Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 11.
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Contents C H A P T E R 1 Introduction 1 About this guide 2 What should I expect from Dragon? 3 C H A P T E R 2 Installation and User Profile Creation 5 Plugging in the microphone 5 What you should know before installing 6 Before installing the software 7 Choosing type of installation 8 Installing software — Typical Installation 9 Installing software — Custom Installation 10 Modifying application settings for all users 14 Modifying administrative settings 14 Modifying formatting options for all users 15 Crea
Contents Pressing keyboard keys 58 Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse 63 C H A P T E R 5 Correcting and Editing 69 Correcting mistakes 69 Selecting text by voice 74 Moving around in a document 78 Copying, cutting, and pasting text 80 Deleting text 80 Spelling as you dictate 83 Playing back your dictation 85 Using text-to-speech 91 C H A P T E R 6 Formatting 93 Capitalizing text 94 Formatting text 96 C H A P T E R 7 Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters 101 Dictating numbers 10
CHAPTER 1 Introduction D ragon NaturallySpeaking let you talk to your computer instead of typing. As you talk, your words are transcribed onto your screen and into your documents or e-mail messages. Talking to a computer while it types what you say is called dictating. You can dictate, rather than type, into any program that accepts text. You can use Dragon to: n Compose letters, memos, and send e-mail messages—Cut and paste inside your documents as well as revise and format text.
Introduction About this guide This guide covers all editions of Dragon. Most information presented applies to all the editions, and the manua notes any differences between the editions. Conventions used in this guide 1 This guide contains many examples of words and phrases you can say when using Dragon. These examples appear in italics with quotation marks, for example: “Format That Bold.” 2 Some procedures also include sample text for you to dictate.
User Guide 5 This guide also includes tips and notes to help you use the software more effectively. Tips and notes appear like this: NOTE: If you pause correctly, but Dragon still types a command as dictation, you can force it to recognize what you say as a command by holding down the CTRL key. With Numbers Mode on, Dragon tries to interpret everything you say as a number. If you dictate words, the results will be unpredictable.
Introduction Do I still need my keyboard and mouse? Although you can use Dragon to do almost everything on your computer by voice, some things are still easier to do using the mouse or keyboard. If using a mouse and keyboard is an option for you, try experimenting with using your voice and using your hands for different tasks, to see what works best. What if I can’t use a keyboard and mouse? If using a mouse and keyboard is not an option, Chapter 4, Working on Your Desktop on page 47.
CHAPTER 2 Installation and User Profile Creation T his chapter presents how to install and set up Dragon, and then how to train Dragon to understand your voice. The installation process checks to make sure your system meets the minimum system requirements needed for Dragon. These system requirements are listed in the information that came with your copy of Dragon. If your system does not meet these requirements, Dragon will not be installed.
Installation and User Profile Creation What you should know before installing Installing Dragon to a custom location The default installation directory for Dragon is: C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11 During the installation procedure, you can choose to install Dragon to a different directory or drive on your machine. Choosing a different directory during installation only installs the Dragon program files to that location.
User Guide Coexistence with other Dragon products Coexistence with previous versions of Dragon You can have only one version of Dragon installed on your system. NOTE: Running Version 9.x, 10.x, or 11.0 concurrently with Version 11.5 is not supported. Coexistence with the Dragon SDK Client Edition You can install Dragon SDK Client Edition 11 on the same machine where Dragon 11 is installed. In addition, Dragon 11 and Dragon SDK Client Edition 11 can share users and vocabularies.
Installation and User Profile Creation If you create a Dragon user profile for a limited user while logged in as a Windows administrator, the limited user will not be able to access that user profile. These restrictions also apply to an upgrade installation. 3 Choose the type of installation to carry out. Choose Installation Type 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.
User Guide Otherwise, proceed with Installing software — Typical Installation on page 9. Installing software — Typical Installation To install all features of Dragon: 1 Insert the Dragon DVD into your DVD drive. If the installation does not start automatically, use Windows Explorer to find and double-click setup.exe on the DVD. NOTE: Windows Vista: When you start the installation on Windows Vista, you may see the message saying A program needs your permission to continue.
Installation and User Profile Creation 8 When prompted, click Finish to complete the installation. (If you are prompted to restart your computer, restart it now.) 9 Select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5. The DragonBar appears on your desktop. 10(optional) If you have users from Version 9.x or 10.x that you would like to upgrade before proceeding, refer to Upgrading User Profiles on page 26.
User Guide 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\NaturallySpeaking11 For a list of directories created by installation, see Version 11.5 File Structure on page 28. 6 While you are still on the Setup Type page, select Custom for the type of installation.
Installation and User Profile Creation For example, see the selections for the Southeast Asian English vocabulary shown in the illustration below. Installing other languages, dialects, and specialized vocabularies To install user files for the other languages or dialects supplied with your edition, choose Custom on the Setup Type page. The user files for each language or dialect contain both spellings and pronunciations specific to that region.
User Guide OPT ION D ESC RI PTI ON Displays the Administrative Settings dialog box at the end of the installation, where you set up the Roaming User feature, where to backup your files, and who can modify commands/vocabularies. Modify the formatting options Displays Auto-Formatting dialog box at end of installation, where you apply uniform formatting to all documents dictated at this installation; for example, formats for dates, times, and phone numbers.
Installation and User Profile Creation 17Select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 or click on the Dragon desktop icon. 18If you have users from Version 9.x, 10.x or 11.0 that you would like to upgrade before proceeding, refer to Upgrading User Profiles on page 26. Otherwise, if you have no previously existing users, the Profile Creation wizard starts immediately and you can create a user profile as explained under Creating your user profile on page 16.
