Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 11 User Guide
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Contents C H A P T E R 1 Introduction 1 About this guide 2 What should I expect from Dragon? 3 C H A P T E R 2 Installation and User Profile Creation 5 What you should know before installing 6 Before installing the software 7 Choosing type of installation 8 Installing software — Typical Installation 9 Installing software — Custom Installation 11 Modifying application settings for all users 15 Modifying administrative settings 15 Modifying formatting options for all users 16 Creating your user profile 16 T
Contents C H A P T E R 5 Correcting and Editing 63 Correcting mistakes 63 Selecting text by voice 68 Moving around in a document 71 Copying, cutting, and pasting text 74 Deleting text 74 Spelling as you dictate 76 Playing back your dictation 77 Using text-to-speech 83 C H A P T E R 6 Formatting 85 Capitalizing text 86 Formatting text 88 C H A P T E R 7 Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters Dictating numbers 93 Punctuation 103 Dictating hyphenated words 105 Dictating compound words 107 Dict
CHAPTER 1 Introduction D ragon NaturallySpeaking let you talk to your computer instead of typing. As you talk, your words are transcribed onto your screen and into your documents or e-mail messages. Talking to a computer while it types what you say is called dictating. You can dictate, rather than type, into any program that accepts text. You can use Dragon to: ■ Compose letters, memos, and send e-mail messages—Cut and paste inside your documents as well as revise and format text.
Introduction About this guide This guide covers all editions of Dragon. Most information presented applies to all the editions, and the manua notes any differences between the editions. Conventions used in this guide 1 This guide contains many examples of words and phrases you can say when using Dragon. These examples appear in italics with quotation marks, for example: “Format That Bold.” 2 Some procedures also include sample text for you to dictate.
User Guide 5 This guide also includes tips and notes to help you use the software more effectively. Tips and notes appear like this: NOTE: If you pause correctly, but Dragon still types a command as dictation, you can force it to recognize what you say as a command by holding down the CTRL key. With Numbers Mode on, Dragon tries to interpret everything you say as a number. If you dictate words, the results will be unpredictable.
Introduction Do I still need my keyboard and mouse? Although you can use Dragon to do almost everything on your computer by voice, some things are still easier to do using the mouse or keyboard. If using a mouse and keyboard is an option for you, try experimenting with using your voice and using your hands for different tasks, to see what works best. What if I can’t use a keyboard and mouse? If using a mouse and keyboard is not an option, Chapter 4, Working on Your Desktop on page 47.
CHAPTER 2 Installation and User Profile Creation T his chapter presents how to install and set up Dragon, and then how to train Dragon to understand your voice. The installation process checks to make sure your system meets the minimum system requirements needed for Dragon. These system requirements are listed in the information that came with your copy of Dragon. If your system does not meet these requirements, Dragon will not be installed.
Installation and User Profile Creation Plugging in the microphone To use Dragon, you will need to plug in your microphone. If you are not sure how to plug in your microphone, consult the documentation that came with your microphone. NOTE: If you already have speakers for your computer, you can also use these to playback recorded speech instead of your headphones.
User Guide Installing on Windows Vista Dragon Version 11 is compatible with all editions of Windows Vista. (Versions 9.5 and higher work on Windows Vista, but earlier versions do not.) If you upgrade a machine from a previous version of Windows to Windows Vista and that machine has Version 8.x, 9.x, or 10.x of Dragon installed, that version of Dragon will not work after upgrading to Windows Vista.
Installation and User Profile Creation NOTE: You must have Administrator rights to install or uninstall Dragon on Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. Administrator rights are not required to create a user profile or use the software after installation.
User Guide NOTE: If you decide not to install some Dragon components by selecting Custom installation, you can install them later by running the Setup program again and choosing Modify. If you are installing the product for multiple users, you should choose a Custom installation rather than a Typical/Complete installation. To carry out a custom installation, proceed to Installing software — Custom Installation on page 11. Otherwise, proceed with Installing software — Typical Installation on page 9.
Installation and User Profile Creation If no earlier versions of Dragon are installed on your system, the default directory is: C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11 For a list of directories created by installation, see Version 11 File Structure on page 28. 6 While you are still on the Setup Type page, select Typical.
User Guide Installing software — Custom Installation To install portions of Dragon or to install it for multiple user profiles: 1 Insert the Dragon DVD into your DVD drive. If the installation does not start automatically, use Windows Explorer to find and double-click setup.exe on the DVD. NOTE: Windows Vista: When you start the installation on Windows Vista, if you see a message saying A program needs your permission to continue, click Continue to start the installation.
Installation and User Profile Creation NOTE: If you decide not to install some Dragon components by selecting Custom installation, you can install them later by running the Setup program again and choosing Modify.
User Guide pop up at the end of the installation, where you can make changes that affect all users dictating on this computer. OPTION DES CR IPT ION Modify the application’s settings for all users Displays the Options dialog box at the end of the installation; here you set several options for all user profiles at once (see online Help for details). Useful for an installation in a shared area; for example, in a conference room where multiple professionals could dictate.
Installation and User Profile Creation 12When the installation completes, proceed with any of the following sections that apply to your custom installation: ■ Modifying application settings for all users on page 15 ■ Modifying administrative settings on page 15 ■ Modifying formatting options for all users on page 16 13When you are prompted to register the product, select one of the registration options. 14Click OK to register the product and click it again to proceed.
