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Dragon Installation and User Guide
MicrosoftWord,to
WordPerfect,to
OpenOffice.org
Writer.
Searchingbyvoice
DragonNaturallySpeakingVoiceShortcutscollapse
commonmulti-steptasksintodirectvoicecommands
thatyoucansayatanytime,nomatterwhatisactive
onyourscreen.VoiceShortcutsspeedupsearching
theInternet,searchingyourcomputer,startinge-
mails,andmore.
UsingHelp
TheDragonBar’s
Helpmenuprovides
accesstomanyHelp
tools,includingthe
AccuracyCenter,
thePerformance
Assistant,Dragon's
Help,theLearning
Center,andthe
interactivetutorial.
You'llalsofindWeb
linksforsoftware
updates,themain
Dragonpageonthe
Web,Technical
Supportpages,and
foronline
registration.
Working with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
WithWindows8,Microsoftintroducedmajorchangesforend-userscomparedtoprevious
operatingsystems:itaddedasecondinterface(knownas“Modern”andformerlyasMetro”)
andremovedtheStartbuttonfromthefamiliardesktopinterface.Withthereleaseofitsfree
update,Windows8.1(October2013),Microsoftintroducednewcapabilities(and
reintroducedtheStartbuttononthedesktopinterface).
TheClassicDragonBarcannotdisplayontheModerninterface,butDragon13introducesthe
NewDragonBar,whichcan.
Note:ForthelatestdetailsonusingDragoninWindows8,pleaseseetheDragonsupport
pageandKnowledgebaseontheNuancewebsite:
http://www.nuance.com/support/dragon-naturallyspeaking/index.htm
Starting Dragon from the Windows desktop:
Makesureyourmicrophoneisconnected,thenstartDragonbydouble-clickingitsdesktop
icon.
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