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Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide
from the text field about its content—for instance, in order to know where
words and sentences begin and end, so Dragon can apply spacing between
words and capitalization at the beginning of sentences. Most standard text
fields allow full Full Text Control capabilities.
If you have difficulty in dictating or correcting in one of these unknown text
fields, use the Dictation Box.
For more information, see The Full Text Control Indicator.
Dictating in unknown text fields
1. Place you cursor where you want to put the text
2. Start the Dictation Box in one of several ways:
n Say "Show Dictation Box"
n Select Tools > Dictation Box from the Dragon Bar
n Use CTRL + SHIFT + D. To change the default hot key(see the
Dragon Options dialog box.
3. When the Dictation Box displays, you can dictate and edit text inside the Dic-
tation Box using all of Dragon'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. Select the text in the unknown text field using voice commands or your key-
board and mouse.
2. Copy the text to the Dictation Box for editing in one of these ways:
n Say "Edit Selection"
n Say "Show Dictation Box"
Note: To copy all the text in an application into the Dictation
Box for editing say "Edit All"
n Select Tools > Dictation Box from the Dragon Bar
n Use CTRL + SHIFT + D. To change the default hot key, see The
Options dialog box.
3. The selected text displays in the Dictation Box.
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.
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