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  • Page 1 U S E R ’ S G U I D E...
  • Page 2 August 2000. Version 5. Professional, Preferred, and Standard editions. This material may not include some last-minute technical changes and/or revisions to the program. Changes are periodically made to the information described here. Future versions of this material will incorporate these changes. Lernout &...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide v C H A P T E R 1 Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking 1 What’s new in version 5? 2 What should I expect from Dragon NaturallySpeaking? 6 Do I still need my mouse and keyboard? 7 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully 9 How Dragon NaturallySpeaking works 10...
  • Page 4 Contents Copying, cutting, and pasting text 95 Capitalizing text 95 Formatting text 98 Deleting text 100 C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows 103 Starting programs 104 Opening documents and folders 105 Switching between open windows 106 Copying text to other programs 106 Opening and closing menus 107 Selecting buttons, tabs, and options 108...

  • Page 5: About This Guide

    About This Guide elcome to Dragon NaturallySpeaking widely acclaimed speech-recognition products. Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets you talk to your computer instead of typing. It also lets you use your voice to control your computer in other ways. This guide provides detailed information that will help you get the most out of using the program.
  • Page 6 About This Guide UK English Australian English Indian English Southeast Asian English US English uses US spelling, punctuation, times, and currency. Dragon Systems recommends US English for Canadian users since this dialect formats numbers (including times, telephone numbers, and currency) in North American formats.

  • Page 7: Introducing Dragon Naturallyspeaking

    C H A P T E R Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking ragon NaturallySpeaking lets you talk to your computer instead of typing. As you talk, your words are transcribed onto your screen and into your documents or e-mail messages. Talking to a computer while it types what you say is called dictating. You can dictate into Microsoft personal information organizers, and virtually any other program in which you normally type.

  • Page 8: What's New In Version 5

    C H A P T E R 1 Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking If you share your computer with family members, friends, or colleagues, they can also use Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Simply create a new set of “user speech files” for each person who wants to talk to the computer. Find out how in Chapter 8, “Managing Users.”...
  • Page 9 C H A P T E R 1 Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking NaturallySpeaking menu The NaturallySpeaking menu on the DragonBar contains all the menu commands that you can use while working in Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Some of these commands are also available from other parts of the DragonBar, for example opening the online Help.
  • Page 10 C H A P T E R 1 Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking Playback toolbar Contains controls that control the playback of your dictation. For more information, see “Playing back your dictation” on page 23, or see the online Help. Playback speed button Click this button to speed up or slow down dictation playback.
  • Page 11 C H A P T E R 1 Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking Never forget a command again Can't remember a command? Voice commands are readily available with helpful on-screen reminders, extensive online Help, a detachable command reference card, and two Top 10 Commands stickers for your keyboard and monitor.

  • Page 12: What Should I Expect From Dragon Naturallyspeaking

    C H A P T E R 1 Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking New features in Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional and higher editions Dictate now, correct later Save a recording of your dictation session so that you or someone else can proofread and revise your work later. See “Dictate now, correct later” on page 26 for more information.

  • Page 13: Do I Still Need My Mouse And Keyboard

    C H A P T E R 1 Introducing Dragon NaturallySpeaking the program work well by reading Chapter 2, “Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully.” Do I still need my mouse and keyboard? Although you can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to do almost everything on your computer by voice, some things are still easier to do by mouse or keyboard.

  • Page 15: Using Dragon Naturallyspeaking Successfully

    C H A P T E R Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully f you followed the exercises in your Quick Start guide, by now you’ve had a chance to try dictating with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. So, are you ready to throw away your keyboard? Probably not. Chances are there are more mistakes in your document than you’d like to see.

  • Page 16: How Dragon Naturallyspeaking Works

    C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully How Dragon NaturallySpeaking works When you talk into the microphone, Dragon NaturallySpeaking doesn’t hear words or phrases. The computer hears your speech as a continuous stream of sounds. From this stream, Dragon NaturallySpeaking picks out common sound patterns, known as phonemes.

  • Page 17: Seven Habits For Success With Dragon Naturallyspeaking

    C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Seven habits for success with Dragon NaturallySpeaking The rest of this chapter, and Chapter 3, describe seven habits you can adopt to make Dragon NaturallySpeaking work well for you. If you make the techniques and procedures in these chapters a habit, and continue to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking regularly, you should be able to make the program recognize your speech more accurately.

  • Page 18: Speaking Properly To The Computer

    C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully microphone and check its position frequently to make sure it hasn’t moved out of place. If you find that Dragon NaturallySpeaking is making too many mistakes, experiment with moving the microphone a little closer to or farther from your mouth.
  • Page 19 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Speak naturally and continuously, but pronounce each word clearly When you talk to another person, you can mumble and run your words together and still be understood most of the time. For example, if you say, “Innit cold?”...
  • Page 20 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully sound patterns when matching sounds to words. If you speak in syllables, Dragon NaturallySpeaking is likely to transcribe each syllable as a separate word. Make it a habit to speak at your normal pace, so Dragon NaturallySpeaking can learn your normal pronunciation.

  • Page 21: Correcting Recognition Mistakes

    C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Prevent vocal strain When you’re dictating for long periods you should think about protecting your voice. Here are some tips for preventing vocal strain: Sit up straight or stand in front of your computer. Don’t speak in a loud voice or in any way that is stressful for you.
  • Page 22 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Correcting mistakes with Quick Correct In the DragonPad, correcting a mistake is quick and easy. Just select the mistake and choose the correct word or phrase from the Quick Correct list.
  • Page 23 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Choose the correct word from the Quick Correct list by saying “Choose” and the number next to your choice. In this example, say “Choose 1,” and “quick” will replace “dark.” If the word you want does not appear in the list, say “Spell That”...
  • Page 24 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully To open the Correction dialog box: When the Quick Correct list is open, say “Spell That” or “Correct That.” This method works only in the DragonPad. To correct a mistake immediately after it appears, say “Spell That” or “Correct That.”...
  • Page 25 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully When the Correction dialog box opens, if the correct word or phrase is in the list of choices, you can simply choose it. You can resize the Correction dialog box by dragging a corner or side.
  • Page 26 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Dragon NaturallySpeaking types: I liked your proposal. Why don't you Web if I it and have the rest of the team take a look? To correct the text, say “Select Web if I,” then “Spell That w-e-b-i-f-y.” Then click or say “OK.”...
  • Page 27 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Editing in the Correction dialog box When you’re working in the Correction dialog box, you can use your voice to move the insertion point and to select and delete words and characters.

