpellMode,andwhengivinga
Spellcommandforexample,thecommandspellspaceCharliealphapapa.
n YoucansaynearlyanycharacterofthestandardWindowscharacterset.Seethe
SeeAlsobelowforafulllistofthecharactersyoucansay.
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n Ifyouareplanningtodoalargeamountofspellinginadocument,considerturning
SpellModeon(say"SpellMode"orclickModes>SpellMode).InSpellMode,Dragon
NaturallySpeakingtriestointerpreteverythingyoudictateasletters.
Dictating numbers
Inmostcasesyoucandictatenumbers,includingpostalcodes,asyounormallysaythem.If
youwanttodictateonlynumbers,as,forexample,whendictatinginaspreadsheetprogram,
youcanturnonNumbersmode.
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To enter
Say
"four"or"numeralfour"
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"twentythree"
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"onehundredseventynine","onehundredandseventynine,"or"one
seventynine"
5423
"fivethousandfourhundredtwentythree"
5.423
"fivepointfourtwentythree"
142,015
"onehundredfortytwothousandandfifteen"
127,400,042
"onehundredtwentysevenmillionfour-hundredthousandforty-two"
127billion
"onehundredtwentysevenbillion"
0.03
"zeropointzerothree"or"ohpointohthree"
23/4
"twoandthreefourths"
11/32
"elevenoverthirtytwo"
565-5000
"fivesixfivefivethousand"
781-565-5000
"seveneightonefivesixfivefivethousand"
$45
"fortyfivedollars"
$99.50
"ninetyninedollarsandfiftycents"
1.7billion
"OnepointsevenbillionEuros"
8:30p.m.
"eightthirtypm"
200kg
"200kilograms"
50meters
"50meters"
May15,2003
"Mayfifteencommatwothousandthree"
Note:Saying"comma"isoptional.
MMIV
"Romannumeraltwothousandfour"
iii(lowercase
Roman)
"Romannumeralthree""nocapsthat"
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To enter
Say
Boston,MA02460
"BostonMassachusetts02460"
Oakland,CA
99077
"OaklandCalifornia99077"
Notes
n Mostoftheseexamplesonlyworkasshownwhentheappropriatenumberformatting
optionsareselectedontheAuto-formattingdialogbox.
n Ifyouwantacommainafour-digitnumber,youmustspeakitexplicitly.Numberswith
fiveormoredigitsautomaticallyincludecommas.
n ToforcerecognitionofdigitsasnumeralsinsteadoftextwithoutusingtheNumbers
Mode,say"Numeral"beforeyousaythedigit,forexample,say"NumeralThree"toget
3.
n Youcanuseoromittheword"and"aspartofanumber.Forexample,say"one
hundredfifty"insteadof"onehundredandfifty"togetthenumber150.
n Youcanuse"oh"and"zero"interchangeablytoget0.
n ThewayDragonNaturallySpeakingformatsthecurrencysymbol,thethousand
separator,thedecimalseparator,thenegativesymbol,andthetimeseparator
dependsontheconfigurationoftheRegionalSettings(oronsomeversionsof
Windows,RegionalOptions)intheWindowsControlPanel.Forthesenumberstobe
formattedaccordingtotheconventionsofthelanguageyouaredictating,youmust
makesurethattheWindowsRegionalSettingsmatchthelanguage.
n YoucansetthecurrencysymbolandformatthatDragonNaturallySpeakingusesby
selectingthe"ISOcurrencycodes"optionontheAuto-formattingdialogbox.Dragon
NaturallySpeakingthenusesthecurrencycharacterandformatspecifiedonthe
RegionalOptionstaboftheRegionalandLanguagesOptionstoolinyourWindows
ControlPanel.IfyouareusingtheClassicStartmenu,youcanopenyourWindows
ControlPanelbyclickingStartontheWindowsTaskbar,pointingtoSettings,andthen
clickingControlPanel.
n YoucanchangethewayDragonNaturallySpeakingformatsnumbersontheAutoformattingdialogboxbyturningonoroffthedifferentformattingoptionsavailableon
thetab.
n YoucanchangethewayDragonNaturallySpeakingformatsCanadianandUKpostal
codesontheAuto-formattingdialogboxbyturningonoroffthe"Streetaddresses"
option.Forexample,withtheoptionon,formatapostalcodeinLondonbysaying
"LondonCommaWTwoFourRJ"toenterLondon, W2 4RJ;andformatapostalcode
inTorontobysaying"TorontoCommaOntarioMFiveHTwoLTwo"toenterToronto,
Ontario M5H 2L2.YoumustreloadyourUserProfilebeforeachangetopostalcode
formattingwilltakeeffect.ToreloadaUserProfile,clickOpenUserProfileonthe
ProfilemenutoopentheOpenUserProfiledialogbox.MakesurethecorrectUser
Profileisselected(thecurrentUserProfileisselectedbydefault),andclickOpen.
n Dragoncanauto-formattextandnumbersusingstandardwritingconventionsorapply
WordPropertiestowordsasyoudictate.Forinformationaboutthesesettings,see
Auto-formattingdialogboxandTheWordPropertiesdialogbox.
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n Dragon'sSmartFormatRulesappearwhenyoucorrectauto-formatted
alphanumerictextorWordPropertiesusingtheCorrectionmenu,theSpelling
window,orthekeyboard.Fordetails,seeUsingSmartFormatRulesandSetting
Auto-FormattingOptions.
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Chapter 8: Using the Dictation

Box
UsingtheDictationBox
DictationBoxSettings
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Using the Dictation Box

BEGIN_NONMED
NormallyyoucandictateanduseDragonNaturallySpeakingvoicecommandsinanytext
windowofanyapplication.However,youmayoccasionallyfindanapplicationoraspecific
windowinanapplicationwhereyoucannotdictateand/orwheresomevoicecommands
wontworkorwon'tworkconsistently.Theseexceptionsarecalled"unsupported
applications"orunknowntextfields.
Using Dictation Box in unsupported applications
TheDictationBoxopensautomaticallyifDragonnoticesthatyouaretryingtodictateinan
unsupportedapplicationorwindowwithinanunsupportedapplication.
Turning off the Dictation Box
Ifyoudon'twantDragontodisplaytheDictationBoxinunsupportedapplications
1. OntheDragonBar,selectTools>Options>Miscellaneous.
2. Clickorsay"UsetheDictationBoxforUnsupportedApplications"toclearthecheckmark
fromthebox.
3. ClickOKtoapplyyourchangestothecurrentsession.Whenyousaveyouruserprofile,
thesettingswillbesavedforfuturedictationsessions.
Unsupported applications
Someexamplesofunsupportedapplicationswouldbepresentationorpagelayoutor
graphicsdesignsoftwarelikeAdobePhotoshop.Herearesomeexamplesofknownissuesin
unsupportedapplications:
n DictatingintoacomplexLotusNotesdocumentsometimesmakesDragon
NaturallySpeakinghangorexhibitotherabnormalbehavior.
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n SomeMicrosoftOutlookusersmayfindthattheFullTextControleditingcapability
doesnotalwayswork.
n Someapplications,suchasNetscape,arenotsupportedforFullTextControlediting
atall.
Transferring your text
WhenyouarereadytomoveyourdictationfromtheDictationBoxtotheunsupported
application,say"Transfer"orclicktheTransferbuttontotransferthetextintothat
application.
Note:TheDictationBoxworksforallapplicationsthatcanacceptstandardkeyboard
shortcutsforWindowsClipboardoperations.Insomeapplicationsthatdonotacceptthese
commands,yourtextmaybelostorchangedwhenyoutransfertextinandoutofthe
DictationBox.Testyourapplicationbeforeyoustartand,ifyoulosetextwhenyoutryto
transfertexttotheapplication,trydifferentselectionsundertheCopyandPasteoptions
(seeDictationBoxSettings).
TheDictationBoxcantransfertextinplainorRichTextFormat(RTF).Formoreinformation
onusingfontsintheDictationBox,refertoUsingFontsinDictationBoxintheDragonHelp.
Note:YoucannottransfertheaudiothatcorrespondstothetextfromtheDictationBoxto
anotherapplication.TheaudioisavailableonlywhiletheDictationBoxisopenandonly
beforeyoudictatethe"Transfer"voicecommand.
The Full Text Control Indicator
TheDragonbarincludesaFullTextControlindicatorthatturnsgreenwhenyouareinan
applicationorwindowwhereallofDragonNaturallySpeakingsfunctionalityissupported.
Whenyouareinanunknowntextfield,theFullTextControlindicatorgoesout,indicating
thatyoumayhavesomedifficultyselectingandeditingdictatedtext.Also,whenyoustart
dictatingintoanunknowntextfield,theDragonBarwilldisplayamessagesaying"Unknown
textfield;considerusing'showDictationBox'-SeeHelp.'"
Thecommandsthatquotetextfromthescreen(select<xyz>,correct<xyz>,insertafter
<xyz>)workthankstoafunctionalitycalledFullTextControl.Thisfunctionalitydepends
onDragonsabilitytoconstantlyobtaininformationfromthetextfieldaboutitscontentfor
instance,inordertoknowwherewordsandsentencesbeginandend,soDragoncanapply
spacingbetweenwordsandcapitalizationatthebeginningofsentences.Moststandardtext
fieldsallowfullFullTextControlcapabilities.
Ifyouhavedifficultyindictatingorcorrectinginoneoftheseunknowntextfields,usethe
DictationBox.
Formoreinformation,seeTheFullTextControlIndicator.
Dictating in unknown text fields
1. Placeyoucursorwhereyouwanttoputthetext
2. StarttheDictationBoxinoneofseveralways:
n Say"ShowDictationBox"
n SelectTools>DictationBoxfromtheDragonBar
n UseCTRL+SHIFT+D.Tochangethedefaulthotkey(seetheDragon
NaturallySpeakingOptionsdialogbox.
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3. WhentheDictationBoxdisplays,youcandictateandedittextinsidetheDictationBox
usingallofDragonNaturallySpeaking'scommands.
4. Onceyouhavefinisheddictatingandeditingthetext,sayorclick"Transfer."Thetextyou
dictatedintheDictationBoxistransferredtotheapplication.TheDictationBoxthen
closes.
Editing text in unknown text fields
Toedittextalreadyintheunknowntextfield:
1. Selectthetextintheunknowntextfieldusingvoicecommandsoryourkeyboardand
mouse.
2. CopythetexttotheDictationBoxforeditinginoneoftheseways:
n Say"EditSelection"
n Say"ShowDictationBox"
Note:TocopyallthetextinanapplicationintotheDictationBoxforeditingsay"Edit
All"
n SelectTools>DictationBoxfromtheDragonBar
n UseCTRL+SHIFT+D.Tochangethedefaulthotkey,seeTheOptionsdialogbox.
3. TheselectedtextdisplaysintheDictationBox.
4. Onceyouhavefinisheddictatingandeditingthetext,sayorclick"Transfer."Thetextyou
dictatedintheDictationBoxistransferredtotheapplication.
Defining how the Dictation Box works in different applications
YoucandefinehowtheDictationBoxcopiesandpastestextforeachapplicationwhereit's
needed.Forexample,youcanhavedifferentcopyandpastesettingsforMicrosoft
PowerPointandCorelWordPerfect.
TodefinehowtheDictationBoxworksinaspecificapplication:
1. Starttheapplicationorspecificwindowandplaceyourcursorintheapplication.
2. StarttheDictationBox
3. Clickthe"Settings..."buttonintheDictationBox.
TheDictationBoxSettingsdialogboxdisplaysasectionnamed"Settingsforapplication
<applicationname>"wherethe<applicationname>isthenameofthecurrentapplication.
Formoreinformation,seeDictationBoxSettings.
Unexpected behavior or text in the Dictation Box
SometimestheDictationBoxmisunderstandsthecontextofwhatyou'reworkingonandit
displaystextyoudidn'tdictate,andthatyoucan'tedit.Thiscanhappenwhenthefocusofthe
applicationyou'reusingisonafieldyoucan'teditand:
n youintentionallyopentheDictationBox,or
n youspeakintoyourmicrophone,promptingtheDictationboxtoopenautomatically
Forexample,ifyouhaveyoure-mailapplicationopenwithaniteminyourmessagelist
selected,theDictationBoxmaydisplaytheheadertextofthatmessage.
Ifthishappens,justgototheDictationBoxandsayorclick"Cancel"tocloseit.
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Dictation Box Settings

YouopentheDictationBoxbyselectingTools>DictationBoxontheNewDragonBaror
ClassicDragonBar.
WhenyouareinAnchoredmode,youcandefineyoursettingsfromtheDictationBox
Settingswindow,whereyoucanconfigurehowtheDictationBoxcopiestextfromand
pastestextintoeachapplicationwhereyouplantousetheDictationBox.Forexample,you
canhavedifferentcopyandpastesettingsforMicrosoftPowerPointandCorelWordPerfect.
ToopentheSettingsdialogbox,clicktheSettingsbuttoninsidetheDictationBox.
Note:IfyouarenotinAnchoredmode,youwon'tseetheSettingsbutton.Instead,youcan
configuretheDictationBoxbyselectingTools>OptionsandthengoingtotheDictationBox
tab.
Note: YoucanhavemultipleDictationBoxesopenatonetimeandcanhavedifferent
settingsforusingtheDictationBoxwitheachapplicationyouuse.
Font
TheFontsettingletsyouchangethefontusedforthecontentsoftheDictationBox.To
changethefont:
1. Click"ChangeFont..."
2. Setthefont,style,andsizeunderFont,Fontstyle,andSize.
3. UnderEffects,youcanchooseacolorfromthedrop-downlistand/orchooseStrikeoutor
Underline.
4. ClickOKtosavethefontchange.
Notes:
n Tosetthefonttothedefault,click"DefaultFont"andthefonttypeandsizechangeto
Arial10-point.
n Whenyoucopytextintothetextbox,itdisplaysinthesamefontastheoriginating
application.
Window Position
YoucandefinewheretheDictationBoxappears:
n Anchor:SelectthisifyouwanttheDictationBoxtoappearatthelocationwhereit
waslastclosed.IfyoudragtheDictationBoxtoanewlocationandthencloseit,itwill
displayatthatlocationwhenyourestarttheDictationBox.
n Automatically position the Dictation Box near the cursor:Thisoptioncauses
theDictationBoxtoappearasclosetothecursorlocationasispractical.
Settings for application <application name>
YoucandefinehowtheDictationBoxcopiesandpastestextineachapplicationwhereit's
used.Forexample,youcanhavedifferentcopyandpastesettingsforMicrosoftPowerPoint
andCorelWordPerfect.
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TheDictationBoxworksforallapplicationsthatcanacceptstandardkeyboardshortcutsfor
WindowsClipboardoperations.Insomeapplicationsthatdonotacceptthesecommands,
yourtextmaybelostorchangedwhenyoutransfertextinandoutoftheDictationBox.
TheCopyoptionsdefinewhatkindofcopiedtexttheDictationBoxcanreceivefroman
application.
Testyourapplicationbeforeyoustartand,ifyoulosetextwhenyoutrytotransfertexttothe
application,trydifferentselectionsundertheCopyandPasteoptions,detailedbelow:
Copy
n Do not copy: DoesnotcopyanytextfromtheapplicationwhentheDictationBoxis

started.
n Type keys <Ctrl+C>:UsesCtrl+Ctocopytextfromtheapplication.
n Use Windows Copy Command:UsestheWindowscopycommandtocopytext
fromtheapplication.
Paste
n Type keys <Ctrl+V>: UsesCtrl+VtocopytextfromtheDictationBoxtothe

application.
n Use Windows Paste Command:UsestheWindowsPasteCommandtocopytext
fromtheDictationBoxtotheapplication.
n Simulate keystrokes:SendskeystrokesfromtheDictationBoxtotheapplication.
Use"Simulatekeystrokes"iftheothermethodsofpastingtextdonotwork.
Show character count
Selectthischeckboxtohavethecharactercountdisplaythenumberofcharactersinthe
DictationBox.
Keep transferred text in clipboard when the Dictation Box is closed
CheckthisoptiontohaveDragonNaturallySpeakingholdthetextdictatedintotheDictation
BoxintheWindowsclipboardeitherafteryoutransferthetextunsuccessfully(pastefails)or
afteryouhaveclosedtheDictationBox(shouldanytextremainintheDictationBox).
AslongasyouhavechosenType Keys <Ctrl+V>orUse Windows Paste Commandunder
Paste options,checkingthischeckboxprotectsyoufromlosinganytextwhen:
n You'vetransferredwiththeTransfervoicecommandanditfailstopasteintothe
applicationwhereyouhaveplacedthecursor
n TextstillremainsintheDictationBoxwhenyoucloseit
Ifyoudonotselectthisoption,thetextdictatedintotheDictationBoxthathasnotbeen
transferredwillbelostwhenyouclosetheDictationBox.
Whenyouhaveselectedthischeckbox,ifthetransferfails,youdonotlosethetext,because
thetextisstoredtemporarilyintheWindowsclipboard.Iftheapplicationyoutriedtotransfer
thetexttofailstoreceivethetext,youcanopenanotherapplicationandtryusingthe
Windowspastecommandtopastethetextfromtheclipboard.
Restore Defaults
ThisoptionrestoresallDictationBoxsettingstotheirdefaults.
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For more information
Formoreinformation,see:
n UsingtheDictationBox
n TheFullTextControlIndicator
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AboutDragonPad
Changingthewaytextwrapsonyourscreen
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About DragonPad
DragonPadisDragonNaturallySpeaking'sbuilt-inwordprocessor,whichisoptimizedfor
dictation.DragonPadincludesbasictextformattingfeaturesaswellastheabilitytosaveand
printdocuments.
YoucanuseDragonPadwhenyoudonotneedthecapabilityofafull-featuredword
processor.Whenyouhavefinisheddictating,youcansay"CopyAllToClipboard"tocopy
yourtexttotheClipboardand"PasteThat"tocopythetextfromtheClipboardintoanyother
program.
AlthoughitissimilartoWordPad,DragonPadiscustomizedforusewithDragon
NaturallySpeakingandcontainsspeechrecognitionfeaturesthatarenotavailablein
WordPad.
Changing the way text wraps on your screen

AsyouaredictatinginDragonPad,youmaywanttochangethewaytextwrapsinthe
DragonPadwindow.
To change the way text wraps on your screen
1. OntheViewmenu,clickSettings.
2. IntheWordWrapgroupoftheTextortheRichTexttab,selectthewrappingoptionyou
want.YoucanselectNowrap,Wraptowindow,orWraptoruler.
3. ClickOK.
Notes
n Thewrappingoptionsaffectonlyhowtextappearsonyourscreen.Whenprinted,the
documentusesthemarginsettingsspecifiedinPageSetup.
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n Youcansetdifferentwordwrapoptionsforthetextformatinwhichyousavethe
document:text-only(TXT)orrichtextformat(RTF).
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Correctingdictation-workflow
Correctingtext-quickreference
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Correcting dictation - workflow

Thereareanumberofwaysyoucancorrectthemisrecognitionsinadocument.Thefollowing
techniquesdescribethemostbasicmethods.Youcancombinethesetechniquesinany
mannerthatsuitsyourworkingstyle.
ClickhereforDragon'sTop5s:"Correctingtext"
Correcting using the Correction menu (easiest)
To correct text using the Correction menu
1. Doanyofthefollowing:
n Say"Correctthat"afterthelastthingyoudictated.
n Say"Correct<xyz>"or"Select<xyz>"tohaveDragonselectanyeditabletextinthe
currentdocumentore-mailmessage.
n Say"Correct<abc>through<xyz>tohaveDragonselectanyeditablerangeoftextin
thecurrentdocumentore-mailmessage.
n Pressthecorrectionhotkey,normallytheMinuskey(-)onthenumerickeypad.
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TheCorrectionmenuopens*.
2. ChooseoneoftheitemsfromtheCorrectionmenuordictatethereplacementcontent.
IfyouchooseoneofthealternativesontheCorrectionmenu,Dragonautomaticallyreturns
thecursortowhereitwasbeforeyouopenedthemenu.
IfyoudictatesomethingnewtomakeacorrectionwhentheCorrectionmenuisopen,
Dragondoesnotreturnthecursortoitslastlocation.Youcanusethe"GoBack"command
orthemouseorkeyboardtomoveitbacktowhereitwas.
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Correcting text with the keyboard (fastest)
To correct text with the keyboard
1. Movetheinsertionpointtothebeginningofthedictationyouwanttocorrect.
2. PresstheCorrectionhotkeytodisplaytheCorrectionmenu.(Bydefault,thisistheMinus
key(-)onthenumerickeypad.YoucanchangethehotkeyassignmentontheHotkeystab
oftheOptionsdialogbox.)YoucanalsoclicktheCorrectionbuttonontheExtrastoolbar.
TheExtrastoolbarisavailableonlyontheClassicDragonBar;touseit,youmustfirst
switchtotheClassicDragonBar.
3. TheCorrectionmenudisplaysalistofoptionalspellings.
n Iftheselectedalternativeiscorrect,presstheRightArrowkey.
n Ifoneoftheotheralternativesiscorrect,presstheDownArrowkeyuntil
thatalternativeishighlightedandpresstheRightArrowkey.
n Ifnoalternativeiscorrect,justtypethecorrecttextorsay"SpellThat"to
opentheSpellingwindow.
4. Continueuntilallthetextiscorrect.
Correcting text while playing back dictation (most accurate)
PleasenotethatwhenyoudictateintoaWebapplication,playbackavailabilityislimited.For
moreinformationonthis,seeIfyouhaveproblemsusingWebapplicationsupport.
To correct text while playing back dictation
1. Movetheinsertionpointtothebeginningofthedictationyouwanttocorrect.
2. ClickPlayThatBackontheAudiomenuoftheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar.
(Onecouldalso,ontheClassicDragonBar,clicktheBeginPlaybackbuttonontheExtras
toolbar.TheExtrastoolbarisavailableonlyontheClassicDragonBar;touseit,onemust
firstswitchtotheClassicDragonBar.)
3. Whentheplaybackofyourdictationreachesarecognitionerror,pressthecorrectionhot
key.(Bydefault,thisistheMinuskey(-)onthenumerickeypad.Youcanchangethehot
keyassignmentontheHotkeystaboftheOptionsdialogbox.)Youcanalsoclickthe
CorrectionbuttonontheExtrastoolbaroftheClassicDragonBar.
4. TheCorrectionmenudisplaysalistofalternativesforthemisrecognition.
n Ifoneofthealternativesiscorrect,presstheDownArrowkeytohighlightthatchoice
andthenpressEntertoacceptit.Playbackwillcontinueautomaticallyfromthepoint
whereyoustopped.
n Ifnoalternativeiscorrect,justtypeorsaythecorrecttextandclicktheBeginPlayback
button.Playbackwillcontinuefromthepointwhereyoustopped.
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Correcting text using voice commands (hands-free)
To correct text using voice commands
1. Say"GoToBeginningofDocument."
2. Lookforthefirstmisrecognitionandsay"Correct"andthetextthatisincorrect.The
Correctionmenuappears,presentingalternatives.
n Ifanalternativeiscorrect,say"Choose"andthenumberofthatalternative.For
example,"ChooseTwo."(Donotsay"ChooseNumeralTwo"orDragon
NaturallySpeakingwilltranscribethephraseasthetext"ChooseNumeralTwo"or
"Choose2"dependingonhowyousettheautomatictextformattingpropertiesonthe
Auto-formattingdialogbox.)
n Ifnoneofthealternativesiscorrect,say"SpellThat,"spellthecorrectwordorwords
intotheSpellingwindow,andthensay"clickOK."
3. Verifythatthecorrecttextappearsinthedocumentinplaceofthemisrecognizedtextand
continuetothenextmisrecognition.
Using Smart Format Rules
YoucanalsousetheSmartFormatRulesfeaturetohaveDragonrecognizewhenyou
correctdictatedtextthatcorrespondstoanAuto-formattingoptionorsupportedbythis
feature.DragonthendisplaysaSmartFormatRulesdialogbox,offeringoneormoresetting
adjustmentsrelevanttothechangeyoujustmade.Ifyoudontwishtochangeanysetting,
youcanjustignoretheSmartFormatRulesboxandcontinuedictating(orsay"Cancel"to
dismissthebox).
TheSmartFormatRulesboxmayappearwhetheryoumakeacorrectionusing
n theSpellingwindow
or
n thekeyboard.
Fordetails,seeUsingSmartFormatRules,theAuto-formattingdialogboxandCreating
WordProperties.
Notes
n IfyouselectaphrasetocorrectthatincludespunctuationaddedbyDragon
automatically,thelistofalternativesintheCorrectionmenuwillincludeonewithout
thatpunctuation.
n WhenyouusetheCorrectionmenuwithaselectionofmorethan70characters,
Dragonselectsonlythefirstsentenceforcorrection.
n Whenyouusethe"select"or"correct"commandtoselectanypartofahyphenated
wordorahyphen,Dragonselectstheentirehyphenation.Forexample,inthe
hyphenatedword"brother-in-law"ifyousay"correctbrother"becauseyouonlyneed
tochangethat,Dragonselects"brother-in-law."
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Correcting text - quick reference

Whenyoucorrectrecognitionerrors,DragonNaturallySpeakingadaptsyourUserProfile,so
errorsarelesslikelytohappenagain.
See also
n UsingDirectEditing
Youcancorrectrecognitionerrorsinthefollowingways:
To
Say
Correctawordor
phraseyouspecify
"Correct<wrongwordorphrase>"(iftherearemultiplematchesin
theeditabletext,anumberwillappearnexttoeachone;saythe
numberofthedesiredone,orsay"chooseall")
Correctthelastthing
yousaid
"CorrectThat"or"CorrectThis"
Correcttheselected
text
"CorrectThat"or"CorrectThis"
Correctarangeoftext
"Correctdarkthroughnight"wheredarkisthefirstwordtocorrectand
nightisthelastwordtocorrect.Youdon'thavetoincludetheentire
phrasewhenyouusethiscommand.
"Correctfrom<text>to<text>"(OutsideUSandCanada)
"Correct<text>through<text>"(IntheUSandCanada)
Deletetextyoujust
dictated
"ScratchThat"
Playbacktherecorded
speechfortheselected
text
"PlayThatBack"
Note:Webapplicationshaveonlylimitedplayback.
UsetheExtrastoolbar
(availableonlyonthe
ClassicDragonBarand
inhighereditionsof
Dragon)
"Showextras"iftheExtrastoolbarisnotvisible(orclicktheExtras
button
ontheClassicDragonBar),thenclicktheCorrection
button
tobringupthecorrectioninterface.(Ifyouclickthis
buttonwhileDragonisplayingbacktext,thiswillstopplayback.)
TheCorrectionmenuclosesautomaticallyafteryoupickanitemfromit.Ifyouwanttoclose
theCorrectionmenuwithoutpickingfromit,say"Cancel"orjustcontinuedictating.
YoucanenableanddisabletheseDirectEditingcommandsfromtheCommandstabofthe
Optionsdialogbox.
Workflow
YoucanexperimentwithDragonNaturallySpeaking'svariouscorrectionoptions,including
bothvocalandmanualactions(Correctionbutton,Correctionhotkey,double-clicktoCorrect,
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SmartFormatRules),toseewhatyoupreferforagivensituation.Foradescriptionofthree
differentmethodsforcorrectingtextandhoweachfitsintoaparticularworkflow,click
Correctionworkflow.
Techniques
Thefollowingtopicsexplaindifferentaspectsofcorrectingtext:
Undoingactions
Notes
n RememberthatlettingDragonNaturallySpeakingadaptitsVocabularytoyourown
wordsandphraseswillpreventmanyrecognitionerrors.IfawordisnotinDragon
NaturallySpeaking'sactiveVocabulary,DragonNaturallySpeakingcan'trecognizeit
accurately.TheAccuracyCenterprovidesacentrallocationforalltheDragon
n IftheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBarmessageareastatesthatthereis
nothingtocorrect,selectthetextyouwanttocorrectandsay"CorrectThat"again(or
presstheCorrectionhotkeyorclicktheCorrectionbutton).
n Ifyouselectaphrasetocorrectthatincludesacommaorperiodaddedtothe
sentenceautomatically,thelistofcorrectionsthatappearsintheCorrectionmenuwill
includeaversionwithouttheautomaticallyinsertedpunctuation.
n Todictatetheword"correct"atthebeginningofanutterance(thatis,asthefirstword
afterapause),eithersay"correct"andthenpause,orholddowntheShiftkeywhile
youspeaktoforceDragonNaturallySpeakingtorecognizethewordasdictationand
notasacommand.Youcanchangethekeythatyoupresstocontrolthisbehavioron
theHotkeystaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
Choosing the correct text

IntheCorrectionmenuandtheSpellingwindow,DragonNaturallySpeakingoffersa
selectionofrecognitionalternatives.Usethefollowingproceduretochoosethealternative
youwant.
To choose the correct text
Ifthecorrecttextisoneofthealternativeslisted,say"Choose"andthensaythenumberof
thealternativeinthelist.Asanoption,youcanpresstheALTkeyandtypethenumberofthe
alternativefromthekeyboard(notthenumerickeypad).
Thetextyouchoosereplacesthetextinyourdocument.
Example:
Ifthecorrecttextisthethirdalternative,say"Choose3."
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Notes
n Dragon'sSmartFormatRulesdialogboxmayappearwhenyoucorrectautoformattedalphanumerictextusingtheCorrectioncommand,theSpellingwindow,or
thekeyboard.Fordetails,seeUsingSmartFormatRulesandAutomaticallyFormat
Text.
n Whenselectinganalternativeonthecorrectionmenu,say"Choose"andthenumber
ofthatalternative.Forexample,"ChooseTwo."Donotsay"ChooseNumeralTwo"or
DragonNaturallySpeakingwilltranscribethephraseasthetext"ChooseNumeral
Two"or"Choose2"dependingonhowyousetthenumberformattingoptionsonthe
Auto-formattingdialogbox.
n IntheSpellingwindow,ifoneoftherecognitionalternativesisnearlycorrect,youcan
say"Select"andthenumberofthealternative.Thealternativetextismovedintothe
textbox,soyoucaneditit.Asanoption,youcanpresstheSHIFTandALTkeysand
typethenumberofthealternativefromthekeyboard(notthenumerickeypad).
n Ifyouselectaphrasetocorrectthatincludespunctuationaddedtothesentence
automatically,thelistofcorrectionsthatappearsintheCorrectionmenuwillincludea
versionwithouttheautomaticallyinsertedpunctuation.
n TheAccuracyCenterprovidesacentrallocationfortakingadvantageofalltheDragon
n YoucanchoosetoalwaysplaybackrecordedspeechintheCorrectionmenu.Youcan
settherespectiveoptionontheCorrectiontaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
Correcting misrecognized commands

Ifyouspeakavalidcommandanditisnotrecognizedcorrectly,usethefollowingprocedureto
ensurethatDragonNaturallySpeakingrecognizesthecommandinthefuture.Whenvalid
commandwordsandphrasesappearintheResultsboxtheboxcontainsablueborder.Open
theCommandBrowserfromtheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBarToolsmenuforlists
ofvalidcommands.
To correct a misrecognized command
1. Ifthewindowordialogboxcontainingthemisrecognizedcommandisnotactive(thatis,
thetitlebarisnothighlighted),clickinittomakeitactive.
2. Say"ScratchThat"(todeletetheunwanteddictation),"UndoThat",or"UndoLastAction"
toundoanunwantedaction.
3. Saythecommandagain.
Ifthecommandwasrecognizedasdictation,holddowntheCTRLkeyasyoustarttosaythe
commandagain.HoldingdowntheCTRLkeyforcesDragonNaturallySpeakingtorecognize
whatyousayasacommand.YoucanalsoswitchtoCommandMode.
Notes
n Youcantraincommandstomatchyourpronunciation,ifnecessary.
n WhenDragonNaturallySpeakingrecognizesacommand,thebordersoftheresults
boxturnblue.Theonlyexceptiontothisiswhenyouusecommandsthatyouusually
saywithoutpausingduringdictation,suchas"newline","newparagraph","nocaps",
or"allcaps".
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UsingDirectEditingcommands
Handlingmultipletextmatches
Revisingtext-quickreference
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Using Direct Editing commands

UseDragonNaturallySpeakingDirectEditing(formerlycalledQuickVoiceFormatting)
commandstodoroutinetasksfasterbyvoice.
InpreviousversionsofDragon,deleting,cutting,copying,italicizing,underlining,andapplying
boldtotextweretwo-stepoperations:youhadtoselectthetextbeforeyoucouldchangeit.
Nowyoucanperformtheseactionsinonestep.
See also
n Handlingmultipletextmatches
Note
Forcommandsthatnamearangeoftext,suchas"bold<text>through<text>,"Dragon
expectstohear"to"or"through"dependingontheregionyouselectedwhenyoucreatedyour
UserProfile.Use"through"intheUnitedStatesandCanada,anduse"to"inallotherregions.
Formatting text
UsethecommandsinthefollowingtabletoquicklyformattextusingDirectEditing.
Formattingcommandsareavailableonlyinprogramsthatsupportformatting.
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To...
Say...
Boldthespecifiedtextorarangeoftext.
Bold<text>
Boldfrom<text>to<text>
Bold<text>through<text>
Italicizethespecifiedtextorarangeoftext.
Italicize<text>
Italicizefrom<text>to<text>
Italicize<text>through<text>
Underlinethespecifiedtextorarangeoftext.
Underline<text>
Underlinefrom<text>to<text>
Underline<text>through<text>
Capitalizethespecifiedtextofarangeoftext
Capitalize<text>
Capitalizefrom<text>to<text>
Capitalize<text>through<text>
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Editing text
UsethecommandsinthefollowingtabletoquicklyrevisetextusingDirectEditing.
To...
Say...
Cutthespecifiedtextorarangeoftext.
Cut<text>
Cutfrom<text>to<text>
Cut<text>through<text>
Note:TheCutvoicecommandisturnedoffbydefaulttokeeptheword"cut"availablefor
regulardictation.Toenableusing"Cut"asacommand,changetheEnableCutshortcut
commandsettingintheOptionsdialogboxCommandstabandthenExitandRestart
Dragon.
Copythespecifiedtextorarangeoftext.
Copy<text>
Copyfrom<text>to<text>
Copy<text>through<text>
Deletethespecifiedtextorarangeoftext.
Delete<text>
Deletefrom<text>to<text>
Delete<text>through<text>
Handling multiple text matches

