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Contents
Contents

Copyright ii
Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 13 14
Webexperience 14
EnhancingAccuracy 14
CompatibilityAlerts 14
NewDragonBar 15
LearningCenter 15
InteractiveTutorialenhancements 15
ShorterProfileCreationProcess 15
SimplifiedAudioSetup 16
Open-endedcustomcommands(ProfessionalandLegaleditionsonly) 16
AlwaysreplacesAskMeasthedefaultfordeferredcorrection(ProfessionalandLegaleditionsonly) 16
OperatingSystemsupport 16
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon 17
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 33
WelcometoDragonNaturallySpeaking 34
WorkingwithWindows8andWindows8.1 36
AboutDragonNaturallySpeaking 39
HowDragonworks 40
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TopWaystouseDragon 43
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 53
TheDragonBar 53
TheTextControlIndicator 59
DisplayingtheDragonBar 60
WorkingwiththeNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar 63
Chapter 5: Using the Microphone 67
Chooseanaudiodevice 67
Positionyourmicrophoneproperly 68
Chapter 6: Using the Dragon Learning Center 71
TheDragonNaturallySpeakingLearningCenter 74
Chapter 7: Dictating Text 77
DictationBasics 77
Undoingactions 78
Correctingtexterrorsasyoudictate 79
Dictationcommands 80
Typingorspellingtext 81
Spellingwords 82
Dictatingnumbers 84
Chapter 8: Using the Dictation Box 88
UsingtheDictationBox 88
DictationBoxSettings 91
Chapter 9: Using DragonPad 94
AboutDragonPad 94
Changingthewaytextwrapsonyourscreen 94
Chapter 10: Making Corrections 96
Correctingdictation-workflow 96
Correctingtext-quickreference 100
Choosingthecorrecttext 101
Correctingmisrecognizedcommands 102
Chapter 11: Revising Text 104
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UsingDirectEditingcommands 104
Handlingmultipletextmatches 106
Revisingtext-quickreference 110
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document 114
Movingtheinsertionpoint 114
Movingtospecificwords 117
Movingtothebeginningorendofadocumentorline 117
Using"GoBack"tomovethecursor 118
Selecting text 120
Selectingtext-quickreference 120
Selectingcharactersandwords 120
Selectingspecificwordsorphrases 121
Selectinglinesandparagraphs 122
Selectingtextagain 123
Changinganincorrecttextselection 123
Deleting, Cutting, and Copying Text 125
Cutting,copying,andpasting 125
Deletingdictatedtext 125
Deletingcharacters,words,lines,orparagraphs 126
Deletingbybackspacing 126
Formatting 128
Formattingtext 128
Formattingnumbers 130
Settingfontname,size,andstyle 131
Aligningtext 131
Addingnewlinesandparagraphs 132
Hyphenatingwords 132
Joiningwords 132
SettingAuto-FormattingOptions 133
CreatingWordProperties 133
Chapter 13: Working in Programs 138
Scrollinginpopularprograms 139
UsingtheribboninterfaceinMicrosoftapplications 140
About spoken commands in word processing programs 142
Aboutspokencommandsinwordprocessingprograms 142
Dictatinginyourwordprocessor 142
Working with Microsoft Word 144
BasicdocumentcommandsinMicrosoftWord 144
Creating,opening,andclosingadocument 144
Savingadocument 145
Selectingtext 152
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FormattingtextinMicrosoftWord 152
Email Programs 155
Supportede-mailprograms 155
Workingine-mailprograms 155
Commandsforworkingwithe-mailmessages 156
Commandsformovingaroundine-mail 156
Dictatinge-mailandWebaddresses 157
DictatingE-mailandCalendarcommands 158
CommandsforWindowsLiveMail 160
Microsoft Outlook 162
WorkingwithMicrosoftOutlook 162
Readingandsendinge-mailwithMicrosoftOutlook 162
MakingappointmentsinMicrosoftOutlook 163
AddingcontactsinMicrosoftOutlook 164
WritingnotesinMicrosoftOutlook 165
UsingotherMicrosoftOutlookcommands 165
Dialogboxcommands 166
Movingaroundinamessagewindow 166
MicrosoftOutlook2010commands 167
Microsoft Excel 168
WorkingwithMicrosoftExcel 168
DictatinginMicrosoftExcelwithFullTextControl 168
BasiccommandsforMicrosoftExcel 169
Creating,opening,andclosingaspreadsheet 170
Editinginaspreadsheet 170
Saving,renaming,andmovingtoanotheraspreadsheet 170
Settingupaspreadsheet 171
Viewingthespreadsheet 171
Printing 171
Movingaroundaspreadsheet 171
Switchingbetweenopenspreadsheets 172
FormattingaMicrosoftExcelspreadsheet 173
WorkingwithcellcontentsinMicrosoftExcel 173
Chapter 14: Working with Web applications 176
AbouttheDragonWebExtension 176
BrowserrequirementsfortheDragonWebExtension 176
InstallingandenablingtheDragonWebExtension 177
HowtotelliftheDragonWebExtensionisEnabled 182
UsingWeb-basedEmail 183
EditingtextinasupportedWebapplication 186
UsingDragon'sWebcapabilitieswithouttheDragonWebExtension 189
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IfyouhaveproblemsusingWebapplicationsupport 190
Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers 194
WorkingwithaWebbrowser 194
SearchingtheWebbyvoice 195
Webbrowsercommands 199
InternetExplorercommands 204
Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop 208
Startingandexitingprograms 208
UsingWindowsDesktopcommands 210
Controllingmenus 213
Selectingbuttonsanddialogboxoptions 213
Selectingtabsinadialogbox 214
Resizingandclosingwindows 214
Selectingandopeningicons 215
Scrollinginwindowsandlists 215
SearchingyourDesktopbyvoice 216
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 227
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy 230
Top10waystoimproveaccuracy 230
UsingSmartFormatRules 232
AdjustingSpeedvs.Accuracy 238
The Dragon Accuracy Center 240
UsingtheAccuracyCenter 240
RunningtheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizer 240
Recognition Modes 243
UsingRecognitionModes 243
Switchingrecognitionmodes 245
Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better 247
Trainingmisrecognizedcommands 247
Trainingindividualwordsandphrases 248
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Supplementaltraining 249
Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary 250
AboutpersonalizingyourVocabulary 250
AddingwordsorphrasestoyourVocabulary 251
Learningfromspecificdocuments 252
Importinglistsofwordsorphrases 253
AddingwordswiththeSpellingwindow 253
LearnFromSentE-mails 254
AddingcontactnamestotheVocabulary 255
Deletingwords 256
UsingtheDon'tRecognizeThatWordCommand 256
Managing Vocabularies 258
AboutVocabularies 258
OpeningVocabularies 259
AddingaVocabularytoaUserProfile 260
DeletingVocabularies 261
RenamingVocabularies 261
ImportingVocabularies 261
ExportingVocabularies 262
Chapter 19: Using the Command Browser 264
AbouttheCommandBrowser 264
OpeningtheCommandBrowser 265
FindingcommandsintheCommandBrowser 266
TrainingcommandsintheCommandBrowser 268
The Dragon Glossary 270
Index 280
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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,youcouldcreateyourprofilewithabuilt-
inmicrophoneandlateraddaBluetoothheadsetmicrophoneas 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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Chapter 2: Installing Dragon
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:
InstallationandUserProfileCreation 17
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
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/ Installsallcomponents(includingallvocabulariesandlanguagesavailableinyour
Complete 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 C:\ProgramFiles(x86)
Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Program \Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Program
Help
Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Help \Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Help
Interactive Tutorial files
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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Chapter 3: Getting Started
WelcometoDragonNaturallySpeaking 34
WorkingwithWindows8andWindows8.1 36
AboutDragonNaturallySpeaking 39
HowDragonworks 40
TopWaystouseDragon 43
UsingDragonNaturallySpeakingHelp 44
Hotkeys 45
UsingtheInteractiveTutorial 49
Startingtodictate 49
UsingtheCommandlineinterface 49
ElectronicMedicalRecord(EMR)applicationsrestrictions 50
AutoConfigurationBasedonSystemProfile 51
ContactingCustomerServiceandSupport 51
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Welcome to Dragon NaturallySpeaking
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What'sNew Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
Visitthishelptopictoreadaboutthemostnewsworthy
ontheWeb
featuresofDragonNaturallySpeaking.
TheNuanceWeb
sitegivesyou
accesstolatest
informationon
Dragon
NaturallySpeaking.
TopwaystouseDragon Dictation:OurTop5
Followthislinkforabird'seyeviewofallthings Starthereforourtop
Dragon. 5tipsabouthowto
dictatetoDragon
NaturallySpeaking.
Howtomakecorrections Ourbestwaysto
improveaccuracy
Youcancorrectmisrecognitionsorrewritedictationin
manyways.Thistopicgetsyoustartedwiththe Visitourtop10list
leadingmethods,suchasbyselectingandredictating tolearnstrategiesto
andusingtheCorrectionmenu. maximizedictation
accuracy.
Makingrevisions "WhatcanIsay?"
Revisingtextgoesbeyondcorrectionandincludes YoucanaskDragon
deleting,undoing,andcorrections,alongwithmany NaturallySpeaking
waysyoucanuseDragontoformatyourcontent. tolistcommandsfor
yourcurrent
Windowstaskatany
time.Whenyousay
"WhatcanIsay?,"
Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
openstheDragon
LearningCenter,
showinglistsof
applicable
commands.
UsingDragonwithE-mail UsingDragonwith
yourWord
Dragonvoicerecognitiongivesspecialfocusto
Processor
supportingdictatingandmanaginge-mail,in
programsfromMicrosoftOutlooktoOutlook.comand Dragonsupports
Gmail. countless
commandswiththe
leadingword
processing
programs,from
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MicrosoftWord,to
WordPerfect,to
OpenOffice.org
Writer.
Searchingbyvoice UsingHelp
DragonNaturallySpeakingVoiceShortcutscollapse TheDragonBars
commonmulti-steptasksintodirectvoicecommands Helpmenuprovides
thatyoucansayatanytime,nomatterwhatisactive accesstomanyHelp
onyourscreen.VoiceShortcutsspeedupsearching tools,includingthe
theInternet,searchingyourcomputer,startinge- AccuracyCenter,
mails,andmore. 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 "Pinthislocationtostartscreen"
theStartScreen
"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 "Customizestartscreen"
Screen
PinanInternetExplorer11siteto "Pinthislocationtostartscreen
Applications 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-mailstoolcanaddthenamesofyoure-
mailcontactsandanalyzethelanguageandstyleofyoursente-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 Atanytime,eveniftheHelpisnotopen,youcanlaunchasearch
a bysayingthecommand"SearchDragonHelpfor<dictation>,"
keyword where<dictation>canbeanyword(s)youwanttolookfor.The
search wordDragoncanbeomitted.Anexampleofthiscommandis
inthe searchHelpforsymbols.
Help
Ifyouwanttosearchforaphrase,asopposedtoindividualwords,
usequotationmarksaroundthephrase.Forexample,youcansay
"SearchHelpforopenquotespokenformclosequote"tofindonly
topicsthatcontainthatphrase.
OpentheHelp "GiveMeHelp"
window
Displaytopics "MoveForward"or"GoBackward"