  • Page 28: Spelling As You Dictate

    C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully You can also delete words or characters. For example, you can say “Delete Next Word” or “Delete Previous Character.” See the complete list below: S A Y Delete Spelling as you dictate With the new Spell command in Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 5, you can easily spell a word or phrase you want to dictate into your...

  • Page 29: Playing Back Your Dictation

    C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Selecting text and dictating over it, however, will not correct speech- recognition errors. Only by using the Quick Correct list or the Correction dialog box can you teach Dragon NaturallySpeaking not to make the same mistakes again.
  • Page 30 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Sometimes, there’s no dictation to play back. For example, you cannot play back text that wasn’t entered by voice, such as words you typed or pasted into your document. NOTE have cut it, copied it, pasted it, or otherwise moved it around in the document.
  • Page 31 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Move the insertion point to the text you want to play back and say any of the following commands: SA Y Play Back Line Play Back Paragraph Play Back Document Play Back Window Play Back to Here Play Back from Here...
  • Page 32 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully To stop playback and correct a mistake: To stop playback and correct a mistake, do any of the following: Click the Correction button on the Playback toolbar. Press the minus (-) key on the numeric keypad. This stops playback and simultaneously opens the Correction dialog box.
  • Page 33 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Correcting someone else's dictation You can play back someone else's dictation and correct the text to match the dictation. You can do this in two ways: You can correct the dictation using your user files. You can correct the dictation using the document author's user files.

  • Page 34: Using Text-To-Speech

    C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully In DragonPad, open the document to correct. Use the buttons on the Extras toolbar to play back dictation. Select the text you want to correct by mouse or keyboard. Press the correction hot key (normally the minus [-] key on the numeric key pad) or click the Correct button on the DragonBar Extras toolbar.
  • Page 35 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully Move the insertion point to the text you want to hear and say any of the following commands: SA Y Read Line Read Paragraph Read Document Read Window Read to Here Read from Here To stop text-to-speech:...
  • Page 36 C H A P T E R 2 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Successfully example, you can click “Spell That” to open the Correction dialog box and spell the word. You may want to select the following on the Correction tab of the Options dialog box: “Correct”...

  • Page 37: Improving Your Speech Recognition

    C H A P T E R Improving Your Speech Recognition Working with the Dragon NaturallySpeaking vocabulary If Dragon NaturallySpeaking gets a word wrong, it could be that the word is not in the program’s vocabulary. When this is the case, you need to teach Dragon NaturallySpeaking the new word so that it can recognize it when you say it.
  • Page 38 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition chapter concludes by explaining when and how to run General Training again to improve your recognition accuracy. About the vocabulary The Dragon NaturallySpeaking vocabulary contains the words the program can recognize when you say them.
  • Page 39 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition To add a word by correcting it: Dictate the following sentence. The word “Punxsutawney” (pronounced punks-ah-tawny) is in the backup dictionary, not the active vocabulary, so Dragon NaturallySpeaking won’t recognize it correctly on the first try.

  • Page 40: Quick And Easy Ways To Add New Words

    C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Say “Spell That” or “Correct That.” The Correction dialog box opens. Type or spell the correction in the Correction dialog box. Since “Punxsutawney” is in the backup dictionary, it should appear in the list of alternatives before you finish entering it.
  • Page 41 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Version 5 has quick and easy ways to add new words to your vocabulary. You can: Add words when correcting mistakes (see previous procedure) Add and train individual words Add words from documents This next section describe how to add and train an individual word, and how to add words from documents.
  • Page 42 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition This procedure will add: Words that match backup dictionary words with the same capitalization, for example, Punxsutawney or jackstraws Unexpected capitalizations of words found in the active or backup dictionaries, for example, “I’ll see you at the Meeting today”...
  • Page 43 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition To Add Words from Documents: From the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Words and click Add Words from Documents. The Add Words from Documents dialog box opens. The Add Words from Documents dialog box lets you add all the documents in a folder or add documents one at a time.
  • Page 44 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Don’t add capitalized words unless you plan to dictate the capitalized form of the word often (for example, a pet’s name “Fluffy”). To remove a word from the list of words to be added to your active vocabulary, clear the check box for that word in the Preview Words dialog box.
  • Page 45 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition written form for the dictation shortcut appears on the left, and the spoken form is “My Signature.” WR I TT E N FO R M Michael D. Bowman 25 Main Street Wilmington, DE 12345 This message was dictated with...
  • Page 46 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Here are some guidelines for selecting a spoken form: Try to use unique phrases—don’t use a phrase you might want to use in your writing. Don’t use a single word as the spoken form. Make the spoken form something easy to remember.

  • Page 47: Advanced Tools For Building And Editing Vocabularies

    C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Advanced tools for building and editing vocabularies The NaturallySpeaking Words submenu offers quick and easy ways to add and train words. For more powerful tools to work with your vocabulary, you can turn to the features of the NaturallySpeaking Advanced submenu.
  • Page 48 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition To edit your vocabulary: On the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Advanced, then click Edit Vocabulary. Vocabulary Editor lists all the active words in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking vocabulary. A word’s written form is what Dragon NaturallySpeaking types when you say the word.
  • Page 49 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition More about spoken forms Perhaps your vocabulary contains proprietary words with unusual capitalization, or proper names with unusual spellings. Some phrases, such as company names, have particular punctuation. Or, you might want Dragon NaturallySpeaking to write out a person’s name when you say their initials.
  • Page 50 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition NOTE word isn’t in the active vocabulary. You need to add it to the active vocabulary before you can edit it. (See “Editing your vocabulary” on page 41.) Select the word.
  • Page 51 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition appear together. Dragon NaturallySpeaking would then know to favor these words over similar-sounding words. Vocabulary Builder also gives you more control than Add Words from Documents over how words are added to your vocabulary. By building your vocabulary, you can: add words from a predefined list add words that are not in the backup dictionary...
  • Page 52 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition To prepare documents: Make sure documents are in the following formats: .TXT (Text) .RTF (Rich Text Format) .DOC (Microsoft Word version 6.0 or later) .WPD (Corel WordPerfect version 8 or 9) .HTM or .HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) .SHTM or .SHTML (Server-side include Hypertext Markup Language)
  • Page 53 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition you want to add to the vocabulary. If the list is very long, selecting and editing words can be time-consuming. Therefore, Dragon NaturallySpeaking also gives you the option of adding a list of words directly to the vocabulary.
  • Page 54 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Running Vocabulary Builder Prepare your documents and create a list of words to add (optional), following the procedures described in the previous step. Once you have one or more documents prepared, you’re ready to run Vocabulary Builder.
  • Page 55 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition To add words from a list (optional): In the Add Words from a List dialog box, specify a file containing words you want to add to the vocabulary. (See “Adding words from a list” on page 46 for more information about this step.) If you specify a file, click Add Words from List and then click Next to continue.
  • Page 56 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition To analyze documents: In the Analyze Documents dialog box, click Add. Select a document and click “Remove” to remove it from the list to be analyzed. Vocabulary Builder uses documents you’ve written to teach Dragon NaturallySpeaking how you write.
  • Page 57 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition After a document is processed, the word “Yes” appears in the Analyzed column. When you’re finished processing documents, click Next. After Vocabulary Builder analyzes documents, it displays the Add New Words dialog box with a list of the new words found.
  • Page 58 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition found with unusual capitalization (for example, “Fluffy” and “joan”). NOTE as “War and Peace”) don’t appear in the list. Clear the “Include words added in this session” box if you want to hide any words that you have added since you began running Vocabulary Builder this time.
  • Page 59 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition After selecting and editing words you want to add, click Add Checked Words to Vocabulary. Dragon NaturallySpeaking will add the new words to your vocabulary (marked with a star want to train the new words now.

