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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.)

Remember in particular the

possibility of unintended recognition

of cut <xyz> and delete <xyz>,

especially if you dictate without

looking at the screen. If you prefer

to avoid this risk, disable these

commands by clearing their checkbox

on the Commands tab of Dragon’s

Options dialog.

Full Text Control, “unknown” text fields and the Dictation Box

Commands such as ‘correct <xyz>’ and ‘insert after <xyz>’ (where <xyz> is a word or phrase in the active

text field) work thanks to a Dragon functionality called Full Text Control (formerly “Select-and-Say”). This

functionality requires the text field to let Dragon be aware of its content—such as where words and sentences

begin and end.

Many popular applications build their text fields (or at least most of their fields) in a standard way, and as a

result Dragon has Full Text Control in these fields. However, you may sometimes encounter a text field for

which Dragon cannot have awareness—and therefore Dragon cannot always apply all its normal capabilities.

(For instance, it may not capitalize the first word you dictate in that field.) You may not notice anything

unusual if you just dictate a flow of words, especially if you start with a word that is always capitalized, such

as a name or the subject pronoun “I”. However, if you take actions on the text (such as correcting a

misrecognition or inserting text within a sentence), Dragon may not be able to execute its “<verb> <xyz>”

commands, or adjust spacing as it usually does.

When the insertion point is in such an “unknown” field, the DragonBar’s Full Text Control indicator (checkmark

icon) is dimmed.