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Note: This works at any time, even if the desktop is not visible. This is a powerful feature, but if you don’t need it,

consider disabling it. (See the checkbox on the Commands tab of the Options dialog.)

Dragon has a similar option for Start menu items: you can start a program or other item that is in the Start menu

by its name. For instance, start DragonPad, open Internet Explorer, start Notepad, start Paint, or start

Windows Explorer. This works at any time, even if the Windows Start menu is not open. Consider disabling this

powerful feature if you don’t need it. (See the Commands tab of the Options dialog.)

TIP: Do you need to say "start Word", "start Microsoft Word" or "start Microsoft Office Word 2007"? In the Start

Menu (on your Windows taskbar), look under Programs. Whatever the final submenu is called is the name

Dragon may expect--except for popular applications listed in the Help; for these, shorter names are supported. If

you find the listed name inconvenient, you can create a shortcut to the application and rename that shortcut to

something easy; once you have done that, you can also use the easier name to open the application.

To open the Start menu, say click Start or click Start menu. This menu and other menus can be navigated by

voice, as you will see.

To close the active window, you can say click close, close window or press F4.

Resizing and switching

To minimize an active window, say click minimize or minimize window (the window remains on your screen,

minimized as a taskbar icon). To maximize (enlarge to fit the screen) an active window, say click maximize.

If several windows are open on your computer, you can change which one is active and in the foreground in

several ways:

 Say “switch to” followed immediately by the name of the desired application, folder, or document: e.g.,

switch to DragonPad, switch to Lotus Notes, switch to My Computer, switch to DragonBar, switch

to winter projects.

 Say switch to next window as many times as necessary to cycle through all the open windows (this is

equivalent to pressing Alt +Tab).

 Say switch to previous window to go back to the previously active window.

 Say list all windows then say (or press) the number of the desired window.

Note: particularly if many windows are open, you may wish to specify an application: say list windows

for <application>, for instance: list windows for Dragon or list windows for Internet Explorer.