User guide
Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide
In some cases, you may not know that a word is not in the active Vocabulary until Dragon
fails to recognize it correctly. Whether you are spelling a word as part of your dictation or cor-
recting a misrecognition, the process is the same.
To spell a word or phrase
When you want to add a new word to the Vocabulary, say "Spell" or "Spell That" (imme-
diately after a recognition error) and the characters of the word or words you want to spell.
Say the characters continuously and quickly, not one at a time.
Note
The "Scratch That" command is not available in the Spelling window. If you need to correct
a dictation error while you are using the Spelling window, you must use the Backspace key or
Delete command.
For a list of the characters you can spell with the"Spell" or "Spell That" commands, see Spell-
ing characters.
If you use the "Spell That" command, saying the characters immediately is optional; you can
simply wait for the Spelling window, to open before you begin spelling. Spelling words while
the Spelling window is open allows you to confirm that the word is correct before it appears
in your document and allows you to train the pronunciation of the word. For information on
training a word that you have spelled, see the topic Training words from the Spelling
window.
For previously dictated text, select the word or words you want to correct, then say "Spell
That" followed immediately by letters.
Example: Spell That
Notes
n Normally, the Spelling window, does not appear when you use the "Spell" command.
You can make it appear by selecting the "Spell commands bring up Spelling window"
option on the Correction tab of the Options dialog box.
n While you are spelling words, you must say "cap" before each character you want to
capitalize. Pause briefly after saying the capital letter and before you say the next
letter.
n You can say "Double" before any alphabetic character to enter two of the same char-
acters. For example, say "Double a" to enter "aa." You can also say "Double Zulu" to
enter "zz." You cannot, however, say "Double u" to get two "u" characters (and not
"w"). In this case, you can say "Double Letter u."
n You cannot say the normal forms of letters (for example "A") and their alpha-bravo
forms (for example "Zulu") together in a single breath ("A Zulu"). You can mix them if
you pause before you change the spelling format.
n You can say nearly any character of the standard Windows character set. See the See
Also below for a full list of the characters you can say.
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