User Guide Modifying application settings for all users If you checked off Modify the application’s settings for all users during a custom installation, the Options dialog box opens immediately after the installation completes. NOTE: If you did a typical installation, open the Options dialog box by running Dragon and selecting Tools > Options.
Installation and User Profile Creation Modifying formatting options for all users If you chose to modify formatting options on the Custom Setup page during a custom installation, the Auto-Formatting dialog box opens after the installation completes. NOTE: If you did not do a custom installation, to set up formatting: Run Dragon, open a user, and select Tools > Formatting. The Auto-Formatting dialog box for all versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking appears as shown below.
User Guide When you launch the software for the first time, the Profile Creation wizard starts and leads you through creating your user profile: NOTE: If you upgraded a single user from an earlier version, Dragon opens that user’s profile. If you upgraded multiple users, it displays profiles for all upgraded users in the Open User dialog box. To create a user profile: 1 In the Creating a user profile page, click Next in the lower right corner to proceed.
Installation and User Profile Creation 3 When the Help Dragon understand how you pronounce words page appears, select your accent. The accents you can choose from are: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Standard—Select if your accent is not covered by another choice or your are not sure which accent to select.
User Guide choosing Custom during the installation and having the Dragon DVD available to install the language files during the process of creating user profiles. 4 When the How do you talk to your computer? page appears, select your type of microphone from the list of Microphones. If you record your speech using a recording device, select a recorder from the list of Recorders. 5 In the Review your choices page, be sure the information is correct before you proceed.
Installation and User Profile Creation When Dragon finishes creating your user profile, it takes you through the next part of the process. Proceed to Setting up/ positioning your microphone on page 20. Setting up/positioning your microphone When Dragon finishes creating your user profile, it displays the Position your microphone properly page, where it begins to lead you through the process of setting up your microphone. Following the wizard’s instructions, position your microphone .
User Guide ■ Avoid having any source of noise or signal other than your voice directly facing the array within at least 15 feet. 9 After you have positioned the microphone, click Next to continue with Checking microphone volume/sound quality on page 21. Checking microphone volume/sound quality After you have positioned the microphone and clicked Next, you see the Dragon will adjust your volume page. 1 Click the Start Volume Check button and then read aloud the text displayed in the box.
Installation and User Profile Creation Performing training either during or after creating a user profile enhances your recognition accuracy. In initial training you read aloud for several minutes from one of the available texts. NOTE: For information on training a mobile user, see the online help. If you skipped training earlier to open a user profile, from the DragonBar menu, select Profile > Open User Profile and select your name in the list; then click Open to proceed.
User Guide ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ In the Read Training Text page, under Choosing text to read, choose a text to read aloud and click Next. When the Text Display page appears, choose how you want to read the text, from the screen or from a printed page. If you choose to read from a printed page, click Print to print the text. Click Next to continue. If you chose to read the text from the screen, the Speaking to the computer page appears and advises you to position your microphone.
Installation and User Profile Creation then schedule regular Acoustic and Language Model tuning, and optionally schedule Data Collection. Adapting to your writing style Dragon can analyze your writing style to increase your overall recognition accuracy. This tool scans documents in your My Documents directory—Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, text files, html files, and rich text files (.rtf). Adapting to your writing style can add 5 to 30 minutes to user training.
User Guide schedules, by default Dragon initiates Acoustic tuning every Monday at 2 AM and Language Model tuning every day at 3 AM. 2 If you want to have Dragon tune your user profile at a different time or more or less often, click the Change Schedule button and, in the Select Time and Frequency dialog box, set the schedules on both the Acoustics and Language Model tabs. The schedules do not have to be the same.
Installation and User Profile Creation 3 Be sure that you check the Enable check box in the Select Time and Frequency dialog box or the collected data is sent to Nuance on the default schedule, rather than on the schedule you set. 4 Click Next to continue. 5 When the Congratulations, your profile is ready to use page appears, you can now: ■ Choose to run the tutorial. Learn about the many improvements in Version 11 . ■ Modify how Dragon presents itself to you. ■ Begin dictating.
User Guide Upgrading User Profiles from Versions 9.x and 10.x If you chose to upgrade existing users during the installation, the User Upgrade Wizard appears the first time you run Version 11. NOTE: If you do not want to upgrade users right now, you can exit from the wizard and do it later. Otherwise, you can start the User Upgrade Wizard from the Windows Start menu at any time. To upgrade existing users: 1 To start the User Upgrade Wizard, select Start > All Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.
Installation and User Profile Creation you do not set a location, Dragon places the profiles in the default location (see Version 11 File Structure on page 28). 5 (Optional) If you want to make changes to the user locations, base vocabularies, and/or acoustic models, click the Advanced button and the Advanced Options dialog box opens. In this dialog box, you can make finer adjustments to how the wizard upgrades particular users. You see a list of the users being upgraded.
User Guide Windows XP Pro/XP Home/Windows Server 2003/ 2008 directory structure Dragon Program directory You can specify this location during the installation. C:\Program Files\Nuance\NaturallySpeaking11 \Ereg \Help \Program \Tutorial (optional) Data and user directories You cannot change this location—Dragon always installs these directories to your \Document and Settings directory.
Installation and User Profile Creation \Data\Training \results Roaming Users \Users C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Nuance\ NaturallySpeaking11\Results Cleaning up after uninstalling The following files remain on your machine after you uninstall: \Windows\Speech\ VText.dll Vdict.dll WrapSAPI.dll XTel.Dll Xcommand.dll Xlisten.dll Xvoice.dll spchtel.dll speech.cnt speech.dll speech.hlp vcauto.tlb vcmd.exe vcmshl.dll vtxtauto.tlb Dragon installs these files for Microsoft SAPI4 support.