Selectthe Say"ClickContents,""ClickIndex,"or"ClickSearch"
Contents,Index,
orSearchtab
Moveinthe "MoveDown<1 to 20>"

Contents,Index "MoveUp<1 to 20>"
list,Searchlist,or
SelectTopiclist
Openatopicfrom Movetothetopicorbookyouwantandsay"PressEnter."(IntheIndexand
theContents, Searchtabs,youcanalsosay"clickDisplay.")Youcanalsodictateanindex
Indexlist,Search entryorasearchstring.
list,orSelect
Topiclist
ClosetheHelp "CloseHelp"or"QuitHelp"
window
Highlightatopic Say"Tabfourtime"orsay"TabKey"or"PressTab"fourtimes
intheSearchtab
afterasearch
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 Pressandhold CTRL

commands
Forcewordstoberecognizedas PressandholdSHIFT
dictation
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 "WhatcanIsay?" SelectLearningCenterfromthe

Learning "DragonLearningCenter"or"Dragon DragonBar'sHelpmenu.
Center Sidebar"(youcanalsoprecedethis
with"Open","Launch","Start","Show",
or"ShowMe")
"SampleCommands"or"Command
list"(youcanprecedethiswith"Open",
"Launch","Start","Show",or"Show
Me")
"SwitchtoLearningCenter"
Showthe "ClickMyCommands" SelecttheMyCommandstabon

MyCommands theLearningCenter.
tab
Dockthe "LearningCenterdockright" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning andselectDockright.
Centertothe
right
Dockthe "LearningCenterdockleft" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning andselectDockleft.
Centertothe
left
Changethefont "LearningCenterFont[Small| Right-clickontheLearningCenter

sizeofthe Medium|Large]" andselectFontSize>Small,
Learning MediumorLarge.
Center
Floatthe "LearningCenterfloat" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning or andselectFloating.
Center "LearningCenterundock"
Auto-hidethe "LearningCenterauto-hide" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning andselectAuto-hide.
Center(not
availablein
Floating)
Disableauto- "LearningCenterstophiding" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

hide(not anddeselectAuto-hide.
availablein
Floating)
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Setthe WiththeLearningCenteractive,right- Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning clickitandsay"AlwaysonTop" andselectAlwaysonTop
Centerto
AlwaysonTop
TurnoffAlways WiththeLearningCenteractive,right- Right-clickontheLearningCenter

onTop clickitandsay"AlwaysonTop" anddeselectAlwaysonTop.
Increasethe "LearningCenterwider" WiththeLearningCenteractive,

Learning pressthekeycombination
Centerwidthby <ALT+W>.(Youcanalsoclickand
5percent dragtheleftborder.)
Decreasethe "LearningCenterthinner" WiththeLearningCenteractive,

Centerwidthby <ALT+T>.(Youcanalsoclickand
PrintLearning N/A Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Center andselectPrint.
commands
Showthe "LearningCenterHelp" Clickthequestionmark

Learning iconatthetoprightofthe
CenterHelp LearningCenter.
Closethe WiththeLearningCenteractive,say Right-clickontheLearning

Learning "LearningCenterclose" CenterandselectClose.
Center or Clickthexatitstoprightcorner.
"Closewindow"
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
Chapter 4: Using the New

DragonBar or Classic DragonBar
TheDragonBar 53
TheTextControlIndicator 59
DisplayingtheDragonBar 60
WorkingwiththeNewDragonBarorClassicDragonBar 63
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 Classic
What you can do
DragonBar DragonBar
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 Classic Recognition

Description
DragonBar DragonBar mode
Normal Dragon'sdefaultmodeof
Mode dictation.InNormalMode,
Dragondistinguishesdictation
fromwords,numbers,and
commandsbyanalyzingwhat
yousaybetweenpauses.Say
"StartNormalMode"or
"NormalModeOn."
Dictation Arestrictedrecognitionmode
Mode thatcausesDragontointerpret
everythingyousayasdictation
andnothingisinterpretedasa
command.DictationModecan
behelpfulifyouwanttodictate
asquicklyaspossible,or
dictatewithoutlookingatthe
wordsDragontranscribes.
Say"StartDictationMode"or
"DictationModeOn."
Command Arestrictedrecognitionmode
Mode thatcausesDragontointerpret
everythingyousayasa
commandandnothingis
interpretedasdictatedtext.
Say"StartCommandMode"or
"CommandModeOn."
Numbers Arestrictedrecognitionmode
Mode thatcausesDragonto
recognizeonlynumbers.Ifyou
aredictatingonlynumbers
(includingcurrencies),working
inthismodeincreases
recognitionaccuracy.Say
"StartNumbersMode"or
"NumbersModeOn."
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New Classic Recognition

Description
DragonBar DragonBar mode
SpellMode Arestrictedrecognitionmode
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.
WhenDragondoesn'thaveFullTextControl,theIndicatorturnsgray(asshown).
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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 1."SwitchtoDragonBar"tomaketheNewDragonBarorClassic
DragonBaror DragonBaractive.
ClassicDragonBar 2.Thenameofthemenuyouwanttoopen.
menuitem
Startthe "StartDragonPad"
DragonPadword
processor
DisplayDragon "GiveMeHelp"
NaturallySpeaking
Help
Displaycommon "WhatCanISay"
voicecommandsfor
yourcurrent
program,window,
ortextfield
Switchthe "SwitchDragonBarTo"or"SelectDragonBar"andthemodename
DragonBarmode ("FloatingMode,""DockedtoTopMode,""DockedtoBottomMode,"
"ClingMode,"or"TrayIconOnlyMode")
Note:Onlythe"TrayIconOnlyMode"commandappliestotheNew
DragonBar.AllothermodecommandsapplytotheClassicDragonBar.If
youusethesecommandswhiletheNewDragonBarisopen,theClassic
DragonBaropensautomatically.
Expandor "ExpandDragonBar"
collapse
"CollapseDragonBar"
theNew
DragonBar
DisplaytheNew "OpenDragonstraymenu
DragonBaror
ClassicDragonBar
whenitisinTray
Icononlymode
ChangetheClassic "SetDragonBartoAlwaysOnTop"or"MakeDragonBarAlwaysonTop"
DragonBarAlways ThesecommandstogglethestateoftheClassicDragonBar.Inother
onTopsetting words,ifyouuseoneofthesecommandstomaketheClassicDragonBar
appearalwaysontopandyouthensaythecommandagain,theClassic
DragonBarwillbeputintoastatewhereitcanbecoveredbyother
windows.
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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 67
Positionyourmicrophoneproperly 68
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
microphone.
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n Holdthemicrophoneconsistentlyeverytimeyouuseit.Becarefulnottomovethemicrophone
oryourheadsuddenly.
n Donotuseamicrophonestandorholderbecauseitwillbehardertokeepaconsistentposition
andthestandmayconductnoise.
Chapter 6: Using the Dragon

Learning Center
TheDragonNaturallySpeakingLearningCenter 74
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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Chapter 6: Using the Dragon Learning Center
Showthe "WhatcanIsay?" SelectLearningCenterfromthe

Learning "DragonLearningCenter"or"Dragon DragonBar'sHelpmenu.
Center Sidebar"(youcanalsoprecedethis
with"Open","Launch","Start","Show",
or"ShowMe")
"SampleCommands"or"Command
list"(youcanprecedethiswith"Open",
"Launch","Start","Show",or"Show
Me")
"SwitchtoLearningCenter"
Showthe "ClickMyCommands" SelecttheMyCommandstabon

MyCommands theLearningCenter.
tab
Dockthe "LearningCenterdockright" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning andselectDockright.
Centertothe
right
Dockthe "LearningCenterdockleft" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning andselectDockleft.
Centertothe
left
Changethefont "LearningCenterFont[Small| Right-clickontheLearningCenter

sizeofthe Medium|Large]" andselectFontSize>Small,
Learning MediumorLarge.
Center
Floatthe "LearningCenterfloat" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning or andselectFloating.
Center "LearningCenterundock"
Auto-hidethe "LearningCenterauto-hide" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning andselectAuto-hide.
Center(not
availablein
Floating)
Disableauto- "LearningCenterstophiding" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

hide(not anddeselectAuto-hide.
availablein
Floating)
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Setthe WiththeLearningCenteractive,right- Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Learning clickitandsay"AlwaysonTop" andselectAlwaysonTop
Centerto
AlwaysonTop
TurnoffAlways WiththeLearningCenteractive,right- Right-clickontheLearningCenter

onTop clickitandsay"AlwaysonTop" anddeselectAlwaysonTop.
Increasethe "LearningCenterwider" WiththeLearningCenteractive,

Centerwidthby <ALT+W>.(Youcanalsoclickand
Decreasethe "LearningCenterthinner" WiththeLearningCenteractive,

Centerwidthby <ALT+T>.(Youcanalsoclickand
PrintLearning N/A Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Center andselectPrint.
commands
Showthe "LearningCenterHelp" Clickthequestionmark

Learning iconatthetoprightofthe
CenterHelp LearningCenter.
Closethe WiththeLearningCenteractive,say Right-clickontheLearning

