11.0

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What’s New in Version 11?
Ellipsis (dot dot dot) triggers capitalization of the following word
You can modify this default through the Vocabulary Editor’s Properties button. If your usage of ellipsis is mostly for the end of
sentences (as opposed to within a sentence), you can keep this default; to handle the cases when you do NOT want the ellipsis to
trigger capitalization, you can say “no caps” right after the ellipsis.
Spoken forms do not allow punctuation
See examples in the Vocabulary Editor and the workbook.
Dictation commands (such as “cap” and “caps on”) are now lowercase
This can matter for users who create or modify custom commands that refer to dictation commands, in HeardWord statements for
instance. See the top of the Vocabulary Editor.
The DragonBar, its icons and menus
The DragonBar is designed to help you discover and quickly access important tools. In addition, it keeps important status indicators
close together: microphone status, the Text Control indicator, the Recognition Mode indicator, and messages from Dragon.
Full Text Control (formerly called "Select-and-Say"): The Text Control Indicator shows you the level of dictation support you can
expect for the text field where you currently have your cursor. In Microsoft Word or DragonPad, for instance, Dragon has Full Text
Control so the DragonBar shows a green checkmark (previous versions used a green ball). By contrast, where Dragon has only Basic
Text Control, such as in PowerPoint and Firefox, the checkmark is gray (previous versions used a gray ball).
The DragonBar now includes an icon indicating whether Dragon is in Normal, Dictation, Command, Numbers, or Spell Mode.
The menus are restructured provide easier access to important features. The former NaturallySpeaking menu is now called Profile; it
contains only items related to your profile, including Backup and Restore. The Words menu is now Vocabulary and only includes
Vocabulary-related features. The Accuracy Center has moved to the Help menu, under "Improve My Accuracy."
Dragon 11 menu name Pre-11 menu name
Profile NaturallySpeaking
Tools Tools
Vocabulary Words
Modes Words
Audio Sound
Help (includes Accuracy Center) Help
Note: To access the DragonBar menus by voice, say "Switch to DragonBar" then the menu name. Once a menu is open, you can open
any of its items by saying its name.
Dragon's control menu, accessible by clicking the Dragon logo to the left of the microphone icon, provides clearer choices (Docked to
Bottom, Floating…) and direct access to the Dragon Options. The former "Close" choice is now labeled "Exit Dragon."
New Results Display, and the former Results Box
When dictating, there’s no need to wait for Dragon to “catch up” with you — dictating in long phrases allows Dragon to transcribe
more accurately than dictating slowly and with numerous hesitations. As you speak, Dragon 11 indicates that it is processing by
displaying a small Dragon logo at your insertion point, and when you pause, your dictated words appear in your document. Our
research shows that this enables many users to dictate better, without being distracted by seeing the preliminary results
accumulating in the Results Box, as in previous versions. The traditional Results Box is still available from the View tab of the Options