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Table Of Contents

Contents
Introduction
- About this guide
- What’s new in version 6?
- What should I expect from Dragon NaturallySpeaking?
  - Do I still need my keyboard and mouse?
Installing and Training
- System requirements
- Plug in the microphone
- Plug in the speakers
- Install the software
- Create a new user
  - About vocabularies
- Audio Setup
- New user training
- Training problems and solutions
Starting to Dictate
- Key tips for dictating
- Turning the microphone on and off
- Sleeping and waking up
  - Printing and saving your dictated text
- Online Help
  - “What Can I Say?”
- The DragonBar
Correcting and Editing
- The Correction menu
  - Using the keyboard or mouse commands
  - Correcting quickly
- Selecting text by voice
- Moving around in a document
- Copying, cutting, and pasting text
- Copying text to other programs
- Deleting text
- Keyboard editing shortcuts
- Spelling as you dictate
Formatting
- Capitalizing text
- Formatting text
Numbers and Punctuation
- Dictating numbers
- Punctuation
  - Words that end with ’s
- Dictating hyphenated words
- Dictating compound words
  - Compounding words as you dictate
  - Compounding words later
- Dictating names
- Dictating abbreviations and acronyms
- Dictating email and Web addresses
- Dictating special characters
  - Dictating common special characters
  - Dictating uncommon special characters
- Modes
Using E-Mail and Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Working with e-mail
- Working with Microsoft Internet Explorer
Using Natural Language Commands
- Available Natural Language Commands
- The Sample Commands window
- The Command Browser
- Sample Commands
Hands-Free Computing
- Starting programs
  - Starting a program from the Start menu
  - Starting a program from the Windows desktop
- Opening documents and folders
  - Opening documents and folders from the Startmenu
  - Opening documents and folders from the Windows desktop
- Switching between open windows
- Copying text to other programs
- Opening and closing menus
- Selecting buttons, tabs, and options
- Selecting icons on the desktop
- Resizing and closing windows
- Scrolling in windows and listboxes
- Pressing keyboard keys
- Activating commands by saying key names
- Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse
- Hands-free tips
Automate Your Work
- Viewing or editing commands
- Searching commands
- Creating new commands
  - Creating Text and Graphics commands
  - Creating Step-by-Step commands
- Deleting custom commands
- Renaming custom commands
- Exporting commands
- Importing commands
- Creating Macro Recorder Commands
- Some useful commands
Workflow
- Dictate first, correct later
  - Listening to your recorded voice
- Ways to correct your dictation
Speaking and Dictating
- Speak clearly
- Pronounce each word
- Pause if you like
- Give it context
- Leave out the fillers
- Speak with inflection
- Breathe fully
- Close your eyes
- Be alert
- Relax
- Composing
Improving Accuracy
- The Accuracy Center
- Tools to improve your vocabulary
- The ideal system for best accuracy
- Some practical ways to improve accuracy
Healthy Computing
- Ergonomics and posture
- Maintaining good vocal health
Using a Handheld Recorder
- Installing recorder software
- Creating a user adapted to your recorded speech
- Dictating into your recorder
  - The restricted command set
- Transcribing recorded dictation
- Correcting mistakes
- Using the Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder as a microphone
- Better accuracy with a recorder
Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- The Options dialog box
Troubleshooting
- Testing your sound system
  - Fixing sound problems
- Other problems and solutions
Commands List
- Which commands work in which programs?
  - Controlling the microphone
  - Controlling the DragonBar
  - Controlling the DragonPad
  - Adding paragraphs, lines, and spaces
  - Selecting text
  - Correcting text
  - Deleting and undoing
  - Moving around in a document
  - Copying, cutting, and pasting text
  - Capitalizing text
  - Formatting text
  - Entering numbers
  - Entering punctuation and special characters
  - Playing back and reading text
  - Working with your desktop and windows
  - E-mail commands
  - Using Lotus Notes
  - Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Working hands-free
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Index

CHAPTER

Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide

Installing and Training

f you haven’t yet set up Dragon NaturallySpeaking

, this chapter will

guide you through each step of the process, from plugging in the

microphone to training the computer to recognize your voice. It also

covers dictating your first sentence and explains the Dragon

NaturallySpeaking

controls, buttons, and menus that appear on-screen

as you work.

System requirements

The recommended system requirements needed to run Dragon

NaturallySpeaking

properly are:

■ Intel

Pentium

II 400 MHz processor (or equivalent AMD

processor)*

■ 128 MB RAM

■ 300 MB free hard disk space

■ Microsoft

Windows

XP, Millennium, 2000, 98, or Windows

4.0 (with SP-6 or greater)

■ Creative

Labs Sound Blaster

16 or equivalent sound card

supporting 16-bit recording

■ Microsoft

Internet Explorer

5 or higher (free download available

at www.microsoft.com

■ CD-ROM drive (required for installation)

■ ScanSoft-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included)

■ Speakers (required for playback of recorded speech and text-to-

speech features)

Dragon NaturallySpeaking

6 has been optimized for a variety of

popular processors, including the Intel

Pentium

4, Pentium

III,