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1. have Full Text Control This default can be changed on the Miscellaneous tab of the options dialog There is a lot of flexibility around the Dictation Box In addition to changing its hot key in the Options dialog you can e Give its command one or more alternate names from the Command Browser to find the command you can filter for the word box with Global Commands selected in the Context list e Modify its appearance and behavior via its Settings button default font size positioning anchored or near the cursor whether it shows how many characters it contains Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 68 face a pewien O TIP You can have Font different settings for Arial 10 point different applications Change Font Also you can have AaBbYyZz multiple Dictation Boxes open at one time Window position Anchor The Help contains more Automatically position Dictation Box near the cursor details Settings for application Google Chrome Copy Do not copy Type keys lt Ctri C gt Use Windows Copy command Paste Type keys lt Ctrl v gt Use Windows Paste command Simulate keystrokes E Show character count Keep transferred text in dipboard when the Dictation Box is dosed a Ceres eb Replacing and Inserting Words The select commands are very useful when you wish to change some of the text on your screen
2. Deleting Words and Modifying Word Properties If you encounter a word or phrase that Dragon does not transcribe as you would like remember that it might warrant a spoken form or longer entry in the Vocabulary and Dragon may need to learn about how and how frequently you use it therefore you want to have Dragon analyze relevant text and run Accuracy Tuning see the Accuracy Center Also particularly if the pronunciation contains non English sounds you may want to provide some acoustic training see Training Words You may also run into cases where a word you need is consistently transcribed as another word If that other word is not important to you deleting it from your profile s active Vocabulary will solve the conflict by removing your desired word s competition For instance the names Schaeffer Shaefer Schaefer and Shafer all sound alike so if you want Dragon to write Schaefer but it typically writes Shafer even though you have already corrected the error you may want to delete Shafer from the Vocabulary You can do this by finding and deleting the word in the Vocabulary Editor or you can do it by bringing up the Correction menu over the undesired word after Dragon transcribed it Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 31 The last name is SFE amp Correction Menu x Say Choose followed by a number Choose 1 Schaeffer Choose 2 Schieffer C
3. Note that if you enable the Natural Language Commands for Microsoft Word for instance Dragon s speed may decrease within Microsoft Word or Microsoft Outlook using Word as its editor Voice Pressing Keys At times you may wish to use your voice to press a key or key combination on your keyboard TIP Common accelerator keys for Windows operating systems include Esc to close a window Enter to active the item which has the focus Tab to move the focus forward and Shift Tab to move the focus backward Most buttons menus and checkboxes have an underlined letter in their label you can activate them by pressing the underlined letter if underlines are not visible press Alt first For keyboard shortcuts specific to a particular application search the application s Help or the Internet Dragon lets you voice type keys on your keyboard Just say press or type followed by the name of the key s any letter or number but also Page Up Home Enter Tab Caps Lock F2 Control Alt Shift Windows For instance Say press spacebar to select or unselect a checkbox Say press F5 or press Function 5 to refresh the view Say press Alt e to click a control labeled with an underlined e Say press Control f to open the Find field in most applications Say press Escape to escape out of a window Say press Alt Down to open a drop down list Say press Windows D to show the desktop Note To undo a keystr
4. close paren or close parenthesis hyphen TIP You don t always have to say hyphens thanks to its built in Vocabulary Dragon can automatically include hyphens in items such as 3 year old above mentioned after tax ad libbed ankle length anti infective as well as famous hyphenated names like Abdul Jabbar To see many you can choose Words containing punctuation in the Vocabulary Editor s dropdown list Display You can prevent Dragon from entering a hyphen by pausing or saying spacebar where the hyphen would be Exercise 4 Dictate the following sample If any recognition errors occur ignore them for now These lessons remind me that practice makes perfect Who said this Confucius When it comes to speech recognition software truer words were never spoken TIP At the moment one turns off its microphone off Dragon may still be working on the last sounds it heard Key points for your first dictation v What you dictate is transcribed at the insertion point the blinking vertical bar the place where characters would appear if you started to type Before you dictate make sure that the desired window is not just visible but also has the focus v To modify how Dragon indicates that recognition is in progress use the View tab of the Options dialog to bring up this dialog you can say open Dragon options To avoid situations where the Results indicator icon or stretch
5. Faster restoring of user profiles If Dragon was unable to open your profile it presents the Launch Restore window where you can choose from available backups Note Dragon offers many ways to refine your profile The more refined your profile the more you can reap Dragon s time savings and convenience benefits Your profile is important As for all important data it s a good idea to make a backup of your profile regularly and copy it to a location outside of your usual computer New Text To Speech voice Dragon now provides more natural Text To Speech voices To try it you can select some text in an editable document and say Read That Wireless dictation with smartphones and related devices The Dragon Remote Microphone app released with Dragon 11 5 for iPhone and other iOS devices is now available for Android Once the app is installed on the Android device you can set up your device with Dragon and use it as a wireless microphone over Wi Fi When Dragon presents its list of available audio sources choose Dragon Remote Microphone application Note If you have edition Premium or higher you can add a source to an existing user profile Otherwise you must create a profile for each type of audio source you wish to use Mic In USB or Dragon Remote Microphone application Setting up a smart device is faster with a barcode When you set up an Android or iOS smart device for use as a wireless microphone Dragon offers
6. instead of the Brecede by nothin andtolowwin oting hyphenated e mail Formatthe nextword with normal capitalization M the abbreviation fig instead of Format preceding numbers normally M and following numbers normally z the word figure just before Sample rr figure rrr numbers as in fig 3 E Lower case in titles the title Professor instead of its abbreviation Alternate form 1 F Use alternate written form 1 fig Only use alternate written form 1 before numbers The Help contains more details In Altemate form 2 particular take a look at the Help FF Use aimas wiiten form 2 topics The Vocabulary Editor Dialog Box Deleting words and The Word Properties dialog box cancei_ Restore defaults ren ae Pe ee Only use alternate written form 2 before numbers Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 32 Another example of alternate written form is illustrated below ce ae 5 Word Properties pre employment instead of preemployment 5 ES EF 7 y Insert 1 space before and 1 x space after Precede by nothing Format the next word with normal capitalization v Format preceding numbers normally Sample AAAS creemployment Aaa Altemate form 1 7 Use altemate written form 1 pre employment and follow with nothing and following numbers normally _ Lower case i
7. key on the numeric keypad on the far right of the keyboard Pressing this hot key turns Dragon s microphone on and then pressing it again turns it off gt eS SS __ amp z Print i j co co Scroll Pause amp L 4 Ez a a a Lock Lock Lock ro FY a ef aan Q JY J ga pee Era Oo iew If your computer does not have a numeric keypad or you wish to keep the plus key for other use designate a new key to serve as the microphone on off hot key This is done through Dragon s Options dialog box Step 1 On the DragonBar click Tools then Options you can also say open options dialog Click the tab labeled Hot Keys you can also say click Hot Keys Step 2 Click the button Microphone On Off A window Rowe entitled Set Hot Key appears Set Hot Key Press the key combination that ant to turn th Step 3 Press the desired key or key combination then Aap ai a ot zA Cae ae press Enter F10 is typically a good choice Canc If the hot key you pressed is already assigned in another application Dragon will let you know Step 4 Back in the Options dialog box click Apply then OK Note Dragon also offers a hot key to toggle the microphone between sleep and listening IMPORTANT When using the Remote Microphone app as your source you cannot to use Dragon s microphone button on the DragonBar or the tray icon or the microphone hot
8. Dragon is designed to be used primarily in the desktop environment the classic interface Only there can Dragon s various interface elements appear this includes the Results display the Sidebar the Vocabulary Editor the Accuracy Center the Open User Profiles dialog the list of open windows the Edit Keywords window triggered by commands such as search maps for If while outside the desktop environment you do something that causes one of these windows to open that window will be open on the desktop Outside of the desktop environment Dragon s usual capabilities may not apply In particular there is no Full Text Control Note Dragon s capabilities for Internet Explorer only apply to the desktop environment they do not apply to the Internet Explorer app the full screen modern app introduced with Windows 8 The Audio Bar As mentioned above Dragon s Results indicator the rolling icon when dictation is recognized and the Results box when a command is recognized cannot appear outside of the desktop interface In Dragon 12 0 outside of the desktop interface there is no indication of whether Dragon s microphone is on off or asleep In Dragon 12 5 if you wish to you can open a small toolbar the Dragon Audio Bar which contains the microphone button and volume meter Note that the Audio Bar does not open by default One can access it from the Start screen IMPORTANT By dragging the Dragon A
9. TIP It s best to read the boxed text exactly as it is written However if you cannot read it feel free to speak some sentences of your choice until you hear a beep Dragon then verifies that your sound system is acceptable for speech recognition For details see Help and if needed the Technotes at support nuance com Note e f you chose as source the Dragon Remote Mic app Dragon s wizard will present a screen to help ensure that your smartphone or other Wi Fi enabled device finds your profile on your computer Also instead of the volume and audio quality check it will present a short sentence to read aloud for calibration e Some computers offer several places for you to plug in your microphone If you get poor results with one consider the other s and if you use a docking station you may get better results if you connect the microphone to a port on your laptop itself not on the station Once you ve identified which port works best aim to always use that port for your microphone You may wish to mark it with a piece of tape Read text aloud to train Dragon By reading aloud for about 4 minutes you can train Dragon to adapt to your particular way of speaking If you choose Show text with prompting below Dragon will display text and follow along with a prompt Most people prefer this method Choose Show text without prompting if you have special reading needs This option will display al
10. fest Custom words only est MATERI spoken forms only ish Words with formatting properties only ish Words containing spaces ism Words containing digits ism Words containing punctuation Words containing capital letters isms z 508 Wards moved tor ee _ gt Words moved from the Backup Dictionary P Deleted words only Display Words with spoke Delete Train Properties TIP Vocabulary entries may have more than one spoken form You may add spoken forms to custom entries as well as to existing entries in order to be able to dictate them as comes naturally to you for example to enter the symbol you might like to say circle see instead of the existing spoken form copyright sign Note that entries containing symbols digits or unusual spacing are particularly likely to warrant a Spoken Form If the written form of a word contains any punctuation consider providing a spoken form so that there is no doubt as to how the item will be pronounced If you add e mail addresses to the Vocabulary giving them a Spoken Form can make them quicker to dictate for instance Amy and John at yahoo dot com or even just Amy and John at yahoo for AmyT amp JohnB yahoo com Note Spoken forms must not include punctuation abbreviations or symbols Below are a few examples Written Form The Man from U N C L E Spoken Form the man from uncle Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All
11. uj Aal z 2 E Variable I Plain Text Cancel Create New Help As its name suggests this type of custom command lets you include graphics as well as text you can paste images from another application into the Content field many people include maps logos or scanned signatures for instance 4 Optional If desired format the text entered in the Content field you can use the buttons bold left align center below it Clicking the Aa button opens the Font window where you can choose the desired font style size color etc IMPORTANT In cases where you want the content to match the formatting of what preceded it in your document check the Plain Text checkbox see the bottom right of the MyCommands Editor Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 106 Step 6 Once the command is named edited described grouped and formatted as you want it click Save Let s test your command Say start DragonPad then say your command s name Commands you create yourself follow the usual rule you must pause before and after but not in the middle You may realize now that you could make your command even more convenient for instance by adding a blank line before the content so your pasted content automatically starts as a new paragraph A section below explains how to edit a custom command Cloning Commands and Adding Name Editor Variables Instead of making a command from scratc
12. 30 31 69 75 77 paren 39 pause 36 37 38 42 44 50 55 58 59 61 63 66 88 phone number 41 42 44 punctuation 5 6 13 19 20 24 37 39 43 44 46 54 55 recorders 2 5 10 49 Results Display 38 Resume with 58 Ribbon 66 79 80 Roaming 52 53 103 Sleep 34 Sound Recorder 1 speed 68 78 Speed 8 9 Spell Command 43 Spelling window 46 47 48 49 50 Speed 49 68 Text Control 42 56 57 60 84 titlebar 32 34 training 2 tray 34 Tutorial 2 12 67 URLs iii 41 75 Value Added Resellers 2 Variable 88 89 Vocabulary iii 10 15 37 75 86 92 94 95 96 97 98 103 Vocabulary Editor 17 21 24 37 39 94 Voice Notation 78 Word Properties 22 41 94 103 137 Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 138
13. As you would with mouse or keyboard you select the relevant segment then you overwrite it by dictating or typing For instance if your text reads 100 Main Street but you wish to change it to 500 Washington Street say select 100 Main pause 500 Washington TIP For larger passages take advantage of select line select lt start gt through lt end gt select paragraph The command resume with can also be very efficient as an equivalent of selecting then deleting what you have just dictated up to a particular word be sure to read about it in the Help and try it out Exercise 1 Practice overwriting by voice Examine then dictate the following paragraph will be in the Boston area for a few days the week after next and would love to get together for lunch We could meet at your office at noon I ll be staying at the Madison downtown Talk to you soon 1 Say select lunch gt The word lunch is now selected Say an early dinner gt The sentence should now read get together for an early dinner 2 Say select noon Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 69 Say six o clock gt The sentence should now read We could meet at your office at 6 00 3 Say select in through next gt The segment in the Boston area for a few days the week after next is highlighted Say in your area on Tuesday July fifteenth Let s say we now want to add a few words inside
14. IMPORTANT when usi ng a dra file it is best to proceed in order from the top of the document Note One of the services an experienced Dragon trainer can provide is establishing optimal options and workflows including the management of dra files This can be particularly useful if another person will be your Correctionist See the option Correction Only available in the higher editions Making Corrections to Someone Else s Dictation The Save Recorded Dictation feature allows you to have someone else use Playback and Correction in your dictated text documents There are several ways to take advantage of it particularly if Dragon s Roaming feature is used details are available in the Help and the IT Administrator s Guide The following is an example of third party correction Jane has tasked her assistant Bob with performing Correction on her dictated documents using his own computer IMPORTANT Jane s profile must be accessible from both computers If the profile is in a Roaming configuration its master copy resides on the network making the profile usable from any connected computer Step 1 Jane dictates her reports When she is finished she saves the documents to a network location Bob can access from his computer When Dragon asks whether she wants to save the audio she chooses Yes If she wishes she can now exit Dragon and or her word processor and shut down her computer Step 2 On his own computer B
15. You can also select the entire content of the field or document with the command select all You can unselect a selection by saying unselect that or deselect that Another way is to move the insertion point with a move right command for instance TIP As with all commands you must say these as a continuous phrase with a brief pause before and after For commands that quote words from your screen choose your target words before you start to say the command Otherwise any hesitation will cause the words of the command to be typed on the screen If this happens just say scratch that and give your command again without pausing this time One should always strive to dictate in complete phrases since context helps the recognition of text When it comes to commands formulating the whole phrase and dictating it without pauses isn t just helpful it s essential The exercises below will provide plenty of practice Handling multiple matches in text When you give a command that quotes from your text such as insert before lt xyz gt or bold lt xyz gt and Dragon finds multiple matches for lt xyz gt including homophones Dragon lets you resolve that ambiguity and even take advantage of it A number will appear next to each visible match You can then e say the number of the desired instance or e say choose all for commands that can apply it TIP When the numbers are displayed the DragonBar s
16. as is often the case for part numbers license plate numbers codes usernames and passwords It s also useful for spelling out terms which you anticipate Dragon won t know such as words in a foreign language or unusual product names Of course if you plan to use these words or phrases more than once you should add them to the Vocabulary with spoken form if warranted Step 1 Say Spell Mode on or Switch to Spell Mode The DragonBar will indicate that Spell Mode is on You can now dictate characters including letters digits and symbols as well as spacebar e To capitalize a letter say cap immediately followed by the letter e Asin Numbers Mode you can use the move lt direction gt lt number gt commands to navigate You can also say space Dragon will not automatically handle spacing as it usually does e You cannot use new line or new paragraph but you can say press Enter Step 2 You can return to normal dictating by voice Spell Mode off or by hand Modes menu gt Normal Mode TIP The Help topic Spelling Characters contains the list of possible pronunciations including the alpha bravo charlie alphabet and accented characters like n tilde and alpha umlaut When spelling out you can also say oh instead of zero The Spell Command Dictating characters within Normal Mode IMPORTANT if you need to dictate a sequence of characters in the middle of normal dictation the Spell command is usua
17. click before the names of menus independently from buttons and other interface controls e By default Dragon 12 requires the word click before the name of menus as well as buttons and other controls for instance for a button labeled OK you would say click OK This can be useful to prevent unintended actions such as the voice clicking of Send in email Dragon offers a similar Require Click option for HTML links which applies to hyperlinks in supported Web browsers as well as in the Tutorial Sidebar and Accuracy Center See the Commands tab of the Options dialog Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 79 V Enable commands in HTML windows V Require Click to select hyperlinks in HTML windows Require Click to select menus Require Click to select buttons and other controls This workbook presents several of Dragon s dialog boxes which often contain controls labeled Cancel Yes No or OK As you follow the instructions and perform the exercises in each chapter you may wish to take the opportunity to practice accessing the controls by voice Exercise 1 Previous lessons introduced you to the Options dialog box we will use this dialog box to practice accessing buttons tabs and other interface controls 1 Open Dragon s Options dialog then its View tab 2 Select and unselect the radio buttons and checkboxes for the D
