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Contents Contents Copyright Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 13 14 Web experience 14 Enhancing Accuracy 14 Compatibility Alerts 14 New DragonBar 15 Learning Center 15 Interactive Tutorial enhancements 15 Shorter Profile Creation Process 15 Simplified Audio Setup 16 Open-ended custom commands (Professional and Legal editions only) 16 Always replaces Ask Me as the default for deferred correction (Professional and Legal editions only) 16 Operating System support 16 Chapter 2:
Contents Top Ways to use Dragon 43 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Help 44 Hot keys 45 Using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center 45 Using the Interactive Tutorial 49 Starting to dictate 49 Using the Command line interface 49 Electronic Medical Record (EMR) applications restrictions 50 Auto Configuration Based on System Profile 51 Contacting Customer Service and Support 51 Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar 53 The DragonBar 53 The Text Control Indicator
Contents Using Direct Editing commands 104 Handling multiple text matches 106 Revising text - quick reference 110 Chapter 12: Moving around in a document Moving the insertion point 114 Moving to specific words 117 Moving to the beginning or end of a document or line 117 Using "Go Back" to move the cursor 118 Selecting text 120 Selecting text - quick reference 120 Selecting characters and words 120 Selecting specific words or phrases 121 Selecting lines and paragraphs 122 Selecting t
Contents Formatting text in Microsoft Word Email Programs 152 155 Supported e-mail programs 155 Working in e-mail programs 155 Commands for working with e-mail messages 156 Commands for moving around in e-mail 156 Dictating e-mail and Web addresses 157 Dictating E-mail and Calendar commands 158 Commands for Windows Live Mail 160 Microsoft Outlook 162 Working with Microsoft Outlook 162 Reading and sending e-mail with Microsoft Outlook 162 Making appointments in Microsoft Outlook 163
Contents If you have problems using Web application support Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers 194 Working with a Web browser 194 Searching the Web by voice 195 Web browser commands 199 Internet Explorer commands 204 Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop 208 Starting and exiting programs 208 Using Windows Desktop commands 210 Controlling menus 213 Selecting buttons and dialog box options 213 Selecting tabs in a dialog box 214 Resizing and closing windows 214 Selecting and opening
Contents Supplemental training 249 Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary 250 About personalizing your Vocabulary 250 Adding words or phrases to your Vocabulary 251 Learning from specific documents 252 Importing lists of words or phrases 253 Adding words with the Spelling window 253 Learn From Sent E-mails 254 Adding contact names to the Vocabulary 255 Deleting words 256 Using the Don't Recognize That Word Command 256 Managing Vocabularies 258 About Vocabularies 258 Opening Vocabula
Dragon Installation and User Guide Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 13 Web experience The Dragon Web extension now gives Full Text Control in Chrome and Firefox as well as in Internet Explorer, in most websites. In order to use Dragon in the supported browsers, you must enable this add-on. There are some differences in functionality between browsers. When you are in Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome, see the Learning Center for commands you might want to say, as well as tips.
Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 13 For details, see The Options dialog box Miscellaneous tab. New DragonBar Dragon now includes a redesigned DragonBar. The New DragonBar can be dragged to a different location as well as expanded or collapsed by clicking on its left edge. To take up less space on your screen, it automatically collapses when you’re not using it. You can use its DragonBar menu to turn off the auto-collapse, if you wish, or to exit Dragon.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Simplified Audio Setup Dragon now detects audio devices better. In most cases, when Dragon presents the list of detected devices, you can just pick the device it shows as recommended and continue. In addition, the Microphone Check is now just one screen and its text is easier to read. Important: Using more than one input device is now done by picking Manage Dictation Sources on the DragonBar’s Profile menu.
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon Chapter 2: Installing Dragon This section contains the following topics: Installation and User Profile Creation Dragon system requirements What you should know before installing Installing Dragon to a custom location Installation Prerequisites Installing Software - Typical Installation Installing Software - Custom Installation Modifying application settings for all users Modifying formatting options for all users Creating your user profile Setting up, positioning, and checking
Dragon Installation and User Guide Note: If you already have speakers for your computer, you can also use these to playback recorded speech instead of your headphones. Dragon system requirements The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not be installed. Note: Supports Microsoft Office 2010 & 2013. Does not support dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon creating the location where user profiles will be created. These profiles can consume a large amount of disk space on your C: drive. You can customize your installation to reduce the amount of disk space used on your C: drive by not installing unwanted languages and vocabularies. For more information, see Installing software — Custom Installation.
Dragon Installation and User Guide restrictions also apply to an upgrade installation. 3. Choose the type of installation to carry out. Choose whether to install the entire product or only particular features of the product, as explained in the next section. You can also carry out an MSI installation. Refer to the online Dragon System Administrator Guide PDF or Help file for details.
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon 4. Enter your User Name and Organization, and the Serial Number supplied to your installation. 5. (Optional) When the Setup Type page appears, click the Change button and choose where to install the product. If no earlier versions of Dragon are installed on your system, the default directory is: C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13 For a list of directories created by installation, see Version 13 File Structure. 6.
Dragon Installation and User Guide For a list of directories created by installation, see Version 13 File Structure. 6. While you are still on the Setup Type page, select Custom for the type of installation. 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.
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon 10. Click Install to start the installation. 11. When the installation completes, proceed with any of the following sections that apply to your custom installation: n Modifying application settings for all users n Modifying administrative settings n Modifying formatting options for all users 12. When you are prompted to register the product, select one of the registration options. 13. Click OK to register the product and click it again to proceed. 14.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Modifying administrative settings Note If you performed a typical installation, open the Administrative Settings dialog box by running Dragon without opening a profile and selecting Administrative Settings from the Tools menu. In the Administrative Settings dialog box, you see the following tabs: n Roaming—To set up roaming users. n Miscellaneous—To create backup/distribution directories and control who can modify custom commands (or vocabularies).
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon For details about these options, click the Help button on this dialog box or see the Help topic The Auto-Formatting dialog box. Creating your user profile Each person who uses Dragon must have his or her own user profile. Your user profile stores acoustic information about your voice that Dragon uses to recognize what you say. It also stores changes you make to the standard options and vocabulary—any special words, names, acronyms, and abbreviations you add.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Note: Note: If you upgraded a single profile from an earlier version, Dragon opens that profile. If you upgraded multiple profiles, it displays all upgraded profiles in the Open User Profile dialog box. To create a user profile Proceed through the wizard, filling in the information it requests and clicking Next to proceed. Note: The wizard asks for region of the world you live in to help Dragon transcribe your speech in accordance with regional differences.
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon Setting up, positioning, and checking your microphone Positioning the microphone correctly is important. If the microphone is out of place, Dragon might not be able to hear you clearly and make mistakes. Consistent positioning is also important. Make sure that you position the microphone the same way each time you dictate.
Dragon Installation and User Guide From the DragonBar's Profile menu, select Open User Profile and select your profile in the list then click Open. From the Audio menu, select Read text to improve accuracy. To train a profile 1. In the Read Training Text page, under Choosing text to read, choose a text to read aloud and click Next. 2. When the Text Display page appears, choose how you want to read the text, from the screen or from a printed page.
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon To upgrade existing user profiles: 1. To start the User Upgrade Wizard, select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking > Dragon NaturallySpeaking Tools > Upgrade Users. The User Upgrade Wizard appears. 2. On the Select Users to Upgrade page, modify the list to include only the user profiles that you want to upgrade now. The wizard starts by including all user profiles in the current folder as candidates to upgrade.
Dragon Installation and User Guide profile name, old location, vocabulary, and one or more acoustic models. When you click on the location line of a user profile in the list, the New Location text box below the list becomes available. You can click Browse and select a new location. When you click on the vocabulary line of a user profile in the list, the New Base Vocabulary text box below the list becomes available. You can choose a new base vocabulary from the drop-down list.
Chapter 2: Installing Dragon Program files For 32-bit systems For 64-bit systems C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Program C:\Program Files (x86) \Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Program Help For 32-bit systems For 64-bit systems C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Help C:\Program Files (x86) \Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\Help Interactive Tutorial files For 32-bit systems For 64-bit systems C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking13\itutorial C:\Program Files (x86) \Nuance\NaturallySp
Dragon Installation and User Guide 5. On the Nuance activation page, click "Generate Activation Key" to create an Activation Key. 6. Once activation key appears, select the entire number and copy it (CTRL+C). Click the first field of the Enter Key dialog box and paste (CTRL+V). This pastes the entire number into the Activate Key field 7. Click OK to complete the activation. Notes 32 n You must be connected to the Internet to activate Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
Chapter 3: Getting Started Chapter 3: Getting Started This section contains the following topics: Welcome to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Working with Windows 8 and Windows 8.
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Chapter 3: Getting Started What's New Visit this help topic to read about the most newsworthy features of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the Web The Nuance Web site gives you access to latest information on Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Top ways to use Dragon Dictation: Our Top 5 Follow this link for a bird's eye view of all things Dragon. Start here for our top 5 tips about how to dictate to Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Microsoft Word, to WordPerfect, to OpenOffice.org Writer. Searching by voice Using Help Dragon NaturallySpeaking Voice Shortcuts collapse common multi-step tasks into direct voice commands that you can say at anytime, no matter what is active on your screen. Voice Shortcuts speed up searching the Internet, searching your computer, starting emails, and more.
Chapter 3: Getting Started Starting Dragon from the Windows Start Screen: When using Windows 8, click the Dragon NaturallySpeaking tile to start Dragon. In Windows 8.1, you start Dragon from the Apps View. You can start Dragon from the Start Screen on Windows 8.1 if you have a Dragon tile on the Start Screen. By default, the Dragon tile will not be on the Start Screen, and unless you pin it, you will not be able to start it from that screen.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say Windows 8 Commands Display the Start Screen "start screen" "Show me start screen" "Show start screen" "Open start screen" "Click start screen" Change Account Picture "Change account picture" "Change my account picture" Go to All Applications "Switch to all applications" "Open all applications" "Show all applications" "View all applications" Display the Charms Bar "charms bar" "Show me charms bar" "Click charms bar" Pin an Internet Explorer 10 site to the S
Chapter 3: Getting Started To Say Windows 8.1 Commands Customize the Start Screen "Customize start screen" Pin an Internet Explorer 11 site to Applications "Pin this location to start screen applications" "Add this web page to applications" "Pin this web site to apps" Display a Charm "Go to 'charm name' charm" "Open 'charm name' charm" "Show 'charm name' charm" Charm names: Start |Search | Share | Devices | Settings Windows 8 restrictions n Dragon’s windows can only open in the desktop environment.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Format and edit by voice You can use voice commands to format text and make corrections and to activate the buttons and menus in supported word processors, such as Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, DragonPad, WordPad, and other supported programs. Say What You See™ to control programs You can use voice commands to start and switch among programs and to control program windows, menus, and dialog boxes. Say "File," for example, to open the File menu.
Chapter 3: Getting Started There are solutions to these and most of the other errors that the program might make in the Help topics. Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking Before you first use Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you provide it with information about your pronunciation. You do this by reading a passage from a prepared text. The program then adds this data to the information it already knows about the way you speak.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 3. Click "Activate Automatically." This automatically activates Dragon NaturallySpeaking and requires no further action from you. To manually activate Dragon NaturallySpeaking 1. Start Dragon NaturallySpeaking. This displays the Activation dialog box. 2. Click "Activate Now." This displays the Activation Screen. 3. Click "Activate Manually." This displays the Enter Key dialog box. 4. To complete the manual activation, click on the URL listed at the top of the dialog box.
