User guide

Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide
Chapter 9: Working with
Web browsers
This section contains the following topics:
Working with a Web browser 181
Searching the Web by voice 182
Web browser commands 186
Internet Explorer commands 189
Using tabs in Firefox 191
Working with a Web browser
Dragon includes many commands designed specifically for use with Web browsers such as
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome that enable you to surf the Web by
voice.
Important: Please keep in mind that Dragon’s capabilities differ significantly among Web
browsers, both in terms of commands and in terms of text control. Note in particular:
n In Firefox and Chrome, there is no Full Text Control outside of Web pages spe-
cifically supported by the Rich Internet Applications feature.
n Dragon has many commands specific to Internet Explorer, including commands to
open list boxes and activate text boxes or check boxes.
n In Chrome, you cannot activate hyperlinks by name.
n For Chrome, Dragon has no commands such as “go to Address bar”, “open new tab”,
“go home”, “refresh page”, etc. However, remember that you can take advantage of
Dragon’s global command capabilities: mouse-related commands (such as “MouseGrid
3 9”, “mouse click”, and “move mouse upper left”) and key-pressing commands (such
as “press Alt d”, “press Enter”, “press control t”, “press tab”, “press F5”, “press
Escape”, “page down”).
The following topics cover various Web-related capabilities:
Web browser commands
Internet Explorer commands
181