18. is available on the Nuance website We welcome comments or questions about this workbook and all aspects of the Help system including User Guide DragonBar s Help menu Tutorial and Interactive Tutorial Tip of the Day Sidebar Accuracy Center and Performance Assistant Please use the feedback form for Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the Nuance website This workbook reflects the information available at the time of publishing Nuance s online Knowledge Base contains the latest information written by Technical Support Also online are the latest printable documentation and listings of microphones recorders and other hardware tested for use with Dragon The Nuance website www nuance com dragon as well as australia nuance com dragon newzealand nuance com dragon and www nuance co uk dragon offers many other resources including tips videos Customer Service information and a feature matrix of Dragon s editions The website also lists Value Added Resellers who provide support training and customization services in person or remotely These Nuance partners can address your environment equipment goals and needs This is particularly efficient for very busy people for people new to computers for children and in case of issues with hearing vision mobility and dyslexia No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by any information sto
19. something requi re your Web z PTE search ask for the something browser to be open a i search Bing for the something eso Elipsis search eBay for the something Arg Show All search events for the something EDEA search Facebook for the something srl search Google for the something TI P These com mands SS View Edit Script search images for the something search IRS for the something let you take advantage Training search maps for the something of capabi lities of Bj Trai search movies for the something speci fic search search MSN for the something engines For example search news for the something conversions and calculations as in search Google for 61 percent of 1400 and search Bing for 77 euros in dollars search photos for the something search pictures for the something search products for the something search places for the something search shops for the something search Twitter for the something search video for the something search Wikipedia for the something These shortcut commands can be disabled or enabled on the Commands tab of Dragon s Options dialog Controlled by the same option is a different type of Web shortcut command open top web site Instead of presenting search results this command directly opens the website
20. 77 Resizing Windows and Switching Between Them ccccccccsccsssecsesecsecesesceseceesecseseesesesseseeaesecaesecsesaesesaeaesaeneeaes TI Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved v Clicking menus buttons and other interface CONCIOMS cece ccceeseeseseesesecseseeseseeseceeseceesesecsesaeseeaenecaeaeeaes 78 Natural Language Commands and the Command Browser cccccssssssssseseesecesesceseceeseceeseeseseeaeseeseecaeneenes 81 Noice Pressing Keys zs 2eessetlews a EEEE eee avons dle aoe ee es ee Ree 82 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking with the Internet cccccccccseseesescesesceseseeseseeseseesceesesecsesecsececseceeseesesecseeeeaeeeeseeesaeees 86 The Web Shortcuts including open top Site for oo cccccceseeseseeseceseseeseceeseceesecseseesesessesecsesecaesaeseaeaeeseseeaes 86 The Shortcut Commands for Social Media cecceesseecsesesceeceesesesenceerscsenececscneneneeececeeneescsceeneeeeeceenaeereeaeneeereeees 87 Browser Specifics iener e hea tusescdidiat e e ea weet dep caiesch weve eee avs teense 87 Navigating to and Within a Web Page cc cccccccecsssecsesesesesessesecsesecseseesesessesecsesecsesecaesaesesaesecsesecsesaeseaeaecaeneeaes 88 Accessing a specific item ON a Web page oe eceecccsecsescesesceseeseseeseseceeseeseseeseeecsesecaesecsessesessesecsesecsesaeseseecseneeaes 89 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking for E mail ccc ccecccescesescesesseseeceseesescesesees
21. Communications Inc All rights reserved 135 Dragon 11 includes enhancements to the Command Browser that make it faster to use filter the display of commands by keywords Also to shorten the list of commands displayed for specific contexts Global Commands are omitted by default You can easily include them in the list by selecting the check box for Include Global on the Command Browser toolbar Improved recognition when multiple processors are available Dragon now automatically detects computers with multiple processors and at least 2 GB of RAM improving recognition by working with this hardware See Advanced Choose Models for details about Advanced settings Don t Recognize That Word Dragon now enables you right from the Correction Menu to prevent certain words from being recognized For example if you dictate the name Cassity often and Dragon always hears Cassidy you can use Don t Recognize That Word on Cassidy Audio quality alerts Many misrecognitions are actually caused by poor audio input To ensure that it receives the highest quality audio Dragon 11 detects drops in audio quality and reminds you of typical causes including microphone placement excessive background noise or if your Bluetooth microphone battery is low Dragon alerts you in various ways depending on the severity of the problem Improved command and control It s faster and easier to perform tasks such as opening applications and switching to a parti
22. Gen for General and other alternate written forms such as honour and other spellings used in Canada In version 12 Dragon reaches out to you through its Smart Format Rules box when it detects that you made a change that might warrant adjusting one of its format related settings The restricted recognition modes can make dictating special text more efficient They are accessible by voice commands Numbers Mode on switch to Normal Mode and through the DragonBar s Modes menu Dictation Mode can be helpful if you want to dictate as quickly as possible If you will be dictating only numbers and punctuation consider turning Numbers Mode on If dictating a long sequence of characters letters digits punctuation symbols consider Spell Mode The Spell command is good for short sequences which you can say all at once without pausing such as spell space T W O When spelling out you can use alternate pronunciations for the letters such as alpha bravo etc and insert a capital letter by saying cap just before the letter You can also say space or spacebar In Spell Mode Dragon doesn t handle spacing as it usually does Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 54 Correcting Dragon s Errors in Your Dictated Text Human beings sometimes can t recognize words correctly especially if the speaker and the listener come from different regions if the speaker is discussing an unfamilia
23. Monday July 16 2009 10 15 09 say slash 12 7 2013 say hyphen Exercise 4 Dictate a few sentences containing prices including the one here Say four dollars and ninety cents Dragon will automatically format it with the dollar sign and dot Suggested retail price 4 90 Exercise 5 Dictate the following sentence or a similar one containing a URL Pronounce the URL w w w dot the best business dot com Dragon will automatically remove the spaces between words Please visit www thebestbusiness com for more information Exercise 6 Dictate the following e mail addresses Remember for e mail addresses you frequently dictate adding them to your vocabulary will ensure that you can dictate them quickly and with high accuracy Laura_Miller domain com say Laura underscore Miller and at or at sign customerservice electricalexperts com customer service at sign electrical experts dot com The Restricted Recognition Modes There may be times when you want Dragon to recognize less than it normally does You may want to speak only commands or enter many numbers or characters in a row when inputting figures or product codes into a database for instance Take a moment to explore Dragon s restricted recognition modes which include Numbers Mode Spell Mode Command Mode and Dictation Mode Please see the Help for
24. Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 8 Remember that personalizing the Vocabulary is one of the keys to getting Dragon s full benefits Having multiple sources within a profile means that no matter which audio input device you use the same Vocabulary will be used and refined each time you use Dragon For example the phrases and capitalization properties you taught Dragon while using a smartphone as a source will also be available when you use a USB microphone TIP The Open User Profile dialog box available from the Profile menu lets you view and manage your sources To switch to another source in your profile F87 Tools Vocabulary Modes Audio once you start using Dragon open the en DragonBar s Profile menu and use Open len User Profile or Open Recent User Profile Add dictation source to current User Profile Add vocabulary to current User Profile 3 Open User Profile Open Recent User Profile a Close User Profile Save User Profile Manage User Profiles Prepare User Profile for Use 1 Backup User Profile Restore User Profile d Exit Dragon If you wish to delete a source open the i Open User Profile dialog box In that box Sasi highlight the line corresponding to the Cancel desired source then click the Source Properties button and pick Delete from the resulting menu New Gea New Delete Help Once you have indicated the source you are about to set up Dragon will
25. Nuance at http support nuance com compatibility e Some digital recording devices come with special software to manage recordings including transferring them to a computer and converting their format if necessary Check your device s documentation and take the steps required to set up your device including installing the software it may require e In Dragon 12 setting up a recorder source requires reading a training text into your recording device for a minimum of four minutes Note making your training recording longer than four minutes is a good idea since it will provide Dragon with a bigger acoustic sample from which to adapt to the sound of your recorded voice Adding and managing sources Below the Premium edition you must create a profile for each source type of audio input device In editions Premium and higher if you already have a Dragon profile and want to use another type of audio input device add a source to your profile instead of creating a separate profile open the DragonBar s Profile menu and choose Add source to current User Profile This opens the New Dictation Source dialog box where you can pick the desired source gt New Dictation Source Dictation Source Microphone plugged into Mic in jack most common Microphone plugged into Line in jack uncommon Digital audio recorder Dragon Remote Microphone Application Handheld or smartphone with recording application Copyright 2013
26. and Calendar commands Opening and Closing Programs and Windows You can use your voice to open any item present on your desktop including files folders and shortcuts just say open followed by the item s name You can also use the verbs start launch or show For instance to open an item called winter projects you could say open winter projects It s helpful to have names that are easy to speak IMPORTANT This works at any time even if the desktop is not visible This is a powerful feature but if you don t need it consider disabling it See the checkbox on the Commands tab of the Options dialog Dragon has a similar option for Start menu items you can start a program or other item that is in the Start menu by its name For instance start DragonPad open Internet Explorer start Notepad start Paint or start Windows Explorer This works at any time even if the Windows Start menu is not open Consider disabling this powerful feature if you don t need it See the Commands tab of the Options dialog TIP Do you need to say start Word start Microsoft Word or start Microsoft Office Word 2007 In the Start Menu on your Windows taskbar look under Programs Whatever the final submenu is called is the name Dragon may expect except for popular applications listed in the Help for these shorter names are supported If you find the listed name inconvenient you can create a shortcut to the application and rename t
27. and positioned and the appropriate audio source is selected See our website for details on special sources like recorders and wireless microphones as well as the use of the Dragon Remote Microphone app or the Dragon recorder app with Dragon In editions Premium and up you can add a source to an existing profile for instance if after using Dragon with your USB microphone you wish to also dictate using your smartphone as a wireless microphone Whatever source is used you will access the same vocabulary and optional settings as well as custom commands if applicable Even if your edition supports the transcription of spoken recordings we recommend starting out with a microphone source as opposed to a recorder source When reading a training text speak clearly but naturally using the same volume pitch and pace you are likely to use day to day Try to read what is prompted as if you were dictating your own words Use the Redo and Skip buttons as needed as use the Pause button if you need to clear your throat or speak to someone During profile creation Dragon offers to perform a basic adaptation of your profile s vocabulary based on text in your Documents folder as well as on sent e mails Feel free to skip that step but be sure to use Dragon s powerful personalization tools as soon as possible after profile creation finishes Dragon s scheduled tasks are designed to help improve accuracy over time Be sure to schedule them for a time
28. blank line after it e Change the fourth sentence to Could you please write up your notes and email them to me ASAP e Edit the salutation changing Ms Cooper to Allison e Edit the last sentence removing really and add a closing line of Sincerely Susan Martin Smith Which commands did you find most useful in each situation Key points about editing text v You can use Dragon to edit a document by voice whether the document was dictated or typed The editing commands can address small or large amounts of text even several paragraphs or the entire document select all v At first uttering the whole command can be tricky for commands that quote words from your text such as select through and insert before lt xyz gt As usual deciding what you are going to say before Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 70 starting to speak is recommended If you paused mid command just say scratch that pause and give the complete command again v The commands that quote your text select lt xyz gt bold lt xyz gt correct lt xyz gt insert after lt xyz gt work thanks to a functionality called Full Text Control which depends on Dragon s ability to constantly obtain information from the text field for instance where words and sentences begin and end so Dragon can apply spacing between words and capitalization at the beginning of a sentence v If the text field in which
29. edition supports them As you will notice Dragon s command names tend to describe the action starting with the verb then the object e To read about the commands for a specific application open the Help you can say give me help or show Help topics or launch a Help search directly with a command such as search Dragon Help for Internet Explorer commands You can also jump to relevant Help topics directly from the Sidebar s hyperlinks Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 81 e To see all the commands and their variations optional words alternate words etc open the Command Browser and use its Context list and Keyword Filter box to display just the commands that contain a particular word or words and are active in a particular application When you see in the list a command that looks interesting make sure it s highlighted in the list then use the links on the Command Browser s menu to show all its wordings for instance to include all optional words or to expand ellipses IMPORTANT if it detected that your PC s resources would not allow it to perform with both speed and accuracy Dragon may have disabled its Natural Language Command sets for Word Excel PowerPoint and WordPerfect If speed is not a priority for you and you wish to use Natural Language Commands in one or all of these applications enable them via the Option dialog s Commands tab See the More Commands button near the bottom
30. for the desired action for instance italicize that and delete that Remember for commands to be recognized you must pause before and after the command but not within it When Dragon hears an X that command it decides what that is as follows 1 If anything on the screen is highlighted whether by voice or by hand Dragon performs the action on that selection It can be one or more characters or words 2 If nothing is highlighted Dragon performs the action on whatever you dictated since you last paused in n other words the contents of the Results box the last utterance Note In Dragon s commands you can say the selection instead of that as well as it or this Dragon s X that editing commands include Cap That capitalizes the first letter of words e g Water Management Dragon also has capitalize lt xyz gt as seen in the section on direct editing commands ALL CAPS THAT capitalizes all letters e g EXTREMELY IMPORTANT no caps that puts in lowercase all words e g american express delete that Dragon also has delete lt xyz gt as seen in the section on direct editing TIP To delete your few last utterances you can repeat scratch that or specify a number of times for instance scratch that 5 times but the command resume with can be most efficient bold that italicize that underline that Dragon also has lt verb gt lt xyz gt restore that remov
31. formal names particularly for names that are very short or that can be spelled different ways for instance one might add Liz Jansen Lizzie Jansen Elizabeth McGee Jansen Jennifer B Wolff Jennifer Wolff Jenny Wolff Jenn Wolff Judge Wolff Scooter Wolff This idea applies to more than just names Whenever you add an item to the Vocabulary think of its possible variations singular plural for nouns conjugated forms for verbs Remember if something is not in the Vocabulary the software cannot recognize it so don t hesitate to add items even if you think you will not dictate them very often Exercise 2 Open a word processor such as DragonPad available from the DragonBar s Tools menu or from the command open DragonPad and start a list of Vocabulary entries relevant to you some suggestions are below Soon you will learn how to import these entries all at once e jargon and phrases specific to your profession such as distro site visit and non State e names of places facilities or organizations such as Building 52 or County Adoption Center e names of products such as MicroPore tape or Latex Exterior Semi Gloss e acronyms part numbers codes such as FICA 501c 3 or RX 70y e names of people coworkers clients friends relatives including full combinations for names that could be spelled differently Kristin Gene Steven McGregor Wolfe or are very short Kip Kit Dee since this helps Dragon r
32. functionality for Web browsers Dragon 12 includes browser extensions also known as plug ins or add ons for two popular Web based applications Gmail and Hotmail In these two Rich Internet Applications the Dragon extensions give you Full Text Control in text fields and enable spoken commands for important tasks excluding sending In Dragon 12 0 this feature is supported for the following browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 32 bit Mozilla Firefox 12 or higher and Google Chrome 16 or higher In the specific websites it supports this new feature adds to the existing capabilities in the particular Web browser Remember that Dragon functionality differs significantly among browsers For example e In Firefox you can voice click buttons by saying for instance click Send e In Chrome you cannot select hyperlinks by name and also there are no commands such as refresh page and open new tab For these actions you can take advantage of global commands mouse related commands such as MouseGrid 3 9 mouse click and move mouse upper left and key pressing commands such as press alt a to go to the Address bar press F5 to refresh press control t to open a new tab and tab five times Note You may want to familiarize yourself with the keyboard shortcuts of Gmail and Hotmail as well as the keyboard shortcuts of Google Chrome if that s your preferred browser Shor
33. have MouseGrid close automatically end the MouseGrid command with Go For example say MouseGrid 5 3 Go To undo the last MouseGrid action say Undo That To close MouseGrid say Cancel MouseGrid will close when the microphone is turned Sd The Interactive Tutorial DRAGON SIDEBAR 2 x o Mouse Mouse Commands Moving the mouse Move mouse lt n gt Move mouse down Move mouse right Move mouse up faster Mouse move lower right very fast Mouse move up fast pause slower Stop Positioning the mouse MouseGrid over full screen MouseGrid Window over the active window MouseGrid lt 1 to 9 gt MouseGrid lt 1 to 9 gt lt 1 to 9 gt lt 1 to 9 gt Cancel Clicking the mouse Mouse click Mouse double click Mouse right click Dragging the mouse Drag mouse down faster Mouse drag lower right very fast Mouse drag up very fast pause slower pause stop Shift drag up Get help Give me help Search Dragon Help for mouse commands Dragon Sidebar help Open Command Browser Available from the DragonBar s Help menu the Interactive Tutorial contains short progressive simulations and aims to make the user practice important habits for efficient dictating correcting Dragon s errors and editing text It includes important editing related commands such as go back Dictation Commands