  • Page 60: Managing Vocabularies

    C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition example, if you were processing documents you didn’t write but which contain words you use). For the second option, select “Yes” to preserve previously gathered language data. If you select “No,” this data will be lost. You could select “No”...
  • Page 61 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Keep in mind that a single vocabulary is easier to maintain. If you have different vocabularies, you may have to add and delete words in multiple places. Language data gathered when you run Vocabulary Builder is specific to a single vocabulary.
  • Page 62 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Click New. Enter a name for the new vocabulary and select a vocabulary on which to base it. You can base the new vocabulary on one of the standard Dragon NaturallySpeaking vocabularies (which begin with the word “Base”) or on one of your current vocabularies.
  • Page 63 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Deleting vocabularies This procedure applies only to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional and higher editions. To delete a vocabulary: On the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Advanced and click Manage Vocabularies. Select the vocabulary you want to delete and click Delete.
  • Page 64 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Vocabularies are associated with specific users. You can, however, copy vocabularies between users by importing and exporting them. For example, if you create another user for use with a portable recorder, you may want to copy your current vocabulary to the new user.

  • Page 65: Training Dragon Naturallyspeaking To Recognize Problem Words

    C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition vocabulary, the file with the extension .TOP (for topic) is the one to select. To import a vocabulary: Open the user to which you want to import the vocabulary. (On the DragonBar Users menu, click Manage Users.
  • Page 66 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition this happens, you should teach Dragon NaturallySpeaking how you say it. This is known as training the word or phrase. Training words Typically, correcting a word is all you need to do for Dragon NaturallySpeaking to get it right the next time.
  • Page 67 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Pronounce the word or phrase. The text disappears, and if Dragon NaturallySpeaking successfully recognized the word, the dot below the text box lights up briefly. (You may be prompted to say the word more than once.) NOTE prompted to say both the correct and incorrect word.
  • Page 68 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition All-Caps-Off No-Caps No-Caps-On No-Caps-Off No-Space No-Space-On No-Space-Off To train a command in the previous list: On the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Advanced, and then click Edit Vocabulary. Scroll to the top of the list where the commands are listed. (To get there quickly, click in the list and press the Home key.) Click the command you want to train.

  • Page 69: Running General Training Again

    C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Enter the command with the exact capitalization shown on your Command Quick Reference card or in Appendix B of this guide. For example, to train “Correct That,” capitalize the words exactly as shown. Click OK.
  • Page 70 C H A P T E R 3 Improving Your Speech Recognition Follow the instructions on the screen. As you read, speak clearly, as if you were dictating the text into a document. This will allow the program to learn how you sound when you dictate. When you’ve read as much as you want (or at least one complete text), click Finish.

  • Page 71: Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation

    C H A P T E R Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation our Quick Start guide explains the basics of dictating. This chapter describes how to dictate: Names of people, places, and events Abbreviations and acronyms Hyphenated and compound words Words that end with ’s E-mail and Web addresses Special characters (such as é...

  • Page 72: C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation

    C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Other Dialects: Dictate your name and your town. For example, say “My name is Harriet Timms [full stop] I live in Marlow [comma] Buckinghamshire [full stop]” NOTE All non-US/Canada dialects (UK, Australian, Indian, and Southeast Asian English) use the same commands for punctuation, selection, number formatting, and so Say the words as clearly as possible.

  • Page 73: Dictating Abbreviations And Acronyms

    C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Dictating abbreviations and acronyms Dragon NaturallySpeaking knows many common abbreviations (such as NYC and BBC) and acronyms (such as NATO). To dictate an abbreviation or acronym, just say it as you normally would. TO E N TE R US/Canada: Dr.

  • Page 74: Dictating Hyphenated Words

    C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Dictating hyphenated words Many hyphenated words and phrases are already in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking vocabulary. To dictate a word or phrase that’s hyphenated based on standard usage, just say it as you normally would. TO E N TE R long-lasting up-to-date schedule...

  • Page 75: Dictating Compound Words

    C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Say “Hyphenate That.” This command adds a hyphen between the selected words. To move back to the end of the line, you can say “Go to End of Line.” Removing hyphens You can remove a hyphen by selecting it and replacing it with a space.

  • Page 76: Dictating Words That End With 'S

    C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation To dictate consecutive words without spaces: Say “No Space On” to turn no spaces on. Dictate the words you want to appear without spaces. Say “No Space Off” to turn no spaces off. Compounding words later You can compound the last words you said or compound selected words by saying “Compound That.”...
  • Page 77 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation To dictate a word ending with ’s, just say it as you normally would. (For some words, you may need to emphasize the “ess” sound.) If Dragon NaturallySpeaking doesn’t include the ’s, you can add it later.

  • Page 78: Dictating E-Mail And Web Addresses

    C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Dictating e-mail and Web addresses You can dictate e-mail and Web addresses as you would normally say them. Dragon NaturallySpeaking formats them for you automatically. TO E N TE R Virginia@aol.com info@dragonsys.com http://www.dragonsystems.com...

