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Quickstart Guide

Connect your microphone

– When you plug your microphone into your PC, an

“audio event” window may open. If this happens,

verify what is highlighted in that window before

closing it.

– If you want to bypass your PC’s sound system (or if

your PC has only one audio socket), consider using a

USB adapter or USB microphone.

– If your PC has only one audio socket, you can use a

Y-shaped adapter.

– If you use a Bluetooth

microphone, plug its dongle

into a USB port on your PC and make sure it is in

call mode. For information on using a Dragon

Bluetooth or Plantronics

Calisto

Bluetooth headset,

please see:

nuance.com/support/dragon-naturallyspeaking/index.htm

– You may want to verify the “recording” Sound settings

in the Control Panel (right-click the speaker icon in the

System Tray).

Important: If your microphone requires plugging into a

USB port, you can now use any port and even plug it in

after you open Dragon.

Step 1: Install Dragon

Note: If you have an existing version, we suggest

backing up your prole rst.

– Exit any open program. If you’re running an anti-

virus program, turn it off until after the installation

completes.

– Put the Dragon DVD into your PC (or open the

downloaded le) and follow the prompts.

– Enter the serial number found on the DVD sleeve

(or, if you purchased a download, in the email you

received). Click Next, accepting all the recommended

options.

Summary of content (8 pages)

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Quickstart Guide Connect your microphone – When you plug your microphone into your PC, an “audio event” window may open. If this happens, verify what is highlighted in that window before closing it. – If you want to bypass your PC’s sound system (or if your PC has only one audio socket), consider using a USB adapter or USB microphone. – If your PC has only one audio socket, you can use a Y-shaped adapter.
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Once installation is finished, make sure your microphone is connected, then start Dragon (double-click its desktop icon). Step 2: Your user profile If you are new to Dragon: A series of screens will guide you to create the best possible profile for you. Don’t rush through it. It will determine your initial accuracy. Once your profile is created, Dragon offers ways to refine it, including designating specific text to analyze.
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Right-clicking the Learning Center displays a menu from which you can change the font size, print, and more. On: Dragon is listening. An important habit: Control whether Dragon listens You can control Dragon’s microphone by: Off: Dragon cannot hear anything – Pressing the + on the numeric keypad (this hotkey can be changed in Dragon’s Options dialog). – Clicking the microphone icon on the DragonBar or System Tray. – Using commands such as “wake up” and “microphone off.
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This will display the Correction Menu, which shows a list of alternatives. If what you wanted is on the list, choose it (say for instance “choose 1”). If not, you can say “Spell that” to open the Spelling window, where you can spell or type what Dragon should have recognized or modify an alternative that is almost correct. Exiting Dragon It’s useful to exit Dragon at least once a day: from the Profile menu, choose Exit Dragon.
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Sample characters (see Help for more) You can search for words and adjust their properties in the Vocabulary Editor. Sample commands: Punctuation To enter... You can say... .
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Sample commands: Numbers, dates, times, units, prices You can change the way Dragon formats numbers, abbreviations, and more. (The Vocabulary Editor lets you set Word Properties such as “Fig.” for “figure” in front of numbers and “colour” for “color.”) To enter... 4.2 $4.50 4 MMIV You can say... four point two four dollars and fifty cents numeral four (or say spell four) Roman numeral two thousand four 0.
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Sample commands (see Learning Center, Help, and Command Browser) To click a button or other interface item, say its name preceded by “click” (see the Commands tab of the Options dialog). Pause before and after commands but not within them. Control the microphone Go to sleep | Stop listening Wake up Microphone off Search the Web Open top site for… Search Google for 7 divided by 12 Search Wikipedia for... Search maps for... Search news for... Email Open top site for Gmail | Outlook.
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Move the insertion point Insert before Go back Go to top | bottom Move down lines Go to end of line Move left characters Page up | down Move in a list Move down Go to bottom | top Press Enter Press right arrow Work with windows Switch to Show Desktop List all windows Minimize window Restore windows List windows for Start and close items (see the options for Start menu and Desktop) Click Start Start Start Mail Open Control Panel Start DragonPad Start Mi