34. in Firefox This lesson introduces commands for typical Web related actions including shortcut commands The Command Browser lists many more Be sure to see the Help for details about using your voice on the Web and about Web related Dragon options The Web Shortcuts including open top site for Dragon includes commands you can say anytime to perform general Web searches as well as searches in specific categories maps news products images videos or specific websites such as Wikipedia You could say for instance search images for purple chrysanthemum Dragon will then present in your default Web browser the results your default search engine found for those words in its image category commun torte lt i Mode Browse Help A key advantage of these Web search shortcuts is that they Context Dragon Shortcuts for Web x Y Keyword Filter No filter selected E Include Global Commands can be used anytime Task Pane open top for the something 2 no matter what Mode open top on the something L program is currently A Browse ee a e search the web for the something active on your screen Script search about for the something No need to first switch Haa search Altavista for the something to your b rowser These search Amazon for the something comma nds don t even Browse search answers for the something j search AOL for the
35. more The Sidebar s top pane contains commands including a tab for mouse commands and the lower pane contains tips By right clicking the Sidebar you can display a menu to print the content hide the Mouse tab or Tips pane or switch to another monitor The Sidebar s content depends on which application currently has focus More informative Accuracy Center with links to Dragon Options and Auto Formatting Options Redesigned Help and Tutorial You can now launch a search in Dragon s Help at any time by saying Search Dragon Help for lt words gt lt words gt represents your search string Dragon opens its Help window and displays your search results Correct or format multiple instances of text Now when you tell Dragon to select correct or format text if there are multiple instances of the text Dragon displays a number next to each instance You can then choose to apply the command to one or all Improved switching between programs and windows When you need to switch between windows you can ask Dragon to display a numbered list so you can indicate your choice without needing to know the exact name of the program or document To display a list of open windows you can say List windows To show a list of open windows for just one program you can say List windows for Microsoft Word Require Click avoids unintentional actions on HTML pages The Require Click option is on by default for hyperlinks in Dragon 11 You must s
36. notes about installing Dragon as well as sample lists of commands and what you can say to dictate special characters times dates postal codes and more The latest version of this quick reference guide is available for download on the Nuance website CAUTION By default in Dragon 12 0 the Dragon Sidebar is set to open automatically docked to the right when your user profile opens If you typically keep many desktop items on the right side of your screen know that the Sidebar may move them like other Windows sidebars would Before the Sidebar opens you may wish to rearrange your desktop items or set your desktop to Auto arrange Note In Dragon 12 5 the Sidebar is set to Floating by default The Accuracy Center and Accuracy Assistant The most important features of Dragon are accessible directly from the DragonBar s menus The Accuracy Center offers a central location to access many of them and get guidance on which one to use when Step 1 Say Open Accuracy Center You can also click the DragonBar s Help menu or say Switch to DragonBar then say Click Help then Improve my Accuracy Step 2 Click the link that interests you You can also say its name immediately preceded by the word click Require click for HTML is an option enabled by default in new Dragon 12 profiles to help prevent unintended recognitions See the Commands tab of the Options dialog TIP You can activate links without saying their whole n
37. one audio socket like on mobile phones you must use a USB adapter or USB microphone or a Y shaped adapter splitter e In editions Home and higher you can use as a microphone a supported iOS or Android smartphone or other supported device on which you have downloaded the Dragon Remote Microphone app see our web page www nuance com dragon remote microphone e The lower editions of Dragon do not support all the source types In addition they do not support having multiple sources in one profile this means that they require you to create a profile for each source type you wish to use for instance one for smartphone and one for your USB microphone or standard microphone plugged into a USB adapter e f your edition supports Bluetooth and you plugged your Bluetooth microphone s dongle into your PC before starting Dragon this screen will include a Bluetooth option Enhanced Bluetooth for a wideband Bluetooth microphone such as the Plantronics Calisto II BT 300 Microphone live dictation Mic In jack most common goeseososesososeseceososoeseseosososeseseseoeseos Line In jack not recommended The Help and the Nuance website contain details for special audio sources such as Bluetooth wireless source available in editions Premium and higher or the Dragon Remote Microphone app for iOS and Android devices source available in editions Home and higher in Dragon 12 Copyright 2013 Nuance Commu
38. open items from the Start menu or the desktop at any time even if they are not visible You can also choose to disable the shortcut commands for Facebook and Twitter and shortcut commands to create new emails tasks or appointments Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved IMPORTANT Modes Audio EA Now that your user profile is created you could start Improve my accuracy dictating Before you do however we recommend you take a look at the Help menu which includes a like to User Guides and to Technical lt p Performance Assistant Help Topics Support Customer Service Tip of the Day Also it s a good idea to begin personalizing the p Dragon Sidebar Vocabulary as soon as possible since this plays a en 3 orial crucial role in accuracy and efficiency Interactive Tutorial Check for Updates Note If you ve used a previous version of Dragon we D the Web recommend you read the What s New section of this E E workbook User Documentation Technical Support Register Online About NaturallySpeaking Key points about getting started with Dragon v Each person who wants to use Dragon must have his or her own profile Creating one is a short process guided by a series of screens Profiles from versions 11 and 10 can be upgraded with the Upgrade Wizard Important After upgrading launch Accuracy Tuning from the Audio menu Make sure your microphone is properly connected
39. r You are here Voice Commands This section contains the following topics I don t use voice commands to Surf the Web I don t move the mouse pointer by voice I don t use voice commands with desktop e mail and calendar programs I don t use voice commands to search my Desktop I don t use voice commands to launch items from the Start menu I don t use voice commands to launch items from my Desktop I don t use voice commands to control HTML windows I don t control my word processor by voice I don t mind saying click when selecting menu commands or controls I don t need to control older versions of Windows Click here to send feedback to Nuance Your Edition Dragon NaturallySpeaking You can also open the Help at any time by saying commands such as give me help You can use the Help window s Table of Contents Index and Search tabs For instance entering the word punctuation in the Search field brings up topics including Dictating punctuation and symbols and Selecting characters and words Note like in search engines you can indicate phrases by putting quotation marks around them From the Help window you can also print articles of your choice or mark them as favorites TIP To launch a Help search at any time no matter what is active on your screen you can use the shortcut command search Dragon
40. rights reserved 116 Key points about multiple Vocabularies v If you dictate on two or more very different topics using different customized Vocabularies will maximize your recognition accuracy in supported editions Each Vocabulary can be customized using the tools in the Accuracy Center adapting to documents you designate for instance v If you have several Vocabularies you will be prompted to choose one when you start Dragon You can switch to a different Vocabulary later by saying open recent Vocabulary for instance v The Manage Vocabularies dialog lets you create delete open rename import and export Vocabularies it opens with the command manage Vocabularies or from the Vocabulary menu Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 117 Acoustic and Language Model Optimization Vocabulary customization and proper correction of recognition errors both help Dragon recognize your dictations more accurately Accuracy Tuning is a functionality you can use to further tune your profile s accuracy for your specific usage It has two aspects e It can refine your User profile using the latest acoustic data archived from any corrections and acoustic training you performed e t can use text from your previous dictations to add frequent word sequences to the Language Model Statistics Dragon uses to predict which words and spellings it should write when you dictate IMPORTANT tf you ha
41. rights reserved 28 Written Form St Clement s Hospital Spoken Form Saint Clements Hospital Written Form Soddy Daisy TN Spoken Form Soddy Daisy Tennessee Written Form Trenton Mercer Airport Spoken Form Trenton Mercer Airport Pectin Z Written form client Spoken form if different Written form _ client server Spoken form client server CMAC C Mac CMD EXE CMD dot EXE CMIS C miss CMOS C moss CNET C net CNNMoney CNN money co co hyphen Co Company CO two coenzyme A Cobe cobol cobra Properties cogs Collins and Aikman Hep dd Delete Train Adding Spoken Forms allows you to dictate in the way that is most natural but also quickest for you In addition to indicating pronunciation Spoken Forms can be used for vocal shorthand and automatic substitution you say something short and easy and Dragon types something longer or trickier to say or to remember This capability can be used to give consistency and clarity to your writings groups can take advantage of it to help everyone easily comply with recommendations like avoiding abbreviations and potentially confusable items To add a Spoken Form in the Vocabulary Editor Step 0 First decide what you want to say and what Dragon should transcribe when you say it For example suppose Central Lexington United High School is often called CLUHS or cluss Do you want Dragon to type CLUHS or Central Le
42. say cancel or just move on to whatever you would have done if the box had not come up Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 60 Key points about correcting recognition errors v Refining your profile using the features gathered in the Accuracy Center can prevent many errors because it helps Dragon become familiar with how you sound and what words and phrases you use often Be sure to explore the Vocabulary Editor and add words and phrases with Spoken Forms and or Word Properties such as alternate written forms as warranted Beyond that it s important to let Dragon see your custom added words and phrases in context for instance by letting it analyze relevant documents Although correcting misrecognitions may seem time consuming at first it will result in increased accuracy which in turn means that there will be fewer and fewer misrecognitions to address To have the Spelling window as the default correction interface the option Correct Commands Bring Up Spelling Window must be enabled Flow is important commands require a brief pause before and after Do not pause at all between the word correct and the misrecognized word s At first you may want to rehearse the whole command in your head before speaking it When the Spelling Window is open you can say choose n to pick the correct choice from the list If no choice is quite correct but one is close you can quickly modify it cl
43. scheduled so that Dragon performs it at a specific frequency and time Language Model optimization is typically very fast You can schedule it to run daily v When scheduling Accuracy Tuning or and Data Collection pick a time when your computer will be on but Dragon will not be running this includes running in its QuickStart mode Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 121 Renaming Deleting Copying or Transferring a User Profile As you learned each person who uses Dragon NaturallySpeaking creates a User profile which the software holds in a set of files that contains among other things acoustic and lexical data When you adda personalization to the Vocabulary spoken form alternate written form capitalization property correct a recognition error read a training text or change an option Dragon can save these changes in the open profile Although Dragon automatically creates a profile backup by default every five times the profile is saved it is a good idea to keep your own record of customizations by exporting your custom words for instance or noting what Word Properties you have changed You can also copy your whole profile for safe keeping or to make it available on another computer In editions Premium and above transferring a profile is a simple two part process accomplished through the Manage User Profiles dialog box r 6 Mame Use Poe rs User Profile Aaron Fla
44. such as correct lt xyz gt or bold lt xyz gt or delete lt xyz gt or capitalize lt xyz gt lt xyz gt being the word or phrase to address and Dragon finds several matches Dragon places a number next to each match You can then say the number of the desired one If you wish to affect all matches at once you can say choose all If you want the numbers to disappear say cancel click your mouse or just keep dictating Saying undo that undoes the change for just the last instance of lt xyz gt To undo the change to all instances say undo all Note Choose all cannot work for select or for insert before after If you wish to replace several instances you may want to explore your application s capabilities for replacing including specific capitalization the illustration below is from Microsoft Word 2010 Find and Replace Find Replace GoTo Find what Replace with Search All r Match case Match prefix Find whole words only Match suffix E Use wildcards Sounds like English Ignore punctuation characters Find all word forms English Ignore white space characters Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 55 IMPORTANT in Dragon s commands lt xyz gt represents the relevant segment on the screen which could be more than one word and could include numbers or punctuation marks When you give t
45. this paragraph 4 Notice the insertion point s current position Say insert after dinner then say if you have time 5 Say insert before exclamation mark observe the move then say comma I hope TIP if after doing some editing in your text you need to remove trailing white space you can use commands such as backspace or delete next character for a single space You can even say backspace combined with a number for example backspace 5 is like pressing the backspace key 5 times Dragon s many selection and navigation commands can help you quickly edit text whether or not this text was created by voice The exercise below is to be performed entirely by voice but remember that for optimal productivity in daily work you may use a combination of voice and keyboard mouse Exercise 2 Look at the following text dictate it then edit it by voice as described below Dear Ms Cooper It was nice meeting you Tuesday think you have some good ideas about the Johnson project Let s get the team focused on this project by February When you have time could you write up your comments and email them to me would really appreciate it e Edit the first sentence so it reads meeting with you last Tuesday e Edit the second sentence so it reads You have some great ideas e Edit the third sentence so it reads on this important project e Edit the third sentence so it reads by early February and insert a
46. to Vocabulary Words Word Frequency Check All on as M xyz TIP 47 Ctri titlebar dra CTFMON com i Uncheck All Esc B40 CLUHS cluss ctfmon H3 ilf Madyssen technotes tain Check the words you would like to add to the vocabulary then click Next to add the checked words to the vocabulary IKJRIRINSKRSRA P J L KI YNNN NNNNN WOW Fk OH H lt q KI lt Back Net gt Once you click Next Dragon gives you the option to provide acoustic training for the selected words Feel free to take this opportunity to pronounce them but know that you can skip this step and provide training later just for those words that seem to need it as explained in this workbook and the Help Finally Dragon will adapt its word frequency and context information based on the text analyzed unless you unchecked the box Adapt to writing style on the first screen of this tool this will allow it to better choose between words that sound alike Key points about customizing the Vocabulary from documents v The analysis of specific documents is accessible from the Vocabulary menu and the Accuracy Center v This tool can analyze existing documents to learn about the writing style you plan to use meaning which words are used with what frequency and which words appear near each other It s OK to use as input text written by someone else if it s reasonably similar to what you
47. used As you enter characters Dragon presents new choices in the list so you may not have to enter all characters TIPS for spelling out To spell a capital letter just say cap followed by the letter You can use alternate pronunciations to spell letters alpha letter alpha letter a bravo charlie delta echo foxtrot etc see the Help for the full list e To insert a space say space or spacebar e If one of the choices listed is close you can save time by modifying it say modify and its number which brings it to the top of the Spelling window Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 58 Exercise 1 Look at the following sample dictate it then use the correct lt xyz gt command to fix any errors This sample was designed to create errors All the names here could be spelled in different ways Until further notice the BHDP meeting will be held in room B31 not B40 Special invitees this week Stephen Hess Anne Petersen and Gene Wood TIP If several consecutive words are incorrect correct them together For instance if B40 were recognized as before tea you would say correct before tea Exercise 2 Dictate a few sentences containing uncommon words such as names and nicknames or product names until a few misrecognitions appear For each misrecognition bring up the Spelling Window and
48. when your computer will be on but Dragon will not be running By default the Sidebar opens automatically when a user profile opens In Dragon 12 5 its default is Floating but in Dragon 12 0 it is Docked to the right so if you typically keep desktop items on the right side of your screen the Sidebar may move them For this reason you may wish to rearrange your desktop items before the Sidebar opens or set your desktop to Auto arrange You could also set the Sidebar to Floating See the Sidebar s Help and right click menu Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 15 v Note If you are using a Bluetooth microphone make sure that it is not only powered up but also active that is in call mode On the Plantronics Calisto microphone this is achieved by pressing the headset s button Please see your microphone s user guide for details including how to charge the headset and how to pair it with the dongle if necessary Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 16 Learning More and Getting Help Dragon NaturallySpeaking offers so many tools commands and features that it would be impossible to cover them all in detail in this workbook This lesson presents several ways to find more information as you start using the software be sure to take advantage of the available resources Please see the card that comes in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking box It includes important
49. you are dictating is unknown remember that if needed you can say Cap to start a sentence and spacebar to create a space as well as use the Dictation Box an intermediary window which has Full Text Control when ready use its Transfer button v In Dragon 12 the Dictation box opens automatically where Dragon doesn t have Full Text Control You can disable this in the Options dialog v You can modify the Dictation Box s appearance and behavior from its Settings button in addition you can modify its hot key in the Options dialog and give its command one or more alternate names v You can set the Dictation Box to behave differently depending on the application from which you opened it Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 71 Formatting Text by Voice Whether text was originally dictated or typed Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets you use your voice to control font Arial Courier font style bold underline font size alignment center right align color and more Note In order to preserve your train of thought it s a good idea to prioritize dictation over formatting first dictate your document or at least finish dictating your paragraph list or idea then revise your words if needed and only then apply formatting The X that Convention Dragon has many commands to tell the computer to perform a certain action on a certain item Many are phrased as X that with X being a verb
50. you finish reading a prompt Dragon will automatically present the next one The words will turn gray once Dragon has heard them but there is no need to wait for this to happen just speak at your normal pace clearly and naturally TIP During acoustic training Dragon learns how you sound when you dictate therefore you should aim to use the same tone pace and volume you are likely to use day to day This will help Dragon recognize your future dictations most accurately Saying punctuation isn t required during this reading but it s a good idea to say at least the periods to get into the habit Later you will learn to dictate all punctuation marks and symbols Take your time Try to read l General Training DUS 71612 naturally but precisely what is co ees a on the screen If Dragon needs to hear you re read something a yellow arrow will show you where to resume Read the following paragraph The Redo button lets you move the arrow back which you may want to do if you realize you just misread words something Dra so it can adapt to the characteristics of your voice and begin learning how you pronounce If for any reason you have trouble with a particular word use the Skip button If you need to take a break cough or sneeze click the Pause button That button will then be labeled Go click it when ready to resume i Start com Finish lt Redo Einish Cancel Note I