UsethecommandsinthistopicwhenDragonfindsmultipleinstancesofawordorphrasein
thepartofyourdocumentcurrentlyshowingonscreen.Dragondisplaysanumbernextto
eachinstance,sothatyoucanchoosetheoneyouhadinmindforthecommand.Thisfeature
alsoletsyousavetimebyapplyingthecommandtoallinstancesatonceifdoingsomakes
senseforthatparticularcommand.
Note
n IfyoupreferthatDragonchangeonlytheinstanceofawordorphrasenearesttothe
cursor,youcanturnthisoptionoffinDragon'sOptionsdialogbox,Commandstab(see
Enablemultipletextmatches).Then,ifDragonselectsthecorrectwordorphrasebut
nottherightinstance,youcansay"SelectAgain"toselectthepreviousinstance.By
default,thefeatureisturnedon.
Here'sanexampleofwhatDragondoeswiththe"Italicize<xyz>"command.Whenyousay
"italicizecourse,"Dragondisplaysanumbernexttoeachmatchingitem,asshownhere.
Thenyoucansay"Choose<n>,"where<n>representsoneofthenumberedtextmatches,
or"ChooseAll"toapplythecommandtoalltextmatches.Dragononlynumberstextmatches
thatarevisibleinyourcurrentdocumentwindow.
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Youcancanceltextmatchingbysaying"Cancel,"continuingtodictate,typing,orclickingthe
mouse.Youcanalsouse"UndoAll"afteryouuse"ChooseAll."
YoucanusethisfeaturewithMicrosoftWord,Notepad,WordPad,MicrosoftOutlook,
InternetExplorer,MicrosoftInfoPath,DragonPadandDragon'sDictationBox.
Whenyousayacommandthatcanapplytomultipleinstances,theNewDragonBaror
ClassicDragonBarmessagearea(onlyvisiblewhentheClassicDragonBarisDockedor
Floating,alwaysvisibleontheNewDragonBar)providesinformationaboutwhatyoucan
say.ThisisanexampleofhowitcanbeusefultochecktheNewDragonBarorClassic
DragonBraformessagesregularly,especiallyifyouarenewtothisversionofDragon.
See also
n UsingDirectEditingcommands
Usethefollowingtableasaquickreferencefortextmatchingcommands.
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Command
To...
Say...
Bold< xyz>
Applyboldtoone
ormoretext
matches
"Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say
"Choose3"or"3"toapplytheformattingtoonlythe
thirdinstanceofanumberoftextmatches.
OR
"Chooseall"toapplyboldtoallinstancesDragon
showsastextmatches.
Underline<xyz>
Applyunderlining "Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say
tooneormoretext "Choose3"or"3"toapplytheformattingtoonlythe
matches
OR
"Chooseall"tounderlineallinstancesDragonshows
astextmatches.
Italicize<xyz>
Applyitalicstoone
ormoretext
matches
OR
"Chooseall"toitalicizeallinstancesDragonshowsas
textmatches.
Capitalize< xyz>
Capitalizethefirst
letterofoneor
moretextmatches
OR
"Chooseall"tocapitalizeallinstancesDragonshows
astextmatches.
Delete<xyz>
Deleteoneor
moretextmatches
"Choose3"or"3"todeleteonlythethirdinstanceofa
numberoftextmatches.
OR
"Chooseall"todeleteallinstancesDragonshowsas
textmatches.
UndoAll
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Undochangesto
allrevisedtext
matches
1.Performoneofthecommandsinthistabletorevise
twoormoremultipletextmatches.
2.Say"UndoAll."
Command
To...
Say...
NoteUndoAllcanundoamaximumof50instances
oftheBold,Italicize,Underline,andDelete
commands,anduptoamaximumof25instancesof
theCorrectcommand.
Cut<xyz>
Cutoneofthetext
matches
Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say
"Choose3"or"3"tocutonlythethirdinstanceofa
Note:TheCutvoicecommandisturnedoffbydefaulttokeeptheword"cut"availableforregular
dictation.Toenableusing"Cut"asacommand,changetheEnableCutshortcutcommand
settingintheOptionsdialogboxCommandstabandthenExitandRestartDragon.
Copy<xyz>
Copyoneofthe
textmatches
"Choose3"or"3"tocopyonlythethirdinstanceofa
Select<xyz>
OR
"Select<abc>
through<xyz>"
Selectoneofthe
matchesof
selectedtext
"Choose3"or"3"toselectonlythethirdinstanceofa
numberoftextmatches.Youmustthenchooseone
ofthenumberedtextmatches.
Notes:
DependingonhowDragon'sCorrectionOptionsare
set,DragondisplayseithertheCorrectionmenuor
theSpellingwindowwhenyouusetheSelect
command.Changestomultipletextmatchesdonot
workfromtheSpellingwindow.
Replacingallinstancesoftextmatchesdoesnot
workwiththeSelectcommand.
Correct< xyz>
OR
"Correct<abc>"
through<xyz>
UsetheCorrection
menutochange
oneormoretext
matches
"Choose3"or"3"tocorrectonlythethirdinstanceofa
OR
"Chooseall"tocorrectalltextmatchesDragon
displays.
Notes:
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Command
To...
Say...
DependingonhowDragon'sCorrectionOptionsare
set,DragondisplayseithertheCorrectionmenu(see
examplebelow)ortheSpellingwindowwhenyouuse
theCorrectcommand.
Ifyouuse"Chooseall"whenmultiplecorrection
optionsaredisplayed,youcanreplaceallofthe
selectionswithanumberedoptionfromthemenuor
use"allcapsthat."
Othermenucommandsapplytothelastmatch
selected.
Changestomultipletextmatchesdonotworkfrom
theSpellingwindow.
Insertbefore
Movethecursorto
justbeforea
particularwordor
phraseinyour
document
"Choose3"or"3"tomovecursorintopositionjust
beforethethirdinstanceofanumberoftextmatches.
Insertafter
Movethecursorto
justaftera
particularwordor
phraseinyour
document
"Choose3"or"3"tomovecursorintopositionjust
afterthethirdinstanceofanumberoftextmatches.
Notes
n Forcommandsthatapplytoarangeoftext,suchas"bold<abc>through<xyz>,"
Dragonexpectstohear"to"or"through"dependingontheregionyouselectedwhen
youcreatedyourUserProfile.Use"through"intheUnitedStatesandCanada,and
use"to"inallotherregions.
n FormattingcommandsarenotavailableinNotepadandmaynotworkcorrectlyin
InternetExplorer.
n TouseformattingcommandsinMicrosoftOutlook,makesureeitherHTMLorRTF
mailmessageformatisturnedon.
Revising text - quick reference

Youcanrevisetextbyvoiceinanyofthefollowingways.
See also
n Handlingmultipletextmatches
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To
Say
Deletetext
"ScratchThat"todeletethelastthingyousaid.
"Delete<text>"where<text>isthewordorphraseyou
wanttodelete*
"Deletefrom<text>to<text>"*
"Delete<text>through<text>"*
Cuttext
"CutThat"tocutpreviouslyselectedtextorthelastthing
yousaid.
"Cut<text>"where<text>isthewordorphraseyou
wanttocut*
"Cutfrom<text>to<text>"
"Cut<text>through<text>"
Note:TheCutDirectEditingcommandisturnedoffby
defaulttokeepitavailableforregulardictation.
ToenabletheCutcommand,
1. ChooseTools>OptionsfromtheNew
DragonBarorClassicDragonBar.
2. ClickCommands>EnableCutCommand.
3. RestartDragon.
Copytext
"CopyThat"tocopypreviouslyselectedtextorthelast
thingyousaid.
"Copy<text>"w
here<text>isthewordor
phraseyouwanttocopy*
"Copyfrom<text>to<text>"*
"Copy<text>through<text>"*
Selecttext
"Selectthat"toselectthelastthingyousaid.
"Select<text>"where<text>isthewordorphraseyou
wanttochange
"Select<text>Through<text>."
Note:OutsidetheUSAorCanada,say"Select<text>
To<text>."
"Selectfrom<text>to<text>"
Correcttext
"CorrectThat"
"Correct<text>"where<text>isthewordorphraseyou
wanttochange
"Correct<
text>To<text>"
"Correctfrom<text>to<text>"
"Correct<text>Through<text>."
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To
Say
Note:OutsidetheUSAorCanada,say"Select<text>
To<text>."
Correcttextonceyouhaveselected
it
"CorrectThat"
OR
Thewordsyouwanttoreplacetheselection.
Backupandresumedictating
"ResumeWith<word>"where<word>isthewordyou
wantDragontoresumewith.Then,dictatetherevised
text.
Movethecursorbacktoitslast
positionindocumentsande-mail
messages
Pausebrieflyduringdictationandsay"GoBack"See
Using"GoBack"tomovethecursor.
*indicatesaDirectEditingcommand.YoucanenableanddisabletheseDirectEditing
commandsfromtheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
Thecommandsthatquotetextfromthescreen(select<xyz>,correct<xyz>,insertafter
<xyz>)workthankstoafunctionalitycalledFullTextControl.Thisfunctionalitydependson
Dragonsabilitytoconstantlyobtaininformationfromthetextfieldaboutitscontentfor
instance,inordertoknowwherewordsandsentencesbeginandend,soDragoncanapply
spacingbetweenwordsandcapitalizationatthebeginningofsentences.Moststandardtext
fieldsallowfullFullTextControlcapabilities.Formoreinformation,seeTheFullTextControl
Indicator.
Knowingadditionalwaystoperformthefollowingtasksbyvoiceisusefulinrevisingtext.Click
thefollowinglinksformoredetailedexplanations.
Movingaroundinadocument
Selectingtext
Formattingtext
AutomaticallyFormatText(seeDragonHelp)
Notes
n Dragon'sSmartFormatRulesappearwhenyoucorrectauto-formattedalphanumeric
textorWordPropertiesusingtheCorrectionmenu,theSpellingwindow,orthe
keyboard.Fordetails,seeUsingSmartFormatRulesandSettingAuto-Formatting
Options.
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Chapter 12: Moving around in a

document
Thefollowingtopicsdescribehowtomovethetextinsertionpointaroundinadocument.
Movingtheinsertionpoint
Movingtospecificwords
Movingtothebeginningorendofalineordocument
Moving the insertion point

Usetheproceduresinthistopictomovethetextinsertionpointasfollows:
n bycharacters
n bywords
n bylines
n byparagraphs
Note
Anytimeyoumovetheinsertionpointbyvoice,keyboardormouse,youcanmoveitbackto
whereitwasbysaying"GoBack."
Formoreinformation,seeUsing"GoBack"tomovethecursor.
To move the insertion point by characters
Saythefollowingtomovetheinsertionpointleftorrightbyanumberofcharacters.
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Say
Thensay
Thensay
"Move"
"Right"
"<1-20>"
"Left"
"acharacter"
"Forward"
"<1-20>characters"
"Back"
Examples
"MoveRight3"
"MoveBack15characters"
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To move the insertion point by words
Saythefollowingtomovetheinsertionpointbyanumberofwords.
Say
Then say
Then say
"Move"
"Right"
"aWord"
"Forward"
"<1-20>Words"
"Left"
"Back"
Examples
"MoveLeft3Words"
"MoveForwardaWord"
To move the insertion point by lines
Saythefollowingtomovetheinsertionpointupordownbylines.Thesecommandspressthe
upanddownarrowkeys.
Say
Thensay
Thensay
"Move"
"Up"
"<1-20>Lines"
"Down"
Examples
"MoveUp3Lines"
"MoveDown5"
To move the insertion points by paragraphs
Youcanusethesecommandstomovearoundbyparagraphs.
Say
Thensay
Thensay
"Move"
"Up"
"aParagraph"
"Back"
"<1-20>Paragraphs"
"Down"
"Forward"
Examples
"MoveUpaParagraph"
"MoveForward8Paragraphs"
Notes
n Thesecommandsdeselectanytextthatisselected.
n Commandsthatdeletebywordsorparagraphsmaynotalwayshavetheexpected
effectsinprogramsthatdonotusethesameshortcutkeysasWordPad(onwhichthe
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wordprocessingfeaturesofDragonNaturallySpeakingarebased).Forexample,in
WindowsNotepad,theparagraphcommandsdon'tworkbecauseNotepaddoesnot
recognizeaparagraphandinMicrosoftExcel,thesecommandsonlyworkinthe
toolbareditfield.
Moving to specific words

Youcanmovetheinsertionpointbeforeorafteraparticularwordorphrase.
To move the insertion point to a specific word
Say"InsertBefore<text>"or"InsertAfter<text>,"where<text>isawordorphraseinthe
document.
To
Say,forexample
Movetheinsertionpointbeforetheword"John"
"InsertBeforeJohn"
Movetheinsertionpointafterthephrase"DearSir"
"InsertAfterDearSir"
Notes
n Thesecommandsdeselectanytextthatisselected.
n Donotpauseanywhereinthemiddleofsayingthesecommands,includingthetext.
Forexample,"InsertBeforeDearSir"isallonecommand.
Moving to the beginning or end of a document or line

Youcanusethesecommandstomovethetextinsertionpointtothetoporbottomofa
documentandthebeginningorendofaline.
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Say
Then say
"Goto"
"Top"
"Moveto"
"TopofDocument"
"BeginningofDocument"
"StartofDocument"
"Bottom"
"BottomofDocument"
"EndofDocument"
"BeginningofLine"
"StartofLine"
"EndofLine"
Examples
"GotoTop"
"MovetoEndofLine"
Note
Thesecommandsdeselectanytextthatisselected.
Using "Go Back" to move the cursor

Usethe"GoBack"commandtoreturnthecursor(insertionpoint)toitsoriginalpositionafter
youmovethecursorbyvoice,keyboardormouse.
To move the cursor back to its original position
n Pausebrieflyduringdictationandsay"GoBack."
Youcanrepeatthecommandtomovethecursorbacktowhereyouroriginalactionputit.
Examples
UsetheGoBackcommandaftercommandsthatmovethecursorfromplacetoplace,such
as:
n "Select<text>."SeeSelectingtext:quickreference
n "Move<direction>."SeeMovingtheinsertionpoint
n Movingthecursorwiththemouseorkeyboard.Ifyoumovethecursoraroundina
documentormessagewiththemouseorkeyboard,whenyousay"GoBack,"Dragon
returnsthecursorreturnstowhereitwaslast.
n "Insertbefore<text>."or"Insertafter<text>"SeeMovingtospecificwords
n "Goto"or"Moveto."SeeMovingtothebeginningorendofadocumentorline
n "Correct<text>."Use"GoBack"ifyoudictatesomethingnewtomakeacorrection
whentheCorrectionmenuisopen.SeeCorrectingwiththeCorrectionmenu
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Note
Touse"GoBack,"thedistancefromthelastcursorlocationmustbegreaterthan10
characters.
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Selecting text
Selectingtext-quickreference
Selectinglinesandparagraphs
Selectingtextagain
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Selecting text - quick reference

Whenyouaredictating,youcanselecttextinthesedifferentways:
Selectingtext
Selectingpartsofadocument
Selectingtextagain
Youcancancelaselectionbysaying"UnselectThat,"selectingdifferenttext,ormovingthe
insertionpointtoanotherpartofthedocument.
Caution
Whentextisselected,becarefulnottobreatheloudly,clearyourthroat,ormakeother
sounds.DragonNaturallySpeakingmayinterpretsuchnoisesasspeechandreplacethe
selectionwithnewtext.Ifthishappens,say"UndoThat"rightawaytoreversetheaction.
Selecting characters and words

Youcanusethefollowingcommandstoselectindividualcharactersandwords.
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To select characters and words
Say
Thensay
Thensay
"Select"
"Next"
"Character"
"Forward"
"<1-20>Characters"
"Previous"
"Word"
"Back"
"<1-20>Words"
"Last"
Notes
n Youcanselectpunctuationmarksbyvoice.Forexample,youcansay"Select
comma."
n Bydefault,whenyouselectawordorphrase,DragonNaturallySpeakingdisplaysthe
Correctionmenu,whichyoucanusetocorrectrecognitionerrors.Youcanturnthis
featureoffbyclearing(deselecting)the"SelectcommandbringupCorrectionmenu"
optionsontheCorrectiontaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
FormulaBareditfield.
Selecting specific words or phrases

Usethefollowingprocedurestoselectaspecificwordorphrase:
To select specific words
Say"Select<text>,"where<text>isthewordorphraseyouwanttoselect.Thetextmust
bevisibleonthescreenforyoutoselectit.
Examples
Toselectthewords"WhiteHouse"or"begantofeel,"say:
"SelectWhiteHouse"
"Selectbegantofeel"
To select a phrase or range of words
Say"Select<text>Through<text>,"where<text>isawordorphraseatthebeginning
andattheendoftherangeyouwanttoselect.Thetextmustbeinviewonthescreen.
Note:OutsidetheUSAorCanada,say"Select<text>To<text>."
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Example
Toselectthewords"enclosedthematerialsyourequested,"inthesentence:"Ihavealso
enclosedthematerialsyourequested,"say:
"SelectenclosedThroughrequested"
Notes
n Inmostinstances,the"Select"commandwilldisplayanumbernexttoeachinstanceof
theword,allowingtoselectallinstancesorjustaspecificinstance.SeeHandling
multipletextmatchesformoreinformation.Ifyoufindthataparticularapplicationdoes
notdisplaythesenumbers,youcanstillusethe"SelectAgain"command.
n Ifyouneedtousethe"SelectAgain"command,theselectioncommandssearchforthe
instanceofthewordnearesttheinsertionpoint.Youcansetthedirectiontoalways
searchbackwardontheCorrectiontaboftheOptionsdialogbox..
n Whenyouselectawordorphrase,DragonNaturallySpeakingdisplaystheCorrection
menu,whichyoucanusetocorrectrecognitionerrors.Youcanchangethisbehavior
ontheCorrectiontaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
Selecting lines and paragraphs

Youcanselectpartsofadocumentbylinesorparagraphs,oryoucanselectthewhole
documentinthefollowingways:
To select one or more lines or paragraphs
Say
Thensay
Thensay
"Select"
"Next"
"Line"
"Forward"
"<1-20>Lines"
"Previous"
"Paragraph"
"Back"
"<1-20>Paragraphs"
You can also say
"SelectDocument"
"SelectAll"
Caution
sounds.DragonNaturallySpeakingmayinterpretsuchnoisesasspeechandreplacethe
selectionwithnewtext.Ifthishappens,say"UndoThat"rightawaytoreversetheaction.
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Notes
Selecting text again

Onceyouhaveselectedawordorphrase,youcanquicklyselectanotheroccurrenceofthe
sametext.
To select text again
Say"SelectAgain."
Example
Inthesentence,"Thefrostisonthepumpkin,andthefruitisonthevine,"say"Selectison
the"toselectthewords"isonthe"aftertheword"fruit."
Then,toselecttheinstanceofthewords"isonthe,"aftertheword"frost"say"SelectAgain."
Changing an incorrect text selection

Whenyouselecttextbysaying"Select"andthetextyouwantselected,Dragon
NaturallySpeakingsearchesforthenearestinstanceofthetextfromthecurrentlocationof
theinsertionpoint.Sometimestheprogramselectsthewrongwords.Othertimes,the
programselectstherightwords,buttheyarenotinthecorrectlocation.
Whenthishappens,trythefollowingtechniques:
To change an incorrect text selection
Ifthewrongtextisselected,trysaying"Select<text>"again.Thesecondtime,Dragon
NaturallySpeakingsearchesfordifferenttextwithasimilarpronunciation.
Ifthewrongtextisselected,tryusingalongerphrase.Thisprovidesmoreinformationso
DragonNaturallySpeakingismorelikelytoselectthecorrecttext.
Ifthecorrectwordsareselectedbuttheyarenotinthecorrectlocation,say"SelectAgain"
toselectthepreviousoccurrenceofthesametext.
Notes
n Youcanselectpunctuationmarks.
n Youcansay"Selectperiod"andthen"SelectAgain"tomovetheinsertionpoint
sentencebysentence.
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n ThedefaultisforDragonNaturallySpeakingforthenearestinstancefromthelocation
oftheinsertionpoint.Youcanchangethesearchdirectiontoalwaysbebackwardon
theCorrectiontaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
n Todictatetheword"Select"atthebeginningofanutterance(thatis,asthefirstword
afterapause),eithersay"Select"andthenpause,orholddowntheShiftkeywhileyou
speak.YoucanalsouseDictationMode.
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Deleting, Cutting, and Copying Text

Cutting,copying,andpasting
Deletingcharacters,words,lines,orparagraphs
Deletingbybackspacing
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Cutting, copying, and pasting

Y
oucansaythesecommandstocut,copy,andpasteselectedtexttoandfromdocuments.
To cut selected text
Say"CutThat."
To copy selected text
Say"CopyThat"or"CopyAllToClipboard."
To paste cut or copied text
Say"PasteThat."
Deleting dictated text

Usethefollowingproceduretoremovetextfromadocument.
To delete the last words you dictated
Say"ScratchThat."
Or
Say"ResumeWith<word>,"wherewordisawordwithinthelast100charactersoftext
youdictated.
To delete any text
1. Selectthetext.
2. Say"ScratchThat"or"DeleteThat."
Todeletespecifictextorarangeoftext,seeRevisingwords.
Notes
n Youcanrepeat"ScratchThat"uptotentimestodeletethelastthingsyousaidoneat
atime,oryoucanjustsay"ScratchThat<2-10>Times."
n Ifyoujustdictatedthetextandwanttodeleteit,say"ScratchThat."
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Deleting characters, words, lines, or paragraphs

Youcandeleteanynumberofwordsorcharacters(upto20)usingthefollowingcommands.
To delete characters, words, lines, or paragraphs
Say
Then Say
Then Say
"Delete"
"Next"
"Character"
"Previous"
"1Character"
"Last"
"<2-20>Characters"
"Word"
"1Word"
"<2-20>Words"
"Line"
"1Line"
"<2-20>Lines"
"Paragraph"
"1Paragraph"
"<2-20>Paragraphs"
Examples:
"DeleteNextCharacter"
"DeletePrevious4Lines"
Notes
n Ifyoudeletetextandanextraspaceremains,say"DeleteNextCharacter,""Delete
PreviousCharacter,"or"Backspace"toremovethespace.
recognizeaparagraph,andinMicrosoftExcel,thesecommandsonlyworkinthe
Deleting by backspacing
Usethefollowingcommandstoremovecharacterstotheleftoftheinsertionpoint.
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To delete characters
Say"Backspace"or"Backspace"followedbythenumberofcharactersyouwanttodelete
(from2to20).
Examples:
"Backspace"(willdeleteonecharacter)
"Backspace5"(willdelete5characters)
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Formatting
Formattingtext
Formattingnumbers
Settingfontname,size,andstyle
Aligningtext
Addingnewlinesandparagraphs
Hyphenatingwords
Joiningwords
SettingAuto-FormattingOptions
CreatingWordProperties
Formatting text
Youcanusethefollowingcommandstoformattextyouhavejustdictatedortextyouhave
selected.
Forinformationaboutapplyingformattingtomultipleinstancesofwordsorphrases,see
Handlingmultipletextmatches.
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To
Say
Applybold
"BoldThat"or"FormatthatBold"toboldpreviouslyselected
textorthelastthingyousaid.
"Bold<text>"*
"Boldfrom<text>to<text>"*
"Bold<text>through<text>"*
Applyitalics
"ItalicizeThat"or"FormatThatItalics"toitalicizepreviously
selectedtextorthelastthingyousaid.
"Italicize<text>"*
"Italicizefrom<text>to<text>"*
"Italicize<text>through<text>"*
Applybolditalics
"FormatThatBoldItalic"or"FormatThatBoldItalics"
Addunderlining
"UnderlineThat"or"FormatThatUnderline"tounderline
previouslyselectedtextorthelastthingyousaid.
"Underline<text>"*
"Underlinefrom<text>to<text>"*
"Underline<text>through<text>"*
Addstrikeout
"FormatThatStrikeout"
Removeallbold,italics,
underline,andstrikeout
formatting
"RestoreThat"or"FormatThatRegular"or"FormatThat
Plain"
Changetexttoinitialcapitals
"FormatThatCaps"or"FormatThatInitialCaps"
Changetexttouppercase
"FormatThatUppercase"or"allcapsthat"or"capitalize
XYZ"
Changetexttolowercase
"FormatThatLowercase"or"No-CapsThat"
Createabulletedlist
"FormatThatBulletStyle"
Left-aligntext
"FormatThatLeftAligned"or"LeftAlignThat"
Right-aligntext
"FormatThatRightAligned"or"RightAlignThat"
Centertext
"FormatThatCentered"or"CenterThat"
Puthyphensbetweenwords
"HyphenateThat"
Combinemultiplewordsintoone
"CompoundThat"
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*indicatesaDirectEditingcommand.YoucanenableanddisabletheseDirectEditing
commandsfromtheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
Tosetafontname,size,orstyle
Notes
n Thecommandsthatquotetextfromthescreen(select<xyz>,correct<xyz>,insert
after<xyz>)workthankstoafunctionalitycalledFullTextControl.Thisfunctionality
dependsonDragonsabilitytoconstantlyobtaininformationfromthetextfieldaboutits
contentforinstance,inordertoknowwherewordsandsentencesbeginandend,so
Dragoncanapplyspacingbetweenwordsandcapitalizationatthebeginningof
sentences.MoststandardtextfieldsallowfullFullTextControlcapabilities.Formore
information,seeTheFullTextControlIndicator.
n Youcancombinedifferentformattingandfontstylecommands.Forexample,youcan
say:"FormatThatCapsBold"or"FormatThatBulletStyleItalic."
n IntheDragonPad,whenyouusethe"FormatThat"commandtoalignanempty
paragraph,thepreviousparagraphisalignedalso.Topreventthis,dictatesometextin
thenewparagraphbeforesayingthealignmentcommand.
n Dragoncanautomaticallyformattextandnumbersasyoudictateusingstandard
writingconventions.Forinformationaboutthesesettings,seetheAuto-formatting
dialogbox.
textusingtheCorrectioncommand,theSpellingwindow,orthekeyboard.Fordetails,
seeUsingSmartFormatRulesandtheAuto-formattingdialogbox.
Formatting numbers
YoucanhaveDragonNaturallySpeakingtypeyourdictationasnumerals.Youcanalso
changetheformatoftextwhileyouaredictatingitorwhileyouareeditingexistingtextthat
youhaveselected.
To format dictation as numerals
Say"StartNumbersMode"
ToturnNumbersModeoff,say"StopNumbersMode"
Note
n Youcanselecttextthatcontainsseveralnumbersseparatedbywords.Whenyousay
oneofthesecommands,thenumberswillallreformatwithoutchangingthetext.
n Dragoncanautomaticallyformattextandnumbersasyoudictateusingstandard
writingconventions.Forinformationaboutthesesettings,seetheAuto-formatting
dialogbox.
textusingtheCorrectioncommand,theSpellingwindow,orthekeyboard.Fordetails,
seeUsingSmartFormatRulesandtheAuto-formattingdialogbox.
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Setting font name, size, and style

Youcanusecommandstospecifyanycombinationoffontname,size,andstyle,inthat
order.Thesecommandschangeselectedtextandtextyoudictatefromthenon.
To set a font name, size, or style
Say"SetSize"or"SetFontSize"or"FormatThat"andthefontname,size,and/orstyle.
Examples:
"SetFontTimes"
"SetFontSize12Points"
"FormatThatCourier18PointsBold"
"FormatThatArial12Points"
To remove font formatting
Toremovebold,italics,underline,andstrikeoutformatting,say"FormatThatPlainText."
Notes
n Youcanspecifyanycombinationoffontname,size,andstyle,butyoumustspecify
attributesinthatorder(name,size,style).Ifyouspecifyonlyasize,youmustsay
"Points."Forexample,say"FormatThat12Points."
n Notallofthesecommandsworkinallapplications.Thesecommandsdoworkin
MicrosoftWord,MicrosoftInfoPath,CorelWordPerfect,DragonPad,andWordPad.
ChecktheCommandBrowserforadditionalapplication-specificcommands.
n Commandsthatstartwith"SetFont"changeselectedtextandtextyoudictatefrom
thenon.
n Commandsthatstartwith"FormatThat"changetheselectedtextorwhatyoujust
said.
n Youcanspecifyanycombinationoffontname,size,andstyle,butyoumustspecify
attributesinthisorder:name,thensize,thenstyle.
Aligning text
Youcanaligntextwhileyouaredictatingitorwhileyouareeditingexistingtextthatyouhave
selected.
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To
Say
Centertext
"CenterThat"or"FormatThatCentered"
Leftaligntext
"LeftAlignThat"or"FormatThatLeftAligned"
Rightaligntext
"RightAlignThat"or"FormatThatRightAligned"
Adding new lines and paragraphs

Whileyouaredictating,youcanusethefollowingcommandstoduplicatetheactionof
pressingtheEnterkeyonce(toaddanewline)ortwice(toaddanewparagraph).
To
Say
Addanewline
"NewLine"
Addanewparagraph
"NewParagraph"
Note
Saying"NewParagraph"pressestheEnterkeytwiceandcapitalizesthenextwordyou
dictate.
Hyphenating words
DragonNaturallySpeakingautomaticallyhyphenateswordsbasedonstandardusage,but
youcanalsoinserthyphensmanually.
To hyphenate words
Say"HyphenateThat"tohyphenatethelastphraseyousaid.Youcanalsoselectspecific
wordsandsay"HyphenateThat."
Spacesbetweenwordsarereplacedwithhyphens.Anytabsorlinebreaksarealsoreplaced.
Note
Youcanhyphenatewordsasyoudictatebysaying"hyphen"betweenwords.Formore
information,seeDictatinghyphenatedandcompoundwordsintheDragonHelp.
Joining words
DragonNaturallySpeakingautomaticallyjoinswordsbasedonstandardusage,butyoucan
alsojoinwordsmanually.
To join words
Say"CompoundThat"tojointhelastwordsyousaid.Or,selectspecificwordsandsay
"CompoundThat."
Spacesbetweenwordsareremoved.Anytabsorlinebreaksarealsoremoved.Thewordis
addedtoyourVocabulary.
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Note
Youcanjoinwordsasyoudictatebysaying"nospace."Whenyouusethistechnique,the
newwordisnotaddedtoyourVocabulary,butyoucanadditasanewcompoundwordif
necessary.Formoreinformation,clickAddingwordsandphrasestoyourVocabulary.
Setting Auto-Formatting Options

YoucanconfigurehowDragonNaturallySpeakingformatscommonlyusedwordsand
phrases.
YoucanalsousetheSmartFormatRulesfeaturetohaveDragonrecognizewhenyou
correctdictatedtextthatcorrespondstoanAuto-formattingoptionorsupportedbythis
feature.DragonthendisplaysaSmartFormatRulesdialogbox,offeringoneormoresetting
adjustmentsrelevanttothechangeyoujustmade.Ifyoudontwishtochangeanysetting,
youcanjustignoretheSmartFormatRulesboxandcontinuedictating(orsay"Cancel"to
dismissthebox).
TheSmartFormatRulesboxmayappearwhetheryoumakeacorrectionusing
n theSpellingwindow
or
n thekeyboard.
Fordetails,seeUsingSmartFormatRules,theAuto-formattingdialogboxandCreating
WordProperties.
To set auto-formatting options
1. OntheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar,selectTools>Auto-FormattingOptions.
TheFormattingdialogappears.
2. Selectthecheckboxesoftheformattingoptionsthatyouwanttoenable.SeeTheAutoFormattingdialogboxforadescriptionofthedifferentformattingoptions.
3. ClickOKtosaveyourchanges.
Creating Word Properties

Usethisproceduretoseeoredittheofavocabularyentry.
To open the Word Properties dialog box
1. OpentheVocabularyEditor(say"EditVocabulary"orusetheDragonBar'sVocabulary
menu).
2. Inthelist,clicktheentrythatinterestsyou.
Note:ScrolluptoviewalphanumericwordsandspecialcharactersintheVocabulary.
3. Say"clickProperties"orclickthePropertiesbutton.
To revise default formatting
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n ModifythePrintedformfieldaswarranted.
n Addorreviseautomaticformattingaswarranted.
To revise Context
1. SayclickUseprintedform1orclick"Useprintedform1"andthenusethedrop-downlist
tochangeto"afternumbers"or"beforenumbers"or"betweennumbers"aswarranted.As
anexample,hereishowDragondisplaystheContextfortheform"kHz"tobeusedforthe
word"kilohertz"afteranumber:
2. Say"clickFormat"orclicktheFormatbuttontoopentheWrittenFormFormattingdialog
box.
3. Choosefromthefollowingoptions:
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Option
Description
Insert<value>
spacebefore
and<value>
spaceafter
Insertsthespecifiednumberofspacesbeforeandaftertheword
orphrase.
Usethedrop-downfieldstoselectanumberofspaces.Valid
valuesare:
0
1
2
Precedeby
<value>and
followwith
<value>
Insertsthespecifiedspacingbeforeandafterthewordorphrase.
Usethedrop-downfieldstoselectthespacingtype.Validvalues
are:
-(nothing)
-NewLine
-NewParagraph
-Tab
Formatthe
nextwordwith
<value>
Insertsthewordorphraseusingthespecifiedcapitalization.
Usethedrop-downfieldtoselectthecapitalizationtype.Valid
valuesare:
withnormalcapitalization
Thereisnospecialcapitalizationassociatedwiththisword.
-capitalized(initialcapitals)
-inallcapitals
-withoutcapitals
Format
preceding
numbers
<value>and
following
numbers
<value>
Insertsnumbersusingthespecifiedformat.
Usethedrop-downfieldtoselecttheformat.Validvaluesare:
normally(DragonNaturallySpeakingdetermineswhetherto
insertArabicnumeralsorthewrittenformofthenumber)
-a-snumerals
-asRomannumerals
Sample
DisplaysapreviewofhowDragonwillapplyformattingbefore
andafteryourword.
Lowercasein
titles
Causesthewordorphrasetoneverbecapitalizedunlessit
appearsatthebeginningofasentenceorphrase.Thisistypical
ofshortarticles,suchas"a","of",or"the"whentheyappearina
titlethatisnormallycapitalized,forexample"TheGrapesof
Wrath".
Checkthe"Lowercaseintitles"checkboxtoenablethisfeature.
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Programs
Scrollinginpopularprograms
UsingtheribboninterfaceinMicrosoftapplications
WorkingwithMicrosoftWord
BasicdocumentcommandsinMicrosoftWord
Creating,opening,andclosingadocument
Savingadocument
Selectingtext
FormattingtextinMicrosoftWord
EmailPrograms
MicrosoftOutlook
Dialogboxcommands
MicrosoftExcel
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Scrolling in popular programs

Youcanusethefollowingcommandsinmanyprogramstoscrollandmovetheviewthrough
theprogram'sworkarea.
ThesevoicescrollingcommandsworkwiththesupportedversionsofMicrosoftOffice
programs,includingWord,Outlook,Excel,PowerPoint,andInfoPath.
To
Say
Startautomaticupwardscrolling
"StartScrollingUp"
Startautomaticdownwardscrolling
"StartScrollingDown"
Stopautomaticscrolling
"StopScrolling"
Increasethespeedofautomaticscrolling
"ScrollFaster"
Reducethespeedofautomaticscrolling
"ScrollSlower"
Movethevisiblepageuponeline
"ScrollUp"
Movethevisiblepagedownoneline
"ScrollDown"
Moveuponelineinthetext
"LineUp"
Movedownonelineinthetext
"LineDown"
Movethepageupbyascreen
"PageUp"
Movethepagedownbyascreen
"PageDown"
Formoreinformationonhowthesecommandsworkinindividualprograms,pleaseseethe
following:
n Scrollinginwindowsandlists
n Webbrowsercommands
n BasicdocumentcommandsinMicrosoftWord
n UsingotherMicrosoftOutlookcommands
n BasiccommandsforMicrosoftExcel
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Using the ribbon interface in Microsoft applications

Dragonsupportsthe"ribbon"menuinterfaceofMicrosoftOffice2010andMicrosoftOffice
2013.(Both32-bitand64-bitversionsofMicrosoftOfficearesupported.)
Theribbonpresentsapplicationfeaturesorganizedintoasetoftabs,includingaHometab
andaViewtab.Thetabsdisplaythecontrolsthataremostrelevantforeachofthetask
areasintheapplication,suchaschangingthefontorzoomingin.
Using the Office ribbon
Tominimizetheribbonbyvoice,youcansayMinimizetheribbonorCollapseribbon.To
expandit,sayMaximizeribbonorExpandribbon.Youcanalsousetheverbspin,
show,toggle,unhide,andviewwiththoseribboncommands.
DragonvoicecommandsfortheOfficeribbonalsoworkwhentheribbonisminimized.
To open one of the ribbon's tabs
Say"click"followedbythenameofthetab(orclickonthattab).Forexample,toopenthe
Hometab,say"clickHome."
NotethattheFiletabisanexception;toopenit,youmustalsosaythewordtab,asin"click
Filetab".
To click an item on the open tab
Saythenameofthefeatureyouwanttoaccess(orclickonit).Forexample,toapplythe
Heading1styletoyourcurrentlineoftext,say"clickHeading1"(orselectHeading1from
thelistofStyles).
Ifyou'reunsureofthenameofafeature,youcanholdyourmousepointeroverthat
feature'sgraphicuntilthenameappears.
Here'sanexampleofhowtheribbonlookswhenyouclicktheHometabinWord2013.
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Here'sanexampleofwhatappearswhenyouclicktheFiletabinWord2013:
The unlabeled menu in WordPad and Windows Live Mail
InWindows7,WordPadandWindowsLiveMailhaveamenuforfile-related
commandsbutthereisnolabelonthismenu'stab.
Toopenthismenubyvoice,youcansay"clickApplicationmenu."
Note:Toclosethemenu,youcaysay"pressEscape."
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About spoken commands in word

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About spoken commands in word processing programs

DragonNaturallySpeakingprovidesNaturalLanguageCommandsforusewithpopular
wordprocessingprogramsotherthanMicrosoftWordandCorelWordPerfect.Byusing
thesecommands,youcanavoidthemultiplemenu-selectionandmouse-movementsteps
associatedwiththetraditionalMicrosoftWindowsinterface.Thesecommandsletyou:
n Movethetextinsertionpointaroundadocument
n Selectaword,phrase,orblockoftext
n Formattext(includingindentingtext,changingtextfontsandstyles,settingcolors,
applyingparagraphstyles,addingtables,settingmargins,andinsertingnewlinesand
paragraphs)
n Runspellingandgrammarchecks
n Edittext(includingmoving,copying,pasting,anddeletingtext)
n Printallorpartofadocumentandprintpreviewyourwork
Becausethenumberofvalidcommandsissolarge,youshouldjusttrysayingwhatyouwant
todo.Ifyougetunexpectedresults,say"UndoThat"toundotheactionandtryadifferent
waytospeakthecommand.Alternatively,youcanopentheCommandBrowserorthe
DragonLearningCenterformoreinformation.
Notes
n DragonNaturallySpeakingdisplayscommandswithablueborderintheResultsbox.
Ifyousayaphrasethatproducesnoaction,lookintheResultsbox.Iftheboxdoes
nothaveablueborder,DragonNaturallySpeakingdoesnotrecognizeitasavalid
command.Forexample,ifyousay"Inserta2by2Table"whentheinsertionpointis
insideatable,nothinghappensbecauseyoucannotinsertatableinsideatable.
n Whencreatinganewdocument,alwaysgivethedocumentanamebeforestarting
yourdictation.
Dictating in your word processor

