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Chapter 3: Getting Started
IfyouclickinanapplicationforwhichDragondoesnothavespecificcommands(for
example,Notepad,Skype,oriTunes),theLearningCenterdisplaysgeneraltips,plus
commandsavailableatalltimes(thesearecalled“globalcommands”)andcommandsfor
controllingtheLearningCenteritself.
Using the Interactive Tutorial
TheInteractiveTutorialteachesyouDragoncommandsandskillsinasimulated
environment.Thelessonsareshortandintroduceimportantinterfaceelementslikethe
DragonBarandLearningCenter.
Atanytime,youcanexittheInteractiveTutorialbyclickingtheXinthetoprightcorner.You
canalsoreturntoitthroughtheDragonBarHelpmenu.
Note:Liketheprofilecreationprocess,youcannotusetheInteractiveTutorialhands-free.
Starting to dictate
Followthesestepswhenyouwanttodictate.
To start to dictate
1. Makesuretheprogramyouwanttodictateintoisrunning.
2. Putonthemicrophoneandpositionitcorrectly.
3. Clickintheprogramyouwanttodictateintotomakethatwindowactive.
4. Turnonthemicrophone.
5. Starttalkingandwatchyourwordsappearonthescreen.
Using the Command line interface
YoucanusecommandlineoptionstomodifythewayinwhichDragonNaturallySpeaking
startsup.Theseswitchesareusedinthefollowingsyntax:
natspeak /switch
Where/switchistheswitchfromthefollowingtable:
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