51. 0 Editor Type in the word s to search for vocabulary customization v Using the Vocabulary Editor List Topics Displa The Editor shows you all the active words the most 5 commonly used words in the Dragon Masamet You can open Selecttopic Found 38 Editor to find out whether a word is in the active Title Location Ra WUJA If it s not there you can add it If it is you can nsadmin adding a c Drago 1 create a different spoken form Aking aad hamori Bages You can also use the Editor to Importing Vocabular Drago 2 3 Opening Vocabulari Drago 4 a Add words that are spoken one way but written a different 5 6 The Vocabulary Edi Drago way This feature lets you add a word that for example types your phone number whenever you say phone number line Adding and Removi Drago a Change the formatting properties of a word such as whether 7 Adding Words Com Drago 8 Dragon should type a space before or after the word You can What s Newin Drag Drago 9 do this by using the Word Properties dialog box 4 i Wg By choosing the appropriate option from the Display list you can view E Search previous results V Match similar words a All words displays all the words in the current Wele iet Ejay Search titles only IH Key points about Vocabulary customization v As soon as you have created a User profile you can start dictating but note that taking a
52. 5 Navigation and Selection Commands cccccsssesessesecseesesessesescesecsesecseseesesessesecsesecsesecsesaeseeasaecsesecsesaeaeaeaesaeneeaes 65 Handling multiple Matches in text cc csssessssssscsenscsessesessesecsesecsenecseseseneeseneesenscnsnscnssensesenecsensssessesensenesaeneeess 66 Direct Editing Bold Underline Italicize Capitalize Copy Delete Cut cece cseeecseeseteeseteeseeesenes 66 Full Text Control unknown text fields and the Dictation BOX ccccccccccscseessessceessesecseessesecsseeseseeeees 67 Replacing and Inserting Words ccccssccssssssessesecsenscsessesessesecsenecscsescnessenessenecsenscsenecnesaenessenecsenecsensenenaenessnseess 69 Formatting Text DY VOICE sds cess cessies o hid telah ess Ree A is Ais Se aA nhs 72 ine X that COMVENMEION sabori aS EA EEA tees acay csduen a ion tans E O E adore Manette 72 The Format That Commands ou ccccecssssssseesseseceecsesescneceeseseneceeseeesesenacecseneneescscneneeeescaeneeeescaenaeeeseeeneeerseeenenecetees 73 Controlling the Operating System and Applications e ec cecccccescseescseeseseeseecsesecsesseseeesseeecseeecseeecesseeesseescseeeseeaeeesaees 76 Keyword Searching the Computer esessseseseseeessetesesesestseseseseseestresesesesteessessstsesesesesteesetrssesesesesesesestsesetessteeseseees 76 Opening and Closing Programs and Windows ccccccccesessesescesesceseseeseseesescescsesceeesesecseeesecseseesesecseeecseceeseeeeseees
53. Dragon s Help menu You can open the Help at any time with generic commands give me help or shortcut commands that include the word s to search for such as search Dragon Help for Roman numerals v The Sidebar is a thin vertical window which displays many commands and tips You can open it by voice commands or through the Help menu You may use mouse or voice to access its panes tabs links and icon buttons Its right click menu gives access to options to change the Sidebar s behavior and appearance including making it Floating rather than docked hiding the tips or the Mouse tab as well as print its content To see all its commands use the Command Browser Beyond these resources consulting an experienced Dragon trainer for specific guidance and customizations can be particularly efficient for users who have special environments workflows equipment or challenges for instance challenges related to motion vision or speech fluency Now that you know how to access many resources let s learn the most important aspects of using Dragon starting with an often overlooked but crucial one personalizing your profile s Vocabulary Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 24 Why Personalizing the Vocabulary is Essential Transcribing a person s speech presents acoustic challenges such as accent and ambient noise There is also a lexical challenge for the transcription to be precisely accurate famil
54. E ARNESE RA 21 The Tutorial wavisn cided E aves deee O SRRA baa bataab ees 22 The User s Guides 4 eeci ied cade sinin ad EAE ake ease purine duane seta RN 23 Why Personalizing the Vocabulary is Essential 0 cc cccccsccseeseseeseeesesecsesecsescesesesesecsesecsesecsesaesesaeaecsesecaesaeaeaaeaeeaeeeeaes 25 Customizing the Vocabulary Using the Vocabulary Editor ccc cccesesesseeecssescseeseseesesecsesecseeeesesseeesseesseeeseesseeesaees 26 Adding Vocabulary Entries Words Phrases ACrOnyMs ccccccccsccceesesesceseeceseceeseeseseeseeeeseceesenecsesseseaeaecaeneeaes 26 The importance Of Spoken Forms cccccccsessesesceseeceseesesceseseeseeecsecesesecaessesessesenaesecsesecsesaesessesecsesecsesaeseaeaesaeneeees 28 Deleting Words and Modifying Word Properties cccccccecccsssecseeseseesesecsesecseseeseneesesesaesecsenecsesaeseeaeaecaeseenes 31 Importing Lists Of Vocabulary Entries cccccccecseeseseeseecsesecsescesescesecsesesecsesecaesaesessenecsesecaenecaesaesesaeaecaesesaesaeaeeesseeesaeeees 35 Customizing the Vocabulary from Existing Documents 00 0 0 cccccecseesesseseseesesecseeecsessesessesecesseecseeecsesseesseeecsensseesaeeesaees 37 Customizing the Vocabulary from Your E Mail ccccecccssscssesesscseescseescseeseseesesecseseescsesseesseesseeecseeeseesseeesseeeseeeseeaeeeeaees 40 Starting to Dictate Controlling the Microphone 0 cc ccccccecsseessseeecseeseseesesecsesecsesecuesesesesseecseeecseeesees
55. End User Workbook for Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 12 Note Closing all programs before installing is recommended This also applies to software updates after downloading an update close all programs including Dragon itself before launching the update s installation You may wish to start the Windows Task Manager and verify that natspeak exe is not running see the KnowledgeBase for details nd Common Software Manager lt D 4 Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 has 1 updates and 0 messages ABB oP So For the latest documentation please see www nuance com e The Quick Card includes important notes about installing Dragon and connecting your microphone as well as reference tables for punctuation and other special characters numeric data and commands e Another important resource is the User Guide which covers installation End User Workbook march 2013 for Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 12 0 and 12 5 Unless indicated otherwise the material in this workbook applies to all editions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking and the screenshots are from the Professional edition This workbook assumes that Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 is now installed on your PC The card that comes in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking box includes important notes about installing and getting started with Dragon as well as reference tables for punctuation numeric data and commands The latest electronic version of this Quick Start Guide
56. Fields to your boilerplate commands to create DragonTemplates which can be navigated and filled out by voice v In the Professional and Legal editions the Command Browser allows you to rename modify clone delete export and import custom commands Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 110 Performing Audio Checks and Acoustic Training As described earlier personalizing Dragon s vocabulary is a small investment of time that makes a big difference in how accurately the software can work for you In addition when misrecognitions do happen using proper correction technique allows Dragon to learn from its mistakes In certain cases you may also want to perform additional acoustic training to improve accuracy This lesson presents how to train individual words or phrases and how to bring up a training text to read aloud as well as how to use the Microphone Check a short but important process IMPORTANT When providing Dragon with acoustic training be sure to use your natural dictation voice relax and speak clearly but not louder or slower than you would when dictating normally Otherwise you give the software acoustic data that is not representative of how you usually dictate Remember when you are training software to accurately recognize your speech you must represent your speech accurately The Microphone Check Use Dragon s audio check if something in your environment has changed new co
57. Help for naming the word s you wish to search for For instance you could say search Dragon Help for Firefox Note that the search keywords you name in this command will be considered individually unless you put them in quotes for instance Search Dragon Help for open quote Dictation box close quote Dragon also provides contextual help from its dialog boxes the Help button or question mark icon or links take you directly to the relevant article in the Help Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 18 The Dragon Sidebar What Can I Say At any time you can ask Dragon to display its Sidebar a resizable vertical window meant to help users discover and remember important tips and commands It can be made very thin If a major application such as Microsoft Word is active the Sidebar s first tab will show commands for that application Otherwise it will show a list of commands that are not specific to one application Global commands The Sidebar also contains a hideable tab for mouse commands dragging clicking etc as well as a tab for custom created commands a feature of the editions Premium and higher In addition in its top right corner are icons to open important resources the Command Browser Vocabulary Editor Options dialog and Help CAUTION By default the Dragon Sidebar is set to open automatically when your user profile opens and in Dragon 12 0 it is docked to the
58. If what Dragon should have transcribed is NOT listed 6 Spelling Window enter it then say click OK or press Enter In our Spell or type what you had suid example you could say cap MADYSSEN then or say Choose and a number q click OK Meares Choose 1 Madyssen The Spelling Window then closes and in your text Dragon replaces the misrecognized segment with what you indicated was the correct transcription Note In addition to adjusting your document Dragon also learned a bit of information to refine your profile and if you entered in the Spelling Window a word that was not in its active vocabulary Dragon has now added that word to its active vocabulary you could now see that word in the Vocabulary Editor Remember that Dragon allows the use of voice and does not prohibit manual action at different times one may be quicker or easier than the other In the edit line of the Spelling Window it can be faster to make modifications with mouse or keyboard although you can perform correction entirely by voice You cannot dictate words in the Spelling Window However you can dictate e Individual characters letters digits space symbols see your documentation for details e Commands like backspace 5 move right 4 characters delete next word select line Note In the Spelling Window Backspace and Delete commands should be used instead of scratch that especially if Press Key commands are
59. Microsoft Word You can use the following voice commands to perform basic document operations using Microsoft Word click the operation you wish more information about w Creating opening and closing a document w Saving a document w Page Setup w Viewing the document w Printing w Checking spelling and grammar w Searching and replacing p Inserting document segments 1 Go To lt Jocation gt to move the insertion point to where you want to insert the new page For example Go To Bottom to add a new page at the end of the current document 2 Add a New Page Many of Dragon s commands work for Word 2003 2007 2010 and 2013 such as e New file e Save the file Save file as e Create a 3 by 7 table e Add page numbers at bottom left center right e Delete next sentence e Find aword Find and replace e Set page orientation to Landscape e Print pages 3 to 7 Print the selection Print this page e View page layout Change view to print layout e Zoom to 50 percent Zoom to full page Change zoom to page width e Set page width to 8 inches e Show Hide paragraph marks e Double space the document Single space this paragraph e Set the font color to green in this line e Set background to yellow e Show word count Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 99 Microsoft Word 2007 and the Office Ribbon In addition to the Ribbon Interface which organizes items by tabs instead of men
60. Step 2 On the Mode section of its Task O x Pane click Manage or choose Mode Manage Help it from the Mode menu Group MyGlobal x Step 3 Open the Group drop down are C Global Commands list If you created a separate MyGlobal i C closing personal group PE a its Mode User defined name will appear here choose it Otherwise the commands a Browse you made will be under User A Script defined 2 Manage Step 4 The Command Browser now displays only the commands in Manage the specified group listing E Import them by availability You can use the symbol to expand the E Export display X Delete Step 5 Check the box next to the 4 Edit Properties desired command then click k To Script which at that point P To Script will be available in the Task pane This takes you to the Command Browser s Script display which shows all the modifiable commands Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 108 ee 5 x highlighted click Edit in ommand e lO x the Task pane or use the Mode Script Help Script menu The Grammar e eak Rennie gee Structured state all MyCommands Editor will open displaying the Task Pane in lt mouse gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 a command s attributes and lt mouse gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 con
61. TANT Whenever you use Dragon on the Web whether for email or for something else your experience will depend on several factors including e The design of the particular web page at that time e The particular settings in your browser and in the Web based application e What browser and what version of that browser you use Example For Google Chrome Dragon doesn t have Full Text Control It also doesn t have browser commands such as go to address bar or the ability to click links by saying their name In three popular browsers Dragon 12 has additional functionality just in Gmail and Hotmail Outlook com as described in the next section At the time of its release Dragon 12 has is no special functionality for other Web based email applications such as Yahoo Mail This feature applies to Internet Explorer version 9 or 10 32 bit only and the latest supported version of Firefox and Chrome Please see the KnowledgeBase at support nuance com for the latest details on supported versions The makers of Firefox and Chrome frequently release new versions Note Internet Explorer 9 can be installed on Windows Vista and Windows 7 but not on XP IMPORTANT For the feature to be active you may need to close and re open your browser once after installing Dragon 12 Your browser may present a message either full screen or just in a small part of your screen asking for authorization Examples are illustrated below The Dragon N
62. Word and Excel open in that classic interface The Start screen and Charms bar The Start menu of previous operating systems doesn t exist in Windows 8 but equivalent functionality is provided by the Start screen and r the Charms bar illustrated here a a mi In version 12 5 of Dragon you can use the commands open Charms bar and open Start screen Remember that if you know accelerator keys in the operating system or applications you may wish to take advantage of Dragon s ability to press keys For example you can give the commands press down arrow or press Windows key this toggles to the desktop or the Start screen or the latest modern app open or press Windows h this accesses Windows 8 s Share feature Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 83 TIP To see the expanded view of the Start screen you can give commands including show all applications On the Start screen if you type some keys the Search field automatically opens up displaying the characters you typed the same is true if you dictate You can use this to search for or open items by voice For instance if you wish to open the folder that contains the dragon log you could say dragon log and once the words dragon log appear in the Search field you can say press enter to activate the search result that is currently in focus Desktop vs Modern
63. a barcode so you can just point your device s camera at the computer screen to capture the information that the Dragon Remote Microphone Application needs Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 130 Premium and above only Enhanced Bluetooth wireless support In this release you can gain accuracy if you have a certified wideband Bluetooth microphone with USB dongle such as the 16 kHz Plantronics Calisto II BT 300 You must plug the microphone s dongle into your PC before you open Dragon Then Dragon s source list will include Enhanced Bluetooth Professional and above only Exporting custom words with their properties When you export your custom words for safe keeping or for use in other user profiles you can choose XML as the output format instead of txt so that Word Properties such as special spacing or spelling will be included Note Exported word lists do not include trained pronunciations Professional and above only AutoTranscribe Folder Agent enhancements The AutoTranscribe Folder Agent which automatically schedules transcriptions of recordings found in a particular folder into text files formerly offered only TXT as an output format Now output is available in DOC and RTF formats Administrators can also now set up automatic e mail notification from the command line when a transcription job completes as explained in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Administrator s Guide Pro
64. a blog post e Publish this that post to the blog account Mailings menu e Create blank new envelope label e How view hide merge preview Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 100 Microsoft Word 2010 and 2013 With Office 2010 Microsoft introduced some changes to the application interface in particular the File tab The other tabs can be accessed by voice by just saying their name but for the File tab you must say file tab or click file tab For details on support for Office 2010 and 2013 please see Dragon s Help and website resources OAs dau Contents Index Search Type in the word s to search for ature our mouse pointer over you a y the graphic Ghaciaying the feature until the name appears Using the Jint PFL ribbon recital Here s an example of how the ribbon looks when you click the Home tab in Microsoft List Topics __ Display Word AFT Selecttopic Found 2 Title Location F Home Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review View Using the Microsoft Off Dragon H 1 B x wr a iz ies ee Calibri B ju g a What s Newin Dragon DragonH 2 A X Bar 9 a Se ts AaBbCeDc AaBbCcoe AaBbCi Pasie g B Z U sex x AZA He 4b TNormal 1No Spaci Heading1 Clipboard amp Font Paragraph Styles Nore To access the File tab in any of the applications say File Tab For example here s th
65. amation mark comma k colon question mark semi colon For these exercises start a word processor for example you can say start DragonPad Exercise 1 Look at the following sample dictate it then say microphone off If any word is misrecognized ignore it for now The very first words may take a moment to appear on the screen this is normal How is this different from dictating to a person should try to provide clean input speaking naturally but without mumbling or trailing off CAUTION Do turn off your microphone when you finish dictating If your last sentence reads something like trailing off Microphone off you probably forgot to pause briefly before giving the command If you cannot use your hands say go to sleep or stop listening instead of microphone off New Line and New Paragraph With Dragon active you can press your Enter key but you can also simply say the commands new line and new paragraph Note When you start dictating your new paragraph Dragon will capitalize its first letter automatically just like it automatically capitalizes after a period an exclamation point or a question mark By default Dragon does NOT capitalize the first word after new line or colon TIP if you prefer new line to trigger capitalization you can change its default via the Vocabulary Editor since new line belongs to a special group of commands accessible there these so calle
66. ame for instance instead of click add a list of words to your vocabulary you could say just click add a list The link Which tool to use first opens the Accuracy Assistant which presents a set of questions to help determine what you can do to increase accuracy in a given situation The Help and the Performance Assistant The DragonBar s Help menu gives you access to the on screen Help topics articles and the Performance Assistant a collection of suggestions for what you can do to increase Dragon s speed Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 17 Tif you don t intend to use voice commands to format a document or numbers only ir 7 Contents Index Search you are dictating in a spreadsheet By restricting what it can expect to recognize you can _ y speed up Dragon Use the following links to learn how to change the recognition mode Type in the word s to search for speed E I only want to I and not use voice ids dictate i Numbers for example a spreadsheet ere se dictation mixed p Fe ee Le and commands Title Lo Welcome to the Dragon Perfor Dr Iwantto adjustthe Speed vs A Dr Idon tuse voice commands to Dr The following links provide descriptions of the various things you can do to increase your Idon tmove the mouse pointer Dr computer s ability to run Dragon as well as many other programs I don t control my word process Dr I don
