User guide

Chapter 12: Improving recognition accuracy
n If you use multiple-word phrases with unusual capitalization (for example, "Com-
puterWeek"), you can improve recognition accuracy by adding these phrases to the
Vocabulary before Dragon analyzes your documents. Add these phrases by using the
(say "Open Vocabulary Editor" or click Vocabulary> Open Vocabulary Editor on
the DragonBar.) or by including them in lists of items you import into the Vocab-
ulary.
n Dragon can auto-format text and numbers using standard writing conventions or
apply Word Properties to words as you dictate. For information about these settings,
see Auto-formatting dialog box and The Word Properties dialog box.
n Dragon's Smart Format Rules appear when you correct auto-formatted alphanumeric
text or Word Properties using the Correction menu, the Spelling window, or the key-
board. For details, see Using Smart Format Rules and Setting Auto-Formatting
Options.
Adding words or phrases to your Vocabulary
If Dragon gets a word wrong, it may be that the word is not in Dragon's Vocabulary. When
this is the case, you can use the following procedure to add that word so that it is rec-
ognized in the future.
To add individual words
1. Do one of the following:
l Say "Switch to DragonBar" then "Vocabulary" then "Add New Word or
Phrase".
l Click Vocabulary> Add New Word or Phrase on the DragonBar.
2. In the Add Word or Phrase dialog box, spell (by voice) or type the word you want to
add.
3. Include a Spoken form of the new word if necessary. For example, if the word contains
an accent, such as "Gaspé," you would add a Spoken form like "gas pay" so that Dragon
recognizes the pronunciation and enters the Written form when you dictate the word.
4. Optionally, select "I want to train the pronunciation of this word or phrase".
5. Click Add.
If you chose to train the word, the word you entered appears in the Train Words dialog box,
and you will be able to teach Dragon your pronunciation of that word.
See also Automatically add words to Vocabulary in the Dragon Help.
Using punctuation with written and spoken
forms
If the written form of a word contains any punctuation, you should provide a spoken form
so that there is no doubt as to how the item will be pronounced. Do not use abbreviations,
symbols or punctuation in the spoken form.
Examples:
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