Chapter 3: Getting Started - A DVD-ROM drive for installation. - A Nuance-approved microphone. See support.nuance.com/compatibility for more information. - An Internet connection for automatic product activation (a quick anonymous process). Top Ways to use Dragon If you want to get started quickly, check out the topics listed here. They explain the top things you need to know about common tasks and concepts. Click a heading to open that topic. Getting Started Descriptions of key concepts and components.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Help In addition to using the Help menu, you can access Help and navigate through topics by hand (keyboard or mouse) as well as by using voice commands. The following table summarizes these commands. To Say Launch a keyword search in the Help At any time, even if the Help is not open, you can launch a search by saying the command "Search Dragon Help for ," where can be any word(s) you want to look for.
Chapter 3: Getting Started to select from the toolbar and you cannot click buttons by saying their name. You can use "Press Tab Key" to select buttons and "Press Enter Key" to press buttons. On the Search tab of Dragon’s Help window, three checkboxes enable you to search only previous search results, match similar words, and search topic titles only. Open the Help Search tab for details. Hot keys Use hot keys to perform the described actions.
Dragon Installation and User Guide can open it through the Help menu or by saying a command such as "What can I say" or "Show Dragon Learning Center." You can change the Learning Center's font size, either by voice or through its right-click menu. By default, the Learning Center is set to Floating; you can resize it and move it. If you prefer to not cover any window under it, you can choose to dock it to the side of the screen, in which case you can also choose to set it to Auto-hide.
Chapter 3: Getting Started To Say this Or do this Show the Learning Center "What can I say?" "Dragon Learning Center" or "Dragon Sidebar" (you can also precede this with "Open", "Launch", "Start", "Show", or "Show Me") "Sample Commands" or "Command list" (you can precede this with "Open", "Launch", "Start", "Show", or "Show Me") "Switch to Learning Center" Select Learning Center from the DragonBar's Help menu.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say this Or do this Set the Learning Center to Always on Top With the Learning Center active, rightclick it and say "Always on Top" Right-click on the Learning Center and select Always on Top Turn off Always on Top With the Learning Center active, rightclick it and say "Always on Top" Right-click on the Learning Center and deselect Always on Top.
Chapter 3: Getting Started If you click in an application for which Dragon does not have specific commands (for example, Notepad, Skype, or iTunes), the Learning Center displays general tips, plus commands available at all times (these are called “global commands”) and commands for controlling the Learning Center itself. Using the Interactive Tutorial The Interactive Tutorial teaches you Dragon commands and skills in a simulated environment.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Switch Function /diagnose Runs Dragon NaturallySpeaking in diagnostic mode. Outputs information into the Dragon.log file and exits. /FindCustom Brings up the custom directory /finddragonlog Brings up a Windows Explorer window with the dragon.log highlighted /findsetuplog Brings up a Windows Explorer window with the dgnsetup.log highlighted /findappdataallusers Brings up a Windows Explorer window in our "all users" application data directory (nssystem.
Chapter 3: Getting Started This functionality is only available in the medical editions. A full description of the other extra features of the medical versions and upgrade possibilities are available on: http://www.nuance.com/for-healthcare/index.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Your product serial number (the serial is printed on the DVD sleeve and is also on the splashscreen accessible by clicking About NaturallySpeaking in the DragonBar's Help menu) What you were doing when the problem happened (for instance: reading text for the Microphone Check, reading a text to train Dragon, entering text in a table in Microsoft Word 2013...
Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar This section contains the following topics: The DragonBar The Text Control Indicator Displaying the DragonBar Working with the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar 53 59 60 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.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Grabber bar Appears on the New DragonBar only. Click and hold the grabber bar ( )to move the New DragonBar around your screen when it's maximized. It's located to the left of the DragonBar menu. Minimize/Maximize icons These appear only on the New DragonBar. Click the Minimize icon ( ) or say "Collapse DragonBar" to collapse the New DragonBar, or shrink it down to a smaller size.
Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar New DragonBar Classic DragonBar What you can do The microphone is on and Dragon is listening. Dictate or say commands as needed. When you are finished or want to pause from dictating: Say "Go to Sleep" or click the forward slash key (/) to put the microphone to sleep. Say "Microphone Off" or click the plus key (+) to turn off voice recognition. The microphone is on and Dragon is ready to act on anything you dictate.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 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 There is a Text Control Indicator on the New DragonBar ( ) or the Classic DragonBar ( ) that changes to indicate whether Dragon currently has Full Text Control. See The Text Control Indicator for more information. Recognition Mode Indicator The Recognition Mode Indicator shows you Dragon's current mode.
Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar New DragonBar Classic DragonBar Recognition mode Description Normal Mode Dragon's default mode of dictation. In Normal Mode, Dragon distinguishes dictation from words, numbers, and commands by analyzing what you say between pauses. Say "Start Normal Mode" or "Normal Mode On." Dictation Mode A restricted recognition mode that causes Dragon to interpret everything you say as dictation and nothing is interpreted as a command.
Dragon Installation and User Guide New DragonBar Classic DragonBar Recognition mode Spell Mode Description A restricted recognition mode that causes Dragon to recognize only letters, numbers, commands, and punctuation. Spell mode is useful for dictating unpronounceable alphanumeric strings, such as part numbers and license plate numbers, and other terms you anticipate Dragon won’t know, such as Web addresses, words in a foreign language, or unusual product names.
Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar Read That button Click the Read That button to have Dragon read back a recording of your dictation. Transcribe button Click the Transcribe button to open the , which you use to transcribe recordings of dictation made on portable recorders. Open User Profiles button Displays the name of the current User Profile to the right of the Transcribe button. Click on the User Profile name to open the .
Dragon Installation and User Guide New DragonBar Classic DragonBar Without Full Text Control, the first word you dictate may not be capitalized, Dragon may not add spacing automatically when you insert a word, and commands that quote words from your text might not work. In these situations, you can say "cap" before the word you want capitalized, and you can say "space" when you want a space inserted. You also might want to use the keyboard and mouse to perform edits and corrections.
Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar Classic DragonBar The New DragonBar closes, and the Classic DragonBar opens. Tray Icon only The New DragonBar is not visible on the screen. Only the microphone icon in the Windows system tray indicates that Dragon is running. Auto-collapse The New DragonBar shrinks to a smaller size automatically when you move the cursor away from it. This feature is helpful when you find that the New DragonBar covers too much of your screen.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 2. Select a display mode: DragonBar Docked to Top The DragonBar always stays at the top of the screen. This is the mode in which the DragonBar appears the first time you start Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Applies only to the Classic DragonBar. DragonBar Docked to Bottom The DragonBar always stays at the bottom of the screen. If the Windows taskbar is visible at the bottom of the screen, the DragonBar appears just above it. Applies only to the Classic DragonBar.
Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar Working with the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar You can use the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar and get help with Dragon NaturallySpeaking using the following voice commands: 63
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say Select a New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar menu item 1. "Switch to DragonBar" to make the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar active. 2. The name of the menu you want to open.
Chapter 4: Using the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar To Say Note: When you set the Classic DragonBar to "Always on top" it will cover secondary Dragon NaturallySpeaking windows, such as the DragonPad and Help screens. In these cases, you will have to turn off the "Always on top" state or move the windows around so that they are not obscured. Exit Dragon 1.
| 67 Chapter 5: Using the Microphone This section contains the following topics: Choose an audio device Position your microphone properly 67 68 Choose an audio device Use this screen to tell Dragon which type of speech device you'll be using. To use a different device later on, you can to your profile. Click here for the Dragon Top 5s: Microphones Use the top section to choose the audio device that you want to use. Dragon highlights the audio device that it thinks is the most likely.
| Dragon Installation and User Guide Use this section for details about selecting handheld recording choices. If your Dragon installation is configured to use with commands only, you won't see this section. Handheld or smartphone with recording application Select this option if you'll be dictating with a mobile device capable of storing digital recordings and transferring them to your computer. Digital audio recorder (includes .wav, .mp3, .wma, .dss, .
| 69 n Hold the microphone consistently every time you use it. Be careful not to move the microphone or your head suddenly. n Do not use a microphone stand or holder because it will be harder to keep a consistent position and the stand may conduct noise.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Chapter 6: Using the Dragon Learning Center This section contains the following topics: Using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center 71 74 Using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center Use the Learning Center to see on the side of your screen sample commands and tips related to the program you are currently using. Its content changes as you switch between programs and windows. (See Learning Center contexts.
Chapter 6: Using the Dragon Learning Center To Say this Or do this Show the Learning Center "What can I say?" "Dragon Learning Center" or "Dragon Sidebar" (you can also precede this with "Open", "Launch", "Start", "Show", or "Show Me") "Sample Commands" or "Command list" (you can precede this with "Open", "Launch", "Start", "Show", or "Show Me") "Switch to Learning Center" Select Learning Center from the DragonBar's Help menu.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say this Or do this Set the Learning Center to Always on Top With the Learning Center active, rightclick it and say "Always on Top" Right-click on the Learning Center and select Always on Top Turn off Always on Top With the Learning Center active, rightclick it and say "Always on Top" Right-click on the Learning Center and deselect Always on Top.
Chapter 6: Using the Dragon Learning Center If you click in an application for which Dragon does not have specific commands (for example, Notepad, Skype, or iTunes), the Learning Center displays general tips, plus commands available at all times (these are called “global commands”) and commands for controlling the Learning Center itself. The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center You can use the Learning Center to see advice and commands related to your active application.
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Chapter 6: Using the Dragon Learning Center Note If you dock the Learning Center, the icons on the desktop may move, which could disrupt your desktop arrangement.
Chapter 7: Dictating Text Chapter 7: Dictating Text This section contains the following topics: Dictation Basics Undoing actions Correcting text errors as you dictate Dictation commands Typing or spelling text Spelling words Dictating numbers 77 78 79 80 81 82 84 Dictation Basics Dictate to Dragon NaturallySpeaking much as you would dictate to a person transcribing your dictation.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Click on the following links for more information about common dictation tasks: Dictating e-mail and Web addresses Undoing actions Moving the cursor Working in Programs on page 138 In the Dragon Help, see: Dictating in programs Dictating punctuation and symbols Dictating proper and place names Dictating hyphenated and compound words Dictating acronyms and abbreviations Dictating a bulleted list Replacing what you last dictated Undoing actions You can reverse the result
Chapter 7: Dictating Text Correcting text errors as you dictate Use the procedures in this topic if you notice that Dragon misrecognizes a word or words while you are dictating. When you correct errors, Dragon NaturallySpeaking learns not to make the same mistakes again. To correct a word or phrase with the Correction menu 1. Say "Select ," where text is the incorrect word or phrase. If the error is in the last thing you said, you can just say "Select That." (Also see Tips for selecting text).
Dragon Installation and User Guide Dictation commands When you are dictating, you can say the following dictation commands – also referred to as "in-line" commands – without pausing. All the dictation commands and their pronunciation can be seen in the Vocabulary Editor. Say To "new line" Press the Enter key once "new paragraph" Press the Enter key twice, capitalize next word.
