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Chapter 13: Working in Programs
About spoken commands in word
processing programs
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:
Aboutspokencommandsinwordprocessingprograms 142
Dictatinginyourwordprocessor 142
About spoken commands in word processing programs
DragonNaturallySpeakingprovidesNaturalLanguageCommandsforusewithpopular
wordprocessingprogramsotherthanMicrosoftWordandCorelWordPerfect.Byusing
thesecommands,youcanavoidthemultiplemenu-selectionandmouse-movementsteps
associatedwiththetraditionalMicrosoftWindowsinterface.Thesecommandsletyou:
n Movethetextinsertionpointaroundadocument
n Selectaword,phrase,orblockoftext
n Formattext(includingindentingtext,changingtextfontsandstyles,settingcolors,
applyingparagraphstyles,addingtables,settingmargins,andinsertingnewlinesand
paragraphs)
n Runspellingandgrammarchecks
n Edittext(includingmoving,copying,pasting,anddeletingtext)
n Printallorpartofadocumentandprintpreviewyourwork
Becausethenumberofvalidcommandsissolarge,youshouldjusttrysayingwhatyouwant
todo.Ifyougetunexpectedresults,say"UndoThat"toundotheactionandtryadifferent
waytospeakthecommand.Alternatively,youcanopentheCommandBrowserorthe
DragonLearningCenterformoreinformation.
Notes
n DragonNaturallySpeakingdisplayscommandswithablueborderintheResultsbox.
Ifyousayaphrasethatproducesnoaction,lookintheResultsbox.Iftheboxdoes
nothaveablueborder,DragonNaturallySpeakingdoesnotrecognizeitasavalid
command.Forexample,ifyousay"Inserta2by2Table"whentheinsertionpointis
insideatable,nothinghappensbecauseyoucannotinsertatableinsideatable.
n Whencreatinganewdocument,alwaysgivethedocumentanamebeforestarting
yourdictation.
Dictating in your word processor
Ifyouaredictatinginawordprocessor,therearesomethingsyoucandotomakeDragon
NaturallySpeakingworkmoreefficiently:
n Donotrunotherprogramswhenyouarerunningyourwordprocessor.
n Disableyourwordprocessor’sautomaticspellingandgrammarchecker.Turning
theseoptionsofffreesmemoryforspeechrecognition.Whenyouhavefinished
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