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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
When you specify a word to select ("Select <text>"), Dragon selects the nearest instance, based on the location of
the cursor. To move to a different instance of the word, say "Select next / previous."
Replacing text
1. Using the Select voice commands above, select the text you want to replace.
2. Dictate the text you want to use instead.
Inserting text
1. Place the cursor where you want to insert the text. For example, say "Insert before <text>." or "Insert after
the paragraph."
2. Dictate the text.
Deleting text
To delete the last thing you said
Say one of the following:
l "Scratch that"
l "Delete that"
l "Undo that"
l "Undo dictation"
To delete a specific word or string of words
l Say "Scratch word" to delete the word to the left of your cursor.
l Say "Delete <text>" to delete a specified word or phrase.
l Say "Delete next" or "Delete previous" to delete the next or previous instance of the same text.
l Say "Delete <text> to <text>" to delete from the first word specified through the second word.
l Say "Delete selection" to delete the selected text.
l Say "Delete the paragraph" to delete the entire paragraph.
Copying, cutting and pasting text
To cut text
l Say "Cut <text>" to cut a specified word or phrase.
l Say "Cut selection" to cut the selected text.
l Say "Cut that" to cut the last word or phrase you spoke.
l Say "Cut the paragraph" to cut the entire paragraph.
To copy text
l Say "Copy <text>" to copy a specified word or phrase.
l Say "Copy selection" to copy the selected text.
l Say "Copy that" to copy the last word or phrase you spoke.
l Say "Copy the paragraph" to cut the entire paragraph.
To paste text
l Say "Paste from clipboard" or "Paste it here."
Related topics:
l Correcting recognition errors
l Using Correction
l Navigating within a document
l Take it back
l Formatting
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