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The Guidance window
The Guidance window offers information about Dragon's current status as well as suggested commands. When the
Guidance window is showing, it floats over all applications.
The Guidance window offers information about:
l Dragon’s current state, including:
l The most recent command you spoke,
transcribed into text.
l Special states such as Caps On.
l How Dragon works in the current
application.
For details on how Dragon works in
different applications, see Mixing
dictation with typing.
l Common next steps based on what you are
doing right now.
Click the Commands button to view and edit all of
Dragon's commands. For information, see The
Commands window.
Click the Help button to view the Dragon online help.
Showing or hiding the Guidance window
To show or hide the Guidance window, do one of the following:
l Say "Show Guidance" or "Hide Guidance."
l In the Status window, click the icon and choose Show Guidance or Hide Guidance.
l Click the icon in the menu bar and select Show Guidance or Hide Guidance.
Related topics:
l Mixing dictation with typing
l The Commands window
l The Status Window
Recognition modes
You use recognition modes to tell Dragon what to listen for. Your current mode is displayed in the Status window.
To select modes, do one of the following:
l Say "Switch to Dictation mode," "Switch to Command mode," "Switch to Spelling mode" or "Switch to
Numbers mode."
l Click the Recognition mode icon in the Status Window and select a mode from the menu.
l Press the keyboard shortcut (by default, ⌘ F10) for cycling between recognition modes. See Preferences
window: Shortcuts for more information on setting keyboard shortcuts.
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