Learning "LearningCenterclose" CenterandselectClose.
Center or Clickthexatitstoprightcorner.
"Closewindow"
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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Chapter 7: Dictating Text
DictationBasics 77
Undoingactions 78
Correctingtexterrorsasyoudictate 79
Dictationcommands 80
Typingorspellingtext 81
Spellingwords 82
Dictatingnumbers 84
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 "NewParagraph"
twice)
Startanewline(presstheEnterkeyonce) "NewLine"
Enterpunctuationmarks,suchas"!" Thenameofthepunctuationmark,suchas
"exclamationpoint"
Dictatesymbolsorspecialcharacterssuch Thestandardnameofthesymbol,suchas"registered
as"" sign"
Completelistingofdictationcommands
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Clickonthefollowinglinksformoreinformationaboutcommondictationtasks:
Dictatinge-mailandWebaddresses
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>" Type<word>withaninitialcapital
or
"capnext<word>"
"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> SelectsalinefromthelistofchoicesintheSpellingwindowandputsitin
Edit<1-9> theeditbox.Youcanthenchangethetexteitherbyvoiceortyping.
Or
Modify<1-9>
Selectlast/next Selectsthespecifiednumberofcharacters
<number>
characters
Moveright/left Movesthetextinsertionpoint
<number>
characters
SelectThat Selectsthelastutterance(wordorletter),orthewholelineoftextiftherehasbeen
nopreviousselection
Delete/Scratch Deletestheselectedtext,orthewholelineoftextiftherehasbeennoprevious
That selection
GoTo Movesthetextinsertionpoint
End/Beginningof
Line
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
4 "four"or"numeralfour"
23 "twentythree"
179 "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 "Romannumeralthree""nocapsthat"
Roman)
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To enter Say
Boston,MA02460 "BostonMassachusetts02460"
Oakland,CA "OaklandCalifornia99077"
99077
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 YoucanchangethewayDragonNaturallySpeakingformatsnumbersontheAuto-
formattingdialogboxbyturningonoroffthedifferentformattingoptionsavailableon
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 88
DictationBoxSettings 91
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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Chapter 9: Using DragonPad
AboutDragonPad 94
Changingthewaytextwrapsonyourscreen 94
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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Chapter 10: Making Corrections
Correctingdictation-workflow 96
Correctingtext-quickreference 100
Choosingthecorrecttext 101
Correctingmisrecognizedcommands 102
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 "Correct<wrongwordorphrase>"(iftherearemultiplematchesin
phraseyouspecify theeditabletext,anumberwillappearnexttoeachone;saythe
numberofthedesiredone,orsay"chooseall")
Correctthelastthing "CorrectThat"or"CorrectThis"
yousaid
Correcttheselected "CorrectThat"or"CorrectThis"
text
Correctarangeoftext "Correctdarkthroughnight"wheredarkisthefirstwordtocorrectand
nightisthelastwordtocorrect.Youdon'thavetoincludetheentire
phrasewhenyouusethiscommand.
"Correctfrom<text>to<text>"(OutsideUSandCanada)
"Correct<text>through<text>"(IntheUSandCanada)
Deletetextyoujust "ScratchThat"
dictated
Playbacktherecorded "PlayThatBack"
speechfortheselected Note:Webapplicationshaveonlylimitedplayback.
text
UsetheExtrastoolbar "Showextras"iftheExtrastoolbarisnotvisible(orclicktheExtras
(availableonlyonthe
button ontheClassicDragonBar),thenclicktheCorrection
ClassicDragonBarand
inhighereditionsof button tobringupthecorrectioninterface.(Ifyouclickthis
Dragon) 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:
Correctingtexterrorsasyoudictate
Choosingthecorrecttext
Undoingactions
Correctingmisrecognizedcommands
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'sSmartFormatRulesdialogboxmayappearwhenyoucorrectauto-
formattedalphanumerictextusingtheCorrectioncommand,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 104
Handlingmultipletextmatches 106
Revisingtext-quickreference 110
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 "Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

ormoretext "Choose3"or"3"toapplytheformattingtoonlythe
matches thirdinstanceofanumberoftextmatches.
OR
"Chooseall"toapplyboldtoallinstancesDragon
showsastextmatches.
Underline<xyz> Applyunderlining "Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

tooneormoretext "Choose3"or"3"toapplytheformattingtoonlythe
OR
"Chooseall"tounderlineallinstancesDragonshows
astextmatches.
Italicize<xyz> Applyitalicstoone "Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

ormoretext "Choose3"or"3"toapplytheformattingtoonlythe
OR
"Chooseall"toitalicizeallinstancesDragonshowsas
textmatches.
Capitalize< xyz> Capitalizethefirst "Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

letterofoneor "Choose3"or"3"toapplytheformattingtoonlythe
moretextmatches thirdinstanceofanumberoftextmatches.
OR
"Chooseall"tocapitalizeallinstancesDragonshows
astextmatches.
Delete<xyz> Deleteoneor "Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

moretextmatches "Choose3"or"3"todeleteonlythethirdinstanceofa
numberoftextmatches.
OR
"Chooseall"todeleteallinstancesDragonshowsas
textmatches.
UndoAll Undochangesto 1.Performoneofthecommandsinthistabletorevise

allrevisedtext twoormoremultipletextmatches.
matches 2.Say"UndoAll."
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NoteUndoAllcanundoamaximumof50instances
oftheBold,Italicize,Underline,andDelete
commands,anduptoamaximumof25instancesof
theCorrectcommand.
Cut<xyz> Cutoneofthetext Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

matches "Choose3"or"3"tocutonlythethirdinstanceofa
Note:TheCutvoicecommandisturnedoffbydefaulttokeeptheword"cut"availableforregular
dictation.Toenableusing"Cut"asacommand,changetheEnableCutshortcutcommand
settingintheOptionsdialogboxCommandstabandthenExitandRestartDragon.
Copy<xyz> Copyoneofthe Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

textmatches "Choose3"or"3"tocopyonlythethirdinstanceofa
Select<xyz> Selectoneofthe Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

OR matchesof "Choose3"or"3"toselectonlythethirdinstanceofa
"Select<abc> selectedtext numberoftextmatches.Youmustthenchooseone
through<xyz>" ofthenumberedtextmatches.

Notes:
DependingonhowDragon'sCorrectionOptionsare
set,DragondisplayseithertheCorrectionmenuor
theSpellingwindowwhenyouusetheSelect
command.Changestomultipletextmatchesdonot
workfromtheSpellingwindow.
Replacingallinstancesoftextmatchesdoesnot
workwiththeSelectcommand.
Correct< xyz> UsetheCorrection Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

OR menutochange "Choose3"or"3"tocorrectonlythethirdinstanceofa
"Correct<abc>" oneormoretext numberoftextmatches.
through<xyz> matches OR
"Chooseall"tocorrectalltextmatchesDragon
displays.
Notes:
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DependingonhowDragon'sCorrectionOptionsare
set,DragondisplayseithertheCorrectionmenu(see
examplebelow)ortheSpellingwindowwhenyouuse
theCorrectcommand.
Ifyouuse"Chooseall"whenmultiplecorrection
optionsaredisplayed,youcanreplaceallofthe
selectionswithanumberedoptionfromthemenuor
use"allcapsthat."
Othermenucommandsapplytothelastmatch
selected.
Changestomultipletextmatchesdonotworkfrom
theSpellingwindow.

Insertbefore Movethecursorto Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

justbeforea "Choose3"or"3"tomovecursorintopositionjust
particularwordor beforethethirdinstanceofanumberoftextmatches.
phraseinyour
document
Insertafter Movethecursorto Choose<number>"or"<n>."Forexample,say

justaftera "Choose3"or"3"tomovecursorintopositionjust
particularwordor afterthethirdinstanceofanumberoftextmatches.
phraseinyour
document
Notes
n
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 "CorrectThat"
it OR
Thewordsyouwanttoreplacetheselection.
Backupandresumedictating "ResumeWith<word>"where<word>isthewordyou
wantDragontoresumewith.Then,dictatetherevised
text.
Movethecursorbacktoitslast Pausebrieflyduringdictationandsay"GoBack"See
positionindocumentsande-mail Using"GoBack"tomovethecursor.
messages
*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
Deletingdictatedtext
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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Chapter 12: Moving around in a document
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 120
Selectingcharactersandwords 120
Selectingspecificwordsorphrases 121
Selectinglinesandparagraphs 122
Selectingtextagain 123
Changinganincorrecttextselection 123
Selecting text - quick reference

Whenyouaredictating,youcanselecttextinthesedifferentways:
Selectingtext
Selectingcharactersandwords
Selectingspecificwordsorphrases
Selectingpartsofadocument
Selectingtextagain
Changinganincorrecttextselection
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 125
Deletingdictatedtext 125
Deletingcharacters,words,lines,orparagraphs 126
Deletingbybackspacing 126
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 128
Formattingnumbers 130
Settingfontname,size,andstyle 131
Aligningtext 131
Addingnewlinesandparagraphs 132
Hyphenatingwords 132
Joiningwords 132
SettingAuto-FormattingOptions 133
CreatingWordProperties 133
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, "RestoreThat"or"FormatThatRegular"or"FormatThat
underline,andstrikeout Plain"
formatting
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.SeeTheAuto-
Formattingdialogboxforadescriptionofthedifferentformattingoptions.
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> Insertsthespecifiednumberofspacesbeforeandaftertheword
spacebefore orphrase.
and<value> Usethedrop-downfieldstoselectanumberofspaces.Valid
spaceafter
valuesare:
0
1
2
Precedeby Insertsthespecifiedspacingbeforeandafterthewordorphrase.
<value>and Usethedrop-downfieldstoselectthespacingtype.Validvalues
followwith are:
<value>

-(nothing)
-NewLine
-NewParagraph
-Tab
Formatthe Insertsthewordorphraseusingthespecifiedcapitalization.
nextwordwith Usethedrop-downfieldtoselectthecapitalizationtype.Valid
<value> valuesare:
withnormalcapitalization
Thereisnospecialcapitalizationassociatedwiththisword.
-capitalized(initialcapitals)
-inallcapitals
-withoutcapitals
Format Insertsnumbersusingthespecifiedformat.
preceding Usethedrop-downfieldtoselecttheformat.Validvaluesare:
numbers
normally(DragonNaturallySpeakingdetermineswhetherto
<value>and
following
insertArabicnumeralsorthewrittenformofthenumber)
numbers
<value> -a-snumerals
-asRomannumerals
Sample DisplaysapreviewofhowDragonwillapplyformattingbefore
andafteryourword.
Lowercasein Causesthewordorphrasetoneverbecapitalizedunlessit
titles appearsatthebeginningofasentenceorphrase.Thisistypical
ofshortarticles,suchas"a","of",or"the"whentheyappearina
titlethatisnormallycapitalized,forexample"TheGrapesof
Wrath".
Checkthe"Lowercaseintitles"checkboxtoenablethisfeature.
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IfyouwishtoaddasecondContext,repeatthestepsabove.
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Chapter 13: Working in Programs
Chapter 13: Working in