  • Page 79: Dictating Special Characters

    C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation described in “Training Dragon NaturallySpeaking to recognize problem words” on page 59). You can create dictation shortcuts for e-mail and Web addresses you use often. See “Creating dictation shortcuts” on page 38. Dictating special characters Dictating common special characters The following special characters are in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking...
  • Page 80 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation TO E NT E R * For more information about dictating currency in different dialects, see “Currency and coin” on page 81. For more complete lists of special characters, see “Entering punctuation and special characters”...

  • Page 81: Dictating Foreign Words

    C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Say the name of the special character (for example, say “yen sign” to enter ¥). For the complete list of special characters, see page 194 in Appendix B, or the online Help.

  • Page 82: Dictating Numbers

    C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Dictating numbers You can dictate most numbers as you would normally say them. Many number formats in DragonNaturallySpeaking are controlled by your Windows Regional Settings. To view these settings, point to Settings from the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel, and double-click the Regional Settings icon.
  • Page 83 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation TO E N TE R 5423 5,423 12,537 142,015 35.23 0.03 43.28% 02460 02460-1458 Dragon NaturallySpeaking automatically includes a numeric comma (a comma without a trailing space) in numbers with five or more digits (for example, 12,537).
  • Page 84 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation These commands change the last number dictated or a selected number. SA Y Format That Number Format That Spelled Out Start Numbers Mode/ Numbers Mode On Stop Numbers Mode/ Numbers Mode Off NOTE for numerals and currency, but not for dates, times of day, telephone numbers, and most...
  • Page 85 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation NOTE everything as a number. If you dictate words, the results will be unpredictable. However, you can still navigate menus and switch between programs by voice when Numbers Mode is on.
  • Page 86 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Other Dialects: Usually, you can dictate the time of day the way you would normally say it. Say “o’clock” to enter .00. Dragon NaturallySpeaking automatically types the point (.) if you say “a m,” “p m,”...
  • Page 87 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Telephone numbers outside North America To dictate other phone numbers, including European phone numbers, you must say all the punctuation, including the hyphens, spaces, and parentheses. TO E N TE R (01628) 894150 027 629 8944 61-7-4695-2055...
  • Page 88 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Currency in US/Canada (US English dialect) TO E N TE R $58.00 $1.75 $5.25 $3.9 billion £ 45 £ 99.50 £ 2.20 £ 5 million Currency in Other Dialects (UK, Australian, Indian, and Southeast Asian English) TO E N TE R $58.00...
  • Page 89 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Other Dialects: If your Regional Settings are set to the United Kingdom, your default currency is £ (pound sterling). If you want to dictate a pound sterling currency amount, dictate it the way you normally do. If you want to dictate a dollar currency amount, say, for example, “dollar sign fifty eight”...
  • Page 90 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Roman numerals You can dictate Roman numerals by saying “Roman” and the number. For large numbers, say the number in small combinations (as in the last three examples). TO E N TE R XXIV XXXI...
  • Page 91 C H A P T E R 4 Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation Postal and Zip Codes US Zip Codes You can dictate US five-digit ZIP codes just as you dictate any group of numbers. You must say the hyphen when dictating nine-digit ZIP codes. UK and Canadian Postal Codes You can dictate UK postcodes by saying “Postcode”...

  • Page 93: Editing And Revising Text

    C H A P T E R Editing and Revising Text f you followed the online Tutorial and the Quick Start guide, you learned a few useful commands for editing a document by voice. You learned how to use Select-and-Say to revise text, move to the top and bottom of your document, capitalize a word, and apply bold, italics, and underlining.
  • Page 94 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text Going to the top or bottom of a page or document You can move to the top or bottom of the current page by saying “Page Up” (equivalent to pressing the (equivalent to pressing the You can move to the top or bottom of your document by saying “Go to Top”...
  • Page 95 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text To place the insertion point before a specific word: To move the insertion point before the word “lets” in the sentence below, say “Insert Before lets” (or “Insert Before lets me talk”). Remember not to pause between any of the words.

  • Page 96: Selecting Text

    C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text Moving right or left a word or character You can move right or left a word by saying “Move Right a Word” or “Move Left a Word.” You can also move right or left a number of words (up to 20). For example, you can say “Move Right 3 Words.”...
  • Page 97 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text To Select-and-Say: Dictate the sentence below: US/Canada: Let’s meet for lunch on Tuesday [period] Other Dialects: Let’s meet for lunch on Tuesday [full stop] Say “Select lunch on Tuesday.” The words “lunch on Tuesday” should be highlighted on the screen.
  • Page 98 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text You can also say “Select Again” if Dragon NaturallySpeaking selects a word that sounds like but is not the word you want (for example, “two” instead of “too”). Unselecting words If the wrong text is selected, say “Unselect That.”...
  • Page 99 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text To correct a longer phrase: Select the phrase by saying “Select [text] Through [text]” ( “Select [text] To [text]” ( word or words at the beginning and the end of the range of wrong words (they must be visible on the screen).
  • Page 100 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text When you want to copy all the text in a document to another window, the easiest way to do it is with the “Copy All to Clipboard” command. (See “Copying text to other programs”...

  • Page 101: Copying, Cutting, And Pasting Text

    C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text Copying, cutting, and pasting text You can move text from one place to another by using the “Copy That,” “Cut That,” and “Paste That” commands. To copy, cut, or paste text: Select the text you want to copy or cut.
  • Page 102 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text If you need to dictate the word “cap” in a sentence (as in, “The company is putting a cap on salary increases”), just pause after saying “cap.” NOTE dictating in the DragonPad or any of the programs listed on page 171.
  • Page 103 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text To dictate consecutive words in all capitals: Say “All Caps On” to turn all capitals on (like pressing the key). Dictate the words you want to appear in all caps. Say “All Caps Off”...

  • Page 104: Formatting Text

    C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text Formatting text In the DragonPad, Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect and WordPad, you can use commands to specify any combination of font name, size, and style, in that order. These commands change text you dictate from then on, or text you have selected.
  • Page 105 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text Changing font style S A Y Set Font Changing a combination of font face, size, and style Say “Set Font” and then the attributes you want (listed in the previous sections).

  • Page 106: Deleting Text

    C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text Adding (or removing) bold, italics, and underlining You can apply formatting to text in your document by selecting it and then saying “Bold That,” “Italicize That,” or “Underline That.” You can also say “Strikeout That.”...
  • Page 107 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text You can say “Scratch That” (but not “Delete That”) up to ten times to delete the last few things you said. If you repeat the command, you must pause before saying it again.
  • Page 108 C H A P T E R 5 Editing and Revising Text Deleting the next or previous paragraph or line You can delete the next or previous paragraph by saying “Delete Next Paragraph” or “Delete Previous Paragraph.” You can delete the next or previous line by saying “Delete Next Line”...