Ifyouaredictatinginawordprocessor,therearesomethingsyoucandotomakeDragon
NaturallySpeakingworkmoreefficiently:
n Donotrunotherprogramswhenyouarerunningyourwordprocessor.
n Disableyourwordprocessorsautomaticspellingandgrammarchecker.Turning
theseoptionsofffreesmemoryforspeechrecognition.Whenyouhavefinished
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dictatingyoucanrunthegrammarchecker.DragonNaturallySpeakingdoesnotmake
spellingerrors.
n Disableanyautomaticcorrectionorotherautomaticfeaturessuchasautomatic
formattingiftheyarenotnecessary.Turningtheseoptionsofffreesmemoryforspeech
recognition.
n Dividelargedocumentsintomultiplesmallerdocuments.Largedocumentscause
DragonNaturallySpeakingtoworkmoreslowly.Themaximumdocumentsizeyou
shouldhavedependsonyoursystemanditsresources.
Caution
sounds.DragonNaturallySpeakingmayinterpretsuchsoundsasspeechandreplacethe
selectionwithnewtext.Ifthishappens,say"UndoThat"oneormoretimesrightawayto
reversetheaction.
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Working with Microsoft Word

DragonNaturallySpeakingprovidesalargenumberofNaturalLanguagecommandstouse
withdifferentversionsofMicrosoftWord.Usingthesecommands,youcanavoidthemultiple
menu-selectionandmouse-movementstepsassociatedwiththetraditionalMicrosoft
Windowsinterface.Becausethenumberofvalidcommandsissolarge,youshouldjusttry
sayingwhatyouwanttodo.Ifyougetunexpectedresults,say"UndoThat"toundothe
actionandtryadifferentwaytospeakthecommand.Alternatively,youcanopenthe
CommandBrowserortheDragonLearningCenterformoreinformation.
Youcancancelaselectionbysaying"UnselectThat,"selectingdifferenttext,ormovingthe
Thefollowingtopicsdescribethenaturallanguagecommandsyoucanusetoperformsome
commontasksusingWord:
Basicdocumentcommands
Selectingtext
Formattingtext
Workingwithtables(seeDragonHelp)
UsingVoiceNotations(seeDragonHelp)
Basic document commands in Microsoft Word

UsethisprocedureasareferenceforbasicdocumentoperationsusingMicrosoftWord.
See also
n Fortextformattingandeditinghelp,seeUsingDirectEditingcommandsand
n UsingtheMicrosoftOfficeribbon
Creating, opening, and closing a document

To
Say
Createanewdocument
"CreateNewFile"or"OpenNewFile"
Openanexisting
document
1."OpenFile"
2."<file name>dot<file extension>",forexample,"MyDocument
DotDoc"
3."PressEnter"
Closeadocument
"CloseFile"or"CloseDocument"
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Saving a document
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To
Say
Saveadocumentasa.docfile
1."SaveChanges"
2.Dictateafilename(onlyneededifthisisthefirsttime
thefilehasbeensaved)
3."ClickSave"
Saveadocumentwithanewfile
nameandfiletype
1."SaveDocumentAs"
2.Dictateafilename
3."FileType<file type from list>",forexample,"RTF"
4."ClickSave"
SaveadocumentinHTMLformat
1."SaveDocumentasWebPage"
2."ClickSave"
3.Ifadialogboxappearswarningofatextformatloss,
"ClickContinue"
Saveasdocumenttemplate
"SavethePageSettingsasDefault"

Page Setup
To
Say
Setthepage
orientation
"SetPageOrientationtoLandscape"
"SetPageOrientationtoPortrait"
Setthesize
"SetPageWidthto<number>Inches/Centimeters",forexample,"Set
PageWidthtoEightInches"
"SetPageHeightto<number>Inches/Centimeters",forexample,"Set
PageHeighttoElevenInches"
Setmargins
"SetLeft/RightMarginto<number>Inches/Centimeters",forexample,"Set
LeftMargintoTwoInches"
"SetTop/BottomMarginto<number>Inches/Centimeters",forexample,
"SetBottomMargintoFiveCentimeters"
Numberpages
"AddPageNumbers"
"CreatePageNumbers"
Createheaders
andfooters
1."GoToHeader/Footer"
2.Dictatetexttoappearintheheaderorfooter
3."CloseHeader/Footer"
Addfootnotes
1.Movetheinsertionpointtothelocationwhereyouwantthefootnote
2."InsertFootnoteHere"
3.Dictatethefootnotetext
4."CloseFootnotes"
Viewing a document
To
Say
Viewadocument
"PreviewtheFile"
"ViewMasterDocument"
"PreviewDocumentasHTML"
"ClosethePreview"
"SetViewtoNormal"
Enlargeorreducethedocument
view
"Zoomto<number>Percent",forexample,"ZoomtoFifty
Percent"
"SetZoomtoPageWidth/Height"
Changethedisplay
"Show/HideHeadersandFooters"
"Show/HidetheRuler"
"Show/HideParagraphMarks"
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Printing
To
Say
Printarangeof
pages
"PrintPages<number>to< number>",forexample,"PrintPagesOneto
Three"
Printpartofapage
1."Select<First/Last>paragraph",forexample,"SelecttheLast
Paragraph"
2."PrinttheParagraph"or"PrinttheSelection"
Checking spelling and grammar
To
Say
Checkspelling
1."CheckSpelling"
2."ClickChange"or"ClickIgnore"dependingonhowyouwanttorespond
3."ClickClose"whenthespellingcheckiscomplete
Searching and replacing
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To
Say
Searchfortext
1."FindaWord"
2.DictatethewordorphraseyouwanttofindintheFind
dialogbox
3."ClickFind"
Replaceallinstancesofaword
orphrase
1."FindText"
2.Dictatethewordorphraseyouwanttofind
3."ClickReplace"
4."ClickReplaceWith"(tomovetheinsertionpointtothe
ReplaceWithfield)
5.Dictatethereplacementwordorphrase
6."ClickReplaceAll"
7."ClickClose"(toclosetheFindandReplacedialogbox)

Inserting document segments
To
Say
Adda
page
1."GoTo<location>"(tomovetheinsertionpointtowhereyouwanttoinsertthenew
page).Forexample,"GoToBottom"toaddanewpageattheendofthecurrent
document.
2."AddaNewPage"
Create
aline
break
1."GoTo<location>"(tomovetheinsertionpointtothelocationwhereyouwantthe
texttobreak).Forexample,"GoTothirdline"toaddalinebreakattheendofthethird
lineinthecurrentparagraph.
2."InsertHardLineBreak"
Create
apage
break
1."GoTo<location>"(tomovetheinsertionpointtothelocationwhereyouwantthe
texttobreak).Forexample,"GoTothirdparagraph"toaddapagebreakattheendof
thethirdparagraphinthecurrentpage.
2."InsertPageBreak"
Add
the
date
and
time
1."GoTo<location>"(tomovetheinsertionpointtothelocationwhereyouwantto
placetheinformation)
2."InsertDateandTime"or"InsertDate"or"InsertTime"
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Moving text
149
To
Do
Movea
word
1.Movetheinsertionpointtothewordyouwanttomove
2."SelectWord"
3."MoveWordForward/Back<number>Words/Lines",forexample,"MoveWord
ForwardFiveLines"
Movea
line
1.Movetheinsertionpointtothelineyouwanttomove
2."SelectLine"
3."MoveLineForward/Back<number>Lines"or"MoveLinetotheBeginning/End
ofParagraph/Document",forexample,"MoveLinetotheEndofParagraph"
Movea
paragraph
1.Movetheinsertionpointtotheparagraphyouwanttomove
2."SelectParagraph"
3."MoveParagraphForward/Backward<number>paragraphs"or"Move
ParagraphtotheBeginning/EndofDocument",forexample,"MoveParagraphto
theBeginningofDocument"or"MoveParagraphBackwardSixParagraphs"
150

Moving around in a document
To
Say
Gotoaspecificplaceinadocument
window
"Goto<location>,"wherelocationcanbetop,bottom,
start,orend.
Moveupordownoneline
"LineUp"
or
"LineDown"
Moveupordownonepage
"PageUp"
or
"PageDown"
Gobacktothelastplaceyoumoved
thecursor
"GoBack"SeeUsing"GoBack"tomovethecursor
Switching between open documents
To
Say
Switchbetweenopen 1."Say"ListwindowsforMicrosoftWord"
documents
Dooneofthefollowing:
Say"Choosen",wherenisthenumberofthewindowyouwantto
switchto.Forexample,say"Choose2"
OR
ChoosethenumberoftheprogramfromthelistandclickOK
SeeScrollinginpopularprograms,Scrollinginwindowsandlists,andMovingtheinsertion
point.
Note
Youcanalsoselectthenextorpreviousword,line,orparagraphbymovingtheinsertionpoint
toeitherbeforeoraftertheword,lineorparagraphyouwanttoselectandsaying"Select
Next/PreviousWord/Line/Paragraph".
Note
Word2013introducedanewlayoutcalledReadMode,whichaimstomakeiteasiertoread
documentsaswellasrelatedtaskssuchasobtainingthedefinitionortranslationofaword.
WheninReadMode,youcannotuseDragontodictateorperformselectionsorcorrectionsin
theopendocument,eventhoughtheDragonBarindicatesthatDragonhasFullTextControl.
However,itispossibletodictateandperformoperationswhenyouareinaCommentfieldin
ReadMode.
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Selecting text
YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandstoselecttextinMicrosoftWordand
OpenOffice.orgWriter.
To
Do
Selectaword,line,orparagraph
1.Movetheinsertionpointtotheword,line,or
paragraphyouwanttoselect
2.Say"Select<word>/<line>/<paragraph>"
Selectanadjacentword,lineor
paragraph
1.Movetheinsertionpointtoeitherbeforeorafter
theword,line,orparagraphyouwanttoselect.
2.Say"Select<next>/<previous>
<word>/<line>/<paragraph>"
Selectspecifictextorarangeoftext(see
alsoHandlingmultipletextmatches)
Select<text>*
Select<text>Through<text>(Note:Outsidethe
USAorCanada,say"Select<text>To<text>".)
Selectfrom<text>to<text>
*For<text>substitutewhatevertextyouwant
select.
Extendaselection
"ExtendSelectionForward/Backwardby
<number>Words/Lines/Paragraphs"
"ExtendSelectionUp/Downby<number>
Lines/Paragraphs"
"ExtendSelectionLeft/Rightby<number>Words"
Formatting text in Microsoft Word

ThistopiccontainsexamplesofvoicecommandstoformattextinMicrosoftWord.
Changing text properties
To
Say
Changetextproperties
"SetWord/Line/ParagraphtoStrikeout"
"UnderlinethisWord/Line/Paragraph"
"ItalicizeNext<number>Words"
"BoldThisPage"
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Changing font and point sizes
To
Say
Changefontnameand
pointsize
"SettheFonttoTwentyFourPointsTimesinthe
Word/Line/Paragraph"
"Increase/DecreasetheFontSizetoEighteenPointsinthe
Word/Line/Paragraph"
"SettheFonttoCourierinthe
Selection/Word/Line/Paragraph/Page/Section/Document"
"DecreaseSelectionbyTwoPoints"
Changing font properties
To
Say
Changefont
properties
"TurnonBoldandItalics"
"FormatThatRegular"
"ItalicizetheNext<number>Words/Lines/Paragraphs,"forexample,
"ItalicizetheNextFiveLines"
"UnitalicizeThat"
Changing capitalization
To
Say
Change
case
"CapitalizetheFirst/Last/Next<number>Words/Lines/Paragraphs,"forexample,
"CapitalizetheNextFiveWords"
"LowercasetheFirst/Last/Next<number>Words/Lines/Paragraphs,"forexample,
"LowercasetheLastTenWords"
"ToggletheCaseoftheWord"
Changing font color
To
Say
Changefontcolor
"SetFontColortoGreeninThisLine"
"SettheColortoRedintheSelection"
"SetIttoDarkBlue"(referstocurrentwordorselection)
Changing line spacing
153
To
Say
Changelineandparagraph
spacing
"DoubleSpacetheParagraph"
"SingleSpaceSelection"
"IncreaseParagraphSpacingto<number>
Inches/Centimeters"

Changing text justification
To
Say
Changetextjustification
"JustifytheDocument"
"RightJustifyIt"or"RightAlignSelection"
"LeftAlignThisLine/Paragraph"
"SetInitialIndentto<number>Inches/Centimeters"
"SetHangingIndentto<number>Inches/CentimetersonThisPage"
Creating bulleted or numbered lists
To
Say
Createanddeletebulletpointsorlistnumbers
"SettheparagraphtoBulleted/Numbered"
"DeleteBulletsFromtheDocument"
"UnnumbertheSelection"
Working with outlines
To
Say
Createanoutline
"SetViewtoOutline"
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Email Programs
155
155
156
156
157
158
160
Supported e-mail programs

Thee-mailcommandslistedinthissectionworkinthefollowingdesktope-mailapplications:
n MicrosoftOutlook
n LotusNotes
n MozillaThunderbird
n WindowsLiveMail
Dragon'sWebapplicationcommands,alongwithmanyofthecommandsfordesktope-mail
applications,workintheseWeb-basedapplicationsinsupported Web browsers:
n Gmail
n Outlook.com
n Yahoo
Note
Regardlessofwhatemailprogramyouuse,youshouldensurethatDragoncantranscribe
thecontactnamesandemailaddressesthatmattertoyou.SeetheAccuracyCenterforways
todoit,includingaddingcontactsandscanningsente-mail.
Working in e-mail programs

Thecommandsdescribedinthistopicareonlyapplicabletodesktope-mailapplications,such
asMicrosoftOutlook.TherearedifferentcommandsforWeb-basede-mail.Ifyou'reusing
web-basedemailprograms,seeUsingweb-basedemailforthecommands.
Checkthelistofs upportede-mailprogramstoverifythatDragonworkswithyoure-mail
application.
To start an e-mail program
Say"StartMail"tostartyourdefaulte-mailprogram.
To access and create e-mail messages
Usethefollowingcommandstocheckfor,open,andcreatemessages.
155
To
Say
Checkfornewmessages
"CheckMail"
Opentheselectede-mailmessage "OpenMail"
Createane-mailmessage
"NewMail"
Commands for working with e-mail messages

To work with e-mail messages
UsethefollowingcommandsifyouareworkinginyourInboxandhaveamessageselected
oropen.
To
Say
Replytothesenderofthecurrent
message
"ReplytoMail"or"Reply"
Replytothesenderandall
"ReplytoAll"
recipientsofthecurrentmessage
Forwardthecurrentmessage
"ForwardMail"
Printthecurrentmessage
"PrintMail"
Deletethecurrentmessage
"DeleteMail"
Sendthecurrentmessage
"SendMail"
Closetheactivee-mailmessage
window
"CloseMail"Thiscommanddoesnotcloseyourmail
program.ItdoesnotworkinNetscapeMessenger.
Commands for moving around in e-mail

To move around in email
Usethefollowingcommandstomovearoundwheneditinge-mail.Pleasenotethatonly"Go
toPreviousField"and"GotoNextField"aresupportedinWindowsLiveMail.
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To
Say
MovetotheTofield
"GotoTo"
MovetotheSubjectfield
"Goto"Subject"
MovetotheBodyfield
"GotoBody"
MovetotheCCfield
"GotoCCField"
MovetotheBCCfield
"GotoBCCfield"
MovetotheFirstfield
"GotoFirstField"
MovetothePreviousfield
"GotoPreviousField"
MovetotheNextfield
"GotoNextField"
MovetotheLastfield
"GotoLastField"
Moveupordownoneline
"LineUp"
or
"LineDown"
Moveupordownonepage
"PageUp"
or
"PageDown"
Gotoaspecificplaceinadocumentor
messagewindow
"Goto<location>,"wherelocationcanbetop,
bottom,start,orend.
Gobacktothelastplaceyoumovedthe
cursor
"GoBack"SeeUsing"GoBack"tomovethecursor
Note
Youcansay"E-mail,""Message,"or"Memo"inplaceof"Mail"inthesecommands.
Dictating e-mail and Web addresses

Youcandictatee-mailandWebaddressesasyounormallyspeakthem.Tomakesurethat
theaddressislowercase,say"nocapson".
157
To Dictate
Say
info@samplecompany.com
"nocapsoninfoatsamplecompanydotcomnocapsoff"
http://www.samplecompany
.com/sales
"nocapsonhttpwwwdotsamplecompanydotcomslashsales
nocapsoff"
Notes
n The"WebandE-mailAddresses"boxmustbeselectedontheAuto-formattingdialog
box.foryoutodictatee-mailaddressesasdescribedhere.
n Youcansaythefollowingabbreviationsbypronouncingthemaswords:com,net,
org,andsys.Saythefollowingabbreviationsbysayingtheirletters:edu,gov,mil,ca,
de,fr,jp,sp,anduk.
n IfanaddresscontainsnonwordsorwordsthatDragonNaturallySpeakingdoesnot
recognize(forexample,"baxterex"in"juliasmith@baxterex.com"),youcancorrect
therecognitionerrorandtheaddresswillusuallyberecognizedinthefuture.Youcan
alsoaddnamesthatyoucommonlyusetoyourVocabulary.
n Createtextandgraphicscommandsforaddressesyoudictatefrequently.
n Youcanusethe"SpellThat"commandtocorrecte-mailandWebaddressesby
spelling.
n YoucanaddthenamesinyouraddressbooktoyourDragonNaturallySpeaking
VocabularybyrunningtheLearnFromSentE-mailstool.
Dictating E-mail and Calendar commands

UsetheDragonVoiceShortcutsinthistopictodirectlycreateyoure-mailsaswellas
MicrosoftOutlookcalendarentriesandtasks.
(missingorbadsnippet)
Before you begin
n BeforeusingtheDragone-mailandOutlookcalendarcommandsforthefirsttime,
youmustruntheLearnFromSentE-mailstool,sothatDragonNaturallySpeaking
knowsyoure-mailcontacts.Torunthetool,say"OpenAccuracyCenter,"then"Click
LearnFromSentE-Mails,"orclickVocabulary>LearnFromSentE-Mails.Formore
information,seeLearnFromSentE-mails.
n MakesureMicrosoftOutlookisthedefaulte-mailclient,beforeyoustartdictating
shortcutcommandsfortasksorcalendar.
Thefollowingtableliststhetypesofe-mailandcalendarcommandsthatDragon
NaturallySpeakingsupports,anexamplecommand,andadescriptionofwhathappensafter
yousaythecommand.
158
Command Type
159
Syntax
Example
command
What happens
Emailtheselected E-mailtheselectionto
text,messageor
<name>...and
file(s)tooneor
<name>
morecontacts
E-mailthe
selectionto
Peter
Morenoand
Caroline
Chang"
Anewe-mailappears,addressed
totheperson(s)named,withas
bodytheselectedtext(oremail)or
asattachment(s)thefile(s)
selectedinWindowsExplorer.
Sende-mailto
specificcontacts
whoarelistedin
youre-mail
addressbookor
contactlist
"SendemailtoJohn
Doeand
JaneSmith"
Anewe-mailappearswithJohn
DoeandJaneSmith'se-mail
addressesintheTofield.
Sende-mailabout (Send|Create)[an|
aspecificsubject
a](e-mail|mail[note]|
message)(about|on)
<subject>
"Sendemailabout
project
schedule"
Anewe-mailappearswiththe
phrase"ProjectSchedule"inthe
Subjectfield.
Schedulea
meetingwith
specificcontacts
(Schedule|create|
book)([a]meeting|
[an]appointment)with
<name>
<name>...<name>
and <name>
"Schedulea
meeting
withJohn
Doeand
JaneSmith"
AnewMeetingwindowappears
withJohnDoeandJaneSmith
listedasattendees.
Thiscommandworksonlywith
MicrosoftOutlook.
Schedulea
meetingor
appointment
aboutaspecific
subject
(Schedule|create|
book)([a]meeting|
[an]appointment)
about<
subject>
"Schedulea
meeting
about
vacation
time"
AnewMeetingorAppointment
windowappearswiththephrase
"vacationtime"intheSubjectfield.
MicrosoftOutlook.
Schedulea
meetingor
appointmentata
specifictime
(Schedule|create|
book)([a]meeting|
[an]appointment)[on]
(month)|( day)[at]
(time)
"Createan
appointment
onJuly1at
1pm"
AnewMeetingorAppointment
windowappearsforthedateand
timeyoudictated.
MicrosoftOutlook.
Moveamessage
fromone
MicrosoftOutlook
foldertoanother
Move[the](e-mail|
"MoveeTheselectedmessagemovesto
message|selection|it mailtoInbox theOutlookfolderusedinthe
|that|this)to[the]
folder"
command.
<folder name>folder
(Send|Create)[an|
a](e-mail|mail[note]|
message)to
<name>
<name>...<name>
and<name>
Command Type
Syntax
Example
command
What happens
Note:Ifthefoldernameisunusual,
youmayneedtoadditto
Dragon'sVocabulary.SeeAdding
wordsorphrasestoyour
Vocabulary.
Createataskin
MicrosoftOutlook
Createtask<about |
on>
"Createtask Ataskwindowopens,withthe
about
subject"today'sshoppinglist."
today's
shopping
list"
Notes
n Ife-mailandcalendarcommandsarenotworkinginMicrosoftOutlook,makesurethe
NatspeakOutlookAdd-inisenabledintheOutlookOptions.SeetheMicrosoftHelp
forinformationaboutsettingtheoptions.
n Thee-mailcommandsmailitto,sendthisto,andforwardthattohave
beenremovedfromVersion12.Youcancontinuetousee-mailtheselectionto
command.
Enabling or disabling these shortcut commands
Toenableordisablee-mailandcalendarcommands,opentheOptionsdialogbox,
CommandsTabanddooneofthefollowing:
Selectordeselectthe"EnableE-mailandCalendarcommands"checkbox.
Theoptionisenabledbydefault.
Commands for Windows Live Mail

YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandsusingWindowsLiveMail.
160
To
Say
Startthee-mailapplication
"StartWindowsLiveMail"
Insteadof"start,"youcanalsosay"open,""launch"or"show".
Forexample,say"showWindowsLiveMail"
Readmessages
"CheckforNewMail"
"OpenMessage"
"GoToNextUnreadMessage"
"MarkMessageasUnread"
"GoToPreviousMessage"
"DeleteMessage"
"ClosetheMessageWindow"
Createandsendamessage
1."CreateMessage"
2."MovetoTextField"
3.Then,dictatethecontentofyourmessageandwhenyou
readytosend,say"SendMessage".
GotoyourWindowscontacts
folder(forWindows7only)
"Goto[the][Windows]contacts"(forWindows7only)
"Displaycontactsfolder"(forLiveMailonly)
Replytoamessage
1."ReplytoAuthor"toreplytothesenderonly,or"ReplytoAll"
toreplytoallrecipientsofthemessage
2."MovetoTextField"
3.Then,dictatethecontentofyourmessageandwhenyou
readytosend,say"SendMessage".
Forwardamessage
"ForwardtheMessage"
SortInboxmessages
"Sortascending|descending"
"Sorte-mailsascending|descending"
"Sortmemosascending|descending"
Accessfile-relatedcommands
"clickApplicationmenu"
Note
Wordsshownin[brackets]areoptional.
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Microsoft Outlook
Dialogboxcommands
162
162
163
164
165
165
166
166
167
Working with Microsoft Outlook

DragonNaturallySpeakingprovidesanumberofnaturallanguagecommandstousewith
MicrosoftOutlook.Usingthesecommands,youcanavoidthemultiplemenu-selectionand
mouse-movementstepsassociatedwiththetraditionalMicrosoftWindowsinterface.
Youcancancelaselectionbysaying"UnselectThat",selectingdifferenttext,ormovingthe
Inaddition,thefollowingtopicsdescribethenaturallanguagecommandsyoucanuseto
performsomecommontasksusingMicrosoftOutlook:
Readingandsendinge-mail
E-mailandCalendarcommands
Makingappointments
Addingcontacts
Writingnotes
Reading and sending e-mail with Microsoft Outlook

Youcanusethefollowingvoicecommandstoread,create,andsende-mailusingMicrosoft
Outlook:
162
To
Say
Sendamessagewithout
havingMicrosoftOutlook
open
Sayeitherofthefollowing:
"Sende-mailto<contact name>"
Or
"StartMicrosoftOutlook"
Readyoure-mail
1."StartMicrosoftOutlook"
Insteadof"start",youcanalsosay"open","launch"or"show".For
example,say"showMicrosoftOutlook"
2."GoToInbox"
3."Checkfornewmail"
4."OpenMailMessage"toreadfirstunreadmessage
Replytoamessage
1."ReplytoMessage"or"ReplytoThisMessage"toreplytothe
senderonly,or"ReplytoAll"toreplytoallrecipientsofthemessage
2.Dictateyourreply
3."SendMessage"
Createanewmessage
1."CreateE-mail"
2.Dictatetheaddressoftherecipient
3."Subject"
4.Dictatethesubjectline
5."TextField"or"MovetoText"
6.Dictatethetextofthemessage
7."SendMessage"
Miscellaneouse-mail
commands
"MarktheMessageasUnread"
"CopythisMessagetoaFolder"
"FlagMessageforFollowup"
"CloseAllItems"
Tip:YoucanusetheSendE-mailcommandevenifMicrosoftOutlookisclosed.Here'show:
1. Say"SendE-Mailto<contact name>,"wherecontact nameisthenameofsomeonein
yourOutlookContacts.DragonopensanOutlookmessagewiththecontactname
enteredintheTofield.
2. Composeyourmessageandsenditasusual.Outlookremainsclosedafterthe
messageissent.
Making appointments in Microsoft Outlook

YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandstomakeappointmentsinMicrosoftOutlook:
163
To
Say
Openyour
calendar
Insteadof"start",youcanalsosay"open","launch"or"show".For
example,say"showMicrosoftOutlook"
2."ViewCalendar"
Createanevent
1."CreateNewAllDayEvent"
2.Dictatethesubjectline,forexample,"CompanyPicnic"
3."SetStartTimeto<day>",forexample"SetStartTimetoMonday"
4."PressTabKey"tomovetothetextbox
5.Dictateanyadditionalinformationyouwantfortheevent,forexample
"Besuretobringyourchoiceofbeverage"
6."InvitePeopletoThisEvent"
7.Dictatethee-mailaddressesofallthepeopleyouwanttoreceivethe
invitation
8."Sendthisappointment"
Otherappointment "MakeThisanOnlineEvent"
commands
"SetReminderOn"
"ShowTimeasTentative"
"DeclineThisEvent"
"MarkThisAppointmentasUnread"
"ForwardThisAppointment"
Adding contacts in Microsoft Outlook

YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandstoaddcontactsinMicrosoftOutlook:
164
To
Say
Open
your
address
book
Insteadof"start",youcanalsosay"open","launch"or"show".Forexample,say
"showMicrosoftOutlook"
2."ViewAddressBook"
Create
anew
contact
1."CreateNewContact"
2.DictateanameintheFullnamebox,forexample,"JoelHuffman"
3."PressAltYankee"toopentheCompanyfield
4.Dictateacompanyname,forexample"MegaProductsLimited"
5."ClickBusiness"toopenthetelephonenumberfield
6.Dictateatelephonenumber,forexample"7815551212"(if"phonenumbers"is
selectedontheAuto-formattingdialogbox,DragonNaturallySpeakingwillformatthe
numberinstandardtelephonenumberformat.)
Save
thenew
contact
"SaveandCloseThis"
Writing notes in Microsoft Outlook

YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandstowritenotesinMicrosoftOutlook:
To
Say
OpentheOutlook
notepad
Insteadof"start",youcanalsosay"open","launch"or"show."Forexample,
say"showMicrosoftOutlook"
2."OpenNewNote"
Createandformat 1.Dictatethetextofthenewnote
anote
2."RightAlignThis","LeftAlignThis","JustifyThis",or"CenterThis"toset
thetextalignment
3."SetThis<text property>"where<text property>isanyfontstyleorpoint
sizeyouwant
4."FindaWord"toperformasearch
Using other Microsoft Outlook commands

YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandstoaccessvariousfeaturesinMicrosoftOutlook:
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Miscellaneous commands
To
Say
Openthecalendarview
"ViewCalendar"
Openandviewthejournalproperties
1."ViewJournal"
2."ViewProperties"or"ViewPropertiesofJournal"
OpenInternetExplorerfromOutlook
"SwitchtoWebBrowser"
Dialog box commands

Whenyoucreateoredite-mailmessagesinHTMLformat,youmustusethesamevoice
commandsthatyouuseinInternetExplorertonavigateincertainOutlookdialogboxes,
suchastheFind,Picture,andFontdialogboxes.Youcanidentifythesedialogboxesbythe
InternetExplorersymbol(asmalldocumenticonwiththeletter"e"init)appearinginthe
upper-leftcornerofthedialogboxheader.ToallowDragonNaturallySpeakingtorecognize
thesecommands,youmusthavethe"EnablecommandsinHTMLwindows"optionselected
ontheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
To
Say
Clickabutton
"Click<button name>",forexample,"Click
Apply".Saying"Click"isoptional.
Showallcheckboxesandgotothefirstone
"ClickCheckBox"or"CheckBox"
Showalloption(radio)buttonsonthedialogbox
"ClickRadioButton"or"RadioButton"
Showallboxeswithlistsofchoices
"ClickListBox"or"ListBox"
Openalistofchoices
"ShowChoices"
Closealistofchoices
"HideChoices"
Chooseanentryfromalistofchoices
"Choose<text>",forexample,"Choose
Arielbold".Saying"Choose"isoptional.
Selecttheitemidentifiedbyanumbersuchas
that
appearsifyourchoicematchesmorethanonething
"Choose<number>",forexample,"Choose
Eight".
Selectthenextmatchingobjectonthedialogbox
"Next","NextMatch",or"NextControl"
Selectthepreviousobjectonthedialogbox
"Previous","PreviousMatch",or"Previous
Control"
Clicktheselectededitboxorotherobject.
"ClickThat"
Moving around in a message window

SeeScrollinginpopularprogramsandScrollinginwindowsandlists.
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Microsoft Outlook 2010 commands
167
To
Command
Createanappointment
"Createanewappointmentat<time>"Forexample,
"12:15p.m."
SeeTimesinAuto-formattingdialogbox..
Copyinformationfromonecontactto
another
"Copytonewcontact"
Ignoreaconversation
"Ignoreconversation"
Cleanupaconversation
"Cleanupconversation"
Cleanupafolder
"Cleanupfolder"
Cleanupafolderandallit'ssubfolders
"Cleanupfolderandsubfolders"
Microsoft Excel
Printing
168
168
169
170
170
170
171
171
171
171
172
173
173
Working with Microsoft Excel

DragonNaturallySpeakingprovidesanumberofnaturallanguagecommandstousewith
MicrosoftExcel.Usingthesecommands,youcanavoidthemultiplemenu-selectionand
mouse-movementstepsassociatedwiththetraditionalMicrosoftWindowsinterface.
Youcancancelaselectionbysaying"UnselectThat",selectingdifferenttext,ormovingthe
Inaddition,thefollowingtopicsdescribethenaturallanguagecommandsyoucanuseto
performsomecommontasksusingMicrosoftExcel:
BasicMicrosoftExcelcommands
WorkingwithcontentsinMicrosoftExcel
Dictating in Microsoft Excel with Full Text Control

YoucanuseFullTextControlcommandsandbuilt-incommandstoenterandrevisecontent
andtonavigatebetweencellsinMicrosoftExcel.Foracompletelistofthecommandsyou
canuseinMicrosoftExcel,usetheCommandBrowser.
Dictation and Editing Modes
TherearetwomodesforusingvoicecommandsinMicrosoftExcel.Thetwomodesare
describedinthefollowingtable.
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Edition
Mode
Description
Quick
Edition
Mode
Allowsyoutoenternewcontentintoacell,overwritethecurrentcontentsofacell,or
formattheentirecontentsofacell.Whenyouselectacellandbegindictating,ayellow
backgroundappearstoindicatethatthedictatedtextwillbeinsertedintothecell.Ifthe
cellcurrentlycontainstext,thenewdictatedtextwilloverwritetheexistingtext.Ifyou
wanttoformatthecontentsofacell,selectthecell,orselectaportionofthecells
contentsusingFullTextControlcommands,andsayaformattingcommand,suchas
"SetFontArial10PointsBold".
Full
Edition
Mode
Allowsyoutoedittheexistingcontentsofacell.Ifyouwanttoaddtooreditthecurrent
contentsofacell,selectthecellandsay"EditCell"or"PressF2"toopenthecellfor
editing.WhenyouenterFullEditionMode,thebackgroundcolorchangestoblue.
EnteringFullEditionModeisanalogoustodouble-clickingacell.LineandParagraph
commands,suchas"NewLine"operatewithintheselectedcellinFullEditionmode.
Using Full Text Control
Ingeneral,FullTextControlisavailableincellsexceptwhenyoutypesomethingintoacell
beforeyoudictate.Forexample:
n Ifyoudictateintoacell,thentypesomecharacters,anddictatemoretextintothatcell,
FullTextControlisavailable.
n Ifyoutypeatthebeginningofacellanddictatesometextornumbers,FullTextControl
isavailableonlyontheportionyoudictated.
n Onceyouhaveeditedacellusinganycombinationoftypinganddictation,whenyou
movebacktothatcellbyvoice,FullTextControlisavailableintheentirecell.
n Thecommandsthatquotetextfromthescreen(select<xyz>,correct<xyz>,insert
after<xyz>)workthankstoafunctionalitycalledFullTextControl.Thisfunctionality
dependsonDragonsabilitytoconstantlyobtaininformationfromthetextfieldaboutits
contentforinstance,inordertoknowwherewordsandsentencesbeginandend,so
Dragoncanapplyspacingbetweenwordsandcapitalizationatthebeginningof
sentences.MoststandardtextfieldsallowfullFullTextControlcapabilities.Formore
information,seeTheFullTextControlIndicator.
Basic commands for Microsoft Excel

YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandstoperformbasicoperationsusingMicrosoft
Excel.
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Creating, opening, and closing a spreadsheet

To
Say
Createanewspreadsheet
"CreateNewFile"or"CreateNewWorkbook"
Openanexistingspreadsheet
1."OpenFile"or"OpenDocument"
2."<file name>",forexample,"MySpreadsheet"
3."PressEnter"
Closeaspreadsheet
"CloseFile"or"CloseDocument"
Editing in a spreadsheet
To
Say
Createanewlinewithinacell
"NewLine"
Editthecontentsofaselectedcell
"Editcell"
Or
"Editselection"
Completeacellentryandstayinthecell
"Apply"
Completeacellentryandmovedownonecell(QuickEditionmode
only)
"PressEnter"
Cancelacellentryandremaininthecell
"PressEscape"or
"Cancel"
Saving, renaming, and moving to another a spreadsheet

To
Say
Saveaspreadsheetasa.xls
file
1."Savefile"
2.Dictateafilename(onlyneededifthisisthefirsttimethefile
hasbeensaved)
3."ClickSave"
SaveaspreadsheetinHTML
format
1."SaveFileasWebPage"
2."ClickSave"
3.(Ifadialogboxappearswarningofaformatloss)"Click
Continue"
Renameaspreadsheet
"RenametheWorksheet"
Movingtoanotheropen
spreadsheet
"GoTotheNext/PreviousWorksheet"
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Setting up a spreadsheet
To
Say
Setprintingarea
1."Fitto<number>PagesWide"
2."Fitto<number>PagesTall"
Viewing the spreadsheet

To
Say
Enlargeorreducethespreadsheet
view
"Zoomto<number>Percent",forexample,"ZoomtoFifty
Percent"
Changethedisplay
-"Hide/UnhideThisRow/Column"
-"Hide/ShowtheDrawingToolbar"
-"Hide/UnhidetheFormulasinThisColumn/Row"
Printing
To
Say
Printarangeofpages
"PrintWorkbook"
"PrinttheSelection"
"PrintColumn<number>toColumn<number>"
"PrintNext<number>Rows"
Previewaprintout
"GoToPrintBreakPreview"
Printpartofapage
"SetPrintAreatoSelection"
"SetPrintAreatotheFirst/Next/Previous<number>Rows/Columns"
"PrinttheSelection"
Moving around a spreadsheet
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To
Say
Moveto
new
location
"Next/PreviousRow/Column"
"StartofThis/Next/PreviousRow/Column"
"Row/Column<number/letter>",forexample,"RowFive"or"ColumnA".
Ifthecolumnincludestwoormoreletters,saythealpha-bravoformofthe
letter,forexampletogotoColumnAB,say"ColumnAlphaBravo"
"StartofRow/Column"
"Next/PreviousCellintheRow/Column"
To
Say
Start
automatic
downward
scrolling
Start
automatic
upward
scrolling
"StartScrollingUp"
Movetothe
bottomof
the
spreadsheet
"ScrollDown"
Movetothe
topofthe
spreadsheet
"ScrollUp"
Stop
automatic
scrolling
"StopScrolling"
Increasethe "ScrollFaster"
rateof
automatic
scrolling
Decrease
therateof
automatic
scrolling
"ScrollSlower"
Movedown
onerow
"LineDown"
Moveup
onerow
"LineUp"
Switching between open spreadsheets