Programs
Scrollinginpopularprograms 139
UsingtheribboninterfaceinMicrosoftapplications 140
WorkingwithMicrosoftWord 144
BasicdocumentcommandsinMicrosoftWord 144
Creating,opening,andclosingadocument 144
Savingadocument 145
Selectingtext 152
FormattingtextinMicrosoftWord 152
EmailPrograms 155
MicrosoftOutlook 162
MicrosoftExcel 168
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Printing 171
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

processing programs
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 1."OpenFile"
document 2."<file name>dot<file extension>",forexample,"MyDocument
DotDoc"
3."PressEnter"
Closeadocument "CloseFile"or"CloseDocument"
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Saving a document
To Say
Saveadocumentasa.docfile 1."SaveChanges"
2.Dictateafilename(onlyneededifthisisthefirsttime
thefilehasbeensaved)
3."ClickSave"
Saveadocumentwithanewfile 1."SaveDocumentAs"
nameandfiletype 2.Dictateafilename
3."FileType<file type from list>",forexample,"RTF"
4."ClickSave"
SaveadocumentinHTMLformat 1."SaveDocumentasWebPage"
2."ClickSave"
3.Ifadialogboxappearswarningofatextformatloss,
"ClickContinue"
Saveasdocumenttemplate "SavethePageSettingsasDefault"
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Page Setup
To Say
Setthepage "SetPageOrientationtoLandscape"
orientation "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 1."GoToHeader/Footer"
andfooters 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 "Zoomto<number>Percent",forexample,"ZoomtoFifty
view Percent"
"SetZoomtoPageWidth/Height"
Changethedisplay "Show/HideHeadersandFooters"
"Show/HidetheRuler"
"Show/HideParagraphMarks"
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Printing
To Say
Printarangeof "PrintPages<number>to< number>",forexample,"PrintPagesOneto

pages 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
To Say
Searchfortext 1."FindaWord"
2.DictatethewordorphraseyouwanttofindintheFind
dialogbox
3."ClickFind"
Replaceallinstancesofaword 1."FindText"
orphrase 2.Dictatethewordorphraseyouwanttofind
3."ClickReplace"
4."ClickReplaceWith"(tomovetheinsertionpointtothe
ReplaceWithfield)
5.Dictatethereplacementwordorphrase
6."ClickReplaceAll"
7."ClickClose"(toclosetheFindandReplacedialogbox)
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Inserting document segments
To Say
Adda 1."GoTo<location>"(tomovetheinsertionpointtowhereyouwanttoinsertthenew
page page).Forexample,"GoToBottom"toaddanewpageattheendofthecurrent
document.
2."AddaNewPage"
Create 1."GoTo<location>"(tomovetheinsertionpointtothelocationwhereyouwantthe
aline texttobreak).Forexample,"GoTothirdline"toaddalinebreakattheendofthethird
break lineinthecurrentparagraph.
2."InsertHardLineBreak"
Create 1."GoTo<location>"(tomovetheinsertionpointtothelocationwhereyouwantthe
apage texttobreak).Forexample,"GoTothirdparagraph"toaddapagebreakattheendof
break thethirdparagraphinthecurrentpage.
2."InsertPageBreak"
Add 1."GoTo<location>"(tomovetheinsertionpointtothelocationwhereyouwantto
the placetheinformation)
date 2."InsertDateandTime"or"InsertDate"or"InsertTime"
and
time
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Moving text
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To Do
Movea 1.Movetheinsertionpointtothewordyouwanttomove
word 2."SelectWord"
3."MoveWordForward/Back<number>Words/Lines",forexample,"MoveWord
ForwardFiveLines"
Movea 1.Movetheinsertionpointtothelineyouwanttomove
line 2."SelectLine"
3."MoveLineForward/Back<number>Lines"or"MoveLinetotheBeginning/End
ofParagraph/Document",forexample,"MoveLinetotheEndofParagraph"
Movea 1.Movetheinsertionpointtotheparagraphyouwanttomove
paragraph 2."SelectParagraph"
3."MoveParagraphForward/Backward<number>paragraphs"or"Move
ParagraphtotheBeginning/EndofDocument",forexample,"MoveParagraphto
theBeginningofDocument"or"MoveParagraphBackwardSixParagraphs"
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Moving around in a document
To Say
Gotoaspecificplaceinadocument "Goto<location>,"wherelocationcanbetop,bottom,
window start,orend.
Moveupordownoneline "LineUp"
or
"LineDown"
Moveupordownonepage "PageUp"
or
"PageDown"
Gobacktothelastplaceyoumoved "GoBack"SeeUsing"GoBack"tomovethecursor
thecursor
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 1.Movetheinsertionpointtoeitherbeforeorafter
paragraph theword,line,orparagraphyouwanttoselect.
2.Say"Select<next>/<previous>
<word>/<line>/<paragraph>"
Selectspecifictextorarangeoftext(see Select<text>*
alsoHandlingmultipletextmatches) 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 "SettheFonttoTwentyFourPointsTimesinthe
pointsize Word/Line/Paragraph"
"Increase/DecreasetheFontSizetoEighteenPointsinthe
Word/Line/Paragraph"
"SettheFonttoCourierinthe
Selection/Word/Line/Paragraph/Page/Section/Document"
"DecreaseSelectionbyTwoPoints"
Changing font properties
To Say
Changefont "TurnonBoldandItalics"
properties "FormatThatRegular"
"ItalicizetheNext<number>Words/Lines/Paragraphs,"forexample,
"ItalicizetheNextFiveLines"
"UnitalicizeThat"
Changing capitalization
To Say
Change "CapitalizetheFirst/Last/Next<number>Words/Lines/Paragraphs,"forexample,
case "CapitalizetheNextFiveWords"
"LowercasetheFirst/Last/Next<number>Words/Lines/Paragraphs,"forexample,
"LowercasetheLastTenWords"
"ToggletheCaseoftheWord"
Changing font color
To Say
Changefontcolor "SetFontColortoGreeninThisLine"
"SettheColortoRedintheSelection"
"SetIttoDarkBlue"(referstocurrentwordorselection)
Changing line spacing
To Say
Changelineandparagraph "DoubleSpacetheParagraph"
spacing "SingleSpaceSelection"
"IncreaseParagraphSpacingto<number>
Inches/Centimeters"
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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
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.
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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 "ReplytoMail"or"Reply"
message
Replytothesenderandall "ReplytoAll"
recipientsofthecurrentmessage
Forwardthecurrentmessage "ForwardMail"
Printthecurrentmessage "PrintMail"
Deletethecurrentmessage "DeleteMail"
Sendthecurrentmessage "SendMail"
Closetheactivee-mailmessage "CloseMail"Thiscommanddoesnotcloseyourmail
window 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 "Goto<location>,"wherelocationcanbetop,
messagewindow bottom,start,orend.
Gobacktothelastplaceyoumovedthe "GoBack"SeeUsing"GoBack"tomovethecursor
cursor
Note
Youcansay"E-mail,""Message,"or"Memo"inplaceof"Mail"inthesecommands.
Dictating e-mail and Web addresses

Youcandictatee-mailandWebaddressesasyounormallyspeakthem.Tomakesurethat
theaddressislowercase,say"nocapson".
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To Dictate Say
info@samplecompany.com "nocapsoninfoatsamplecompanydotcomnocapsoff"
http://www.samplecompany "nocapsonhttpwwwdotsamplecompanydotcomslashsales
.com/sales 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.
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Example
Command Type Syntax What happens
command
Emailtheselected E-mailtheselectionto E-mailthe Anewe-mailappears,addressed

text,messageor <name>...and selectionto totheperson(s)named,withas
file(s)tooneor <name> Peter bodytheselectedtext(oremail)or
morecontacts Morenoand asattachment(s)thefile(s)
Caroline selectedinWindowsExplorer.
Chang"
Sende-mailto (Send|Create)[an| "Sende- Anewe-mailappearswithJohn

specificcontacts a](e-mail|mail[note]| mailtoJohn DoeandJaneSmith'se-mail
whoarelistedin message)to Doeand addressesintheTofield.
youre-mail <name> JaneSmith"
addressbookor <name>...<name>
contactlist and<name>
Sende-mailabout (Send|Create)[an| "Sende- Anewe-mailappearswiththe

aspecificsubject a](e-mail|mail[note]| mailabout phrase"ProjectSchedule"inthe
message)(about|on) project Subjectfield.
<subject> schedule"
Schedulea (Schedule|create| "Schedulea AnewMeetingwindowappears

meetingwith book)([a]meeting| meeting withJohnDoeandJaneSmith
specificcontacts [an]appointment)with withJohn listedasattendees.
<name> Doeand Thiscommandworksonlywith
<name>...<name> JaneSmith" MicrosoftOutlook.
and <name>
Schedulea (Schedule|create| "Schedulea AnewMeetingorAppointment

meetingor book)([a]meeting| meeting windowappearswiththephrase
appointment [an]appointment) about "vacationtime"intheSubjectfield.
aboutaspecific about<
subject> vacation Thiscommandworksonlywith
subject time" MicrosoftOutlook.
Schedulea (Schedule|create| "Createan AnewMeetingorAppointment

meetingor book)([a]meeting| appointment windowappearsforthedateand
appointmentata [an]appointment)[on] onJuly1at timeyoudictated.
specifictime (month)|( day)[at] 1pm" Thiscommandworksonlywith
(time) MicrosoftOutlook.
Moveamessage Move[the](e-mail| "Movee- Theselectedmessagemovesto

fromone message|selection|it mailtoInbox theOutlookfolderusedinthe
MicrosoftOutlook |that|this)to[the] folder" command.
foldertoanother <folder name>folder

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Example
Command Type Syntax What happens
command
Note:Ifthefoldernameisunusual,
youmayneedtoadditto
Dragon'sVocabulary.SeeAdding
wordsorphrasestoyour
Vocabulary.
Createataskin Createtask<about | "Createtask Ataskwindowopens,withthe

MicrosoftOutlook on> 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.
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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 "Goto[the][Windows]contacts"(forWindows7only)
folder(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
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
UsingotherMicrosoftOutlookcommands
Reading and sending e-mail with Microsoft Outlook

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

YoucanusethefollowingvoicecommandstowritenotesinMicrosoftOutlook:
To Say
OpentheOutlook 1."StartMicrosoftOutlook"
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 "Choose<number>",forexample,"Choose

appearsifyourchoicematchesmorethanonething 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

To Command
Createanappointment "Createanewappointmentat<time>"Forexample,
"12:15p.m."
SeeTimesinAuto-formattingdialogbox..
Copyinformationfromonecontactto "Copytonewcontact"
another
Ignoreaconversation "Ignoreconversation"
Cleanupaconversation "Cleanupconversation"
Cleanupafolder "Cleanupfolder"
Cleanupafolderandallit'ssubfolders "Cleanupfolderandsubfolders"
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Microsoft Excel
Printing 171
Working with Microsoft Excel