  • Page 109: Working With Your Desktop And Windows

    C H A P T E R Working With Your Desktop and Windows n the previous chapters, you learned how to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to enter text. You can also use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to control your computer. For example, you can start programs, open menus, and click buttons by using your voice rather than the mouse and keyboard.

  • Page 110: Starting Programs

    C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows Microsoft Access), Windows Explorer, and Internet Explorer. From the NaturallySpeaking menu, select Advanced, then click Options. Click the Miscellaneous tab and make sure that “Active Accessibility for menu and dialog control”...

  • Page 111: Opening Documents And Folders

    C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows You can also open other desktop items with the “Start” command. For example, you can say “Start My Computer.” Opening documents and folders You can use voice commands to open a document or folder that appears on your Windows Start menu or desktop.

  • Page 112: Switching Between Open Windows

    C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows Switching between open windows You can switch between the windows you have open by saying “Switch to” and then say the name of the program or document window exactly as it appears in the title bar.

  • Page 113: Opening And Closing Menus

    C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows Switch to another program, such as Microsoft Outlook (as described in the previous section, “Switching between open windows”). Say “Paste That.” To return to Microsoft Word, say“Switch to Microsoft Word” or “Switch to Previous Window”...

  • Page 114: Selecting Buttons, Tabs, And Options

    C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows only the words before the special character. For example, say “Click Undo.” To open the Start menu, say “Click Start.” To close a menu: Say “Cancel” or press the Selecting buttons, tabs, and options When Dragon NaturallySpeaking is running, you can select any button,...

  • Page 115: Selecting Icons On The Desktop

    C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows Selecting icons on the desktop You can use voice commands to select icons on the Windows desktop. To select an icon on the desktop: Switch to the Windows desktop. (You can’t do this by voice.) Say “Mouse Click”...

  • Page 116: Resizing And Closing Windows

    C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows Resizing and closing windows To resize and close windows, say “Click” and then a window command, such as “Maximize.” These commands appear on the window’s Control menu, but you don’t need to open this menu to say them.

  • Page 117: Pressing Keyboard Keys

    C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows number of scroll bar arrow clicks (up to 20). For example, say “Move Down 4” or “Move Up 10.” You can scroll horizontally by saying “Move Left” and “Move Right” and then a number of scroll bar arrow clicks (up to 20).
  • Page 118 C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows You can use any word in the International Communications Alphabet (page 178) to “spell” the letter keys, for example, Albert/Alice/alpha. S A Y Press TH E N ( o ne ) (you can also say “for”...
  • Page 119 C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows Capitalizing a letter You can capitalize a letter by saying “Press Cap” and then the letter. For example, to enter “28K” say “twenty eight” and then “Press Cap K” (or “Press Cap K for Karen”).
  • Page 120 C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows S A Y NOTE “Press Num Lock” to turn Num Lock on. Pressing other keys Here’s a list of other keys you can press by voice: S A Y Press T HE N ( o ne )

  • Page 121: Moving The Mouse Pointer And Clicking The Mouse

    C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse Dragon NaturallySpeaking provides hands-free mouse control with MouseGrid features to position the pointer anywhere on the screen, click the mouse buttons, and drag objects—all by voice.
  • Page 122 C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows Say a grid number from 1 to 9 to position the pointer in that numbered area. In this example, to position the pointer over My Briefcase, say “7.” A smaller MouseGrid will appear in the chosen grid square.
  • Page 123 C H A P T E R 6 Working With Your Desktop and Windows You can combine moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse in a single voice command. For example, you can say “Mouse Up 3 Click” or “Mouse Right 2 Double-Click.”...

  • Page 125: Working With E-Mail And The Web

    C H A P T E R Working With E-Mail and the Web magine answering your e-mail as easily as you answer the telephone: by voice. Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 5 now works with most popular e-mail applications and with Lotus Notes (Professional and higher editions).
  • Page 126 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web When Dragon NaturallySpeaking and your e-mail application are running, you can use voice commands to: Check for new mail Open and close incoming mail Compose mail by dictating Transfer dictation into your e-mail Forward and reply to mail Send and print mail messages...
  • Page 127 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web To navigate e-mail fields: S A Y Go to Move to Here’s an example of how to dictate a simple e-mail message. To dictate an e-mail message: Say “New Mail.”...
  • Page 128 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web To transfer dictation from the DragonPad into e-mail: Say “Switch to DragonPad.” Dictate your message, or open a previously transcribed document. Say “Copy All to Clipboard.” The entire document is selected and transferred to the clipboard.

  • Page 129: Working With Internet Explorer

    C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web Working with Internet Explorer You can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to control Internet Explorer and browse the Web by voice. To use this feature, you must have Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later installed.
  • Page 130 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web To go to a Favorites page: Say “Go to Favorite” and then the name of the favorite page exactly as it appears in the Favorites menu. For example, say “Go to Favorite Yahoo”...
  • Page 131 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web For more information about dictating Web addresses, see “Dictating e-mail and Web addresses” on page 72. Say “Go There” to open the page (same as pressing the You can also say “Click Go”...
  • Page 132 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web To enter text in a text box: Say “Type Text” to move to the first text box on the page. You can also say “Edit Box” or “Text Field” instead of “Type Text.” If the page has more than one text box, they will be numbered like this .
  • Page 133 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web If this is not the link you want, you can move to the next or previous matching link by saying another number, or by saying “Next” or “Previous.”...
  • Page 134 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web To click an image: When you say “Image” (or “Click Image”), Dragon NaturallySpeaking numbers all the images on the page like this Say “Choose 3” to move to “News and Events”...
  • Page 135 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web To click a check box, list box, or radio (option) button: Say “Check Box,” “List Box,” or “Radio Button” to number the buttons like this procedure. Here is a table of commands you can use for clicking links, images, check boxes, and buttons.
  • Page 136 C H A P T E R 7 Working With E-Mail and the Web read a Web page without using the mouse or keyboard. See the complete list of commands below: SA Y Go to Bottom Go to Top Page Down Page Up Line Down Line Up...

  • Page 137: Managing Users

    C H A P T E R Managing Users ore than one person can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the same computer. You can even dictate in different languages or dialects (Preferred and higher editions). Each person who wants to use the program needs to create a new set of user speech files and train Dragon NaturallySpeaking to understand his or her voice.

