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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Installing and Training
- Starting to Dictate
- Correcting and Editing
- Formatting
- Capitalizing text
- Capitalizing the first letter of the next word you dictate
- Capitalizing consecutive words
- Dictating the next word in all capital letters
- Dictating consecutive words in all capital letters
- Dictating the next word in all lowercase letters
- Dictating consecutive words in all lowercase letters
- Capitalizing (or uncapitalizing) text already in your document
- Formatting text
- Capitalizing text
- Numbers and Punctuation
- Using E-Mail and Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Using Natural Language Commands
- Hands-Free Computing
- Starting programs
- Opening documents and folders
- Switching between open windows
- Copying text to other programs
- Opening and closing menus
- Selecting buttons, tabs, and options
- Selecting icons on the desktop
- Resizing and closing windows
- Scrolling in windows and listboxes
- Pressing keyboard keys
- Activating commands by saying key names
- Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse
- Hands-free tips
- Automate Your Work
- Workflow
- Speaking and Dictating
- Improving Accuracy
- Healthy Computing
- Using a Handheld Recorder (Preferred edition only)
- Customizing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Troubleshooting
- Commands List
- Which commands work in which programs?
- Controlling the microphone
- Controlling the DragonBar
- Controlling the DragonPad
- Adding paragraphs, lines, and spaces
- Selecting text
- Correcting text
- Deleting and undoing
- Moving around in a document
- Copying, cutting, and pasting text
- Capitalizing text
- Formatting text
- Entering numbers
- Entering punctuation and special characters
- Playing back and reading text (Available in Preferred edition only)
- Working with your desktop and windows
- E-mail commands
- Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Working hands-free
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z
- Which commands work in which programs?
- Index
CHAPTER 4
Correcting and Editing
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Selecting text by voice
Using Select-and-Say
To edit your dictation by voice, just say “Select” plus the words you want
to change. Then dictate the new words you want and they will replace
the text that was selected. This Select-and-Say
®
feature is available in
many applications, including Microsoft
®
Word, Corel
®
WordPerfect
®
, the
DragonPad, and many other places where you can format text.
To Select-and-Say
®
:
1 Dictate the sentence below:
US/Canada: Let’s meet for lunch on Tuesday [period]
Other Dialects: Let’s meet for lunch on Tuesday [full stop]
2 Say “Select lunch on Tuesday.” The words “lunch on Tuesday” should be
highlighted on the screen.
3 Say “dinner on Wednesday.” These words should replace “lunch on
Tu e s d a y . ”
Since “Tuesday” and “Wednesday” sound completely different, Dragon
NaturallySpeaking
®
will know you are not correcting a recognition
mistake but rather revising your dictated text.
You can also select punctuation marks.
4 Say: “Select period” (US/Canada) or “Select full stop” (Other Dialects). If
there’s more than one period or full stop, you can say “Select Again” to
select a different one.
Be careful not to overwrite your selection
When text is selected, be careful not to breathe loudly, clear your
throat, or make other sounds. Dragon NaturallySpeaking
®
may
interpret such noises as speech and replace the selection with new
text. If this happens, say “Undo That” to reverse the action.
TIP