11.5

Note: You can use similar commands to delete (delete line, delete next three words…) and

copy (copy line, copy rest of line…)

You can also select the entire content of the field or document: select all.

You can “unselect” a selection by saying unselect that or deselect that. (Another way is to move the insertion

point with a move right command, for instance.)

TIP As with all commands, you must say these as a continuous phrase, with a brief pause before and after.

For commands that quote words from your screen, choose your target words before you start to say the

command. Otherwise, any hesitation will cause the words of the command to be typed on the screen. (If this

happens, just say scratch that and try again, without pausing this time.)

One should always strive to dictate in complete phrases, since context helps the recognition of text. When it

comes to commands, formulating the whole phrase and dictating it without pauses isn’t just helpful, it’s

essential. The exercises below will provide plenty of practice.

Handling multiple matches in text

When you give a command that quotes from your text, like “insert before <xyz>” or “select <xyz>” and Dragon

11 finds multiple matches for the <xyz> word or phrase in your document, the software lets you resolve that

ambiguity and even take advantage of it. It shows a number next to each visible match. You can then:

 say the number of the desired instance, or

 for commands that can apply it) say “choose all.”

(The DragonBar’s message area offers a reminder of this instruction when the numbers are displayed.)

Dragon lets you perform frequent editing tasks quickly: like you can quote from editable text in the commands

select <xyz> and select <start> thru <end>, you can say the verbs bold, underline, italicize as well as

capitalize, immediately followed by the desired word(s). This “Quick Voice Formatting” also applies to copy,

as well as delete and cut—these three can be disabled under Options.

IMPORTANT: If these commands are enabled, Dragon will try to recognize as one of them any phrase

starting with one of these verbs followed by a word (or words) present in the text: e.g. “bold measures” or

“cut corners.” Since Dragon recognizes commands only if they are spoken as one flow between two pauses, this

won’t happen if the phrase is within a sentence or if one pauses within the phrase, but it could happen if the

phrase is said in isolation—for instance, if the speaker is creating a list or had just hesitated as one often does

when composing out loud. (If this does happen, one can say undo that.)