To
Say
Switchbetweenopen
spreadsheets
1.Say"ListwindowsforMicrosoftExcel"
Dooneofthefollowing:
Say"Choosen",wherenisthenumberofthewindowyouwantto
switchto.Forexample,say"Choose2"
Or
ChoosethenumberoftheprogramfromthelistandclickOK
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Formatting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet

YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandstoformataMicrosoftExcelspreadsheet:
To
Say
Changecolumnwidth
n "SetColumnWidthto<number>"
n "SetWidthto<number>inColumn
<number>"
Changerowandcolumn
appearance
n "ShadeThisRow/Column"
n "ApplyPatterntoCurrent/ThisRow/Column"
n "CentertheNext/Previous<number>
Rows/Columns"
n "IndenttheNext/Previous<number>
Rows/Columns<number>"
n "Bold/ItalicizeThisRow/Column/Cell"
Working with cell contents in Microsoft Excel

YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandstoworkwithcontentinMicrosoftExcel.Seealso
BasiccommandsforMicrosoftExcel.
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To
Say
Editthecontentsofa
selectedcell
"Editcell"
Or
"Editselection"
Sumoraveragea
columnorrowof
numbers
1.Movetheinsertionpointtothecellwhereyouwantthesumto
appear
2,"Sum/AveragetheValuesontheRight/ontheLeft/Above/Below"
Sortacolumnorrowof
numbers
1.Selecttherow,column,orrangeofcellsyouwanttosort
2."SorttheSelection"
Changecontentsfrom
decimalstofractions
1.Movetheinsertionpointtotherow,column,orcellyouwantto
change
2."SetthisRow/Column/CelltoFractionsin<number>",for
example"SetthisCelltoFractionsinEighths"
Lockorunlockcontents
lockorunlock
2."Lock/UnlockThisRow/Column/Cell"
Fillacell,row,orcolumn
1.Movetheinsertionpointtotherow,column,orcellyouwanttofill
2."FillThisCellUp/Down/Right/Left<number>
Cells/Rows/Column",forexample,"FillThisCellDownTwoRows"
Deletethecontentsofa
cell,row,orcolumn
clear
2."ClearAllFromThisRow/Column/Cell"
Hidethecontentsofa
cell,row,orcolumn
hide
2."HideThisRow/Column/Cell"
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Chapter 14: Working with Web

applications
BrowserrequirementsfortheDragonWebExtension
InstallingandenablingtheDragonWebExtension
HowtotelliftheDragonWebExtensionisEnabled
UsingWeb-basedEmail
EditingtextinasupportedWebapplication
UsingDragon'sWebcapabilitieswithouttheDragonWebExtension
IfyouhaveproblemsusingWebapplicationsupport
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183
186
189
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About the Dragon Web Extension

TheDragonWebExtensiona
llowsyoutouseFullTextControlinsupportedbrowsersand
mostWebapplicationstohelpyouperformcommontasksbyvoice.Forexample,youcan
say"ClickLink","ClickButton",or"ClickInbox"toclicktheelementsonthepage.Ifyoudo
notinstalltheDragonwebextension,youcannotclickpageelementsbyvoice.Inaddition,
FullTextControlisnotavailablefordictationinthebrowsersandWebapplications.Without
theDragonwebextensionenabled,you'llneedtoclickWebpageelementsusingyour
mouseandkeyboard,anddictatecontentusingtheDictationBox.
Note:Dragon'sfunctionalitydiffersbetweenWebbrowsers.Formoreinformation,see
WorkingwithaWebbrowser.Forexample,inChrome,youcannotusetheRefreshPage
command.Forthisaction,youmustuseglobalcommands,suchasmousecommands,or
presscommands,suchasPressF5.
Browser requirements for the Dragon Web Extension

TheDragonWebExtensionisavailableinthefollowingWebbrowsersandversions:
n MicrosoftInternetExplorer,version9,10,and11,both32-bitand64-bit
n MozillaFirefoxversion24andlater
n GoogleChrome
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Ifyoudon'thaveoneofthesebrowsersintheversionlisted,youcannotclickpageelements
byvoice.Inaddition,FullTextControlisnotavailableinthebrowsersandWebapplications.
You'llneedtoclickpageelementsmanually(orusingMouseGridandmousecommands)
and,ifyouwantFullTextControl,you'llneedtousetheDictationBox.
ThemakersofFirefoxandChromefrequentlyreleasenewversionsoftheirbrowser.Forthe
latestdetailsonDragonfunctionalitywithaparticularapplication,pleaseseetheTechnical
SupportpageforDragonontheNuancewebsite.
Note:Dragon'sfunctionalitydiffersbetweenWebbrowsers.Forexample,inChrome,you
cannotusetherefreshpagecommand;toperformsuchactionsbyvoice,youmustuse
mousecommandsorpresscommandssuchaspressF5.Formoreinformation,see
WorkingwithaWebbrowser.
Feature support
Thefeatureisnotsupportedinthefollowingmodes:
n Chrome'sIncognitomode
n Chrome'sMetromode
n Firefox'sMetromode
Installing and enabling the Dragon Web Extension

ToenableTheDragonWebExtension,dothefollowing.
If you need to re-install, see here.
Internet Explorer 9 and later
1. OpenInternetExplorer.Apromptappearsthefirsttimeyouopenthebrowserafter
Dragoninstallation.
Note:IfyouclickNo Thanksattheinitialpromptandthenlaterdecidetoinstallthe
extension,youmustcloseandreopenbothInternetExplorerandDragonforthepromptto
reappear.IfyouselectDo not ask me againandthenlaterdecidetoinstalltheextension,
seeDoyouneedtoreinstall?below.
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2. ClickProceed.Installationinstructionsappear.
3. Followtheinstructionsprovided.
Mozilla Firefox 24 or later
1. OpenFirefox.Whenavaliduserprofileisloaded,apromptappearsthefirsttimeyou
openthebrowserafterDragoninstallation.
Note:IfyouclickNo Thanksattheinitialpromptandthenlaterdecidetoinstallthe
extension,youmustcloseandreopenbothFirefoxandDragonforthepromptto
reappear.IfyouselectDonotaskmeagainandthenlaterdecidetoinstalltheextension,
seeDoyouneedtoreinstall?below.
2. ClickProceed.Installationinstructionsappear.
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3. ClicktheInstall web extensionbutton,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreento

installthewebextension.
4. ClicktheVerify plugin settingsbutton,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreento
verifythepluginsettings.
Whenyou'veinstalledtheextensionandplugin,ensurethattheUpdate Add-ons
AutomaticallyoptionisselectedtoreceiveupdatesfromNuance.Toselectit:
1. ClicktheFirefoxbutton
appears.
2. Clickthecogicon
alreadyselected.
,andthenselectAdd-ons.TheAdd-onsManager
,andthenselectUpdate Add-ons Automaticallyifitisnot
Google Chrome 16 or later
1. OpenChrome.Whenavaliduserprofileisloaded,apromptappearsthefirsttimeyou
openthebrowserafteryouinstallDragon.
Note:IfyouclickNo Thanksattheinitialpromptandthenlaterdecidetoenablethe
DragonWebExtension,youmustcloseandreopenbothChromeandDragonforthe
prompttoreappear.Inaddition,ifyouselectDo not ask me againandthenlaterdecide
toinstalltheextension,seeDoyouneedtoreinstall?below.
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2. ClickProceed.TheChromeWebStoreopens.
3. Click
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.Aconfirmationappears.
4. ClickAdd.Chromedownloadsandinstallstheextension.
Resolving problems
Ifyou'rehavingtrouble,seeIfyouhaveproblemsusingWebApplicationsupport.
Do you need to re-install?
Ifyoudidnotenabletheextensioninitially,copyandpastetheappropriatelinktotheaddress
barofyourbrowserforinstallationinstructions:
InternetExplorer:
https://dnsriacontent.nuance.com/13/addons.html?lang=ENX&browser=ie
Chrome:https://dnsriacontent.nuance.com/13/addons.html?lang=ENX&browser=chrome
Firefox:https://dnsriacontent.nuance.com/13/addons.html?lang=ENX&browser=firefox
How to tell if the Dragon Web Extension is Enabled

TodetermineiftheDragonWebExtensionisenabled:
Internet Explorer
1. OpenInternetExplorer.
2. Clickthecogicon
boxopens.
,andthenselectManage add-ons.TheManageAdd-onsdialog
3. LookfortheDragonWebExtensionandpluginandensurethestatusisEnabled.
IfthestatusisDisabled,dothefollowingtoenableit:
n Selecttheextension.
n ClickEnableatthebottomoftheManageAdd-onsdialogbox.
n Restartthebrowser.
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Mozilla Firefox
1. OpenMozillaFirefox.
2. ClicktheFirefoxbutton
TheAdd-onsManagerappears.
ortheMenuicon
,andthenselectAdd-ons.
3. ClickPluginsandlookfortheDragonNaturallySpeakingPlugin.
4. ClickExtensionsandlookfortheDragonWebExtension.
InolderversionsofFirefox,theEnableoptionappearsratherthanAlways Activate.Click
theEnablebuttontoenableit.
Google Chrome
1. OpenGoogleChrome.
2. Clickthemenuicon
,andthenselectSettings.TheSettingspageopens.
3. ClickExtensions.Chromeextensionsappear.
4. LookfortheDragonWebExtensionandensureitisenabled.
Ifitisdisabled,selecttheEnabledcheckboxtoenableit.
Resolving problems
Ifthisisthefirsttimeyou'vetriedusingasupportedwebapplicationwithDragon,tryrestarting
yourbrowserandreconnectingtothewebapplication.
IfyouareusingaWebapplicationandbrowserthatsupporttheDragonwebextension,but
thefeatureisnotactive,seeIfyouhaveproblemsusingWebapplicationsupport.
Formoreinformation,seeUsingtheDictationBox,WebbrowsercommandsandDictatingemailandWebaddresses.
Using Web-based Email

Towriteemailusingaweb-basedemailprogram,youmusthaveinstalledtheDragonweb
extensionforyourbrowser.TheDragonWebExtensiona
llowsyoutouseFullTextControlin
supportedbrowsersandmostWebapplicationstohelpyouperformcommontasksbyvoice.
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Forexample,youcansay"ClickLink","ClickButton",or"ClickInbox"toclicktheelements
onthepage.IfyoudonotinstalltheDragonwebextension,youcannotclickpageelements
byvoice.Inaddition,FullTextControlisnotavailablefordictationinthebrowsersandWeb
applications.WithouttheDragonwebextensionenabled,you'llneedtoclickWebpage
elementsusingyourmouseandkeyboard,anddictatecontentusingtheDictationBox.
Note: This topic applies to web-based email programs only. For information on
using Dragon with other email programs, such as Microsoft Outlook, see
Working in email programs.
Before you begin
Beforeyoubegin,makesure
n TheWebextensionisenabledifyouareusingInternetExplorer,GoogleChromeor
MozillaFirefox.PleaseseeHowtotellifWebapplicationsupportisactive.
n YouhaveyouremailWebapplicationopenandyouareloggedin.
n Ifyou'reusingGmail,you'reusingGmail'slatestinterfacelayout.Dragon'sGmail
supportonlyworkswiththenewestGmailinterfaceandnotwithGmail"Classic."
Writing e-mail messages
Usethefollowingstepstowritee-mailmessages.
1. Tostartanewmessage,say"ClickNew"or"ClickCompose,"asrequired.
2. Dothefollowing:
n Say"ClickTextField",andthensay"ChooseX",whereXisthenumbernexttothe
Tofield.Then,Dictatethee-mailaddressofthepersonyou'llbesendingthe
messageto.
Ifyouseealistofsuggestedaddresses,chooseonefromthelistbysaying"Choose
<n>,"where<n>isthenumbershownfortheaddressyouwanttouse.Iftheaddress
isnotinthelist,continuedictatingtheaddress.
Subjectfield.Then,dictateyoursubjecttext.
Bodyfield.Then,dictateyourmessage.
3. Say"ClickSend".
Using commands
TheDragonWebExtensionaddsthefollowingvoicecommandstomostemailweb
applications.SeealsoEditingtextinasupportedWebapplication.
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To
Say
Showallplacesonthepagewhereyoucan
entertext
"ClickTypeText"
or
"ClickEditBox"
Showalltextfieldsonthepage
"ClickTextField"
Showallcheckboxesonthepage
"ClickCheckBox"
Showallimagesonthepagewithlinks
"ClickImage"
Showallbuttonsonthepage
"ClickButton"
Showalllinksonthepage
"ClickLink"
Showallradiobuttonsonthepage
"ClickRadioButton"
Showallboxesonthepagewithlistsof
choice
"ClickListBox
Openalistofchoices
"ShowChoices"
Closealistofchoices
"HideChoices
"Choose<text>,"forexample,"Choose
HardwareCompatibilityGuide."Saying
"Choose"isoptional.
Using Dragon's Web capabilities without the Dragon Web Extension
IftheDragonWebExtensionisn'tavailable,youcannotclickwebpageelementsbyvoice
directly;also,forFirefoxandChrome,noneofthetextfieldshaveFullTextControl.
SymptomsoflackofFullTextControlinclude:
n TheDictationBoxappears(iftheoptionforthisautomaticopeningisactive).
n Dragondoesnotcapitalizethefirstword.
n Dragondoesnotinsertspacebeforeawordasexpected.
WithouttheDragonWebExtension,you'llneedtoclickpageelementsmanuallyorwith
globalcommands,andyoumaywishtousetheDictationBoxtodictateoreditintextfields.
GlobalcommandsthatcanbehelpfulforWebnavigationincludekeyboardcommandssuch
aspressAltd,pressEnter,presstab,pressF5,andpagedown,aswellas
commandsforclickinganddraggingthemouse,suchasMouseGrid33andmouseclick.
FormoreinformationaboutDragon'sWebcapabilities,seeWorkingwithaWebbrowser.
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Editing text in a supported Web application

UsethistopicforexamplesofhowyoucanedittextinanyoftheWebapplicationsthat
Dragonsupports.
Insupportedbrowsers,you'llhaveFullTextControl,sothatyoucandictatecontentanduse
abroadrangeofDragoncommands.You'llalsobeabletonavigatebetweenmailfieldsand
performcommontaskslike"ClickInbox"and"ClickCompose."
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Editing text
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To
Say
DeletethelasttextDragonentered
ScratchThat
CorrectselectedtextorthelasttextDragonentered
CorrectThat
Spellawordtoaddittothevocabulary
SpellThat
Returnthecursorbacktowhereyoulastplaceditin
documentsande-mailmessages
GoBack
Correctthepreviouscorrection
CorrectPrevious
Correctthenextcorrection
CorrectNext
TrainDragonabouthowyoupronounceanewword
TrainThat
Hyphenateselectedwords
CompoundSelection
Hyphenateastringofwords
Compound<text>through<text>
(NorthAmerica)
Compound<text>to<text>(Outside
theU.S.andCanada)
InsertsselectedtextbeforethelasttextthatDragon
entered
InsertBeforeThat
InsertsselectedtextafterthelasttextthatDragon
entered
InsertAfterThat
Insertsselectedtextbeforesometextthatyouquote
fromyourexistingcontent
InsertBefore[text]
Insertsselectedtextaftersometextthatyouquote
fromyourexistingcontent
InsertAfter[text]
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Selecting text
To
Say
Selecttextyouspecifyinyourdocument
Select
<text>
Selectsthenexttextitem,suchasthenextword,lineorparagraph,orthenext
instancewhentherearemultipletextmatches
Select
Again
Selectstheprevioustextitem,suchasthenextword,lineorparagraph,orthenext
Select
Previous
Selectsthenexttextitem,suchasthenextword,lineorparagraph,orthenext
Select
Next
Selectthelasttextyoudictated
Select
That
Capitalizing text
To
Say
Capitalizethefirstletterofeachwordinthelasttextyoudictated
CapThat
APPLYALLUPPERCASE
AllCapsThat
applyalllowercase
NoCapsThat
Capitalizethefirstletterofeachwordinselectedtext
CapSelection
Applyallcapitalletterstotextyouhaveselected
AllCapsSelection
Makesallcapitalletterslowercaseinselectedtext
NoCapsSelection
Using Dragon's Web capabilities without the Dragon Web

Extension
IftheDragonWebExtensionisn'tavailable,youcannotclickwebpageelementsbyvoice
directly;also,forFirefoxandChrome,noneofthetextfieldshaveFullTextControl.
SymptomsoflackofFullTextControlinclude:
n TheDictationBoxappears(iftheoptionforthisautomaticopeningisactive).
n Dragondoesnotcapitalizethefirstword.
n Dragondoesnotinsertspacebeforeawordasexpected.
WithouttheDragonWebExtension,you'llneedtoclickpageelementsmanuallyorwith
globalcommands,andyoumaywishtousetheDictationBoxtodictateoreditintextfields.
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GlobalcommandsthatcanbehelpfulforWebnavigationincludekeyboardcommandssuch
aspressAltd,pressEnter,presstab,pressF5,andpagedown,aswellas
commandsforclickinganddraggingthemouse,suchasMouseGrid33andmouseclick.
FormoreinformationaboutDragon'sWebcapabilities,seeWorkingwithaWebbrowser.
If you have problems using Web application support

Ifyou'rehavingproblemsusingDragonwithasupportedWebapplication,thistopiccanhelp
youidentifythecauseandfindasolution.
Is the Web application supported in your browser?
TheDragonWebExtensionisavailableinthefollowingWebbrowsersandversions:
n MicrosoftInternetExplorer,version9,10,and11,both32-bitand64-bit
n MozillaFirefoxversion24andlater
n GoogleChrome
Ifyoudon'thaveoneofthesebrowsersintheversionlisted,youcannotclickpageelements
byvoice.Inaddition,FullTextControlisnotavailableinthebrowsersandWebapplications.
You'llneedtoclickpageelementsmanually(orusingMouseGridandmousecommands)
and,ifyouwantFullTextControl,you'llneedtousetheDictationBox.
ThemakersofFirefoxandChromefrequentlyreleasenewversionsoftheirbrowser.Forthe
latestdetailsonDragonfunctionalitywithaparticularapplication,pleaseseetheTechnical
SupportpageforDragonontheNuancewebsite.
Note:Dragon'sfunctionalitydiffersbetweenWebbrowsers.Forexample,inChrome,you
cannotusetherefreshpagecommand;toperformsuchactionsbyvoice,youmustuse
mousecommandsorpresscommandssuchaspressF5.Formoreinformation,see
WorkingwithaWebbrowser.
Feature support
Thefeatureisnotsupportedinthefollowingmodes:
n Chrome'sIncognitomode
n Chrome'sMetromode
n Firefox'sMetromode
Is the feature active?
Todeterminewhetherthefeatureisactive,seeHowtotellifWebapplicationsupportis
active.
Do you need to re-install?
TouseallofDragon'sfunctionalityinyourbrowser,youmustenableDragon'sweb
extension.Ifyoudidnotenabletheextension,openthebrowseryouwanttoinstalltouse
thefollowinglinkswhileinthatbrowser:
InternetExplorer:
https://dnsriacontent.nuance.com/13/addons.html?lang=ENX&browser=ie
Chrome:https://dnsriacontent.nuance.com/13/addons.html?lang=ENX&browser=chrome
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Firefox:https://dnsriacontent.nuance.com/13/addons.html?lang=ENX&browser=firefox
Is your browser extension or plug-in enabled?
YourDragoninstallationincludesextensionand/orplug-inandfilesthatWebbrowsersuseto
provideyouwithfulltextsupport.Ifyouarehavingtrouble,makesuretheDragonweb
extensionisenabledforthebrowseryouareusing.Typically,youcandothisfromaToolsor
Optionsmenu.AfterenablingtheDragonwebextension,restartyourbrowser.Fordetails,
seeEnablingWebapplicationsupport.
Be careful when you upgrade!
WhenyouupgradeFirefox,makesureyouchoosetokeeptheDragonwebextensionactive
whenprompted,orFirefoxwillautomaticallydisableit.Ifthishappens,youcanre-enableit.
IfyouwererunningInternetExplorer8whenyouinstalledDragonandyouupgradeto
InternetExplorer9,youneedtoinstalltheDragonwebextension.Todoso,gotoyour
originalDragoninstallationfile(typicallythisislocatedonaDVD)andlaunchsetup.exe.
Whenyouseetheinstallationwizard,selecttheRepairoptionandclickNext.
Could there be an issue with the site?
Changesasitemakestoitslayoutorfunctionalitycancausecompatibilityproblemsfor
Dragon.Wemakeeveryefforttokeepupwiththesechanges,butifyouencounterdifficulties,
pleasecontactDragonNaturallySpeakingSupport.
Formoreinformation,seetheDragonNaturallySpeakingAdministratorGuideat
http://www.nuance.com/support,ortheTechnicalSupportKnowledgebase.
Are you using a different language?
TousetheDragonWebExtension,youmustsetthelanguageoftheWebapplicationtothe
samelanguageasyourtheuserprofile.IfyourprofileissetupinEnglish,youmusthaveyour
WebapplicationsetupinEnglish.TheDragonwebextensiondoesnotrequirethatyourWeb
browserbeinthesamelanguageasyourprofile,butitmustbeifyouwanttouseotherWeb
browsercommands.
Ifyouwanttoworkinadifferentlanguage,youcancreateanotheruserprofilewiththat
languageandloaditintoDragonwhenyouneedit.
Is the Dictation Box behaving in an unexpected way?
SometimestheDictationBoxmisunderstandsthecontextofwhatyou'reworkingonandit
displaystextyoudidn'tdictate,andthatyoucan'tedit.Thiscanhappenwhenthefocusofthe
applicationyou'reusingisonafieldyoucan'teditand:
n youintentionallyopentheDictationBox,or
n youspeakintoyourmicrophone,promptingtheDictationboxtoopenautomatically
Forexample,ifyouhaveyoure-mailapplicationopenwithaniteminyourmessagelist
selected,theDictationBoxmaydisplaytheheadertextofthatmessage.
Ifthishappens,justgototheDictationBoxandsayorclick"Cancel"tocloseit.
Are you trying to play back dictation?
ToplaybackdictationinWebapplications,pleaseusevoicecommandssuchas"Playthat
back,""Readthat,"and"Readselection."InWebapplications,Dragondoesnotsupport
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playbackofdictationusingmenusandbuttons.
Playback restricted to the current field
InaWebapplicationlikeGmailorOutlook.com,playbackislimitedtothecurrentdictationfor
thecurrentfield.Thismeansthatwhenyoumovetoanotherfield,youcannolongerplay
backdictationforpreviousfields,evenifyougobacktothem.
Forexample,ifyoudictateanaddressinamessage'sTofieldandthenyougototheSubject
field,youcan'tplaybackdictationfortheTofield.IfyoureturntotheTofieldanddictate
anotheraddress,youcanplaybackthenewdictationbutnottheoriginaldictation.
Are you working offline?
OfflinemodeisnotsupportedforworkingwithWeb-baseddocuments.
Are you having trouble opening the Correction menu?
DragondoesnotcurrentlysupportthefollowingmethodsforopeningtheCorrectionmenu
whenworkinginWebapplications
n Usingthehotkeys.Bydefault,thisistheMinuskey(-)onthenumerickeypad
n Double-clickingonselectedtext
n ClickingtheCorrectionbuttonontheClassicDragonBarExtrastoolbar
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Chapter 15: Working with Web

browsers
WorkingwithaWebbrowser
SearchingtheWebbyvoice
Webbrowsercommands
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Working with a Web browser

DragonNaturallySpeakingincludesmanycommandsdesignedtoenableyoutosurfthe
WebbyvoiceinMicrosoftInternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,andGoogleChrome.Whenyou
openthebrowserandavaliduserprofileisloaded,apromptappearsthefirsttimeyouopen
thebrowserafterDragoninstallation,providinginformationoninstallingtheDragonweb
extension.
TheDragonWebExtensionallowsyoutouseFullTextControlfordictationinbrowsersand
webapplicationsandtoclickpageelements,suchasbuttonsandlinks,byvoice.Ifyoudo
notinstallandenabletheDragonWebExtension,youcannotclickpageelementsbyvoice.
Inaddition,FullTextControlisnotavailablefordictationinthebrowsersandWeb
applications.WithouttheDragonwebextension,you'llneedtoclickWebpageelements
usingyourmouseandkeyboard,anddictatecontentusingtheDictationBox.
Important:PleasekeepinmindthatDragonscapabilitiesdifferamongWebbrowsers,
bothintermsofcommandsandintermsoftextcontrol.Noteinparticular:
n ForChrome,DragonhasnocommandssuchasgotoAddressbar,gohome,
refreshpage,etc.However,rememberthatyoucantakeadvantageofDragons
globalcommandcapabilities:mouse-relatedcommands(suchasMouseGrid39,
mouseclick,andmovemouseupperleft)andkey-pressingcommands(suchas
pressAltd,pressEnter,presscontrolt,presstab,pressF5,pressEscape,
pagedown).
ThefollowingtopicscovervariousWeb-relatedcapabilities:
Webbrowsercommands
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IntheDragonHelp,see:
Followinglinksandclickingbuttons
SpecifyingWebaddresses
Goingtotextboxesandselectingcheckboxesandoptionbuttons
Notes
n Youcannotselecticonsonthetoolbar,JavaorActiveXapplets,oritemsinthe
History,Search,orChannelspanelsbyvoice.YoualsocannotselecticonsinAdobe
FlashPlayer.
n The"EnablecommandsinHTMLwindows"boxmustbeselectedontheCommands
taboftheOptionsdialogboxtouseInternetExplorerandFirefoxcommands.
n YoucanusethesamevoicecommandsthatyouusewithInternetExplorertonavigate
inotherapplicationsthatrunwithinanHTMLwindow.ThisincludesHelpwindows
basedonHTML,suchasthisHelptopic.
n OnsomeversionsofWindows,youcancontrolInternetExplorermenusanddialog
boxesbyvoiceonlyifthe"Voice-enablemenus,buttons,andothercontrols,excluding"
boxisselectedontheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
n OnsomeversionsofWindows,MicrosoftActiveAccessibilityshouldbeinstalledbefore
usingvoicecommandswithInternetExplorer.IfMicrosoftActiveAccessibilityisnot
installed,youmustalwaysstartDragonNaturallySpeakingbeforeyoustartInternet
Explorer.IfInternetExplorerisalreadyrunning,closeit,startDragon
NaturallySpeaking,andthenrestartInternetExplorer.
Searching the Web by voice

UsetheDragonVoiceShortcutsinthistopictoperformthefollowingtypesofWebsearches:
n Search the Web:StartsaWebsearchinyourdefaultbrowser.Dragon
NaturallySpeakingdisplaysyoursearchstringforeditingifneeded,andthenusesyour
defaultsearchprovidertosearchtheInternetforyoursearchterms.SeeSearchthe
Webfordetails.
n Search a specific Web site:StartsaWebsearchofaspecificsiteinyourdefault
browser.DragonNaturallySpeakingdisplaysyoursearchstringforeditingifneeded,
andthenusesyourdefaultsearchprovidertosearchaspecificWebsiteforyour
searchterms.SeeSearchaspecificWebsitefordetails.
n Search a category on the Web:StartsaWebsearchofaspecificcategoryof
informationinyourdefaultbrowser.DragonNaturallySpeakingdisplaysyoursearch
stringforeditingifneeded,andthenusesyourdefaultsearchprovidertosearcha
specificcategoryforyoursearchterms.SeeSearchacategoryontheWebfordetails.
YoucanalsoSearchtheWebusingdates,times,names,orcurrenciesandDirectlyopena
WebsitewithGoogle's"I'mfeelinglucky".
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Notes
n Theoptiontoeditthesearchstringbeforeitissenttoyourbrowserisconfigurable,so
youcanturnitoffifyouprefer.SeeDisplaysearchtextbeforeperformingsearchfor
detailsintheDragonHelp.
n DependingonyourWebbrowserandthecomplexityofthesearch,displayingthe
resultsmaytakeafewmoments.
n YourWebbrowserdoesnothavetobeopentostartaWebsearchbyvoice.Dragon
NaturallySpeakingrecognizeswhenyouuseavoicesearchcommandandopens
yourdefaultbrowserforyou.Seeyourbrowser'sdocumentationforinformationon
settingthedefaultbrowser.
ThefollowingtableliststhetypesofWebsearchesyoucanperform,thecommandsthat
DragonNaturallySpeakingsupports,examplesofhowtousethecommands,and
descriptionsofwhathappensafteryousaythem.
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Search
type
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Syntax
Example commands
What happens
Searchthe
Web
Search[the]
Webfor [the]
<dictation>
"SearchtheWebfor
Italianrestaurantsin
Boston"
Optionally,DragonNaturallySpeaking
displaysyoursearchstringsothatyou
caneditthekeywordsifnecessary.
YourdefaultWebbrowseropensand
displaystheresultsofasearchforthe
phrase"ItalianrestaurantsinBoston"
usingyourdefaultsearchengine.
Searcha
specific
Website
Search
<Web site>
for[the]
<dictation>
"SearcheBayforwaffle
irons"
or
"SearchYahoofor
moviesinBoston"
YourdefaultWebbrowseropensand
displaystheresultsofsearchingeBay
forthephrase"waffleirons".Dragon
NaturallySpeakingsupportsWebsite
searchesforthefollowingWebsites:
About(forabout.com)
AltaVista
Amazon
Answers(foranswers.com)
AOL
Ask
Bing
CreativeCommons
eBay
Facebook(loginrequired)
Google
IRS
MSN
MySpace
Twitter
Wikipedia
Yahoo!
YouTube
ForDragonNaturallySpeaking:
ICD-9
PubMed
UpToDate
WebMD
Search
type
Syntax
Example commands
What happens
Searcha
Search
categoryon <category>
theWeb
for
<dictation>
"SearchvideoforJFK
inauguraladdress"
Optionally,displaysyoursearchstring
sothatyoucaneditthekeywordsif
necessary.
YourdefaultWDragon
NaturallySpeakingebbrowseropens
anddisplaystheresultsofasearchon
thewords"JFKinauguraladdress"in
yourdefaultsearchengine'svideo
category.
DragonNaturallySpeakingrecognizes
thefollowingsearchcategories:
Search(images|pictures|photos)for
<dictation>
Search(video|movies)for
<dictation>
Search(news|events)for<dictation>
Search(products|shops)for
<dictation>
Search(maps|places)for<dictation>
Searchthe
Webusing
dates,
times,
names,or
calculations
Remembertosaythe
wordswithoutpausing.
Also,youcanleaveout
punctuationandDragon
addsitforyou.For
example,say:
SearchGooglefor87
dividedby12
"SearchtheWebfor
11o'clockamNovember
111945"(Dragon
displaysthesearchterms
as"11:00AMNovember
11,1945")
"SearchtheWebfor
57EurosinUSdollars"
"SearchtheWebfor
WinstonChurchill"
DragonNaturallySpeakingsearches
theWebasrequestedusingyour
defaultbrowserandsearchengine.
Searchthe
Webfor
<date, time,
name, or
calculations>
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Search
type
Syntax
Example commands
What happens
Directly
openthe
top-ranked
Website
foryour
search
term
"Opentop
Website(on
|about|for)
[the]
<specific
topic or Web
site>"
"OpentopWebsitefor
UniversityofKansas"
Youcanalsosubstitute
"Webpage"or"site"for
"Website"
DragonNaturallySpeakingopensyour
defaultWebbrowseranddisplaysthe
top-rankedpageforthephrase
"UniversityofKansas"
Note
The"FindaWebsite(on|about|for)[the]<specifictopicorWebsite>"commandhasbeen
removedfromVersion12.Youcancontinuetouse"OpentopWebsite(on|about|for)[the]
<specific topic or Web site>"command.
Using Google's I'm feeling lucky
To find Google's top-ranked Web site for a search term using "I'm feeling lucky":
1. OpentheGooglehomepage,forexample,www.google.com.
2. Dictateortypeyoursearchtermsinthesearchbox.
Enabling or disabling searching the Web by voice
Tobyvoice,opentheOptionsdialogbox,CommandsTabanddooneofthefollowing:
Selectordeselectthe"EnableWebsearchcommands"checkbox.
Changing your default browser or search engine
IfyouchangeyourdefaultbrowserorsearchengineyouwillhavetorestartDragonandthe
browsertoensurethatthesearchisconductedthroughthenewdefaultsearchengine.
Web browser commands

Important:PleasekeepinmindthatDragonscapabilitiesdifferamongWebbrowsers,both
intermsofcommandsandintermsoftextcontrol.SeeWorkingwithaWebbrowser.
Textinitalicsrepresentswordsornumbersthatcanchange.
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Starting your browser
To
Say
StartInternetExplorer
"StartInternetExplorer"
"StartMicrosoftInternetExplorer"
StartMozillaFirefox
"StartFirefox"
"StartMozillaFirefox"
StartGoogleChrome
"StartGoogleChrome"
"StartChrome"
Insteadof"start,"youcanalsosay"open,""launch"or"show".
Navigating the Web
Pleasenotethatnotallofthesecommandsworkinallbrowsers.SeetheCommand
Browserformoreinformation.
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To
Say
Movetheinsertionpointto "GotoAddressBar"
theAddressBar
(Internet Explorer and Firefox only. For Chrome, you can say "press
Alt d.")
SeealsoInternetExplorerCommands.
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GototheURLinthe
AddressBar
"ClickGo"or"GoThere"
(Firefox and Internet Explorer only. For Chrome, you can say "press
Enter.")
Refreshthecurrentpage
fromtheWeb
"Refreshpage"or"Reloadpage"
(Firefox and Internet Explorer only. For Chrome, you can say "press
F5.")
Clickabutton
"Click"followedbyallorpartofthebuttonname.
Iftherearemultiplematches,DragonNaturallySpeakingdisplaysa
numbernexttoeachone.Saythenumberofthebuttonyouwantto
click.AredarrowpointstoyourchoiceandthenDragon
NaturallySpeakingclicksit.
Clickalinkthatisaword
orphrase
"Click"followedbythelinktextorpartofthetext.
Iftherearemultiplematches,saythenumberofthelinkyouwantto
click,orsaythetextforthelink.Aredarrowhighlightsyourchoice
andthenDragonNaturallySpeakingopensthelinktothe
associatedWebpage.
Clickonanimagethatisa
link
Say"Click"andthetextthatappearswhenthemousepointer
movesovertheimage,forexample,"ClickDragon"if"Dragon"is
thetextthatappears.
StoploadingaWebpage
"StopLoading"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
Loadthepreviouspagein
thehistorylist
"GoBack"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
Loadthenextpageinthe
historylist
"GoForward"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
Loadyourhomepage
"GoHome"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
Openabrowsertabina
newbrowserwindow
"Openthisinanewwindow"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
Openacurrently
displayedWebpagein
anotherbrowsertabthat
staysinthebackground
"Openthisinabackgroundtab"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
"Openthisinanewtab"
To
Say
ActivatetheFavoritesand
RSSiconinIE9,10,and
11
"ClickFavorites"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
Using tabs
To
Say
Openanewtab
"AddaNewTab"
"OpenaNewTab"
"CreateaNewTab"or
"presscontrolt"
Closethetab
"CloseThisTab"or
"presscontrolw"
Gotothenexttab
"GototheNextTab"
"SwitchtotheNextTab"
"MovetotheNextTab"
Gototheprevioustab
"GotothePreviousTab"
"SwitchtothePreviousTab"
"MovetothePreviousTab"
Gotothefirsttab
*These commands dont work in
Firefox. They work in Chrome and
Internet Explorer only.
"GototheFirstTab"
"SwitchtotheFirstTab"
"MovetotheFirstTab"
Gotothelasttab
*These commands dont work in Firefox.
They work in Chrome and Internet Explorer
only.
"GototheLastTab"
"SwitchtotheLastTab"
"MovetotheLastTab"
Gotothe[nth]tab
*These commands dont work in Firefox.
They work in Chrome and Internet Explorer
only.
"GototheThirdTab"
"SwitchtotheThirdTab"
"MovetotheThirdTab"
Bookmarkallopentabs
"BookmarkAllTabs"(ChromeandFirefoxonly)
Clicking page elements and entering text
TheDragonWebExtensiona
llowsyoutoclicktheelementsonthepage,suchasbuttons
andlinks,byvoice.IfyoudonotinstallandenabletheDragonwebextension,youcannot
clickpageelementsbyvoice;inaddition,FullTextControlisnotavailablefordictationinthe
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browsersandWebapplications.Withouttheextension,you'llneedtoclickWebpage
elementsusingyourmouseandkeyboard,anddictatecontentusingtheDictationBox.
Tousethecommandsbelow,you'llneedtoinstalltheextensionforyourbrowser.Formore
information,seeInstallingandenablingtheDragonWebExtension.
To
Say
Showallplacesonthepagewhereyoucan
entertext
"ClickTypeText"
or
"ClickEditBox"
or
"ClickTextField"
Showallcheckboxesonthepage
"ClickCheckBox"
Showallimagesonthepagewithlinks
"ClickImage"
Showallbuttonsonthepage
"ClickButton"
Showalllinksonthepage
"ClickLink"
Showallradiobuttonsonthepage
"ClickRadioButton"
Showallboxesonthepagewithlistsof
choices
"ClickListBox"
Openalistofchoices
"ShowChoices"
Closealistofchoices
"HideChoices"
"Choose<text>,"forexample,"Choose
HardwareCompatibilityGuide."Saying
"Choose"isoptional.
Notes
YoucanusemosttextselectioncommandswhenyouworkwithtextthatyouenterinaWeb
form.
Usethe"Choose<n>"commandlistedunderNavigatingtheWebtoselectamongmultiple
choices.
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Moving around a Web page
To
Say
Movethepagedownbyascreen
"PageDown"
Movethepageupbyascreen
"PageUp"
Movedowntothebottomofthepage
"ScrollDown"
Moveuptothetopofthepage
"ScrollUp"
Movethepagedownbyafewlinesoftext
"LineDown"
Movethepageupbyafewlinesoftext
"LineUp"
Displaythetopofthecurrentpage
"GoToTop"
Displaythebottomofthecurrentpage
"GoToBottom"
Startautomaticdownwardscrolling
Startautomaticupwardscrolling
"StartScrollingUp"
Stopautomaticscrolling
"StopScrolling"
Increasetherateofautomaticscrolling
"ScrollFaster"
Decreasetherateofautomaticscrolling
"ScrollSlower"
Internet Explorer commands