DragonNaturallySpeakingprovidesanumberofnaturallanguagecommandstousewith
MicrosoftExcel.Usingthesecommands,youcanavoidthemultiplemenu-selectionand
mouse-movementstepsassociatedwiththetraditionalMicrosoftWindowsinterface.
Youcancancelaselectionbysaying"UnselectThat",selectingdifferenttext,ormovingthe
Inaddition,thefollowingtopicsdescribethenaturallanguagecommandsyoucanuseto
performsomecommontasksusingMicrosoftExcel:
DictatinginMicrosoftExcelwithFullTextControl
BasicMicrosoftExcelcommands
FormattingaMicrosoftExcelspreadsheet
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
Description
Mode
Quick Allowsyoutoenternewcontentintoacell,overwritethecurrentcontentsofacell,or
Edition formattheentirecontentsofacell.Whenyouselectacellandbegindictating,ayellow
Mode backgroundappearstoindicatethatthedictatedtextwillbeinsertedintothecell.Ifthe
cellcurrentlycontainstext,thenewdictatedtextwilloverwritetheexistingtext.Ifyou
wanttoformatthecontentsofacell,selectthecell,orselectaportionofthecells
contentsusingFullTextControlcommands,andsayaformattingcommand,suchas
"SetFontArial10PointsBold".
Full Allowsyoutoedittheexistingcontentsofacell.Ifyouwanttoaddtooreditthecurrent
Edition contentsofacell,selectthecellandsay"EditCell"or"PressF2"toopenthecellfor
Mode 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 "PressEnter"
only)
Cancelacellentryandremaininthecell "PressEscape"or
"Cancel"
Saving, renaming, and moving to another a spreadsheet

To Say
Saveaspreadsheetasa.xls 1."Savefile"
file 2.Dictateafilename(onlyneededifthisisthefirsttimethefile
hasbeensaved)
3."ClickSave"
SaveaspreadsheetinHTML 1."SaveFileasWebPage"
format 2."ClickSave"
3.(Ifadialogboxappearswarningofaformatloss)"Click
Continue"
Renameaspreadsheet "RenametheWorksheet"
Movingtoanotheropen "GoTotheNext/PreviousWorksheet"
spreadsheet
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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 "Zoomto<number>Percent",forexample,"ZoomtoFifty
view 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

To Say
Moveto "Next/PreviousRow/Column"
new "StartofThis/Next/PreviousRow/Column"
location
"Row/Column<number/letter>",forexample,"RowFive"or"ColumnA".
Ifthecolumnincludestwoormoreletters,saythealpha-bravoformofthe
letter,forexampletogotoColumnAB,say"ColumnAlphaBravo"
"StartofRow/Column"
"Next/PreviousCellintheRow/Column"
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To Say
Start "StartScrollingDown"
automatic
downward
scrolling
Start "StartScrollingUp"
automatic
upward
scrolling
Movetothe "ScrollDown"
bottomof
the
spreadsheet
Movetothe "ScrollUp"
topofthe
spreadsheet
Stop "StopScrolling"
automatic
scrolling
Increasethe "ScrollFaster"
rateof
automatic
scrolling
Decrease "ScrollSlower"
therateof
automatic
scrolling
Movedown "LineDown"
onerow
Moveup "LineUp"
onerow
Switching between open spreadsheets

To Say
Switchbetweenopen 1.Say"ListwindowsforMicrosoftExcel"
spreadsheets 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 n "ShadeThisRow/Column"
appearance
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 "Editcell"
selectedcell Or
"Editselection"
Sumoraveragea 1.Movetheinsertionpointtothecellwhereyouwantthesumto
columnorrowof appear
numbers 2,"Sum/AveragetheValuesontheRight/ontheLeft/Above/Below"
Sortacolumnorrowof 1.Selecttherow,column,orrangeofcellsyouwanttosort
numbers 2."SorttheSelection"
Changecontentsfrom 1.Movetheinsertionpointtotherow,column,orcellyouwantto
decimalstofractions change
2."SetthisRow/Column/CelltoFractionsin<number>",for
example"SetthisCelltoFractionsinEighths"
Lockorunlockcontents 1.Movetheinsertionpointtotherow,column,orcellyouwantto
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 1.Movetheinsertionpointtotherow,column,orcellyouwantto
cell,row,orcolumn clear
2."ClearAllFromThisRow/Column/Cell"
Hidethecontentsofa 1.Movetheinsertionpointtotherow,column,orcellyouwantto
cell,row,orcolumn hide
2."HideThisRow/Column/Cell"
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Chapter 14: Working with Web applications
Chapter 14: Working with Web

applications
AbouttheDragonWebExtension 176
BrowserrequirementsfortheDragonWebExtension 176
InstallingandenablingtheDragonWebExtension 177
HowtotelliftheDragonWebExtensionisEnabled 182
UsingWeb-basedEmail 183
EditingtextinasupportedWebapplication 186
UsingDragon'sWebcapabilitieswithouttheDragonWebExtension 189
IfyouhaveproblemsusingWebapplicationsupport 190
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 ,andthenselectAdd-ons.TheAdd-onsManager
appears.
2. Clickthecogicon ,andthenselectUpdate Add-ons Automaticallyifitisnot

alreadyselected.
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 .Aconfirmationappears.
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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 ,andthenselectManage add-ons.TheManageAdd-onsdialog

boxopens.
3. LookfortheDragonWebExtensionandpluginandensurethestatusisEnabled.
IfthestatusisDisabled,dothefollowingtoenableit:
n Selecttheextension.
n ClickEnableatthebottomoftheManageAdd-onsdialogbox.
n Restartthebrowser.
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Mozilla Firefox
1. OpenMozillaFirefox.
2. ClicktheFirefoxbutton ortheMenuicon ,andthenselectAdd-ons.

TheAdd-onsManagerappears.
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,WebbrowsercommandsandDictatinge-
mailandWebaddresses.
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 "ClickTypeText"
entertext or
"ClickEditBox"
Showalltextfieldsonthepage "ClickTextField"
Showallcheckboxesonthepage "ClickCheckBox"
Showallimagesonthepagewithlinks "ClickImage"
Showallbuttonsonthepage "ClickButton"
Showalllinksonthepage "ClickLink"
Showallradiobuttonsonthepage "ClickRadioButton"
Showallboxesonthepagewithlistsof "ClickListBox
choice
Closealistofchoices "HideChoices
Chooseanentryfromalistofchoices "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 GoBack
documentsande-mailmessages
Correctthepreviouscorrection CorrectPrevious
Correctthenextcorrection CorrectNext
TrainDragonabouthowyoupronounceanewword TrainThat
Hyphenateselectedwords CompoundSelection
Hyphenateastringofwords Compound<text>through<text>
(NorthAmerica)
Compound<text>to<text>(Outside
theU.S.andCanada)
InsertsselectedtextbeforethelasttextthatDragon InsertBeforeThat
entered
InsertsselectedtextafterthelasttextthatDragon InsertAfterThat
entered
Insertsselectedtextbeforesometextthatyouquote InsertBefore[text]
fromyourexistingcontent
Insertsselectedtextaftersometextthatyouquote InsertAfter[text]
fromyourexistingcontent
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Selecting text
To Say
Selecttextyouspecifyinyourdocument Select
<text>
Selectsthenexttextitem,suchasthenextword,lineorparagraph,orthenext Select
instancewhentherearemultipletextmatches Again
Selectstheprevioustextitem,suchasthenextword,lineorparagraph,orthenext Select
instancewhentherearemultipletextmatches Previous
Selectsthenexttextitem,suchasthenextword,lineorparagraph,orthenext Select
instancewhentherearemultipletextmatches 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
Chapter 15: Working with Web

browsers
WorkingwithaWebbrowser 194
SearchingtheWebbyvoice 195
Webbrowsercommands 199
InternetExplorercommands 204
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
InternetExplorercommands
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AbouttheDragonWebExtension
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
Syntax Example commands What happens
type
Searchthe Search[the] "SearchtheWebfor Optionally,DragonNaturallySpeaking

Web Webfor [the] Italianrestaurantsin displaysyoursearchstringsothatyou
<dictation> Boston" caneditthekeywordsifnecessary.
YourdefaultWebbrowseropensand
displaystheresultsofasearchforthe
phrase"ItalianrestaurantsinBoston"
usingyourdefaultsearchengine.
Searcha Search "SearcheBayforwaffle Optionally,DragonNaturallySpeaking

specific <Web site> irons" displaysyoursearchstringsothatyou
Website for[the] or caneditthekeywordsifnecessary.
<dictation> "SearchYahoofor YourdefaultWebbrowseropensand
moviesinBoston" 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
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Search
type
Searcha Search "SearchvideoforJFK Optionally,displaysyoursearchstring

categoryon <category> inauguraladdress" sothatyoucaneditthekeywordsif
theWeb for necessary.
<dictation> 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 Searchthe Remembertosaythe Optionally,DragonNaturallySpeaking

Webusing Webfor wordswithoutpausing. displaysyoursearchstringsothatyou
dates, <date, time, Also,youcanleaveout caneditthekeywordsifnecessary.
times, name, or punctuationandDragon DragonNaturallySpeakingsearches
names,or calculations> addsitforyou.For theWebasrequestedusingyour
calculations example,say: defaultbrowserandsearchengine.
SearchGooglefor87
dividedby12
"SearchtheWebfor
11o'clockamNovember
111945"(Dragon
displaysthesearchterms
as"11:00AMNovember
11,1945")
"SearchtheWebfor
57EurosinUSdollars"
"SearchtheWebfor
WinstonChurchill"
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Search
type
Directly "Opentop "OpentopWebsitefor Optionally,DragonNaturallySpeaking