CHAPTER 3 Starting to Dictate N ow that you’ve installed the software and completed training, you’re ready to dictate your first sentence. Starting Dragon If Dragon NaturallySpeaking is not already running, you can start it by: ■ Double-clicking the Dragon icon on the desktop. ■ Selecting Start > Programs > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.0 > Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.0. ■ If the QuickStart option is enabled, right-clicking the QuickStart taskbar tray icon and selecting Start Dragon.
Starting to Dictate Turning on the microphone Before you can dictate, you need to turn on the microphone. To turn on the microphone, you: ■ Click the microphone icon on the DragonBar. You can click this icon again to turn it off. ■ Press the plus (+) key on Microphone icon the numeric keypad to turn the microphone on, and then press it again to turn the microphone off. ■ Click the microphone icon in the Windows task bar.
User Guide Starting to dictate To begin dictating, start a word processor (such as Microsoft® Word or Corel® WordPerfect®) and begin a new document. Make sure your text insertion point is at the start of the new document. DragonPad You can use the DragonPad, a simple word processor included with Dragon. To open the DragonPad, from the Tools menu on the DragonBar, click DragonPad. TIP: Remember to click in the window you want to talk to before you speak. Start talking.
Starting to Dictate feature can be useful in helping you get used to dictation by focusing on what you are saying rather than how your speech is punctuated. Natural Punctuation inserts only periods and commas. You have to dictate other punctuation marks. Even with Natural Punctuation turned on, you can still dictate periods and commas. As you become more adept at dictation and want more control over where punctuation appears, you may want to explicitly dictate all your punctuation.
User Guide Starting new lines and paragraph While you are dictating, you can use the following commands to duplicate the action of pressing the ENTER key once (to add a new line) or twice (to add a new paragraph). TO SAY Add a new line “New Line” Add a new paragraph “New Paragraph” NOTE: Saying "New Paragraph" presses the ENTER key twice and capitalizes the next word you dictate. Tips for dictating text ■ To erase the last thing you said, say “Scratch That.
Starting to Dictate Using the Dictation Box Normally you can dictate and use Dragon voice commands in any text window of any application. However, you may occasionally find an application or a specific window in an application where some voice commands won’t work or won’t work consistently. In these situations, you can use a special window, called the Dictation Box. You use the Dictation Box to dictate and edit text in these non-standard windows without the difficulties you might otherwise experience.
User Guide Saving From the File menu, choose Save. You can also say “Click File” and then say “Save.” Remember, you have to pause between the “Click File” and the “Save” commands to have Dragon recognize them as two separate commands. If the Natural Language Commands have been enabled, you can say “Save Document.” Getting Help To access the online Help for Dragon, click the Help menu on the DragonBar and choose Help Topics. Alternatively, you can say “Give Me Help.
Starting to Dictate “What Can I Say?” Saying “What Can I Say?” brings up the Dragon Sidebar with Dragon Tips displaying below it. The Dragon Sidebar displays a selection of useful commands that Dragon recognizes for the current context, whether it is a particular program you are using or the Windows desktop. To open the Dragon Sidebar: 1 Choose Dragon Sidebar from the Help menu on the DragonBar or say “What can I say.
User Guide 3 To see commands for the Windows Desktop, click on the desktop and watch the commands in the Dragon Sidebar change. NOTE: A list of Global commands (available everywhere) appears if there are no Dragon commands available for the active program. Windows Desktop Commands available on the desktop and Global commands available in all windows.
Starting to Dictate MyCommands Mouse Commands Icons to the top far right on Sidebar open various functions inside Dragon. } Command Browser Vocabulary Editor Options dialog box Dragon Help 5 For more information, see the online help. Tutorial To start the Tutorial, choose Tutorial from the Help menu on the DragonBar. The Tutorial includes a number of lessons covering the basics of Dragon.
User Guide Microphone button and volume display When the microphone is on, the Volume Display shows the sound level: ■Yellow means silence or that you are speaking too softly. ■Green means that you are speaking at a proper level ■ Red means that you are speaking too loudly. Volume display The Full Text Control indicator The DragonBar includes a Full Text Control indicator that turns green when you are in an application or window where all of Dragon’s functionality is supported.
Starting to Dictate Extras toolbar If the button is in your edition of Dragon, you can click the Extras button on the far right of the DragonBar to open the Extras toolbar. The Extras toolbar displays buttons for transcribing hand-held recorder audio and playing back your dictation. Stop Start Playback Playback Correction Button Skip Forward Skip Back Read That Transcribe Button Correction Clicking the Correction button opens the Correction menu to teach the computer what you said.
User Guide Changing the DragonBar position To change the position of the DragonBar, click the Dragon icon at the far left of the DragonBar. A menu displays that lets you move the DragonBar to various positions on your display: SELECT... TO. .. Docked to Top (default) mode lock the DragonBar to the top of the screen. Docked to Bottom mode lock the DragonBar to the bottom of the screen. Floating mode freely position the DragonBar.
Starting to Dictate Using QuickStart The Dragon QuickStart taskbar tray icon gives you quick access to Dragon and recent users. Right-clicking the QuickStart icon displays the QuickStart menu. NOTE: This option is installed at the end of Dragon setup process. When in QuickStart mode, Dragon launches automatically at system startup time and adds the Dragon icon to the Windows taskbar. To enable QuickStart: Two ways to enable QuickStart mode are: ■ During Custom installation.
