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Starting to Dictate
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Starting to dictate
To begin dictating, start a word processor (such as Microsoft
®
Word or
Corel
®
WordPerfect
®
) and begin a new document. Make sure your text
insertion point is at the start of the new document.
Remember to click in the window you want to talk to before you
speak.
Start talking. As you talk, text displays in the Results box while
Dragon NaturallySpeaking figures out what you said. The Results box
is a small yellow window that appears on-screen as you dictate. For
example:
The words in the Results box may change as the program considers
different interpretations of what it heard.
The Results box displays a line that changes from yellow to green as
you speak, indicating the volume of your dictation.
When Dragon NaturallySpeaking recognizes what you said as a
command, the Results box displays a bold blue border.
You can also anchor the Results box permanently in one place. From
the Tools menu of the DragonBar, click Options, then click the View
tab and enable the Anchor option.
Don’t worry about mistakes at this point; Dragon NaturallySpeaking
improves as you use it.
Using Natural Punctuation
Dragon NaturallySpeaking can automatically add periods and commas
at the appropriate places in your dictation without you having to
explicitly speak that punctuation. The Natural Punctuation feature
DragonPad
You can use the DragonPad, a simple word processor included
with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. To open the DragonPad, from
the Tools menu on the DragonBar, click DragonPad.
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