ThefollowingcommandsarespecifictoInternetExplorer.SeealsotheDragonLearning
CenterandCommandBrowser.
New commands for Internet Explorer 9 and 10
DragonprovidesvoicesupportforpinningWebsitesorspecificWebpagestotheWindows
Startmenu.(Then,whenyouopenthesiteorpagefromthere,itdisplaysasaseparate
browsericonontheWindowstaskbar.)
To pin a Web site or page to the Start menu
1. Say"Pinthis[web]site|pagetoStartmenu."Adialogboxdisplays,whereyoucan
updatetheaddressfortheWebpagetobeadded.
Note:If you are using Windows 8 machine and IE 10, the command is "Pin this [web] site
| page to Start Screen". Using this command adds an icon of the site to the Start Screen.
2. Sayorclick"Add"tocompletethecommand.
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InternetExplorer9,10,and11supportenteringWebsearchtermsinthesameboxthat
displaystheURLofthepageyouareviewing.TheboxiscalledtheOneBoxorAddressBar.
To move the cursor to the One Box
n Say"gototheOneBox."
Notes
Home button and Home menu

InternetExplorer9hasbothaHomebutton ,whichdisplaysinthetop-rightcornerofthe
browserwindow,andaseparateHomemenu,availablefromtheCommandbarasshown
here:
Ifbotharedisplayed,DragonusuallyrecognizestheHomebuttonwhenyousaythe"Home"
command.
Tools menus
InternetExplorer9hasamainToolsmenu,whichdisplayswhenyouclickthecogicon
in
thetop-rightcornerofthebrowserwindow,andasecondaryToolsmenuontheCommand
bar.
Ifbotharedisplayed,DragonusuallyopensthemainToolsmenuwhenyousaythe"Tools"
command.
Using Quick tabs
n displayquicktabs
n hidequicktabs
n unhidequicktabs
n openquicktabs
n showquicktabs
n turnquicktabson
n turnquicktabsoff
n viewquicktabs
Using feeds
n openfeeds
n closefeeds
n showfeeds
n displayfeeds
n viewfeeds
n hidefeeds
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n unhidefeeds
n togglefeeds
n switchtofeeds
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Chapter 16: Working on Your

Desktop
Startingandexitingprograms
UsingWindowsDesktopcommands
Controllingmenus
Selectingbuttonsanddialogboxoptions
Selectingtabsinadialogbox
Resizingandclosingwindows
Selectingandopeningicons
Scrollinginwindowsandlists
SearchingyourDesktopbyvoice
Switchingbetweenprogramsandwindows
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210
213
213
214
214
215
215
216
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Starting and exiting programs

UsethefollowingvoicecommandstoopenprogramsthatappearanywhereonyourStart
menuoryourDesktop(evenwhentheStartmenuorDesktoparenotvisible).
Attention
TheabilitytoopenadesktoporStartmenuitembynameatanytimeisanoption.Turningit
offcanreducecomputermemoryuseandeliminatemisrecognitionsofdictationas
commands.SeeEnablelaunchingfromtheStartmenuintheDragonHelp.
To start a program
Say"Start"followedbytheprogramname.
Insteadof"start,"youcanalsosay"open,""launch"or"show."Forexample,say"open
Notepad."
Shorter names for popular programs
ForthepopularWindowsprogramslistedhere,youcanuseshorterprogramnamesin
additiontothestandardprogramlabelshownontheStartmenuorundertheprogramicon
ontheDesktop.Forotherprogramsyou'llneedtosaythestandardprogramlabel.
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n MSWord,MicrosoftWord,MicrosoftOfficeWord
n MSExcel,MicrosoftExcel
n MSOutlook,MicrosoftOutlook
n MSPowerPoint,MicrosoftPowerPoint
n MSAccess,MicrosoftAccess
n MSInfoPath,MicrosoftInfoPath
n InternetExplorer,MicrosoftInternetExplorer
n Firefox,MozillaFirefox
n Chrome,GoogleChrome
n CorelWordPerfect,WordPerfect
n AcrobatReader
n LotusNotes
Examples:
Say"StartMicrosoftWord"
Or
Say"StartAcrobatReader"
Notes
Youcanalsostartyourstandarddesktopemailclientbysaying"StartMail."SeeWorkingin
e-mailprogramsfordetails.
To start any other programs
TostartotherWindowsdesktopprograms,youneedtoknowthenameoftheprogram
shortcutoricon.Say"start"andthenthetextontheprogramiconlabel.
Examples:
MicrosoftVisualBasic,listedinWindowslikethis:
Say"StartMicrosoftVisualBasic2008ExpressEdition"
OR
AdobeAcrobatPro,listedinWindowslikethis:
Say"StartAdobeAcrobat9Pro"
Tip
Tosimplifystartcommandsortorunprogramsusingnamesofyourchoice,youcanrename
DesktopiconsorcreatenewWindowsShortcuts.SeeyourWindowsdocumentationfor
details.
To exit a program
Withanywindowthathastheactivefocusonyourscreen,say"CloseWindow,"orsay
"ClickClose"
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Notes
n Toaccesssomebuilt-initemsonthemainsectionoftheWindowsStartmenu,
includingShutDown,Help,Run,andtheFavorites,Find,andSettingsmenus,you
mustsay"ClickStart"or"ClickStartMenu"andthensaythemenunamesyouwant
untilyoureachtheprogram.Forexample,tostarttheFindFilesorFolderstool,say
"ClickStart"andthen"FindFilesorFolders."
n InsomeversionsofWindowsyoumustcloseanyopenapplicationsbeforeyoucan
usethevoicecommand"ShutDownWindows"toexitWindows.
boxesbyvoiceonlyifthe"Voice-enablemenus,buttons,andothercontrols,
excluding"boxisselectedontheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
n TouseDragonNaturallySpeakingtooperateWindowsmenusanddialogbox
controlsbyvoice,theoptionVoice-enablemenus,buttonsandothercontrolsmust
remainenabledintheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialogbox.Thesetting
ensuresthattheWindowsActiveAccessibilityfeatureallowsvoicecontrolof
Windowsmenusandcontrols.Thisoptionisturnedonbydefault.
Using Windows Desktop commands

YoucanusevoicecommandstoperformmanyactionsontheWindowsDesktop,asshown
inthetablebelow.
Notes
n Insteadofdictatingtheverb"open,"youcanalsosay"start,""launch"or"show."For
example,say"startNotepad."
n Fordetailsabouthowtosayprogramnames,seeStartingandexitingprograms.
n SeeAbouttheCommandBrowserformorevariantsofallcommandslistedhereand
seeCreatingnewcommandsintheDragonHelpforinformationabouthowtocreate
yourowncommands.
n Itemsinsquarebracketsareoptional.
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To do this
You can say
OpenWindowsspecialfolders
OpenyourMyComputer
window
"OpenMyComputer"
OpenyourMyDocumentsfolder
"OpenMyDocuments"
OpenyourMyPicturesfolder
"OpenMyPictures"
OpenyourMyMusicfolder
"OpenMyMusic"
OpenyourMyVideosfolder
"OpenMyVideos"
Startapplicationsandutilities
Startaprogrambyname
"Open<programname>"
Note:Thiscommandcanbeturnedofftoreducecomputermemoryuseandeliminate
misrecognitionsofdictationascommands.SeeEnablelaunchingfromtheStartmenuinthe
DragonHelp.
OpenWindowsExplorer
"OpenWindowsExplorer"
OpenWindowsHelpand
SupportCenter
"OpenWindowsHelp"
OpentheWindowsTask
Manager
"OpenTaskManager"
OpentheWindowsRundialog
box
"OpenRundialog"
OpentheWindowsSystem
ConfigurationUtility(msconfig)
"OpenSystemConfigurationUtility"
OpentheWindowsControl
Panel
"OpenControlPanel"
OpentheWindowsPrint
Manager
"OpenPrintManager"
AddaprintertoyourWindows
system
"Addanewprinter"
Addorremoveprogramstoyour "OpenAddorRemoveProgramswindow"
Windowssystem
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To do this
You can say
ChangetheWindowsDisplay
Settings
"ChangeDisplaySettings"
ChangetheWindowsscreen
resolution
"Changescreenresolution"
ChangeWindowsPower
Settings
"Changepowersettings"
Navigatebetweenwindows
Switchbetweenwindows
"Listprograms"or"Listallwindows"or"Listwindowsfor
Dragon"andthen"Choosen,"wherenisthenumberofthe
windowyouwanttoswitchto.Forexample,say"Choose2"
OR
"Switchtopreviouswindow"
OR
"Switchtonextwindow."
Switchtoaspecificprogramor
document
"Switchto<programname>"Forexample,say"Switchto
MicrosoftWord"
OR
"Switchto<documentname>"
OR
"Listwindowsfor<programname>"SeeSwitchingbetween
programsandwindows
Workwithwindows
Enlargetheactivewindowtothe "Maximizewindow"
sizeofyourmonitor'sscreen
Minimizetheactivewindow
"Minimizewindow"
Closetheactivewindow
"Closewindow"
Minimizeallwindowsand
displaytheWindowsDesktop
"ShowDesktop"
"Minimize[all]windows"
Returnamaximizedwindowto
itsoriginalsize
"Restorewindow"
Restoreallminimizedwindows
"Restore[all]windows"
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Controlling menus
Youcanopen,close,andchooseitemsfromthemenusinmostprogramsbyvoice.Tocontrol
themenusinawindow,thewindowmustbeactive.
To open a menu
Sayoneofthefollowing:
"Click"followedbythenameofthemenu.
Justsaythemenuname.
Example:
"ClickFile"or"File"
Dragon'sdefaultsettingistorequirethatyousay"Click"toselectmenusandcontrols.See
Require"Click"toselectmenusRequire"Click"toselectmenusintheDragonHelp.
To choose an item from an open menu
Justsaytheitem(youcanstillsay"Click"butDragondoesn'tneedyouto).
Example:
IftheFilemenuisopen,say"New"
To close a menu
Say"Cancel"
Notes
n Say"ClickStartMenu"or"ClickStart"toopentheStartmenu.Youmustsay"Click"to
opentheStartmenu.Bydefault,youmustsay"Click"beforethenameofmenusin
commands.Tochangethesetting,seeRequire"Click"toselectmenusRequire"Click"
toselectmenusintheDragonHelp.
n Saying"Cancel"isequivalenttopressingtheESCkey.
n InsomeversionsofWindows,afeaturecalledActiveAccessibilityallowsyoutocontrol
certainwindowsmenusandcontrolsbyvoice.IfyourversionofWindowssupports
ActiveAccessibility,the"Voice-enablemenus,buttons,andothercontrols,excluding"
optionontheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialogboxmustbeoninordertouse
voicecommandstocontrolmenus.WhenyoufirstinstallDragonNaturallySpeaking,
thisoptionisonbydefault.
Selecting buttons and dialog box options

Youcanselectbuttonsanddialogboxoptionsbyvoice.
Thedialogboxmustbetheactivewindow.
To select a button, checkbox or option
Say"Click"followedbythenameofthebuttonorothercontrol,asitappearsinthewindow.
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Saying"Click"beforethenameofthebuttonrequired.Ifyouwanttomakeitoptionalyoucan
specifythat"Click"oughtnotbespokenontheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
To open a list
Ifthelistisselected(theitemdisplayedishighlighted),say"ExpandList"or"DropList."Ifthe
listisnotselectedsaythenameofthelist.Toopenthenextlist,say"PressTab"andthen
either"ExpandList"or"DropList."
To click the Close or OK buttons
Say"Close"or"ClickClose,""OK"or"ClickOK."
Notes
n Youcannotsaythefollowingitems:filenamesindialogboxes,foldernamesindialog
boxes,namesofitemswithinlistboxes,andtoolbaricons.
boxesbyvoiceonlyifthe"Voice-enablemenus,buttons,andothercontrols,
excluding"boxisselectedontheMiscellaneoustaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
Selecting tabs in a dialog box

Youcanselecttabsonatabbeddialogbox(suchastheOptionsdialogboxinDragon
NaturallySpeaking)inthefollowingmanner:
To
Say
Selectthenexttab
"MovetoNextTab"
"GotoNextTab"
"ClickNextTab"
Selecttheprevioustab
"MovetoPreviousTab"
"GotoPreviousTab"
"ClickPreviousTab"
Note
Ifthetabhasacaptionwithashortcutkey(underlinedcharacter)youcansay"Click"
followedbythenameofthetab.
Resizing and closing windows

Youcanresizeandclosewindowsbyvoice.
To resize a window
1. Makethewindowyouwanttoresizeactive.
2. Say"MaximizeWindow,""MinimizeWindow,"or"RestoreWindow."
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To close a window
1. Makethewindowyouwanttocloseactive.
2. Say"CloseWindow."
Note
ThesecommandsonlyworkwhenyouareusinganEnglishversionofyouroperatingsystem.
Ifyouhaveadifferentversionoftheoperatingsystem,youmustsay"Click"andthecommand
usedbythatsysteminplaceof"Maximize,""Minimize,"or"Restore."
Selecting and opening icons

YoucanselecticonsontheDesktopinthefollowingmanner:
To select a desktop icon
1. PointtotheWindowsdesktopandsay"MouseClick"tomakethedesktopactive.
2. Saythenameofanicon.Forexample,"MyDocuments."
Theiconbecomeshighlightedtoindicatethatitisselected.
3. Toselectanothericon,say"Move"followedbyadirection(Left,Right,Up,orDown)and
thenumberoficons(upto20)youwanttomove.Forexample,"MoveRight1"or"Move
Up3."
Youcanopeniconsonthedesktopinthefollowingmanner:
To open a desktop icon (including an application)
1. PointtotheWindowsdesktopandsay"MouseClick"tomakethedesktopactive.
2. Say"Open"andthenameofanicon.Forexample,"OpenMyDocuments."
Youcancloseanopenwindowinthefollowingmanner:
To close an open window
1. Pointtotheopenwindowandsay"MouseClick"tomakethewindowactive.
2. Say"CloseWindow."
Scrolling in windows and lists

WithDragonNaturallySpeakingyoucanscrollwithinawindoworlistinadialogbox.
To scroll vertically
Makesuretheinsertionpointisinthelistofadialogboxandsay"MoveDown"or"Move
Up"followedbythenumberoflines(upto20)youwanttoscroll.ThispressestheUpor
DownArrowkeythenumberoftimesyouspecify.Youcanalsosay"PageUp"or"Page
Down"topressthePageUporPageDownkey.
Examples:
"MoveUp10"
"MoveDown4"
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"PageUp"
To scroll horizontally
Ifthelistorwindowhasahorizontalscrollbar,makesuretheinsertionpointisinthelistor
dialogboxandsay"MoveLeft"or"MoveRight"followedbyanumberupto20.This
pressestheLeftorRightarrowkeysthenumberoftimesyouspecify.
Examples:
"MoveLeft10"
"MoveRight5"
Note
YoucanusethesecommandstoscrollHelpwindowsbyvoice.
Searching your Desktop by voice

UsetheDragonVoiceShortcutsinthistopictosearchyourDesktopbyvoice.
Thesearchcommandsrequirethatyouhavethird-partyindexing/searchsoftwareinstalled.
DragonNaturallySpeakingsupportsthefollowingsearchsoftware:
n GoogleDesktop
n Windows7andWindows8search
ThefollowingtableliststhetypesofDesktopcommandsthatDragonNaturallySpeaking
supports,anexamplecommand,andadescriptionofwhathappensafteryousaythe
command:
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Command
Type
Syntax
Example
command
What happens
Searchyour
computer
search[the]
computerfor
[the]<dictation>
"Searchthe
computerfor
budget
spreadsheets"
Thesearchenginedisplaysallindexed
itemswiththekeywords"budget
spreadsheets".
Searche-mail
searche-mail
for[the]
<dictation>
"Searche-mail
forthebudget"
emailwiththekeyword"budget"
Note:Youcanusethetermse-mail,
mail,ormessageinterchangeably.
Findthetoprankedemail
find[an]email
"Findanemail
(about|on)[the] aboutthe
<dictation>
vacation
schedule"
Thesearchenginedisplaysthetoprankedemailforthekeyword"vacation
schedule".
Search
documents
search[the]
(documents|
files)for[the]
<dictation>
"Search
documentsfor
budget"
documentswiththekeyword"budget".
Note:Youcanusetheterms
documentsandfilesinterchangeably.
Searchyour
Webhistory,
favorites,or
bookmarks
search[the]
<category>for
[the]<dictation>
"Searchthe
Webhistoryfor
thebudget
forecast"
Thesearchenginedisplayssearch
resultscontainingallpagesfromyour
Webhistorythatusethekeyword
"budget".
Validsearchcategoriesare:
-favorites
-bookmarks
-Webhistory
Enabling or disabling searching the Desktop by voice
ToenableordisablesearchingtheDesktopbyvoice,opentheCommandstaboftheOptions
dialogboxanddooneofthefollowing:
Selectordeselectthe"EnableDesktopsearchcommands"checkbox.
Switching between programs and windows

Usethisproceduretodoanyofthefollowing:
n Listandswitchbetweenopenprogramsorwindows.
n Listandswitchbetweenwindowsofmulti-documentapplications.
n ListandswitchbetweenopenDragonwindows.
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Note
YoucanusethiscommandtoswitchtoyourWebbrowser,butthiscommanddoesnotlist
opentabsinyourwebbrowser.Forinformationonbrowsertabs,seeWorkingwithaWeb
Browser.
To switch between open programs or windows
Tolistallopenprograms,say"ListPrograms"or"Listallwindows."TheListofOpen
Applicationswindowopens.Forexample,
Or
Tolistopenwindowsofmulti-documentapplications,say"Listwindowsfor<program
name>"Forexample,say"ListwindowsforMicrosoftWord"TheListofWindowsopens.
Forexample,
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TolistallopenDragonwindows,say"ListwindowsforDragon"or"ListDragonwindows".
ThelistofDragonwindowsopens.Forexample,
Forinformationaboutdictatingprogramnames,seeStartingandexitingprograms.
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2. Toswitchtoanopenprogramorwindow:
Say"Choosen,"wherenisthenumberoftheprogramorwindowyouwanttoswitchto,
orjustsaythenumbernexttotheword.Forexample,say"Choose2"or"2"
OR
ChoosethenumberoftheprogramorwindowfromthelistandclickOK.
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Chapter 17: Controlling the

Mouse and Keyboard
Controllingthekeyboard
Movingthemousepointer
Movecommands
Optionalmovecommands
PositioningthemousepointerwithMouseGrid
Clickinganddraggingthemouse
Clickingthemouse
Draggingthemouse
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Controlling the keyboard

WhenDragonNaturallySpeakingisrunning,youcancontrolthekeyboardbyvoice.
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Say
Then say
"Press"
"Tab"
"PressKey"
"Backspace"
"Type"
"CapsLock"
"Enter"
"Escape"
"SpaceBar"
"PrintScreen"
"ScrollLock"
"Pause"
"NumLock"
"UpArrow"
"DownArrow"
"RightArrow"
"LeftArrow"
"Home"
"End"
"PageUp"
"PageDown"
"Insert"
"Delete"
"Function1"to"Function12"
"Keypad"followedbyanynumerickeypadkey:0...9,.,/,*,-,+,Enter).
"Shift,""Control,"or"Alt"(aloneorincombination)followedbyanyotherkey.
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Notes
n Youcansay"Press"or"Type"followedbyanycombinationofmodifierkeys(Shift,
Control,Alt),andthenanyletter,number,symbol,arrowkey,andsoon.
n Youcansay"PressTab"tomovearoundadialogboxoralistand"PressEnter"to
selectitems.
n Youcannotundoakeystrokebysaying"ScratchThat."Forexample,ifyousay
"PressCapA"then"ScratchThat,""A"remainsinthedocument.Youcan,however,
say"UndoThat."
Moving the mouse pointer

Youcanmovethemousepointerup,down,left,orrightusingthemousepointercommands.
Move commands
Thefollowingcommandsarealwaysavailableandcanmovethepointerashortdistance(up
to10units):
Say
Thensay
Thensay
"Mouse"
"Up"
"Down"
"Left"
"Right"
"<110>"
Examples:
"MouseDownTwo"
"MouseRightEight"
Optional move commands

Youcanusethefollowingmovementcommandsifthe"Enablemousemotioncommands"
boxontheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialogboxisselected.
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Say
Then a direction
Then a speed (optional)
"MoveMouse"or
"Up"
"Faster"
"MouseMove"
"Down"
"VeryFast"
"Left"
"MuchFaster"
"Right"
"Slower"
"UpperLeft"
"VerySlow"
"LowerLeft"
"MuchSlower"
"UpperRight"
"LowerRight"
Youcansayaspeedcommandatanytimewhilethepointerismovingtospeedthe
movementuporslowitdown.
Examples:
"MoveMouseDownFaster"
"MouseMoveLowerRightVeryFast"
"MouseMoveUpVeryFast(pause)Slower(pause)Stop"
Stopping mouse movement

Whilethemousepointerismoving,youcanstopthemovementbysayingoneofthefollowing
commands:
n "Stop"
n "Cancel"
Notes
n Youcancombinemovingthemousepointerwithclickingthemouseormarkingand
draggingtheobjectinasinglevoicecommand.
n Youcandisablethemousemotioncommandsbyclearingthecheckbox"Enable
mousemotioncommands"ontheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
n Thedefaultmousemotionspeedis2(onascalefrom1to25).Youcanchangethe
defaultspeedbyclickingtheSpeedbuttonontheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialog
boxandselectinganewspeed.
Positioning the mouse pointer with MouseGrid

YoucanpositionthemousepointeranywhereonthescreenusingMouseGrid.The
movementcanberelativetothefullscreenortheactivewindow.
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To position the pointer with MouseGrid
1. Say"MouseGrid"toplacetheMouseGridoverthefullscreenorsay"MouseGridWindow"
toplaceitovertheactivewindow.
MouseGriddividesthescreenorwindowintoninenumberedareas.
2. Saythenumber(from1to9)topositionthepointerinthatnumberedarea.Topositionit
again,sayanothernumber.
Youcanpauseslightlyaftereachnumberyousay.
Examples:
"MouseGrid325"
"MouseGridWindow78"
Notes
n TohaveMouseGridcloseautomatically,endtheMouseGridcommandwith"Go."For
example,say"MouseGrid53Go."
n ToundothelastMouseGridaction,say"UndoThat."
n TocloseMouseGrid,say"Cancel."
n MouseGridwillclosewhenthemicrophoneisturnedoff,orwhenyousaythe
command"GoToSleep."
n YoucancombinetheMouseGridcommandwithclickingthemouseormarkingand
draggingtheobjectinasinglevoicecommand.Forexample,youcansay"MouseGrid
53Double-Click."
Clicking and dragging the mouse

Youcanclickanddragthemousebyvoice.
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Clicking the mouse

Say
Thensay
Thensay
"Mouse"
"Click"
"Double-Click"
"Right-Click"
"Left-Click"
"Shift"
"RightClick"
"Press"or"Type"
"LeftClick"
"Control"
"RightClick"
"LeftClick"
Examples:
"MouseDouble-Click"
"MouseRight-Click"
"PressShiftRightClick"
"TypeControlLeftClick"
Dragging the mouse

YoucanusethefollowingmovementcommandsifyouselecttheEnablemousemotion
commandscheckboxontheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
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Say
Then a direction
Then a speed (optional)
"DragMouse"(tomove)
"Up"
"Faster"
"MouseDrag"(tomove)
"Down"
"VeryFast"
"ControlMouseDrag"(tocopy)
or
"ControlDragMouse"
"Right"
"MuchFaster"
"Left"
"Slower"
"UpperRight"
"VerySlow"
"UpperLeft"
"MuchSlower"
"LowerRight"
"LowerLeft"
Youcansayaspeedcommandatanytimewhilethepointerismovingtospeedthe
movementuporslowitdown.
Examples:
"DragMouseDownFaster"
"MouseDragLowerRightVeryFast"
"MouseDragUpVeryFast(pause)Slower(pause)Stop"
"ShiftDragMouseUp"
Stopping mouse movement

Whilethemousepointerismoving,youcanstopthemovementbysayingoneofthe
followingcommands:
n "Stop"
n "Cancel"
Notes
n Youcancombinedraggingthemousepointerandclickingthemouse.Forexample,
toopenanapplicationfromtheDesktop,youcansay"MouseDragLowerLeft"and
whentheDesktopiconisselected,say"Double-Click."
n Youcandisablethemousemotioncommandsbyclearingthecheckbox"Enable
mousemotioncommands"ontheCommandstaboftheOptionsdialogbox.
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Chapter 18: Improving

recognition accuracy
TheDragonAccuracyCenter
RecognitionModes
TeachingDragontoUnderstandYouBetter
PersonalizingyourDragonVocabulary
ManagingVocabularies
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Top 10 ways to improve accuracy

Here'sourtop10listofwaystooptimizeDragon'sabilitytorecognizeyourspeech.
1. Use careful dictation practices DictatingwithDragonisdifferentthantalkingto
someone.Whenwetalk,weoftenhesitate,mumble,slurwords,orleavewordsout
altogether,butwe'restillabletounderstandeachother.Andpeoplecaneasilyfilterout
noise,whichletsusunderstandeachother,eveninnoisyenvironments,likerestaurants,
butspeechsoftwareneedshelpseparatingdictationfromothersounds.Withdictation,
theideaistospeakinaconsistentspeedandvolume-trynottohesitate,exaggerate
yourpronunciation,ortalkloudlyorslowly.Somakesurebackgroundnoisedoesn't
drownyououtandthatyouhavethemicrophonecloseenoughforDragontohearyou
properly,usuallyaboutaninchfromyourmouthandtooneside.Also,rememberto
dictateusingcompletephrases,sothatDragongetsthecontext.Forexample,weuse
ourexperienceandcommonsensetodecidewhethersomeonesaid"IScream,"or"Ice
Cream."ButDragondoesn'tunderstandwhatwordsmean,soitcan'tusecommon
sensethewaywedo.Instead,Dragoninterpretsyourspeechbyusingitsknowledgeof
wordsthattendtoappeartogether.Dragoncalculateshowfrequentlyyouusewordsand
phrasesandcanofferyousuggestionswhenitmakesmistakes.Trytothinkaboutyour
wholephraseorsentencebeforeyoustartdictateit,andyou'llbeonyourwaytodictation
mastery.Formoreinformation,seeDictationBasics.
2. Import lists of words or phrasesRatherthanaddingwordsorphrasesoneatatime,
youcanimportoneormorelists.Thelistscanevenincludespokenforms.Thismethod
canbeparticularlyusefulforbusinessesthathavealotofpeopledictatingsimilarnames
orwordsorifyouneedtousemorethanoneuserprofile.Formoreinformation,see
PreparingalistofcustomwordstoaddtoaVocabulary.
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3. Learn from specific documentsYoucanselectspecificdocumentsorentirefolders

containingtypicaldocuments,yourownorthoseofothers,thatreflectthetypeofdictation
youwilltypicallydo.YoucanthentrainDragonhowyoupronounceunusualwordsor
aboutpropernamesyouneedtodictate.Forexample,ifyouwereanacademicandran
thetooltoaddwordsfromessaysandarticlesinyourfieldofstudy,orabloggerusingalot
ofnewacronyms,Dragonwouldautomaticallylearnyourwords,wordfrequencyand
contexts,andmakebetterguessesaboutyourspeech.Dragonalsomoveswordsfromits
backupdictionarytoitsactivevocabularybasedonthescan.Iftherearealotofwordsto
train,you'llneedtoplanthisactivitywhenyouhaveafewminutestospendaddingthe
words.
4. Learn from sent e-mailsSimilartoLearnfromspecificdocuments,thistoolhelpsrefine
yourprofilebyanalyzingrepresentativetext,onlyinthiscaseitanalyzese-mailmessages
sentfromyourinstalledemailprogram.Inadditiontoanalyzingfrequencyofworduseand
typicalwordsequences,itcansuggestcontactnamesyoumaywanttoaddtothe
vocabulary.Note:Forthefirstrun,planthisactivitywhenyoucanletDragonuseyour
computerfor5to30minutes.Subsequentscansbuildonthefirstone,however,andare
muchfaster.
5. Run Accuracy TuningThisprocessrefinesyouruserprofilebyanalyzingaudioandtext
datathatDragonarchivesfromyourdictation.YoucanlaunchAccuracyTuningfromthe
NewDragonBarorClassicDragonBarAudiomenuorscheduleittorunlater.Choosea
timewhenyourcomputerisonbutyoucancloseDragonforexample,whenyoutypically
haveamealorameeting.
6. Perform additional trainingDragonlearnsabouthowyoupronouncewordsandyour
vocaltoneswhenyoucreateyouruserprofile,butitcanlearnmoreifyoureadoneormore
ofthesuppliedtrainingtexts.Werecommendyoureadatrainingtextafterafewhoursof
usingDragon.OntheDragonBar,selectAudio>ReadTexttoImproveAccuracy.
7. Turn off what you don't useVisitthePerformanceAssistantforusefulstrategiesfor
optimizingaccuracyandspeedwithDragon.Forexample,youcanturnofftheabilityto
"voice-click"menus,buttonsandothercontrolsinsomeorallprograms,ortheabilityto
openitemsfromtheWindowsStartmenuordesktop.Turningofftheseoptionsreduces
Dragon'suseofcomputerresourcesandreducesthepossibilityofisolatedwordsor
phrasesbeingexecutedascommands,suchas"ClickSend"or"OpenNetwork."
8. Use Smart Format RulestohaveDragonrecognizewhenyouchangeacustomorbuiltinauto-formattingoptionorwordpropertyforalphanumerictextoraword.Dragon
automaticallyappliesformattingtomanycommonspokenformsoftext,suchasWeband
e-mailaddresses,streetaddresses,dates,numbers,unitsofmeasure,andsoon.The
SmartFormatRulesfeaturerecognizesyourchangestorulesandofferstocustomizethe
settingstosuityourneedsasyouwork.Youcanalsoaddcustomwordpropertiestowords
tomakeDragon'stextentrymoreintuitiveandefficient.Bysettingwordproperties,you
specifyavarietyofoptionsthatcanbeassociatedwithvocabularyentries.Youcanspecify
thatawordbeprecededorfollowedbyspecificcharactersandcustomizepropertiesfor
placementorhandling.Forexample,questionmarksandexclamationmarkshavedefault
propertiesof"Precedeby(nothing)"and"Formatthenextwordcapitalized."
Or,youcanspecifyoneormoreforwords.IftheAlternateprintedformcheckboxis
selectedfor"meter,"whenyoudictatethewordafteranumberDragonentersonly"m."
Forexample,iftheAlternateformcheckboxisnotselected,andyoudictate"meter,"
Dragontypesthefullword,"meter."
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9. Make correctionsYoucanpreventmanyerrorsusingthemethodslistedabove,butif
anerrordoeshappen,correctingitwillhelpDragontolearn.Redictatingorretyping
wordsorphrasesaresometimesthefastestapproach,butDragonprovidesalotof
flexibilityabouthowandwhenyoucorrecterrors.
10. Save your user profileRememberthatasDragonworksonyourdocumentswithyou,
itneedstosavewhatitlearns.Afteryoucorrectdictation,trainwords,orperformanyof
theotheraccuracyoptimizationoperations,saveyourprofiletosaveyourchangesfor
yournextsession.

TheSmartFormatRulesboxmayappearwhenDragonnoticesthatyoucorrecteddictated
textcorrespondingtoanAuto-FormattingoptionorWordProperty.
Throughthisoptionalfeature,Dragonoffersyouoneormoreadjustmentstoitssettings.
WhenDragonpresentsaSmartFormatRulesbox,youcanchooseoneoftheadjustments
itoffers,oryoucanjustignoretheboxandcontinueworking(youcanalsosaycanceland
theboxwillclose).
HereisanexampleoftheSmartFormatRulesboxthatappearsifyouchangeinyourtext
thestandardabbreviationforkilograms,whichiskg:
What to do when a Smart Format Rules box appears
WhenDragondisplaysaSmartFormatRulesbox,youcanusuallydoanyofthefollowing:
n Ifyoudon'twantDragontoauto-formatthetextusingthisrulenowandinfuture
dictation,clickthefirstlineorsaychoose 1.
n IfyouwantDragontousethesameauto-formattingsettinginthefuture,clickthe
secondlineorsaychoose 2.
n Ifyoudontwanttoadjustanysetting,ignorethisbox.Itwillgoawaywhenyou
continuedictatingorworkinginyourdocument.(YoucanalsosayCanceltodismiss
thebox.)
ThechoicesareslightlydifferentinthecaseofSmartFormatRulesaboutenteringzeros
ratherthantheword"million,"fornumbersgreaterthanorequalto10,andforword
properties.Fordetailsandexamples,seeOptionscontrolledbySmartFormatRulesbelow.
What causes the Smart Format Rules box to appear
TheSmartFormatRulesboxappearsafteryoueditdictatedtext,whetheryoumakethe
correctionusing
n theCorrectionmenu
n theSpellingwindow
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or
n thekeyboard.
Showing the last Smart Format Rule
IfaSmartFormatRulesboxappearsandyoucontinuedictatingorcancelitaccidentally,you
canredisplayitbysayingthecommand"ShowSmartFormatRule."Previouslyaccepted
rulescannotbedisplayed.
Disabling Smart Format Rules
IfyouwanttoturnofftheSmartFormatRulesfeature,youcandosofromtheCorrectiontab
oftheOptionsdialogbox.
1. OpentheDragonBar'sToolsmenuandclickOptions.Youcanalsosay"Switchto
DragonBar,"then"ClickTools,"then"Options."
2. ClicktheCorrectiontabthenclearthecheckboxnexttoShowSmartFormatRules"(or
say"clickShowSmartFormatRules").
3. ClickOKorsay"ClickOK"toclosethedialogbox.
Restoring a Smart Format Rule
YoucanrestoreadefaultintheAuto-formattingdialogboxorWordPropertiesdialogbox.
Anotherwaytorestoreasetting:correctthetexttotheformatyouwantandpickthe
correspondingrulefromtheSmartFormatRulesboxthatyourcorrectiontriggered.
Options controlled by Smart Format Rules
Auto-formattingWebande-mailaddresses
Turnsonautomatice-mailandWebaddressformatting,sothatyoucandictatethemas
youwouldnormallysaythemoutloud.Forexample,ifyousay"janedotsmithatmy
adventuretraveldotcom"Dragonenters"Jane.Smith@myadventuretravel.com."Dragon
substitutesthe@signforthespoken"at,"usesaperiodfor"dot,"andomitsspaces.Orif
yousay"wwwdotnuancedotcom,"Dragonenterswww.nuance.com.
Auto-formattingstreetaddresses
Turnsonautomaticformattingofpostaladdresses.Forexample,ifyousay"49orchard
lanebostonmassachusettsohtwofourfoursix,"D
ragonNaturallySpeakingenters"49
OrchardLane,Boston,MA02446."
CertainaddressescanbehardforDragonNaturallySpeakingtointerpret.Forexample,
"TwoHundredFortyFifthStreet"couldbeinterpretedas245thStreet,20045thStreet,or
2405thStreet.Inasituationlikethis,DragonNaturallySpeakingusescontexttotryto
determinewhatyoumeant.Insomecases,usingtheword"And"canhelptonarrowdown
thechoices.Intheexampleabove,saying"TwoHundredAndFortyFifthStreet"would
eliminate20045thStreetasapossibility.
For user profiles whose region setting is UK or Canada:Thisoptionalsoenables
theproperformattingofUKpostcodesandCanadianpostalcodes.Forexample,you
couldformatapostcodeforLondonbysaying"WTwoFourRJ"toenterW24RJ,and
formatapostalcodeforTorontobysaying"MFiveHTwoLTwo"toenterM5H2L2."
SeeChooseyourregionandvocabularyintheDragonHelp.
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For user profiles whose region setting is United States:IfyouareusingaU.S.

