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- Page 1 Quick Start Quick Start Dragon NaturallySpeaking 03-201-40-01...
- Page 2 August 1999. Version 4.0. Dragon Systems® may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents. The software is subject to one or more of these U.S. patents: 4,783,803; 4,803,729; 4,805,218;...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Starting Dragon NaturallySpeaking the first time 1 Welcome 2 Creating a user 2 Selecting a user type 3 Adjusting your microphone 4 Training Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6 Starting to Dictate 7 Preparing to dictate 7 Dictating 9 What is that small yellow box? 10 How do I add punctuation? 10 How do I start a new paragraph or line? 11 How do I erase the last thing I said? 11... -
Page 4: Starting Dragon Naturallyspeaking The First Time
Q U I C K S T A R T Starting Dragon Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets you talk to ® almost any Windows program instead of ® NaturallySpeaking typing. As you speak, your words are the first time transcribed onto your screen and into your document. -
Page 5: Welcome
Q U I C K S T A R T Welcome Creating a user The New User Wizard guides you through the On the Create User page, enter a name for steps of creating a user. You may be able to your user speech files and choose a speech complete these steps without difficulty, but if model and vocabulary. -
Page 6: Selecting A User Type
Q U I C K S T A R T Selecting a user type Q: I don’t know which “vocabulary” to choose. If you have Dragon NaturallySpeaking A vocabulary consists of the words the program Preferred or Professional, the wizard asks you will recognize when you say them and data to select a “user type”... -
Page 7: Adjusting Your Microphone
Q U I C K S T A R T Adjusting your Q: How should I hold my handheld microphone? microphone If you’re using a handheld microphone, here The Audio Setup Wizard shows you how to are some tips for positioning it correctly: position your microphone and tests that your Hold the microphone one to three inches voice can be heard loud and clear. - Page 8 Q U I C K S T A R T Q: How should I position my headset microphone? The pictures below show how to position a headset microphone. If the microphone is out of place, the program won’t Whenever you talk to your computer, start by making be able to hear you as clearly and may make more sure your microphone is in the right position.
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Page 9: Training Dragon Naturallyspeaking
Q U I C K S T A R T Training Dragon Q: I’ve read the same word three times, but the yellow arrow keeps pointing to it. NaturallySpeaking If you keep reading the same words, and the No two people sound exactly alike, so you yellow arrow won’t advance, just click Skip have to spend some time training Dragon Word. -
Page 10: Starting To Dictate
Starting to Dictate f you’re new to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, read this section to learn the basics. You can also run the Quick Tour to see Dragon NaturallySpeaking in action. (On the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Help menu, click Quick Tour.) Dragon NaturallySpeaking can help you write more efficiently, but making it work well requires some effort from you. - Page 11 Q U I C K S T A R T The Dragon NaturallySpeaking window opens. Note: The Playback toolbar is only in the Preferred and Professional editions. Microphone icon Note: The Vocabulary menu is only in the Professional edition. Microphone icon on the taskbar The Dragon NaturallySpeaking window is a simple word processor specifically designed for dictating.
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Page 12: Dictating
Q U I C K S T A R T Turn the microphone on. (If you’re using a handheld microphone, make sure it’s switched on.) There are two ways to turn the microphone on: Click the red microphone icon in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking window or on the taskbar. -
Page 13: What Is That Small Yellow Box
Q U I C K S T A R T As Dragon NaturallySpeaking begins working, it may take a few moments for the first words to appear. NOTE If nothing happens, try repeating the steps in “Preparing to dictate” on page 7. -
Page 14: How Do I Start A New Paragraph Or Line
Q U I C K S T A R T after a period. (If you prefer only one space between sentences, you can change this setting. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Dictation tab. Clear the “Two spaces after period” box.) To dictate other punctuation, just say the name of the punctuation mark. -
Page 15: How Do I Correct Mistakes
Q U I C K S T A R T You can say “Scratch That” more than once to keep erasing previous words or phrases. If you repeat the command, you must pause before saying it again. About “Scratch That” “Scratch That”... - Page 16 Q U I C K S T A R T Correcting mistakes as soon as they happen If you tend to fix your typing mistakes as soon as they happen, you’ll probably prefer to fix speech-recognition mistakes right away, too. When you see a mistake, you can stop and correct it by saying “Correct That.”...
