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Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide
Tip
To simplify start commands or to run programs using names of your choice, you
can rename Desktop icons or create new Windows Shortcuts. See your
Windows documentation for details.
To exit a program
With any window that has the active focus on your screen, say "Close
Window," or say "Click Close"
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 Set-
tings 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."
n In some versions of Windows you must close any open applications
before you can use the voice command "Shut Down Windows" to exit Win-
dows.
n On some versions of Windows, you can control Internet Explorer menus
and dialog boxes by voice only if the "Voice-enable menus, buttons, and
other controls, excluding" box is selected on the Miscellaneous tab of the
Options dialog box.
n To use Dragon to operate Windows menus and dialog box controls by
voice, the option Voice enable menus, buttons and other controls must
remain enabled in the Miscellaneous tab of the Options dialog box. The
setting ensures that the Windows Active Accessibility feature allows voice
control of Windows menus and controls. This option is turned on by
default.
Using Windows Desktop commands
You can use voice commands to perform many actions on the Windows
Desktop, as shown in the table below.
Notes
n Instead of dictating the verb "open," you can also say "start," "launch" or
"show." For example, say "start Notepad."
n For details about how to say program names, see Starting and exiting pro-
grams.
n See About the Command Browser for more variants of all commands
listed here and see Creating new commands in the Dragon Help for infor-
mation about how to create your own commands.
n Items in square brackets are optional.
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