Englishuserprofile,youcanenableUKpostcodesandCanadianpostalcodesfromthe
UKandCanadianpostcodesoptioninthisdialogbox.
See Choose your region and vocabulary in the Dragon Help.
Auto-formattingtitles
InsertsabbreviatedversionsofanytitleinDragon'sAbbreviatedtitleslist.Forexample,
"Mr."for"Mister,"or"Pres."for"President."
Auto-formattingdates
ControlshowDragonNaturallySpeakingformatsdateswhenyoudictatetheday,month,
andyeartogether.
Usethedrop-downbuttontoselecttheformatyouwanttousemostoften.Available
formatsare:
n DatesAsSpoken
n MonthD,YYYY
n MonthDD,YYYY
n MonD,YYYY
n MonDD,YYYY
n M/D/YYYY
n M/D/YY
n MM/DD/YYYY
n MM/DD/YY
n MM-DD-YY
n DMonth,YYYY
n D/M/YYYY
n D/M/YY
n DD/MM/YYYY
n DD/MM/YY
n DD-Mon-YY
n YYYY-MM-DD
Notes
n Ifyouclearthe"Dates"checkbox,Dragonwillnotapplyautomaticdateformatting.
Forexample,afterclearingthecheckbox,ifyoudictate"Julytwentyseventh,"
Dragonwillwrite"July27th."
Bydefault,Dragondoesnotusethenumeralformofnumberssmallerthan10,
whetherforcardinalnumbers(one,two,three...)orordinalnumbers(first,second,
third...).Ifthe"Dates"checkboxiscleared,Dragonwrites"the10thofJune"and
"theseventhofJune"unlessyouchangethedefaultsetting"Numbers,ifgreateror
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equalto"ontheAuto-FormattingOptionsdialogbox.
n Ifyouusethe"DatesAsSpoken"setting,DragonNaturallySpeakingneedsyouto
dictatedatesinanunambiguousway,usingthenameandnotthedigitforthe
month.Forexample,with"DatesAsSpoken"selected,Dragonwillcorrectlyformat
"Januaryeleventwothousandnine"and"theseventhofFebruarytwothousand
four"usingdateformats,butwillformat"elevenonetwothousandnine"asa
number.
Ifyoudictatedatesdifferently,forexampleyouusedigitstosaythemonth,try
selectingthevaluethatbestmatcheshowyoudictatethedate.Forexample,ifyou
normallysay"elevenonetwothousandnine",settingthedateformatto
"D/M/YYYY"willcauseDragontocorrectlytranscribethedate.
n Ifyouomittheyear,forexample,yousay"Julytwelve",D
ragonNaturallySpeaking
transcribes"July12"("ThetwelfthofJuly"becomes"12July")regardlessofwhich
dateformattingyouselect.
Auto-formattingcommonabbreviations
EnablesDragonNaturallySpeakingtorecognizemoststandardabbreviationswhile
transcribingyourdictation.Forexample,Dragonwouldrewrite"versus"as"vs.","Institute"
as"Inst.",and"Department"as"Dept."Formoreinformationaboutdictating
abbreviations,seeDictatingabbreviationsandacronyms.
Auto-formattingcontractions
EnablethisoptionifyouwantDragontoexpandcontractionswhenyoudictatethem.For
example,ifyousay"Don'tgonearthewater",D
ragonNaturallySpeakingtranscribes"Do
notgonearthewater".
Ifyouleavethisoptionturnedoff,DragonNaturallySpeakingenterscontractionstheway
youdictatethem.
Note:Insomesituations,theformalexpressionofacontractionmaybeambiguous.For
example,thephrase"It'salways"couldeithermean"Itisalways"or"Ithasalways,"
dependingonthetenseoftheverbthatfollows.Inthissituation,Dragon
NaturallySpeakingalwaysexpandsthecontraction,regardlessofhowthisoptionisset.
Auto-formattingmillioninsteadof,000,000
EnablethisoptiontohaveDragonentertheword"million"ratherthanzerosandcommas
(",000,000")whenyoudictateroundnumbersinthemillions.Forexample,Dragonenters
"8million"ratherthan"8,000,000."
Ifanumberinthemillionsrangeisnotroundedtothenearestmillion,Dragonentersthe
numberasdigits.Forexample,ifyoudictate"eightmilliononehundredthousand"Dragon
enters"8,100,000".
Auto-formattingnumbers,ifgreaterthanorequalto
Entersnumbersasnumeralsiftheyareequaltoorgreaterthanthevalueshowninthe
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drop-downlist.Ifthenumberislessthanthechosenvalue,thenumberisspelledout.For
example,usingthevalueof"10",Dragonwillwrite"five"whenyoudictate"five"and"11"
whenyoudictate"eleven".
Theavailablevaluesare:
n 0
n 2
n 10
n 100
Note:YoucanalsouseDragontoenternumbersasArabicorRomannumerals.See
Dictationcommands.
Auto-formattingunitsofmeasure
Turnsonautomaticformattingofstandardunitsofmeasure,suchasfeetandinches.For
example,ifyousay"SixFootThreeInches",D
ragonNaturallySpeakingenters6'3".
Ifaunitofmeasureisnotformattedinthewayyouexpect,youcanalsousetheWord
Propertiesdialogboxtouseanalternateformforthatparticularunitofmeasure.
Auto-formattingISOcurrencycodes
IfyouhaveselectedthePricesoption,thenyoucanselect"ISOcurrencycodes"to
displaycurrencyamountswiththeInternationalStandardsOrganizationcurrencysymbol
correspondingtotheregionandlanguagesetforyourWindowsoperatingsystemor,if
different,foryouruserprofile(seeHowregionandlanguageaffectnumberandcurrency
punctuation).
Forexample,ifyourprofile'sregionissettoUnitedStatesandyouenableboththePrices
andISOcurrencycodesAuto-Formattingoptions,whenyoudictate"TenDollars"
DragonNaturallySpeakingenters"USD10".
Auto-formattingphonenumbers
Turnsonautomaticformattingoftelephonenumbers.
For U.S. English User Profiles using the United States or Canada for the
Region:TurnsonautomaticformattingNorthAmericantelephonenumberswhenyou
speakasequenceofsevenortennumbers.Forexample,ifyousay"7815551234",
DragonNaturallySpeakingwilltranscribe"781-555-1234".
Notes
n Vanityphonenumberssuchas1-800-EXAMPLEarenotsupported.
n TheautomaticformattingofU.S.telephonenumbersisnotsupportedforuser
profileswithaUKRegionsetting.
For User Profiles using the UK for the Region:Turnsonautomaticformattingof
UKtelephonenumbers.
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Notes
n Countrycode+44canbedictatedas"fourfour","fortyfour"or"doublefour"witha
precedingplussign.Forexample,ifyousay"plus-signfourfourtwoninetwooh
sevenfoursevensevenfourseven",Dragontranscribes"+442920747747".
n Areacodesthataredictatedwithouttheprecedingcountrycodemustbedictated
withaleadingzero.Forexample,ifyousay"zerotwoninetwooheightsevennine
threetwoseven",Dragontranscribes"02920879327".
n Whenyoudictatea6-digitnumber,Dragontranscribesthenumberwithnospaces.
Whenyoudictatea7-digitor8-digitnumber,Dragontranscribesthenumberwitha
spacebeforethelast4digits.
n TheautomaticformattingofUKtelephonenumbersisnotsupportedforU.S.and
Canadian-baseduserprofiles.
Auto-formattingprices
Insertspricesandcurrenciesintheproperformatwiththeappropriatecurrencysymbol.
Forexample,"$10"insteadof"10dollars",or"50"insteadof"50euros".
Supportedcurrenciesare:
ISO code
Symbol
Name
USD
Dollars
Cents
USD
US$
U.S.dollars
CAD
C$
Canadiandollars
EUR
Euros
JPY
Yen
GBP
PoundsSterlingPence/Penny
CHF
Swissfrancs
Auto-formattingtimes
Turnsonautomaticformattingofstandardtimeformats.Forexample,ifyousay"SixThirty
PM",Dragonwilltranscribe"6:30PM".Dictatingstandardtimerunsona12hourclock,
lettingyoumakethedistinctionbetweenAMandPM.
Militarytime:WiththeTimeoptionenabled,youcanalsodictatetimesinmilitaryformat.
Forexample,ifyousay"sixteenhundredhours",Dragontranscribes"1600hrs".Ifyousay
"ohthreeohfivehours"or"zerothreezerofivehours",Dragontranscribes"0305hrs".
DictatingMilitarytimeusesa24-hourclockandabbreviates"hours"to"hrs".
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Auto-formattingUKandCanadianpostcodes
TurnsonproperformattingofUKpostcodesandCanadianpostalcodes.Forexample,
withtheoptionon,formataLondonpostcodebysaying"WTwoFourRJ"toenterW2
4RJ,andformataTorontopostalcodebysaying"MFiveHTwoLTwo"toenterM5H
2L2.
Auto-formattingothernumbers
Enablestheformattingofallnumbersnotcoveredbyotheroptionsonthisdialogbox,
suchasnegativenumbers,numberswithpunctuation,fractions,decimals,andRoman
numerals.
Note:DragonappliesAuto-formattingformixednumbersandalsoforfractionswhere
thedenominatoris5orgreater,butnotforsimplefractionslike"onehalf,""twothirds,"
and"threequarters."
Formoreinformation,seeDictatingnumbers.
Auto-formattingUSsocialsecuritynumbers
TurnsonautomaticformattingofU.S.SocialSecurityNumberswhenyouspeaka
sequenceof9numbers.Forexample,ifyousay"123456789,"D
ragon
NaturallySpeakingenters"123-45-6789."
Auto-formattingusingWordProperties
UseWordPropertiestocustomizehowDragonenterswordsorphrasesasyoudictate
them.WordPropertiescanaddcustomspacingbeforeandafter,nextword
capitalization,settingsfornumbersbeforeandafter,orapplyalternatewrittenforms,
suchasabbreviations.
ToaddoreditWordProperties,seeCreatingWordProperties.
Note
n Ifyoumakeacorrectionthatcorrespondstoanauto-formattingoptionandaword
property,Dragondisplaysonlythesmartformatrulepromptforthewordproperty.
Adjusting Speed vs. Accuracy

Youcanincreaseproductspeedor,alternatively,increaserecognitionaccuracybyusingthe
Speedvs.Accuracyslider.
TheSpeedvs.Accuracysliderletsyoucontrolthenumberofwordsandphrasesthatthe
programexaminesinordertofindawordmatch.Themorewordsexamined,thegreaterthe
possibilityofanaccuratematchattheexpenseofusingmorememoryandtakingalonger
timetorecognizeyourspeech.
MovingtheslidercaninfluencetheperformanceofDragonNaturallySpeaking.Draggingthe
slidertowardaccuracysometimesincreasestheaccuracyofthematchesattheexpenseof
additionaltimeintranscribingyourdictation.Movingtheslidertotherightnormallyincreases
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recognitionaccuracybutmayalsoslowsystemperformance.Asageneralrule,youshould
movethesliderfarthertotherightonfastermachinesthanonslowerones.
To use the Speed vs. Accuracy slider
1. OntheToolsmenuoftheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar,clickOptions.
2. IntheOptionsdialogbox,clicktheMiscellaneoustab.
3. DragtheSpeedvs.Accuracyslidertotuneperformance.
4. TestthenewsettingbyusingDragonNaturallySpeaking.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththe
result,tryadifferentsetting.
Notes
n RunningotherprogramswhileDragonNaturallySpeakingisrunningwillalsoaffect
accuracyandspeed,sinceotherprogramscompeteforsystemresources.
n Ifyougeta"Therecognizerhasencounteredanutterancethatistoolongtoprocess"
error,trysettingtheslidermoretowards"FastestResponse".
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The Dragon Accuracy Center

UsingtheAccuracyCenter
RunningtheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizer
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Using the Accuracy Center

YoucanusetheAccuracyCentertorefinetheaccuracyofyourUserProfileortolearnmore
aboutDragon.Forexample,you'llfindtoolsorinformationintheAccuracyCenterforthe
followingkindsoftasks:
n PersonalizeyourVocabulary
n Adjustyouracoustics
n Findortraincommands
n Setoptionsandconfigureformatting
n FindoutmoreaboutDragon
To open the Accuracy Center
n say"OpenAccuracyCenter"orclickHelp>ImproveMyAccuracyontheNew
To use the Accuracy Center
Clickorsaythefirstfewwordsofalinktostartit.
Accuracy Center options
TolearnaboutthespecificfeaturesoftheAccuracyCenter,clickTheAccuracyCenter
optionsintheDragonHelp.
Notes
n WhenyoustarttheAccuracyCenteroptionthatchecksyouraudiosettings,the
CheckMicrophonewizardstartsandtheDragonNaturallySpeakingmicrophoneis
automaticallyturnedoffifitison.Thisisnecessaryinordertofacilitatetheaudiotests.
Running the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer

UsethisproceduretoincreaseDragon'saccuracywiththeAcousticandLanguageModel
Optimizer.
Asyoumakeandtraincorrections,trainnewwordsorphrases,usecommands,orreada
textforacoustictraining,DragonNaturallySpeakingstorestheacousticandlanguagedata
inanarchiveandusesittoenhancerecognitionaccuracy.TheAcousticandLanguage
ModelOptimizeraccumulatesthisdatafromsessiontosession.
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Acoustic Optimization
PerformAcousticOptimizationtoupdateyourProfilewithaccumulatedacousticdatafrom
anycorrectionsandtrainingyoudo.
Language Model Optimization
PerformLanguageModelOptimizationtoupdateyourlanguagemodel.Thelanguagemodel
containsstatisticalinformationthatpredictswhichwordsaremostlikelytooccurinthecontext
ofyourdictations.LanguageModelOptimizationusestextextractedfromyour.DRAfilesto
addcommonlyusedwordsequencestothelanguagemodel.(Note:Basedonthespeech
datacollected,LanguageModelOptimizationmaychangethelanguagemodelselected
whenyoucreatedyourProfile.)
Before you begin
n BecauseitcantakeuptoanhourtoincorporatetheanalyzeddataintoyourProfile,
youmaywanttoscheduletheoptimizationwhenyouarenotusingyourcomputer.You
canscheduleoptimizationusingtheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizer
Scheduler.IfyouarepartofanorganizationorcompanyandyoudonothaveDragon
administratorrights,youcanrequestthatyourDragonadministratorschedule
optimization.
n Besurethatthe"Storecorrectionsinarchive"optionisselectedontheDatatabofthe
Optionsdialogbox.Otherwiseyoumayseeamessagethatthereisnotenoughdata
fortheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizertoprocess.The"Storecorrectionsin
archive"optionshouldbeselectedwheneveryouuseDragonNaturallySpeakingfor
anextendedperiodoftime.
n IfyouhaveaProfilesettotheCorrectionOnlyMode(forexample,toworkasa
transcriptionist),youmustdisabletheCorrectionOnlyModeoptiononthe
MiscellaneousTaboftheAdministrativeSettingsdialogboxbeforerunningthe
AcousticandLanguageModelOptimizeonthisProfile.
To run the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer
1. ClickLaunchAccuracyTuningontheDragonBar'sAudiomenuorsay"Switchto
DragonBar,"then"Audio,"then"LaunchAccuracyTuning".
TheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizerdialogboxopenswithPerformAcoustic
OptimizationandPerformLanguageModelOptimizationselected.Nuancerecommends
thatyourunbothoptimizationstomaximizeaccuracy.
2. Click"Go"tostarttheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizer.
3. TheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizermayaskifyouwanttosaveyourcurrent
Profile.Choose"Yes"ifyoumadecorrectionssincethelasttimeyourantheAcousticand
LanguageModelOptimizer,orifyouhavenotruntheAcousticandLanguageModel
OptimizersinceyoustartedusingDragonNaturallySpeaking.
TheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizerdialogboxshowsDragon'sestimateofhow
longitwilltaketofinishadaptingyourProfile.Howlongthistakesdependsontheamountof
AcousticDatastoredinyourProfile.
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Notes
n Bydefault,theamountofacousticdatasavedislimitedto180minutes(the
maximum).YoucanreducethisamountontheDatataboftheOptionsdialogbox.
n IfyouattempttoruntheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizerbeforeyouhave
trainedanycorrections(evenifyouhavecorrectederrorswithouttrainingthe
corrections),orbeforeyouhaveperformedanyadditionaltraining,youwillseean
errormessagesayingthatthereisnotenoughdatafortheAcousticandLanguage
ModelOptimizertoprocess.
n Trainingmultiplewordsorphrasesratherthantrainingindividualwordsisgenerally
moreeffectiveatincreasingaccuracy.Mostpeoplehaveatendencytooverenunciatewhensayingindividualwordsasopposedtoacompletephrase.
n TheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizerautomaticallymakesabackupofthe
oldProfilebeforeitbeginsmodifyingthem.YourProfileisautomaticallyrestoredif
youclickCancelbeforetheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizerisfinished.
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Recognition Modes
UsingRecognitionModes
Switchingrecognitionmodes
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Using Recognition Modes

Bydefault,Dragoninterpretswhatithearsaseitherdictation(somethingtowriteonthe
screen)oracommand(somethingtoexecute).ThisiscalledDictation&Commandsmodeon
theNewDragonBar,orNormalModeontheClassicDragonBar.DragonNaturallySpeaking
allowsyoutouserestrictedRecognitionModes,whichincreasesaccuracyintranscription
andismoreefficient.Thefollowingdescribeswaysyoucanusethesemodeswhileyou
dictate.Clickthelinkstodisplaytherelatedprocedures.
Normal Mode (
or
To dictate and say commands interchangeably
ThemostflexiblemodeinDragonNaturallySpeakingisthedefaultNormalMode.InNormal
Mode,DragonNaturallySpeakingdistinguishesdictationfromcommandsbyanalyzingwhat
yousaybetweenpauses.Forthisreason,youshouldalwayspausebeforeandafteryousay
acommand.
Forexample,toboldtheword"exciting"inthesentence:"Speechrecognitionisanexciting
technology".
1. Say"Speechrecognitionisanexcitingtechnologyperiod"
2. Pausebriefly.
3. Say"Selectexciting".
4. Pauseagain.
5. Say"BoldThat".
Youneedtopauseonlybriefly.Youcanadjustthelengthofthepauserequiredbefore
DragonNaturallySpeakingrecognizescommandsontheCommandstaboftheOptions
dialogbox.
Dictation Mode (
or
To dictate rapidly without looking at your computer monitor
InDictationMode,DragonNaturallySpeakinginterpretseverythingyousayasdictationand
DictationCommands,suchasNewLine,NewParagraph,andCap,arerecognized.
DictationModecanbehelpfulifyouwanttodictateasquicklyaspossible,ordictatewithout
lookingatthescreen.Say"StartDictationMode"or"DictationModeOn."
1. Say"StartDictationMode"or"DictationModeOn".
"DictationMode"appearsinthestatusboxoftheDragonBar.
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2. Dictateafewparagraphs.Youcandictatewithoutlooking,knowingthateverythingwill
betransposedastextandnocommands(exceptforDictationcommands)willbe
executed.YoucanalsodictatesentencesthatcontainwordsthatDragonnormally
interpretsascommands,suchas"Ireallylikedyournovel.No,scratch that-Ilovedyour
novel!"
DragonNaturallySpeakingshouldtranscribethewordsastextandnotexecutecommands
asitnormallywould.
Command Mode (
or
InCommandModeDragonNaturallySpeakinginterpretseverythingyousayasacommand
andnothingisinterpretedasdictatedtext.Thiscanbehelpfulwhenformattinganexisting
document.
1. Say"StartCommandMode"or"CommandModeOn".
"CommandMode"appearsinthestatusboxoftheDragonBar.
2. Usecommandstoformatadocument.Forexample,tocapitalizethelastfivewordsyou
dictated,say"CapitalizetheLastFiveWords".
Formoreexamples,seeFormattingtextinMicrosoftWordorFormattingtextinCorel
WordPerfectintheDragonHelp.
Numbers Mode (
or
To insert numeric characters
Bydefault,whenyousayanumberthatislowerthan10,Dragontranscribesitasaword,
unlessyousaythedictationcommand"numeral"beforeit.InNumbersModeDragon
NaturallySpeakinginterpretsalmostallofyourdictationasnumbers.Thisisusefulifyou
needtoenternumericdatainatableorinspreadsheets.
1. Say"StartNumbersMode"or"NumbersModeOn".
TheDragonBarshowstheNumbersmodeindicator
statusbox.
and"Numbersmode"inthe
2. Dictateonlynumbers.Thenumberscanincludecurrencyorpercentages.Forexample,
say"5percentsign"toenter"5%"orsay"Sevenhundredtwentythreedollarsandsixty
eightcents"toenterthedollaramount"$723.68".
Spell Mode (
or
To spell words or insert alphanumeric characters
InSpellModeDragonNaturallySpeakingallowsyoutosayanycombinationof
letters,digits,orsymbols.Forexample,useSpellModetodictatepartnumbers,
licenseplatenumbers,orpropernounsthatarenotinDragon'sVocabulary.You
canalsosaykeystrokessuchas"spacebar"or"backspacekey",orInternetor
Webaddresses.
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1. Say"StartSpellMode"or"SpellModeOn".
"SpellMode"appearsinthestatusboxoftheDragonBar.
2. Dictateanalphabeticstring,suchasahomophonealternativeyouneedtouse.
Forexample,saytheletters"FORE"tohaveDragonentertheword"fore".
WhenSpellModeison,youwillnotbeabletodictatewords.
YoucanstillusecommandswhileinSpellMode.
Switching recognition modes

Youcanusethefollowingtechniquestoswitchrecognitionmodes:
To switch to Normal Mode (
or
OntheNewDragonBar,Dictation&CommandsmodeistheequivalentofNormalMode.
n Say"SwitchtoNormalMode"or"StartNormalMode"or"NormalModeOn".
OntheNewDragonBar,thesecommandsselectDictation&Commandsmode.
n FromtheRecognitionModedrop-downlistontheNewDragonBar,selectDictation&
Commands.
n OntheModesmenuoftheClassicDragonBar,clickNormalMode.
To switch to Dictation Mode (
or
n Say"SwitchtoDictationMode"or"StartDictationMode"or"DictationModeOn".
n HolddowntheShiftkeyasyoudictate.
n FromtheRecognitionModedrop-downlistontheNewDragonBar,selectDictation.
n OntheModesmenuoftheClassicDragonBar,clickDictationMode.
To switch to Command Mode (
or
n Say"SwitchtoCommandMode"or"StartCommandMode"or"CommandModeOn".
n HolddowntheControlkeyasyoudictate.
n FromtheRecognitionModedrop-downlistontheNewDragonBar,select
Commands.
n OntheModesmenuoftheClassicDragonBar,clickCommandMode.
To switch to Numbers Mode (
or
n Say"SwitchtoNumbersMode"or"StartNumbersMode"or"NumbersModeOn".
n FromtheRecognitionModedrop-downlistontheNewDragonBar,selectNumbers.
n OntheModesmenuoftheClassicDragonBar,clickNumbersMode.
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To switch to Spell Mode (
or
n Say"SwitchtoSpellMode"or"StartSpellMode"or"SpellModeOn".
n FromtheRecognitionModedrop-downlistontheNewDragonBar,selectSpell.
n OntheModesmenuoftheClassicDragonBar,clickSpellMode.
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Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better

Trainingmisrecognizedcommands
Trainingindividualwordsandphrases
Supplementaltraining
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Training misrecognized commands

IfDragonNaturallySpeakingconsistentlymisrecognizesaspecificvoicecommand(for
example,ithears"CorrectThat"as"Correctdot"),youcantrainittorecognizeyour
pronunciationofthecommand.
To train commands
1. Say"OpenCommandBrowser"orclickCommandBrowserontheToolsmenuoftheNew
2. Say"ClickBrowse",then"Context",then"<Application name>"(theprograminwhichthe
commandisavailable)orclickBrowse>Context><Applicationname>.
3. Sayorclick"KeywordFilter."
4. SayortypeakeywordforthecommandyouwanttotrainintheChooseWordbox.
5. Sayorclick"Add"tomovethewordtothe"Currentlistoffilterwords."Repeatuntilyou
haveasmanykeywordsasyouneedtofindthecommandinquestion.
6. Sayorclick"Done."
7. Ifmorethanonecommandappearsinthelist,selectthecommandyouarelookingfor,
expandingitwiththeOptional,Ellipsis,orRefinebuttonsifnecessary.
8. Dooneofthefollowing:
n Sayorclick"Train"andfollowthedirectionsontheTrainWordsdialogboxthat
appears.
Or
n Sayorclick"TrainLater."DragonaddsthecommandtotheTrainList.Openittotrain
thecommandsyoustoredthere.
IfyouhaveuntrainedcommandsintheTrainListwhenyouclosetheCommand
Browser,Dragonoffersyouthechoicetotrainthembeforeyouexit.
Notes
n Whenyoutrainwordsorphrases,becarefultospeakinyournormalvoice.Avoidthe
naturaltendencytooverenunciatewhenspeakingsinglewordsorshortphrasesasit
couldactuallyreducerecognitionaccuracy.
n WhenyoutrainacommandusingtheTrainWordsdialogbox,youaddtotheacoustic
datastoredforlaterusebytheAcousticOptimizer.Thisdata,includingyour
pronunciationandtheacousticdifferencesbetweenthetrainedcorrectionandthe
misrecognizedwordorphrase,areusedbytheAcousticOptimizertoenhance
recognitionaccuracy.
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Training individual words and phrases

IfDragonNaturallySpeakingisnotrecognizingcertainwordsorphrases,andyouhavetried
correctingthemisrecognitionatleasttwice,thenyoushouldconsidertrainingthatwordor
phrasetoteachDragonNaturallySpeakingexactlyhowyoupronounceit.
Thefollowingproceduresdescribetwodifferentwaystotrainwordsorphrases:
To train individual words and phrases immediately after dictating them
1. Correctthemisrecognizedwordorphraseyouwanttotrainandsay"TrainThat."
2. ClickGointheTrainWordsdialogboxandrecordyourspeechsayingthewordorphrase
youwanttotrain.
3. Whenyouhavefinishedrecordingthetext,clickDone.
To train individual words and phrases at any time
1. Say"OpenVocabularyEditor",orclickVocabulary>OpenVocabularyEditorontheNew
2. IntheVocabularyEditor,sayorclickTrain.
3. TypethewordorphraseyouwanttotrainintheTrainingdialogbox.
4. ClickGointheTrainWordsdialogboxandrecordyourspeechsayingthewordorphrase
youwanttotrain.
5. Whenyouhavefinishedrecordingthetext,clickDone.
Using punctuation with written and spoken forms
Ifthewrittenformofawordcontainsanypunctuation,youshouldprovideaspokenformso
thatthereisnodoubtastohowtheitemwillbepronounced.Donotuseabbreviations,
symbolsorpunctuationinthespokenform.
Examples:
Written form
Spoken form
TheManfromU.N.C.L.E.
themanfromuncle
Soddy-Daisy,TN
SoddyDaisyTennessee
Trenton-MercerAirport
TrentonMercerAirport
IfyouwanttoaddpunctuationtoawordthatalreadyexistsintheVocabularyforuseina
specificsetting,youcancreateanewwrittenformwiththepunctuationincludedanda
uniquewordorphraseforthespokenform.
Forexample,ifyouwantedDragontotypetheword"U.N.C.L.E."intheheaderofyour
letters,thewrittenformcouldbe"U.N.C.L.E."andthespokenformcouldbe"UNCLE."That
way,Dragonwouldstilltypeonlytheword"uncle"whenyoudictateitasusual,becauseit
alsoexistsintheVocabulary.
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Alternately,ifyouwantedtoaddpunctuationtoawordthatalreadyexistsintheVocabulary
everytimeyouusedthatword,youwouldchangethepropertiesoftheexistingword.For
moreinformation,seeWordPropertiesintheDragonHelp.
Notes
n Whenyoutrainwordsorphrases,becarefultospeakinyournormalvoice.Avoidthe
naturaltendencytoover-enunciatewhenspeakingsinglewordsorshortphrasesasit
couldactuallyreducerecognitionaccuracy.
n AwordorphrasemustexistintheVocabulary(thatis,havebeencreatedpreviously)
beforeyoucantrainit.
n YoucanalsousetheTrainbuttonintheVocabularyEditordialogbox.
n WhenyoutrainawordorphraseusingtheTrainWordsdialogbox,youaddtothe
acousticdatastoredforlaterusebytheAcousticOptimizer.Thisdata,includingyour
pronunciationandtheacousticdifferencesbetweenthetrainedcorrectionandthe
misrecognizedwordorphraseareusedbytheAcousticOptimizertoenhance
recognitionaccuracy.
Supplemental training
Generaltrainingreferstoatextreadingyouperformtohelpimproveyourrecognition
accuracy.Itismostusefulwhen:
n YouhaveusedDragonNaturallySpeakingforafewdays.Bythen,youwillbe
somewhataccustomedtodictatingtoit,andacoustictrainingshouldreflecthowyou
actuallydictate,asopposedtohowyouwouldreadaloudaregulartext,suchasan
articleintoday'snewspaper.
n Youmovetoanenvironmentthatissignificantlynoisierorquieterorthathasdifferent
backgroundsounds.
n Youhavechangedyourmicrophoneorsoundcard.
To train Dragon NaturallySpeaking
n Say"SwitchtoDragonBar,"then"Audio"then"ReadTexttoImproveAccuracy."
Or
n Say"OpenAccuracyCenter"then"clickReadtexttotrainDragon."
2. Asyouread,trytospeakwiththesametoneofvoice,speed,andvolumeasyoutypically
willwhendictatingtoDragon.
3. Whenyouarefinished,clickFinish.
Youcanreadasmuchoraslittleasyouwant,butthelongeryoutrain,themorelikelyyouwill
noticeimprovementsinrecognitionaccuracy.
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Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary

AboutpersonalizingyourVocabulary
AddingwordswiththeSpellingwindow
LearnFromSentE-mails
AddingcontactnamestotheVocabulary
Deletingwords
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About personalizing your Vocabulary

YoucanpersonalizetheVocabularytomorecloselymatchyourwritingstyleandto
recognizeanyspecialwordswhichyoudictate.Youcandothisinseveralways,byadding
wordsorphrases(orlistsofthem),orbyhavingDragonanalyzedocumentsthatreflectwhat
youwrite,andbyusingSmartFormatRules.DragoncanupdatetheVocabularytoreflect
yourusageofwordsandphrases;thisimprovesthelikelihoodthatitwillcorrectlytranscribe
whatyousayinthefuture.
YoucanusethefollowingmethodstoaddordeleteentriesintheVocabulary.
Addingwordsbyspelling
Deletingwords
Notes
n YouarenotrequiredtotrainnewwordsbecauseDragonNaturallySpeaking
automatically"guesses"thepronunciationsbasedontheirspelling.If,however,your
newwordsarenotrecognizedcorrectly,youshouldtrainthem.
n BesuretosaveyourUserProfileafteraddingnewwordsorthenewwordswillnotbe
saved.
n IfyoumakeunwantedchangestoaVocabulary,youcancreateanewoneorrestore
yourUserProfilefromabackupcopy.
n Ifyouusemultiple-wordphraseswithunusualcapitalization(forexample,
"ComputerWeek"),youcanimproverecognitionaccuracybyaddingthesephrasesto
theVocabularybeforeDragonNaturallySpeakinganalyzesyourdocuments.Add
thesephrasesbyusingthe(say"OpenVocabularyEditor"orclickVocabulary>Open
VocabularyEditorontheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar.)orbyincluding
theminlistsofitemsyouimportintotheVocabulary.
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textorWordPropertiesusingtheCorrectionmenu,theSpellingwindow,orthe
keyboard.Fordetails,seeUsingSmartFormatRulesandSettingAuto-Formatting
Options.
Adding words or phrases to your Vocabulary

IfDragonNaturallySpeakinggetsawordwrong,itmaybethatthewordisnotinDragon's
Vocabulary.Whenthisisthecase,youcanusethefollowingproceduretoaddthatwordso
thatitisrecognizedinthefuture.
To add individual words
l ClickVocabulary>AddNewWordorPhraseontheNewDragonBarorClassic
DragonBar.
l Say"SwitchtoDragonBar"then"Vocabulary"then"AddNewWordorPhrase".
2. IntheAddWordorPhrasedialogbox,spell(byvoice)ortypethewordyouwanttoadd.
3. IncludeaSpokenformofthenewwordifnecessary.Forexample,ifthewordcontainsan
accent,suchas"Gasp,"youwouldaddaSpokenformlike"gaspay"sothatDragon
recognizesthepronunciationandenterstheWrittenformwhenyoudictatetheword.
4. Optionally,select"Iwanttotrainthepronunciationofthiswordorphrase".
5. ClickAdd.
If you chose to train the word, the word you entered appears in the Train Words
dialog box, and you will be able to teach Dragon NaturallySpeaking your
pronunciation of that word.
See also Automatically add words to Vocabulary in the Dragon Help.
Using punctuation with written and spoken forms
Ifthewrittenformofawordcontainsanypunctuation,youshouldprovideaspokenformso
thatthereisnodoubtastohowtheitemwillbepronounced.Donotuseabbreviations,
symbolsorpunctuationinthespokenform.
Examples:
Written form
Spoken form
TheManfromU.N.C.L.E.
themanfromuncle
Soddy-Daisy,TN
SoddyDaisyTennessee
Trenton-MercerAirport
TrentonMercerAirport
IfyouwanttoaddpunctuationtoawordthatalreadyexistsintheVocabularyforuseina
specificsetting,youcancreateanewwrittenformwiththepunctuationincludedandaunique
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wordorphraseforthespokenform.
Forexample,ifyouwantedDragontotypetheword"U.N.C.L.E."intheheaderofyour
letters,thewrittenformcouldbe"U.N.C.L.E."andthespokenformcouldbe"UNCLE."That
way,Dragonwouldstilltypeonlytheword"uncle"whenyoudictateitasusual,becauseit
alsoexistsintheVocabulary.
Alternately,ifyouwantedtoaddpunctuationtoawordthatalreadyexistsintheVocabulary
everytimeyouusedthatword,youwouldchangethepropertiesoftheexistingword.For
moreinformation,seeWordPropertiesintheDragonHelp.
Learning from specific documents