openthe Website(on UniversityofKansas" displaysyoursearchstringsothatyou
top-ranked |about|for) Youcanalsosubstitute caneditthekeywordsifnecessary.
Website [the] "Webpage"or"site"for DragonNaturallySpeakingopensyour
foryour <specific "Website" defaultWebbrowseranddisplaysthe
search topic or Web top-rankedpageforthephrase
term site>" "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.
GototheURLinthe "ClickGo"or"GoThere"
AddressBar (Firefox and Internet Explorer only. For Chrome, you can say "press
Enter.")
Refreshthecurrentpage "Refreshpage"or"Reloadpage"
fromtheWeb (Firefox and Internet Explorer only. For Chrome, you can say "press
F5.")
Clickabutton "Click"followedbyallorpartofthebuttonname.
Iftherearemultiplematches,DragonNaturallySpeakingdisplaysa
numbernexttoeachone.Saythenumberofthebuttonyouwantto
click.AredarrowpointstoyourchoiceandthenDragon
NaturallySpeakingclicksit.
Clickalinkthatisaword "Click"followedbythelinktextorpartofthetext.
orphrase Iftherearemultiplematches,saythenumberofthelinkyouwantto
click,orsaythetextforthelink.Aredarrowhighlightsyourchoice
andthenDragonNaturallySpeakingopensthelinktothe
associatedWebpage.
Clickonanimagethatisa Say"Click"andthetextthatappearswhenthemousepointer
link movesovertheimage,forexample,"ClickDragon"if"Dragon"is
thetextthatappears.
StoploadingaWebpage "StopLoading"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
Loadthepreviouspagein "GoBack"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
thehistorylist
Loadthenextpageinthe "GoForward"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
historylist
Loadyourhomepage "GoHome"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
Openabrowsertabina "Openthisinanewwindow"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
newbrowserwindow
Openacurrently "Openthisinabackgroundtab"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
displayedWebpagein
anotherbrowsertabthat "Openthisinanewtab"
staysinthebackground
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To Say
ActivatetheFavoritesand "ClickFavorites"(FirefoxandInternetExploreronly)
RSSiconinIE9,10,and
11
Using tabs
To Say
Openanewtab "AddaNewTab"
"OpenaNewTab"
"CreateaNewTab"or
"presscontrolt"
Closethetab "CloseThisTab"or
"presscontrolw"
Gotothenexttab "GototheNextTab"
"SwitchtotheNextTab"
"MovetotheNextTab"
Gototheprevioustab "GotothePreviousTab"
"SwitchtothePreviousTab"
"MovetothePreviousTab"
Gotothefirsttab "GototheFirstTab"
*These commands dont work in "SwitchtotheFirstTab"
Firefox. They work in Chrome and "MovetotheFirstTab"
Internet Explorer only.
Gotothelasttab "GototheLastTab"
*These commands dont work in Firefox. "SwitchtotheLastTab"
They work in Chrome and Internet Explorer "MovetotheLastTab"
only.
Gotothe[nth]tab "GototheThirdTab"
*These commands dont work in Firefox. "SwitchtotheThirdTab"
They work in Chrome and Internet Explorer "MovetotheThirdTab"
only.
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 "ClickTypeText"
entertext or
"ClickEditBox"
or
"ClickTextField"
Showallcheckboxesonthepage "ClickCheckBox"
Showallimagesonthepagewithlinks "ClickImage"
Showallbuttonsonthepage "ClickButton"
Showalllinksonthepage "ClickLink"
Showallradiobuttonsonthepage "ClickRadioButton"
Showallboxesonthepagewithlistsof "ClickListBox"
choices
Closealistofchoices "HideChoices"
Chooseanentryfromalistofchoices "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 "StartScrollingDown"
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
Chapter 16: Working on Your

Desktop
Startingandexitingprograms 208
UsingWindowsDesktopcommands 210
Controllingmenus 213
Selectingbuttonsanddialogboxoptions 213
Selectingtabsinadialogbox 214
Resizingandclosingwindows 214
Selectingandopeningicons 215
Scrollinginwindowsandlists 215
SearchingyourDesktopbyvoice 216
Switchingbetweenprogramsandwindows 217
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 "OpenMyComputer"
window
OpenyourMyDocumentsfolder "OpenMyDocuments"
OpenyourMyPicturesfolder "OpenMyPictures"
OpenyourMyMusicfolder "OpenMyMusic"
OpenyourMyVideosfolder "OpenMyVideos"
Startapplicationsandutilities
Startaprogrambyname "Open<programname>"
Note:Thiscommandcanbeturnedofftoreducecomputermemoryuseandeliminate
misrecognitionsofdictationascommands.SeeEnablelaunchingfromtheStartmenuinthe
DragonHelp.
OpenWindowsExplorer "OpenWindowsExplorer"
OpenWindowsHelpand "OpenWindowsHelp"
SupportCenter
OpentheWindowsTask "OpenTaskManager"
Manager
OpentheWindowsRundialog "OpenRundialog"
box
OpentheWindowsSystem "OpenSystemConfigurationUtility"
ConfigurationUtility(msconfig)
OpentheWindowsControl "OpenControlPanel"
Panel
OpentheWindowsPrint "OpenPrintManager"
Manager
AddaprintertoyourWindows "Addanewprinter"
system
Addorremoveprogramstoyour "OpenAddorRemoveProgramswindow"
Windowssystem
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To do this You can say
ChangetheWindowsDisplay "ChangeDisplaySettings"
Settings
ChangetheWindowsscreen "Changescreenresolution"
resolution
ChangeWindowsPower "Changepowersettings"
Settings
Navigatebetweenwindows
Switchbetweenwindows "Listprograms"or"Listallwindows"or"Listwindowsfor
Dragon"andthen"Choosen,"wherenisthenumberofthe
windowyouwanttoswitchto.Forexample,say"Choose2"
OR
"Switchtopreviouswindow"
OR
"Switchtonextwindow."
Switchtoaspecificprogramor "Switchto<programname>"Forexample,say"Switchto
document MicrosoftWord"
OR
"Switchto<documentname>"
OR
"Listwindowsfor<programname>"SeeSwitchingbetween
programsandwindows
Workwithwindows
Enlargetheactivewindowtothe "Maximizewindow"
sizeofyourmonitor'sscreen
Minimizetheactivewindow "Minimizewindow"
Closetheactivewindow "Closewindow"
Minimizeallwindowsand "ShowDesktop"
displaytheWindowsDesktop "Minimize[all]windows"
Returnamaximizedwindowto "Restorewindow"
itsoriginalsize
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 Example
Syntax What happens
Type command
Searchyour search[the] "Searchthe Thesearchenginedisplaysallindexed

computer computerfor computerfor itemswiththekeywords"budget
[the]<dictation> budget spreadsheets".
spreadsheets"
Searche-mail searche-mail "Searche-mail Thesearchenginedisplaysallindexed

for[the] forthebudget" emailwiththekeyword"budget"
<dictation> Note:Youcanusethetermse-mail,
mail,ormessageinterchangeably.
Findthetop- find[an]email "Findanemail Thesearchenginedisplaysthetop-

rankedemail (about|on)[the] aboutthe rankedemailforthekeyword"vacation
<dictation> vacation schedule".
schedule"
Search search[the] "Search Thesearchenginedisplaysallindexed

documents (documents| documentsfor documentswiththekeyword"budget".
files)for[the] budget" Note:Youcanusetheterms
<dictation> documentsandfilesinterchangeably.
Searchyour search[the] "Searchthe Thesearchenginedisplayssearch

Webhistory, <category>for Webhistoryfor resultscontainingallpagesfromyour
favorites,or [the]<dictation> thebudget Webhistorythatusethekeyword
bookmarks forecast" "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
Chapter 17: Controlling the

Mouse and Keyboard
Controllingthekeyboard 222
Movingthemousepointer 224
Movecommands 224
Optionalmovecommands 224
PositioningthemousepointerwithMouseGrid 225
Clickinganddraggingthemouse 226
Clickingthemouse 227
Draggingthemouse 227
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" "<110>"

"Down"
"Left"
"Right"
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"
"Press"or"Type" "Shift" "RightClick"

"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) "Right" "MuchFaster"

or
"ControlDragMouse" "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
Chapter 18: Improving

recognition accuracy
TheDragonAccuracyCenter 240
RecognitionModes 243
TeachingDragontoUnderstandYouBetter 247
PersonalizingyourDragonVocabulary 250
ManagingVocabularies 258
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 RulestohaveDragonrecognizewhenyouchangeacustomorbuilt-
inauto-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 F 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 240
RunningtheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizer 240
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.Mostpeoplehaveatendencytoover-
enunciatewhensayingindividualwordsasopposedtoacompletephrase.
n TheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizerautomaticallymakesabackupofthe
oldProfilebeforeitbeginsmodifyingthem.YourProfileisautomaticallyrestoredif
youclickCancelbeforetheAcousticandLanguageModelOptimizerisfinished.
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Recognition Modes
UsingRecognitionModes 243
Switchingrecognitionmodes 245
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 and"Numbersmode"inthe
statusbox.
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.
Notes
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Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better

Trainingmisrecognizedcommands 247
Trainingindividualwordsandphrases 248
Supplementaltraining 249
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 250
AddingwordsorphrasestoyourVocabulary 251
Learningfromspecificdocuments 252
Importinglistsofwordsorphrases 253
AddingwordswiththeSpellingwindow 253
LearnFromSentE-mails 254
AddingcontactnamestotheVocabulary 255
Deletingwords 256
UsingtheDon'tRecognizeThatWordCommand 256
About personalizing your Vocabulary

YoucanpersonalizetheVocabularytomorecloselymatchyourwritingstyleandto
recognizeanyspecialwordswhichyoudictate.Youcandothisinseveralways,byadding
wordsorphrases(orlistsofthem),orbyhavingDragonanalyzedocumentsthatreflectwhat
youwrite,andbyusingSmartFormatRules.DragoncanupdatetheVocabularytoreflect
yourusageofwordsandphrases;thisimprovesthelikelihoodthatitwillcorrectlytranscribe
whatyousayinthefuture.
YoucanusethefollowingmethodstoaddordeleteentriesintheVocabulary.
AddingwordsorphrasestoyourVocabulary
Learningfromspecificdocuments
Importinglistsofwordsorphrases
Addingwordsbyspelling
Deletingwords
UsingtheDon'tRecognizeThatWordCommand
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,onlyusethistooltoadde-
mailcontactstoyourprofile.
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 258
OpeningVocabularies 259
AddingaVocabularytoaUserProfile 260
DeletingVocabularies 261
RenamingVocabularies 261
ImportingVocabularies 261
ExportingVocabularies 262
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
Chapter 19: Using the Command

Browser
AbouttheCommandBrowser 264
OpeningtheCommandBrowser 265
FindingcommandsintheCommandBrowser 266
TrainingcommandsintheCommandBrowser 268
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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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 nexttoawordindicatesthatitisacustomwordthat
hasbeenaddedtotheVocabulary.
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( )isgreenwhenallof