User Guide Using QuickStart You access QuickStart by right-clicking the Dragon QuickStart taskbar tray icon. This action displays QuickStart menus that parallel the menus in the DragonBar. SELECT... TO... Turn Dragon’s Microphone On/Off Turn on or off the microphone. Profile > Take any action you would otherwise takefrom the Profile menu. Add an audio source; add a vocabulary; open, close, save, ,manage. backup or restore a user profile. Tools > Open any option from the Tools menu.
CHAPTER 4 Working on Your Desktop T his chapter describes how to control almost everything on your computer with Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice commands. Programs, documents, and folders Using voice commands, you can start programs and open documents and folders that appear in your Start menu or desktop. You can’t start Dragon by voice.
Working on Your Desktop To open a document or folder from your Windows® desktop, just say “Start” and then the name below the icon. For example, to open a folder named Projects, say “Start Projects.” Say “Start Projects” to open the folder. Switching between open windows You can switch between the windows you have open by saying “Switch to” and then say the name of the program or document window exactly as it appears in the title bar.
User Guide Opening and closing menus You can activate any menu by saying the menu name. To open a menu: 1 Open a program window (for example, Microsoft® Word) and make it active. Say the name of the menu you want to open (for example, say “File”). If the command does not work, try saying “Click” and then the name of the menu you want to open (for example, say “Click File”). Say “File” or “Click File” Say “Save” 2 In this example, the File menu should open.
Working on Your Desktop Selecting buttons, tabs, and options When Dragon is running, you can select any button, check box, text box, or other dialog box option you see by saying its name. If that doesn’t work, say “Click” and then its name. For example, to select a check box labeled Toolbar, say “Toolbar” or “Click Toolbar.” To clear the check box (deselect it), say its name again. Say “Toolbar” or “Click Toolbar” to select check box.
User Guide Selecting icons on the desktop You can use voice commands to select icons on the Windows® desktop. To select an icon on the desktop: 1 Switch to the Windows® desktop. To do this by voice, minimize all open applications and place the mouse pointer over the desktop icon. Say “Mouse Click” to make the desktop active. 2 Say the name of the icon (for example, “My Computer”). Dragon types the icon name and Windows® selects it.
Working on Your Desktop Resizing and closing windows To resize and close windows, say “Click” and then one of the following window commands: SAY THIS TO Click Minimize or Click Control Menu (pause) Minimize Minimize the active window. Click Maximize or Click Control Menu (pause) Maximize Maximize the active window. Click Restore or Click Control Menu (pause) Restore Restore window to previous size. Click Close or Press ALT F4 Close the active program.
User Guide You can scroll horizontally by saying “Move Left” and “Move Right” and then a number of scroll bar arrow clicks (up to 20). For example, say “Move Left 10” or “Move Right 5.” Opening lists and making selections You can activate any list box by saying the list box name. To open a list box: 1 Say the name of the list box you want to open. 2 Say “Show Choices,” “Drop List,” or “Open List.” The list box opens to show all the choices available in the list.
Working on Your Desktop For similar-sounding letters (such as B, D, and V), you can use the International Communications Alphabet to spell the letter keys, for example, “Press alpha” or “Press bravo” or say “Press d as in David” or “Press d for David,” and so on) as if you were spelling to another person over the phone.
User Guide SAY THEN u as in Ursula/unit/uniform v as in Valerie/visit/Victor w as in Wendy/wake/whiskey x as in Xavier/Xerxes/xray y as in Yolanda/Yvonne/yankee z as in Zachary/zookeeper/zulu (you can also say “for” instead of “as in”) NOTE: You can say “Press c” or “Press Charlie” but you cannot say “Press Cathy” or “Press Carl.” Capitalizing a letter You can capitalize a letter by saying “Press Cap,” then the letter.
Working on Your Desktop Pressing function and numeric keypad keys To press a function key (F1 to F12 ), say “Press Function” and then the name of the key. For example, say “Press Function 1” to bring up the online Help. To press the keys on the numeric keypad, say “Press Keypad” and then the name of the key. For example, you can say “Press Keypad Minus” to press the keyboard shortcut that opens the Correction menu.
User Guide Pressing other keys Here’s a list of other keys you can press by voice: SAY THE N Press Up Arrow Down Arrow Right Arrow Left Arrow Home Key End Key Page Up Page Down Insert Key Delete Key Control Key Shift Key Alt Key Print Screen Scroll Lock Pause Key Num Lock Caps Lock 57
Working on Your Desktop Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse Dragon provides hands-free mouse control with MouseGrid and the mouse motion voice commands. You can use these features to position the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen, click the mouse buttons, and drag objects—all by voice. Moving the mouse pointer with MouseGrid You can position the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen by using MouseGrid. You can move the pointer relative to the full screen or the active window.
User Guide the Recycle Bin, say “4.” A smaller MouseGrid will appear in the chosen grid square. Say “4” to place a smaller MouseGrid over grid square number 4. 3 To zoom in over the desired area, say another grid number. In this example, say “4” to place the pointer over the Recycle Bin icon. 4 Continue to say the respective grid number to zoom in until the mouse pointer is over an icon or other object. You can use voice commands to click the mouse or mark and drag the object.
Working on Your Desktop To move the pointer: 1 Say “Mouse” followed by the direction and number of times to move it (up to 10). For example, say “Mouse Up 5” or “Mouse Left 10.” 2 When the pointer is over an icon or other object, you can use voice commands to click the mouse or mark and drag the object. Clicking the mouse You can click, double-click, left-click, and right-click the mouse buttons by voice.
