11.0

Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking for E-mail

Dictating is in itself a great benefit for e-mail usage. For certain e-mail applications, you can go far beyond

dictation. This lesson introduces important commands and tips for using Dragon with e-mail.

IMPORTANT

Users of Lotus Notes, Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail can take advantage of

Dragon’s ‘Increase Accuracy From E-mail’ tool to automatically adapt the Vocabulary based on sent emails

and to identify names of Contacts. Note that, although Dragon can automatically format email addresses and

URLs as you dictate them, it can be efficient to add to the Vocabulary the e-mail addresses and domains you

use frequently (do specify Spoken Forms as needed.)

Voice Shortcuts

For Microsoft Outlook, there are many commands for the Inbox (you can forward, move, or flag messages, for

instance), Tasks, Calendar… For quickly creating messages, appointments, and tasks, Dragon 11 even offers

“shortcut” commands that include dictation and work no matter what is currently active on your screen. At

any time, whether or not Outlook is open, you can say for instance “create email to Jane Miller and Payroll,”

“schedule meeting with Joe Keller and Jane Brown,” “create appointment at noon,” “create task about office

supply inventory,” or “email that to Jane Miller” (the “that” being the selected text or file).

Before using these commands, make

sure Dragon is able to recognize

custom words such as the names you

plan to mention (use the Accuracy

Center).

Note: These shortcut commands

require the option "Enable E-mail and

Calendar commands" which is on the

Commands tab of the Options dialog.

Remember to explore the Command Browser’s “Context” list, and take advantage of the Sidebar and the Help:

for instance, you could say “search Dragon help for Outlook calendar.”