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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
l Voice Training…—Access the Voice Training window (available only in Dictation mode)
l Transcription Training…—Access the Transcription Training window (available only in
Transcription mode)
l Vocabulary Training…—Access the Vocabulary Training window
l Microphone Setup…—Access the Microphone Setup window
Preferences...—Open the Preferences window
Help >
l About Dragon—See information about the version of Dragon Professional Individual for Mac that
you are running
l Dragon Help—Access Dragon Professional Individual for Mac online help.
l Tutorial—Open the Dragon tutorial.
l DragonPad—Access the DragonPad.
l Deactivate or Activate: Deactivate your license for Dragon Professional Individual for Mac, or
activate a license if you are using the free trial period.
l Register for Support: Register your copy of Dragon Professional Individual for Mac
Quit Dragon: Exit Dragon
Related topics:
l The Status Window
l The Guidance window
l Getting started with dictation
The Status Window
The Status Window gives you quick access to Dragon's most important
features, like the microphone and recognition mode, and offers access to the
Guidance, Commands, and Correction windows.
When the Status Window is showing, it floats over all applications.
To show or hide the Status Window
l Say "Show Status Window" or "Hide Status Window."
Or
l Click the icon in the menu bar, then select Show Status Window or Hide Status Window.
To set whether the Status Window should be visible when Dragon starts up
1. Click the icon in the menu bar and select Preferences…
The Preferences window opens.
2. In the General pane, check or uncheck Show Status Window at Startup.
Microphone mode button
The microphone button's icon indicates the microphone mode:
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