Chapter 7: Dictating Text "Display" drop-down menu and choose the spoken form for "cap" then click "Delete", and click "Close." Now try dictating "baseball cap" and you will see that Dragon recognizes both words and displays them properly. n The capitalization and spacing modes are automatically canceled if you move around your document. n If you move the cursor (insertion point) by mouse or keyboard, or change windows, the next word you say will not be capitalized.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Voice commands that work in the Spelling window Command Result Choose <1-9> Chooses a number from the list of alternative spellings Select <1-9> Edit <1-9> Or Modify <1-9> Selects a line from the list of choices in the Spelling window and puts it in the edit box. You can then change the text either by voice or typing.
Chapter 7: Dictating Text In some cases, you may not know that a word is not in the active Vocabulary until Dragon NaturallySpeaking fails to recognize it correctly. Whether you are spelling a word as part of your dictation or correcting a misrecognition, the process is the same. To spell a word or phrase When you want to add a new word to the Vocabulary, say "Spell" or "Spell That" (immediately after a recognition error) and the characters of the word or words you want to spell.
Dragon Installation and User Guide n If you are planning to do a large amount of spelling in a document, consider turning Spell Mode on (say "Spell Mode" or click Modes > Spell Mode). In Spell Mode, Dragon NaturallySpeaking tries to interpret everything you dictate as letters. Dictating numbers In most cases you can dictate numbers, including postal codes, as you normally say them. If you want to dictate only numbers, as, for example, when dictating in a spreadsheet program, you can turn on Numbers mode.
Chapter 7: Dictating Text To enter Say 4 "four" or "numeral four" 23 "twenty three" 179 "one hundred seventy nine", "one hundred and seventy nine," or "one seventy nine" 5423 "five thousand four hundred twenty three" 5.423 "five point four twenty three" 142,015 "one hundred forty two thousand and fifteen" 127,400,042 "one hundred twenty seven million four-hundred thousand forty-two" 127 billion "one hundred twenty seven billion" 0.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To enter Say Boston, MA 02460 "Boston Massachusetts 02460" Oakland, CA 99077 "Oakland California 99077" Notes 86 n Most of these examples only work as shown when the appropriate number formatting options are selected on the Auto-formatting dialog box. n If you want a comma in a four-digit number, you must speak it explicitly. Numbers with five or more digits automatically include commas.
Chapter 7: Dictating Text n Dragon's Smart Format Rules appear when you correct auto-formatted alphanumeric text or Word Properties using the Correction menu, the Spelling window, or the keyboard. For details, see Using Smart Format Rules and Setting Auto-Formatting Options.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Chapter 8: Using the Dictation Box This section contains the following topics: Using the Dictation Box Dictation Box Settings 88 91 Using the Dictation Box BEGIN_NONMED Normally you can dictate and use Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice commands in any text window of any application. However, you may occasionally find an application or a specific window in an application where you cannot dictate and/or where some voice commands won’t work or won't work consistently.
Chapter 8: Using the Dictation Box n Some Microsoft Outlook users may find that the Full Text Control editing capability does not always work. n Some applications, such as Netscape, are not supported for Full Text Control editing at all. Transferring your text When you are ready to move your dictation from the Dictation Box to the unsupported application, say "Transfer" or click the Transfer button to transfer the text into that application.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 3. When the Dictation Box displays, you can dictate and edit text inside the Dictation Box using all of Dragon NaturallySpeaking's commands. 4. Once you have finished dictating and editing the text, say or click "Transfer." The text you dictated in the Dictation Box is transferred to the application. The Dictation Box then closes. Editing text in unknown text fields To edit text already in the unknown text field: 1.
Chapter 8: Using the Dictation Box Dictation Box Settings You open the Dictation Box by selecting Tools > Dictation Box on the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar. When you are in Anchored mode, you can define your settings from the Dictation Box Settings window, where you can configure how the Dictation Box copies text from and pastes text into each application where you plan to use the Dictation Box.
Dragon Installation and User Guide The Dictation Box works for all applications that can accept standard keyboard shortcuts for Windows Clipboard operations. In some applications that do not accept these commands, your text may be lost or changed when you transfer text in and out of the Dictation Box. The Copy options define what kind of copied text the Dictation Box can receive from an application.
Chapter 8: Using the Dictation Box For more information For more information, see: n Using the Dictation Box n The Full Text Control Indicator 93
Dragon Installation and User Guide Chapter 9: Using DragonPad This section contains the following topics: About DragonPad Changing the way text wraps on your screen 94 94 About DragonPad DragonPad is Dragon NaturallySpeaking's built-in word processor, which is optimized for dictation. DragonPad includes basic text formatting features as well as the ability to save and print documents. You can use DragonPad when you do not need the capability of a full-featured word processor.
Chapter 9: Using DragonPad n You can set different word wrap options for the text format in which you save the document: text-only (TXT) or rich text format (RTF).
Dragon Installation and User Guide Chapter 10: Making Corrections This section contains the following topics: Correcting dictation - workflow Correcting text - quick reference Choosing the correct text Correcting misrecognized commands 96 100 101 102 Correcting dictation - workflow There are a number of ways you can correct the misrecognitions in a document. The following techniques describe the most basic methods. You can combine these techniques in any manner that suits your working style.
Chapter 10: Making Corrections The Correction menu opens*. 2. Choose one of the items from the Correction menu or dictate the replacement content. If you choose one of the alternatives on the Correction menu, Dragon automatically returns the cursor to where it was before you opened the menu. If you dictate something new to make a correction when the Correction menu is open, Dragon does not return the cursor to its last location.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Correcting text with the keyboard (fastest) To correct text with the keyboard 1. Move the insertion point to the beginning of the dictation you want to correct. 2. Press the Correction hot key to display the Correction menu.( By default, this is the Minus key (-) on the numeric keypad. You can change the hot key assignment on the Hot keys tab of the Options dialog box.) You can also click the Correction button on the Extras toolbar.
Chapter 10: Making Corrections Correcting text using voice commands (hands-free) To correct text using voice commands 1. Say "Go To Beginning of Document." 2. Look for the first misrecognition and say "Correct" and the text that is incorrect. The Correction menu appears, presenting alternatives. n If an alternative is correct, say "Choose" and the number of that alternative. For example, "Choose Two.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Correcting text - quick reference When you correct recognition errors, Dragon NaturallySpeaking adapts your User Profile, so errors are less likely to happen again.
Chapter 10: Making Corrections Smart Format Rules), to see what you prefer for a given situation. For a description of three different methods for correcting text and how each fits into a particular workflow, click Correction workflow.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Notes n Dragon's Smart Format Rules dialog box may appear when you correct autoformatted alphanumeric text using the Correction command, the Spelling window, or the keyboard. For details, see Using Smart Format Rules and Automatically Format Text. n When selecting an alternative on the correction menu, say "Choose" and the number of that alternative. For example, "Choose Two.
Chapter 10: Making Corrections n The Accuracy Center provides a central location for taking advantage of all the Dragon NaturallySpeaking tools available to ensure excellent recognition. For more information, see Using the Accuracy Center.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Chapter 11: Revising Text This section contains the following topics: Using Direct Editing commands Handling multiple text matches Revising text - quick reference 104 106 110 Using Direct Editing commands Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking Direct Editing (formerly called Quick Voice Formatting) commands to do routine tasks faster by voice.
Chapter 11: Revising Text To... Say... Bold the specified text or a range of text. Bold Bold from to Bold through Italicize the specified text or a range of text. Italicize Italicize from to Italicize through Underline the specified text or a range of text.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Editing text Use the commands in the following table to quickly revise text using Direct Editing. To... Say... Cut the specified text or a range of text. Cut Cut from to Cut through Note: The Cut voice command is turned off by default to keep the word "cut" available for regular dictation.
Chapter 11: Revising Text You can cancel text matching by saying "Cancel," continuing to dictate, typing, or clicking the mouse. You can also use "Undo All" after you use "Choose All." You can use this feature with Microsoft Word, Notepad, WordPad, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, Microsoft InfoPath, DragonPad and Dragon's Dictation Box.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Command To... Say... Bold Apply bold to one or more text matches "Choose " or "." For example, say "Choose 3" or "3" to apply the formatting to only the third instance of a number of text matches. OR "Choose all" to apply bold to all instances Dragon shows as text matches. Underline Apply underlining to one or more text matches "Choose " or ".
Chapter 11: Revising Text Command To... Say... Note Undo All can undo a maximum of 50 instances of the Bold, Italicize, Underline, and Delete commands, and up to a maximum of 25 instances of the Correct command. Cut Cut one of the text matches Choose " or "." For example, say "Choose 3" or "3" to cut only the third instance of a number of text matches. Note: The Cut voice command is turned off by default to keep the word "cut" available for regular dictation.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Command To... Say... • Depending on how Dragon's Correction Options are set, Dragon displays either the Correction menu (see example below) or the Spelling window when you use the Correct command. If you use "Choose all" when multiple correction options are displayed, you can replace all of the selections with a numbered option from the menu or use "all caps that." Other menu commands apply to the last match selected.
Chapter 11: Revising Text To Say Delete text "Scratch That" to delete the last thing you said. "Delete " where is the word or phrase you want to delete * "Delete from to " * "Delete through " * Cut text "Cut That" to cut previously selected text or the last thing you said.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say Note: Outside the USA or Canada, say "Select To ." Correct text once you have selected it "Correct That" OR The words you want to replace the selection. Back up and resume dictating "Resume With " where is the word you want Dragon to resume with. Then, dictate the revised text.
Chapter 11: Revising Text hyphenated word "brother-in-law" if you say "correct brother" because you only need to change that, Dragon selects "brother-in-law.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Chapter 12: Moving around in a document The following topics describe how to move the text insertion point around in a document.
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document Say Then say Then say "Move" "Right" "<1-20>" "Left" "a character" "Forward" "<1-20> characters" "Back" Examples "Move Right 3" "Move Back 15 characters" 115
Dragon Installation and User Guide To move the insertion point by words Say the following to move the insertion point by a number of words. Say Then say Then say "Move" "Right" "a Word" "Forward" "<1-20> Words" "Left" "Back" Examples "Move Left 3 Words" "Move Forward a Word" To move the insertion point by lines Say the following to move the insertion point up or down by lines. These commands press the up and down arrow keys.
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document word processing features of Dragon NaturallySpeaking are based). For example, in Windows Notepad, the paragraph commands don't work because Notepad does not recognize a paragraph and in Microsoft Excel, these commands only work in the toolbar edit field. Moving to specific words You can move the insertion point before or after a particular word or phrase.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Say Then say "Go to" "Top" "Move to" "Top of Document" "Beginning of Document" "Start of Document" "Bottom" "Bottom of Document" "End of Document" "Beginning of Line" "Start of Line" "End of Line" Examples "Go to Top" "Move to End of Line" Note These commands deselect any text that is selected.
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document Note To use "Go Back," the distance from the last cursor location must be greater than 10 characters.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Selecting text This section contains the following topics: Selecting text - quick reference Selecting characters and words Selecting specific words or phrases Selecting lines and paragraphs Selecting text again Changing an incorrect text selection Selecting text - quick reference When you are dictating, you can select text in these different ways: Selecting text Selecting characters and words Selecting specific words or phrases Selecting parts of a document Selecting tex
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document To select characters and words Say Then say Then say "Select" "Next" "Character" "Forward" "<1-20> Characters" "Previous" "Word" "Back" "<1-20> Words" "Last" Notes n When you use the "select" or "correct" command to select any part of a hyphenated word or a hyphen, Dragon selects the entire hyphenation. For example, in the hyphenated word "brother-in-law" if you say "correct brother" because you only need to change that, Dragon selects "brother-in-law.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Example To select the words "enclosed the materials you requested," in the sentence: "I have also enclosed the materials you requested," say: "Select enclosed Through requested" Notes n You can cancel a selection by saying "Unselect That," selecting different text, or moving the insertion point to another part of the document.
