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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Installing and Training
- Starting to Dictate
- Correcting and Editing
- Formatting
- Capitalizing text
- Capitalizing the first letter of the next word you dictate
- Capitalizing consecutive words
- Dictating the next word in all capital letters
- Dictating consecutive words in all capital letters
- Dictating the next word in all lowercase letters
- Dictating consecutive words in all lowercase letters
- Capitalizing (or uncapitalizing) text already in your document
- Formatting text
- Capitalizing text
- Numbers and Punctuation
- Using E-Mail and Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Using Natural Language Commands
- Available Natural Language Commands
- The Sample Commands window
- The Command Browser
- Sample Commands
- Copying, moving, cutting, pasting, and deleting command samples
- Formatting command samples
- Spelling, grammar, and printing sample command samples
- Table sample command samples
- Microsoft Excel command samples
- Microsoft Outlook sample commands
- Microsoft PowerPoint sample commands
- America Online sample commands
- Hands-Free Computing
- Starting programs
- Opening documents and folders
- 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
- Workflow
- Speaking and Dictating
- Improving Accuracy
- Healthy Computing
- Using a Handheld Recorder
- Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Troubleshooting
- 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
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
- Which commands work in which programs?
- Index
CHAPTER 15
Using a Handheld Recorder
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide 195
Dictating into your recorder
When you speak to the recorder, do so in the same way you speak into a
microphone while at the computer. Speak clearly, enunciate, and avoid
mumbling.
When dictating, keep the recorder’s microphone a consistent distance
from your mouth. For most recorders, the microphone should be 1 to 2
inches from the corner of your mouth (check your recorder’s specific
instructions). Place it near the corner of your mouth, not directly in front,
to avoid recording noise from your breath.
For several reasons, transcribing from a recorder tends to be less accurate
than dictating directly to the computer. Recorder users tend to slur their
speech more. Dictating directly, you have immediate feedback on
screen. If Dragon NaturallySpeaking
®
is making many errors, you can
speak more clearly. When dictating to a recorder, however, it’s easy to
forget that your speech will be transcribed by a computer and there’s a
tendency to slip into slurred words and mumbling. For best results,
practice dictating directly to the computer before starting to use a
recorder. This will help you develop a speaking style that gives the best
accuracy.
Also avoidable is the tendency of recorder users to move the microphone
around as they speak. This makes your voice vary in quality on the
recording, making Dragon NaturallySpeaking
®
less accurate. For best
results, keep the recorder’s built-in microphone in a consistent position
relative to your mouth.
Many users get better transcription accuracy by using a headset
microphone with the recorder. You can plug the headset microphone that
came with your software into many recorders, bypassing the recorder’s
built-in microphone. A headset microphone keeps the microphone a
consistent distance from your mouth, so there’s less variability in how
your voice sounds to the computer.
Also, if you have an analog recorder with a volume setting, keep the
same setting you used during training. If the setting changes, check the
audio volume and quality again. From the Tools menu on the
DragonBar, click Accuracy Center and then click the Check Your Audio
Settings link.