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Key points about editing text
 You can use Dragon to edit a document by voice whether the document was dictated or typed.
 The editing commands can address small or large amounts of text, even several paragraphs or the entire
document (select all).
 At first, uttering the whole command can be tricky for commands that quote words from your text, such as
select… through… and insert before <xyz>. As usual, deciding what you are going to say before
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 13, 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.