67. an later play it back and make corrections as needed This feature also allows you to have someone else correct misrecognitions in your dictated documents which means your profile can benefit from corrections refined without any work on your part Saving the Recorded Dictation DRA file Step 1 Dictate into DragonPad Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect If you wish to make any corrections now do so Save the document as you normally would Note for DragonPad users Because DragonPad doesn t have an autosave feature it s a good idea to name your document early on and save it regularly Step 2 Dragon asks whether you want to save the associated recording Your word processor s autosave feature may even trigger this message for you If you or someone else will be using Playback or Correction in this document later choose Yes Dragon Naturalyspeaking if you wish to later playback the dictation in this document and A correct recognition emors if it contains any you must save the audio associated with this document if you choose Yes below Dragon will create alongside your text document a file of the same name with the extension DRA Dragon Recorded Audio see the Help for details on what you can do with a DRAfile Note One minute of recorded dictation can take up to 2 66 MB of disk space Do you wish to save the Dragon Recorded Audio for this document Dragon then saves in t
68. arks for the something Browse search the computer for the something Optional search the documents for the something search the Dragon help for the something search the e mail for the something es Ellipsis search the favorites for the something search the files for the something search the mail for the something gt Or t Show All Back to List search the messages for the something BS View Edit Script search web history for the something search the web history for the something Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 76 Correction Commands View Hot keys Pause required before commands nn 0 1 sec i 1 sec Note These Desktop search shortcuts WI Enable mouse motion commands Speed like the Web search shortcuts can be V Enable HTML support disabled or enabled on the Commands V Enable commands in HTML windows tab of Dragon s Options dialog Their V Require Click to select hyperlinks in HTML windows option also controls the Help search iv ia a ee lect shortcut search Dragon Help for WI Req V Require Click to select buttons and other controls V Enable recognition mode switching commands V Enable Web search commands V Enable Desktop search commands W Display search text before performing search W Enable E mail
69. as well as to create Spoken Forms for items pronounced differently from the way they are written Spoken Forms are often the most efficient way to ensure accurate recognition If you suspect that Dragon needs help recognizing a tricky word particularly if it contains one or more sounds you cannot represent in a Spoken Form such as a rolled r you can acoustically train that word Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 111 Step 1 In the Vocabulary Editor locate the word you wish to train by entering it in the Written Form field If you have just added the word this will not be necessary as the word will already be displayed at the top of the list Step 2 Click the word in the list so it is highlighted then say or click Train The Train Words window opens Are you ready If you need to clear you throat do it first Click Go and read the prompt in your normal speaking voice as if you were saying this word in the middle of a sentence Step 3 You may have to wait a second for this acoustic information to be incorporated be patient Then you can say or click Done to close the Train Words window Aylin Click Go to begin recording your speech Help Cancel Done Done amp Train Another Reading Text to Train Dragon Consider providing some reading for acoustic training after the first few days of practicing dictation by then speaking clearly into the mic
70. ast your current paragraph before making a correction so that you preserve your train of thought Notice what seems more convenient and efficient for you Smart Format Rules When you make a correction related to formatting such as abbreviations titles units of measure or alternate written forms Dragon may display its Smart Format Rules box offering to change one of its Auto Formatting options or Word Property settings You can then either accept one of the adjustments offered or dismiss the box If you wish to you can change settings yourself from the Auto Formatting Options dialog box or the Vocabulary Editor as in previous versions The Smart Format Rules feature simply reaches out to you making it quick and easy for you to adjust the settings you care about For example When you dictate five kilograms Dragon writes 5 kg and if you then change kilograms to kg by overtyping or using the Correction menu or Spelling window Dragon presents the Smart Format Rules box pictured here 6 Smart Format Rules ix Say Choose followed by a number or just ignore this box choose 1 Never abbreviate units of measure choose 2 Always use the alternate written form kilograms a Take a moment to read what the box offers Then if you want one of the proposed adjustments to be made say choose followed by the desired number If you don t want any of the choices proposed you can
71. ate send an e mail a mail note a message about on the something create send an e mail 2 mail note a message to someone e mail the selection to someone schedule a meeting on twentieth thirtieth twenty thirty first at schedule an appointment schedule an appointment at schedule an appointment on twentieth thirtieth twenty thirty first schedule create book an appointment a meeting about something schedule create book an appointment a meeting with someone Commands for your installed email program You can start your default e mail program by saying Start mail With the program s inbox open you can say new mail creates a new mail message open mail opens the mail message highlighted in the list close mail closes the open mail message forward mail this forwards the highlighted or open mail message reply to mail this replies to the highlighted or open mail message delete mail deletes the highlighted or open mail message check for new mail checks for new mail opens your Inbox Note In e mail commands you can substitute message e mail or memo for the word mail TIP In lists of messages of folders you can use navigation commands like move down 3 move up 9 as well as go to top and page down Copyright 2013 Nuanc
72. ating and Auto Hide The automatic opening of the Sidebar can be disabled from the Miscellaneous tab of Dragon s Options dialog Now that your profile is created we encourage you to explore Dragon s options to suit your preferences including changing numeric keypad hotkeys This is particularly relevant to laptop users and people who like to use their numeric keypad for data entry This workbook s lessons will progressively introduce you to options that most users should consider Below are two of them the Natural Language Commands for specific applications and the Speed versus Accuracy slider Important options Natural Language Commands and Speed vs Accuracy After you create your profile Dragon presents a special message if it determined that your computer s characteristics wouldn t allow optimal performance This message informs you that Dragon has adjusted the defaults for two of its options as follows e The Speed versus Accuracy slider was moved toward speed e The Natural Language Commands for Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Corel WordPerfect were disabled The lesson Controlling your Desktop and Applications addresses these large sets of flexible commands Note not all editions and languages of Dragon contain these commands Later you can easily reverse these changes through Dragon s Options dialog depending on your particular needs you can enable or disable the Natural Language Commands for any of th
73. aturallySpeaking Rich Internet Application Support Extension add on from Nuance Communications Inc is ready pane Don t enable for use Another program on your computer would like to modify Firefox with the following add on Dragon NaturallySpeaking Rich Internet Application Support 1 0 0 5 By Nuance Communications Inc Location C Program Files x86 Nuance NaturallySpeaking12 Program ffShim xpi Install add ons only from authors whom you trust Allow this installation You can always change your mind at any time by going to the Add ons Manager Continue Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 94 NOTE for Internet Explorer If you installed Internet Explorer after installing Dragon 12 you must install Dragon files needed to use this feature in Internet Explorer To do so double click the file setup exe on your original Dragon 12 installation medium for most people this is the installation DVD A wizard window will come up On it choose the Repair option then click Next Full Text Control and the Dictation Box In the web pages supported by the plug in Gmail and Hotmail Outlook com you have Full Text Control even in Firefox and Chrome Dragon capitalizes the first word adjusts spacing when you insert a word lets you give commands like insert before launch meeting In contrast where the plug in does not apply i e any Web page outside of Gmail and Hotmail Out
74. ay Click before saying the name of a hyperlink or part of the name For example on a Web page with a link for Directions to our office you could say Click our office Scrolling commands in Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Word New commands in the Spelling window formerly called the Spell dialog box Modify lt 1 9 gt and Edit lt 1 9 gt work like the existing command Select lt 1 9 gt in this window You can use them to designate an almost correct choice so you can modify it Display search text before performing searches In Dragon 10 the Web search commands executed the search automatically In Dragon 11 you can edit the search string before it is sent to your browser The new Edit Search Keywords dialog box provides the option to correct revise or augment what you said in your command The option is on by default Direct searches for more Web sites Search lt site gt for lt word s gt includes Facebook Twitter Bing MySpace and IRS gov Administrative Settings always available Dragon now keeps the Administrative Settings available from the DragonBar s Tools menu even when you have a User Profile open The Administrative Settings dialog box contains important items such as scheduling automatic Accuracy Tuning and choosing a custom backup location plus in Windows XP the disabling of ctfmon exe a program which can interfere with Dragon Command Browser interface Copyright 2013 Nuance
75. b e Correcting e Web Basics e Deletin e Email Basics e Formatting e Desktop Search The User s Guides The latest User s Guide is available as a PDF on the Nuance website alongside the Quick Start Guide the Calisto Bluetooth User Guide and other resources The DragonBar s Help menu gives direct access to the website s User Documentation page When viewing the PDF file you can click chapter headings to jump to specific topics and you can print out sections as well as the entire file TIP If you are using a Bluetooth microphone be sure to read its User Guide Before using the microphone with Dragon charge the headset and make sure that it is not only powered up but also active that is in call mode On the Plantronics Calisto microphone this is achieved by pressing the headset s button Please see your microphone s user guide for details including how to charge the headset and how to pair it with its USB dongle if necessary Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 23 Key points about learning more and getting help v This workbook is meant to get you started efficiently and cover essential concepts and tips Other resources include the Help the Sidebar the Accuracy Center and its Accuracy Assistant the Performance Assistant as well as the Nuance website which includes tips FAQs video demonstrations and the Knowledge Base of TechNotes v Be sure to explore
76. can set the Prompt before saving to network location option in the Administrative Settings dialog so that users can choose where to save their profiles With this option enabled when you close Dragon or shut down or log off your computer a dialog box appears letting you choose whether to save your profile locally or to a master network location If you are on a slow network you can save your profile locally to save time When you re ready later save it to the master location to make any updates available at other network locations What s New in Version 11 0 Ellipsis dot dot dot triggers capitalization of the following word You can modify this default through the Vocabulary Editor s Properties button If your usage of ellipsis is mostly for the end of sentences as opposed to within a sentence you can keep this default to handle the cases when you do NOT want the ellipsis to trigger capitalization you can say no caps right after the ellipsis Spoken forms do not allow punctuation See examples in the Vocabulary Editor and the workbook Dictation commands such as cap and caps on are now lowercase This can matter for users who create or modify custom commands that refer to dictation commands in HeardWord statements for instance The Dictation Commands can be seen at the top of the Vocabulary Editor s list The DragonBar menus and icons including the former Select and Say The DragonBar is desig
77. ch commands Enable E mail and Calendar commands on the Commands tab of the Dragon s 4 Enable Desktop search commands Options dialog V Display search text before performing search v Enable Email and Calendar commands Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 91 To see more commands you can explore the Command Browser s Context list and take advantage of the Sidebar as well as the Help for instance you could say search Dragon help for Outlook calendar Context Dragon Shortcuts for E mail gt Y Keyword Filter No filter selected F Include Global Commands Task Pane Mode Browse amp Script 2 Manage Browse gt Optional gt or oe Blipsis 4 Show All o Back to List Pi View Edit Script Training Bg Train Fos JI Train Later Si Train List book a meeting on twentieth thirtieth twenty thirty first at book an appointment on twentieth thirtieth twenty thirty first at copy this that it to new contact create a meeting on twentieth thirtieth twenty thirty first at create a task about on something create an appointment create an appointment at create an appointment on twentieth thirtieth twenty thirty first cre
78. ch email for lt xyz gt Social Networking Floating Post to Facebook text Auto hide Post that to Facebook Post to Twitter Correct misrecognitions v Always on Top Seen Correct that Y Show Tips Spell that lt xyz gt Selecting text Show Mouse commands Select that Select again a 2 Select lt xyz gt Show Sidebar when profile opens Select lt range start gt through lt range end gt Print Refresh To open the Windows Start x Close Alt F4 fec i Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 19 Step 1 Open the Dragon Sidebar Voice commands for this include open Dragon Sidebar show Dragon Sidebar and what can I say You can also use the DragonBar s Help menu Step 2 Explore the Sidebar and adjust it to suit your preferences You can make its font size Small Medium or Large By clicking on its border and dragging it horizontally you can make the Sidebar very thin Note doing so may hide some of its content such as the top right icons If you don t need to use mouse commands we suggest hiding its Mouse tab Note One way to access details about the Sidebar is to use its question mark icon in the top right corner You can also say a search keyword command such as search Dragon Help for Sidebar commands Step 3 Practice activating the Sidebar s links and tabs To access the tabs by voice you can say Dragon Sidebar Home Dragon Sidebar Gl
79. check your audio system and adjust its volume setting This step is called the Microphone Check formerly Audio Setup Wizard Note If you are using a Bluetooth microphone make sure that it is not only powered up but also active that is in call mode On the Plantronics Calisto microphone this is achieved by pressing the headset s button Please see your microphone s user guide for details including how to charge the headset and how to pair it with the dongle if necessary Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 9 Step 4 Click Start Volume P exman a aaa eZ Check and read the boxed text ina clear voice the way you plan to Dragon will adjust your volume speak when Dragon needs to listen to you read some text aloud for 10 seconds Make sure your wo rki ng wi th microphone is plugged in and positioned correctly then select the Start Volume Check button Dragon Here While you are reading this the computer will adjust your punctuation is microphone volume settings and then beep to signal that the process is complete Speak into the microphone as if you were recommended but talking to a friend in person It should only take about ten seconds to complete this step If you do not hear the beep start reading again from the beginning until you do not required When Dragon lets you know it has heard enough click Next The next screen is similar
80. corresponding to the top result of the keywords you included in the command Using such a command can be the quickest way to open the website for an institution or Web based application for example you could say open top site for Facebook or open top site for Nuance Communications Before these shortcut commands are executed Dragon gives you a chance to edit the search string it opens a small dialog box which lets you revise replace or augment your keywords This lets you make your search commands very precise which means you will find more quickly what you wanted Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 86 This Edit box is controlled by an option enabled by default for Web and Desktop shortcut commands Note If you turn this option off you may not see any action right away after giving one of these commands this is normal since the search engine itself needs a moment to complete the requested action The Shortcut Commands for Social Media Dragon offers commands to quickly post to Facebook or Twitter In Version 12 you can disable these from the Commands tab of the Options dialog under the button More commands There are two ways to create your post e You can select some text you dictated or some text in an editable document then say Post that to Facebook or Post that to Twitter e You can also append dictation directly in your command as in the Web search shortcuts say Post
81. csecsecseesseaeensens 7 About spoken recordings AS SOULCE ccecccsscscsscssscsesscssecsesscsesseesscsecsscsecsecsessecaecasssecaecsesssaecseascaecaseascascsessscacseeees 7 Adding and Managing SOUrCES ccccccsessesessesesseseescssesesessessssvscssesessesecsessesensesesaesessesescaessesenseseaesesaeseeaesenaenenaenesaes 8 A first opportunity to adapt your profile s vocabulary 0 ccc ecccsccsesseescesessecsscsesseesscsessececsecseseecsecseseeeseenes 11 Scheduling Dragon s periodic tasks 0 cccccsccsscsccssessesseseessesscseesscsecseseccsesscsecsscssceecsscseceecsacseceecsseseseecsseseseesaeens 12 Before your profile opens caution With desktop ICONS cece cccccssessesscseessesccseessesecseesscsesecesscseseceesceeseenes 12 Important options Natural Language Commands and Speed vs ACCUIACY ceececetceseseeeeteeeeeseseeeeeeeeseeees 13 Learning More and Getting Help on ccc E A E A A AE EAEE A E A AE E R AN s 17 The Accuracy Center and Accuracy Assistant 00 0 ccc ccccsccsecscessesesseesccscsseesesessceeesecssssecsecsessessecsesaeseceeseasseenes 17 The Help and the Performance Assistant ccccccccccsecscescesecsssscesesseescesessseecsscsecsecsecsessecsecsscsacsecsesasseceeseaeseeees 17 The Dragon Sidebar What Can Say oo ccceccccccssecsesceseseeseeeseeeeseceesecsesensesensesecsesecsessesessenecsesecsesaesesaenecaeaeeaes 19 The Interactive Tutorial cic cian vin edccandiligadnionusieeui idan nacaniadannuea nsdn TA
82. cseeeseceeseceesecsesecseeecseceesecseaeeseeecseeetseeeesenes 91 Voice ES LATET S e RENEE N TA E EE T E T E ANE E E EA IA E 91 Commands for your installed email program cecccecccescesescesesseseseeseseeseseesceseseeeesesecseceeseceeseeseseeseescseeeeseeeeaeees 92 Web based email and the Dragon plug in oo ccccecccsseesceseeeeseeseseceesecseseesececsesecsesecaesaesesaesecaesecsesaeseeaeaeeaeaeeaes 94 Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Microsoft Word cccccccccecsesessesseseseesesecescesescescsceseseceeseesesecsesecseeeeseceeseeseseeseeecseneeseeeeseees 98 TIP for Windows XP turning Off CTFMON ccccccccccccsescesesceseeseseeseseceesecsesecsesecsesecsenecsesseseasenecaesecaesaesesaeaecaeaeeaes 98 Voice Notations in Microsoft Word COCUMENES ececesesseseecseseceecsesesceecsesesceecaeaeaesesesaeaesesesaeaeeeeeeaeaeeeeeeaeas 98 Commands specific to Microsoft Word 00 ccececcessesesceseeseseseseseescsesceseseesesecseseeseseeseseeseceeseceeseeseseeseeecseneeseeeeseees 98 Microsoft Word 2007 and the Ribbon ec eeesesssesseeeeeesesescseseeseecseneeeesescaeneeseecaeaeseeecneneceeecaeneeeecaeaeeeecnenees 100 Microsoft Word 2010 and 2013 oo cece AT aa A NR E a R R ER 101 Dictating and editing in Microsoft Excel oo ccc cccccceessessesessesesseseeeescescsenecsesecseceesecseseceesecsesecseceesecseseesesecseeeeseeesseneeae 102 Boosting Productivity with Custom COMMANAS ccceccccssesesseseeseseeceseeceseeseseesesecsesecse
83. ct has similar commands so it shares the same Dragon Sidebar content Remember that if your system resources are low enabling Natural Language Commands could decrease Dragon s speed Also if an application s set is disabled the Dragon Sidebar will not show special content for that application instead it will show Global commands In addition to commands this chapter covers special points of interest regarding Microsoft Word ctfmon exe and the Voice Notation feature TIP for Windows XP turning off CTFMON After installing Dragon on a Windows XP operating system errors may start appearing if the Microsoft Alternate User Input application ctfmon exe is also running You can disable ctfmon exe easily thanks to a checkbox on the Miscellaneous tab of the Administrative Settings dialog box Administrative Settings is in the DragonBar s Tools menu Note before opening it Dragon needs to close the current profile therefore a manual action is then needed Voice Notations in Microsoft Word documents The higher editions of Dragon let you add Voice Notations in Word text that can later be used with Word s Accept Reject Change functionality A Notation could be anything you do not want permanently in your document or you do not want transcribed e g instructions you speak for the benefit of your assistant Voice Notations are not used by the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer To add a Voice Notation press the Esc