- Page 17 Q U I C K S T A R T Start a new paragraph and repeat the exercise. When you see a mistake, say “Correct That” again, without pausing between the two words. If Dragon NaturallySpeaking doesn’t recognize the command (for example, hears “Correct the”...
- Page 18 Q U I C K S T A R T Using the Correction dialog box When the Correction dialog box opens, if the correct word or phrase is in the list of choices, you can simply choose it. Text box To choose the correct text: There are two ways to choose the correct text: Say “Choose”...
- Page 19 Q U I C K S T A R T When you see the correct choice, you can choose it (by mouse or voice). If the correct choice doesn’t appear, finish typing or spelling it and then click OK (or say “Click OK”). Spelling in the Correction dialog box When you’re spelling in the Correction dialog box, this is what you can say:...
- Page 20 Q U I C K S T A R T Teaching the program new words when making corrections Often the reason Dragon NaturallySpeaking makes a mistake is that it doesn’t know the word you’re trying to dictate. Dragon NaturallySpeaking has a vocabulary that contains the thousands of words it’s capable of recognizing.
- Page 21 Q U I C K S T A R T To select the incorrect words in this example (“Ruston Isle”), you could say “Select Previous 2 Words.” Type or spell the correction. (You can’t dictate whole words into the Correction dialog box.) To spell the correction in this example, say “Cap r u s i n o w”...
- Page 22 Q U I C K S T A R T You can correct a word or phrase in your document by saying “Correct”* and then the word or phrase. The words must be visible on the screen. To correct a word or phrase: Dictate the following sentences without watching for mistakes.
- Page 23 Q U I C K S T A R T in the middle of the command or not said it clearly enough. Try saying it again. NOTE If you’re correcting more than one word, the words must all be in sequence (next to each other).
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Page 24: How Do I Select-And-Say To Revise Text
Q U I C K S T A R T How do I Select-and-Say to revise text? If you change your mind about what you want to say, or realize you weren’t dictating clearly, you can select the text with the “Select”* command and dictate something else in place of it. -
Page 25: How Do I Undo An Unwanted Change
Q U I C K S T A R T NOTE If you’re selecting more than one word, the words must all be in sequence (next to each other). You can’t use a single command to select words that are in different parts of your document. -
Page 26: How Do I "Unselect" Words
Q U I C K S T A R T How do I “unselect” words? To “unselect” words, you can simply move the cursor to another part of your document (by mouse or by voice) or use the Select command to select different text (as described in “How do I Select-and-Say to revise text?”... -
Page 27: How Do I Bold, Italicize, Or Underline Words
Q U I C K S T A R T different form, just correct the word (as described in “How do I correct mistakes?” on page 12). How do I bold, italicize, or underline words? You can apply formatting to the last words you said, or to selected text, by saying “Bold That,”* “Italicize That,”* or “Underline That.”* To apply bold, italics, or underlining: Dictate the sentence below. -
Page 28: How Do I Copy Text To Another Program
Q U I C K S T A R T How do I copy text to another program? When you’ve finished dictating, you can copy your text to another window. This is useful if you’re working in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking window and want to copy your text to your e-mail program, for example. -
Page 29: How Do I Become An Expert
Q U I C K S T A R T any adjustments Dragon NaturallySpeaking made for your voice and vocabulary while you were using the program. What are user speech files? Your user speech files contain all the information that Dragon NaturallySpeaking gathers about you: your pronunciation, your vocabulary, how often you use different words, and your preferences (whether you want one or two spaces after a period, for example). - Page 30 Q U I C K S T A R T When you practice, focus on improving the accuracy of the product. Here are some things to try: Experiment with speaking as clearly as you can. You can prevent most speech-recognition mistakes simply by enunciating your words.
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- Page 32 Corporate Headquarters Dragon Systems, Inc. 320 Nevada Street Newton, Massachusetts 02460 .: +1 -617-965-5200 : +1 -617-527-0372 FA X : info@dragonsys.com MAIL Dragon Systems UK Ltd. Seagate House Globe Park Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1LW United Kingdom .: +44 (0) 1628 894150 : +44 (0) 1628 894151 FA X : info@dragon.co.uk...
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