User Guide Moving the pointer with the mouse motion commands In addition to the mouse movement methods described above, you can also move the mouse by using the mouse motion commands. Say, for example, “Move Mouse Right.” The mouse pointer begins moving to the right and keeps moving until you say “Stop.” Enabling the mouse motion commands To use the mouse motion commands: 1 From the Tools menu on the DragonBar, choose Options and then the Commands tab. 2 Select Enable mouse motion commands and click OK.
Working on Your Desktop ■ “Click,” “Double Click,” “Right Click,” or “Left Click” to click the mouse buttons ■ “Go to Sleep,” “Stop Listening,” or “Microphone Off” to turn the microphone off To specify which mouse button (left, right, or center) is being held down during mouse drags or if you want the SHIFT, CTRL , or ALT key held down during the mouse drag, use one of these commands before saying one of the drag commands in the preceding table: ■ Left ■ Right ■ Right Shift ■ Middle (requires th
CHAPTER 5 Correcting and Editing W hen Dragon NaturallySpeaking types the wrong words, you should correct these mistakes. By giving the program the right word, you actually teach the program not to make the same mistakes again. Correcting mistakes requires some extra effort, but it saves you time in the long run by making Dragon more accurate. You’ll probably need to correct mistakes often when you first start dictating, and then less frequently as the program learns from your corrections.
Correcting and Editing You can change the hot key assignment on the Hot keys tab of the Options dialog box. You can also click the Correction button on the Extras toolbar of the DragonBar. 3 If one of the alternatives is correct, press the Down Arrow key to highlight that choice and then press ENTER to accept it. If no alternative is correct, just type or say the correct text. 4 Continue until all the text is correct.
User Guide press the Correction hot key again. Playback continues automatically from the point where you stopped. 5 Continue until all the text is correct. Using the Correction menu The Correction menu shows Dragon’s best guess of the alternatives to the words you dictated and selected. In the following example, Dragon heard the word “quick” as “clinic.” Say “Choose 2” to replace “clinic” with “quick.” You can also say “Spell That” to spell a word or “Cap That” to capitalize it.
Correcting and Editing ■ Capitalize it (say “Cap That,” in this example, to get “Clinic”) ■ Say “Unselect That” to cancel the selection and close (dismiss) the Correction menu ■ Ignore the Correction list and keep dictating (in the example above, just say “quick” to replace the selected text) TIP: If you prefer not to see the Correction menu every time you select text by voice, you can turn it off.
User Guide is Thursday, I have a meeting at 11 o’clock.” If you want to change the comma to a period, say “Select Thursday comma.” If the correct punctuation appears in the Correction menu, select it. Otherwise, you can dictate over the selection by, for example, saying “Thursday period.
Correcting and Editing Selecting text by voice Using Full Text Control ® You can revise your dictation without correcting it by selecting the text using the “Select” command and then saying new words to replace the selected text. To use Full Text Control®: 1 Dictate the sentence below: US/Canada: “Let’s meet for lunch on Tuesday [period]” Other Dialects: “Let’s meet for lunch on Tuesday [full stop]” 2 Say “Select lunch on Tuesday.” The words lunch on Tuesday should be highlighted on the screen.
User Guide You can also say “Select Again” if Dragon selects a word that sounds like the word you want, but is not the correct one (for example, “two” instead of “too”). Unselecting words If the wrong text is selected, say “Unselect That.” You can also unselect words by moving your insertion point (by mouse or voice) to another part of your document. For example, say “Go to End of Line” or click somewhere else in your document.
Correcting and Editing Selecting your whole document To select all the text in your document, say “Select Document” or “Select All.” This command is useful when you want to change the font or the way text is aligned. When you want to copy all the text in a document to another window, the easiest way to do it is with the “Copy All to Clipboard” command. NOTE: When a lot of text is selected, the “Scratch That” and “Cut That” commands don’t work, nor can you overwrite the selection by dictating new text.
User Guide Selecting a word or character You can select the current word by saying “Select Word.” To select a character, say “Select Next Character” or “Select Previous Character.” You can also select a number of words or characters (up to 20). For example, say “Select Previous 2 Words.” SAY THE N T HE N Select Next Word Previous 2...20 Words Forward Character Back 2...20 Characters Last Moving around in a document When you’re editing a document, you can move around in it by voice.
Correcting and Editing SAY THEN Start of Document Bottom of Document End of Document Going to the beginning or end of a line You can move to the beginning or end of the current line by saying “Go to Beginning of Line” or “Go to End of Line.” SAY THEN Go to Beginning of Line Move to Start of Line End of Line Placing the insertion point before or after a specific word You can place the insertion point before a specific word by saying “Insert Before” and then the word or words.
User Guide Moving up or down a paragraph or line You can move up or down a paragraph by saying “Move Up a Paragraph” or “Move Down a Paragraph.” You can also move up and down a number of paragraphs (up to 20). For example, you can say “Move Up 3 Paragraphs.” You can move up or down a line by saying “Move Up a Line” or “Move Down a Line.” You can also move up and down a number of lines (up to 20).
Correcting and Editing Copying, cutting, and pasting text You can move text from one place to another by using the “Copy That,” “Cut That,” and “Paste That” commands. To copy, cut, or paste text: 1 Select the text you want to copy or cut. 2 Say “Copy That” or “Cut That.” 3 Move the insertion point to where you want to paste the text. 4 Say “Paste That.” Deleting text Deleting the last words you dictated You can erase the last words you dictated by saying “Scratch That.
