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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully
- Improving Your Speech Recognition
- Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation
- Editing and Revising Text
- Working With Your Desktop and Windows
- Starting programs
- Opening documents and folders
- Switching between open windows
- Copying text to other programs
- Opening and closing menus
- Selecting buttons, tabs, and options
- Selecting icons on the desktop
- Resizing and closing windows
- Scrolling in windows and listboxes
- Pressing keyboard keys
- Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse
- Working With E-Mail and the Web
- Managing Users
- Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands
- Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List
- Index
CHAPTER 1
Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Playback toolbar
Contains controls that control the playback of your dictation. For more
information, see “Playing back your dictation” on page 23, or see the
online Help.
Playback speed button
Click this button to speed up or slow down dictation playback.
Correction button
Click this button to open the Correction dialog box and correct a
mistake.
New features in Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Standard and higher editions
Dictate into virtually any application
Whenever you see the DragonBar on your screen, you can dictate into
any application and use many Dragon NaturallySpeaking commands.
See “Which commands work in which programs?” on page 171 for more
information.
Learn hands-on with a new online Tutorial
The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Tutorial leads you through basic
dictation techniques. See your Quick Start guide and the online Help for
more information.
Get started promptly
All computers that meet the minimum system requirements of the
software now learn your voice in about 3 to 5 minutes. Your Quick Start
guide takes you step-by-step from installation through your first
dictation. See “Creating a new user” on page 132 of this user’s guide for
more information.
Dictate with improved accuracy
Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 5 continues to improve accuracy,
from a company already recognized for its high recognition accuracy. See
“Improving Your Speech Recognition” on page 31 for more information.
Choose quick and easy ways to correct mistakes
Proofread and correct your work as you dictate with the convenient
Quick Correct list. See “Correcting recognition mistakes” on page 15 for
more information.
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