User guide

Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide
paragraph and in Microsoft Excel, these commands only work in the FormulaBar edit
field.
Selecting text again
Once you have selected a word or phrase, you can quickly select another occurrence of the
same text.
To select text again
Say "Select Again."
Example
In the sentence, "The frost is on the pumpkin, and the fruit is on the vine," say "Select is on
the" to select the words "is on the" after the word "fruit."
Then, to select the instance of the words "is on the," after the word "frost" say "Select
Again."
Changing an incorrect text selection
When you select text by saying "Select" and the text you want selected, Dragon searches for
the nearest instance of the text from the current location of the insertion point. Sometimes
the program selects the wrong words. Other times, the program selects the right words, but
they are not in the correct location.
When this happens, try the following techniques:
To change an incorrect text selection
If the wrong text is selected, try saying "Select <text>" again. The second time, Dragon
searches for different text with a similar pronunciation.
If the wrong text is selected, try using a longer phrase. This provides more information so
Dragon is more likely to select the correct text.
If the correct words are selected but they are not in the correct location, say "Select
Again" to select the previous occurrence of the same text.
Notes
n You can select punctuation marks.
n You can say "Select period" and then "Select Again" to move the insertion point sen-
tence by sentence.
n The default is for Dragon for the nearest instance from the location of the insertion
point. You can change the search direction to always be backward on the Correction
tab of the Options dialog box.
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