User Guide n Scheduled Tasks—To schedule voice recognition optimization and data collection for improved accuracy, and let users modify the schedule. For details, refer to the Help by clicking the Help button. Modifying formatting options for all users If you chose to modify formatting options on the Custom Setup page during a custom installation, the Auto-Formatting dialog box opens after the installation completes.
Installation and User Profile Creation Creating your user profile Before you can begin using Dragon, you must let Dragon create a user profile for each person who is dictating. Your user profile stores acoustic information about your voice that Dragon uses to recognize what you say. This profile also stores any changes you make to the standard vocabulary—any special words, names, acronyms, and abbreviations you add.
User Guide When the wizard asks for your name, you can enter your first name only, a nickname, or your first and last name. The wizard asks for your age to help Dragon work with vocal differences it associates with different age ranges. The wizard also asks for region of the world you live in to help Dragon interpret your speech based on regional differences. 3 When the Help Dragon understand how your pronounce words page appears, select your accent.
Installation and User Profile Creation process of increasing your accuracy, Acoustic Optimization may select a different accent for you. If you select a specific accent, Acoustic Optimization will still increase your overall accuracy, but will not change your accent. Once you have selected a specific accent for a user, you cannot change it later. Dragon Version 11.5 lets you create and train users in multiple languages.
User Guide n Empty Dictation—(Professional edition only) Vocabulary with a language model but without any words, designed for experienced users or resellers who want to create highly specialized vocabularies. 7 Click OK to save your selections in the Choose models page and return to the Profile Creation wizard. 8 Click the Create button in the lower right corner of the page to create your user profile. When Dragon finishes creating your user profile, it takes you through the next part of the process.
Installation and User Profile Creation n If the volume display on the DragonBar turns red, try holding the microphone slightly farther from your mouth. TM Using an array microphone Position the array 18 to 30 inches from/pointed at your mouth. n Avoid blocking the path between your mouth and the array, for example by holding a book or paper in front of your face. n Avoid having any source of noise or signal other than your voice directly facing the array within at least 15 feet.
User Guide 5 Continue with Training a new user profile on page 21. Training a new user profile Immediately after you create your profile, before you begin dictating, you train Dragon to understand your voice. Performing training either during or after creating a user profile enhances your recognition accuracy. In initial training you read aloud for several minutes from one of the available texts. NOTE: For information on training a mobile user, see the online help.
Installation and User Profile Creation n If you need to re-read the same words, click Redo, then reread them. If the computer still doesn’t get it, just click Skip. Otherwise, click Next to continue. 4 If you chose the second training option (Show text without prompting): n n n n n n n In the Read Training Text page, under Choosing text to read, choose a text to read aloud and click Next. When the Text Display page appears, choose how you want to read the text, from the screen or from a printed page.
User Guide 7 Proceed to Adapting to your writing style, scheduling tuning on page 23. Adapting to your writing style, scheduling tuning After it adapts to your voice, Dragon’s Accuracy wizard appears and prompts you to first adapt Dragon to your writing style, then schedule regular Acoustic and Language Model tuning, and optionally schedule Data Collection.
Installation and User Profile Creation Let Dragon automatically improve your accuracy After it adapts to your writing style, the Accuracy wizard gives you the option of setting up a schedule to automatically run Acoustic and Language Model tuning processes: NOTE: Acoustic and Language Model tuning processes add commonly used word sequences the user dictates as well as acoustic data from any corrections and additional training the user executes.
User Guide the accuracy of future versions of Dragon. No personal information is ever sent to Nuance and participation in data collection is completely voluntary.
Installation and User Profile Creation Depending on your hardware, you might receive a message that the amount of RAM (memory) on your computer is relatively low for the operating system. When you use Dragon on such a computer, try not to have more than one or two applications open. Upgrading User Profiles If you chose to upgrade existing users during the installation, the User Upgrade Wizard appears the first time you run Version 11.5.
User Guide 3 Click Next and choose the location for the upgraded user profiles. As the User Upgrade Wizard modifies your user files to work with the newest version, it can place the upgraded user in another location while keeping the old files untouched, in case you need them again. 4 Click the Browse button in the Choose Destination page of the wizard to select the location for the upgraded user profiles. If you do not set a location, Dragon places the profiles in the default location (see Version 11.
Installation and User Profile Creation Version 11.5 File Structure NOTE: File locations shown apply to installations in the default location. The next two sections tell you where Dragon places files on your computer. The locations vary, depending on your operating system. Windows XP Pro/XP Home/Windows Server 2003/2008 directory structure Dragon Program directory You can specify this location during the installation. C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11 \Ereg \Help \Program \Tutorial (optional) D
User Guide \Program \Tutorial (optional) Data and user directories You cannot change this location—Dragon always installs these directories to your \Document and Settings directory. C:\ProgramData\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11\ \Data \Data\Training \results Roaming Users \Users C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Nuance\ NaturallySpeaking11\Results Cleaning up after uninstalling The following files remain on your machine after you uninstall: \Windows\Speech\ VText.dll Vdict.dll WrapSAPI.dll XTel.
Installation and User Profile Creation 30 n Structured command samples—Select Start > Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 > MyCommands Samples. (Professional edition only) n Tools—Select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking Tools.
