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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
To add an Auto-text, click the icon in the menu bar and select Add New Auto-text…
See Auto-text commands for more information.
Where is the Recognition Window?
The Recognition Window in Dragon Dictate 4 is now the Correction window. To show the Correction window:
1. Click the Windows menu ( ) in the Status Window.
2. Select Show Correction.
The Correction window also appears automatically when you use Correction commands, like "Correct <text>." See
Using Correction for more information.
How has the Status window changed?
Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6 features a completely new Status Window. Here's what you need to know:
l Use the microphone indicator ( ) to toggle the microphone mode.
l Use the Recognition mode indicator ( ) to choose a recognition mode (Dictation, Commands, Numbers, or
Spelling).
l Use the Windows menu ( ) to show or hide the Commands, Correction or Guidance window.
See The Status Window for more information.
Where is the Note Pad?
In Dragon Dictate, you could use the Note Pad to edit text and mix talking with typing. In Dragon Professional
Individual for Mac 6, fully supported applications like Microsoft Word 2016 or TextEdit can be used to replace the
functionality of the Note Pad.
Dragon Professional Individual for Mac 6 supports editing and navigation commands, like "Select <text>" or "Go to
end," in nearly every application, but only fully supported applications allow you to use these commands even if you
used your keyboard or mouse while dictating. See What applications are supported? for a complete list.
Where is the Express Editor?
The Express Editor has been renamed the DragonPad. It has the same features as the Express Editor. See Using
DragonPad for more information.
You may find that using TextEdit to edit text and then copying and pasting into another application is a better workflow.
Related topics:
l FAQs
l What's New?
l Issues with Upgraded Profiles
Activate and Register
If you completed your initial installation without activating the product, you will need to enter a valid serial number or
subscription before your trial period is over to continue using Dragon.
To activate your license
1. Click the icon in the menu bar and select Help > Activate.
Dragon opens the Activation window.
2. If you have not purchased a license or subscription, click the Learn More link, or click here to purchase a
license from the Nuance website.
If you have already purchased a license or subscription, proceed to the next step.
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