  • Page 138: Creating A New User

    C H A P T E R 8 Managing Users This chapter explains how to set up Dragon NaturallySpeaking so that more than one person can use it, and describes how to open, rename, delete, back up, and restore users. Creating a new user When someone new wants to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking, that person needs to follow the steps described in this section to create a new...

  • Page 139: Opening A User

    C H A P T E R 8 Managing Users Opening a user When someone else has been using Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you need to open your own user before you start using the program. Or, if you have more than one user of your own (for example, you have a separate user for your portable recorder), always remember to switch to the appropriate user before you start.

  • Page 140: Deleting A User

    C H A P T E R 8 Managing Users Deleting a user If you know you will not need a user that you have created, you can delete it and free up hard-disk space. Removing a user can’t be undone, so make sure you don’t need it before you remove it.

  • Page 141: Backing Up A User

    C H A P T E R 8 Managing Users If you want to delete the current user, you must close it first by opening a different user. There must be at least one user on the computer, so if you’ve got only one, you can’t delete it.

  • Page 142: Restoring A Backup Copy Of A User

    C H A P T E R 8 Managing Users NOTE selecting it in the Manage Users dialog box; you must open the user first. To back up a user: Open the user you want to back up. From the NaturallySpeaking menu, point to Advanced and click Backup User.

  • Page 143: Multilingual Users

    C H A P T E R 8 Managing Users Multilingual users Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 5 allows you to create and train users in multiple languages. If you have purchased a product with support for more than one language, you can add additional languages by choosing “Custom Install”...
  • Page 144 C H A P T E R 8 Managing Users In Lotus Notes, you will only be able to use e-mail commands if the language of the Lotus Notes mail file matches the language of your user. If you switch users to dictate text in multiple languages in the same document, you will be able to correct and change text in both languages.

  • Page 145: Creating Your Own Dragon Naturallyspeaking Commands

    C H A P T E R Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands ith Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional and higher editions, you can expand the power of the program by creating your own voice commands for tasks you do frequently. Commands can insert multiple lines of text into the current document, send keystrokes to the current program, or run complex scripts.

  • Page 146: About Voice Commands

    C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands About voice commands You can create your own voice commands only with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional and higher editions. In Chapter 4, “Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation,” you learned how to create dictation shortcuts for entering words or blocks of text that you use frequently.
  • Page 147 C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands Name the command Specify what the command will do After creating a command, if you need to make changes to it (for example, change its name or what it does), you can edit it by using the Edit Command Wizard.
  • Page 148 C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands Application-specific commands If the command is application-specific, you will then be asked to select the title of the target window or dialog box for the command. The command will work only in the specified window or dialog box of the program you select.
  • Page 149 C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands Example: Creating a command “Type Closing Remark” Suppose you want to create a command named “Type Closing Remark” that moves to the bottom of your Microsoft Word document and types “Dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.”...
  • Page 150 C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands You can drag the crosshair pointer to a program window to select it. Drag the crosshair pointer to the target window to select it. To continue, click Next. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide...
  • Page 151 C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands Select the file where you want the command to be active, or enter a new file name. Choose a custom command file you have already created..or enter a new file name here.
  • Page 152 C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands Your command will work whenever the window title you specify in this step matches the window title of the active window or dialog box. To continue, click Next. Enter the command name.
  • Page 153 C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands For this example, select Type text or keystrokes. To continue, click Next. In the Keystrokes box, type the text and keystrokes you want the command to type or send. For this example, type the text string “{Ctrl+End},”...
  • Page 154 C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands To continue, click Next. Check your selections. To close the wizard and create the command, click Finish. If you need to make changes, click Back. Try your new command. The command is application-specific, so you must first switch to the window where it’s active (in this example, Microsoft Word).
  • Page 155 C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands specific commands. You can edit not only commands you create but also most standard Dragon NaturallySpeaking commands Edit standard commands with caution If you modify standard Dragon NaturallySpeaking commands, do so cautiously;...

  • Page 156: Importing And Deleting Command Files

    C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands Importing and deleting command files Dragon NaturallySpeaking can only import and export command files, not individual commands. If you want to share a groups of commands with other people, it makes sense to put all the commands you might be sharing together in a single file.

  • Page 157: Troubleshooting Commands

    C H A P T E R 9 Creating Your Own Dragon NaturallySpeaking Commands To delete a command file: On the Custom Commands menu, click Delete. Select the command file you want to delete in the Command File to Delete list. Click Delete.

  • Page 159: Appendix A Using Dragon Naturallyspeaking With A Portable Recorder

    This appendix describes how you can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with the Dragon NaturallyMobile IC Recorder ICD-MS1, the Sony ICD-R100 recorder, or with other recorders that have been certified by Dragon Systems. A current list of certified recorders is available at www.dragonsystems.com.

  • Page 160: Installing Recorder Software

    R100 recorder require additional software to work with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. If you are using the Sony Memory Stick IC Recorder ICD-MS1, you must install the Sony Memory Stick Voice Editor. If you are using the Sony ICD-R100 recorder, you must install the ICD-PCLINK software.
  • Page 161 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder Use the Voice It Link software to perform functions for your Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder that you can’t perform from the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Transcribe dialog box. Note that for normal transcription from the Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder, you don’t need to have this software installed.
  • Page 162 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder On the Create User screen, enter a unique name for the user. Make sure that the language and vocabulary are correct for your system (see your Quick Start guide for details).
  • Page 163 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder D IC T AT IO N S OU R C E Sony Memory Stick IC Recorder ICD-MS1 Recording device plugged into Line-In Jack Digital recorder using sound files (.wav) on disk...

  • Page 164: Dictating Into Your Recorder

    Some users report that it is easier to rest the recorder on their jaw for the most HO W TO PR OC E E D Click the “Sony Memory Stick Voice Editor” button and follow the instructions on the screen.
  • Page 165 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder consistent results. Be sure to hold the recorder at the same distance you used when you dictated the training text. Don’t change the recording volume setting on your recorder (if it has one).

