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The Command Browser’s display may seem strange at first, because instead of full words some lines may contain
ellipses (dot dot dot), parentheses, and <angle brackets>, in order to fit in the space and represent the many
optional and alternate elements, like “the” and “a”. You can view the full wordings by using the Browse menu’s
items—Refine and Undo All are particularly useful.
To practice, pick your usual word processor in the Context drop-down list, and use the Filter to find commands on
items you often use in this application.
Key points about custom commands
 In the higher editions, you can quickly create custom commands to insert blocks of text and/or graphics in
your documents. This can be done in the Add New Auto-Text Command window, from the Tools menu.
 If the boilerplate text already exists in an electronic document, you can save time when creating the
command: select the text then copy and paste it, or say make that a shortcut.
 It’s a good idea to use the Description field to note a comment or a reminder, for yourself or potential
other users of your command.
 Names for custom commands should be memorable, intuitive, easy-to-pronounce phrases. Avoid names
that Dragon could recognized in the course of your dictations, such as single words.
 The Name Editor lets you add <variables> in command names, to provide synonyms or variations (using
lists you define yourself, or existing lists such as <1to10>).
 In the higher editions, you can add fillable [Fields] to your boilerplate commands to create
“DragonTemplates” which can be navigated and filled out by voice.
 In the higher editions, you can rename, modify, copy, delete, export and import custom commands.