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document Notes n You can cancel a selection by saying "Unselect That," selecting different text, or moving the insertion point to another part of the document. n Commands that delete by words or paragraphs may not always have the expected effects in programs that do not use the same shortcut keys as WordPad (on which the word processing features of Dragon NaturallySpeaking are based).
Dragon Installation and User Guide 124 n The default is for Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the nearest instance from the location of the insertion point. You can change the search direction to always be backward on the Correction tab of the Options dialog box. n To dictate the word "Select" at the beginning of an utterance (that is, as the first word after a pause), either say "Select" and then pause, or hold down the Shift key while you speak. You can also use Dictation Mode.
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document Deleting, Cutting, and Copying Text This section contains the following topics: Cutting, copying, and pasting Deleting dictated text Deleting characters, words, lines, or paragraphs Deleting by backspacing 125 125 126 126 Cutting, copying, and pasting You can say these commands to cut, copy, and paste selected text to and from documents. To cut selected text Say "Cut That." To copy selected text Say "Copy That" or "Copy All To Clipboard.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Deleting characters, words, lines, or paragraphs You can delete any number of words or characters (up to 20) using the following commands.
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document To delete characters Say "Backspace" or "Backspace" followed by the number of characters you want to delete (from 2 to 20).
Dragon Installation and User Guide Formatting This section contains the following topics: Formatting text Formatting numbers Setting font name, size, and style Aligning text Adding new lines and paragraphs Hyphenating words Joining words Setting Auto-Formatting Options Creating Word Properties Formatting text You can use the following commands to format text you have just dictated or text you have selected.
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document To Say Apply bold "Bold That" or "Format that Bold" to bold previously selected text or the last thing you said. "Bold " * "Bold from to " * "Bold through " * Apply italics "Italicize That" or "Format That Italics" to italicize previously selected text or the last thing you said.
Dragon Installation and User Guide * indicates a Direct Editing command. You can enable and disable these Direct Editing commands from the Commands tab of the Options dialog box. To set a font name, size, or style Notes n The commands that quote text from the screen (select , correct , insert after …) work thanks to a functionality called Full Text Control.
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document Setting font name, size, and style You can use commands to specify any combination of font name, size, and style, in that order. These commands change selected text and text you dictate from then on. To set a font name, size, or style Say "Set Size" or "Set Font Size" or "Format That" and the font name, size, and/or style.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say Center text "Center That" or "Format That Centered" Left align text "Left Align That" or "Format That Left Aligned" Right align text "Right Align That" or "Format That Right Aligned" Adding new lines and paragraphs While you are dictating, you can use the following commands to duplicate the action of pressing the Enter key once (to add a new line) or twice (to add a new paragraph).
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document Note You can join words as you dictate by saying "no space." When you use this technique, the new word is not added to your Vocabulary, but you can add it as a new compound word if necessary. For more information, click Adding words and phrases to your Vocabulary. Setting Auto-Formatting Options You can configure how Dragon NaturallySpeaking formats commonly used words and phrases.
Dragon Installation and User Guide n Modify the Printed form field as warranted. n Add or revise automatic formatting as warranted. To revise Context 1. Say “click Use printed form 1” or click "Use printed form 1" and then use the drop-down list to change to "after numbers" or "before numbers" or "between numbers" as warranted. As an example, here is how Dragon displays the Context for the form "kHz" to be used for the word "kilohertz" after a number: 2.
Chapter 12: Moving around in a document Option Description Insert space before and space after Inserts the specified number of spaces before and after the word or phrase. Use the drop-down fields to select a number of spaces. Valid values are: 0 1 2 Precede by and follow with Inserts the specified spacing before and after the word or phrase. Use the drop-down fields to select the spacing type.
Dragon Installation and User Guide If you wish to add a second Context, repeat the steps above.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Chapter 13: Working in Programs This section contains the following topics: Scrolling in popular programs Using the ribbon interface in Microsoft applications About spoken commands in word processing programs About spoken commands in word processing programs Dictating in your word processor Working with Microsoft Word Basic document commands in Microsoft Word Creating, opening, and closing a document Saving a document Selecting text Formatting text in Microsoft Word Email P
Dragon Installation and User Guide Editing in a spreadsheet Saving, renaming, and moving to another a spreadsheet Setting up a spreadsheet Viewing the spreadsheet Printing Moving around a spreadsheet Switching between open spreadsheets Formatting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet Working with cell contents in Microsoft Excel 170 170 171 171 171 171 172 173 173 Scrolling in popular programs You can use the following commands in many programs to scroll and move the view through the program's work area.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Using the ribbon interface in Microsoft applications Dragon supports the "ribbon" menu interface of Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Office 2013. (Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Office are supported.) The ribbon presents application features organized into a set of tabs, including a Home tab and a View tab. The tabs display the controls that are most relevant for each of the task areas in the application, such as changing the font or zooming in.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Here's an example of what appears when you click the File tab in Word 2013: The unlabeled menu in WordPad and Windows Live Mail In Windows 7, WordPad and Windows Live Mail have a menu for file-related commands but there is no label on this menu's tab. To open this menu by voice, you can say "click Application menu." Note: To close the menu, you cay say "press Escape.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs About spoken commands in word processing programs This section contains the following topics: About spoken commands in word processing programs Dictating in your word processor 142 142 About spoken commands in word processing programs Dragon NaturallySpeaking provides Natural Language Commands for use with popular word processing programs other than Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect.
Dragon Installation and User Guide dictating you can run the grammar checker. Dragon NaturallySpeaking does not make spelling errors. n Disable any automatic correction or other automatic features such as automatic formatting if they are not necessary. Turning these options off frees memory for speech recognition. n Divide large documents into multiple smaller documents. Large documents cause Dragon NaturallySpeaking to work more slowly.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Working with Microsoft Word Dragon NaturallySpeaking provides a large number of Natural Language commands to use with different versions of Microsoft Word. Using these commands, you can avoid the multiple menu-selection and mouse-movement steps associated with the traditional Microsoft Windows interface. Because the number of valid commands is so large, you should just try saying what you want to do.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Saving a document 145 To Say Save a document as a .doc file 1. "Save Changes" 2. Dictate a file name (only needed if this is the first time the file has been saved) 3. "Click Save" Save a document with a new file name and file type 1. "Save Document As" 2. Dictate a file name 3. "File Type ", for example, "RTF" 4. "Click Save" Save a document in HTML format 1. "Save Document as Web Page" 2. "Click Save" 3.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Page Setup To Say Set the page orientation "Set Page Orientation to Landscape" "Set Page Orientation to Portrait" Set the size "Set Page Width to Inches/Centimeters", for example, "Set Page Width to Eight Inches" "Set Page Height to Inches/Centimeters", for example, "Set Page Height to Eleven Inches" Set margins "Set Left/Right Margin to Inches/Centimeters", for example, "Set Left Margin to Two Inches" "Set Top/Bottom Margin to Inch
Dragon Installation and User Guide Printing To Say Print a range of pages "Print Pages to ", for example, "Print Pages One to Three" Print part of a page 1. "Select paragraph", for example, "Select the Last Paragraph" 2. "Print the Paragraph" or "Print the Selection" Checking spelling and grammar To Say Check spelling 1. "Check Spelling" 2. "Click Change" or "Click Ignore" depending on how you want to respond 3.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Inserting document segments To Say Add a page 1. "Go To " (to move the insertion point to where you want to insert the new page). For example, "Go To Bottom" to add a new page at the end of the current document. 2. "Add a New Page" Create a line break 1. "Go To " (to move the insertion point to the location where you want the text to break). For example, "Go To third line" to add a line break at the end of the third line in the current paragraph. 2.
