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Chapter 4: Dictating Text
Test your application before you start and, if you lose text when you try to
transfer text to the application, try different selections under the Copy and
Paste options, detailed below:
Copy
n Do not copy: Does not copy any text from the application when the Dic-
tation Box is started.
n Type keys <Ctrl+C>: Uses Ctrl+C to copy text from the application.
n Use Windows Copy Command: Uses the Windows copy command to
copy text from the application.
Paste
n Type keys <Ctrl+V>: Uses Ctrl+V to copy text from the Dictation Box
to the application.
n Use Windows Paste Command: Uses the Windows Paste Command
to copy text from the Dictation Box to the application.
n Simulate keystrokes: Sends keystrokes from the Dictation Box to the
application. Use "Simulate keystrokes" if the other methods of pasting
text do not work.
Show character count
Select this check box to have the character count display the number of
characters in the Dictation Box.
Keep transferred text in clipboard when the Dictation Box is closed
Check this option to have Dragon hold the text dictated into the Dictation Box
in the Windows clipboard either after you transfer the text unsuccessfully
(paste fails) or after you have closed the Dictation Box (should any text
remain in the Dictation Box).
As long as you have chosen Type Keys <Ctrl+V>or Use Windows Paste
Command under Paste options, checking this check box protects you from
losing any text when:
n You've transferred with the "Transfer" voice command and it fails to
paste into the application where you have placed the cursor
n Text still remains in the DictationBox when you close it
If you do not select this option, the text dictated into the Dictation Box that
has not been transferred will be lost when you close the Dictation Box.
When you have selected this check box, if the transfer fails, you do not lose
the text, because the text is stored temporarily in the Windows clipboard. If
the application you tried to transfer the text to fails to receive the text, you
can open another application and try using the Windows paste command to
paste the text from the clipboard.
Restore Defaults
This option restores all Dictation Box settings to their defaults.
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