User manual NUANCE DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING VERSION 10

[. . . ] Dragon NaturallySpeaking Dragon Medical Version 10 User Guide Version 10 Professional, Medical, Legal, Contact Center, Preferred, Standard, and Essentials editions. has patents or pending patent applications covering the subject matter contained in this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to such patents. 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For example, you can say: "Press Control Z" (undoes last action) "Press Alt F" (opens File menu) "Press Shift Tab" (moves backward through dialog box options) NOTE: Dragon ignores the command "Press Control Alt Delete" (the keyboard shortcut for restarting a computer). 55 Working on Your Desktop Pressing function and numeric keypad keys To press a function key (F1 to F12), say "Press Function" and then the name of the key. For example, say "Press Function 1" to bring up the online Help. To press the keys on the numeric keypad, say "Press Keypad" and then the name of the key. For example, you can say "Press Keypad Minus" to press the keyboard shortcut that opens the Correction menu. See the complete list below: SAY THEN Press Keypad 1 Keypad 9 (you can say any number from 0 to 9) All Dialects: Keypad Point (. ) US/Canada: Keypad Period (. ) Other Dialects: Keypad Full Stop (. ) Keypad Slash (/) Keypad Asterisk (*) Keypad Minus (-) (opens the Correction menu) Keypad Plus (+) (turns the microphone on or off) Keypad Star (*) (opens the Dragon menu on the DragonBar) Keypad Enter NOTE: Num Lock must be on for the "Press Keypad" commands to work. You can say "Press Num Lock" to turn Num Lock on. Pressing other keys Here's a list of other keys you can press by voice: SAY THEN Press Up Arrow 56 User Guide SAY THE N Down Arrow Right Arrow Left Arrow Home Key End Key Page Up Page Down Insert Key Delete Key Control Key Shift Key Alt Key Print Screen Scroll Lock Pause Key Num Lock Caps Lock 57 Working on Your Desktop Moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse Dragon provides hands-free mouse control with MouseGrid and the mouse motion voice commands. You can use these features to position the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen, click the mouse buttons, and drag objects--all by voice. Moving the mouse pointer with MouseGrid You can position the mouse pointer anywhere on the screen by using MouseGrid. You can move the pointer relative to the full screen or the active window. To use MouseGrid: 1 Say "MouseGrid" to place the MouseGrid over the full screen (as shown below) or say "MouseGrid Window" to place it over the active window. For example: 2 Say a grid number from 1 to 9 to position the pointer in that numbered area. In this example, to position the pointer over 58 User Guide the Recycle Bin, say "4. " A smaller MouseGrid will appear in the chosen grid square. Say "4" to place a smaller MouseGrid over grid square number 4. 3 To zoom in over the desired area, say another grid number. In this example, say "4" to place the pointer over the Recycle Bin icon. 4 Continue to say the respective grid number to zoom in until the mouse pointer is over an icon or other object. You can use voice commands to click the mouse or mark and drag the object. See the following sections for instructions. TIP: You can undo the last MouseGrid action by saying "Undo That. " To close MouseGrid, say "Cancel. " Moving the pointer with the Mouse command You can move the mouse pointer up, down, left, or right a short distance (a few millimeters) by using the mouse pointer commands. You can combine moving the mouse pointer and clicking the mouse in a single voice command. For example, you can say "Mouse Up 3 Click" or "Mouse Right 2 Double Click. " 59 Working on Your Desktop To move the pointer: 1 Say "Mouse" followed by the direction and number of times to move it (up to 10). For example, say "Mouse Up 5" or "Mouse Left 10. " 2 When the pointer is over an icon or other object, you can use voice commands to click the mouse or mark and drag the object. Clicking the mouse You can click, double-click, left-click, and right-click the mouse buttons by voice. To click the mouse: 1 Position the mouse pointer over the object you want to select (for example, say "MouseGrid 9 1" or "Mouse 2"). 2 Say "Mouse Click, " "Mouse Double Click, " "Mouse Left Click, " or "Mouse Right Click. " When an object is selected, you can mark and drag the object (as described in the next section). Marking and dragging objects You can mark an object and drag it to a different location by voice. To mark and drag an object: 1 Position the mouse over the icon or object you want to drag and then say "Mark" (for example, say "MouseGrid 9 1 Mark"). 2 Move the mouse pointer to where you want to drag the object and then say "Drag" (for example, say "MouseGrid 6 3 Drag"). TIP: Instead of "Drag, " you can also say "Control Drag" and "Shift Drag" to drag while holding down the CTRL or SHIFT key. 60 User Guide Moving the pointer with the mouse motion commands In addition to the mouse movement methods described above, you can also move the mouse by using the mouse motion commands. Say, for example, "Move Mouse Right. " The mouse pointer begins moving to the right and keeps moving until you say "Stop. " Enabling the mouse motion commands To use the mouse motion commands: 1 From the Tools menu on the DragonBar, choose Options and then the Commands tab. 2 Select Enable mouse motion commands and click OK. 3 Click the Speed button to choose how fast the mouse pointer moves when you use a mouse motion command. The mouse motion commands Here is a summary of the available mouse motion commands. SAY THEN A DIR ECT ION THEN A SPEED (O PTIONAL ) Move Mouse Mouse Move Drag Mouse Mouse Drag Up Down Right Left Upper Left Lower Left Upper Right Lower Right Fast Faster Much Faster Very Fast Slow Slower Much Slower Very Slow While the mouse is moving, you can say any of the commands above. You can also say: "Stop" or "Cancel" to stop the mouse from moving "Up, " "Down, " "Left, " "Right, " "Upper Left, " "Lower Left, " "Upper Right, " or "Lower Right" to change the direction in which the mouse is moving "Faster, " "Much Faster, " "Slower, " or "Much Slower" to change the speed at which the mouse is moving 61 Working on Your Desktop "Click, " "Double Click, " "Right Click, " or "Left Click" to click the mouse buttons "Go to Sleep, " "Stop Listening, " or "Microphone Off" to turn the microphone off To specify which mouse button (left, right, or center) is being held down during mouse drags or if you want the SHIFT, CTRL, or ALT key held down during the mouse drag, use one of these commands before saying one of the drag commands in the preceding table: Left Middle (requires three-button mouse) Right Shift Control Alt Right Shift Right Control Right Alt For example, to drag with the SHIFT key held down, you could say "Shift Mouse Drag Up. " To drag with the right ALT key held down (the ALT key on the right side of the keyboard), you could say "Right Alt Drag Mouse Upper Left. " 62 CHAPTER 5 Correcting and Editing hen Dragon NaturallySpeaking or Dragon Medical types the wrong words, you should correct these mistakes. By giving the program the right word, you actually teach the program not to make the same mistakes again. Correcting mistakes requires some extra effort, but it saves you time in the long run by making Dragon more accurate. You'll probably need to correct mistakes often when you first start dictating, and then less frequently as the program learns from your corrections. [. . . ] See the online help for more information. 118 User Guide Switching recognition modes Dragon lets you use different recognition modes in your dictation. In normal mode, the program distinguishes between words, numbers, and commands. In addition to normal mode, there are other modes: Numbers mode--The software recognizes only numbers, commands, and punctuation. If you are dictating only numbers (including currencies), working in this mode increases recognition accuracy. [. . . ]