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Chapter 13: Working in Programs To Do Move a word 1. Move the insertion point to the word you want to move 2. "Select Word" 3. "Move Word Forward/Back Words/Lines", for example, "Move Word Forward Five Lines" Move a line 1. Move the insertion point to the line you want to move 2. "Select Line" 3. "Move Line Forward/Back Lines" or "Move Line to the Beginning/End of Paragraph/Document", for example, "Move Line to the End of Paragraph" Move a paragraph 1.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Moving around in a document To Say Go to a specific place in a document window "Go to ," where location can be top, bottom, start, or end. Move up or down one line "Line Up" or "Line Down" Move up or down one page "Page Up" or "Page Down" Go back to the last place you moved the cursor "Go Back" See Using "Go Back" to move the cursor Switching between open documents To Say Switch between open documents 1.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Selecting text You can use the following voice commands to select text in Microsoft Word and OpenOffice.org Writer. To Do Select a word, line, or paragraph 1. Move the insertion point to the word, line, or paragraph you want to select 2. Say "Select //" Select an adjacent word, line or paragraph 1. Move the insertion point to either before or after the word, line, or paragraph you want to select. 2.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Changing font and point sizes To Say Change font name and point size "Set the Font to Twenty Four Points Times in the Word/Line/Paragraph" "Increase/Decrease the Font Size to Eighteen Points in the Word/Line/Paragraph" "Set the Font to Courier in the Selection/Word/Line/Paragraph/Page/Section/Document" "Decrease Selection by Two Points" Changing font properties To Say Change font properties "Turn on Bold and Italics" "Format That Regular" "Italicize the Next
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Changing text justification To Say Change text justification "Justify the Document" "Right Justify It" or "Right Align Selection" "Left Align This Line/Paragraph" "Set Initial Indent to Inches/Centimeters" "Set Hanging Indent to Inches/Centimeters on This Page" Creating bulleted or numbered lists To Say Create and delete bullet points or list numbers "Set the paragraph to Bulleted/Numbered" "Delete Bullets From the Document" "Unnumber the Selection"
Dragon Installation and User Guide Email Programs This section contains the following topics: Supported e-mail programs Working in e-mail programs Commands for working with e-mail messages Commands for moving around in e-mail Dictating e-mail and Web addresses Dictating E-mail and Calendar commands Commands for Windows Live Mail 155 155 156 156 157 158 160 Supported e-mail programs The e-mail commands listed in this section work in the following desktop e-mail applications: n Microsoft Outlook n Lotus
Chapter 13: Working in Programs To Say Check for new messages "Check Mail" Open the selected e-mail message "Open Mail" Create an e-mail message "New Mail" Commands for working with e-mail messages To work with e-mail messages Use the following commands if you are working in your Inbox and have a message selected or open.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say Move to the To field "Go to To" Move to the Subject field "Go to "Subject" Move to the Body field "Go to Body" Move to the CC field "Go to CC Field" Move to the BCC field "Go to BCC field" Move to the First field "Go to First Field" Move to the Previous field "Go to Previous Field" Move to the Next field "Go to Next Field" Move to the Last field "Go to Last Field" Move up or down one line "Line Up" or "Line Down" Move up or down one page "Pag
Chapter 13: Working in Programs To Dictate Say info@samplecompany.com "no caps on info at sample company dot com no caps off" http://www.samplecompany .com/sales "no caps on http www dot sample company dot com slash sales no caps off" Notes n The "Web and E-mail Addresses" box must be selected on the Auto-formatting dialog box. for you to dictate e-mail addresses as described here. n You can say the following abbreviations by pronouncing them as words: com, net, org, and sys.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 159 Example command Command Type Syntax What happens Email the selected text, message or file(s) to one or more contacts E-mail the selection to ... and “E-mail the selection to Peter Moreno and Caroline Chang" A new e-mail appears, addressed to the person(s) named, with as body the selected text (or email) or as attachment(s) the file(s) selected in Windows Explorer.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Command Type Syntax Example command What happens Note: If the folder name is unusual, you may need to add it to Dragon's Vocabulary. See Adding words or phrases to your Vocabulary. Create a task in Microsoft Outlook Create task "Create task about today's shopping list" A task window opens, with the subject "today's shopping list.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say Start the e-mail application "Start Windows Live Mail" Instead of "start," you can also say "open," "launch" or "show". For example, say "show Windows Live Mail" Read messages "Check for New Mail" "Open Message" "Go To Next Unread Message" "Mark Message as Unread" "Go To Previous Message" "Delete Message" "Close the Message Window" Create and send a message 1. "Create Message" 2. "Move to Text Field" 3.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Microsoft Outlook This section contains the following topics: Working with Microsoft Outlook Reading and sending e-mail with Microsoft Outlook Making appointments in Microsoft Outlook Adding contacts in Microsoft Outlook Writing notes in Microsoft Outlook Using other Microsoft Outlook commands Dialog box commands Moving around in a message window Microsoft Outlook 2010 commands 162 162 163 164 165 165 166 166 167 Working with Microsoft Outlook Dragon NaturallySpeaking prov
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say Send a message without having Microsoft Outlook open Say either of the following: • "Send e-mail to " Or • "Start Microsoft Outlook" Read your e-mail 1. "Start Microsoft Outlook" Instead of "start", you can also say "open", "launch" or "show". For example, say "show Microsoft Outlook" 2. "Go To Inbox" 3. "Check for new mail" 4. "Open Mail Message" to read first unread message Reply to a message 1.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs To Say Open your calendar 1. "Start Microsoft Outlook" Instead of "start", you can also say "open", "launch" or "show". For example, say "show Microsoft Outlook" 2. "View Calendar" Create an event 1. "Create New All Day Event" 2. Dictate the subject line, for example, "Company Picnic" 3. "Set Start Time to ", for example "Set Start Time to Monday" 4. "Press Tab Key" to move to the text box 5.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say Open your address book 1. "Start Microsoft Outlook" Instead of "start", you can also say "open", "launch" or "show". For example, say "show Microsoft Outlook" 2. "View Address Book" Create a new contact 1. "Create New Contact" 2. Dictate a name in the Full name box, for example, "Joel Huffman" 3. "Press Alt Yankee" to open the Company field 4. Dictate a company name, for example "Mega Products Limited" 5. "Click Business" to open the telephone number field 6.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Miscellaneous commands To Say Open the calendar view "View Calendar" Open and view the journal properties 1. "View Journal" 2.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Microsoft Outlook 2010 commands 167 To Command Create an appointment "Create a new appointment at
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Microsoft Excel This section contains the following topics: Working with Microsoft Excel Dictating in Microsoft Excel with Full Text Control Basic commands for Microsoft Excel Creating, opening, and closing a spreadsheet Editing in a spreadsheet Saving, renaming, and moving to another a spreadsheet Setting up a spreadsheet Viewing the spreadsheet Printing Moving around a spreadsheet Switching between open spreadsheets Formatting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet Working with cel
Dragon Installation and User Guide Edition Mode Description Quick Edition Mode Allows you to enter new content into a cell, overwrite the current contents of a cell, or format the entire contents of a cell. When you select a cell and begin dictating, a yellow background appears to indicate that the dictated text will be inserted into the cell. If the cell currently contains text, the new dictated text will overwrite the existing text.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs Creating, opening, and closing a spreadsheet To Say Create a new spreadsheet "Create New File" or "Create New Workbook" Open an existing spreadsheet 1. "Open File" or "Open Document" 2. "", for example, "My Spreadsheet" 3.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Setting up a spreadsheet To Say Set printing area 1. "Fit to Pages Wide" 2.
Chapter 13: Working in Programs To Say Start automatic downward scrolling "Start Scrolling Down" Start automatic upward scrolling "Start Scrolling Up" Move to the bottom of the spreadsheet "Scroll Down" Move to the top of the spreadsheet "Scroll Up" Stop automatic scrolling "Stop Scrolling" Increase the rate of automatic scrolling "Scroll Faster" Decrease the rate of automatic scrolling "Scroll Slower" Move down one row "Line Down" Move up one row "Line Up" Switching between open spread
Dragon Installation and User Guide Formatting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet You can use the following voice commands to format a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet: To Say Change column width Change row and column appearance n "Set Column Width to " n "Set Width to in Column " n "Shade This Row/Column" n "Apply Pattern to Current/This Row/Column" n "Center the Next/Previous Rows/Columns" n "Indent the Next/Previous Rows/Columns " n "Bold/Italiciz
Chapter 13: Working in Programs To Say Edit the contents of a selected cell "Edit cell" Or "Edit selection" Sum or average a column or row of numbers 1. Move the insertion point to the cell where you want the sum to appear 2, "Sum/Average the Values on the Right/on the Left/Above/Below" Sort a column or row of numbers 1. Select the row, column, or range of cells you want to sort 2. "Sort the Selection" Change contents from decimals to fractions 1.
Chapter 14: Working with Web applications Chapter 14: Working with Web applications This section contains the following topics: About the Dragon Web Extension Browser requirements for the Dragon Web Extension Installing and enabling the Dragon Web Extension How to tell if the Dragon Web Extension is Enabled Using Web-based Email Editing text in a supported Web application Using Dragon's Web capabilities without the Dragon Web Extension If you have problems using Web application support 176 176 177 182 18
Dragon Installation and User Guide If you don't have one of these browsers in the version listed, you cannot click page elements by voice. In addition, Full Text Control is not available in the browsers and Web applications. You'll need to click page elements manually (or using MouseGrid and mouse commands) and, if you want Full Text Control, you'll need to use the Dictation Box. The makers of Firefox and Chrome frequently release new versions of their browser.
Chapter 14: Working with Web applications 2. Click Proceed. Installation instructions appear. 3. Follow the instructions provided. Mozilla Firefox 24 or later 1. Open Firefox. When a valid user profile is loaded, a prompt appears the first time you open the browser after Dragon installation. Note: If you click No Thanks at the initial prompt and then later decide to install the extension, you must close and reopen both Firefox and Dragon for the prompt to reappear.
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Chapter 14: Working with Web applications 3. Click the Install web extension button, and then follow the instructions on the screen to install the web extension. 4. Click the Verify plugin settings button, and then follow the instructions on the screen to verify the plugin settings. When you've installed the extension and plugin, ensure that the Update Add-ons Automatically option is selected to receive updates from Nuance. To select it: 1. Click the Firefox button appears. 2.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 2. Click Proceed. The Chrome Web Store opens. 3. Click 181 . A confirmation appears.
Chapter 14: Working with Web applications 4. Click Add. Chrome downloads and installs the extension. Resolving problems If you're having trouble, see If you have problems using Web Application support. Do you need to re-install? If you did not enable the extension initially, copy and paste the appropriate link to the address bar of your browser for installation instructions: Internet Explorer: https://dnsriacontent.nuance.com/13/addons.html?lang=ENX&browser=ie Chrome: https://dnsriacontent.nuance.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Mozilla Firefox 1. Open Mozilla Firefox. 2. Click the Firefox button The Add-ons Manager appears. or the Menu icon , and then select Add-ons. 3. Click Plugins and look for the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Plugin. 4. Click Extensions and look for the Dragon Web Extension. In older versions of Firefox, the Enable option appears rather than Always Activate. Click the Enable button to enable it. Google Chrome 1. Open Google Chrome. 2.
Chapter 14: Working with Web applications For example, you can say "Click Link", "Click Button", or "Click Inbox" to click the elements on the page. If you do not install the Dragon web extension, you cannot click page elements by voice. In addition, Full Text Control is not available for dictation in the browsers and Web applications. Without the Dragon web extension enabled, you'll need to click Web page elements using your mouse and keyboard, and dictate content using the Dictation Box.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To Say Show all places on the page where you can enter text "Click Type Text" or "Click Edit Box" Show all text fields on the page "Click Text Field" Show all check boxes on the page "Click Check Box" Show all images on the page with links "Click Image" Show all buttons on the page "Click Button" Show all links on the page "Click Link" Show all radio buttons on the page "Click Radio Button" Show all boxes on the page with lists of choice "Click List Box
Chapter 14: Working with Web applications Editing text in a supported Web application Use this topic for examples of how you can edit text in any of the Web applications that Dragon supports. In supported browsers, you'll have Full Text Control, so that you can dictate content and use a broad range of Dragon commands. You'll also be able to navigate between mail fields and perform common tasks like "Click Inbox" and "Click Compose.
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Chapter 14: Working with Web applications To Say Delete the last text Dragon entered Scratch That Correct selected text or the last text Dragon entered Correct That Spell a word to add it to the vocabulary Spell That Return the cursor back to where you last placed it in documents and e-mail messages Go Back Correct the previous correction Correct Previous Correct the next correction Correct Next Train Dragon about how you pronounce a new word Train That Hyphenate selected words Compound Se
Dragon Installation and User Guide Selecting text To Say Select text you specify in your document Select Selects the next text item, such as the next word, line or paragraph, or the next instance when there are multiple text matches Select Again Selects the previous text item, such as the next word, line or paragraph, or the next instance when there are multiple text matches Select Previous Selects the next text item, such as the next word, line or paragraph, or the next instance when there
Chapter 14: Working with Web applications Global commands that can be helpful for Web navigation include keyboard commands such as “press Alt d,” “press Enter,” “press tab,” “press F5,” and “page down,” as well as commands for clicking and dragging the mouse, such as “MouseGrid 3 3” and “mouse click.” For more information about Dragon's Web capabilities, see Working with a Web browser.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Firefox: https://dnsriacontent.nuance.com/13/addons.html?lang=ENX&browser=firefox Is your browser extension or plug-in enabled? Your Dragon installation includes extension and/or plug-in and files that Web browsers use to provide you with full text support. If you are having trouble, make sure the Dragon web extension is enabled for the browser you are using. Typically, you can do this from a Tools or Options menu.
Chapter 14: Working with Web applications playback of dictation using menus and buttons. Playback restricted to the current field In a Web application like Gmail or Outlook.com, playback is limited to the current dictation for the current field. This means that when you move to another field, you can no longer play back dictation for previous fields, even if you go back to them.
Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers This section contains the following topics: Working with a Web browser Searching the Web by voice Web browser commands Internet Explorer commands 194 195 199 204 Working with a Web browser Dragon NaturallySpeaking includes many commands designed to enable you to surf the Web by voice in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.
Dragon Installation and User Guide About the Dragon Web Extension In the Dragon Help, see: Following links and clicking buttons Specifying Web addresses Going to text boxes and selecting check boxes and option buttons Notes n You cannot select icons on the toolbar, Java ™ or ActiveX ® applets, or items in the History, Search, or Channels panels by voice. You also cannot select icons in Adobe Flash Player.
Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers Notes n The option to edit the search string before it is sent to your browser is configurable, so you can turn it off if you prefer. See Display search text before performing search for details in the Dragon Help. n Depending on your Web browser and the complexity of the search, displaying the results may take a few moments. n Your Web browser does not have to be open to start a Web search by voice.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Search type 197 Syntax Example commands What happens Search the Web Search [the] Web for [the] "Search the Web for Italian restaurants in Boston" Optionally, Dragon NaturallySpeaking displays your search string so that you can edit the keywords if necessary. Your default Web browser opens and displays the results of a search for the phrase "Italian restaurants in Boston" using your default search engine.
Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers Search type Syntax Example commands What happens Search a category on the Web Search for "Search video for JFK inaugural address" Optionally, displays your search string so that you can edit the keywords if necessary. Your default WDragon NaturallySpeakingeb browser opens and displays the results of a search on the words "JFK inaugural address" in your default search engine's video category.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Search type Syntax Example commands What happens Directly open the top-ranked Web site for your search term "Open top Web site (on | about | for ) [the] " "Open top Web site for University of Kansas" You can also substitute "Web page" or "site" for "Web site" Optionally, Dragon NaturallySpeaking displays your search string so that you can edit the keywords if necessary.
Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers Starting your browser To Say Start Internet Explorer "Start Internet Explorer" "Start Microsoft Internet Explorer" Start Mozilla Firefox "Start Firefox" "Start Mozilla Firefox" Start Google Chrome "Start Google Chrome" "Start Chrome" Instead of "start," you can also say "open," "launch" or "show". Navigating the Web Please note that not all of these commands work in all browsers. See the Command Browser for more information.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 201 To Say Move the insertion point to the Address Bar "Go to Address Bar" (Internet Explorer and Firefox only. For Chrome, you can say "press Alt d.") See also Internet Explorer Commands. Go to the URL in the Address Bar "Click Go" or "Go There" (Firefox and Internet Explorer only. For Chrome, you can say "press Enter.") Refresh the current page from the Web "Refresh page" or "Reload page" (Firefox and Internet Explorer only. For Chrome, you can say "press F5.
Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers To Say Activate the Favorites and RSS icon in IE9, 10, and 11 "Click Favorites" (Firefox and Internet Explorer only) Using tabs To Say Open a new tab "Add a New Tab" "Open a New Tab" "Create a New Tab" or "press control t" Close the tab "Close This Tab" or "press control w" Go to the next tab "Go to the Next Tab" "Switch to the Next Tab" "Move to the Next Tab" Go to the previous tab "Go to the Previous Tab" "Switch to the Previous Tab" "Move to the Previo
Dragon Installation and User Guide browsers and Web applications. Without the extension, you'll need to click Web page elements using your mouse and keyboard, and dictate content using the Dictation Box. To use the commands below, you'll need to install the extension for your browser. For more information, see Installing and enabling the Dragon Web Extension.
Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers Moving around a Web page To Say Move the page down by a screen "Page Down" Move the page up by a screen "Page Up" Move down to the bottom of the page "Scroll Down" Move up to the top of the page "Scroll Up" Move the page down by a few lines of text "Line Down" Move the page up by a few lines of text "Line Up" Display the top of the current page "Go To Top" Display the bottom of the current page "Go To Bottom" Start automatic downward scrolling "Start
Dragon Installation and User Guide Internet Explorer 9, 10, and 11 support entering Web search terms in the same box that displays the URL of the page you are viewing. The box is called the One Box or Address Bar. To move the cursor to the One Box n Say "go to the One Box.
Chapter 15: Working with Web browsers n unhide feeds n toggle feeds n switch to feeds 206
Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop This section contains the following topics: Starting and exiting programs Using Windows Desktop commands Controlling menus Selecting buttons and dialog box options Selecting tabs in a dialog box Resizing and closing windows Selecting and opening icons Scrolling in windows and lists Searching your Desktop by voice Switching between programs and windows 208 210 213 213 214 214 215 215 216 217 Starting and exiting programs Use the foll
Dragon Installation and User Guide n MS Word, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office Word n MS Excel, Microsoft Excel n MS Outlook, Microsoft Outlook n MS PowerPoint, Microsoft PowerPoint n MS Access, Microsoft Access n MS InfoPath, Microsoft InfoPath n Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer n Firefox, Mozilla Firefox n Chrome, Google Chrome n Corel WordPerfect, WordPerfect n Acrobat Reader n Lotus Notes Examples: Say "Start Microsoft Word" Or Say "Start Acrobat Reader" Notes You
Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop Notes n To access some built-in items on the main section of the Windows Start menu, including Shut Down, Help, Run, and the Favorites, Find, and Settings menus, you must say "Click Start" or "Click Start Menu" and then say the menu names you want until you reach the program. For example, to start the Find Files or Folders tool, say "Click Start" and then "Find Files or Folders.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To do this You can say Open Windows special folders Open your My Computer window "Open My Computer" Open your My Documents folder "Open My Documents" Open your My Pictures folder "Open My Pictures" Open your My Music folder "Open My Music" Open your My Videos folder "Open My Videos" Start applications and utilities Start a program by name "Open " Note: This command can be turned off to reduce computer memory use and eliminate misrecognitions of
Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop To do this You can say Change the Windows Display Settings "Change Display Settings" Change the Windows screen resolution "Change screen resolution" Change Windows Power Settings "Change power settings" Navigate between windows Switch between windows "List programs" or "List all windows" or "List windows for Dragon" and then "Choose n," where n is the number of the window you want to switch to.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Controlling menus You can open, close, and choose items from the menus in most programs by voice. To control the menus in a window, the window must be active. To open a menu Say one of the following: "Click" followed by the name of the menu. Just say the menu name. Example: "Click File" or "File" Dragon's default setting is to require that you say "Click" to select menus and controls. See Require "Click" to select menusRequire "Click" to select menus in the Dragon Help.
Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop Saying "Click" before the name of the button required. If you want to make it optional you can specify that "Click" ought not be spoken on the Commands tab of the Options dialog box. To open a list If the list is selected (the item displayed is highlighted), say "Expand List" or "Drop List." If the list is not selected say the name of the list. To open the next list, say "Press Tab" and then either "Expand List" or "Drop List.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To close a window 1. Make the window you want to close active. 2. Say "Close Window." Note These commands only work when you are using an English version of your operating system. If you have a different version of the operating system, you must say "Click" and the command used by that system in place of "Maximize," "Minimize," or "Restore." Selecting and opening icons You can select icons on the Desktop in the following manner: To select a desktop icon 1.
Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop "Page Up" To scroll horizontally If the list or window has a horizontal scroll bar, make sure the insertion point is in the list or dialog box and say "Move Left" or "Move Right" followed by a number up to 20. This presses the Left or Right arrow keys the number of times you specify. Examples: "Move Left 10" "Move Right 5" Note You can use these commands to scroll Help windows by voice.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Command Type Syntax Example command What happens Search your computer search [the] computer for [the] "Search the computer for budget spreadsheets" The search engine displays all indexed items with the keywords "budget spreadsheets".
Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop Note You can use this command to switch to your Web browser, but this command does not list open tabs in your web browser. For information on browser tabs, see Working with a Web Browser. To switch between open programs or windows 1. Do any of the following: To list all open programs, say "List Programs" or "List all windows." The List of Open Applications window opens.
Dragon Installation and User Guide To list all open Dragon windows, say "List windows for Dragon" or "List Dragon windows". The list of Dragon windows opens. For example, For information about dictating program names, see Starting and exiting programs.
Chapter 16: Working on Your Desktop 2. To switch to an open program or window: Say "Choose n," where n is the number of the program or window you want to switch to, or just say the number next to the word. For example, say "Choose 2" or "2" OR Choose the number of the program or window from the list and click OK.
Chapter 17: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard Chapter 17: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard This section contains the following topics: Controlling the keyboard Moving the mouse pointer Move commands Optional move commands Stopping mouse movement Positioning the mouse pointer with MouseGrid Clicking and dragging the mouse Clicking the mouse Dragging the mouse Stopping mouse movement 222 224 224 224 225 225 226 227 227 228 Controlling the keyboard When Dragon NaturallySpeaking is running, you can contr
Dragon Installation and User Guide Say Then say "Press" "Tab" "Press Key" "Backspace" "Type" "Caps Lock" "Enter" "Escape" "Space Bar" "Print Screen" "Scroll Lock" "Pause" "Num Lock" "Up Arrow" "Down Arrow" "Right Arrow" "Left Arrow" "Home" "End" "Page Up" "Page Down" "Insert" "Delete" "Function 1" to "Function 12" "Keypad" followed by any numeric keypad key: 0...9, ., /, *, -, +, Enter). "Shift," "Control," or "Alt" (alone or in combination) followed by any other key.
Chapter 17: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard Notes n You can say "Press" or "Type" followed by any combination of modifier keys (Shift, Control, Alt), and then any letter, number, symbol, arrow key, and so on. n You can say "Press Tab" to move around a dialog box or a list and "Press Enter" to select items. n You cannot undo a keystroke by saying "Scratch That." For example, if you say "Press Cap A" then "Scratch That," "A" remains in the document. You can, however, say "Undo That.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Say Then a direction Then a speed (optional) "Move Mouse" or "Up" "Faster" "Mouse Move" "Down" "Very Fast" "Left" "Much Faster" "Right" "Slower" "Upper Left" "Very Slow" "Lower Left" "Much Slower" "Upper Right" "Lower Right" You can say a speed command at any time while the pointer is moving to speed the movement up or slow it down.
Chapter 17: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard To position the pointer with MouseGrid 1. Say "MouseGrid" to place the MouseGrid over the full screen or say "MouseGrid Window" to place it over the active window. MouseGrid divides the screen or window into nine numbered areas. 2. Say the number (from 1 to 9) to position the pointer in that numbered area. To position it again, say another number. You can pause slightly after each number you say.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Clicking the mouse Say Then say Then say "Mouse" "Click" – "Double-Click" – "Right-Click" – "Left-Click" – "Shift" "Right Click" "Press" or "Type" "Left Click" "Control" "Right Click" "Left Click" Examples: "Mouse Double-Click" "Mouse Right-Click" "Press Shift Right Click" "Type Control Left Click" Dragging the mouse You can use the following movement commands if you select the Enable mouse motion commands check box on the Commands tab of the Options di
Chapter 17: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard Say Then a direction Then a speed (optional) "Drag Mouse" (to move) "Up" "Faster" "Mouse Drag" (to move) "Down" "Very Fast" "Control Mouse Drag" (to copy) or "Control Drag Mouse" "Right" "Much Faster" "Left" "Slower" "Upper Right" "Very Slow" "Upper Left" "Much Slower" "Lower Right" "Lower Left" You can say a speed command at any time while the pointer is moving to speed the movement up or slow it down.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy This section contains the following topics: The Dragon Accuracy Center Recognition Modes Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary Managing Vocabularies 240 243 247 250 258 Top 10 ways to improve accuracy Here's our top 10 list of ways to optimize Dragon's ability to recognize your speech. 1. Use careful dictation practices Dictating with Dragon is different than talking to someone.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 3. Learn from specific documents You can select specific documents or entire folders containing typical documents, your own or those of others, that reflect the type of dictation you will typically do. You can then train Dragon how you pronounce unusual words or about proper names you need to dictate.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy 9. Make corrections You can prevent many errors using the methods listed above, but if an error does happen, correcting it will help Dragon to learn. Redictating or retyping words or phrases are sometimes the fastest approach, but Dragon provides a lot of flexibility about how and when you correct errors. 10. Save your user profile Remember that as Dragon works on your documents with you, it needs to save what it learns.