CHAPTER 3 Starting to Dictate N ow that you’ve installed the software and completed training, you’re ready to dictate your first sentence. Starting Dragon If Dragon NaturallySpeaking is not already running, you can start it by: n Double-clicking the Dragon icon on the desktop. n Selecting Start > Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5. n If the QuickStart option is enabled, right-clicking the QuickStart taskbar tray icon and selecting Start Dragon.
Starting to Dictate Turning on the microphone Before you can dictate, you need to turn on the microphone. To turn on the microphone, you: n Click the microphone icon on the DragonBar. You can click this icon again to turn it off. n Press the plus (+) key on Microphone icon the numeric keypad to turn the microphone on, and then press it again to turn the microphone off. n Click the microphone icon in the Windows task bar.
User Guide Starting to dictate To begin dictating, start a word processor (such as Microsoft® Word or Corel® WordPerfect®) and begin a new document. Make sure your text insertion point is at the start of the new document. DragonPad You can use the DragonPad, a simple word processor included with Dragon. To open the DragonPad, from the Tools menu on the DragonBar, click DragonPad. TIP: Remember to click in the window you want to talk to before you speak. Start talking. As you speak, Dragon 11.
Starting to Dictate control over where punctuation appears, you may want to explicitly dictate all your punctuation. NOTE: You can turn Natural Punctuation on and off by voice by saying "autopunctuation on" and "autopunctuation off" or by selecting Tools > Auto-Formatting Options from the menu of the DragonBar and clicking Automatically add commas and periods. For more information on Natural Punctuation see Using Natural Punctuation on page 111.
User Guide Saying "New Paragraph" presses the the next word you dictate. ENTER key twice and capitalizes Tips for dictating text n To erase the last thing you said, say “Scratch That.” n You can repeat “Scratch That” to undo a sequence of phrases. n To undo the effects of a command, say “Undo That.” If “Undo That” fails to undo an action, try repeating the command until you completely undo the operation.
Starting to Dictate To start the Dictation Box: 1 Place you cursor where you want to put the text. 2 Start the Dictation Box by either: Saying “Show Dictation Box” n Select Tools > Dictation Box from the DragonBar n Use CTRL + SHIFT + D n 3 When the Dictation Box displays, you can dictate and edit text inside the Dictation Box using all Dragon commands. 4 Once you are done dictating and editing the text, say or click “Transfer.
User Guide You can print individual Help topics with the Print button in the Help window. To open the online Help links, just say their names. The links display next to the application window and give you examples of the most common commands that work in the application you are currently using.
Starting to Dictate 2 The Dragon Sidebar opens, displaying a selection of commands next to the window you are working in. The contents of the Dragon Sidebar change depending on the application that is active. For example, when you switch between Microsoft Outlook and the DragonBar, the contents of the Dragon Sidebar change accordingly.
User Guide NOTE: A list of Global commands (available everywhere) appears if there are no Dragon commands available for the active program. Windows Desktop commands available on the desktop and Global commands available in all windows. Global commands Desktop commands 4 To see additional commands for the current program, click the Mouse or MyCommands tab along the top of the Dragon Sidebar.
Starting to Dictate MyCommands Mouse Commands Icons to the top far right on Sidebar open various functions inside Dragon. } Command Browser Vocabulary Editor Options dialog box Dragon Help 5 For more information, see the online help. Tutorial To start the Tutorial, choose Tutorial from the Help menu on the DragonBar. The Tutorial includes a number of lessons covering the basics of Dragon.
User Guide Microphone button and volume display When the microphone is on, the Volume Display shows the sound level: nYellow means silence or that you are speaking too softly. nGreen means that you are speaking at a proper level n Red means that you are speaking too loudly. Volume display The Full Text Control indicator The DragonBar includes a Full Text Control indicator that turns green when you are in an application or window where all of Dragon’s functionality is supported.
Starting to Dictate Extras toolbar If the button is in your edition of Dragon, you can click the Extras button on the far right of the DragonBar to open the Extras toolbar. The Extras toolbar displays buttons for transcribing hand-held recorder audio and playing back your dictation. Stop Start Playback Playback Correction Button Skip Forward Skip Back Read That Transcribe Button Correction Clicking the Correction button opens the Correction menu to teach the computer what you said.
User Guide Changing the DragonBar position To change the position of the DragonBar, click the Dragon icon at the far left of the DragonBar. A menu displays that lets you move the DragonBar to various positions on your display: S EL ECT ... T O... Docked to Top (default) mode lock the DragonBar to the top of the screen. Docked to Bottom mode lock the DragonBar to the bottom of the screen. Floating mode freely position the DragonBar.
Starting to Dictate Using QuickStart The Dragon QuickStart taskbar tray icon gives you quick access to Dragon and recent users. Right-clicking the QuickStart icon displays the QuickStart menu. NOTE: This option is installed at the end of Dragon setup process. When in QuickStart mode, Dragon launches automatically at system startup time and adds the Dragon icon to the Windows taskbar. To enable QuickStart: Two ways to enable QuickStart mode are: n During Custom installation.
User Guide Using QuickStart You access QuickStart by right-clicking the Dragon QuickStart taskbar tray icon. This action displays QuickStart menus that parallel the menus in the DragonBar. S EL ECT ... TO. .. Turn Dragon’s Microphone On/Off Turn on or off the microphone. Profile > Take any action you would otherwise takefrom the Profile menu. Add an audio source; add a vocabulary; open, close, save, ,manage. backup or restore a user profile. Tools > Open any option from the Tools menu.
CHAPTER 4 Working on Your Desktop T his chapter describes how to control almost everything on your computer with Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice commands. Programs, documents, and folders Using voice commands, you can start programs and open documents and folders that appear in your Start menu or desktop. You can’t start Dragon by voice.
