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Table Of Contents
- Dragon Professional for Mac User Guide
- Get started
- Using the Dragon menu
- The Status Window
- The Guidance window
- Recognition modes
- Preferences window
- Using profiles and dictation sources
- Using DragonPad
- FAQs
- What's New?
- Upgrading from Dragon Dictate 4 or Dragon for Mac 5: FAQ
- Activate and Register
- Use the microphone
- Dictate text
- Getting started with dictation
- Mixing dictation with typing
- Dictation overview
- Take it back
- Dictating punctuation and symbols
- Dictating letters
- Dictating numbers
- Correct mistakes
- Edit text
- Format text
- Auto Formatting
- To open the Auto Formatting window:
- Street Addresses
- UK and Canadian postcodes
- Web and email addresses
- Phone numbers
- Abbreviated titles
- Dates
- Times
- Use numerals starting with
- Partially format -illion numbers
- Prices and currencies
- ISO currency codes
- Units of measure
- Social Security Numbers
- All other numbers
- Common abbreviations
- Expand contractions
- Insert two spaces after period
- Allow pauses in formatted phrases
- Formatting
- Capitalization
- Spacing
- Aligning text
- Auto Formatting
- Transcription
- Control your computer
- Launching and quitting applications
- Navigating application windows
- OS X controls
- Working with the Finder
- Using dialog controls
- Key commands
- Menu Walking
- Mouse commands
- MouseGrid
- Create documents
- Working with Microsoft Word
- Working with TextEdit
- Navigating within a document
- To move the cursor to the first or last position in the current document
- To move the cursor a specified number of words from its current position
- To insert the cursor before a specified word or phrase
- To move the cursor to its previous position
- To move the cursor up, down, left or right
- To move the cursor to a new text field
- Related topics:
- Use applications
- Working with Mail
- Working with TextEdit
- Working with Microsoft Word
- Working with Safari
- Working with Firefox
- Working with Calendar
- Working with Messages
- Browse the web
- Dragon Web Extensions
- Installing Dragon Web Extensions
- Upgrading Dragon Web Extensions
- Setting up Dragon Web Extensions—Safari
- Setting up Dragon Web Extensions—Firefox
- Using Dragon Web Extensions to access links and other Web controls
- Disabling or Uninstalling Dragon Web Extensions—Firefox
- Disabling or Uninstalling Dragon Web Extensions—Safari
- Working with Safari
- Working with Firefox
- Posting to Facebook and Twitter
- Dragon Web Extensions
- Make Dragon more accurate
- Use email
- Working with email
- Working with Mail
- Working with webmail
- AutoTexts
- Manage Dragon Commands
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting overview
- Troubleshooting audio and recognition
- Troubleshooting Dragon Web Extensions
- Troubleshooting Commands
- Troubleshooting Vocabulary
- Issues with Upgraded Profiles
- Uninstall Dragon Professional Individual for Mac version 6
2. Click Extensions.
3. Check for Dragon in the extensions list on the left.
4. If you have the Dragon Dictate extension installed, you need to uninstall it to prevent
conflicts. See Disabling or Uninstalling Dragon Web Extensions—Safari for more
information.
5. If you do not see any Dragon extensions listed, click here to install the Safari extension.
l Firefox users:
1. In Firefox, click Tools > Add-ons.
The Add-ons Manager opens in a new browser tab.
2. Click Extensions in the menu on the left.
3. Look for Dragon Web Extension in the Extensions list.
4. If you have an outdated version of Dragon Web Extension, Firefox may have disabled it.
Click here to install the latest extension.
2. Make sure you have the latest version of your browser:
l Safari users:
1. On your Mac, open the App Store.
2. Click Updates.
3. Install any available updates for Safari or OS X.
l Firefox users:
1. In Firefox, click the Firefox menu and select About Firefox.
The About window appears. Firefox automatically checks for a more recent version.
2. If Firefox finds an available update, follow the instructions to install it. You may need to
restart your browser after updating.
3. Many browsers automatically block websites from running extensions and plug-ins. Make sure you have
enabled Dragon Web Extension in your browser.
For details, click the link for your browser:
l Setting up Dragon Web Extensions—Safari
l Setting up Dragon Web Extensions—Firefox
Dictation is not working properly in my Web browser
If you are dictating into a Web browser, check the Guidance window for information about what Dragon can do in the
selected text region. Even with Dragon Web Extensions installed and working properly, you may not be able to mix
talking and typing on some websites.
See Mixing dictation with typing for more information.
Related topics:
l Troubleshooting overview
l Dragon Web Extensions
Troubleshooting Commands
In this topic, learn what to do if you have problems such as:
l MouseGrid does not display on a second monitor
l Custom commands do not work
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