Dragon Installation and User Guide or n the keyboard. Showing the last Smart Format Rule If a Smart Format Rules box appears and you continue dictating or cancel it accidentally, you can redisplay it by saying the command "Show Smart Format Rule." Previously accepted rules cannot be displayed. Disabling Smart Format Rules If you want to turn off the Smart Format Rules feature, you can do so from the Correction tab of the Options dialog box. 1. Open the DragonBar's Tools menu and click Options.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy For user profiles whose region setting is United States: If you are using a U.S. English user profile, you can enable UK postcodes and Canadian postal codes from the UK and Canadian postcodes option in this dialog box. See Choose your region and vocabulary in the Dragon Help. Auto-formatting titles Inserts abbreviated versions of any title in Dragon's Abbreviated titles list. For example, "Mr." for "Mister," or "Pres." for "President.
Dragon Installation and User Guide equal to" on the Auto-Formatting Options dialog box. n If you use the "Dates As Spoken" setting, Dragon NaturallySpeaking needs you to dictate dates in an unambiguous way, using the name and not the digit for the month. For example, with "Dates As Spoken" selected, Dragon will correctly format "January eleven two thousand nine" and "the seventh of February two thousand four" using date formats, but will format "eleven one two thousand nine" as a number.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy drop-down list. If the number is less than the chosen value, the number is spelled out. For example, using the value of "10", Dragon will write "five" when you dictate "five" and "11" when you dictate "eleven". The available values are: n 0 n 2 n 10 n 100 Note: You can also use Dragon to enter numbers as Arabic or Roman numerals. See Dictation commands.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Notes n Country code +44 can be dictated as "four four", "forty four" or "double four" with a preceding plus sign. For example, if you say "plus-sign four four two nine two oh seven four seven seven four seven", Dragon transcribes "+44 29 2074 7747". n Area codes that are dictated without the preceding country code must be dictated with a leading zero. For example, if you say "zero two nine two oh eight seven nine three two seven", Dragon transcribes "029 2087 9327".
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy Auto-formatting UK and Canadian postcodes Turns on proper formatting of UK postcodes and Canadian postal codes. For example, with the option on, format a London postcode by saying "W Two Four R J" to enter W2 4RJ, and format a Toronto postal code by saying "M Five H Two L Two" to enter M5H 2L2.
Dragon Installation and User Guide recognition accuracy but may also slow system performance. As a general rule, you should move the slider farther to the right on faster machines than on slower ones. To use the Speed vs. Accuracy slider 1. On the Tools menu of the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar, click Options. 2. In the Options dialog box, click the Miscellaneous tab. 3. Drag the Speed vs. Accuracy slider to tune performance. 4. Test the new setting by using Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy The Dragon Accuracy Center This section contains the following topics: Using the Accuracy Center Running the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer 240 240 Using the Accuracy Center You can use the Accuracy Center to refine the accuracy of your User Profile or to learn more about Dragon.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Acoustic Optimization Perform Acoustic Optimization to update your Profile with accumulated acoustic data from any corrections and training you do. Language Model Optimization Perform Language Model Optimization to update your language model. The language model contains statistical information that predicts which words are most likely to occur in the context of your dictations. Language Model Optimization uses text extracted from your .
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy Notes n By default, the amount of acoustic data saved is limited to 180 minutes (the maximum). You can reduce this amount on the Data tab of the Options dialog box.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Recognition Modes This section contains the following topics: Using Recognition Modes Switching recognition modes 243 245 Using Recognition Modes By default, Dragon interprets what it hears as either dictation (something to write on the screen) or a command (something to execute). This is called Dictation & Commands mode on the New DragonBar, or Normal Mode on the Classic DragonBar.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy 2. Dictate a few paragraphs. You can dictate without looking, knowing that everything will be transposed as text and no commands (except for Dictation commands) will be executed. You can also dictate sentences that contain words that Dragon normally interprets as commands, such as "I really liked your novel. No, scratch that - I loved your novel!" Dragon NaturallySpeaking should transcribe the words as text and not execute commands as it normally would.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 1. Say "Start Spell Mode" or "Spell Mode On". "Spell Mode" appears in the status box of the DragonBar. 2. Dictate an alphabetic string, such as a homophone alternative you need to use. For example, say the letters "F O R E" to have Dragon enter the word "fore". When Spell Mode is on, you will not be able to dictate words. You can still use commands while in Spell Mode.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy To switch to Spell Mode ( or ) n Say "Switch to Spell Mode" or "Start Spell Mode" or "Spell Mode On". n From the Recognition Mode drop-down list on the New DragonBar, select Spell. n On the Modes menu of the Classic DragonBar, click Spell Mode.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better This section contains the following topics: Training misrecognized commands Training individual words and phrases Supplemental training 247 248 249 Training misrecognized commands If Dragon NaturallySpeaking consistently misrecognizes a specific voice command (for example, it hears "Correct That" as "Correct dot"), you can train it to recognize your pronunciation of the command. To train commands 1.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy Training individual words and phrases If Dragon NaturallySpeaking is not recognizing certain words or phrases, and you have tried correcting the misrecognition at least twice, then you should consider training that word or phrase to teach Dragon NaturallySpeaking exactly how you pronounce it. The following procedures describe two different ways to train words or phrases: To train individual words and phrases immediately after dictating them 1.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Alternately, if you wanted to add punctuation to a word that already exists in the Vocabulary every time you used that word, you would change the properties of the existing word. For more information, see Word Properties in the Dragon Help. Notes n When you train words or phrases, be careful to speak in your normal voice. Avoid the natural tendency to over-enunciate when speaking single words or short phrases as it could actually reduce recognition accuracy.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary This section contains the following topics: About personalizing your Vocabulary Adding words or phrases to your Vocabulary Learning from specific documents Importing lists of words or phrases Adding words with the Spelling window Learn From Sent E-mails Adding contact names to the Vocabulary Deleting words Using the Don't Recognize That Word Command 250 251 252 253 253 254 255 256 256 About personalizing your Vocabulary You c
Dragon Installation and User Guide n Dragon can auto-format text and numbers using standard writing conventions or apply Word Properties to words as you dictate. For information about these settings, see Auto-formatting dialog box and The Word Properties dialog box. n Dragon's Smart Format Rules appear when you correct auto-formatted alphanumeric text or Word Properties using the Correction menu, the Spelling window, or the keyboard.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy word or phrase for the spoken form. For example, if you wanted Dragon to type the word "U.N.C.L.E." in the header of your letters, the written form could be "U.N.C.L.E." and the spoken form could be "UNCLE." That way, Dragon would still type only the word "uncle" when you dictate it as usual, because it also exists in the Vocabulary.
Dragon Installation and User Guide 6. Click Next to continue. If you selected words to add to the Vocabulary, a Train Words screen opens. 7. You can click Train to train Dragon about how you pronounce each added word. 8. When you finish training new words, click Next. The Adapt to Writing Style screen opens, indicating whether the adaptation was successfully completed. 9. Click Next to continue. The Summary screen opens, showing the results of the scan.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy 3. If you wish to train the pronunciation of the word, click Audio > Improve Recognition of Word or Phrase and follow the instructions in the Train Words dialog box. Note You cannot use the Spelling window to add a word that has hyphens or spaces. The program recognizes each part of such a word as separate pieces. For example, if you tried to use the Spelling window to add the name "Havisham-Smythe," you would actually be adding the names "Havisham" and "Smythe".
Dragon Installation and User Guide Adding contact names to the Vocabulary The Learn From Sent E-mails tool lets you add the names of people to whom you have sent e-mail to your Dragon NaturallySpeaking Vocabulary. Using this tool, you can edit and train the names you add. You can also have Dragon NaturallySpeaking analyze the contents of your sent e-mail to adapt the language model to more accurately recognize your writing style.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy Deleting words Use this procedure to delete words from the active Vocabulary. Deleting words is not normally necessary, but you may want to do it for particular words if Dragon tends to substitute a word you never use for a word you want to use, such as “Schaeffer” instead of “Schafer.” To delete words 1. Open the Vocabulary Editor. Click Vocabulary > Open Vocabulary Editor on the DragonBar, or say "Edit Vocabulary" or "Open Vocabulary Editor. 2.
Dragon Installation and User Guide The following word can only be removed from the Vocabulary using the Vocabulary Editor. This message is displayed when you use the "Don't Recognize That Word" command to try to delete a custom word or frequently used word such as "the" from the Vocabulary. You can use the Vocabulary Editor to delete the word. The following word can't be deleted because it does not exist in the Vocabulary.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy Managing Vocabularies This section contains the following topics: About Vocabularies Opening Vocabularies Adding a Vocabulary to a User Profile Deleting Vocabularies Renaming Vocabularies Importing Vocabularies Exporting Vocabularies 258 259 260 261 261 261 262 About Vocabularies Dragon NaturallySpeaking uses one or more Vocabularies with your User Profile to help it to recognize words and phrases correctly, based not only on the sound of the words and phrases,
Dragon Installation and User Guide Speech model You can associate speech models with your Dragon Vocabulary, depending on your accent and the type of computer you are using. For a list of supported devices, including handheld and Bluetooth microphones, see the Hardware Compatibility list on the Nuance Web site. Vocabulary Type If you click the Advanced button, you can specify a different Vocabulary type from among the following choices.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy Adding a Vocabulary to a User Profile With Dragon Professional, Legal and Medical editions, you have the option of creating new Vocabularies and adding them to your existing User Profile to improve recognition accuracy. This may be helpful if you use specialized terminology when you dictate into documents and e-mails. You can only have one Vocabulary open at a time.
Dragon Installation and User Guide n Keep in mind that creating many specialized Vocabularies can make it difficult to keep track of which words are available when you dictate. n Also keep in mind that each new Vocabulary uses hard-disk space. Deleting Vocabularies Additional Vocabularies can improve recognition accuracy in Dragon NaturallySpeaking, but multiple Vocabularies can take up a lot of disk space. If you no longer need a Vocabulary, use the following procedure to delete it.
Chapter 18: Improving recognition accuracy To import a Vocabulary 1. Say "Manage Vocabularies" or click Vocabulary > Manage Vocabularies on the DragonBar. 2. On the Manage Vocabularies dialog box, click or say "Import." 3. Use the Open dialog box to locate and open the folder containing the Vocabulary you want to import (it must be a Vocabulary that was exported). 4. Select the desired Vocabulary (.TOP) file and click or say "Open." 5.
Dragon Installation and User Guide ii. Select the User Profile you want to export and click Open. 3. Say "Manage Vocabularies" or click Vocabulary > Manage Vocabularies on the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar. 4. On the Manage Vocabularies dialog box, select the Vocabulary you want to export and then click or say "Export." 5. Locate and open the folder where you want to save the file and then click or say "Save." Dragon gives Vocabulary files the extension ".Top." 6.