User Guide or four sentences (100 characters) you said; you can’t use “Resume With” to return to an earlier part of your document. To go back as you dictate: 1 Suppose you dictate this sentence: “I have a deadline this week, but we could meet for lunch… um… er… next Wednesday.” 2 To correct the sentence, return to the last correct words you remember dictating. For example, say “Resume With meet for lunch.” (Remember not to pause in the middle.) 3 Then, dictate the rest of the sentence.
Correcting and Editing Deleting the next or previous word or character You can delete the next or previous word by saying “Delete Next Word” or “Delete Previous Word.” You can delete the next or previous character by saying “Delete Next Character” or “Delete Previous Character.” You can also delete a number of words or characters (up to 20). For example, you can say “Delete Previous 5 Words.” See the complete list below: SAY THEN THEN Delete Next Word Forward 2...
User Guide If you say “Spell” by itself, without any letters after it, the Spell dialog box opens. You can then speak the letters and Dragon will type them or you can correct any errors in the word you spelled. When spelling, you can say numbers and special characters as well as letters. For example, to dictate an automobile license plate number, you could say “Spell y-h-m-6-0-9.” Dragon would type yhm609. Say “Spell Cap-m-ac-m-i-l-l-a-n-trademark” to get MacMillan™ in your document.
Correcting and Editing Although Dragon never makes a spelling mistake, the mistakes it does make can be challenging to find and fix. Sometimes, what the program types looks very different from what you actually said. To make correcting mistakes easier, Dragon records your voice as you dictate. You can play back your voice whenever you cannot tell by looking at your document what you originally said.
User Guide to-speech useful for checking your work. See Notes on correcting with another author’s user files on page 83. Playing back dictation in a document To help you check your work for mistakes, you can play back a line, a paragraph, a selection, or the whole document. After playback starts, you can stop it as soon as you notice a mistake and automatically open the Correction menu. The Playback toolbar is an extra section of the DragonBar that is normally hidden.
Correcting and Editing SAY TO Play Back to Here Play back dictation from the top of the document window to the insertion point. Play Back from Here Play back dictation from the insertion point to the bottom of the document window. To stop playback: To stop playback, do any of the following: ■ Click the Stop Playback button on the Playback toolbar. ■ Click anywhere in the document window. ■ Press the ESC key.
User Guide Dictate now, correct later When you dictate into the DragonPad, you can save your dictation with your text so either you or someone else can correct it later. You must create and edit your file in the DragonPad to be able to play back dictation. This feature is available in Dragon Professional and higher editions. You can save dictation with your document if you select the Save recorded dictation with document box on the Data tab of the Options dialog.
Correcting and Editing Correcting with the document author’s user files You should use this correction technique if you do not need to correct by voice and it is important to maximize the author’s recognition accuracy. TIP: This technique works if all work is done on a single computer. Consult your Dragon reseller about ways to dictate on one computer and correct on another.
User Guide NOTE: Notes on correcting with another author’s user files This technique is effective if all work is done on a single computer. Consult your Dragon reseller about ways to dictate on one computer and correct on another. Display the DragonBar Extras toolbar by clicking the double chevron icon on the DragonBar (not possible in Cling mode). ■In the Correction menu, you can use the mouse or keyboard to select any of the commands displayed below the correction choices.
Correcting and Editing Text-to-speech is available only in the DragonPad, Microsoft Word, and Corel WordPerfect. You can, however, copy and paste text from other programs and then use text-to-speech. To start text-to-speech, do one of the following: ■ Select the text you want to hear (a line, a paragraph, and so on), and then say “Read That.
CHAPTER 6 Formatting Y ou can bold text, change font sizes and styles, capitalize text, and apply other formatting by voice. Many Dragon NaturallySpeaking formatting commands work for text that is selected (highlighted) in your document. To select text by voice, say “Selectjm ” plus the words you want to select. See Selecting text by voice on page 68 for information. Types of commands Most of the commands listed in this chapter are global—they are available in virtually every application.
Formatting Capitalizing text Capitalizing first letter of next word you dictate Dragon capitalizes many words automatically, such as the first word in a sentence (following a period, question mark, or exclamation mark). It capitalizes the first word after you say “New Paragraph” (not when you say “New Line”) and it capitalizes proper names (when these words are already in the Dragon vocabulary in capitalized form).
User Guide 2 Dictate the words you want capitalized. For example, say: “success is a journey [colon] seven steps to achieving success in the business of life” Dragon types: Success Is a Journey: Seven Steps to Achieving Success in the Business of Life 3 Say “Caps Off” to turn capitals off. Dictating next word in all capital letters When you’re dictating, you can enter a word in all capital letters by saying “All Caps” and then the word. For example, say “All Caps please” to get PLEASE.
Formatting turn it off when you are finished. This is usually easier than saying “No Caps” before each word. To dictate consecutive words in all lowercase letters: 1 Say “No Caps On” to turn no capitals on. 2 Dictate the words you want to appear in all lowercase. 3 Say “No Caps Off” to turn no capitals off.
User Guide Changing font face SAY THEN Set Font Arial Courier Courier New Garamond Helvetica Palatino Times Times New Roman Changing font size Say “Set Size” and then a size from 4 to 100 points. For example, say “Set Size 18.” Then, continue dictating.
