User manual NUANCE DRAGON NATURALLYSPEAKING 8-QUICK REFERENCE CARD

[. . . ] In order to avoid the same recognition mistakes in the future, you should correct them when they occur, as described below. Correcting Recognition Errors You can correct mistakes in your text by using the "Select <word or words> " command. For example, if you say: "Let's meet to discuss the Conzelmann contract. " · information, see the Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 User's Guide, or find what you're looking for in the online Help. · You can also get the Correction menu to appear by· selecting text with the mouse or keyboard and pressing the correction hot key (by default, the minus [-] key on your numeric keypad). [. . . ] Example: "All Caps yikes" = YIKES "Open parenthesis" "Close parenthesis" You can say "Choose1" to select the correct choice. Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 software will then correct the text in your document and will learn from your correction. Correction Tips Here are some more tips on how to increase accuracy and correct recognition errors. If you need more www. ScanSoft. com/NaturallySpeaking · Say commands without pausing between the command words (for example, say "New Paragraph") BUT -- do pause before and after a command ( for example, say "Select last 3 words" [pause] "Bold That " ). · Be sure that your microphone is in the correct position and check it every once in a while. For more punctuation, see the online Help or the Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 User's Guide. Accessing Sample Commands "What Can I Say?" Bring up a partial list of available commands that work in the active application For more commands, from the Tools menu, click Command Browser. Copyright © 1997-2004 ScanSoft, Inc. ScanSoft, the ScanSoft logo, the Dragon logo, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking are trademarks or registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. All other names and trademarks referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Installation and Training Installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 1. "Typical/Complete" installs all options and speech files and requires the most disk space. "Custom" lets you select which options and speech files to install and can greatly reduce the disk space required for installation. QuickStart launches Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 at system startup and adds an icon to the Windows® taskbar. Select "Check the Internet for program updates after setup completes. " to automatically update NaturallySpeaking over the Internet. To use Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8, you will need to plug in the microphone included with your software. Activating Dragon NaturallySpeaking The first time you start Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8, you will be prompted to activate your copy of NaturallySpeaking. If you do not activate the software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 will stop working after starting the product fives times. When prompted, click "Activate Now" and then "Activate Automatically. " Starting Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 Start Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 by: · Double-clicking the Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 desktop icon. · Selecting Programs>Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 from the Start menu. · Right-clicking the QuickStart taskbar icon and selecting Start NaturallySpeaking, if the QuickStart option is enabled. Teaching the program how you speak The first time you start Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8 , the program automatically starts the New User Wizard. Step 1: Create a user Name the user with your name or any other unique name and select your dictation source from the dropdown menu. [. . . ] The Results box is a small yellow window that appears on-screen as you dictate. For example: Getting help To access the online Help for Dragon NaturallySpeaking®8, click the Help menu on the DragonBar and choose Help Topics. Alternately, you can say "Give Me Help. " Upgrading from a previous version You can upgrade your English users from any edition of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 6 or 7 to Version 8. For more information on upgrades, please see the User's Guide that came with your software. [. . . ]