  • Page 166: Transcribing Recorded Dictation

    IC Recorder ICD-MS1. To transfer files from these recorders, use the following procedure. NOTE recorder or the Sony Memory Stick IC Recorder ICD-MS1, see “Transcribing dictation from other recorders” on page 163 for instructions. To transcribe recorded dictation: Start Dragon NaturallySpeaking. (You don’t need to turn the microphone on.)
  • Page 167 The Transcribe a Recording dialog box opens. (The text next to the large button on the left depends on which recorder you are using. The illustration shows the text for the Sony Memory Stick IC Recorder ICD- MS1.) Click the large button on the left.
  • Page 168 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder If you are using the Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder, the Select Files for Transcription dialog box opens. Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide...
  • Page 169 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder If you are using the Sony Memory Stick IC Recorder ICD-MS1, the Sony Memory Stick Voice Editor dialog box opens. If you are using the Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder, select the file or files you want to transcribe, and click the Transcribe button.
  • Page 170 NOTE You can also open the Transcribe from dialog box by clicking the Other Source button on the Transcribe a Recording dialog box when using either the Sony Memory Stick IC Recorder ICD-MS1 or the Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder. Use the Transcribe from dialog box in the following manner to select the...
  • Page 171 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder To begin transcription, click Transcribe. If your dictation source is “Recording device plugged into Line-In Jack,” press the Play button on your recorder. Your recorded speech should appear on the screen. If text doesn’t appear, see the section, “Troubleshooting”...
  • Page 172 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder The following sections describe the options on the Advanced Settings dialog box: Destination You can choose to specify that the recording should be transcribed into the DragonPad window or into a selected window you click in after closing the Transcribe Recording dialog box.

  • Page 173: Troubleshooting

    A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder Miscellaneous Options (for Line Input recorders only) “When using a Line Input recorder, stop transcribing after <N> seconds of silence” instructs Dragon NaturallySpeaking to finish transcribing a recording after it detects a certain number of seconds of silence.

  • Page 174: Correcting Mistakes

    A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder Correcting mistakes After Dragon NaturallySpeaking transcribes your dictation, make sure you correct any mistakes. To help you check for mistakes, you can play back your recorded voice as you read what Dragon NaturallySpeaking transcribed.
  • Page 175 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder One of the most effective ways to proof and correct a transcription is simply to select the entire transcription and play it back. During playback, you can press the right arrow key to speed up the playback and the left arrow key to slow it down.
  • Page 176 A P P E N D I X A Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking With a Portable Recorder Begin speaking, holding the built-in microphone of the recorder almost touching the corner of your mouth and a bit to the side. Do not hold the recorder so that the microphone is directly in front of your mouth.

  • Page 177: Appendix B Dragon Naturallyspeaking Version 5 Commands List

    A P P E N D I X Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List his appendix lists the Dragon NaturallySpeaking commands. Most of the commands listed here are described in detail elsewhere in this guide. For more information about commands, follow the page references provided throughout the appendix.
  • Page 178 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List A triangle means that in most programs, the command works on what you just said. For example, you can say “Scratch That” to erase what you just said.
  • Page 179 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Controlling the microphone Go to Sleep Wake Up Microphone Off Controlling the DragonBar Click NaturallySpeaking NaturallySpeaking Start DragonPad Click Users or Users Give Me Help What Can I Say or Spoken Commands...
  • Page 180 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Selecting text Selecting specific words SA Y Select glass Select Again US/Canada: Select It was Through night Other Dialects: Select It was To night Select That Unselect That For more information about these commands, see “Selecting text”...
  • Page 181 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Selecting a word or character S A Y Select You can also say “Select Word,” “Select Line,” or “Select Character.” For more information about these commands, see “Selecting a word or character”...
  • Page 182 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Correcting text SA Y Select That Correct That Correct carefully US/Canada: Correct It was Through night Other Dialects: Correct It was To night Spell Spell g-l-a-s-s Spell That g-l-a-s-s For more information about these commands, see “Correcting recognition mistakes”...
  • Page 183 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Correction dialog box commands SA Y Choose 2 Select 4 Scratch That The standard commands for moving the insertion point and selecting text will also work here. For more information about these commands, see “Correcting recognition mistakes”...
  • Page 184 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List International Communications Alphabet When spelling in the Correction dialog box, you can use the International Communications Alphabet to enter letters. For a complete list of alphabet choices, see the online Help. Publishing symbols When spelling in the Correction dialog box, you can enter the following special characters by voice.
  • Page 185 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List TO E N TE R – (Nonbreaking space) Currency symbols When spelling in the Correction dialog box, you can enter the following special characters by voice. (If the program has trouble recognizing a character, try using the longest available spoken form.) TO E N TE R ¢...
  • Page 186 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List TO E N TE R ¸ (cedilla) á, Á, é, É, í, Í, ó, Ó, ú, Ú, ý, Ý à, À, È, è, ì, Ì, ò, Ò, ù, Ù...
  • Page 187 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Mathematical symbols When spelling in the Correction dialog box, you can enter the following special characters by voice. (If the program has trouble recognizing a character, try using the longest available spoken form.) TO E N TE R ¼...
  • Page 188 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Erasing and undoing SA Y Delete That Backspace Undo That or Undo Last Action Scratch That Resume With Dear Susan Deleting the next or previous line or paragraph S A Y Delete For more information about these commands, see “Deleting the next or...
  • Page 189 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Deleting the next or previous word or character S A Y Delete For more information about these commands, see “Deleting the next or previous word or character” on page 102. Moving around in a document Going to the top or bottom of a document S A Y...
  • Page 190 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Going to the beginning or end of a line S A Y Go to Move to For more information about these commands, see “Going to the beginning or end of a line”...
  • Page 191 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Moving up or down a line S A Y Move For example, you can say “Move Up a Line” or “Move Down Six Lines.” For more information about these commands, see “Moving right or left a word or character”...
  • Page 192 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Copying, cutting, and pasting text SA Y Copy Selection Cut Selection Copy That Cut That Paste That Copy All to Clipboard For more information about these commands, see “Copying, cutting, and pasting text”...
  • Page 193 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Capitalizing or uncapitalizing the next word you say SA Y Cap glass All Caps glass No Caps Jack No Space glass For more information about these commands, see “Capitalizing text” on page 95.
  • Page 194 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Hyphenating or compounding text Hyphenate That or Format That With Hyphens Compound That or Format That Without Spaces For more information about these commands, see “Adding hyphens later”...
  • Page 195 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Changing font face S A Y (o ne ) Set Font Format That For more information about these commands, see “Changing font face” on page 98. Changing font size S A Y ( o ne ) Set Size...
  • Page 196 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Changing a combination of font face, size, and style S A Y (o ne ) Set Font Format That For more information about these commands, see “Changing a combination of font face, size, and style”...
  • Page 197 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Entering numbers TO E N TE R 5423 5,423 12,537 142,015 35.23 0.03 43.28% 22 January 1999 April 9, 2001 14/07/85 6/12/00 1/22/2000 8:30 4:45 am 10:22 pm 5:00 PM £...
  • Page 198 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List TO E N TE R 15/16 3 7/8 9/12 5 3/56 130/70 XXIV Telephone numbers TO E N TE R 617-965-5200 1-800-555-1212 (617) 965-5200 1-212-555-1212 (01628) 894150 027 629 8944 61-7-4695-2055...
  • Page 199 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Postal and ZIP codes TO E N TE R 02460 02460-1458 K1A 0M5 X0A 0H0 SL7 1LW NOTE numbers; you must dictate the hyphen for nine-digit ZIP+4 codes. To dictate Canadian or U.K.
  • Page 200 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Entering punctuation and special characters TO E N TE R & ’ ‘ “ : (space) , (space) S AY TO EN TE R ampersand or and sign apostrophe ’s...
  • Page 201 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List TO E N TE R < > £ (space) Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide S AY TO EN TE R All Dialects: open parenthesis or left parenthesis US/Canada: open paren or left paren...
  • Page 202 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Playing back and reading text Playing back dictation SA Y Play That Back or Play That or Play Selection Play Back Line Play Back Paragraph Play Back Document Play Back Screen Play Back to Here or Play...
  • Page 203 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Working with your desktop and windows Starting programs and opening documents and folders SA Y Start Calculator Start Mail Start proposal.doc Start My Documents Click Start or Click Start Menu Give Me Help What Can I Say...
  • Page 204 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Opening and closing menus SA Y Click File or File Cancel For more information about these commands, see “Opening and closing menus” on page 107. Selecting buttons, tabs, and options SA Y Click OK or OK...
  • Page 205 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Resizing and closing windows SA Y Click Maximize Click Minimize Click Restore Click Close Click Control Menu Click System Menu For more information about these commands, see “Resizing and closing windows”...
  • Page 206 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List The following commands work if you have a message selected in your Inbox, or if you are currently in an e-mail message. Sending, replying to, forwarding, and printing e-mail SA Y Reply Mail or Reply Message or...
  • Page 207 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Editing a message SA Y Go to To Field or To Go to CC Field or CC Go to BCC Field or Go to Subject Field Subject Go to Body Field or Body...
  • Page 208 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Using Lotus Notes Lotus Notes commands are available only in Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional and higher editions. These commands let you control and navigate using Lotus Notes. Basic commands SA Y Move to Tab 1..10...
  • Page 209 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Navigating the Web SA Y Go to Address Click Go or Go There Go to Favorite Dragon Systems Refresh or Reload Click Help on Searching or Help on Searching Click About Dragon or About Dragon...
  • Page 210 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List Moving around a Web page SA Y Page Down Page Up Line Down Line Up Go to Top Go to Bottom Start Scrolling Down Start Scrolling Up Stop Scrolling Speed Up Slow Down...
  • Page 211 A P P E N D I X B Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 5 Commands List SA Y Click Radio Button/ Radio Button Click List Box or List Box Show Choices Hide Choices Cancel Choices Choose Thursday or Thursday You can use standard editing commands to work with text that you enter in a Web form.