Dragon'sselectionanddictationcapabilitiesaresupported.
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( or )
whentheinsertionpointisinawindowthathaslesssupportfordictation.
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.
279
Index
wordstothe
Index Vocabulary 250-251,253,255
wordswiththeSpellingwindow 253
additionaltraining 249
addresses,dictatinge-mailandWeb 157
AdvancedScripting(definition) 271
aligningtext 131
Applicationmenu 141
applications 210
exiting 208
. starting 208
.DRAfiles(definition) 270 starting(andutilities) 211
A switching 210
accuracy 230,238,240 Web-based 176
improving 230,240,254-255 Applyingformattingtomultipleinstancesof

words 106
usingAccuracyCenter 230,240
Auto-Formatting
usingtheSpeedvs.Accuracyslider 238
usingSmartFormatRules 232
AccuracyCenter(definition) 270
AutoTranscribeFolderAgent
AccuracySlider(definition) 270
definition 271
AccuracyTuning(definition) 270
B
AcousticOptimizer(definition) 271
Backspace 127
acoustics
backup
aboutAcousticandLanguageModel
Optimizer 240 dictationary,viewing 271
optimizing 240 dictionary(definition) 271
activatingDragon 31,41 BaseVocabulary(definition) 271
activeVocabulary(definition) 271 basicdocumentcommands
adding MicrosoftWord 144
adifferentVocabulary 260 basicspreadsheetcommands
contactnamestotheVocabulary 254-255 MicrosoftExcel 169
contactsinMicrosoftOutlook 164 BasicTextControlindicator 59
wordsfromlists 253 basictextdictation 77
BestMatchTechnology 258
280
Index
boldface Coexistencewithpreviousversionsof
Dragon 18
applyingwithDirectEditing 104
CoexistencewiththeDragonSDKClient
applyingwithmultipletextmatching 106
Edition 18
boldface,applying 128,131
combiningwords 132
browsers
CommandBrowser 264,266,268
compatibility 176
about 264
using 199
alwaysontop 265
buttons,selectingbyvoice 213
findingcommands 266
C IncludeGlobalbutton 266
calendar opening 265
andemailcommands 158 trainingcommands 268
Canadianpostalcodes 233 CommandBrowser(definition) 272
capitalizingtext 129 commandcontext
categories showing 265
searchingontheWeb 195 commandlineinterface 49
centeringtext 131 CommandMode 244-245
characters 120 switchingto 245
selecting 120 using 243
CheckMicrophone CommandMode(definition) 272
positionyourmicrophoneproperly 68 commands 45
Chooseaspeechdevice 67 applicationcontrol 208
choosing CommandBrowser 264-266,268
programsandwindows 217 controllingDragonBar 63
clicking,usingvoicecommands 227 CutCopyandPaste 125
closing dictation 80
exitingDragon 63 displayingforaspecificapplication 265
menus 213 displayingHelpon 63
programs 214 DragonSidebar 74
theDragonBar 63 e-mail 155
windows 214-215 FirefoxandInternetExplorer 199
CoexistencewithotherDragonproducts 18 formovinginwindows 215
forcingrecognitionof 45
281
Index
hotkeyfor 45 correctingtext 79,100,125

ifnotrecognized 102 byspelling 82
InternetExplorer7 204 correctionlist 79
InternetExplorerandMozillaFirefox 199 deletingtext 125
MicrosoftExcel 168-169,173 handlingmultipletextmatches 104,106
MicrosoftOutlook 162-165 methods 96
MicrosoftWord 144,152 quickreference 100
MozillaFirefox 204 usingDirectEditing 104
MozillaFirefoxandInternetExplorer 199 usingmultipletextmatching 106
OpenOfficeWriter 152 whenincorrectlyselected 123
scrolling 215 workflow 96
training 247 Correction-onlymode(definition) 272
webapplications 182 Correctionmenu 43,45,101
Webapplications 176 choosingcorrecttextin 101
windowscontrol 210 hotkeyforopening 45
compoundwords Correctionmenu(definition) 272
joiningbyvoice 132 creating 253,262
context newVocabularies 253,261
showingcommandsforcurrent 265 currency 84
controlling 63,194,213,224-225 dictating 84
applications 210 cursor
DragonBar 63 movingbacktolastlocation 118
InternetExplorer 194 movingtheinsertionpoint 114
menus 213 movingtospecificwords 117
themouse 224-226 customwords
windows 210 definition 272
Copycommand 125 CustomerServiceandSupport 51
copying 262-263 customersupport 51
usingDirectEditing 104 Cutcommand 125
usingmultipletextmatching 106 cutting
copyingVocabularies 261-262 usingDirectEditing 104
Copyrights ii usingmultipletextmatching 106
282
Index
D dictation 45,49,77,80,84,96,157
DataCollection(definition) 272 commands 80
DataDistributionTool(definition) 273 correctionworkflow 96
dates DictationBoxsettings 91
dictating 84 forcingrecognitionof 45
DefaultInstallationdirectories 30 hotkeyfor 45
DefaultInstallationfolders 30 resuming 118
deletedwords source(microphone) 67
restoringtoyourVocabulary 256 source(recorder) 67
deleting 256,261 starting 49
characters,words,lines,paragraphs 126 switchingmodes 245
lastwordsyoudictated 125 switchingtoDictationMode 245
text 118,126 usingDictationMode 243
text(replacingwhatyoulastdictated) 118 Dictation
usingDirectEditing 104 Dictationmode(using) 243
usingmultipletextmatching 106 DictationBox 88
Vocabularies 261 about 88
wordsfromtheVocabulary 256 commands 88
Desktop DictationBox(definition) 273
commands 210 DictationMode(definition) 273
dialogboxes 214 DictationSource(definition) 273
controllingbyvoice 213 digitalaudiorecorder
selectingtabsbyvoice 214 usingwithDragon 68
dictating DirectEditingcommands
basictechniques 77 using 104
dictatingtheword"select" 123 DirectEditingcommands(definition) 273
e-mailandWebaddresses 157 directories
inExcelwithFullTextControl 168 Dragondefault 30
Militarytime 237 disambiguation
numbers 84 formattingoreditingmultiplewords 106
time 237 documents
dictatingtextinnon-standardwindows 88 opening 208
283
Index
selectinglinesandparagraphsin 122 modes 63

switchingbetween 217 using 60
Don'trecognizethatword DragonPad 64,94
using 256 about 94
DRAfiles(definition) 270 startingbyvoice 63
dragging DragonPad(definition) 273
themouse 226 E
themousepointer 228 e-mail 155
Dragon andcalendarcommands 158
exiting 63 dictatingaddresses 157
systemrequirements 18,42 supportedapplications 155
DragonAccuracyCenter(definition) 270 workingin 155
DragonLearningCenter 43,45,71 e-mailbasics 43
using 45,71 editing
DragonSidebar resumingdictation 118
tabs 74 editingtext
DragonTemplateswithVoiceFields revisingmultipleinstancesofwords 106
(definition) 274
ElectronicMedicalRecordsrestriction 50
DragonVoiceShortcuts
EMRrestriction 50
definition 274
Enterkey
Desktopsearches 216
addingnewlinesbyvoice 132
emailandcalendarcommands 158
errors 79,82,100
Websearches 195
correcting 79
DragonWebExtension
correctingbyspelling 82
about 176
correction(quickreference) 100
browserrequirements 176
Excel 168-169,173
determiningwhetherenabled 182
basicspreadsheetcommands 169
installingandenabling 177
commandsfor 168-169,173
troubleshooting 190
formattingtext 173
DragonBar 53,60
scrollingin 139
about 53
workingwith 168
controllingbyvoice 63
workingwithcontent 173
284
Index
Exit textinMicrosoftWord 152

Dragon 65 underlining 105
exiting fractions
programs 208 dictating 84
exporting frames
Vocabularies 262 switching
extensions InternetExplorerandFirefox199
DragonWebExtension 177 FullTextControl(definition) 274
F FullTextControlindicator 59
Field(definition) 274 G
files GeneralTraining
defaultdirectories 30 runningagain 249
Firefox GlobalCommands 265
commands 199 GoBackcommand 118
switchingbetweenframes 199 Goto
five 43 and"Moveto"commands
folders quickreference114
defaultsetup 30 commands 117
opening 211 Google
fonts searchingwithI'mFeelingLucky 195
settingface,size,andstyle 131 GoogleDesktop
formatting usingvoicecommandswith 216
allcaps 105 H
applyingtomultiplewords 106 handheldorsmartphone
Auto-Formatting 232 usingasrecorder 68
bold 105 handlingmultipletextmatches 106
commands 128 Help
inMicrosoftExcel 173 usingbyvoice 44
italics 105 HiddenMode(definition) 274
multipleinstancesofwords 106 hotkeys 45
numbers 130 hyphenatingwords 132
text 128
285
Index
I pressingbyvoice 222
icons keystrokes 222
selectingandopening 215 sendingbyvoice 222
importing 261 L
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 254
moving 114,117 LearningCenter
installation showingandhiding 45,71
defaultdirectories 30 using 45,71
Installationandprofilecreation 17 Learningfromspecificdocuments 252
InstallingDragontoacustomlocation 18 leftaligningtext 131
InternetExplorer 194,204 lines 132
andFirefoxcommands 199 addingnew 132
commands 199 selecting 122
controllingbyvoice 194 listboxes 214
switchingbetweenframes 199 controllingbyvoice 213
italics 129,131 scrollinginbyvoice 215
applying 128 listing
applyingwithDirectEditing 104 openDragonwindows 217
applyingwithmultipletextmatching 106 openwindows 217
italics,applying 131 M
J mail 155
joiningwords 132 supportedapplications 155
K workingin 155
keys makingappointments
controllingthekeyboard 222 MicrosoftOutlook 163
286
Index
medicalrecords MicrosoftPowerPoint
electronic(restriction) 50 scrollingin 139
menus 213 MicrosoftWindows
controlling 213 systemrequirements 18,42
hotkeyforDragon 45 MicrosoftWord 144,152
microphone 45 basicdocumentcommands 144
hotkeyfor 45 commandsfor 144,152
multipledictationsources 68 formattingtext 152
positioninghandheld 68 selectingtextin 152
positioningheadset 68 workingwith 144
Microsoft Militarytime 237
OutlookE-mailandCalendar minimumsystemrequirements 18,42
commands 158
misrecognizedcommands 102
MicrosoftExcel 168-169,173
mobiledevice
basicspreadsheetcommands 169
choosingaspeechdevice 67
commandsfor 168-169,173
modes
formattingtext 173
recognition
scrollingin 139
definition276
workingwith 168
using243,245
workingwithcontent 173
recognition(using) 243
MicrosoftOffice
mouse
scrollingin 139
clicking 226
usingtheribbon 140
mousepointer 224-225
MicrosoftOutlook 162-165
dragging 226
addingcontacts 164
moving 224
commandsfor 162-165
movingwithMouseGrid 225
EmailandCalendarcommands 158
MouseGrid 225
makingappointments 163
usingtopositionthemousepointer 225
readingandsendinge-mail 162
Moveto
scrollingin 139
commands 117
workingwith 162
writingnotes 165
287
Index
moving 114,224-225 newwords 250,253