Chapter 19: Using the Command Browser Chapter 19: Using the Command Browser This section contains the following topics: About the Command Browser Opening the Command Browser Finding commands in the Command Browser Training commands in the Command Browser 264 265 266 268 About the Command Browser The Command Browser is a window where you can locate voice commands that Dragon NaturallySpeaking recognizes, including commands that are provided with the software as well as any commands that you or your syste
Dragon Installation and User Guide Manage Manage mode allows you to import, export, delete, or edit the properties of selected custom commands. (Some of these functions are available in only Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional, Legal, and Medical editions.) To make the Command Browser appear always on top n Say "Mode > Always On Top," or on the Mode menu, click Always On Top. n On the Command Browser shortcut menu, click Always On Top.
Chapter 19: Using the Command Browser To display Global Commands for a specific application Select the Global Commands checkbox to include Global Commands, in the current display, i.e. present them together with the commands that work just in the selected context. In the Command Browser, say "Include Global" or, on the Command Browser Ribbon Bar, click Include Global.
Dragon Installation and User Guide When the Include Global checkbox is selected, the Command Browser displays all the commands available in the current command context, including any commands available in all (global) contexts. Note that the Command Browser initially opens with Global Commands selected in the Context list box so that the Include Global checkbox is not active. You must select a different command context to make the Include Global checkbox active. 3.
Chapter 19: Using the Command Browser Some complex commands may not be fully visible at first. See the topic Expanding commands for information on how to view all parts of a command. Note: Previous command searches appear in the Keyword Filter list . You can select a previous search from this list to automatically display the results of that search, without having to open the Keyword Filter dialog box and set up the search criteria again.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Button Result Lets you immediately train the selected command. Follow the directions on the Train Words dialog box that appears. Adds the command to a list of commands of the Train List for later training. By selecting Train Later, you activate the Train List button. Displays the Train Words dialog box with a list of commands to be trained.
The Dragon Glossary The Dragon Glossary Use this glossary for a list of terms specific to Dragon. .DRA files (definition) Dragon Recorded Audio (DRA) files. If your edition supports it, Dragon automatically saves audio and text transcripts of your dictation in the DRA files. Dragon Accuracy Center (definition) Offers a central location for tools you can use to personalize your vocabulary, improve acoustics, find or manage commands, or get more information about improving your accuracy.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Acoustic Optimizer (definition) Looks for any corrections you have made or additional training you may have performed since you created your User Profile or ran the optimizer. Optimization enhances recognition accuracy and helps predict words most likely spoken in a given context by a speaker (the language model). Active vocabulary (definition) A list of about 150,000 words that Dragon loads into your computer’s random access memory for immediate use during dictation.
The Dragon Glossary n Correct dictation errors using the mouse or keyboard (the microphone can be on, off, or asleep) n Use the Spelling window to spell the word Remember to save your User Profile to keep your changes. will Command Browser (definition) A window showing voice commands that Dragon recognizes, including commands that are provided with the software as well as any commands that you or your system administrator might have added (custom commands).
Dragon Installation and User Guide Data Distribution Tool (definition) Enables developers to interactively create new words, customized Vocabularies or commands, and to make them available to all User Profiles on a particular Dragon NaturallySpeaking installation. Dictation Box (definition) Provides full support for dictating and editing text in an unknown text field. The DictationIBox supports voice commands like Delete, Correct, and Insert, and custom commands as well.
The Dragon Glossary Dragon Templates with Voice Fields (definition) A special kind of custom form available to paste into applications by voice, providing fields for common variable information that you can fill in by voice. Dragon Voice Shortcuts (definition) Dragon voice shortcuts collapse common multi-step tasks into direct voice commands that you can say at anytime, no matter what is active on your screen.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Language Model optimization (definition) Updates the language model of the current Vocabulary. Language Model Optimization uses text Dragon extracts from the .DRA files that are created when you correct words. Based on the speech data collected, Language Model Optimization applies modifications to the language model to reflect your word usage. Language Model Optimizer (definition) Performs Language Model Optimization from the Accuracy Center.
The Dragon Glossary Escape” or “Press Enter”, or “Press Ctrl Right”. QuickStart (definition) Allows Dragon NaturallySpeaking to load in the background when you start your computer or log in to your operating system, depending on your version of Windows. When Dragon is launched in QuickStart mode Dragon is available for use more quickly than when you start in normal mode. The microphone icon appears in the system tray.
Dragon Installation and User Guide menu commands, or items in a dialog box. To display the Insert menu in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel, you would say "Insert," and then say the name of any of the available commands, as required. Another example is the ability to open a Desktop item (a folder, for instance), by saying “open” followed immediately by its name. Scripting (definition) Dragon scripting language extensions provide a set of tools for creating voice commands.
The Dragon Glossary Text Control Indicator (definition) The check mark icon ( ) on the Classic DragonBar or the circle icon ( ) on the New DragonBar. The Text Control Indicator changes color to show the level of dictation support in your current application. The Text Control Indicator is green ( or ) when all of Dragon's selection and dictation capabilities are supported and gray or disabled( when the insertion point is in a window that has less support for dictation.
Dragon Installation and User Guide Written Form (definition) Specifies the word or words that Dragon enters when you dictate. The spoken form can be an easier or shorter variant or something completely different from the written form.
Index Index words to the Vocabulary 250-251, 253, 255 words with the Spelling window . .DRA files (definition) 270 A accuracy improving 230, 238, 240 230, 240, 254-255 using Accuracy Center 230, 240 using the Speed vs.
Index boldface applying with Direct Editing 104 applying with multiple text matching 106 boldface, applying 128, 131 browsers Coexistence with previous versions of Dragon 18 Coexistence with the Dragon SDK Client Edition 18 combining words Command Browser compatibility 176 using 199 buttons, selecting by voice 213 C calendar and email commands 158 264, 266, 268 about 264 always on top 265 finding commands 266 Include Global button 266 opening 265 training commands 268 Canad
Index hot key for 45 correcting text 79, 100, 125 if not recognized 102 by spelling 82 Internet Explorer 7 204 correction list 79 Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox 199 deleting text 125 Microsoft Excel handling multiple text matches 168-169, 173 104, 106 Microsoft Outlook 162-165 methods Microsoft Word 144, 152 quick reference 100 using Direct Editing 104 Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 199 using multiple text matching 106 OpenOffice Writer 152 when incorrectly se
Index dictation D 45, 49, 77, 80, 84, 96, 157 Data Collection (definition) 272 commands 80 Data Distribution Tool (definition) 273 correction workflow 96 Dictation Box settings 91 84 forcing recognition of 45 Default Installation directories 30 hot key for 45 Default Installation folders 30 resuming 118 dates dictating deleted words restoring to your Vocabulary deleting 256 256, 261 67 source (recorder) 67 starting 49 characters, words, lines, paragraphs 126 switching modes
Index selecting lines and paragraphs in 122 modes 63 switching between 217 using 60 Don't recognize that word using DRA files (definition) DragonPad 256 about 94 270 starting by voice 63 dragging DragonPad (definition) the mouse 226 the mouse pointer 228 Dragon exiting system requirements Dragon Accuracy Center (definition) Dragon Learning Center using 63 18, 42 270 43, 45, 71 45, 71 Dragon Sidebar tabs Dragon Templates with Voice Fields (definition) 273 E e-mail 155 and calendar
Index Exit Dragon 65 exiting text in Microsoft Word 152 underlining 105 fractions programs 208 exporting dictating frames Vocabularies 262 switching extensions Internet Explorer and Firefox 199 Dragon Web Extension 177 Field (definition) Full Text Control (definition) Full Text Control indicator F 274 59 G 274 files General Training default directories 30 Firefox running again 249 Global Commands 265 118 commands 199 Go Back command switching between frames 199 Go to
Index pressing by voice I 222 keystrokes icons selecting and opening sending by voice 215 importing 222 222 L 261 Vocabularies 261 language model 250, 253 improve my accuracy 230, 240 modifying 250, 253 Include Global button 266 optimizing 240 increasing accuracy 254-255 Language Model optimization (definition) 275 inserting text 114, 117 Language Model Optimizer (definition) 275 insertion point 114, 117 Learn From Sent E-mails tool 254 Insertion point Start moving 114,
Index medical records Microsoft PowerPoint electronic (restriction) menus controlling 50 scrolling in 213 Microsoft Windows 213 hot key for Dragon 45 microphone system requirements Microsoft Word 18, 42 144, 152 45 basic document commands hot key for 45 commands for 144, 152 multiple dictation sources 68 formatting text 152 positioning handheld 68 selecting text in 152 positioning headset 68 working with 144 Microsoft Microsoft Excel 144 Military time Outlook E-mail and C
Index moving 114, 224-225 around a document 250, 253 adding a list of to the Vocabulary quick reference 114 the cursor new words 114, 117 18 adding to the Vocabulary 250 adding with the Spelling window 253 the mouse pointer 224 Non-standard (definition) the mouse pointer with MouseGrid 225 Non-standard windows 88 dictating text in 88 to the beginning or end of a document or line 117 Mozilla Firefox commands 199 switching between frames 199 multiple text matches correcting and edit
Index programs (and exiting) 208 postal codes 233 the Command Browser 265 dictating 84 OpenOffice.
Index recognition modes S definition 276 switching 245 using 243 recommended system requirements removing 18, 42 128, 132, 256, 261 Sample Commands using 45, 71 Say What You See (definition) 276 Scratch That command 125 Scripting (definition) 277 spaces between words 132 text formatting 128 in Microsoft Office programs 139 Vocabularies 261 in popular programs 139 words from the Vocabulary 256 in windows and lists 215 renaming 261 Vocabularies 261 requirements minimum an
Index set up using default directories sharing Vocabularies with other people 30 Spell Mode (definition) Spell That command 82 261-262 spelling 82 see Dragon Voice Shortcuts (definition) 274 Dragon Voice, Desktop searches 216 Dragon Voice, e-mail and calendar commands 158 Dragon Voice, Web searches 195 Sidebar 74 sites 195 with the Spell That command 82 words 82 Spelling window Shortcuts searching 277 261-262 shortcuts tabs 243 81, 101, 253 adding words 253 choosing correc
Index correcting and editing multiple matches 106 cutting and pasting 125 deleting 126 formatting 128 selecting Upgrading to Windows 7 or Windows 8 120, 152 Text Control indicator 59 Text Control Indicator (definition) User Profiles creating recorder-based 67 default directories 30 using online Help with voice commands starting time 86 dictating 84 Tips in the Learning Center 45, 71 using word processors 142 211 V 94 The recognizer has encountered an utterance that is too long
Index Windows 7 W Web searching by voice 216 157, 194, 204 working with 212 applications 176 browser compatibility 176 Windows Live Mail commands 176 commands for 160 controlling Internet Explorer 194 reading and sending e-mail 160 dictating addresses 157 Windows shortcut (definition) Firefox commands 199 Word Internet Explorer commands 199 basic document commands Mozilla Firefox commands 199 commands for 144, 152 searching 195 formatting text 152 searching by voice 195
Index revising 104, 106 selecting 120-121 spelling 82 word properties creating 133 workflow 96 correcting text 98 working with content Microsoft Excel 173 working with Microsoft Excel 168 working with Microsoft Outlook 162 working with Microsoft Word 144 wrapping text 94 writing notes Microsoft Outlook 165 Written Form (definition) 279 Z Zip codes dictating 84 294