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starting to speak is recommended. If you paused mid-command, just say scratch that, pause, and give
the complete command again.
The commands that quote your text (select <xyz>, bold <xyz>, correct <xyz>, insert after <xyz>…)
work thanks to a functionality called Full Text Control, which depends on Dragon’s ability to constantly
obtain information from the text field—for instance, where words and sentences begin and end, so
Dragon can apply spacing between words and capitalization at the beginning of a sentence.
If the text field in which you are dictating is unknown”, remember that if needed you can say Cap to
start a sentence and spacebar to create a space, as well as use the Dictation Box—an intermediary
window which has Full Text Control: when ready, use its Transfer button.
In Dragon 12, the Dictation box opens automatically where Dragon doesn’t have Full Text Control. You
can disable this in the Options dialog.
You can modify the Dictation Box’s appearance and behavior from its Settings button; in addition, you
can modify its hot key in the Options dialog and give its command one or more alternate names.
You can set the Dictation Box to behave differently depending on the application from which you
opened it.