User guide

Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide
n You can say the following abbreviations by pronouncing them as words: com, net, org,
and sys. Say the following abbreviations by saying their letters: edu, gov, mil, ca, de,
fr, jp, sp, and uk.
n If an address contains nonwords or words that Dragon does not recognize (for exam-
ple, "baxterex" in "[e-mail]"), you can correct the recognition error
and the address will usually be recognized in the future. You can also add names that
you commonly use to your Vocabulary.
n Create text and graphics commands for addresses you dictate frequently.
n You can use the "Spell That" command to correct e-mail and Web addresses by spell-
ing.
n You can add the names in your address book to your Dragon Vocabulary by running
the Learn From Sent E-mails tool.
Dictating E-mail and Calendar commands
Use the Dragon Voice Shortcuts in this topic to control your e-mail and Microsoft Outlook
calendar.
Just say commands containing your desired e-mail task. For example, say “Send e-mail to
<contact name>," where <contact name> is the name of someone in your e-mail address book.
Dragon opens a new message in your default e-mail client, with the address for the contact in
the To field. If you are using Microsoft Outlook, you can also schedule meetings. For exam-
ple, say “Schedule meeting with <contact name1> and <contact name2>,” where <contact name1>
and <contact name2> are the names of people in your Outlook contact list. Dragon opens a
new calendar entry in Outlook, adding the selected contacts. You can also schedule a meet-
ing for a specific date and time. For example, "Create an appointment on July 1 at 1 pm."
Before you begin
n Before using the Dragon e-mail and Outlook calendar commands for the first time,
you must run the Learn From Sent E-mails tool, so that Dragon knows your e-mail
contacts. To run the tool, say "Open Accuracy Center," then "Click Learn From Sent
E-Mails," or click Vocabulary> Learn From Sent E-Mails. For more information, see
Learn From Sent E-mails. Note that the tool works only with e-mail clients that keep
data on your local computer.
n Make sure Microsoft Outlook is the default e-mail client, before you start dictating cal-
endar commands.
The following table lists the types of e-mail and calendar commands that Dragon supports, an
example command, and a description of what happens after you say the command.
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