  • Page 213: Index

    Index abbreviations 67 acoustic data 10, 55 acronyms 67 Active Accessibility 103 active vocabulary 32, 41 adapting to document style 53 Add Words from Documents 35 Adding paragraphs, lines, and spaces 173 adding words 34 adding an individual word 35 advanced tools 41 filter and display 51 from a list 46...
  • Page 214 Index commands creating a command file 141 creating your own 140 deleting 150 editing 141, 148 file locations 150 global 171 importing 150 in Select-and-Say programs 172 in word processors 171 including punctuation 151 making them work 62 naming 142 using with a recorder 159 renaming 149 specifying actions 142...
  • Page 215 Index dictation, saving for later playback 26 documents formats for, when adding words 46 moving to top/bottom 88 opening 105, 197 selecting all text in 93 dollar sign 81 Dragon NaturallyMobile recorder 154, 163 DragonBar 2, 131 Edit Command Wizard 140–141 Edit Vocabulary 41 Editing a command 148 e-mail 119, 199...
  • Page 216 Index hyphens 68 preventing 69 removing 69 ICD-PCLINK 154 icons, selecting 109 Importing command files 150 importing vocabularies 57 individual word adding and training 35 Insert After [text] 88 Insert Before [text] 88 Installing recorder software 154 International Communications Alphabet 112, 178 Internet addresses 72 Internet Explorer 104, 172 adding a favorite Web page 124...
  • Page 217 Index mouse clicking 117 moving the pointer 115–116 MouseGrid 115 Move to Top 88 moving around a document 183 before/after specific words 88 to beginning/end of line 88 by paragraphs or lines 89 scrolling 110 to top/bottom of page 88 by words or characters 90 multilingual users 137 names 34, 65...
  • Page 218 Set Font 98–99 Set Size 98 Skip Backward 25 Skip Forward 25 Sony ICD-R100 154, 157 Sony Memory Stick IC Recorder ICD-MS1 154, 157–158, 160–161, 163 Sony Memory Stick Voice Editor 154 Space Bar 173 spaces, adding 173 speaking guidelines 12–14 special characters 73, 178–179, 181, 194...
  • Page 219 Index Stop Numbers Mode 78 Strikeout That 100 switching windows 106, 197 Tab key 108, 173 tabs (dialog box), selecting 108 telephone numbers 80 text-to-speech 28–29, 196 The restricted command set 159 time separator 80 times of day 79 Train Words dialog box 35, 60, 62 training an individual word 35 training Dragon NaturallySpeaking when making corrections 60...
  • Page 220 Index Wake Up 173 Web addresses 72, 124 Web pages. See Internet Explorer What’s new in version 5 2 windows closing 110, 199 resizing 110, 199 switching between 106 Windows Explorer 104 Windows NT 103 WordPad 172 WordPerfect 46, 87, 98, 171–172 words deleting 94, 101–102 moving to next/previous 90...
  • Page 221 DRAGON SYSTEMS USA A Lernout & Hauspie Company 320 Nevada Street Newton, Massachusetts 02460 Tel: +1-617-965-5200 Fax: +1-617-527-0372 E-mail: info@dragonsys.com Web: www.dragonsystems.com DRAGON SYSTEMS UK A Lernout & Hauspie Company Seagate House Globe Park Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1LW United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1628 894150 Fax: +44 (0) 1628 894151 E-mail: info@dragon.co.uk...

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