User guide

Chapter 7: Working in Programs
Edition Mode Description
Quick Edition Mode Allows you to enter new content into a cell, overwrite the current
contents of a cell, or format the entire contents of a cell. When
you select a cell and begin dictating, a yellow background appears
to indicate that the dictated text will be inserted into the cell. If
the cell currently contains text, the new dictated text will over-
write the existing text. If you want to format the contents of a
cell, select the cell, or select a portion of the cell’s contents using
Full Text Control commands, and say a formatting command,
such as "Set Font Arial 10 Points Bold".
Full Edition Mode Allows you to edit the existing contents of a cell. If you want to
add to or edit the current contents of a cell, select the cell and say
"Edit Cell" or "Press F2" to open the cell for editing. When you
enter Full Edition Mode, the background color changes to blue.
Entering Full Edition Mode is analogous to double-clicking a cell.
Line and Paragraph commands, such as "New Line" operate within
the selected cell in Full Edition mode.
Using Full Text Control
In general, Full Text Control is available in cells except when you type something into a cell
before you dictate. For example:
n If you dictate into a cell, then type some characters, and dictate more text into that
cell, Full Text Control is available.
n If you type at the beginning of a cell and dictate some text or numbers, Full Text
Control is available only on the portion you dictated.
n Once you have edited a cell using any combination of typing and dictation, when you
move back to that cell by voice, Full Text Control is available in the entire cell.
n The commands that quote text from the screen (select <xyz>, correct <xyz>, insert
after <xyz>…) work thanks to a functionality called Full Text Control. This func-
tionality depends on Dragon’s ability to constantly obtain information from the text
field about its content—for instance, in order to know where words and sentences
begin and end, so Dragon can apply spacing between words and capitalization at the
beginning of sentences. Most standard text fields allow full Full Text Control capabil-
ities. For more information, see The Full Text Control Indicator.
Basic commands for Microsoft Excel
You can use the following voice commands to perform basic operations using Microsoft
Excel.
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