User guide

Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide
If you want to add punctuation to a word that already exists in the Vocabulary for use in a
specific setting, you can create a new written form with the punctuation included and a
unique word or phrase for the spoken form.
For example, if you wanted Dragon to type the word "U.N.C.L.E." in the header of your
letters, the written form could be "U.N.C.L.E." and the spoken form could be "UNCLE."
That way, Dragon would still type only the word "uncle" when you dictate it as usual,
because it also exists in the Vocabulary.
Alternately, if you wanted to add punctuation to a word that already exists in the Vocabulary
every time you used that word, you would change the properties of the existing word. For
more information, see Word Properties in the Dragon Help.
Notes
n When you train words or phrases, be careful to speak in your normal voice. Avoid the
natural tendency to over-enunciate when speaking single words or short phrases as it
could actually reduce recognition accuracy.
n A word or phrase must exist in the Vocabulary (that is, have been created previously)
before you can train it.
n You can also use the Train button in the Vocabulary Editor dialog box.
n When you train a word or phrase using the Train Words dialog box, you add to the
acoustic data stored for later use by the Acoustic Optimizer. This data, including your
pronunciation and the acoustic differences between the trained correction and the mis-
recognized word or phrase are used by the Acoustic Optimizer to enhance recognition
accuracy.
Supplemental training
Supplemental training is any additional training done after your first required General Train-
ing session to help improve your recognition accuracy. You can do supplemental training at
any time, but it is most useful when:
n You have used Dragon for a few days. By then, you will be accustomed to dictating,
and supplemental training should reflect how you actually dictate.
n You move to an environment that is significantly noisier or quieter or that has dif-
ferent background sounds.
n You have changed your microphone or sound card.
To train Dragon some more
1. Do one of the following:
n Say "Switch to DragonBar," then "Audio"then "Read Text to Improve
Accuracy."
Or
n Say "Open Accuracy Center" then "Read text to train Dragon to your
voice."
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