84. cular window and Dragon 11 contains commands for Windows itself such as showing the Desktop Control Panel or folders such as My Documents and My Pictures See Windows Desktop commands for details Support for Microsoft Office 2010 32 bit and 64 bit includes Full Text Control and Natural Language Commands See Using the Microsoft Office ribbon for details Reduced memory usage during acoustic optimization Dragon 11 uses significantly less memory than previous versions during optimization Running the Acoustic Optimizer regularly is important for improving your User Profile s accuracy over time and it is easier to do in Dragon 11 Full Text Control support for OpenOffice org Writer you can use at any time commands like correct lt xyz gt and insert after lt xyZz gt Easier names for popular programs Dragon 11 recognizes shorter names for popular Windows programs For example now you can say Open Microsoft Word rather than Open Microsoft Office Word 2007 Shift Ctrl mouse click voice commands Dragon provides new voice commands for pressing the Shift and Ctrl keys by voice in conjunction with right or left clicking the mouse These options provide greater flexibility with certain Windows programs More file formats for use with digital recorders Playback options added to the Text to Speech Options control playback rewind fast forward speed in and volume in Recognition History shows commands and timesta
85. curacy of her future dictations The following is only necessary if Roaming is not used Bob exports Jane s profile to the network through the Manage User Profiles dialog from there Jane can import her newly refined profile Key points about deferred correction v When you dictate in Word WordPerfect or DragonPad Dragon can save the recording associated with your text so misrecognitions can be corrected later as if you had just dictated it v If you choose to save your recorded dictation you can use Correction and Playback features even after you close the document simply start the word processor in which you dictated the document then open the document v When saving your document s recording Dragon creates a file in the same directory as your text document both files have the same name but the synchronized recording has the extension dra To be used for Correction the dra file must be in the same folder as the document itself Dictation files can get very large so only save them if necessary Also when you are finished making corrections to a document you may wish to delete the associated dra file You will still be able to edit the document normally and you will save disk space v This feature allows you to postpone Correction and also to delegate it to a third party your assistant for instance v The Correctionist must open the speaker s profile but not speak into it One can bring up the Correcti
86. d Dictation Commands such as cap caps on and numeral appear near the very top of the Vocabulary Editor s list with a blank Written Form field To find them quickly change the Display drop down list to Word with spoken forms Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 47 only Once you ve highlighted new line in the Vocabulary Editor say or click Properties then choose capitalized from the drop down list Format the next word Vocabulary Editor Written form Spoken form if different new line Written form Spoken form all caps all caps off all caps on backslash cap cap next caps off Delete caps on co next line next paragraph no caps vy Help Display Words with formatting properties only Format the next word capitalized Y The Results Display and its Options Exercise 2 Study the following text sample then dictate it in a blank document Ignore any errors for now The more use it the software will adapt to the way sound and the words I use At the same time will also acquire good habits like pausing optimally keeping silent when hesitating and turning the microphone off or putting it into its sleep state when necessary 53 As you dictate a small rolling Dragon icon appears indicating that recognition is in progress 6 If the option show preliminar
87. dapt to writing style your normal style or contains a foreign language When you are ready click Next Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 37 Step 4 On the Add Documents box click Add Document On the resulting window locate and select the relevant document s then click Open n Add Document mani TIP You can select multiple on files at once by holding down the Go 1 Ctrl key or by pressing Ctrl A the Organize fl S gt Recent Places Windows keyboard shortcut for oir Favorites hee Paterno select all i WB Desktop backing my beta before getting latest 5 30 2012 12 21PM ry Downloads J beta 3 s ie Recent Places a Chrome macros S SkyDrive lp Downloads S EH box and what new s Pe Libraries J EH what new gja L external feedback 6 11 2012 12 31 PM s 1 Computer Files 6 6 2012 5 27 PM amp Local Disk C d general 22 27 PM 26 56 PM S 27 04 AM 20121142AM S DVD RW Drive D A J HELP cmnts d HR compliance Gi Network internal beta 4 w File name v jD o Documents txt doc docx Word Documents doc docx docm WordPerfect Documents wpd es Tet Document Cbt Rich Text Documents rtf HTML Documents html htm shtm shtml Dragon will now analyze the text contained in the designated documents This may take a moment if there is a lot of text to analyz
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89. des and other special text You also learn about Spell Mode and other recognition modes Automatic Text Formatting During Normal Dictation On the Auto Formatting Options dialog available from the Tools menu you can turn Dragon s rules of automatic formatting off and on as desired For example you can choose to have Dragon Transcribe numbers greater E a 7 than two as numerals By 4 pe etna default Dragon follows the rule that small integers should be written as words unless in contexts such as a unit or V Web and e mail addresses address Use the drop down list on this dialog Street addresses Expand contractions such as Abbreviate titles won t and didn t Insert two spaces after Times periods Please see the Help for details jati Z UK and Canadian postcodes TIP The Vocabulary Editor s Word Other numbers Properties dialog offers related V million instead of 000 000 Z US Social Security Numbers capabilities It lets you obtain contextual formatting you can ask V Numbers if greater than or equal to 10 v that numerals always be used after a particular word as in version 4 and you can set alternate written forms for instance if you prefer figure to Automatically add commas and periods T period be written Fig before numbers as EY paat ken spaces chier in Fig 3 V Allow pauses in formatted phrases Note Th
90. desired you can always assign the command to another group later Since the Sidebar s MyCommands tab only shows custom commands that are in the User Defined group you can choose which commands to display there by making a clone of the desired command and assigning it to the User Defined group See this lesson s section on cloning Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 105 Step 5 In the Content field enter what you want Dragon to paste when you say your command You may find it helpful to enlarge or even maximize the Editor s window so that a larger Content field is visible TIP If the text you want already exists in electronic form you can save time highlight the desired segment in the original document then say make that a command Dragon will automatically open the Editor and paste the selection in the Content field All you have to do now is specify the command s name and attributes and edit the Content as needed MyCommands Editor E MyCommand Name ENGEL M Train Description fter and map of Burlington directions Group MyGlobal Availability 2 Global C C Application specific C d Window specific Command Type dp Test and Graphics ed Name Editor Content Nuance Communications Inc Directions to Worldwide Headquarters 1 Wayside Road Burlington MA 01303 Tet 1 781 565 5000 http uenw nuance comhelp contact Hee HB B z
91. details beyond the ones below Note Dragon includes a persistent indication of the current recognition mode on the DragonBar next to the Full Text Control checkmark TIP Dictation Mode can be helpful if you want to dictate as quickly as possible e Profile Tools Vocabulary Modes Audio Help Recognition Mode Normal Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 52 Numbers Mode Dictating Numbers Exclusivel When you are about to dictate a sequence of numeric data consider switching to Numbers Mode When in this mode the software tries to recognize everything it hears as number related or as a command Step 1 Say numbers mode on or choose Numbers Mode from the DragonBar s Modes menu Notice the status message in the DragonBar 123 Profile Tools Vocabulary Modes Audio Help Numbers Mode includes prices percentages commands Now that Dragon is in Numbers mode you can e dictate numbers and punctuation hyphen dollar sign For decimal point say dot or point e say new line new paragraph and space e say move up down left right lt number gt to move the focus to another line cell or item Step 2 To resume regular dictation you can say a command such as switch to normal mode or use the Modes menu Spell Mode Dictating Letters Digits and Other Characters The Spell Mode is useful for dictating character sequences which don t form pronounceable words
92. e the history sidebar le or close the this that tab close Mozilla Firefox ee Ellipsis create a new tab H Show All decrease reduce the do a search Back to List enlarge increase the 8 View Edit Script find a word in the this that page window find a word on the this that page window full page screen view B Train go back backward backwards Train Later go forward forwards ahead go back backward backwards go forward forwards ahead go home Training P Train List go there u go to move to switch to the next tab go to move to switch to the previous tab go to switch to the location location address input go to switch to the end bottom Tf anta l ewitch ta VT the 11 hame nane Accessing a specific item on a Web page These commands require the setting Enable commands in HTML windows which is on by default and can be found on the Commands tab of the Options dialog IMPORTANT Dragon is always looking to match what it hears to possible commands For HTML windows you can choose to require click because saying a word or phrase in isolation may activate a link instead of being transcribed see the Commands tab of the Options dialog This option is on by default For all these commands if what
93. e even in editions that support transcribing recordings editions Premium and higher we suggest starting with a microphone source type This is because by dictating directly to your PC you can get used to speaking in a way that gives best results and you can personalize the vocabulary see the next chapter which means that once you do begin to make recordings and have Dragon transcribe them you will get better accuracy in those transcriptions The default type is a microphone plugged into the Mic In jack audio input socket If you use a USB adapter on a standard headset be sure to pick the USB option here Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 5 Choose a speech device Most people use Dragon by speaking directly to their computer with a microphone Speaking directly with a microphone is the recommended way to start You can also record your voice with a recorded audio device and transfer the files to your computer so Dragon can transcribe them You can add another source if you want to use an additional device More information about the Dragon Remote Microphone Application is available in Help Microphone live dictation Mic In jack most common Dragon Remote Microphone Application Line In jack not recommended Recorded audio devices Handheld or smartphone with recording application Digital audio recorder indudes wav mp3 wma dss ds2 e f your PC has only
94. e you should run this tool when you do NOT need to use Dragon for something else Once Dragon indicates that the analysis is complete click Next Dragon will then present you with a list of the unknown words it found with a checkbox next to each one and the number of times each word was encountered the words found most frequently are presented at the top since they are most likely to be relevant unlike those that only occurred a few times Step 5 Uncheck items you do NOT wish to add If the list is long using the Uncheck All button will save you time TIP This list may include capitalized forms of common words such as Trainer these are usually better left out of the Vocabulary since you can always say cap before a word or capitalize after the fact thanks to capitalize lt xyz gt but you may want to add to the vocabulary phrases that contain them such as Senior Technical Trainer remember it s a good idea to add to the Vocabulary the phrases you usually want capitalized Step 6 Edit items as warranted if you wish to modify an item to make it lowercase or expand on it for instance or to give a spoken form to an item make sure it s highlighted then click Edit This opens the Edit Word window which also presents a little context for the item Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 38 7 Learn from specific documents Add Words
95. e Communications Inc All rights reserved 92 When in a message you can move between its fields by saying Tab or Tab key or by saying the following commands naming the desired field move to To field move to CC BCC field move to Subject Body field Note In these commands the word field is optional and you can substitute go for move Dragon has hundreds of mail related commands To find wordings for an action that interests you in a particular mail program use the Command Browser in its Browse mode use the Context drop down list to pick the program then use Keyword Filter to enter one or more words related to that action The example below illustrates a search for Outlook 2010 commands containing the word sort P Command Browser Browse Mode Browse Help Context Microsoft Outlook 2010 Y Keyword Filter sort include Global Commands Task Pane sort messages Mode sort conversations EA Pe sort e mails by sort mails by attachment amp Script sort mails by author fe Manage sort mails by date sort mails by flag sort mails by from mails by importance Browse P Optional i sort mails by priority lt 4 sort mails by received sort mails by sender sort mails by subject sort memos by sort memos by author sender In Mic
96. e Vocabulary Editor also lets T Caps Lock key overrides capitalization commands you change the properties of Dictation Restore defaults Commands for instance you may wish Restore defaults new line to trigger capitalization as new paragraph does Gd Cancel Help Please see Vocabulary Customization Exercise 1 Dictate some phone numbers with and without area code No need to say hyphen Please call 607 585 3926 instead of 587 1239 Toll free directory 1 800 555 1212 Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 51 TIP By default Dragon applies its automatic formatting rules even if you pause within the segment the option Allow pauses in formatted phrases lets you turn this off If you need to dictate sequences of 7 10 or 11 digits and do NOT want them formatted as phone numbers one trick is to say numeral just before Exercise 2 Dictate the following address For the line containing the zip code just say Oakland California 9 1 2 3 5 Dragon automatically uses the postal abbreviation for the state and precedes it with a comma 127 Evergreen Terrace Oakland CA 91235 Exercise 3 Dictate the following dates Dragon automatically formats when you say for instance Monday July sixteenth 2009 TIP You can change the default date format to one of those offered on the Auto Formatting options dialog
97. e creation process includes indicating your microphone s type and verifying your sound system as well as an optional step where you read aloud for a few minutes so that Dragon can start adapting its acoustic model to the way you sound To get started optimally note Step 1 Step 2 Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved If you want to test your microphone independently of Dragon you can use Sound Recorder a Windows accessory accessible from the Start menu Consistency matters For best results create your profile in your normal environment with the same background noise and equipment as you will usually have when you use Dragon For editions Premium and higher If you already have a Dragon 12 profile and just want to use another type of audio input device add a source to your profile instead of creating a separate profile Open the DragonBar s Profile menu and choose Add source to current User Profile Details below For Bluetooth wireless headsets see the Help and the manufacturer s documentation Familiarize yourself with how to charge your microphone power it up turn it on put it in call mode and ensure it is paired to its USB dongle Launch Dragon you can double click its desktop icon or pick it from the Start menu If Dragon has never been used before on this PC the Profile Creation Wizard will then open automatically Otherwise choose New User Profile in the Drago
98. e current line the one containing the insertion point move up down 1 20 line s or paragraph s e g move up 3 lines move left back 1 20 word s or character s e g move left 7 words move right forward 1 20 word s or character s e g move forward 3 characters TIP A space counts as one character The insert before after commands position the insertion point just before or after a specific word or punctuation mark in the text insert before your office moves the insertion point to just before the phrase your office insert after Joe comma moves to just after the comma following the word Joe The select commands let you highlight editable text visible on the screen Below are just some of them You can say select followed by what you wish to highlight include punctuation as needed select let me know select comma obviously comma Very useful for longer phrases you can specify a range by naming its beginning and ending word s select do let THROUGH please do let me know at your earliest convenience please You can select one or more characters words lines or paragraphs at a time Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 65 select line select next 3 paragraphs select previous 5 words select next character as well as select rest of line Note You can use similar commands to delete delete line delete next three words and copy copy line copy rest of line
99. e the file Repeat as necessary with other lists You may find it convenient to make several lists such as a list of friends and relatives a list of professional contacts a list of product names a list of local landmarks etc Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 35 Step 3 Say import custom words or use the DragonBar s Vocabulary menu to pick Import list of words or phrases Step 4 On the Add Words from Word Lists dialog click the Add File button The Add File window appears Locate the file containing your list and click Open the name of the file you designated is Add Words from Word Add Word Lists Eile List Add File now displayed in the File List If you have other lists to import add their files in the same way Step 5 Click Next The software will Click Add File to add a text file containing a list of words to the file list then press Next Note When importing a word list each line of text will be added to the vocabulary as a phrase or single word import the listed items into the Vocabulary Cancel Help The imported entries will be viewable in the Vocabulary Editor where a red plus sign appears next to them like for entries that were added by means other than an import list TIP From the Vocabulary menu you can also export all custom added words into one txt file This is useful for safe keeping or for import in o
100. e there including hiding the Mouse tab hiding the Tips pane setting the Sidebar to be Floating rather than Docked activating Auto Hide and printing the content TIP When a Sidebar pane has the focus a thick blue line surrounds it The illustration below shows the Mouse tab and one of the Help articles related to mouse usage Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 20 Clicking and dragging the mouse E Moving the mouse pointer Moving and copying objects SendKeys Instruction The MyCommands Editor Macr Marking and dragging objects wi don t move the mouse pointer b What s New in Dragon 11 Positioning the mouse pointer wit Sa E a a a K eT d r E Search previous results V Match similar words E Search titles only R e gt Agi Contents index Search Favorites Type in the word s to search for mouse gt List Topics Display Select topic Found 64 Title Sx To position the pointer with MouseGrid 1 Say MouseGrid to place the MouseGrid over the full screen or say MouseGrid Window to place it over the active window MouseGrid divides the screen or window into nine numbered areas 2 Say the number from 1 to 9 to position the pointer in that numbered area To position it again say another number You can pause slightly after each number you say 0 Examples MouseGrid 3 2 5 MouseGrid Window 7 8 NoTES To
101. e type of display you ll see when you click the File tab in Word 50108 Home Insert Page Layout References id Save J Information about Document2 re yy E Save As m gt Ta a e a B Open __ Search previous results SF pee sf A V Match similar words B Close Ae open copy and change any part of this E Search titles only Protect m r Note por versions of WordPad that do not have a menu named File you can say click application menu WordPad ii SE j Paste Click oy to open save or print f sac Replace and to Se everything ase Yourtan Y Select all do with your document Clippoare ron i Paragraph Editing Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 101 Dictating and editing in Microsoft Excel You can use Dragon to dictate and edit content into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets Many Excel specific commands are built into the higher editions the Dragon Sidebar window shows some and the Command Browser lets you discover the full set In addition the Help describes commands usable in Excel to fill or hide rows or columns sort sum or average values widen columns and more see Help example below Remember that the Natural Language Commands for Excel may be disabled or enabled from the Options dialog In this lesson sample steps guide you to practice tasks such as entering text moving betwe
