8.0
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Installation and Training
- Starting to Dictate
- Working on your Desktop
- Programs, documents and folders
- Switching between open windows
- Opening and closing menus
- Selecting buttons, tabs, and options
- Selecting icons on the desktop
- Resizing and closing windows
- Scrolling in windows and list boxes
- Opening lists and making selections
- Pressing keyboard keys
- Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse
- 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
- Working with Applications
- Dictating Names, Numbers, Punctuation & Special Characters
- Using the Command Browser
- Improving Accuracy
- Managing Users
- Setting Up Roaming Users
- Using Portable Recorders (Preferred and Professional)
- Automate Your Work (Preferred and Professional)
- Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Version 8 File Structure
- MSI Installation Options
- Index
CHAPTER
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
5
2
Installation and Training
his chapter describes how to install, set up, and train Dragon Naturally
Speaking.
System requirements
To run Dragon NaturallySpeaking, your system must meet the following
requirements:
■ Intel
®
Pentium
®
III 500MHz or greater (or equivalent AMD
TM
processor)
Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not install on machine with a processor of less than
500MHz.
■
512MB RAM (256 MB free minimum).
■ 500MB of free hard disk space for a Custom Installation where you install only
the program files and 1 set of speech files. Installations can range from 800 MB
(Standard Edition) to 2.5 GB (US English Medical).
■ Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Home.
Windows ME is supported only for Standard and Preferred editions.
■ 16-bit Creative
®
Labs Sound Blaster
®
, or compatible sound card capable of and
set to 16bit, 11KHz for Audio Recording.
■ Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer
®
5 or higher (free download available at
www.microsoft.com).
■ CD-ROM drive (8x or faster) required for installation.
■ ScanSoft-approved noise-canceling headset microphone. A microphone is
included with the full product. A microphone is not included with upgrade
versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
■ Speakers - optional for playback of recorded speech and text-to-speech
features. (Available only in Preferred and higher editions).
■ An Internet connection for product activation and automatic updates.
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