Working on Your Desktop n MS Word, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office Word n MS Excel, Microsoft Excel n MS Outlook, Microsoft Outlook n Outlook Express 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 Corel WordPerfect, WordPerfect n Acrobat Reader n Lotus Notes Opening documents and folders from the Start menu To open a document or folder from the Start
User Guide For example, if Microsoft® Word® is running, you can switch to it by saying “Switch to Microsoft word.” You can also switch between open windows by saying “Switch to Previous Window” (same as pressing ALT +TAB ) and “Switch to Next Window” (same as pressing ALT +SHIFT +TAB ). S AY THI S TO Switch to Next Window Switch to the next application. Switch to Previous Window Switch to the previous application. Switch to Microsoft Word Make Microsoft® Word the active application.
Working on Your Desktop Opening and closing menus You can activate any menu by saying the menu name. To open a menu: 1 Open a program window (for example, Microsoft® Word) and make it active. Say the name of the menu you want to open (for example, say “File”). If the command does not work, try saying “Click” and then the name of the menu you want to open (for example, say “Click File”). Say “File” or “Click File” Say “Save” 2 In this example, the File menu should open.
User Guide Selecting buttons, tabs, and options When Dragon is running, you can select any button, check box, text box, or other dialog box option you see by saying its name. If that doesn’t work, say “Click” and then its name. For example, to select a check box labeled Toolbar, say “Toolbar” or “Click Toolbar.” To clear the check box (deselect it), say its name again. Say “Toolbar” or “Click Toolbar” to select check box.
Working on Your Desktop Using Windows Desktop commands You can use voice commands to perform many actions on the Windows Desktop, as shown in the table below.
User Guide Open the Windows System Configuration Utility (msconfig) "Open System Configuration Utility" Open the Windows Control Panel "Open Control Panel" Open the Windows Print Manager "Open Print Manager" Add a printer to your Windows system "Add a new printer" Add or remove programs to your Windows system "Open Add or Remove Programs window" Change the Windows Display Settings "Change Display Settings" Change the Windows screen resolution "Change screen resolution" Change Windows Power Se
Working on Your Desktop Switch to a specific program or document "Switch to " For example, say "Switch to Microsoft Word" OR "Switch to " OR "List windows for " Work with windows Enlarge the active window to the size of your monitor's screen "Maximize window" Minimize the active window "Minimize window" Close the active window "Close window" Minimize all windows and display the Windows Desktop "Show Desktop" "Minimize [all] windows" Return a maximized wi
User Guide 2 Say the name of the icon (for example, “My Computer”). Dragon types the icon name and Windows® selects it. 3 To select another icon, say “Move” and then the direction (up, down, left, right) and number of icons (up to 20). For example: Say “Move Right 1,” “Move Down 2,” or “Move Up 3.
Working on Your Desktop S AY THIS TO Click Restore or Click Control Menu (pause) Restore Restore window to previous size. Click Close or Press ALT F4 Close the active program. Press CTRL F4 Close the active document, not the whole program (works in many programs). Click Start Menu or Click Start or Press CTRL ESC Open the Windows® Start Menu. NOTE: “Click” is required for the Control menu commands.
User Guide Reduce the speed of automatic scrolling "Scroll Slower" Move the visible page up one line "Scroll Up" Move the visible page down one line "Scroll Down" Move up one line in the text "Line Up" Move down one line in the text "Line Down" Move the page up by a screen "Page Up" Move the page down by a screen "Page Down" Scrolling in windows and list boxes You can scroll vertically in a window (for example, an online Help window) or list box by saying “Move Down” and “Move Up” and then a
Working on Your Desktop Pressing keyboard keys You can activate Windows® menus and controls by pressing keys. With Dragon you can “press” any key on your keyboard by voice. You can press letters, numbers, modifier keys (SHIFT , CTRL, and ALT ), and so on. You can say “Press,” “Press Key,” or “Type”—all three voice commands work the same way. NOTE: “Scratch That” will not erase keystrokes dictated with the Press Key commands. You must select the text by voice or mouse and delete it or say “Press Delete.
User Guide S AY THEN f as in Frank/fancy/foxtrot g as in George/gopher/golf h as in Henry/helmet/hotel i as in Iris/Ireland/India j as in John/justice/Juliet k as in Karen/kitchen/kilo l as in Larry/lemon/lima m as in Mickey/magic/Mike n as in Nancy/nobody/November o as in Otto/over/Oscar p as in Paul/people/papa q as in Quentin/question/Quebec r as in Robert/Rachel/Romeo s as in Sam/Singapore/sierra t as in Terry/Tyler/tango u as in Ursula/unit/uniform v as in Valerie/visit/Victor w as in Wendy/wake/whi
Working on Your Desktop For example, to enter “28K” say “twenty eight” and then “Press Cap K” (or “Press Cap K for Karen”). Pressing numbers You can press numbers (0 to 9) by saying “Press” and then the number. For example, say “Press 8.” Pressing key combinations When you’re pressing keys, you can press any combination of the modifier keys (SHIFT , CTRL, and ALT ) at the same time as another key, such as a letter.
User Guide Pressing function and numeric keypad keys To press a function key (F1 to F12 ), say “Press Function” and then the name of the key. For example, say “Press Function 1” to bring up the online Help. To press the keys on the numeric keypad, say “Press Keypad” and then the name of the key. For example, you can say “Press Keypad Minus” to press the keyboard shortcut that opens the Correction menu.