102. eeesseeeseneseesseeeeaees 42 The DragonBar and the Microphone ICON ccc ccccsccsecssessesecseescesessessccsessceecsscsscsecsecsscsecsecsessessecseseaeseceeseaeaeeees 42 Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved iv The Microphone s Commands and Sleep State ccc cccccceseeseseesesecseseeseseeseceeseceeseecsessesessesecaesecsesaeseaeseeaeneeaes 44 The Importance of Hot Keys including Microphone On Off ccccccccecceceesesecseeeseeceseeeeseeeeseeseseseseseseeaeneenes 45 Starting to Dictate Your First Dictation 00 0 ccc rE EEEN A E E E EE EE 47 Dictating Text and Punctuation Marks ccc ccscsscsecsscsscsessscsseseesscsecsesescsessssescaessceesescsscsescaesscseseasseseeseaeseeees 47 New Line and New Paragraph ccccccccccccsscsscssesscsecsesscsecssesscsecsscsesscsessecssessssacsseseseessceessessceesesesscesseaesecsesseenseaes 47 The Results Display and its OPtions cccesessssesssessesessesescsessesessesensesensenensenecsenecsensesensenecaenecsensesensenecaenesees 48 Dictating Prices Units Dates Times Addresses oo cccccccccsccsscssesecsscsecseessesscseesscsscseeccacssceescaeseceassaessseaseeessceeseeeseeees 51 Automatic Text Formatting During Normal Dictation ccc cccccccecceeeceeesesecseseesesceseceesesecaesecsesaeseeseecseneeaes 51 Numbers Mode Dictating Numbers Exclusively cccccccccsssecsssecseeceseesesecsesecseseesesessesesaesecsesecsesaeseeaenecaeeeeaes 53 Spell Mo
103. ehind each entry You can then make and import one or more lists of your own as described below To create and import lists of words Step 1 Create a document or edit an existing document listing entries you want to add to the Vocabulary You can do it in any word processor as long as you can save this document as plain text e Have each entry on a separate line e Make sure everything is spelled capitalized and spaced correctly e To include a Spoken Form follow the Written Form with a backslash character then the Spoken Form for example Grb II grab two amp sample word list for workbook WordPad STEA File Edit View Insert Format Help Oe 66 amp 2 BK D Fx24 7 By 24 Brown Fox Patterson amp Volff Brown Fox Patterson and Wolff Brown Fox Patterson amp WolffiB F P W Richman amp Associates Inc Richman and Associates Inc John Buck Sullivan J ohn Buck Sullivan Sara Anderson Crystal Consortium sRNA simna CIN see Inventory coat outicoat out coat outs coat out coaters Explanation of Benefits EOB statements EOB Stats OTUC oh tuck OTUCs oh tucks EAMR Eamer FANALYST Analyst HYPN Hyperion KNET Kay Net L50672034 L 506 Operations amp Equipment Plan OEP Op and Equip E Grb II grab two gt lt Step 2 Save this document as a txt file from the File menu choose Save As and depending on the word processor choose Text Document Text Only or Plain Text then clos
104. ell B16 or move to cell Bravo 16 to move to the Breakfast row Dictate a numeric value such as six dollars and fifty cents Step 2 Say move right one to move to the next Breakfast entry Fill in the rest of the row Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 103 Key points about editing cells in Excel v v You can navigate between cells using absolute commands such as move to cell A1 or relative movement commands such as move up one move right two etc If you want to mention a cell in a command such as move to cell D5 or select cell B3 through cell H3 be sure to say the word cell You can speak the letters as alpha bravo Charlie etc instead of A BC If you wish to modify and add to the existing content of a cell move to that cell then say Edit Cell or Press F2 the insertion point will appear at the end of the cell s content and the cell will now have a blue background If you say commands like New Line and New Paragraph these commands are executed within the cell If you just move to a cell and start to dictate what you dictate will overwrite the existing content You can use Dragon commands like select lt xyz gt correct lt xyz gt and insert before lt xyz gt to edit and correct text in a cell To complete entry and move down one cell say press Enter To cancel entry and remain in the cell say cancel or press Escape Saying apply completes entry into a cell and leaves the focus o
105. en cells editing existing cells and correcting recognition errors inside cells You can use the following voice commands to work with content in Microsoft Excel Sum olumn or es oy a er 1 Move the insertion point to the cell where you want the sum to appear 2 Sum Average the Values on the Right on the Left Above Below Sort a column or row of TARE 1 Select the row column or range of cells you want to sort 2 Sort the Selection Cha tents fro Fh ces ee 1 Move the insertion point to the row column or cell you want to change 2 Set this Row Column Cell to Fractions in lt number gt for example Set this Cell to Fractions in Eighths Lock or unlock contents 2 x 1 Move the insertion point to the row column or cell you want to lock or unlock 2 Lock Unlock This Row Column Cell Fill a cell row or column 4 Maun tha incartinn naint ta tha rea cahemn ar coll wars want IMPORTANT If you want to mention a cell in a command such as move to cell D5 or select cell B3 through cell H3 be sure to say the word cell Note that instead of the letters you can say alpha bravo Charlie etc There are two editing modes in Excel Quick and Full Make sure you are familiar with how your version of Excel functions especially for editing content in cells notice when the Status Bar bottom left corner indicates Edit and when it indicates Enter as well as when the mouse pointer chang
106. ent task made fast and easy thanks to Dragon searching your computer Keyword Searching the Computer Available in the higher editions the Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Desktop Search help speed up a process many of us go through often finding information we thinkis somewhere on our computer but don t know exactly where At any time no matter what is currently active on your screen these shortcut commands let you launch a search for items containing the keyword s you specify They use indexing software such as Google Desktop freely downloadable from Google s website They have flexible wordings the Command Browser lets you see all the possible ways to say them and can be general search computer for lt xyz gt lt xyz gt being any word or words or specific as follows e Search emails for lt xyz gt searches for the keyword s lt xyz gt in just the e mails indexed on your computer e Search the documents for lt xyz gt searches just the indexed files e Search the history for lt xyz gt searches just the indexed Web pages visited Mode Browse Help Context Dragon Shortcuts for Windows Desktop Y Keyword Filter Task Pane i Mod _ a mail note on the es gt find a message about the something Browse find a message on the something Script find an e mail about the something Manage find an e mail on the something search the bookm
107. ent ways e Correcting Dragon s errors so that it can learn from them e Formatting editing and revising text whether or not the text was created by voice e And in editions Premium and higher creating custom commands to insert boilerplate text and or graphics Command and control your computer by voice which includes e Saying commands to use the Internet and e mail search your computer open programs click menus and buttons close or minimize windows switch between windows etc e Voice pressing a key or key combination on your keyboard Efficiency and Hands Free Usage We strongly recommend going through this workbook in order But if you used Dragon in the past you may wish to read the What s New section first When a lesson directs you to click an item button menu feel free to instead use your voice or keyboard shortcuts underlined letters Tab spacebar If hands free usage is important to you start by reading the lesson Controlling the Operating System and Applications and see the Help about Dragon s MouseGrid and commands for moving clicking and dragging the mouse IMPORTANT Starting the Microphone Check wizard or the Interactive Tutorial automatically turns off Dragon s microphone which means a manual action is then needed to resume using Dragon If this is a concern for you we recommend having someone present when you create or upgrade a profile or use the Interactive Tu
108. ents E Flagged 1 Navigate fields in any order In a new email commands like go to body and go to subject enable you to navigate the fields in any order as opposed to tabbing from one field to the next Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 95 TIP Regardless of this feature and Dragon it s prudent to leave the To field blank until you re ready to send Also prudent is setting up some other protection such as an automatic delay before the program actually sends See commands and information for the plug in There are several ways to find commands and other details for this feature Site Information e Say show site commands At the bottom of the resulting list is a link to details Hide site commands Show web site commands Click New Compose new email Click Inbox Go to Inbox Click Drafts Go to Drafts e Read the Help To launch a Help search Click Sent Go to Sent directly you could say commands such as Click Flagged Go to Flagged search Dragon help for Gmail The screenshot here is for Hotmail Click All Click Unread Click Contacts Click Social Updates Click Groups Click Newsletters Click Everything Else Click Reply Click Reply all Click Hide web site commands Click here for details including how to disable this plug in Note if Internet Explorer or Firefox is the active window the top of the Sidebar features a link to
109. eriodically at a time and frequency of your choice You can also launch one or both yourself as shown below Launching the Acoustic and or Language Model Optimization Step 1 Use the DragonBar s Audio menu or the Accuracy Center s link Launch Accuracy Tuning now Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 118 Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer E The Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer adapts user profile files to improve recognition accuracy This adaptation is a resource consuming operation and it is preferable to run the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer when you are not actively using your computer Click Go to start adaptation Click Done to exit when aaa is finished v Perform Language Model Dan Statusi Estimated time remaining Start Finish Help Step 2 Check the checkbox for Acoustic Optimization and or Language Model Optimization as desired then click Go Note Language Model optimization is typically much faster than Acoustic Optimization Scheduling the Optimizations and Data Collection For convenience Dragon lets you schedule a specific time and frequency for these optimizations You can do this at the time you create your profile and you can also do it later by going to the Administrative Settings dialog available from the DragonBar s Tools menu and using its Scheduled Tasks tab IMPORTANT when you schedule a Dragon task pick a
110. es e Quick Edit To enter new content into a cell overwrite the current content of a cell or format the entire content of a cell When you select a cell and begin dictating a yellow background appears if the cell currently contains text the dictated text will overwrite it e Full Edit To edit the existing contents of a cell Select the cell and say Edit Cell or Press F2 to open the cell for editing the insertion point is automatically placed at the end of the cell As you dictate the background changes to blue Commands such as New Line operate within the cell TIP To quickly enter a predictable series of values such as days or months you can use commands such as Monday through Friday across or July through December down Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 102 Full Text Control in Quick Edits You will want to practice entering data into a spreadsheet and navigate around the spreadsheet and within cells as well as dictate and correct text using commands like correct lt xyz gt see Full Text Control called Select and Say in previous versions For the exercise below the content of the spreadsheet is not important Step 1 Open Excel say open document and locate amp Microsoft Excel sample Expense Report xls the relevant xls file or use a blank file Elle Edit View Insert Format Toos Data Window Help PDF Creat Step 2 Say move to cell C7 or Charlie s
111. es all bold italics underline formatting from the segment left align that right align that center that justify that copy that and cut that you can also use the direct editing commands lt verb gt lt xyz gt paste that hyphenate that puts hyphens in the spaces within the segment compound that removes spaces between words in the segment bullet unbullet that make sure you are familiar with how your particular application handles bullets quote that puts quotation marks around the selection or last utterance bracket that note in UK English this inserts rounded characters not square brackets Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 72 Note that Dragon also has two special commands for quotes and brackets you can say Empty Quotes or Empty Brackets to have Dragon insert a pair of quotation marks or brackets so you can dictate something within them TIP The Command Browser s Keyword Filter lets you explore additional command wordings for the application s you frequently use as seen in this screenshot For instance in Word and WordPerfect you can say turn bullets on and turn bullets off as well as format that bulleted and bold pewmettowebowe O Mode Browse Help Context WordPerfect X6 x F Keyword Filter F Include Global Commands _Task Pane change to bulleted format that bulleted format that bulleted format that bulleted make not bul
112. ese four applications individually and you can experiment with various settings of the Speed versus Accuracy slider seen in the picture below IMPORTANT other options available on the Miscellaneous tab include having Dragon start in its sleep state useful for persons who cannot use their hands as well as two new features of Dragon 12 e Disabling the tracking of menus buttons and other interface elements e Disabling the automatic opening of the Dictation Box where Dragon does not have Full Text Control examples in PowerPoint or Emacs as well as in Web browsers Firefox and Chrome Details about these important concepts are accessible from the DragonBar s Help menu Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 13 E Launch DragonPad When the User Profile Closes EF Automatically save the profile changes Speed vs Accuracy Fastest F EF Use menus that are compatible with screen readers V Voice enable menus buttons and other controls excluding E Launch Dragon in QuickStart mode when Windows starts Put the microphone to sleep after 5 V Alert when audio quality is low V Use the Dictation Box for unsupported applications minutes of silence Restore defaults ox cames aw Hep The Help provides more details including suggestions for optimizing Dragon s performance on your computer For instance in Dragon 12 you can choose to disable the ability to
113. esolve acoustic ambiguities TIP if you are using Dragon for work your employer may be able to give you some lists that could save you time particularly if they are already in electronic form lists of staff or clients departments units or divisions products trademarks building names as well as glossaries of terms and acronyms Starting from such lists doesn t just save time it may also help add these items with their official correct spelling Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 27 The importance of Spoken Forms Radio programs often tell their listeners let us know how to pronounce your name because some names could be pronounced in several ways and some are not pronounced the way they are written due to silent letters for instance This is true for more than just names Acronyms are often pronounced letter by letter but not always ASAP is pronounced ay sap by many people These facts are addressed by an important Dragon feature the Spoken Form From the Display drop down list of the Vocabulary Editor choose Words with spoken forms only Take a moment to scroll through and look at existing spoken forms you will get ideas for what kinds of entries warrant them and how they can be written Prammie A Written form Spoken form if different Spoken form hyphen minus sign athon hyphen athon based hyphen based ese ese ese hyphen ese esque esque pe aiaa
114. ess Escape equivalent to pressing the Esc key at the top left of your keyboard If you use Office 2007 familiarize yourself with the Ribbon and its ScreenTips revealing the item s name Quick Access Toolbar and KeyTips the new display of keyboard shortcuts Note to click the Office Button Fes the equivalent to the File menu of earlier Office versions by voice say click Office button Note With Office 2010 Microsoft introduced some changes to the applications interface in particular it introduced the File Tab The other tabs can be accessed by voice by just saying their name but for the File Tab you must say file tab or click file tab With Office 2013 Microsoft also made some interface modifications For details on support for Office 2010 and 2013 please see the resources on www nuance com and the Help Remember that you can search Dragon s Help directly by naming search keywords in a command such as search Dragon help for open quote office 2010 close quote E SA x OAs gt dae Tf you re unsure of the name of a feature you can hold your mouse pointer over 2 Contents Index Search the graphic displaying the feature until the name appears Type in he word s to searchfor Using the QEF ribbon office 2010 Here s an example of how the ribbon looks when you click the Home tab in Microsoft List Topics Display Word Blab Wid 8 o l a Document2 MicrosoftWord H
115. essible from the DragonBar s Vocabulary menu From there you can also Export a Vocabulary to burn it to a disk or save it to a USB drive for instance This would allow you to share it with other users of Dragon the recipient user just needs to open the Manage Vocabularies dialog choose Import and browse for the exported Vocabulary s top file See the Help for more details 6 Save As NN On z M gt my Dragon files gt Search my Dragon fites Organize New folder EEE Name E Desktop lists for import B Downloads vocabularies T Recent Places f SkyDrive Libraries E Documents a Music Pictures E Videos 4 Filename Spanish_Literature Top Save as type Exported Vocabularies Top v Hide Folders Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 115 W gt my Dragon files vocabularies v Search vocabularies i File Edit View Tools Help Organize v Include in library v Share with v Burn New folder il 5 Name Date modified Type Size a Fr Favorites E Desktop _ Spanish_Literature toc 7 23 2012 12 33AM TOC file 1 KB B Downloads E _ Spanish_Literature tog 7 23 2012 12 33AM TOG File 56 KB E Recent Places _ Spanish_Literature toi 7 23 2012 12 33AM TOI File 48 KB l SkyDrive _ Spanish_Literature Top 7 23 2012 12 33AM TOP File 18 812 KB _ Spanish_Literature tot 7 23 2012 12 33 AM TOT File 48 KB Librarie
116. even i a Bs Lid aaa al Sa a i Step 3 Dictate your full name into the cell E 2 Expense s As you dictate the cell background turns pale yellow Z Employee 7 indicating that Dragon is doing a Quick Edit 5 Date Business Purpose Breakfast 17 Lunch Dinner Let s practice correcting recognition errors so Dragon can learn from them Step 1 Say move to cell C 13 or Charlie 13 Dictate some text that is likely to contain unknown words such as Travel to Ashtabula to provide support for Sporkatron Inc Step 2 Correct one of the recognition errors Leave the remaining errors as they are so you can practice coming back to this cell and correcting them later Step 3 Say move down one to go to cell C14 Dictate some additional text that is likely to contain new words such as related to last week s trip to Kenmawr training Moosehart Insurance Now that you are out of the cell practice going back to it and correcting the error s in it Step 1 Say move up one to move back to cell C13 Say a correct lt xyz gt command to correct another of the errors Dragon made Notice that the cell again turns yellow Continue correcting the text until it is accurate Step 2 Say apply You are no longer in Quick Edit mode the cell you were editing is still selected Now let s practice entering numeric data rapidly into a row Step 1 Say move to c
117. f paragraph Manage in rest of paragraph indent by in rest of paragraph Browse 2 i Th indent in rest of paragraph Ly Optional indent to in rest of paragraph gt or rest of paragraph As Ellipsis rest of paragraph rest of paragraph by SRODA rest of paragraph text 59 Backto List fest of paragraph in ns We ViewlEditScript rest of paragraph to rest of paragraph to lowercase Training rest of paragraph to uppercase Key points about custom commands v Inthe higher editions you can quickly create custom commands to insert blocks of text and or graphics in your documents This is done in the tool MyCommands Editor which you can bring up by saying add new command v If the boilerplate text already exists in an electronic document you can copy and paste it into the MyCommands Editor s Content box or say make that a shortcut It s a very good idea to use the Description field to note a comment a reminder Names for custom commands should be memorable intuitive easy to pronounce phrases Avoid names that could be used as dictation such as single words v The Name Editor lets you add lt variables gt in command names to provide synonyms or variations using lists you define yourself or existing lists such as lt 1to10 gt v Inthe Professional and Legal editions you can add fillable
