What Is That Small Yellow Box; How Do I Add Punctuation - Dragon Systems DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING STANDARD 4-QUICK START Quick Start Manual

Q U I C K S T A R T

What is that small yellow box?

How do I add punctuation?

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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. Make sure you click in the program window before you speak.
Don't be surprised if there are some mistakes. Often, small adjustments,
such as speaking a bit more clearly, can make a big difference. Try
dictating the same words again and see if speaking more clearly helps
the program get all the words right.
Later in this practice session you'll learn a way to correct mistakes and, at
the same time, teach the program how to do better.
The small yellow box you see when you dictate is called the Results box.
It displays early "guesses" at what you're saying while Dragon
NaturallySpeaking figures out your exact words. Its purpose is to provide
visual feedback while the computer processes your speech.
You can drag the Results box anywhere on the screen or make it
disappear when you're not speaking. (On the Tools menu, click Options,
and then click the Results box tab. Drag the "Auto hide delay" slider to
control how long the box remains visible.)
You must tell the computer where to put punctuation.
Dictate the sentence below and say "comma" and "period" to add the
punctuation marks.
When talking to a computer [comma] try to say every word clearly without
trailing off at the end of a sentence [period]
Notice that Dragon NaturallySpeaking does some formatting for you. It
automatically capitalizes the first word in a sentence and puts two spaces
Results box
Dragon NaturallySpeaking