YoucanusetheLearnfromSpecificDocumentswizardtopersonalizeyourprofileby
addingwordsfromspecificfoldersordocumentstoyourvocabulary.Dragon
NaturallySpeakinganalyzesthedocumentstoupdatethevocabularywithinformationabout
yourwordusage.
Caution
Tomaintainaccuracy,Dragonmustonlyanalyzecontentinthelanguageinwhichyouruser
profilewascreated.Besuretoselectonlydocumentsinthelanguageofyourcurrentprofile.
To add words from specific documents
1. Say"OpenAccuracyCenter"andthen"LearnFromSpecificDocuments"orclick
Vocabulary>LearnFromSpecificDocumentsontheNewDragonBarorClassic
DragonBar.
2. IntheLearnfromSpecificDocumentswizard,selectfromthefollowingoptions:
n FindKnownWordswithUnknownCapitalization:SelectthisoptiontohaveDragon
lookforwordsonyoursystemthatareinitsVocabularybutwhichusedifferent
capitalization,suchasDesktop.Thisoptionisturnedoffbydefault.
n AdapttoWritingStyle:SelectthisoptiontohaveDragonanalyzewordcombinations
toimproveitscapacitytoanticipateyourwritinganddictationstyle.Thisoptionis
turnedonbydefault.
3. ClickNexttocontinue.TheLearnfromSpecificDocumentsscreenopens.
n ClickAddFolderifyouwantDragontoscanaspecificfolder,suchasyourMy
Documentsfolder.ClickIncludeSubfoldersintheBrowseforFoldersdialogboxif
therearesubfoldersyouwanttoanalyze.
n ClickAddDocumentifyouwantDragontoscanspecificdocuments.
n ClickRemoveDocumentifyouaddadocumentandthendecidethatyoudon'twant
Dragontoincludeitinthescan.
n ClickViewDocumentifyouwanttoreviewadocumentyouaddedbefore
proceeding.
5. ClickNexttocontinue.ADocumentAnalysiswindowopens,displayingastatusbar
duringthescan.Dragonconfirmswhethernewwordswerefoundanddisplaysa
summaryoftheresults.
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6. ClickNexttocontinue.IfyouselectedwordstoaddtotheVocabulary,aTrainWords
screenopens.
7. YoucanclickTraintotrainDragonabouthowyoupronounceeachaddedword.
8. Whenyoufinishtrainingnewwords,clickNext.TheAdapttoWritingStylescreenopens,
indicatingwhethertheadaptationwassuccessfullycompleted.
9. ClickNexttocontinue.TheSummaryscreenopens,showingtheresultsofthescan.For
example,"1newwordwasfound"and"1wordwasaddedtoyourVocabulary".
10. ClickFinishtoclosethewizard.
11. Say"SwitchtoDragonBar"andthen"Profile"andthen"SaveUserProfile",orclick
Profile>SaveUserProfileontheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBartofinishadding
thewords.
Notes
n Ifyoumakeamistakeanddonotwanttoaddthewords,avoidmakingadditional
changestotheVocabularythatyouwanttosave,andthenexitDragon
NaturallySpeakingwithoutsaving.
n Whenaddingwordsfromdocuments,youwillgetthebetterresultsifyouremoveall
formattingfromthedocumentsyouuse.Forinformationabouthowtoprepare
documents,seethetopicPreparingdocumentstoaddtotheVocabulary.
Importing lists of words or phrases

UsetheImportlistofwordsorphraseswizardifyouwanttoaddmultiple-wordphrasesto
yourVocabulary,eveniftheyareusedindocumentsthatyouwillprocessusingtheLearn
fromSpecificDocumentswizard.YoushoulddothisbecausetheImportlistofwordsor
phraseswizardaddswordsfromdocumentsasphrases,notsinglewords.
Forinformationabouthowtopreparealist,seethetopicPreparingdocumentstoaddtothe
Vocabulary.
To import lists of words or phrases
1. Say"AccuracyCenter,"orclickHelp>ImproveMyAccuracy.
2. OntheAccuracyCenter,clickorsay"Importalistofwordsorphrases".
3. FollowthestepsontheImportlistofwordsorphraseswizard.
Adding words with the Spelling window

IfDragonNaturallySpeakingmisrecognizesaword,itmaybethatthewordisnotinthe
program'sVocabulary.Whenthisisthecase,youcanusethefollowingproceduretoaddthe
wordsothatitisrecognizedinthefuture.
To add words with the Spelling window
1. Say"SpellThat,"followedbythefirstfourtosixlettersofthedesiredword.
TheSpellingwindowopens.
2. InthetheSpellingwindow,finishtypingthewordorspellitbyvoice.
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3. Ifyouwishtotrainthepronunciationoftheword,clickAudio>ImproveRecognitionof
WordorPhraseandfollowtheinstructionsintheT
rainWordsdialogbox.
Note
YoucannotusetheSpellingwindowtoaddawordthathashyphensorspaces.The
programrecognizeseachpartofsuchawordasseparatepieces.Forexample,ifyoutried
tousetheSpellingwindowtoaddthename"Havisham-Smythe,"youwouldactuallybe
addingthenames"Havisham"and"Smythe".Thenexttimeyouspokethenameyouwould
get"HavishamSmythe"withoutthehyphen.Toaddsuchawordorname,usethe
VocabularyEditordialogbox(sayOpenVocabularyEditor).
Learn From Sent E-mails

UsetheLearnFromSentE-mailstooltomakeyourprofilemoreaccuratebypersonalizing
thevocabularybasedonemailsyouhavesent.
Thetoolwillofferalistofnamesfromtherecipientsofyouremailsandgiveyouthe
opportunitytotrainanyofthembeforetheyareaddedtothevocabulary.
Optionally,youcanalsohavethistoolusethecontentsofyoursente-mailtoadaptthe
LanguageModel(Dragon'sstatisticsonhowfrequentlyagivenwordappearsindividually
andinthecontextofotherwords).
Caution
Tomaintainaccuracy,Dragonmustonlyanalyzecontentinthelanguageinwhichyouruser
profilewascreated.IfyouhaveSente-mailinotherlanguages,onlyusethistooltoaddemailcontactstoyourprofile.
Note
YoumaywanttoruntheLearnFromSentE-mailstoolonlywhenyouarenotusingyour
computerforotherpurposesbecausethetooluseslargeamountsofcomputermemoryand
processingpower.
To open the Learn From Sent E-mails tool
n Say"OpenAccuracyCenter,"then"LearnFromSentE-mails."
Or
n ClickVocabulary>LearnFromSentE-MailsontheDragonBar.
Tip
YoucanalsostarttheLearnFromSentE-mailstoolbysaying"AddContacts".
OnceyoustarttheLearnFromSentE-mailswizard,proceedbyclickingNext.Thetoolleads
youthroughthefollowingscreens:
n Chooseoptions
n Scane-mail
n AddcontactstoVocabulary
n Trainwords
n AdapttoWritingStyle
n Report
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Adding contact names to the Vocabulary

TheLearnFromSentE-mailstoolletsyouaddthenamesofpeopletowhomyouhavesent
e-mailtoyourDragonNaturallySpeakingVocabulary.Usingthistool,youcaneditandtrain
thenamesyouadd.YoucanalsohaveDragonNaturallySpeakinganalyzethecontentsof
yoursente-mailtoadaptthelanguagemodeltomoreaccuratelyrecognizeyourwritingstyle.
DragonNaturallySpeakingsupportsaddingcontactsinthefollowinge-mailprograms:
n MicrosoftOutlook
n WindowsLiveMail
n LotusNotes
n GmailandotherWeb-basedemail
To add contact names from your sent e-mail to your Vocabulary
1. StarttheLearnFromSentE-mailstoolfromtheVocabularymenuoftheDragonBar.
2. OnthefirstscreenoftheLearnFromSentE-mailswizard,clickNext.
3. OntheChooseOptionsscreen,selectthee-mailprogramsfromwhichyouwouldliketo
addcontactnamesandselectthe"Addcontactnamesfrome-mailtotheVocabulary"box.
4. Optionally,youcanselectthe"Improvemyprofilefrommye-mailwritingstyle"ifyouwant
DragonNaturallySpeakingtobetterunderstandyourVocabularyandwordusageby
analyzingyoure-mailmessages.Youcanalsochoosewhetherthetoolshouldscanall
sentemailsorjusttheemailssentsinceitslastscan.
5. ClickNextandwaitforthewizardtoscantheselectede-mailprograms.(Itmaytakeafew
secondsbeforetheprocessstarts.)Whenthewizardisfinished,clickNext.
6. OntheAddcontactstoVocabularyscreen,selectthewordsyouwanttoadd,andclick
Next.Note:youcansavetimebyusingtheUncheck AllorCheck Allbuttons.
7. OntheTrainWordsscreen,selecttheitemsyouwanttotrain,ifany,thenclickNexttoread
theseitemsoutloud.
8. Waitfortheprogramtoadaptyourlanguagemodel.Areportscreenwillthensummarize
thewizard'sresults,includingnumberofwordsadded,ifany.
Notes
n IfyouwantDragontoanalyzeWeb-basedemail,makesureyourcomputeris
connectedtotheInternetforthedurationoftheemailanalysis.
n (LotusNotesonly)Newcontactnameswillbedetectedforeveryonetowhomyou
havesente-mail,exceptthosecontactstowhomyouhavesentReplymessages.
n NicknamescanonlybeaddedtoyourVocabularyifyoure-mailprogramsupports
nicknames.
n Donotuse"Improvemyprofilefrommye-mailwritingstyle"ifyouwrotee-mail
messagesinlanguagesotherthanthelanguageofyourcurrentprofile,asthiscould
decreaserecognitionaccuracy.
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Deleting words
UsethisproceduretodeletewordsfromtheactiveVocabulary.Deletingwordsisnot
normallynecessary,butyoumaywanttodoitforparticularwordsifDragontendsto
substituteawordyouneveruseforawordyouwanttouse,suchasSchaefferinsteadof
Schafer.
To delete words
1. OpentheVocabularyEditor.ClickVocabulary>OpenVocabularyEditoronthe
DragonBar,orsay"EditVocabulary"or"OpenVocabularyEditor.
2. Selectthedesiredword.Tofindthewordyouwanttodelete,enteritintotheSearchfield
(typeitorusethespellcommandtoenteritcharacterbycharacter.
3. Whenthewordappearsandishighlighted,usetheDeletebuttonorsay"clickDelete".
4. ClosetheVocabularyEditor.
To restore words
UsethisprocedureifyouhavedeletedawordfromtheVocabularyandlaterwanttorestore
it.
1. OpentheVocabularyEditor.
2. FromitsDisplaydrop-downlist,chooseDeletedWordsOnly.Thedisplaynowshowsany
wordsyouhavedeleted.
3. ChooseaDeletedword,andsay"clickAdd"orclicktheAddbutton.
Note
IfyoudeleteawordusingtheVocabularyEditorbutthatwordexistsinthecurrent
document,thewordmaybeautomaticallyaddedbackintoyouractiveVocabulary.
Using the Don't Recognize That Word Command

DragonNaturallySpeakingletsyoutoturnoffrecognitionofwordsusingtheCorrection
menuandthe"Don'trecognizethatword"command.
Don'tRecognizeThatWordremovestheselectedwordfromyouractiveVocabulary,sothat
DragonNaturallySpeakingwon'trecognizeitagain.ThiscansaveyoutimeifDragon
NaturallySpeakingrepeatedlyreplaceswordsyoudictatewithwordsyoudon'tuse.
Forexample,ifyoudictatethename"Cassity"oftenandDragonNaturallySpeakingalways
hears"Cassidy",youcoulduseDon't Recognize That WordfromtheCorrectionmenuto
turnoffrecognitionofCassidy.Ifyoudecidelaterthatyoudoneedtousetheword,youcan
additbackusingtheVocabularyEditor.
Whenyouusethe"Don'trecognizethatword"commandorDon't Recognize That
WordfromtheCorrectionmenutoturnoffrecognitionofaword,youwillbepresentedwith
oneofthefollowingmessagestoconfirmadeletionoftheword:
Are you sure you want to delete the following word from the Vocabulary?
Thismessageisdisplayedwhenyouusethe"Don'tRecognizeThatWord"commandto
deleteawordorphrasefromtheVocabulary.
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The following word can only be removed from the Vocabulary using the Vocabulary Editor.
Thismessageisdisplayedwhenyouusethe"Don'tRecognizeThatWord"commandtotryto
deleteacustomwordorfrequentlyusedwordsuchas"the"fromtheVocabulary.Youcan
usetheVocabularyEditortodeletetheword.
The following word can't be deleted because it does not exist in the Vocabulary.
ThismessageisdisplayedwhenyouusetheDon'tRecognizeThatWordcommandtotryto
deleteawordorphrasethatisnotintheVocabulary.
Formoreinformation,seetheCorrectionmenu.
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Managing Vocabularies
AboutVocabularies
OpeningVocabularies
AddingaVocabularytoaUserProfile
DeletingVocabularies
RenamingVocabularies
ImportingVocabularies
ExportingVocabularies
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About Vocabularies
DragonNaturallySpeakingusesoneormoreVocabularieswithyourUserProfiletohelpitto
recognizewordsandphrasescorrectly,basednotonlyonthesoundofthewordsand
phrases,butalsoontheircontext.
WhenyoucreateanewUserProfile,youselectaBaseVocabularythatDragonthen
updatesasitadaptstoyourspeech.WhenyoucreateanewUserProfileoradda
VocabularytoanexistingUserProfile,DragonbasesthenewVocabularyonanexisting
Vocabulary.
Language
ThelanguagesavailableforyourVocabulary.SomeeditionsofDragonsupportmultiple
languages.
Vocabulary type
InmostcasesyourUserProfilewillbebasedontheGeneralVocabulary,alarge
Vocabularyprovidingexcellentrecognitionaccuracyforgeneral,business,andprofessional
dictation.
ThefollowingspecializedVocabulariesarealsoavailable:
n Legal(DragonLegalEdition)
AlargeVocabularyprovidingexcellentrecognitionaccuracyforlegalterms.
n Medical(DragonMedicalEdition)
AsetofspecializedlargemedicalVocabulariesprovidingexcellentrecognition
accuracyformedicalterms.TheVocabularynamesare:General,Cardiology,
Emergency,Gastroenterology,GeneralPractice,Medical,MentalHealth,Neurology,
Obstetrics/Gynecology,Oncology,Orthopedics,Pathology,Pediatrics,Radiology,
andSurgery.
Advanced
OntheReviewYourChoicesscreenoftheNewUserProfilewizard,youcanclickthe
AdvancedbuttontodisplaytheAdvancedChooseModelsdialogbox.Onthisdialogboxyou
canchooseadifferentspeechmodelandVocabularyType.DragonNaturallySpeaking
automaticallydeterminesthebestspeechmodelandVocabularyTypeforyourcomputer
whenyoucreateaUserProfile,soyoudonotgenerallyneedtochangetheseoptions.
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Speech model
YoucanassociatespeechmodelswithyourDragonVocabulary,dependingonyouraccent
andthetypeofcomputeryouareusing.
Foralistofsupporteddevices,includinghandheldandBluetoothmicrophones,seethe
HardwareCompatibilitylistontheNuanceWebsite.
Vocabulary Type
IfyouclicktheAdvancedbutton,youcanspecifyadifferentVocabularytypefromamongthe
followingchoices.
Note
SomeDragonNaturallySpeakingeditionsoradd-onproductsmayinstalladditional
Vocabularies.
Opening Vocabularies
UsethefollowingproceduretoopenanotherVocabularyassociatedwithyourUserProfile.
YoucanhaveonlyoneVocabularyopenatatime.SeeAddingaVocabularyformore
information.
To open a Vocabulary
1. Say"ManageVocabularies"orclickVocabulary>ManageVocabulariesontheNew
2. OntheManageVocabulariesdialogbox,selectthenameoftheVocabularyyouwantto
openandclickOpen.IfyoumadechangestothecurrentVocabulary,thesystemprompts
youtosaveyourspeechfilesbeforetheselectedVocabularyopens.
To open a recently used Vocabulary
UsethefollowingprocedureifyouhaveoneormoreVocabulariesassociatedwithyourUser
Profileandyouwanttoswitchtothemostrecentoneyouused.
n Say"OpenRecentVocabulary"orclickVocabulary>OpenRecentVocabularyonthe
NewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar.DragonopensthemostrecentVocabulary
associatedwithyourUserProfile.
Notes
n AnyphrasesyouaddtoaVocabularyareavailableinthatVocabularyonly,butcustom
voicecommandsarealwaysavailablenomatterwhichVocabularyyouareusing.
n SwitchingVocabularieshasnoeffectonthetextinthedocumentwindow.Itdoes,
however,closeanyopendialogboxes,suchasGeneralTrainingandVocabulary
Editor.
n VocabulariesthatyouhavecreatedandopenedappearintheProfilemenuonthe
OpenRecentVocabularysubmenu.YoucanquicklyswitchbetweenVocabulariesby
selectingtheappropriateVocabularynamefromthissubmenu.
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Adding a Vocabulary to a User Profile

WithDragonProfessional,LegalandMedicaleditions,youhavetheoptionofcreatingnew
VocabulariesandaddingthemtoyourexistingUserProfiletoimproverecognitionaccuracy.
Thismaybehelpfulifyouusespecializedterminologywhenyoudictateintodocumentsand
e-mails.YoucanonlyhaveoneVocabularyopenatatime.
Note
Creating a Vocabulary can take from 5 to 30 minutes depending on the options

you select, the speed of your processor, the amount of RAM in your system,
and the amount of e-mail and data to be scanned. Progress bars display the
time remaining in this procedure. If you include the E-mail option, it is best to
create new Vocabularies only when you are not using your computer for other
purposes.
To add a Vocabulary to a User Profile
n Say"ManageVocabularies"orclickVocabulary>ManageVocabulariesontheNew
n Say"SwitchtoDragonBar,"then"Profile,"then"AddVocabularytoCurrentUser
Profile,"orontheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBarclickProfile>Add
VocabularytoCurrentUserProfile.Gotostep3.
2. OntheManageVocabulariesdialogbox,clickNew.
3. FromtheBasedOnlistintheNewVocabularydialogbox,selectthenameofa
VocabularyonwhichyouwanttobasethenewVocabulary.
AllavailableVocabulariesarelisted.Thosebeginningwiththeword"Base"arethe
unmodifiedVocabulariesshippedwithDragonNaturallySpeaking.TheVocabularyyou
selectwillbecopiedtothenewVocabularyandsupplementedwithwordsfromyour
documents,emails,andaddedtoyourUserProfile.
4. EnteradescriptivenamefortheVocabulary.
AVocabularynamecancontainupto128characters,includingspaces.
5. ClickOKtocreatetheVocabulary.TheLetDragonsearchforwordstoolopensand
promptsyoutoallowDragontoimproverecognitionaccuracybyadaptingtheVocabulary
basedone-mailmessagesanddocuments.
6. MakeyourselectionsandclickStarttobegintheoptimization.
Note:Ifyouneedtosavetime,youcandeselectE-mailadaptationandrunitlater.See
LetDragonsearchforwordstoolfordetails
7. Optionally,beforeusingtheVocabulary,youcanpersonalizeitfurtherusingtheAccuracy
Center.Formoreinformation,clickSeeAlsobelow.
Notes
n AnyVocabulariesyoucreatearesavedalongwiththefilesthatarepartofyour
UserProfile.
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n KeepinmindthatcreatingmanyspecializedVocabulariescanmakeitdifficultto
keeptrackofwhichwordsareavailablewhenyoudictate.
n AlsokeepinmindthateachnewVocabularyuseshard-diskspace.
Deleting Vocabularies
AdditionalVocabulariescanimproverecognitionaccuracyinDragonNaturallySpeaking,but
multipleVocabulariescantakeupalotofdiskspace.IfyounolongerneedaVocabulary,use
thefollowingproceduretodeleteit.
To delete a Vocabulary
1. OntheVocabularymenuoftheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar,clickManage
Vocabularies.
2. OntheManageVocabulariesdialogbox,selecttheVocabularyyouwanttodeleteand
clickDelete.
3. ClickCloseontheManageVocabulariesdialogbox.
Notes
n DeletingaVocabularycannotbeundone.
n YoucannotdeletetheVocabularythatiscurrentlyinuse.Toremoveit,youmustfirst
openadifferentVocabulary.
n AlwaysusetheDeletebuttontodeleteVocabularies.DonotremoveVocabulary
foldersfromDragonNaturallySpeakingUsersdirectoryonyourharddisk.
Renaming Vocabularies
IfyouhavemultipleVocabularies,youshouldgivethemdescriptivenamesthathelpyou
identifytheirpurpose.
To rename a Vocabulary
1. Say"ManageVocabularies"orclickitontheVocabularymenuoftheDragonBar.
2. OntheManageVocabulariesdialogbox,sayorchoosethenameoftheVocabularyyou
wanttorename.
3. Clickorsay"Rename."
4. OntheRenameVocabularydialogbox,enteranewnameandclickorsay"OK."
5. OntheManageVocabulariesdialogbox,clickorsay"Close."
Note
Importing Vocabularies
YoucanshareVocabulariesamongdifferentUserProfilesbyfirstexportingaVocabulary
fromoneProfileandthenimportingittoanotherProfile.IfyouhaveexportedaVocabulary
fromanotherProfile(forexample,ifyouhavecreatedaProfilewithacustomwordlist),use
thefollowingproceduretoimportit.
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To import a Vocabulary
1. Say"ManageVocabularies"orclickVocabulary>ManageVocabulariesonthe
DragonBar.
2. OntheManageVocabulariesdialogbox,clickorsay"Import."
3. UsetheOpendialogboxtolocateandopenthefoldercontainingtheVocabularyyou
wanttoimport(itmustbeaVocabularythatwasexported).
4. SelectthedesiredVocabulary(.TOP)fileandclickorsay"Open."
5. IntheImportVocabularydialogbox,enteranamefortheimportedVocabulary.
ToimporttheVocabularysothatitreplacesanexistingVocabulary,enterthenameofthe
existingVocabulary.ToimporttheVocabularyasanewone,enteranewnamethatyou
havenotusedbefore.
6. Clickorsay"OK"tosavetheVocabulary.
7. Clickorsay"Close"ontheManageVocabulariesdialogboxtocloseit.
Notes
n AnexportedVocabularyconsistsofsixfileswiththesamenamebutdifferent
extensions.Thesesixfilesmustremaininthesamedirectory.Toimportthe
Vocabulary,youspecifyonlythefilewiththeextension.TOP.Dragon
NaturallySpeakingthenimportsallsixfilesthattogethermakeupaVocabulary.
n YoumaywanttokeepamastercopyofanimportedVocabularyandcreateacopyof
ittoworkwith.
n Vocabulariescanbesharedonlybyexportingandimportingthemusingthe
proceduresdescribedhere.ItisnotpossibletoshareVocabulariesbycopying
VocabularyfoldersfromoneProfiletoanother.
n CreatingandpersonalizingaVocabularywithdocumentsyouchooseas
representativeofyourwritingstylemaybemoreeffectivethanusingaVocabulary
createdbysomeoneelse.
n IfyoucreateaProfileonadual-coremachinethatusesacustomvocabulary,make
surethattheProfileusestheBestMatchVspeechmodel(BestMatchVhasthe
greatestrecognitionaccuracyondual-coresystemswithmorethan2GBofRAM).
Tocheckthis,selecttheAdvancedbuttonontheCreatingaUserProfilescreenofthe
NewUserProfilewizardandmakesurethatBestMatchVisselected.
Exporting Vocabularies
YoucanshareVocabulariesamongdifferentUserProfilesbyfirstexportingaVocabulary
fromoneUserProfileandthenimportingittoanewUserProfile.Usethefollowing
proceduretoexportaVocabulary.
To export a Vocabulary
1. CreateafolderinwhichtosavetheexportedVocabularyfiles(thisstepisoptional).
2. OpentheUserProfileandtheVocabulary(s)youwanttoexportasfollows:
i. ClickProfile>OpenUserProfileontheNewDragonBarorClassic
DragonBar.
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ii. SelecttheUserProfileyouwanttoexportandclickOpen.
3. Say"ManageVocabularies"orclickVocabulary>ManageVocabulariesontheNew
4. OntheManageVocabulariesdialogbox,selecttheVocabularyyouwanttoexportand
thenclickorsay"Export."
5. Locateandopenthefolderwhereyouwanttosavethefileandthenclickorsay"Save."
DragongivesVocabularyfilestheextension".Top."
6. Clickorsay"Close"ontheManageVocabulariesdialogboxtocloseit.
Notes
n Vocabulariescanbesharedonlybyexportingandimportingthem.Itisnotpossibleto
sharethembycopyingVocabularyfoldersfromoneUserProfiletoanother.
n WhentheVocabularyisimported,itcanberenamed.
n ExportingaVocabularycreatesacopyofthesixfilesthatmakeuptheVocabularyin
thenewlocation.Allsixfileshavethesamenamebutdifferentextensions.When
importingaVocabulary,selectonlytheVocabularyfilewiththeextension.TOP.
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Chapter 19: Using the Command

Browser
AbouttheCommandBrowser
OpeningtheCommandBrowser
FindingcommandsintheCommandBrowser
TrainingcommandsintheCommandBrowser
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About the Command Browser

TheCommandBrowserisawindowwhereyoucanlocatevoicecommandsthatDragon
NaturallySpeakingrecognizes,includingcommandsthatareprovidedwiththesoftwareas
wellasanycommandsthatyouoryoursystemadministratormighthaveadded(custom
commands).TheCommandBrowseristhemostcomprehensiveplacetoseethe
commandsthatareavailableineachapplication.
YouusetheCommandBrowserto:
n Viewandtraincommands
n Createandmodifycommands
n ImportandExportcommands
n Changetheavailabilityofcustomcommands
SomecommandsarenotavailableinDragonPremiumandlowereditions.
Command Browser modes
Browse
Browsemodeallowsyoutosearchforaspecificcommand.Formoreinformationseethe
topicFindingcommandsintheCommandBrowser.
Script
Scriptmodeallowsyoutocreatenewcommandsandselectcommandstodelete,edit,copy,
orpreview.
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Manage
Managemodeallowsyoutoimport,export,delete,oreditthepropertiesofselectedcustom
commands.(SomeofthesefunctionsareavailableinonlyDragonNaturallySpeaking
Professional,Legal,andMedicaleditions.)
To make the Command Browser appear always on top
n Say"Mode>AlwaysOnTop,"orontheModemenu,clickAlwaysOnTop.
n OntheCommandBrowsershortcutmenu,clickAlwaysOnTop.
n ClickontheCommandBrowsericon ontheleftsideoftheCommandBrowseror
right-clickanywhereontheCommandBrowsertoopentheCommandBrowser
shortcutmenu.
Note
WhenyousettheCommandBrowserto"AlwaysOnTop"itwillcoversecondaryDragon
NaturallySpeakingwindows,suchastheDragonPadandHelpscreens.Inthesecases,you
willhavetoturnoffthe"AlwaysOnTop"stateormovethewindowsaroundsothattheyare
notobscured.
Opening the Command Browser

TheCommandBrowserdisplayscommandsthatDragonNaturallySpeakingrecognizesin
thecurrentcontext,whetheryouareworkinginaspecificprogramorontheWindows
Desktop.
To open the Command Browser
Say"OpenCommandBrowser"or"StartCommandBrowser"or,ontheToolsmenuofthe
NewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar,clickCommandBrowser.
YoucanalsoopentheCommandBrowserfromtheAccuracyCenter.
SomecommandsarenotavailableinDragonPremiumandlowereditions.
Global Commands
WhentheCommandBrowserfirstopens,itdisplaysalistofGlobalCommandsavailablein
everyapplication.
Butifyouwanttoviewcommandsforindividualapplications,Dragonshowsonlycommands
applicableinthatcontext.UsetheContextboxtoselectaspecificapplicationandDragon
displaysonlythecommandsthatworkinthatapplication.Ifyouwereviewingcommandsfor
theDragonNaturallySpeakingLearningCenter(asshown),initiallyasubsetofcommands
thatapplyonlytotheLearningCenterappear.SeeFindingcommandsintheCommand
Browserfordetails.
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To display Global Commands for a specific application
SelecttheGlobalCommandscheckboxtoincludeGlobalCommands,inthecurrentdisplay,
i.e.presentthemtogetherwiththecommandsthatworkjustintheselectedcontext.
IntheCommandBrowser,say"IncludeGlobal"or,ontheCommandBrowserRibbonBar,
clickIncludeGlobal.
Finding commands in the Command Browser

Ifacommandexistsforaspecificapplicationorcontext,youcanusetheCommandBrowser
tofindit.
To find a specific command
1. UsethelistintheContextboxtoselecttheapplicationcontextyouwanttosee
commandsfor.
2. SelecttheIncludeGlobalcheckbox.
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WhentheIncludeGlobalcheckboxisselected,theCommandBrowser
displaysallthecommandsavailableinthecurrentcommandcontext,
includinganycommandsavailableinall(global)contexts.Notethatthe
CommandBrowserinitiallyopenswithGlobalCommandsselectedinthe
ContextlistboxsothattheIncludeGlobalcheckboxisnotactive.Youmust
selectadifferentcommandcontexttomaketheIncludeGlobalcheckbox
active.
3. ClickKeywordFilter
todisplaytheKeywordFilterdialogbox.
4. SayortypealetterorwordofthecommandyouarelookingforintheChoosewordbox.
Thelistbelowtheboxscrollstothefirstinstanceofthatletterorwordinthelist.(Iftheletter
orwordexists,itisselected.Iftheletterorworddoesnotappear,thenthereisno
commandinthecurrentcontextthatusesthem.)
5. DoubleclickonthewordinthelistorclickAddtoaddthewordtotheCurrentlistoffilter
wordsbox.
6. Ifnecessary,continuetoenterwordsintotheChooseWordboxandaddthemtothe
Currentlistoffilterwordsboxuntilyouhaveaddedasmuchofthespecificcommandas
youcan.
7. Clickorsay"Done."TheCommandBrowserdisplaysthecommandscontainingthewords
youentered,ifanycommandcontainingallofthosewordsexists.
Example
ToseeifthereisacommandthatchangesafonttoboldinMicrosoftWord2010:
1. SelectMicrosoftWord2010fromtheContextlistbox.
2. Clickorsay"KeywordFilter."
3. Sayortypetheword"Bold"andthensay"Add"orclicktheAddbuttontoaddittothe
CurrentListofFilterWordsbox.
4. Sayortypetheword"Set"andthensay"Add"orclicktheAddbuttontoaddittothe
CurrentListofFilterWordsbox.
5. Clickorsay"Done."
TheCommandBrowserdisplaysallthecommandsthatwillturntextboldinMicrosoftWord
2010.Forexample,
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Somecomplexcommandsmaynotbefullyvisibleatfirst.SeethetopicExpanding
commandsforinformationonhowtoviewallpartsofacommand.
Note:PreviouscommandsearchesappearintheKeywordFilterlist
Youcanselectaprevioussearchfromthislisttoautomaticallydisplaytheresultsofthat
search,withouthavingtoopentheKeywordFilterdialogboxandsetupthesearchcriteria
again.
Training commands in the Command Browser

IfDragonNaturallySpeakingconsistentlymisrecognizesaspecificvoicecommand(for
example,ithears"PasteThat"as"Pastedot"),youcantrainittobetterrecognizeyour
pronunciationofthecommand.
To train a command
1. OpentheCommandBrowser(say"CommandBrowser"orclickCommandBrowseron
theToolsmenuoftheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar).
2. Selectthecommandcontextfromthe"Context"list.
3. Locatethecommandyouwanttotrainandselectit.SeethetopicFindingCommandsin
theCommandBrowserforinformationonhowtofindaspecificcommand.
4. ClickorsayoneofthefollowingbuttonsontheCommandBrowsertaskpane:
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Button
Result
Letsyouimmediatelytraintheselectedcommand.FollowthedirectionsontheTrain
Wordsdialogboxthatappears.
AddsthecommandtoalistofcommandsoftheTrainListforlatertraining.Byselecting
TrainLater,youactivatetheTrainListbutton.
DisplaystheTrainWordsdialogboxwithalistofcommandstobetrained.Ifyouhave
untrainedcommandsintheTrainListwhenyouclosetheCommandBrowser,Dragon
offersyouthechoicetotrainthembeforeyouexit.
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The Dragon Glossary
The Dragon Glossary
UsethisglossaryforalistoftermsspecifictoDragon.
.DRA files (definition)

DragonRecordedAudio(DRA)files.Ifyoureditionsupportsit,Dragonautomaticallysaves
audioandtexttranscriptsofyourdictationintheDRAfiles.
Dragon Accuracy Center (definition)

Offersacentrallocationfortoolsyoucanusetopersonalizeyourvocabulary,improve
acoustics,findormanagecommands,orgetmoreinformationaboutimprovingyour
accuracy.ClickthelinkstoopentherelatedDragontools.
ToopentheAccuracyCenter,saydisplayAccuracyCenterorclickHelp>ImproveMy
AccuracyontheNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar.
Accuracy Slider (definition)

AslidingcontrolthatDragonusestoadjustspeedrelativetoaccuracyasitperformsspeech
recognition.AhigheraccuracysettingmeansthatDragonmaytakelongertodisplayyour
text,whileahigherspeedsettingmeansthatDragondisplaysthetextmorequickly.
Accuracy Tuning (definition)

AprocessDragoncanusetoadapttoyourusage.Onceyouhavebeendictatingforaperiod
oftime,DragonusesAccuracyTuningtoautomaticallyrefineyourUserProfile,analyzing
yourdictation,corrections,commands,andanyotheracoustictrainingyouhavedone.
AccuracyTuningusestwoofDragon'saccuracytools,theAcousticOptimizerandthe
LanguageModelOptimizer,andyoucanschedulethemtorunautomatically.
Acoustic and Language Model Optimization (definition)

IncreasesUserProfileaccuracybasedon
n accumulatedacousticdatafromyourcorrectionsandanyadditionaltrainingyouhave
performed
n commonlyusedwordsequencesextractedfromyourUserProfile's.DRAfiles.
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Acoustic Optimizer (definition)

Looksforanycorrectionsyouhavemadeoradditionaltrainingyoumayhaveperformedsince
youcreatedyourUserProfileorrantheoptimizer.Optimizationenhancesrecognition
accuracyandhelpspredictwordsmostlikelyspokeninagivencontextbyaspeaker(the
languagemodel).
Active vocabulary (definition)

Alistofabout150,000wordsthatDragonloadsintoyourcomputersrandomaccessmemory
forimmediateuseduringdictation.ThesearethewordsthatDragonNaturallySpeakingis
mostlikelytorecognizeonthefirsttry,withoutrequiringyoutodoanythingextrasuchas
correctingthewordswiththeCorrectionmenu.
Thenumberofwordsintheactivevocabularyalwaysremainsthesame.Whennewwords
areadded,wordsthathavenotbeenusedrecentlyareremovedfromtheactivevocabulary,
butremainonthecomputer'sdiskinthebackupdictionary.
Advanced Scripting (definition)

SupportsusingprogramminglanguagessuchasMicrosoftVBAtocreatecommandsthat
canperformvirtuallyanyfunctiononthecomputerwithvoicecommands.
AutoTranscribe Folder Agent (definition)

AfeatureofDragonProfessional,LegalandMedicaleditionswhichautomaticallydetectsand
transcribesrecordingscopiedtoaspecifieddirectory.UsetheAutoTranscribeFolderAgent
tospecifywhichDragonUserProfiletousefortranscribingtherecordingsfoundinthe
specifieddirectory,andtospecifywheretoputthetextfilescreatedfromtherecordings.
Base Vocabulary (definition)

TheinitialVocabularyaUserProfileisbasedon.Vocabulariescanbethefollowingsizes.
SpecializedmedicalandlegalvocabulariesarealsoprovidedintheDragonMedicaland
Legaleditions.
Backup dictionary (definition)

Astoreofabout150,000additionalwordsinDragon'svocabulary.AtypicallargeDragon
vocabularyconsistsofabout300,000wordsandDragonloadsabouthalfofthoseit
understandsthatyouaremorelikelytodictateintoyourcomputer'srandomaccessmemory
forimmediateuse.ThelistofwordsDragonloadsintomemoryiscalledthe"active
vocabulary."
Youcanmovefrequentlyusedwordsfromthebackupdictionaryintotheactivevocabularyor
addnewspecialtywords,propernames,acronyms,andunusualabbreviationsusinganyof
thefollowingmethods:
n AddneworfrequentlyusedwordsandteachDragonabouthowfrequentlyyou'lluse
themwiththeLearnfromSpecificDocuments,LearnFromSentE-mails,andImport
listsofwordsorphrasestools
n UsetheCorrectionmenutocorrecttheerror
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The Dragon Glossary
n Correctdictationerrorsusingthemouseorkeyboard(themicrophonecanbeon,off,
orasleep)
n UsetheSpellingwindowtospelltheword
RemembertosaveyourUserProfiletokeepyourchanges.will
Command Browser (definition)

AwindowshowingvoicecommandsthatDragonrecognizes,includingcommandsthatare
providedwiththesoftwareaswellasanycommandsthatyouoryoursystemadministrator
mighthaveadded(customcommands).TheCommandBrowseristhemostcomprehensive
placetoseethecommandsthatareavailableineachapplication.
Command Mode
(definition)
ArestrictedrecognitionmodethatcausesDragontointerpreteverythingyousayasa
commandandnothingisinterpretedasdictatedtext.Say"StartCommandMode"or
"CommandModeOn."
Correction menu (definition)

ShowsDragonsbestguessforalternativestowordsyoudictatedandselected.Choosethe
correctwordfromtheCorrectionmenubysayingChooseandthenumbernexttoyour
choice.
Correction-only mode (definition)

EnablestranscriptioniststoplaybackaDragonuser'sdictationwithouthavingtheirUser
Profileloaded.Notethatdictationisdisabledifyouselectthisoption.
DictationisnotavailableinCorrectionOnlyMode.
Custom word (definition)