Working on Your Desktop Pressing other keys Here’s a list of other keys you can press by voice: S AY THEN Press Up Arrow Down Arrow Right Arrow Left Arrow Home Key End Key Page Up Page Down Insert Key Delete Key Control Key Shift Key Alt Key Print Screen Scroll Lock Pause Key Num Lock Caps Lock 62
User Guide Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse Dragon provides hands-free mouse control with MouseGrid and the mouse motion voice commands. You can use these features to position the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen, click the mouse buttons, and drag objects—all by voice. Moving the mouse pointer with MouseGrid You can position the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen by using MouseGrid. You can move the pointer relative to the full screen or the active window.
Working on Your Desktop the Recycle Bin, say “4.” A smaller MouseGrid will appear in the chosen grid square. Say “4” to place a smaller MouseGrid over grid square number 4. 3 To zoom in over the desired area, say another grid number. In this example, say “4” to place the pointer over the Recycle Bin icon. 4 Continue to say the respective grid number to zoom in until the mouse pointer is over an icon or other object. You can use voice commands to click the mouse or mark and drag the object.
User Guide To move the pointer: 1 Say “Mouse” followed by the direction and number of times to move it (up to 10). For example, say “Mouse Up 5” or “Mouse Left 10.” 2 When the pointer is over an icon or other object, you can use voice commands to click the mouse or mark and drag the object. Clicking the mouse You can click, double-click, left-click, and right-click the mouse buttons by voice.
Working on Your Desktop 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 dialog box.
User Guide Enabling the mouse motion commands To use the mouse motion commands: 1 From the Tools menu on the DragonBar, choose Options and then the Commands tab. 2 Select Enable mouse motion commands and click OK. 3 Click the Speed button to choose how fast the mouse pointer moves when you use a mouse motion command. The mouse motion commands Here is a summary of the available mouse motion commands.
Working on Your Desktop or ALT key held down during the mouse drag, use one of these commands before saying one of the drag commands in the preceding table: n Left n Right n Right Shift n Middle (requires three-button mouse) n Shift n Right Control n Control n Right Alt n Alt For example, to drag with the SHIFT key held down, you could say “Shift Mouse Drag Up.
CHAPTER 5 Correcting and Editing W hen Dragon NaturallySpeaking types the wrong words, you should correct these mistakes. By giving the program the right word, you actually teach the program not to make the same mistakes again. Correcting mistakes requires some extra effort, but it saves you time in the long run by making Dragon more accurate. You’ll probably need to correct mistakes often when you first start dictating, and then less frequently as the program learns from your corrections.
Correcting and Editing 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 of the DragonBar. 3 If one of the alternatives is correct, press the Down Arrow key to highlight that choice and then press ENTER to accept it. If no alternative is correct, just type or say the correct text. 4 Continue until all the text is correct.
User Guide press the Correction hot key again. Playback continues automatically from the point where you stopped. 5 Continue until all the text is correct. Using the Correction menu The Correction menu shows Dragon’s best guess of the alternatives to the words you dictated and selected. To correct a word or phrase with the Correction menu: 1 When you notice a mistake, pause in your dictation, and then say "Select" and the incorrect word or phrase.
Correcting and Editing in the last thing you said, you can just say "Select That." Dragon highlights the word or phrase, and the Correction menu appears. 2 If the correct word or phrase is on the list, start spelling to choose it, or say "Choose" and the number of that choice. For example, say "Choose 2.
User Guide Play That Back Plays back recorded dictation of the selected word or phrase. All Caps That Capitalizes the initial letter in the selected word or words. Add that to Vocabulary Displays the "Add Individual Word" dialog so you can add the selected word or phrase to the vocabulary. Adding the word or phrase will help Dragon recognize it in the future. Unselect That Deselects the selected word or words.
Correcting and Editing specify which command is used to bring it up, "Correct" or "Select." Correcting Punctuation Note the following when correcting punctuation: n When you select a phrase (more than one word) that has punctuation, be sure to dictate that punctuation. For example, say you initially dictated, “Today is Thursday I have a meeting at 11 o’clock” and the text was transcribed as “Today is Thursday, I have a meeting at 11 o’clock.
User Guide 2 Say “Select lunch on Tuesday.” The words lunch on Tuesday should be highlighted on the screen. 3 Say “dinner on Wednesday.” These words should replace lunch on Tuesday. Since “Tuesday” and “Wednesday” sound completely different, Dragon will know you are not correcting a recognition mistake but rather revising your dictated text. TIP: You can also select punctuation marks. 4 Say: “Select period” (US/Canada) or “Select full stop” (Other Dialects).
Correcting and Editing Selecting a longer phrase You can select a longer phrase by saying “Select [text] Through [text]” (US/Canada) or “Select [text] To [text]” (Other Dialects). For [text], substitute the actual word or words at the beginning and the end of the range of wrong words. For example, you could correct the underlined words in the following sentence: With a little practice, who will develop a habit of dictating an unclear, steady voice, and the computer will understand you better.
User Guide your document. To remove a large selection, you can say “Delete That” instead. Selecting an entire paragraph or line You can select the current paragraph by saying “Select Paragraph.” To select the current line, say “Select Line.” You can also select a number of paragraphs or lines (up to 20). For example, you can say “Select Previous 5 Paragraphs.” S AY T HEN T HEN Select Next Paragraph Previous 2...20 Paragraphs Forward Line Back 2.
