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Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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About This Guide
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UK English
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Australian English
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Indian English
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Southeast Asian English
US English uses US spelling, punctuation, times, and currency. Dragon
Systems recommends US English for Canadian users since this dialect
formats numbers (including times, telephone numbers, and currency) in
North American formats.
All other dialects use UK spelling, punctuation, times, and currency
(some number settings depend on your Windows Regional Settings).
Dictation examples that differ among dialects appear in a different font,
as in this example:
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You can also correct a longer phrase by saying “Correct [text] Through
[text]” (
US/Canada
) or “Correct [text] To [text]” (
Other Dialects
).
This user’s guide uses US spelling and punctuation for consistency.
4 This guide also includes helpful tips to improve your dictation, and
notes that require special attention. Tips and notes appear like this:
If you pause correctly, but Dragon NaturallySpeaking still types a command as
dictation, you can force it to recognize what you say as a command by holding down the
CTRL
key.
The ability to create your own voice commands is available only in Dragon
NaturallySpeaking Professional and higher editions.
TIP
NOTE
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