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Starting to Dictate
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Using the Dictation Box
Normally you can dictate and use Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice
commands in any text window of any application. However, you may
occasionally find an application or a specific window in an application
where some voice commands won’t work or will not work consistently.
In these situations, you can use a special window, called the Dictation
Box. The Dictation Box allows you to dictate and edit text in these
non-standard windows without the difficulties you might otherwise
experience.
To start the Dictation Box:
1 Place you cursor where you want to put the text.
2 Start the Dictation Box by either:
■ Saying "Show Dictation Box"
■ Select Tools > Dictation Box from the Dragon Bar
■ Use CTRL + SHIFT + D
3 When the Dictation Box displays, you can dictate and edit text
inside the Dictation Box using all of Dragon NaturallySpeaking's
commands.
4 Once you are done dictating and editing the text, say or click
"Transfer". The text you dictated in the Dictation Box is
transferred to the application.
For more information on using the Dictation box with a non-standard
window, see the online help.
Printing and saving your dictated text
Printing
From the File menu of your word processor, use the mouse to choose
Print. Or say “Click File,” pause, and say “Print.” You can also simply
say, “Print Document” or “Print File” if the Natural Language
Commands are enabled. See the online help for more information.