Correcting and Editing Moving around in a document When you’re editing a document, you can move around in it by voice. After you place the insertion point where you want it, you can dictate more text, select text, copy and paste, or apply formatting. Going to the top or bottom of a page or document You can move to the top or bottom of the current page by saying “Page Up” (equivalent to pressing the PAGE UP key) or “Page Down” (equivalent to pressing the PAGE DOWN key).
User Guide Placing the insertion point before or after a specific word You can place the insertion point before a specific word by saying “Insert Before” and then the word or words. You can place the insertion point after a word by saying “Insert After” and then the word or words. After you move the insertion point where you want it, you can dictate more text, paste text, add punctuation, and so on.
Correcting and Editing Moving right or left a word or character You can move to the right or left of a word by saying “Move Right a Word” or “Move Left a Word.” You can also move right or left a number of words (up to 20). For example, you can say “Move Right 3 Words.” You can move to the next or previous character by saying “Move Right a Character” or “Move Left a Character.” You can also move forward and backward a number of characters (up to 20).
User Guide thing it typed into your document. This may be a full sentence, a phrase, or just one word, if that’s all you said before pausing. You can say “Scratch That” up to 10 times to delete the last few things you said. If you repeat the command, you must pause before saying it again. You can also say, for example, “Scratch That 5 Times.” Going back as you dictate When you’re dictating, sometimes you may hesitate or think of a better way to say something right after you’ve said it.
Correcting and Editing 2 Say “Delete That.” You can also say “Scratch That” to do the same thing. Deleting the next or previous paragraph or line You can delete the next or previous paragraph by saying “Delete Next Paragraph” or “Delete Previous Paragraph.” You can delete the next or previous line by saying “Delete Next Line” or “Delete Previous Line.” You can also delete a number of paragraphs or lines (up to 20). For example, you can say “Delete Previous 5 Paragraphs.
User Guide S AY THE N THEN Last 2...20 Characters NOTE: Another way to delete the previous character is by saying “Backspace.” This is equivalent to pressing the BACKSPACE key. You can “press” it multiple times (up to 20) by saying, for example, “Backspace 5.” Spelling as you dictate With the Spell command in Dragon, you can easily spell a word or phrase you want to dictate into your document.
Correcting and Editing If you say “Spell” by itself, without any letters after it, the Spell dialog box opens. You can then speak the letters and Dragon will type them or you can correct any errors in the word you spelled. When spelling, you can say numbers and special characters as well as letters. For example, to dictate an automobile license plate number, you could say “Spell y-h-m-6-0-9.” Dragon would type yhm609. Say “Spell Cap-m-a-c-m-i-l-l-a-n-trademark” to get MacMillan™ in your document.
User Guide TIP: To dictate unusual text such as automobile license plate numbers or product codes, you can also switch to Spell mode by saying “Switch To Spell Mode,” and then dictate letters. You can make the Spell dialog box appear whenever you use the Spell command by setting the “Spell” commands bring up the Spell dialog box option on the Correction tab in the Options dialog box. See the online help for more information.
Correcting and Editing You can set up Dragon to play back dictation automatically whenever you open the Correction menu. On the Dragon menu, select Tools > Options > Correction tab. On the Correction tab, select Automatic playback on correction. Sometimes, there’s no dictation to play back. For example, you cannot play back text that wasn’t entered by voice, such as words you typed or pasted into your document.
User Guide To play back dictation: To play back dictation, do any of the following: n Select the text you want to play back, and say “Play That Back.” n Click the Start Playback button on the Playback toolbar. n Move the insertion point to the text you want to play back and say any of the following commands: S AY TO Play Back Line Play back dictation for the current line. Play Back Paragraph Play back dictation for the current paragraph.
Correcting and Editing To stop playback and correct a mistake: To stop playback and correct a mistake, do any of the following: n Click the Correction button on the Playback toolbar. n Press the minus (–) key on the numeric keypad. This stops playback and simultaneously opens the Correction menu. There you can correct the text for the last phrase played back. NOTE: By default, Dragon stores about 30 minutes of dictation (40 MB).
User Guide Correcting with your own user files You should use this correction technique if you regularly correct another person’s text by voice and it is not important to maximize the author’s recognition accuracy. When you use your own user files to correct someone else’s text, you can correct the dictation just as you would correct your own dictation, using any combination of voice commands and keyboard typing.
Correcting and Editing 5 Use the buttons on the Extras toolbar to play back dictation. 6 Select the text you want to correct by mouse or keyboard. 7 Press the correction hot key (normally the minus [–] key on the numeric key pad) or click the Correct button on the DragonBar Extras toolbar. The Correction menu appears with the selected text. 8 Use the keyboard to correct the text. 9 When you finish, save the text and the user’s speech files.
User Guide called MyDoc.rtf, Dragon saves your dictation in a file called MyDoc.dra in the same directory as your document. Using text-to-speech You can use text-to-speech to have text displaying on your screen (not your current dictation) read aloud in a computer voice. You can use this feature to have the product read back a document that you (or someone else) dictated while you listen for mistakes and make note of sections you might want to revise.
Correcting and Editing To stop text-to-speech, do one of the following: n From the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Advanced and click Stop Playback/Reading. n Right-click in your document and click Stop Playback/Reading from the shortcut menu. n Press the ESC key. You can control the speed, pitch, volume, and other text-tospeech settings. From the menu, click Tools > Options and select the Text-to-Speech tab.