Formatting order (font face, then size, then style). See the list of examples below: ■ “Set Font Arial” ■ “Set Font Arial 12” or “Set Font Arial 12 Point” ■ “Set Size 12 Bold” ■ “Set Font Arial Bold” ■ “Set Font Bold” NOTE: If you’re changing only the font size, use the “Set Size” commands, not the “Set Font” command. Changing the font later You can go back and change the font face, size, or style of text by selecting it and then using the “Format That” commands.
User Guide To add bold, italics, and underlining: 1 Select the text you want to change. 2 Say “Bold That,” “Italicize That,” “Underline That,” or “Strikeout That.” To remove formatting: 1 Select the text you want to change. 2 Say “Restore That” to remove formatting. Aligning text You can change how text is aligned by placing your insertion point in the text and saying “Center That,” “Left Align That,” or “Right Align That.” To align text: 1 Move the insertion point to the text you want to align.
CHAPTER 7 Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters T his chapter describes how to dictate numbers, punctuation, Web addresses, and a few other special items. For complete information on this topic, see the online help. NOTE: If Dragon is not formatting a word as you would like, you can change the formatting properties of the word by using the Word Properties dialog box. See the online help for more information.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TIP: If you want to dictate only numbers, you can switch to “Numbers Mode.” See Switching recognition modes on page 115 for more information.
User Guide NOTE: If you are having problems dictating numbers, currency, times, or dates, make sure that your Regional Settings match the language (dialect) you selected when you created your user. Using Numbers mode Any time you need to dictate a series of numbers and do not want Dragon to recognize them as words, you can turn on Numbers Mode. This could be useful, for example, if you are dictating in a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft® Excel®.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters Times of day Dictate the time of day the way you would normally say it. US/Canada: Dragon automatically types the colon (:) if you say “a m” or “p m” when dictating the time. Say “o’clock” or “colon zero zero” to enter 00.
User Guide Telephone numbers North American phone numbers Say US and Canadian phone numbers as you normally would, pausing briefly between each group of numbers. You don’t need to dictate hyphens for most phone numbers (numbers that are 7, 10, or 11 digits long). Dragon will add them automatically.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TIP: In dialects other than US/Canada, you can say “bracket” instead of “parenthesis.” See also Automatic formatting of dates, times, telephone numbers on page 98. Automatic formatting of dates, times, telephone numbers To indicate how you want dates, times, telephone numbers, and other numbers automatically formatted: 1 On the DragonBar, select Tools > Auto-Formatting. The Auto- Formatting dialog box appears.
User Guide 1/10, and 1/16 or a multiple of these fractions, just say the fraction normally. TO EN TER SAY 1/2 one half 1/4 one fourth or one quarter 15/16 fifteen sixteenths or fifteen over sixteen 3 7/8 three and seven eighths or three and seven over eight If the denominator (bottom number in the fraction) is greater than 10, you can enter the fraction by saying “slash” or “over” between the two numbers.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TO EN T ER SAY L Roman Numeral fifty C Roman Numeral one hundred D Roman Numeral five hundred M Roman Numeral one thousand XXIV Roman Numeral twenty our XXXI Roman Numeral thirty one MCMXCVII Roman Numeral one thousand Roman Numeral nine hundred Roman Numeral ninety Roman Numeral seven TIP: Don’t pause after the word “Roman Numeral” when you’re dictating a Roman numeral.
User Guide and numbers that make up the postal code. Spacing and formatting will happen automatically. TO EN TER SA Y NG3 2HX Postcode n g three two h x E10 7BD Postcode e ten seven b d EC2Y 4LK Postcode e c two y four l k K1A 0M5 Postal code k one a zero m five X0A 0H0 Postal code x oh a oh h oh Currency and coin You dictate your own currency as you would normally say it. Currency in US/Canada (US English dialect) TO EN TER SAY $58.00 fifty eight dollars and zero cents $1.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TO EN T ER 3.9 billion SAY three point nine billion euros £ 45 forty five pounds £ 99.50 ninety nine pounds and fifty pence £ 2.20 two pounds twenty £ 5 million five million pounds NOTE: Dragon uses the currency symbol ($, £, and so on) specified in your Windows Regional Settings as your default currency. Dictate other currencies by first saying the currency symbol followed by the digits.
User Guide Punctuation Using Natural Punctuation Dragon can automatically add commas and periods at the appropriate places in your dictation without your having to explicitly speak that punctuation. This Natural Punctuation feature can be useful in helping you get used to dictation by focusing on what you are saying rather than how your speech is punctuated. Natural Punctuation only inserts periods and commas. You still have to dictate other punctuation marks.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters Dictating Punctuation You can enter the punctuation marks and symbols listed below in text you dictate. For a list of all punctuation marks, see the online help. TO EN T ER SAY , comma .
User Guide You can use the Vocabulary Editor to view or change the formatting properties of the punctuation. Words that end with ’s To dictate a word ending with apostrophe S (’s), just say it as you normally would. Dragon will often add it. If Dragon doesn’t include the ’s, you can add it later.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TO EN T ER SA Y Tokyo-based company Tokyo based company nine-year-old boy nine year old boy Including hyphens as you dictate To hyphenate words that Dragon doesn’t hyphenate automatically, just say “hyphen” wherever you want a hyphen.
