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Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1: What's New in Dragon Version 12
- Chapter 2: Installing Dragon
- Installation and User Profile Creation
- Dragon system requirements
- What you should know before installing
- 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 your microphone
- Training a new user profile
- Adapting to your writing style and scheduling tuning
- How Dragon automatically configures user profiles
- Upgrading User Profiles
- Version 12 File Structure
- Accessing log files, samples, and tools
- Activating Dragon
- Chapter 3: Getting Started
- Chapter 4: Dictating Text
- Dictation Basics
- Undoing actions
- Correcting text errors as you dictate
- Dictation commands
- Typing or spelling text
- Spelling words
- Dictating numbers
- Using the Dictation Box
- Using the Dictation Box
- Using Dictation Box in unsupported applications
- Turning off the Dictation Box
- Unsupported applications
- Transferring your text
- The Full Text Control Indicator
- Dictating in unknown text fields
- Editing text in unknown text fields
- Defining how the Dictation Box works in different applications
- Unexpected behavior or text in the Dictation Box
- Dictation Box Settings
- Using DragonPad
- Chapter 5: Making Corrections
- Chapter 6: Revising Text
- Chapter 7: Working in Programs
- Chapter 8: Working with Web applications
- Using Rich Internet Application extensions
- Browser requirements for Web application support
- Enabling Web application support
- How to tell if Web application support is active
- Using Gmail
- Using Hotmail
- Editing text in a supported Web application
- Using Dragon's Web capabilities without RIA
- If you have problems using Web application support
- Chapter 9: Working with Web browsers
- Chapter 10: Working on Your Desktop
- 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
- Chapter 11: Controlling the Mouse and Keyboard
- Chapter 12: Improving recognition accuracy
- Top 10 ways to improve accuracy
- Using Smart Format Rules
- Adjusting Speed vs. Accuracy
- The Dragon Accuracy Center
- Recognition Modes
- Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better
- Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary
- About personalizing your Vocabulary
- Adding words or phrases to your Vocabulary
- Using punctuation with written and spoken forms
- 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
- Managing Vocabularies
- Chapter 13: Using the Command Browser
- Chapter 14: The Dragon Glossary
- Index
Chapter 3: Getting Started
Using the DragonBar
This section contains the following topics:
The DragonBar 31
The Text Control Indicator 35
Displaying the DragonBar 36
Controlling the DragonBar 37
The DragonBar
The DragonBar is the main Dragon toolbar you use to control the Dragon software. The
DragonBar appears at the top of the display when you start Dragon for the first time. When
you see the DragonBar, you can use Dragon to dictate into word processors, e-mail, and
other programs.
You can change the appearance and behavior of the DragonBar to suit your
working style. By default the DragonBar is docked to the top of your screen. To
change the DragonBar's mode, see Displaying the Dragon Bar.
The DragonBar contains the following controls, starting from the left side:
The Dragon icon
Click the Dragon icon (or right-click anywhere on the DragonBar) to display
a menu that controls how the DragonBar looks and acts on your screen.
The microphone icon
The microphone icon displays on the DragonBar and in the Windows
taskbar. Click the microphone icon to turn the microphone on and off. The
following table shows the microphone states you'll see:
The way the
microphone icon
displays 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.
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