AnewwordyouaddtothebaseVocabularyusingtheTraincommandortheAddcommand
intheVocabularyEditor.YoucanalsoaddwordstotheVocabularyusingtheSpelling
WindowortheAddNewWordorPhrasecommandontheVocabularymenu.
IntheVocabularyEditor,aredcross
hasbeenaddedtotheVocabulary.
nexttoawordindicatesthatitisacustomwordthat
Data Collection (definition)

HelpstoimprovetheaccuracyoffutureversionsofDragonNaturallySpeakingandDragon
Medical.ByenablingDataCollection,youcanallowDragontocollectupto500MBof
acousticdataandtextfromyourdictationsessions.Ifyouagree,thedatacanbesentto
Nuanceatatimescheduledbyyournetworkadministrator.DataCollectiondoesnotinclude
anypersonaldata,andparticipationiscompletelyvoluntary.
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Data Distribution Tool (definition)

Enablesdeveloperstointeractivelycreatenewwords,customizedVocabulariesor
commands,andtomakethemavailabletoallUserProfilesonaparticularDragon
NaturallySpeakinginstallation.
Dictation Box (definition)

Providesfullsupportfordictatingandeditingtextinanunknowntextfield.TheDictationIBox
supportsvoicecommandslikeDelete,Correct,andInsert,andcustomcommandsaswell.
Whenyouarefinished,thecontentistransferredtoyourcursorpositionwhenyouopenedthe
DictationBox.
Dictation commands (definition)

Commandstypicallysaidintheprocessofdictating.Theyinclude"newline,""new
paragraph,""numeral<number>","allcaps<word>and"cap<word>".
Important:thesecommandscanbeseenintheVocabularyEditor,notintheCommand
Browser.
(Alsoreferredtoas"in-linecommands,"Dictationcommandsdonotrequirepausingbefore
andaftersayingthem,unlikeothercommands.)
Dictation Mode
(definition)
ArestrictedrecognitionmodethatcausesDragontointerpreteverythingyousayasdictation
andonlyDictationCommandsarerecognized.DictationModecanbehelpfulifyouwantto
dictateasquicklyaspossible,ordictatewithoutlookingatthewordsDragontranscribes.Say
"StartDictationMode"or"DictationModeOn."
Dictation Source (definition)

AnaudioinputdeviceormultipledevicesassociatedwithaUserProfile.Forexample,you
canselectaheadsetmicrophoneatonecomputerandaportablerecorderoranotherstyleof
micatothercomputers.Thisway,Dragonsupportsuserswhoneedtomove,orroam,from
computertocomputerregardlessofthemicrophonetypeordifferencesinambientnoise.
Direct Editing commands (definition)

Voiceformattingandcorrectioncommandssuchasitalicize<XYZ>orbold<XYZ>.Direct
Editingcommands(formerlycalledQuickVoiceFormattingcommands)arefasterthan
conventionalcommands,becausetheytellDragontogotootherplacesinyourdocument,
applyformattingthere,andreturnthecursorbacktowhereyouareworking.
DragonPad (definition)
Dragonsbuilt-inwordprocessor,optimizedfordictationandincludesbasictextformatting
featuresaswellastheabilitytosaveandprintdocuments.
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Dragon Templates with Voice Fields (definition)

Aspecialkindofcustomformavailabletopasteintoapplicationsbyvoice,providingfieldsfor
commonvariableinformationthatyoucanfillinbyvoice.
Dragon Voice Shortcuts (definition)

Dragonvoiceshortcutscollapsecommonmulti-steptasksintodirectvoicecommandsthat
youcansayatanytime,nomatterwhatisactiveonyourscreen.
Forexample,youcanimmediatelyswitchtoandstartanewtask,suchassearchtheWebor
yourcomputer,orcomposeane-mailorsetupanappointment.
Field (definition)
Afield,alsoreferredtoasavariablefield,isanalphanumericstringenclosedbytext
delimiters.Forexample,thefollowingsentenceappearsintheDragonCCUfellowadmit
templateincludedinDragonMedical:T
hepatientwasseeninconjunctionwithDr.
[ProviderName]"Intheexample,"[ProviderName]"isthevariablefield,thesquarebrackets
arethedefaultdelimiters,andthetextstring"ProviderName"isthevariablethattheDragon
UserProfilewillreplacewithaprovidernamewhenusingthetemplatetocompleteareport.
Full Text Control (definition)

ReferstothelevelofdictationsupportavailableinWebanddesktopprogramsandwindows
whenDragonfullysupportscreating,editing,andformattingcontent.Whenaprogramor
partofaprogramhasFullTextControl,youcanmovethecursorreliablyforexample,to
thebeginningorendofalineorparagraph.Youcanalsoselect,format,andrevisetextas
neededusingDirectEditingcommands,theCorrectionmenu,ortheSpellingWindow.
ForsupportedWebapplications,FullTextControlisactivatedusingtheDragonweb
extensioninsupportedbrowsers.
WhenthecursorisinatextfieldforwhichDragonhasFullTextControl,theTextControl
IndicatorontheClassicDragonBar(
)ortheNewDragonBar(
Dragon'sselectionanddictationcapabilitiesaresupported.
)isgreenwhenallof
Hidden Mode (definition)

Absentfromnon-medicaleditions,thismodeallowsDragontosendallrecognizedtextto
theDictationBox,whichisactivebutdoesnotdisplay.Allrecognizedtextisaddedtothe
DictationBox,regardlessofthecursorlocation.HiddenModeisoftenusedbyhealthcare
providerswhoaredictatingmedicalreportstobesenttoamedicaltranscriptionist/editor.
Say"StartHiddenMode"or"HiddenModeOn".
Language Model (definition)

Containsstatisticalinformationthatpredictswhichwordsaremostlikelytooccurinthe
contextoftheusersspeech.
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Language Model optimization (definition)

UpdatesthelanguagemodelofthecurrentVocabulary.LanguageModelOptimizationuses
textDragonextractsfromthe.DRAfilesthatarecreatedwhenyoucorrectwords.Basedon
thespeechdatacollected,LanguageModelOptimizationappliesmodificationstothe
languagemodeltoreflectyourwordusage.
Language Model Optimizer (definition)

PerformsLanguageModelOptimizationfromtheAccuracyCenter.AnyDragonuserwith
administratorprivilegescanscheduleDragontoperformoptimizationperiodically.
Natural Language Commands (definition)

Providegreaterflexibilityinthewordingyouusetoperformcommonactionsinavarietyof
applicationssuchasMicrosoftWord,InternetExplorer,andMozillaFirefox.Insteadof
requiringuserstomemorizespecificcommands,suchas"boldthat,"theNaturalLanguage
Commandsgiveyouawiderangeofwordsyoucansaytoexecuteacommand.Forexample,
"makethatbold,""boldthelastparagraph,""setfontbold"alldothesamething,asdomany
moreconversationalcommands.Toknowwhichcommandsworkinanapplication,openthe
applicationandsayWhatCanISay?.
Normal Mode
(definition)
Dragon'sdefaultmodeofdictation.InNormalMode,Dragondistinguishesdictationfrom
words,numbers,andcommandsbyanalyzingwhatyousaybetweenpauses.Say"Start
NormalMode"or"NormalModeOn."
Nothing But Speech (definition)

Suppressesrecognitionofnon-wordfillerslikeumsandahsthatyoudontnormallyintend
toincludeinyourdictation.
Numbers Mode
(definition)
ArestrictedrecognitionmodethatcausesDragontorecognizeonlynumbers.Ifyouare
dictatingonlynumbers(includingcurrencies),workinginthismodeincreasesrecognition
accuracy.Say"StartNumbersMode"or"NumbersModeOn."
Performance Assistant (definition)

AresourceavailablefromtheHelpmenuthatofferssuggestionsforoptimizingDragons
speedonyourcomputer.Asyouclickorsaythecorrespondinglinkstoanswerquestions
abouthowyounormallyuseDragon,thePerformanceIAssistantprovidessuggestionsand
methodsforoptimization.
Press <key> command (definition)

Usedtomakekeystrokesbyvoice.Totypecharactersbyvoice,say"Press,""PressKey,"or
"Type"followedbythenameofthekeyorkeysyouwanttopress.Forexample,sayPress
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EscapeorPressEnter,orPressCtrlRight.
QuickStart (definition)
AllowsDragonNaturallySpeakingtoloadinthebackgroundwhenyoustartyourcomputer
orlogintoyouroperatingsystem,dependingonyourversionofWindows.WhenDragonis
launchedinQuickStartmodeDragonisavailableforusemorequicklythanwhenyoustartin
normalmode.Themicrophoneiconappearsinthesystemtray.
Recognition Modes (definition)

Bydefault,DragonfunctionsinNormalMode,distinguishingdictationfromwords,numbers,
andcommands,andanalyzingwhatithearsbetweenpauses.D
ragonalsooffersrestricted
recognitionmodesfordictatingonlycommands,numbers,characters(SpellMode),or
words(DictationMode).
Results Box (definition)

Afloatingdisplaybox
thatDragoncanprovideasitlistenstoyou
andprocessesyourspeech.YoucansetoptionstomovetheResultsBoxanywhereonthe
screen,keepitinoneplace,changeitscolorandfontsize,ormakeitdisappearaftera
recognition.
SeeAbouttheResultsDisplayfordetails.
Results Display (definition)

Theon-screenfeedbackthatDragonNaturallySpeakingdisplaysduringdictation.While
DragonNaturallySpeakinglistens,theRecognitioninProgressicon
displays.When
youpause,DragonNaturallySpeakingfinishesprocessingyourspeechandentersdictation
intothedocumentorexecutesyourcommand.Whenrecognitioniscomplete,theDragon
idleicon
displays.SeealsoResultsBox.
The Dragon Web Extension (definition)

Enablespageelementcommandssuchas"ClickLink"and"ClickButton"andFullText
ControlinsupportedbrowsersandWeb-basedapplications.WiththeDragonWeb
Extensioninstalledandenabled,youcandictatecontentandusecommandsjustasyou
wouldinadesktopprogram.Withouttheextension,you'llneedtoclickWebpageelements
usingyourmouseandkeyboard,anddictatecontentusingtheDictationBox.
Roaming User Profile (definition)

SeeMasterRoamingUserProfile.
Say What You See (definition)

"SayWhatYouSee"meansthatyoucansaywhatevercommandsyouseelabeledonyour
screentocontrolapplicationsbyvoice.Forexample,youcansaythenamesofmenus,
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menucommands,oritemsinadialogbox.TodisplaytheInsertmenuinMicrosoftWordor
MicrosoftExcel,youwouldsay"Insert,"andthensaythenameofanyoftheavailable
commands,asrequired.AnotherexampleistheabilitytoopenaDesktopitem(afolder,for
instance),bysayingopenfollowedimmediatelybyitsname.
Scripting (definition)
Dragonscriptinglanguageextensionsprovideasetoftoolsforcreatingvoicecommands.
CreatingscriptingcommandsrequiresfamiliaritywiththeMicrosoftVisualBasic
programminglanguage.
Unknown text field (definition)

AneditablewindoworfieldthatdoesnotsupportallofDragon'sselectionandcorrection
capabilities.Whenthecursorispositionedinanunknowntextfield,theNewDragonBaror
ClassicDragonBardisplaysthemessage"Unknowntextfield;considerusing'showDictation
Box'-SeeHelp.'"Inthosecases,Dragon'sFullTextControlindicatorisgrey.Youcanusually
select,correct,andusevariouscommandsinunknowntextfields,butifyouhavetrouble,use
theDictationBoxandtransfertextfromitintotheapplication.
Windows shortcut (definition)

YoucanuseWindowsShortcutsandcommandlinestoopenUserProfilesandVocabularies
directly.
Spell Mode
(definition)
ArestrictedrecognitionmodethatcausesDragontorecognizeonlyletters,numbers,
commands,andpunctuation.Spellmodeisusefulfordictatingunpronounceable
alphanumericstrings,suchaspartnumbersandlicenseplatenumbers,andothertermsyou
anticipateDragonwontknow,suchasWebaddresses,wordsinaforeignlanguage,or
unusualproductnames.Say"StartSpellMode"or"SpellModeOn."Youcanstilluse
commandswhileinSpellMode.
Spoken Form (definition)

Referstowordsthatarespokenonewaybutwrittenadifferentway(theWrittenForm).This
featureletsyouaddawordthat,forexample,typesyourphonenumberwheneveryousay
phonenumberline,orautomaticallyaddspunctuation,suchas"UK"or"USA,"whichwould
normallyincludepunctuationinthewrittenforms(U.K.andU.S.A.).
Structured Commands (definition)

Usedtocontroltheactionofacommandbasedontheexistenceofastateintheapplication
thecommandisusedfor.Forexample,whenyouassignastatetoeachfieldinaform,the
samecommandcanperformdifferentactions,dependingonwhichfieldisactivated.Youcan
useAdvancedScriptingmethodstocontrolthestateswithinstructuredcommandsortoset
theinitialstatefromanon-structuredcommand.Youcanalsocreatestructuredcommands
thatprompttheusertoselectvaluesfromapredefinedlist.StructuredCommandsare
availableonlyinDragonProfessional,Legal,andMedicaleditions.
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Text Control Indicator (definition)

Thecheckmarkicon(
)ontheClassicDragonBarorthecircleicon( )ontheNew
DragonBar.TheTextControlIndicatorchangescolortoshowthelevelofdictationsupport
inyourcurrentapplication.TheTextControlIndicatorisgreen(
or
)whenallof
Dragon'sselectionanddictationcapabilitiesaresupportedandgrayordisabled(
whentheinsertionpointisinawindowthathaslesssupportfordictation.
or
User Profile (definition)

AUserProfileisasetoffilesthatstorethefollowinginformation:
n AudiosystemsettingsselectedbytheCheckMicrophonewizard
n Acousticinformationaboutyourvoicegatheredduringinitialproducttraining,ongoing
usagea
ndwhenyoutrainspecificwords
n OngoingadaptationstoyourVocabularywordsandwordusageasyouuseDragon
andfromanalysisofyourwritingstyle
n YoursettingsintheOptionsdialogbox
n Anycustomvoicecommands
Utterance (definition)
DictationorcommandsDragonNaturallySpeakingrecognizesbetweenpausesinyour
speech.
Vocabulary (definition)
ContainsallofthewordsthatDragonrecognizesandaLanguageModel.TheVocabulary
includesallofthewordsintheactivevocabularyandthebackupdictionary,andanywords
addedasyoucustomizeyourUserProfile.
Web application support (definition)

ProvidestheDragonwebextensioninsupportedWebbrowserstoenablecommandsand
FullTextControlforselectedbrowser-basedapplications.WiththeDragonwebextension
installedandenabled,youcandictatecontentandusecommandsjustasyouwouldina
desktopprogram.
Word Properties (definition)

WordPropertiesspecifyavarietyofoptionsthatcanbeassociatedwithVocabularyentries.
Youcanspecifythatawordbeprecededorfollowedbyspecificcharactersandcustomize
propertiesforplacementorhandling.Forexample,questionmarksandexclamationmarks
havedefaultpropertiesof"Precedeby(nothing)"and"Formatthenextwordcapitalized."
Youcanalsospecifyoneormorealternativeformsforwords.IftheUsePrintedForm1
checkboxisselectedfor"meter,"thenwhenyoudictatethewordafteranumber,Dragonwill
enter"m"insteadof"meter."IftheAlternateWrittenFormcheckboxisnotselected,andyou
dictate"meter,"Dragontypesthefullword,"meter."
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Written Form (definition)

SpecifiesthewordorwordsthatDragonenterswhenyoudictate.Thespokenformcanbean
easierorshortervariantorsomethingcompletelydifferentfromthewrittenform.
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Index
Index
wordstothe
Vocabulary
250-251,253,255
wordswiththeSpellingwindow
.
.DRAfiles(definition)
270
A
accuracy
improving
230,238,240
230,240,254-255
usingAccuracyCenter
230,240
usingtheSpeedvs.Accuracyslider
238
AccuracyCenter(definition)
270
AccuracySlider(definition)
270
AccuracyTuning(definition)
270
AcousticOptimizer(definition)
271
aboutAcousticandLanguageModel
Optimizer
240
optimizing
activatingDragon
activeVocabulary(definition)
240
31,41
271
adding
adifferentVocabulary
additionaltraining
249
addresses,dictatinge-mailandWeb
157
AdvancedScripting(definition)
271
aligningtext
131
Applicationmenu
141
applications
210
exiting
208
starting
208
starting(andutilities)
211
switching
210
Web-based
176
Applyingformattingtomultipleinstancesof
words
106
Auto-Formatting
usingSmartFormatRules
definition
271
contactnamestotheVocabulary 254-255
127
backup
dictationary,viewing
271
dictionary(definition)
271
BaseVocabulary(definition)
271
basicdocumentcommands
MicrosoftWord
260
232
AutoTranscribeFolderAgent
Backspace
acoustics
253
144
basicspreadsheetcommands
MicrosoftExcel
169
contactsinMicrosoftOutlook
164
BasicTextControlindicator
59
wordsfromlists
253
basictextdictation
77
BestMatchTechnology
258
280
Index
boldface
applyingwithDirectEditing
104
applyingwithmultipletextmatching
106
boldface,applying
128,131
browsers
Coexistencewithpreviousversionsof
Dragon
18
CoexistencewiththeDragonSDKClient
Edition
18
combiningwords
CommandBrowser
compatibility
176
using
199
buttons,selectingbyvoice
213
C
calendar
andemailcommands
158
264,266,268
about
264
alwaysontop
265
findingcommands
266
IncludeGlobalbutton
266
opening
265
trainingcommands
268
Canadianpostalcodes
233
CommandBrowser(definition)
capitalizingtext
129
commandcontext
categories
132
272
showing
searchingontheWeb
265
195
commandlineinterface
centeringtext
131
CommandMode
244-245
characters
120
switchingto
245
120
using
243
selecting
CheckMicrophone
CommandMode(definition)
positionyourmicrophoneproperly
Chooseaspeechdevice
68
67
choosing
clicking,usingvoicecommands
45
applicationcontrol
217
controllingDragonBar
227
CutCopyandPaste
closing
272
commands
CommandBrowser
programsandwindows
208
264-266,268
dictation
exitingDragon
63
displayingforaspecificapplication
63
125
80
265
menus
213
displayingHelpon
63
programs
214
DragonSidebar
74
theDragonBar
windows
63
214-215
CoexistencewithotherDragonproducts
281
49
18
e-mail
155
FirefoxandInternetExplorer
199
formovinginwindows
215
forcingrecognitionof
45
Index
hotkeyfor
45
correctingtext
79,100,125
ifnotrecognized
102
byspelling
82
InternetExplorer7
204
correctionlist
79
InternetExplorerandMozillaFirefox 199
deletingtext
125
MicrosoftExcel
handlingmultipletextmatches
168-169,173
104,106
MicrosoftOutlook
162-165
methods
MicrosoftWord
144,152
quickreference
100
usingDirectEditing
104
MozillaFirefoxandInternetExplorer 199
usingmultipletextmatching
106
OpenOfficeWriter
152
whenincorrectlyselected
123
scrolling
215
workflow
training
247
Correction-onlymode(definition)
webapplications
182
Correctionmenu
Webapplications
176
choosingcorrecttextin
windowscontrol
210
hotkeyforopening
45
Correctionmenu(definition)
272
MozillaFirefox
204
compoundwords
joiningbyvoice
132
context
newVocabularies
showingcommandsforcurrent
controlling
creating
265
63,194,213,224-225
applications
210
DragonBar
63
currency
dictating
96
96
272
43,45,101
101
253,262
253,261
84
84
cursor
movingbacktolastlocation
118
InternetExplorer
194
movingtheinsertionpoint
114
menus
213
movingtospecificwords
117
themouse
windows
Copycommand
copying
224-226
customwords
210
definition
125
262-263
CustomerServiceandSupport
51
customersupport
51
usingDirectEditing
104
Cutcommand
106
cutting
copyingVocabularies
Copyrights
261-262
ii
272
125
usingDirectEditing
104
106
282
Index
dictation
45,49,77,80,84,96,157
DataCollection(definition)
272
commands
80
DataDistributionTool(definition)
273
correctionworkflow
96
DictationBoxsettings
91
84
45
DefaultInstallationdirectories
30
hotkeyfor
45
DefaultInstallationfolders
30
resuming
118
dates
dictating
deletedwords
restoringtoyourVocabulary
deleting
256
256,261
67
source(recorder)
67
starting
49
characters,words,lines,paragraphs 126
switchingmodes
245
lastwordsyoudictated
switchingtoDictationMode
245
usingDictationMode
243
text
125
118,126
text(replacingwhatyoulastdictated) 118
Dictation
Dictationmode(using)
243
usingDirectEditing
104
106
Vocabularies
261
about
88
wordsfromtheVocabulary
256
commands
88
DictationBox
88
DictationBox(definition)
273
210
DictationMode(definition)
273
214
DictationSource(definition)
273
controllingbyvoice
213
digitalaudiorecorder
selectingtabsbyvoice
214
Desktop
commands
dialogboxes
basictechniques
usingwithDragon
77
using
dictatingtheword"select"
123
DirectEditingcommands(definition)
e-mailandWebaddresses
157
directories
inExcelwithFullTextControl
168
Militarytime
237
numbers
time
dictatingtextinnon-standardwindows
68
DirectEditingcommands
dictating
283
source(microphone)
84
237
88
Dragondefault
104
273
30
disambiguation
formattingoreditingmultiplewords
106
documents
opening
208
Index
selectinglinesandparagraphsin
122
modes
63
switchingbetween
217
using
60
Don'trecognizethatword
DragonPad
using
DRAfiles(definition)
256
about
94
270
startingbyvoice
63
dragging
DragonPad(definition)
themouse
226
themousepointer
228
Dragon
exiting
63
systemrequirements
18,42
DragonAccuracyCenter(definition)
DragonLearningCenter
270
43,45,71
using
45,71
DragonSidebar
tabs
DragonTemplateswithVoiceFields
(definition)
273
E
e-mail
155
andcalendarcommands
158
dictatingaddresses
157
supportedapplications
155
workingin
155
e-mailbasics
43
editing
resumingdictation
74
274
DragonVoiceShortcuts
definition
274
Desktopsearches
216
emailandcalendarcommands
158
Websearches
195
DragonWebExtension
about
176
browserrequirements
176
determiningwhetherenabled
182
installingandenabling
177
troubleshooting
190
DragonBar
64,94
53,60
about
53
controllingbyvoice
63
118
editingtext
revisingmultipleinstancesofwords
106
ElectronicMedicalRecordsrestriction
50
EMRrestriction
50
Enterkey
addingnewlinesbyvoice
132
errors
79,82,100
correcting
79
correctingbyspelling
82
correction(quickreference)
Excel
100
168-169,173
169
commandsfor
168-169,173
formattingtext
173
scrollingin
139
workingwith
168
workingwithcontent
173
284
Index
Exit
Dragon
65
exiting
textinMicrosoftWord
152
underlining
105
fractions
programs
208
exporting
dictating
frames
Vocabularies
262
switching
extensions
InternetExplorerandFirefox199
DragonWebExtension
177
Field(definition)
FullTextControl(definition)
FullTextControlindicator
274
59
274
files
GeneralTraining
defaultdirectories
30
Firefox
runningagain
249
GlobalCommands
265
118
commands
199
GoBackcommand
switchingbetweenframes
199
Goto
five
43
and"Moveto"commands
folders
defaultsetup
opening
quickreference114
30
211
fonts
settingface,size,andstyle
commands
117
Google
searchingwithI'mFeelingLucky
131
formatting
285
84
195
GoogleDesktop
usingvoicecommandswith
216
allcaps
105
applyingtomultiplewords
106
handheldorsmartphone
Auto-Formatting
232
bold
105
commands
128
Help
inMicrosoftExcel
173
usingbyvoice
44
italics
105
HiddenMode(definition)
274
multipleinstancesofwords
106
hotkeys
numbers
130
hyphenatingwords
text
128
usingasrecorder
68
106
45
132
Index
pressingbyvoice
222
keystrokes
icons
selectingandopening
sendingbyvoice
215
importing
222
222
261
Vocabularies
261
languagemodel
250,253
improvemyaccuracy
230,240
modifying
250,253
IncludeGlobalbutton
266
optimizing
240
increasingaccuracy
254-255
LanguageModeloptimization(definition) 275
insertingtext
114,117
LanguageModelOptimizer(definition)
275
insertionpoint
114,117
LearnFromSentE-mailstool
254
Insertionpoint
Start
moving
114,117
LearningCenter
installation
defaultdirectories
254
30
showingandhiding
45,71
using
45,71
Installationandprofilecreation
17
252
18
leftaligningtext
131
lines
132
InternetExplorer
194,204
andFirefoxcommands
199
addingnew
132
commands
199
selecting
122
controllingbyvoice
194
199
controllingbyvoice
213
129,131
scrollinginbyvoice
215
italics
listboxes
214
applying
128
104
openDragonwindows
217
106
openwindows
217
italics,applying
listing
131
J
joiningwords
mail
132
155
supportedapplications
155
workingin
155
makingappointments
keys
controllingthekeyboard
222
MicrosoftOutlook
163
286
Index
medicalrecords
MicrosoftPowerPoint
electronic(restriction)
menus
controlling
50
scrollingin
213
MicrosoftWindows
213
hotkeyforDragon
45
microphone
systemrequirements
MicrosoftWord
18,42
144,152
45
hotkeyfor
45
commandsfor
144,152
multipledictationsources
68
formattingtext
152
positioninghandheld
68
selectingtextin
152
positioningheadset
68
workingwith
144
Microsoft
MicrosoftExcel
144
Militarytime
OutlookE-mailandCalendar
commands
169
commandsfor
168-169,173
formattingtext
173
scrollingin
139
workingwith
168
workingwithcontent
173
MicrosoftOffice
139
usingtheribbon
140
addingcontacts
commandsfor
18,42
misrecognizedcommands
102
mobiledevice
choosingaspeechdevice
67
modes
recognition
definition276
using243,245
recognition(using)
243
mouse
scrollingin
MicrosoftOutlook
237
minimumsystemrequirements
158
168-169,173
287
139
162-165
164
162-165
EmailandCalendarcommands
158
makingappointments
163
readingandsendinge-mail
162
scrollingin
139
workingwith
162
writingnotes
165
clicking
mousepointer
226
224-225
dragging
226
moving
224
movingwithMouseGrid
225
MouseGrid
usingtopositionthemousepointer
225
225
Moveto
commands
117
Index
moving
114,224-225
aroundadocument
250,253
addingalistoftotheVocabulary
quickreference114
thecursor
newwords
114,117
18
addingtotheVocabulary
250
addingwiththeSpellingwindow
253
themousepointer
224
Non-standard(definition)
themousepointerwithMouseGrid
225
Non-standardwindows
88
dictatingtextin
88
tothebeginningorendofadocument
orline
117
MozillaFirefox
commands
199
199
multipletextmatches
correctingandediting
106
Multipletextmatchingcommands
243,245
switchingto
245
using
243
NormalMode(definition)
275
NothingButSpeech(definition)
275
numbers
84,130
changingformat
applyingtomultiplewords
106
N
naming
261
Vocabularies
261
NaturalLanguageCommands
51,142
definition
navigating
NormalMode
275
212
buttonsanddialogboxoptions
213
goingbacktoyourlastlocation
118
icons
215
indocuments
117
menus
213
openingprogramsanddocuments
208
tabsinadialogbox
214
Webapplicationscommands
176
WindowsDesktopcommands
210
130
dictating
84
84
NumbersMode
244-245
switchingto
245
using
243
Numbersmode(definition)
213-215
betweenwindows
277
275
O
Office
scrolling(inMicrosoft)
139
usingtheribbon
140
Officeribbon
usingMicrosoft
140
onlineHelp
openingandusingbyvoice
44
opening
adifferentVocabulary
259
iconsbyvoice
215
menus
213
288
Index
programs(andexiting)
208
postalcodes
233
theCommandBrowser
265
dictating
84
OpenOffice.orgWriter
postcodes
commandsfor
152
selectingtextin
152
optimizing
acousticsandlanguagemodel
Outlook
240
162-165
addingcontacts
164
commandsfor
162-165
233
PowerPoint
scrollingin
139
Press<key>command
222
Press<key>command(definition)
275
programs
exiting
208
starting
208
E-mailandCalendarcommands
158
switching
210
makingappointments
163
162
switchingbetweenopenprograms
andwindows
217
scrollingin
139
workingwith
162
writingnotes
165
P
paragraphs
132
selecting
122
Pastecommand
125
PerformanceAssistant(definition)
275
250,253
pointer
QuickStart(definition)
276
R
ReadtexttotrainDragontoyourvoice
106
224-225
224
movingwithMouseGrid
225
MicrosoftOutlook
162
WindowsLiveMail
160
recognition
230,238,240
usingtheSpeedvs.Accuracyslider238
accuracy:improving
131
230,240
modes
using243
recognitionerrors
positioning
correctingbyspelling
correction(quickreference)
289
249
improving230
movingwithmousecommands
textinadocument
273
accuracy
phrases
correctingandeditingmultiple
matches
QuickVoiceFormattingcommands
(definition)
132
addingnew
personalizingVocabularies
79,82,100
82
100
Index
recognitionmodes
definition
276
switching
245
using
243
recommendedsystemrequirements
removing
18,42
128,132,256,261
SampleCommands
using
45,71
SayWhatYouSee(definition)
276
ScratchThatcommand
125
Scripting(definition)
277
spacesbetweenwords
132
textformatting
128
inMicrosoftOfficeprograms
139
Vocabularies
261
inpopularprograms
139
wordsfromtheVocabulary
256
inwindowsandlists
215
renaming
261
Vocabularies
261
requirements
minimumandrecommended
systemforDragon
18,42
resizingwindows
214
restoring
128
plaintext
128
ResultsBox(definition)
276
Resultsdisplay(definition)
276
resumingdictation
118
resumingediting
118
revisingtext
110,118,125
deletingtext
125
quickreference
110
replacingwhatyoulastdictated
118
revisingmultipleinstancesofwords
106
ribbon
usingMicrosoftOffice
rightaligningtext
140
131
Romannumerals
dictating
84
scrolling
searching
theonlineHelpbyvoice
44
theWeb
195
yourDesktop
216
SelectAgaincommand
123
selecting
213-215
buttonsbyvoice
213
iconsbyvoice
215
menus
213
tabsinadialogbox
214
selectingtext
120-121,123
again
123
charactersandwords
120
correctingincorrectlyselectedtext
123
104,106
inMicrosoftWord
152
inOpenOffice.orgWriter
152
linesandparagraphs
122
quickreference
120
specificwords
121
usingDirectEditing
104
106
290
Index
setup
using
defaultdirectories
sharing
Vocabularieswithotherpeople
30
SpellMode(definition)
SpellThatcommand
82
261-262
spelling
82
seeDragonVoiceShortcuts
(definition)
274
DragonVoice,Desktopsearches
216
DragonVoice,e-mailandcalendar
commands
158
DragonVoice,Websearches
195
Sidebar
74
sites
195
withtheSpellThatcommand
82
words
82
Spellingwindow
Shortcuts
searching
277
261-262
shortcuts
tabs
243
81,101,253
addingwords
253
choosingcorrecttextin
101
typingthecorrecttextinto
SpokenForm(definition)
277
Startmenu,using
208
startingprograms
208
supplementaltraining
249
support
technical
size
settingfont
131
232
using
232
Speedvs.Accuracyslider
SpellMode
switchingto
toadifferentVocabulary
259
18,42
T
tabs
214
selectinginadialogbox
211
technicalsupport
speechdevice
increasingrecognition
210
132
specialfolders
speed
betweenwindows
systemrequirements
spaces
choosing
259
betweenopenprogramsandwindows217
disablingdisplay
opening
51
switching
SmartFormatRules
removingbetweenwords
67
telephonenumbers
238
238
244,246
245
84,236
dictating
238
text
214
51
84
100,125-126,128,131
aligning
131
capitalizing
129
correcting
79
correcting(quickreference)
291
81
100
Index
matches
106
cuttingandpasting
125
deleting
126
formatting
128
selecting
UpgradingtoWindows7orWindows8
120,152
TextControlindicator
59
TextControlIndicator(definition)
UserProfiles
creatingrecorder-based
67
defaultdirectories
30
usingonlineHelpwithvoicecommands
starting
time
86
dictating
84
Tips
intheLearningCenter
45,71
usingwordprocessors
142
211
94
Therecognizerhasencounteredan
utterancethatistoolongtoprocess 239
44
utilities
278
textwrapping
18
variants
correctingorformattingvariants
Vocabularies
106
250,253,260-261
adding
260
addingindividualwordsto
251
base
271
creatingnew
253,261
deleting
261
247-248
exporting
262
additional
249
importing
261
commands
247
opening
259
supplemental
249
personalizing
Top5Ways
43
training
trainingindividualwordsandphrases 248
TrayIcononlymode
64
withDragonWebExtension
Type<key>command
261
restoringwordsto
256
190
typesof
222
voicecommands
DragonSidebar
U
UKpostcodes
233
underlining
129
104
106
undoingactions
renaming
sharingwithotherpeople
troubleshooting
250,253
261-262
258
74
VoiceShortcuts
Desktopsearches
216
e-mailandcalendarcommands
158
Websearches
195
78
292
Index
Windows7
W
Web
searchingbyvoice216
157,194,204
workingwith
212
applications
176
browsercompatibility
176
WindowsLiveMail
commands
176
commandsfor
160
controllingInternetExplorer
194
160
dictatingaddresses
157
Windowsshortcut(definition)
Firefoxcommands
199
Word
199
MozillaFirefoxcommands
199
commandsfor
144,152
searching
195
formattingtext
152
searchingbyvoice
195
scrollingin
139
199
selectingtextin
152
Webapplicationsupport(definition)
278
workingwith
144
webbasics
43
webbrowsers
installingtheDragonWebExtension 177
requirementsfortheDragonWeb
Extension
176
windows
212
switchingbetweenopenprograms
andwindows
217
144
wordcategories
adding
251
wordprocessors
142
tipsforusing
142
WordProperties
133
WordProperties(definition)
words
Windows
278
19,120-121,132,250-251,253
addingtotheVocabulary
251
addingwiththeSpellingwindow
253
controlling
210
Desktopcommands
210
movingin
215
openspecialfolders
211
matches
106
resizingandclosing
214
deletingfromtheVocabulary
256
scrollinginbyvoice
215
formatting
switchingbetween
210
hyphenating
132
joining
132
restoringtotheVocabulary
256
systemrequirements
293
144,152
creating
navigatingbetween
277
18,42
alternatewrittenforms
creating133
104,106
Index
revising
104,106
selecting
120-121
spelling
82
wordproperties
creating133
workflow
96
correctingtext
98
workingwithcontent
MicrosoftExcel
173
workingwithMicrosoftExcel
168
workingwithMicrosoftOutlook
162
workingwithMicrosoftWord
144
wrapping
text
94
writingnotes
MicrosoftOutlook
165
WrittenForm(definition)
279
Z
Zipcodes
dictating
84
294

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Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 13

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

Chapter 3: Getting Started

Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar

Chapter 5: Using the Microphone

Chapter 6: Using the Dragon Learning Center

Chapter 7: Dictating Text

Chapter 8: Using the Dictation Box

Chapter 9: Using DragonPad

Chapter 10: Making Corrections

Chapter 11: Revising Text

Chapter 12: Moving around in a document

Deleting, Cutting, and Copying Text

Chapter 13: Working in Programs

About spoken commands in word processing programs

Working with Microsoft Word

Chapter 14: Working with Web applications

Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers

Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop

Chapter 17: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard

Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy

The Dragon Accuracy Center

Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better

Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary

Chapter 19: Using the Command Browser

The Dragon Glossary

Dragon Installation and User Guide

Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon

Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 13

Interactive Tutorial enhancements

Shorter Profile Creation Process

Dragon Installation and User Guide

Simplified Audio Setup

Open-ended custom commands (Professional and Legal

Always replaces Ask Me as the default for deferred

Operating System support

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

Installation and User Profile Creation

Dragon Installation and User Guide

Dragon system requirements

What you should know before installing

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

Running a previous version of Dragon concurrently with Version 13 is not supported.

Dragon Installation and User Guide

Installing Software - Typical Installation

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

4. EnteryourUser NameandOrganization,andtheSerial Numbersuppliedtoyour

Installing Software - Custom Installation

Dragon Installation and User Guide

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

Modifying application settings for all users

Dragon Installation and User Guide

Modifying formatting options for all users

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

Creating your user profile

Dragon Installation and User Guide

Chapter 2: Installing Dragon

Setting up, positioning, and checking your microphone

Using an array microphone

Training a user profile

Dragon Installation and User Guide

FromtheDragonBar'sProfilemenu,selectOpen User Profileandselectyourprofileinthelist