User Guide you can say “long space bar lasting” without pausing, to insert a space in place of the hyphen. Dictating compound words Dragon joins compound words (such as “note” and “book” to form “notebook”) automatically, based on standard usage. To dictate a compound word, just say it as you normally would. Compounding words as you dictate To compound words that Dragon doesn’t join automatically, just say “No Space” between the words.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters To compound words: 1 Select the text you want to join. For example, if you want to join the words “Web TV,” say “Select Web TV.” 2 Say “Compound That.” Dictating names Many names of people, places, and events are already in the Dragon vocabulary. For example, you can dictate “Martin Luther King,” “New York Times,” and “Boston.” To dictate a name, first try dictating the name. Dragon automatically capitalizes the names it knows.
User Guide If Dragon types the full word instead of the abbreviation or acronym, enters the wrong word, or includes incorrect punctuation, just correct it in your document by voice or by keyboard. Dictating e-mail and Web addresses Dictate e-mail and Web addresses as you would normally say them. Dragon automatically formats them for you. TO EN TER SA Y Virginia@aol.com Virginia at a o l dot com info@samplecompany.com [No Caps On] info at sample company dot com [No Caps Off] http:// www.nuance.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters TIP: You can create Text and Graphics custom commands for e-mail and Web addresses you use often. See the online help for more information. Dictating special characters Dictating common special characters The following special characters are in the Dragon vocabulary. To dictate these characters, just say their names.
User Guide TO EN TER SAY :-) smiley face :-( frowny face ;-) winky face For complete lists of special characters, see the online Help. Dictating uncommon special characters If you use uncommon special characters in your writing (for example, a double-dagger sign ‡), you can enter them by voice using the “Spell” command. If you use a special character frequently, you can also add it as a new word using the Vocabulary Editor.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters 3 Say the name of the special character. (In this example, say “double dagger” to enter the ‡.) 4 Click or say “OK.” Dragon types the special character (‡) in your document and adds it to your vocabulary. 5 To give a special character a spoken form, choose View/Edit from the Words menu on the DragonBar. This action opens the Vocabulary Editor. 6 From the Display drop- down list at the bottom of the Vocabulary Editor, choose Custom Words Only.
User Guide 8 In the Spoken form field, type the name you want to dictate for this character and click Add. Type the way you would dictate the character (for example, “double dagger”) in the Spoken form field. 9 Click Train. The Train Words dialog box opens. 10Click Go and say the name of the character, as shown in the Train Words dialog box. For example, say “double dagger.” 11Click Done to close the Train Words dialog box.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters have a spoken form in your vocabulary. It is okay to have two spoken forms for a single word or symbol, as you see here for the double dagger symbol. You can have multiple alternative spoken forms for the same symbol that coexist in your vocabulary. 13Click Close to close the Vocabulary Editor. Now when you dictate the character name (in this example, “double dagger”), Dragon should enter the special character, not the words.
User Guide Switching recognition modes Dragon lets you use different recognition modes in your dictation. Dragon uses normal mode by default. In normal mode, the program distinguishes between words, numbers, and commands. In addition to normal mode, there are other modes: ■ Numbers mode—The software recognizes only numbers, commands, and punctuation. If you are dictating only numbers (including currencies), working in this mode increases recognition accuracy.
Dictating Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters To changes modes, you can: 1 Select the Words menu on the DragonBar and click the name of the mode you want.
Index A abbreviations 108 acronyms 108 All Caps Off 87 All Caps On 87 All Caps That 88 All Caps [text] 87 American English 12 apostrophe ’s 105 applications opening 47 switching 48 Audio Setup Wizard 20 Australian English 12 B BACKSPACE key 76 Bold That 90 British English 12 bulleted text 91 buttons, selecting 50 C Cap That 88 86 Capitalize That 88 Capitalize That 88 capitalizing text already in a document 88 applying lowercase 87 consecutive words 86-87 next word 86 Caps Off 87 Caps On 86 Center That 91
Index Dragon Log 30 DragonBar 32, 40 Extras toolbar on 42 DragonPad 33 E e-mail addresses, dictating 109 ESC key 80, 84 Extras toolbar 42, 83 F folders, opening 47-48 fonts, changing 88 Format That 90 Format That Centered 91 Format That Left Aligned Format That Right Aligned 91 91 G 72 71 Go to End of Line 72 Go to Sleep 32 Go to Top 71 H help online 37 homophones, tips for selecting 68-69 Hyphenate That 106 hyphenated words 105 dictating 106 hyphens 106 preventing 106 removing 106 118 keyboard
User Guide Move to Top 71 moving around a document before/after specific words 72 to beginning/end of line 72 by paragraphs or lines 73 scrolling 52 to top/bottom of page 71 by words or characters 73 N names dictating 108 Natural Punctuation 33, 103 new user, creating 16 No Caps Off 88, 109 No Caps On 88, 109 No Caps That 88 No Caps [text] 87 No Space 107 No Space Off 107 No Space On 107 numbers 93 currency 94, 101 dates 95 fractions 98 Roman numerals 99 setting formats 16 telephone numbers 97 times of da
Index Select All 70 Select Document 70 Select [text] 68 Select-and-Say Select-and-Say Indicator 41 selecting text 68 again 68 characters 71 a document 70 lines 70 paragraphs 70 punctuation 68 specific words 69, 71 Set Font 88-89 Set Size 89 Setup Log 30 Skip Backward 80 Skip Forward 80 Skip Word button 23 sleeping 32 software installation 7 Southeast Asian English 12 speakers, plugging in 6 special characters 110 Spell Mode 115 Spell That 64 Spell [text] 76 spelling as you dictate 76 errors 78 starting
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