aroundadocument addingalistoftotheVocabulary 18
quickreference114 addingtotheVocabulary 250
thecursor 114,117 addingwiththeSpellingwindow 253
themousepointer 224 Non-standard(definition) 277
themousepointerwithMouseGrid 225 Non-standardwindows 88
tothebeginningorendofadocument dictatingtextin 88
orline 117
NormalMode 243,245
MozillaFirefox
switchingto 245
commands 199
using 243
switchingbetweenframes 199
NormalMode(definition) 275
multipletextmatches
NothingButSpeech(definition) 275
correctingandediting 106
numbers 84,130
Multipletextmatchingcommands
changingformat 130
applyingtomultiplewords 106
dictating 84
N forcingrecognitionof 84
naming 261 NumbersMode 244-245
Vocabularies 261 switchingto 245
NaturalLanguageCommands 51,142 using 243
definition 275 Numbersmode(definition) 275
navigating 213-215
O
betweenwindows 212
Office
buttonsanddialogboxoptions 213
scrolling(inMicrosoft) 139
goingbacktoyourlastlocation 118
usingtheribbon 140
icons 215
Officeribbon
indocuments 117
usingMicrosoft 140
menus 213
onlineHelp
openingprogramsanddocuments 208
openingandusingbyvoice 44
tabsinadialogbox 214
opening
Webapplicationscommands 176
adifferentVocabulary 259
WindowsDesktopcommands 210
iconsbyvoice 215
menus 213
288
Index
programs(andexiting) 208 postalcodes 233

theCommandBrowser 265 dictating 84
OpenOffice.orgWriter postcodes 233
commandsfor 152 PowerPoint
selectingtextin 152 scrollingin 139
optimizing Press<key>command 222
acousticsandlanguagemodel 240 Press<key>command(definition) 275
Outlook 162-165 programs
addingcontacts 164 exiting 208
commandsfor 162-165 starting 208
E-mailandCalendarcommands 158 switching 210
makingappointments 163 switchingbetweenopenprograms
andwindows 217
readingandsendinge-mail 162
scrollingin 139 Q
workingwith 162 QuickVoiceFormattingcommands
(definition) 273
writingnotes 165
QuickStart(definition) 276
P
R
paragraphs 132
ReadtexttotrainDragontoyourvoice 249
addingnew 132
readingandsendinge-mail
selecting 122
Pastecommand 125
WindowsLiveMail 160
PerformanceAssistant(definition) 275
recognition 230,238,240
personalizingVocabularies 250,253
accuracy
phrases
improving230
correctingandeditingmultiple
matches 106 usingtheSpeedvs.Accuracyslider238
pointer 224-225 accuracy:improving 230,240
movingwithmousecommands 224 modes
movingwithMouseGrid 225 using243
positioning recognitionerrors 79,82,100
textinadocument 131 correctingbyspelling 82

correction(quickreference) 100
289
Index
recognitionmodes S
definition 276 SampleCommands
switching 245 using 45,71
using 243 SayWhatYouSee(definition) 276
recommendedsystemrequirements 18,42 ScratchThatcommand 125
removing 128,132,256,261 Scripting(definition) 277
spacesbetweenwords 132 scrolling
textformatting 128 inMicrosoftOfficeprograms 139
Vocabularies 261 inpopularprograms 139
wordsfromtheVocabulary 256 inwindowsandlists 215
renaming 261 searching
Vocabularies 261 theonlineHelpbyvoice 44
requirements theWeb 195
minimumandrecommended yourDesktop 216
systemforDragon 18,42
SelectAgaincommand 123
resizingwindows 214
selecting 213-215
restoring 128
buttonsbyvoice 213
plaintext 128
iconsbyvoice 215
ResultsBox(definition) 276
menus 213
Resultsdisplay(definition) 276
tabsinadialogbox 214
resumingdictation 118
selectingtext 120-121,123
resumingediting 118
again 123
revisingtext 110,118,125
charactersandwords 120
deletingtext 125
correctingincorrectlyselectedtext 123
quickreference 110
handlingmultipletextmatches 104,106
replacingwhatyoulastdictated 118
inMicrosoftWord 152
revisingmultipleinstancesofwords 106
inOpenOffice.orgWriter 152
ribbon
linesandparagraphs 122
usingMicrosoftOffice 140
quickreference 120
rightaligningtext 131
specificwords 121
Romannumerals
usingDirectEditing 104
dictating 84
usingmultipletextmatching 106
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Index
setup using 243

defaultdirectories 30 SpellMode(definition) 277
sharing 261-262 SpellThatcommand 82
Vocabularieswithotherpeople 261-262 spelling 82
shortcuts withtheSpellThatcommand 82
seeDragonVoiceShortcuts words 82
(definition) 274
Spellingwindow 81,101,253
Shortcuts
addingwords 253
DragonVoice,Desktopsearches 216
choosingcorrecttextin 101
DragonVoice,e-mailandcalendar
typingthecorrecttextinto 81
commands 158
SpokenForm(definition) 277
DragonVoice,Websearches 195
Startmenu,using 208
Sidebar
startingprograms 208
tabs 74
supplementaltraining 249
sites
support
searching 195
technical 51
size
switching 259
settingfont 131
betweenopenprogramsandwindows217
SmartFormatRules
betweenwindows 210
disablingdisplay 232
toadifferentVocabulary 259
using 232
systemrequirements 18,42
spaces
removingbetweenwords 132 T
specialfolders tabs 214
opening 211 selectinginadialogbox 214
speechdevice technicalsupport 51
choosing 67 telephonenumbers 84,236
speed 238 dictating 84
increasingrecognition 238 text 100,125-126,128,131
Speedvs.Accuracyslider 238 aligning 131
SpellMode 244,246 capitalizing 129
switchingto 245 correcting 79

correcting(quickreference) 100
291
Index
correctingandeditingmultiple UpgradingtoWindows7orWindows8 18
matches 106
UserProfiles
cuttingandpasting 125
creatingrecorder-based 67
deleting 126
defaultdirectories 30
formatting 128
usingonlineHelpwithvoicecommands 44
selecting 120,152
utilities
TextControlindicator 59
starting 211
TextControlIndicator(definition) 278
V
textwrapping 94
variants
Therecognizerhasencounteredan
utterancethatistoolongtoprocess 239 correctingorformattingvariants 106
time 86 Vocabularies 250,253,260-261
dictating 84 adding 260
Tips addingindividualwordsto 251
intheLearningCenter 45,71 base 271
usingwordprocessors 142 creatingnew 253,261
Top5Ways 43 deleting 261
training 247-248 exporting 262
additional 249 importing 261
commands 247 opening 259
supplemental 249 personalizing 250,253
trainingindividualwordsandphrases 248 renaming 261
TrayIcononlymode 64 restoringwordsto 256
troubleshooting sharingwithotherpeople 261-262
withDragonWebExtension 190 typesof 258
Type<key>command 222 voicecommands

DragonSidebar 74
U
VoiceShortcuts
UKpostcodes 233
Desktopsearches 216
underlining 129
e-mailandcalendarcommands 158
applyingwithDirectEditing 104
Websearches 195
applyingwithmultipletextmatching 106
undoingactions 78
292
Index
W Windows7
Web 157,194,204 searchingbyvoice216
applications 176 workingwith 212
browsercompatibility 176 WindowsLiveMail
commands 176 commandsfor 160
controllingInternetExplorer 194 readingandsendinge-mail 160
dictatingaddresses 157 Windowsshortcut(definition) 277
Firefoxcommands 199 Word 144,152
InternetExplorercommands 199 basicdocumentcommands 144
MozillaFirefoxcommands 199 commandsfor 144,152
searching 195 formattingtext 152
searchingbyvoice 195 scrollingin 139
switchingbetweenframes 199 selectingtextin 152
Webapplicationsupport(definition) 278 workingwith 144
webbasics 43 wordcategories
webbrowsers adding 251
installingtheDragonWebExtension 177 wordprocessors 142
requirementsfortheDragonWeb tipsforusing 142

Extension 176 WordProperties
windows creating 133
navigatingbetween 212 WordProperties(definition) 278
switchingbetweenopenprograms words 19,120-121,132,250-251,253
andwindows 217
addingtotheVocabulary 251
Windows
addingwiththeSpellingwindow 253
controlling 210
alternatewrittenforms
Desktopcommands 210
creating133
movingin 215
correctingandeditingmultiple
openspecialfolders 211 matches 106
resizingandclosing 214 deletingfromtheVocabulary 256
scrollinginbyvoice 215 formatting 104,106
switchingbetween 210 hyphenating 132
systemrequirements 18,42 joining 132
restoringtotheVocabulary 256
293
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
WrittenForm(definition) 279
Z
Zipcodes
dictating 84
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Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon

Interactive Tutorial enhancements

Shorter Profile Creation Process

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

Installation and User Profile Creation

Dragon system requirements

What you should know before installing

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

Installing Software - Typical Installation

4. EnteryourUser NameandOrganization,andtheSerial Numbersuppliedtoyour

Installing Software - Custom Installation

Modify the applications settings for all users

Modifying application settings for all users

Modifying administrative settings

Modifying formatting options for all users

Creating your user profile

Setting up, positioning, and checking your microphone

Training a user profile

FromtheDragonBar'sProfilemenu,selectOpen User Profileandselectyourprofileinthelist

1. IntheRead Training Textpage,underChoosing text to read,chooseatexttoreadaloud

Upgrading User Profiles

To upgrade existing user profiles:

1. TostarttheUser Upgrade Wizard,selectStart>All Programs>Dragon

Default installation folders

For 32-bit systems For 64-bit systems

For 32-bit systems For 64-bit systems

Interactive Tutorial files

For 32-bit systems For 64-bit systems

Activating Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Chapter 3: Getting Started

Welcome to Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Working with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Starting Dragon from the Windows Start Screen:

Windows 8.1 Commands

About Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Format and edit by voice

How Dragon works

Activating Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Dragon system requirements

Top Ways to use Dragon

Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Help

Moveinthe "MoveDown<1 to 20>"

Forcewordstoberecognizedas Pressandhold CTRL

OpentheDictationBox PressCTRL + SHIFT + D

MovetoNextfield PressCTRL + SHIFT + N

Playback PressSHIFT + -Minuskey(-)onthenumerickeypad

FastPlayback PressSHIFT + *(Asteriskkey)onthenumerickeypad

Using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center

To Say this Or do this

Showthe "WhatcanIsay?" SelectLearningCenterfromthe

Showthe "ClickMyCommands" SelecttheMyCommandstabon

Dockthe "LearningCenterdockright" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Dockthe "LearningCenterdockleft" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Changethefont "LearningCenterFont[Small| Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Floatthe "LearningCenterfloat" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Auto-hidethe "LearningCenterauto-hide" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

Disableauto- "LearningCenterstophiding" Right-clickontheLearningCenter

To Say this Or do this

Setthe WiththeLearningCenteractive,right- Right-clickontheLearningCenter