Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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Essentials Quick Start
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. . . you can talk to your favorite programs!
Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets you talk to your computer instead of typing. You can talk to Microsoft® Internet Explorer®, e-mail, chat, and virtually any other program in which you normally type. Talking to a program while Dragon NaturallySpeaking types what you say is called "dictating. "
Quick Start 03-101-50-01
Installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
See page 2
Teaching the program how you speak
See page 4
Beginning to dictate
See page 8
Command Quick Reference
See inside back cover
Installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking
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f you have an earlier version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, see page 15 for upgrade information.
If installation does not begin automatically, use Windows Explorer to find your CD-ROM drive; then double-click Setup. exe to start the installation.
McAfee® VirusScan® or SymantecTM Norton AntiVirusTM), turn it off. [. . . ] The detachable Command Quick Reference card in the back of this guide lists the commands you may find most useful.
TIP Becoming an expert?Click the Help icon and click View Command List.
You can move to the top or bottom of the current page by saying "Page Up" (equivalent to pressing the PAGE UP key) or "Page Down" (equivalent to pressing the PAGE DOWN key). You can move to the top or bottom of your document by saying "Go to Top" or "Go to Bottom. " You can move to the beginning or end of the current line by saying "Go to Beginning of Line" or "Go to End of Line. " To move forward one word at a time, say "Move Forward a Word. " To move back a word, you can say "Move Back a Word. " You can move forward, backward, left, or right by characters or words. To move up one line at a time, say "Move Forward a Line. " To move back a line, you can say "Move Back a Line. " You can move forward, backward, up, or down by lines or paragraphs. You can also say, for example, "Move Back Five Words" or "Move Down Two Paragraphs. " You can move the insertion point from 2 to 20 characters, words, lines, or paragraphs at a time. For variations on the Move commands, see the Command Quick Reference card at the back of this guide or the Command List of the online Help.
Changing Words
It's normal for the computer to misunderstand some words, especially at first. Fixing the mistakes Dragon NaturallySpeaking makes may slow you down a bit, but once you get the hang of dictating, it's a lot faster than typing. The next section tells you how to move around your document to select, correct, delete, insert, and format words you dictate.
Selecting Words
To select forward one word at a time, say "Select Next Word. " To select the previous word, you can say "Select Previous Word. " You can select by characters, words, lines, or paragraphs. You can also say, for example, "Select Previous Five Words" or "Select Next Two Paragraphs. " You can select from 2 to 20 characters, words, lines, or paragraphs at a time. To undo a selection, say "Unselect That. " The selection disappears. When text is selected, the next thing you say replaces the selected text. If the wrong thing happens, immediately say "Undo That" to undo the last action.
Moving Around Your Document
You can move around your document by voice to select text, correct mistakes, and format text. In order to select a word or phrase, you need to move the insertion point before or after the word or phrase you want.
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Correcting Words
When Dragon NaturallySpeaking makes a mistake, it may be because the word you said is not in the program's vocabulary. For example, dictate this sentence: I have always wanted to see the White House [period]
Deleting Words
To delete words you just dictated, pause briefly and say "Scratch That. " To delete words anywhere in your document, move to the words and select them, and then say "Delete That. " Say (without pausing): I'm looking forward to seeing you [period] Pause briefly and say "Scratch That" to delete the entire phrase. If the entire phrase is not deleted, you can keep repeating "Scratch That" (up to 10 times). Meet me at the front entrance to the Smithsonian [period] Say "Move Back Five Words. " Then say, "Select Next Word. " The word "front" is selected. Say "Go to Bottom" to move to the end of your document and resume dictating.
Correction box opens.
1. If you see the word or phrase you want in the list,
you can choose it by saying, for example, "Choose 3. " You can choose any number that appears in the list. If the word has a capital letter, just say "cap" before that letter. Spelling will erase the list of choices and bring up new ones as you spell.
Deleting Characters
To delete backward one character at a time, say "Backspace. " This is like pressing the Backspace key on your keyboard. To delete forward one character at a time, say "Delete Next Character. " (To delete the previous word, you can say "Delete Previous Word. " ) For variations on the Delete Next or Delete Previous commands, see the Command Quick Reference card at the back of this guide or the Command List of the online Help.
4. When the correct word appears in the Correction
You can move around the Correction box by voice, and dictate special characters. [. . . ] Spell the next word, such as "glass. " Spell the last thing you said, in this case, "glass. "
Correction dialog box commands
SAY: TO:
Moving up or down
SAY: THEN (one): THEN (one):
Choose 2 Up Back Down Forward 1 Line 2. . . 20 Lines 1 Paragraph 2. . . 20 Paragraphs
Move
Select an alternative from the numbered list and enter it in your document, in this example, choice number 2. Select an alternative from the numbered list for editing, in this example, choice number 3.
Select 3
Moving right or left
SAY: THEN (one): THEN (one):
Erasing and undoing
SAY: TO:
Move
Right Forward Left Back
1 Word 2. . . 20 Words 1 Character 2. . . 20 Characters
Scratch That
Erase the last thing you said. You can say, for example, "Backspace 2" for any number 2. . . 20.
Delete That
Deleting text
SAY: THEN (one): THEN (one):
Undo That Next Forward Previous Back Word 2. . . 20 Words Character 2. . . 20 Characters Paragraph 2. . . 20 Paragraphs Backspace
Delete
Capitalizing text
SAY: TO:
Copying, cutting, and pasting text
SAY: TO:
Cap "glass" All Caps "glass"
Start the next word with a capital, in this example, "Glass. " Type the next word in all capitals, in this example, "GLASS. " Type the next word in all lowercase, in this example, "jack. " Turn initial caps on. Turn all lowercase off.
Cut That Copy That Copy All to Clipboard Paste That
Cuts the selected text. [. . . ]