User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Installation and Training
- Starting to Dictate
- Working on your Desktop
- Programs, documents and folders
- Switching between open windows
- Opening and closing menus
- Selecting buttons, tabs, and options
- Selecting icons on the desktop
- Resizing and closing windows
- Scrolling in windows and list boxes
- Opening lists and making selections
- Pressing keyboard keys
- Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse
- Correcting and Editing
- Formatting
- Capitalizing text
- Capitalizing the first letter of the next word you dictate
- Capitalizing consecutive words
- Dictating the next word in all capital letters
- Dictating consecutive words in all capital letters
- Dictating the next word in all lowercase letters
- Dictating consecutive words in all lowercase letters
- Capitalizing (or uncapitalizing) text already in your document
- Formatting text
- Capitalizing text
- Working with Applications
- Dictating Names, Numbers, Punctuation & Special Characters
- Using the Command Browser
- Improving Accuracy
- Managing Users
- Using Portable Recorders (Preferred and higher)
- Automate Your Work (Preferred and higher)
- Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Commands List
- Which commands work in which programs?
- Controlling the microphone
- Controlling the DragonBar
- Controlling the DragonPad
- Adding paragraphs, lines, and spaces
- Selecting text
- Correcting text
- Deleting and undoing
- Moving around in a document
- Copying, cutting, and pasting text
- Capitalizing text
- Formatting text
- Entering numbers
- Entering punctuation and special characters
- Playing back and reading text
- Working with your desktop and windows
- E-mail commands
- Using Lotus Notes
- Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Working hands-free
- Which commands work in which programs?
- Index
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The example below creates a command called “home address” that types a street
address.
2 You can change the formatting of the text in the Content box with the
formatting buttons below the Content box.
To have the text in the Content: field entered into documents with the same
font style and size as the text preceding it in the document, select the Plain
Text check box. This setting is not valid for graphics.
3 Click Save to save your new command.
4 Switch to the application you want and test your new command by saying its
name. For example, switch to Microsoft
®
Word and say “home address.” Your
address should appear in your Word document. As with all commands, make
sure to pause before and after saying the command.
Notes:
■ Text and Graphics commands create rich text (.RTF format) text that includes
formatting information that you specify. Programs that cannot accept .RTF
format text, such as Notepad, will only show a plain text version of the
command's contents.
■ Make sure to test your command. For example, if you are in graphics program
and you say “home address,” the command may not work if the graphics program