12.0

Even in “unknown” text fields, one can use Dragon efficiently—knowing the following:

1. If dictating short entries, you may want to just use what does work in all text fields: dictate normally (most

applications allow this) and, if and when necessary, say ‘spacebar’ (or press the spacebar), say ‘cap’

before a word to force its capitalization (you can also address capitalization after the fact), say ‘move

<left|right|up|down>’ commands or reposition the insertion point by hand, etc.

2. If you want to dictate something substantial, consider using Dragon’s Dictation Box, an intermediary

containing a text field in which you can create, modify, and correct text. (If your edition supports them,

you can even use boilerplate custom commands to paste text.)

When the text is ready, use the

Transfer button: Dragon closes

the Dictation Box and transfers

your text to where you had the

insertion point.

Note: In version 12, by default,

you must say “click Transfer,”

not just “Transfer.”

To open the Dictation Box, you

can:

 Say a command such as

‘Open Dictation Box’

 Use the DragonBar’s Tools

 Use its hot key: Ctrl+Shift+d

IMPORTANT: In Dragon 12, the Dictation Box comes up automatically if you speak where Dragon doesn’t

have Full Text Control. This default can be changed on the Miscellaneous tab of the options dialog.

There is a lot of flexibility around the Dictation Box. In addition to changing its hot key in the Options dialog,

you can:

 Give its command one or more alternate names (from the Command Browser: to find the command,

you can filter for the word ‘box’, with ‘Global Commands’ selected in the Context list).

 Modify its appearance and behavior, via its Settings button: default font size, positioning (anchored, or

near the cursor), whether it shows how many characters it contains…