User guide

Dragon 12 Installation and User Guide

Dictating in unknown text fields

1. Place you cursor where you want to put the text

2. Start the Dictation Box in one of several ways:

n Say "Show Dictation Box"

n Select Tools > Dictation Box from the Dragon Bar

n Use CTRL + SHIFT + D. To change the default hot key(see the Dragon

Options dialog box.

3. When the Dictation Box displays, you can dictate and edit text inside the Dictation Box

using all of Dragon's commands.

4. Once you have finished dictating and editing the text, say or click "Transfer." The text

you dictated in the Dictation Box is transferred to the application. The DictationBox then

closes.

Editing text in unknown text fields

To edit text already in the unknown text field:

1. Select the text in the unknown text field using voice commands or your keyboard and

mouse.

2. Copy the text to the Dictation Box for editing in one of these ways:

n Say "Edit Selection"

n Say "Show Dictation Box"

Note: To copy all the text in an application into the Dictation Box for

editing say "Edit All"

n Select Tools > Dictation Box from the Dragon Bar

n Use CTRL + SHIFT + D. To change the default hot key, see The

Options dialog box.

3. The selected text displays in the Dictation Box.

4. Once you have finished dictating and editing the text, say or click "Transfer." The text

you dictated in the Dictation Box is transferred to the application.

Defining how the Dictation Box works in

different applications

You can define how the Dictation Box copies and pastes text for each application where it's

needed. For example, you can have different copy and paste settings for Microsoft Pow-

erPoint and Corel WordPerfect.

To define how the Dictation Box works in a specific application:

1. Start the application or specific window and place your cursor in the application.

2. Start the Dictation Box

3. Click the "Settings..." button in the Dictation Box.

The Dictation Box Settings dialog box displays a section named "Settings for application