CHAPTER 6 Formatting Y ou can bold text, change font sizes and styles, capitalize text, and apply other formatting by voice. Many Dragon NaturallySpeaking formatting commands work for text that is selected (highlighted) in your document. To select text by voice, say “Selectjm ” plus the words you want to select. See Selecting text by voice on page 74 for information. Types of commands Most of the commands listed in this chapter are global—they are available in virtually every application.
Formatting Capitalizing text Capitalizing first letter of next word you dictate Dragon capitalizes many words automatically, such as the first word in a sentence (following a period, question mark, or exclamation mark). It capitalizes the first word after you say “New Paragraph” (not when you say “New Line”) and it capitalizes proper names (when these words are already in the Dragon vocabulary in capitalized form).
User Guide 2 Dictate the words you want capitalized. For example, say: “success is a journey [colon] seven steps to achieving success in the business of life” Dragon types: Success Is a Journey: Seven Steps to Achieving Success in the Business of Life 3 Say “Caps Off” to turn capitals off. Dictating next word in all capital letters When you’re dictating, you can enter a word in all capital letters by saying “All Caps” and then the word. For example, say “All Caps please” to get PLEASE.
Formatting turn it off when you are finished. This is usually easier than saying “No Caps” before each word. To dictate consecutive words in all lowercase letters: 1 Say “No Caps On” to turn no capitals on. 2 Dictate the words you want to appear in all lowercase. 3 Say “No Caps Off” to turn no capitals off.
User Guide Changing font face S AY THEN Set Font Arial Courier Courier New Garamond Helvetica Palatino Times Times New Roman Changing font size Say “Set Size” and then a size from 4 to 100 points. For example, say “Set Size 18.” Then, continue dictating.
Formatting order (font face, then size, then style). See the list of examples below: n “Set Font Arial” n “Set Font Arial 12” or “Set Font Arial 12 Point” n “Set Size 12 Bold” n “Set Font Arial Bold” n “Set Font Bold” NOTE: If you’re changing only the font size, use the “Set Size” commands, not the “Set Font” command. Changing the font later You can go back and change the font face, size, or style of text by selecting it and then using the “Format That” commands.
User Guide To add bold, italics, and underlining: 1 Select the text you want to change. 2 Say “Bold That,” “Italicize That,” “Underline That,” or “Strikeout That.” To remove formatting: 1 Select the text you want to change. 2 Say “Restore That” to remove formatting. Aligning text You can change how text is aligned by placing your insertion point in the text and saying “Center That,” “Left Align That,” or “Right Align That.” To align text: 1 Move the insertion point to the text you want to align.
CHAPTER 7 Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters T his chapter describes how to dictate numbers, punctuation, Web addresses, and a few other special items. For complete information on this topic, see the online help. NOTE: If Dragon is not formatting a word as you would like, you can change the formatting properties of the word by using the Word Properties dialog box. See the online help for more information.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TIP: If you want to dictate only numbers, you can switch to “Numbers Mode.” See Switching recognition modes on page 119 for more information.
User Guide NOTE: If you are having problems dictating numbers, currency, times, or dates, make sure that your Regional Settings match the language (dialect) you selected when you created your user. Using Numbers mode Any time you need to dictate a series of numbers and do not want Dragon to recognize them as words, you can turn on Numbers Mode. This could be useful, for example, if you are dictating in a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft® Excel®.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters Times of day Dictate the time of day the way you would normally say it. US/Canada: Dragon automatically types the colon (:) if you say “a m” or “p m” when dictating the time. Say “o’clock” or “colon zero zero” to enter 00.
User Guide Telephone numbers North American phone numbers Say US and Canadian phone numbers as you normally would, pausing briefly between each group of numbers. You don’t need to dictate hyphens for most phone numbers (numbers that are 7, 10, or 11 digits long). Dragon will add them automatically.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TIP: In dialects other than US/Canada, you can say “bracket” instead of “parenthesis.” See also Automatic formatting of dates, times, telephone numbers on page 106. Automatic formatting of dates, times, telephone numbers To indicate how you want dates, times, telephone numbers, and other numbers automatically formatted: 1 On the DragonBar, select Tools > Auto-Formatting. The Auto- Formatting dialog box appears.
User Guide 1/10, and 1/16 or a multiple of these fractions, just say the fraction normally. T O ENTE R S AY 1/2 one half 1/4 one fourth or one quarter 15/16 fifteen sixteenths or fifteen over sixteen 3 7/8 three and seven eighths or three and seven over eight If the denominator (bottom number in the fraction) is greater than 10, you can enter the fraction by saying “slash” or “over” between the two numbers.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TO E NTER S AY L Roman Numeral fifty C Roman Numeral one hundred D Roman Numeral five hundred M Roman Numeral one thousand XXIV Roman Numeral twenty our XXXI Roman Numeral thirty one MCMXCVII Roman Numeral one thousand Roman Numeral nine hundred Roman Numeral ninety Roman Numeral seven TIP: Don’t pause after the word “Roman Numeral” when you’re dictating a Roman numeral.
User Guide and numbers that make up the postal code. Spacing and formatting will happen automatically. T O ENTE R S AY NG3 2HX Postcode n g three two h x E10 7BD Postcode e ten seven b d EC2Y 4LK Postcode e c two y four l k K1A 0M5 Postal code k one a zero m five X0A 0H0 Postal code x oh a oh h oh Currency and coin You dictate your own currency as you would normally say it. Currency in US/Canada (US English dialect) T O ENTE R SA Y $58.00 fifty eight dollars and zero cents $1.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TO E NTER 3.9 billion S AY three point nine billion euros £ 45 forty five pounds £ 99.50 ninety nine pounds and fifty pence £ 2.20 two pounds twenty £ 5 million five million pounds NOTE: Dragon uses the currency symbol ($, £, and so on) specified in your Windows Regional Settings as your default currency. Dictate other currencies by first saying the currency symbol followed by the digits.
