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Starting to Dictate
Skip Back and Skip Forward
Use these buttons to skip backward or forward one utterance. To Dragon
NaturallySpeaking, an utterance is a group of words said together without pausing.
The Extras menu items can be displayed in the main DragonBar. See "View
options" on page 180.
Changing the DragonBar position
To change the position of the DragonBar, click the Dragon icon at the far left of the
DragonBar. A menu displays which lets you move the DragonBar as follows:
SE L E C T . . .
Docked to Top mode (default)
Docked to Bottom mode
Floating mode
Cling mode
Tray Icon Only mode
NOTE
hidden DragonBar reappear, right-click on the small microphone in the lower right corner of the screen.
From the menu that appears, click Restore Previous DragonBar Mode.
Controlling Dragon NaturallySpeaking with voice commands
You can operate Dragon NaturallySpeaking with voice commands. For example, to
show the Extras toolbar, say "Show Extras Bar." For a list of other voice commands
that control Dragon NaturallySpeaking, see "Controlling the DragonBar" in the
online help.

Using QuickStart

The Dragon NaturallySpeaking QuickStart taskbar tray icon gives you quick access
to Dragon NaturallySpeaking and recent users. Right-clicking the QuickStart icon
displays the QuickStart menu.
NOTE
Enabling QuickStart
By enabling QuickStart, Dragon NaturallySpeaking launches automatically at
system startup time and adds the Dragon NaturallySpeaking icon to the Windows
taskbar.
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You can also hide the DragonBar by saying "Switch to Tray Icon Only Mode." To make a
This option is installed at the end of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Setup process.
TO. . .
lock the DragonBar to the top of the screen
lock the DragonBar to the bottom of the screen
freely position the DragonBar
make the DragonBar appear just above the window
into which you are dictating.
hide the DragonBar completely and only display
the Microphone icon in the Windows task bar.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide

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