User Guide Punctuation Using Natural Punctuation Dragon can automatically add commas and periods at the appropriate places in your dictation without your having to explicitly speak that punctuation. This Natural Punctuation feature can be useful in helping you get used to dictation by focusing on what you are saying rather than how your speech is punctuated. Natural Punctuation only inserts periods and commas. You still have to dictate other punctuation marks.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters Dictating Punctuation You can enter the punctuation marks and symbols listed below in text you dictate. For a list of all punctuation marks, see the online help. TO E NTER S AY , comma .
User Guide You can use the Vocabulary Editor to view or change the formatting properties of the punctuation. Words that end with ’s To dictate a word ending with apostrophe S (’s), just say it as you normally would. Dragon will often add it. If Dragon doesn’t include the ’s, you can add it later.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TO E NTER S AY Tokyo-based company Tokyo based company nine-year-old boy nine year old boy Including hyphens as you dictate To hyphenate words that Dragon doesn’t hyphenate automatically, just say “hyphen” wherever you want a hyphen.
User Guide you can say “long space bar lasting” without pausing, to insert a space in place of the hyphen. Dictating compound words Dragon joins compound words (such as “note” and “book” to form “notebook”) automatically, based on standard usage. To dictate a compound word, just say it as you normally would. Compounding words as you dictate To compound words that Dragon doesn’t join automatically, just say “No Space” between the words.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters To compound words: 1 Select the text you want to join. For example, if you want to join the words “Web TV,” say “Select Web TV.” 2 Say “Compound That.” Dictating names Many names of people, places, and events are already in the Dragon vocabulary. For example, you can dictate “Martin Luther King,” “New York Times,” and “Boston.” To dictate a name, first try dictating the name. Dragon automatically capitalizes the names it knows.
User Guide If Dragon types the full word instead of the abbreviation or acronym, enters the wrong word, or includes incorrect punctuation, just correct it in your document by voice or by keyboard. Dictating e-mail and Web addresses Dictate e-mail and Web addresses as you would normally say them. Dragon automatically formats them for you. T O ENTE R S AY Virginia@aol.com Virginia at a o l dot com info@samplecompany.com [No Caps On] info at sample company dot com [No Caps Off] http:// www.nuance.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TIP: You can create Text and Graphics custom commands for e-mail and Web addresses you use often. See the online help for more information. Dictating special characters Dictating common special characters The following special characters are in the Dragon vocabulary. To dictate these characters, just say their names.
User Guide T O ENTE R SA Y :-) smiley face :-( frowny face ;-) winky face For complete lists of special characters, see the online Help. Switching recognition modes Dragon lets you use different recognition modes in your dictation. Dragon uses normal mode by default. In normal mode, the program distinguishes between words, numbers, and commands. In addition to normal mode, there are other modes: n Numbers mode—The software recognizes only numbers, commands, and punctuation.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters To changes modes, you can: 1 Select the Words menu on the DragonBar and click the name of the mode you want.
Index A abbreviations 116 acronyms 116 All Caps Off 95 All Caps On 95 All Caps That 96 All Caps [text] 95 American English 12 apostrophe ’s 113 applications opening 47 starting (and utilities) 52 switching 48 Audio Setup Wizard 19 Australian English 12 B BACKSPACE key 83 Bold That 98 British English 12 bulleted text 99 buttons, selecting 51 C Cap That 96 94 Capitalize That Cap [word] 96 96 capitalizing text already in a document 96 applying lowercase 95 consecutive words 94-95 next word 94 Caps Off 95 C
Index dollar sign 109 Dragon Log 29 DragonBar 32, 40 Extras toolbar on 42 DragonPad 33 hyphens 114 preventing 114 removing 114 I icons, selecting 54 Indian English 12 Insert After [text] 79 Insert Before [text] 79 installation 7 International Communications Alphabet Internet addresses 117 introduction 1 Italicize That 98 italics, adding or removing 98 E e-mail addresses, dictating 117 ESC key 87, 92 Extras toolbar 42, 90 F folders opening 52 folders, opening 47-48 fonts, changing 96 Format That 98 Form
User Guide mouse clicking 65 moving the pointer 63-64, 66 MouseGrid 63 Move to Bottom 78 Move to Top 78 moving around a document before/after specific words 79 to beginning/end of line 78 by paragraphs or lines 79 scrolling 57 to top/bottom of page 78 by words or characters 80 N names dictating 116 Natural Punctuation 33, 111 navigating between windows 53 new user, creating 16 No Caps Off 96, 117 No Caps On 96, 117 No Caps That 96 No Caps [text] 95 No Space 115 No Space Off 115 No Space On 115 numbers 101
Index S ’s 113 saving dictation 88 storage space for 90 Scratch That 76, 80 scrolling 57 searching while selecting 75 Select Again 75 Select All 76 Select Document 76 Select [text] 74 Select-and-Say Select-and-Say Indicator 41 selecting text 74 again 75 characters 77 a document 76 lines 77 paragraphs 77 punctuation 75 specific words 76-77 Set Font 96-97 Set Size 97 Setup Log 29 Skip Backward 87 Skip Forward 87 Skip Word button 22 sleeping 32 software installation 7 Southeast Asian English 12 speakers, plug
User Guide Z ZIP codes 108 125
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