118. f the Options dialog under the button More commands v Dragon is always looking to match what it hears to possible commands For HTML links by default Dragon requires you to say click because by saying a word or phrase in isolation you could activate a link inadvertently This requirement can be changed on the Commands tab of the Options dialog v What Dragon can do differs significantly among Web browsers vIn Firefox and Chrome Dragon doesn t have Full Text Control therefore you may wish to use the Dictation Box Exception in Gmail and Hotmail Outlook com if the Dragon plug in is enabled as described in the section on Web based email Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 90 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking for E mail Voice typing in itself is a great benefit for e mail usage but for certain e mail applications Dragon lets you do much more This lesson introduces important commands and tips for using Dragon with e mail including shortcut commands and two popular Rich Internet Applications Gmail and Hotmail Outlook com IMPORTANT Although Dragon can automatically format email addresses and URLs as you dictate them it can be efficient to add to the Vocabulary e mail addresses and domains you use frequently be sure to specify Spoken Forms as needed Users of Lotus Notes Outlook Outlook Express and Windows Mail should take advantage of Dragon s tool for adapting the Vocabulary ba
119. f the thin bar under the prompt turns red the volume is too high Verify your microphone s position Once Dragon has heard enough it takes a moment to process the acoustic information you just provided Profile creation is now almost complete A first opportunity to adapt your profile s vocabulary Dragon will then offer to start adapting its Vocabulary This step is just a basic initial customization which analyzes texts in your My Documents folder as well as e mails sent from certain installed email programs Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 11 Later you will be able to designate specific documents for analysis You do NOT need to copy documents into your My Documents folder in order to have Dragon analyze them Feel free to skip this step but as soon as possible after your profile is created advantage of the powerful customization tools described in the following lessons For example you can import lists of words with spoken forms as warranted Remember that to obtain high accuracy it s important to give Dragon a chance to analyze documents containing your words in context as opposed to just adding words and phrases to the vocabulary IMPORTANT if some of your documents and sent emails are in a different language or in a radically different style skip this automatic step and once your profile is created have Dragon learn from specific documents that contain only the same language a
120. fessional and above only Auto saving cumulative usage history Dragon Administrators can now turn on the automatic creation of recognition log files a convenient way to quickly obtain rich objective information about how end users are using Dragon commands applications audio sources etc This data can help provide targeted advice to end users about how to get the most out of Dragon Recognition log files can also help Enterprises in gathering data for return on investment assessments Note there is no graphical user interface for this feature it is not accessible from any DragonBar menu See the Administrator Guide for details Uninstallation At the end of uninstallation a message invites you to write feedback to Nuance if desired Also a message may appear asking whether you want to remove the version of Adobe Flash Player which Dragon 12 installed If so choose Yes Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 131 What s New in Version 11 5 If upgrading from a version prior to Dragon 11 please also see What s New in Dragon 11 below Reminder The Feature Matrix available on the Nuance website lists the feature differences between the editions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Improved User Profile Upgrade wizard The wizard makes it easier to see how many profiles will be updated Important To avoid making customers wait too long for their profile upgrade to complete Dragon processes only the most
121. file User Profile Aaron Flanders Its Properties button also allows you to see a profile s Properties such as its source s backup location and date of last backup D F sil skip DUS 71612 Basic information User profile name User profile location Language Dictation sourcefs Last save Last backup 8 8 2012 3 05 00 PM Backup location lt Default gt User profile setup completed Audio setup Yes Training Not executed Acoustic optimizer Not executed Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 123 Key points about exporting and copying a user profile v In editions Premium and above exporting and importing profiles is done through the Manage User Profiles dialog box available through the DragonBar s Profile menu or by saying manage user profiles v You must export the profile from the original computer then import it to the recipient computer The documentation contains more information about managing User profiles deleting renaming backing up restoring See for instance topics on Dragon s Roaming User feature available in Professional and higher editions which presents administrative advantages and is particularly useful for people who frequently dictate from different PCs connected to the same network Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 124 Practice Exercise Creating a Memo by Voice O
122. format that bulleted and bold format that bulleted and bold italic format that bulleted and bold italics format that bulleted and boldface format that bulleted and italic format that bulleted and italics format that bulleted and normal format that bulleted and normal text format that bulleted and plain format that bulleted and plain text format that bulleted and regular format that bulleted and regular text format that bulleted and strikeout format that bulleted and strikethrough format that bulleted and underline Exercise Dictate the following to experiment with giving format commands as you dictate and afterwards I m pleased to say finally read The Grapes of Wrath It was TERRIFIC Although it is quite long read it surprisingly quickly TIP To undo the last action say undo that This is equivalent to Undo in the Edit menu or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl z Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 74 Key points about formatting documents v The X that commands apply to the current selection or if there is no selection to the last utterance what was dictated since the speaker last paused v Remember to pause briefly before and after saying these commands You can repeat delete that or scratch that up to 10 times to delete the last things you said you can also say scratch that 3 times scratch that 7 times For deleting from the end of you
123. gful name as opposed to a name like macro 3 e Make it neither long nor short between 2 and 5 words is usually best Avoid single words and phrases you may need to dictate e Use words that are easily pronounced and recognized all words in the command name should be in the Vocabulary and avoid symbols for instance use number instead of otherwise Dragon would expect to hear number sign or pound sign when you say the command Step 3 In the Description field enter some information about your command This is optional but it helps remember any important details about the command its intent when and where you might use it The following step applies only to the higher editions of Dragon Step 4 Optionally choose a group In the Group field you can highlight and overwrite the default Creating custom commands groups can later S MyCommands Editor d _ oJ x allow you to locate and manage many commands i Insert Pi l Inf Trai quickly Aim to name your groups meaningfully MyCammand Name ser Personal ro mn for instance the name of the application or task Description nsers my name home address work home and mobile number for friends for which you are creating the command s Group User defined Once a command Group is defined youran add PAE 3 o aai more commands to that group Dragon will now include it in the Group drop down list IMPORTANT If
124. ght corner when in Browse Mode to specify one or more words The Filter button is useful for finding custom commands particularly if they were not filed under a Group name and also for finding built in commands since Dragon contains far too many to list even in the online Help TIP itsa good idea to explore the Command Browser for commands related to items you might like to address by voice you might filter for words like border indent double space table row column The Command Browser s display may seem strange at first because instead of full words some lines may contain ellipses dot dot dot parentheses and lt angle brackets gt in order to fit in the space and represent the many optional and alternate elements like the and a You can view the full wordings by using the Browse menu s items Refine and Undo All are particularly useful To practice pick your usual word processor in the Context drop down list and use the Filter to find commands on items you often use in this application Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 109 Mode Browse Help Context Microsoft Word 2007 Y Keyword Filter Include Global Commands Task Pane and rest of paragraph No filter selected Mode Case Of rest of paragraph paragraph a Bossa double space rest of paragraph 4 font in rest of paragraph Rept from rest o
125. gon s multiple text matching feature enables you to apply changes to multiple instances of matching text in your documents Dragon now includes an option to turn the feature off as required Text analysis reminders have Dragon analyze sent emails and specific documents Dragon can now help you remember to take advantage of an efficient way to make your profile more accurate a new reminder window prompts you to have Dragon adapt your profile s vocabulary based documents of your choice and on your sent e mail messages This analysis is very important in addition to adding phrases and spoken forms to the vocabulary r aS Personalize Your Vocabula Ee miS Let Dragon learn from documents and messages Personalizing your vocabulary is an effective way to obtain higher accuracy We strongly recommend letting Dragon analyze your documents and your sent email regularly This analysis allows Dragon to update your vocabulary with new words and contact names and to learn from your writing style Analyze the following now J Sent e mails Top 10 ways to improve accuracy E Don t remind me about e mail analysis Also the two features you ll be using to make these improvements the former Increase Accuracy From E Mail and Add Words From Documents tools are renamed Learn From Sent E mails and Learn From Specific Documents Optimizing the Language model a quick way to refine your profile from your previous dictations Copy
126. h you can create a new command based on the clone of an existing one by clicking New Copy on the Command Browser or the Create New button on the Command Editor In addition the MyCommands Editor s Name Editor allows the inclusion of lt variables gt in your command names Variable names provide flexibility so you can use synonyms instead of just one wording and can make your custom commands even more useful by letting them perform variations on the same action m inixi can be different values such as numbers from 1 to 10 Type in a new list name or select an existing list Then enter the contents of the list below Each word in the list should be on a new line lt 1to10 gt is one of the pre filled lists S i available through the Name Editor but List name you can also make your own as was done for lt hq_nuance gt in this lesson s List conten ee illustrations chooseorselect gt direction See the Help for details hq nuance im_commands model mouse mouseaction mousegrid part Cancel Help DragonTemplates Boilerplate Commands with Fields Higher editions only Dragon 10 added to the Text and Graphics command type a new capability which gives a very simple way to paste a voice template containing fillable fields To create a field in a command s Content box click the Variable button at the bottom of the MyCommands Editor By default each field appears between square b
127. hat Remember in particular the possibility of unintended recognition of cut lt xyz gt and delete lt xyz gt especially if you dictate without looking at the screen If you prefer to avoid this risk disable these commands by clearing their checkbox on the Commands tab of Dragon s Options dialog Full Text Control Options _ ___Playback Textto speech Miscelaneous Correction Commands View Pause required before commands Shot f Long 0 1 sec 1 sec Enable mouse motion commands Speed V Enable HTML support V Enable commands in HTML windows V Require Click to select hyperlinks in HTML windows V Require Click to select menus V Require Click to select buttons and other controls 7 Enable recognition mode switching commands V Enable Web search commands V Enable Desktop search commands V Display search text before performing search V Enable E mail and Calendar commands E Enable Cut shortcut commands V Enable Delete shortcut commands V Enable Copy shortcut commands V Enable multiple text matches V Enable launching from the Start menu V Enable launching from the desktop Left variable delimiter Right variable delimiter More Commands Cook hcm 400 unknown text fields and the Dictation Box Commands such as correct lt xyz gt and i
128. hat shortcut to something easy once you have done that you can also use the easier name to open the application To open the Start menu say click Start or click Start menu This menu and other menus can be navigated by voice as you will see To close the active window you can say click close close window or press F4 Resizing Windows and Switching Between Them To minimize an active window say click minimize or minimize window the window remains on your screen minimized as a taskbar icon To maximize enlarge to fit the screen an active window say click maximize Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 77 If several windows are open on your computer you can change which one is active and in the foreground in several ways e Say switch to followed immediately by the name of the desired application folder or document e g switch to DragonPad switch to Lotus Notes switch to My Computer switch to DragonBar switch to winter projects e Say switch to next window as many times as necessary to cycle through all the open windows this is equivalent to pressing Alt Tab e Say switch to previous window to go back to the previously active window e Say list all windows then say or press the number of the desired window Note particularly if many windows are open you may wish to specify an application say list windows for lt application gt for instance list windows for Dragon or list wind
129. he correct lt xyz gt command be sure to say what appears on the screen not what you had intended Note that when performing a correction it can be useful to provide some context for the word s in error for instance to correct a in the phrase Carol sent a request you may want to say correct sent a or correct sent a request The Correction Menu the default interface By default when you say a command starting with the word correct Dragon brings up the Correction Menu which lists alternative transcriptions as well as a few of the commands you may wish to say In the example illustrated below the speaker said correct Madison e If what you had said is in the list you can Contact person TENET pick it by voice say choose and its number 6 Correction Menu or by hand click the desired choice or use the Say Choose followed by a number down arrow and Enter key Choose 1 Mattison Choose 2 Maddison Choose 3 Matteson Choose 4 Madisons Choose 5 madison Choose 6 mattison e If it is not you can click or say spell that which opens the Spelling Window There you You can also say can indicate the correct transcription using Sickie Homeen voice keyboard mouse or a combination All caps that see below Add that to Vocabulary Unselect that Don t recognize that word Make that a command Correction options Note that the la
130. he same location as your text document a file bearing the same name with the extension DRA You may now exit the word processor and Dragon if you wish You can even shut down the computer TIP By default whenever a word processor document is saved Dragon asks whether you want to save the recording In the Options dialog you can change that setting to always save or on the contrary never save Recorded dictation files can get very large so you should only save them if Correction is to take place at a later time without the recorded dictation you can still edit and format the document as usual Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 62 Playback Textto speech Miscellaneous Data J Store corrections in archive Archive size nserve disk space required by user profile for portability onserve disk Spar Incremental adaptation in general training Disk space reserved for playback 100 MB Save recorded dictation with document Askme 7 Never i Automatically back up user profile evey PEMS Always Step 3 When you are ready start the application in which you dictated the document and open the document You can now use Playback and correct as usual Once you have finished correcting misrecognitions in your dictated document you may delete the associated DRA file You will no longer be able to use playback on this document but you will still be able to edit and format the text
131. he terms of service the typical security configuration does not allow the mobile device to communicate with the computer therefore the Remote Microphone app feature is not supported For details about setting up and using the app please see the KnowledgeBase article on the Support section of the Nuance website http nuance custhelp com app answers detail a_id 6294 this includes a link to Technote 6825 Information on testing the connection between Dragon NaturallySpeaking and the Dragon Remote Microphone application About spoken recordings as source Please see our website www nuance com dragon transcription solutions for illustrations and details including Nuance s free Dragon Recorder app for smartphones and related devices Note Dragon works with one voice at a time so it cannot transcribe interviews or meetings directly Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 7 Dragon s transcription feature available in editions Premium and higher can be particularly useful to exploit what you dictate while observing something such as during a field inspection or after an event such as a meeting or a class Once you have set up your profile for transcription use you can use Dragon to transcribe your spoken recordings TIP If your recording was very rough or if it contained voices other than yours consider the practice of echoing or re speaking rather than or in addition to
132. hing by default By default as it does for hyperlinks Dragon now requires you to say Click lt menu name gt or Click lt tab name gt to open menus or tabs on the Microsoft Office ribbon or Click lt button name or list box name gt to select dialog box controls For example to open the Home tab on the ribbon you would say Click Home rather than just Home Now you can require Click for menus or controls separately Also the former combined Require Click option has been divided to give you finer control Now you can require click for menus independently of buttons and other controls For example you could set up Dragon to require that you say Click before menu names but not inside dialog boxes The Dictation Box can open automatically When you start to dictate in an unknown text field a text area where Dragon doesn t have Full Text Control such as in Microsoft PowerPoint or Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome in pages where the Dragon plug in does not apply Dragon now automatically opens the Dictation Box to provide you Full Text Control Once your text is ready you use the box s Transfer button and Dragon closes the box and inserts your content into the text field where you started The option to automatically open the Dictation Box can be turned on and off in the Options dialog box Miscellaneous tab Note By default to voice click the Transfer button you must say click transfer and not ju
133. hoose 3 shafer Choose 4 schaeffer Are you sure you wantto delete the following word fram the You can also say Ws vocabulary Spell that if you don t see your choice above Shafer Play that back z All caps that Don t recognize that word Tell me more about this Add that to Vocabulary Don t recognize that word 4 Note Dragon s active Vocabulary comes with literally thousands of entries As you browse the Vocabulary Editor you will see many you are very unlikely to ever about what you are dictate but don t spend time deleting them unless they actually cause a conflict There s more you can do in the Vocabulary Editor For instance by clicking its Properties button you open the Word Properties dialog where you can view or change the capitalization spacing and numeral properties of an entry IMPORTANT use the Word Properties dialog to modify the Dictation Command new line if you want it to trigger capitalization of the following word See the lesson Starting to Dictate Similarly you can set the ellipsis dot dot dot to NOT trigger capitalization of the next word In the Word Properties dialog box you can also choose one or even two A Spoken form figure alternate written forms Written form figure For example you may want the spelling colour instead of Normal formatting color Inset 1 x space before and 14 space after the spelling email
134. iarity with the terms used is necessary For instance even an experienced medical secretary would have trouble transcribing for an attorney s office And a newly hired transcriptionist would have to not only get used to the voices of the various speakers but also to learn what spellings and formatting they want including acronyms abbreviations special phrases names of people places products etc An unusual name may seem commonplace to you because you use it frequently but a person who hears it for the first time may not be able to spell it that name is not yet a part of this person s vocabulary Similarly if a word or phrase is not in Dragon s active vocabulary the software cannot transcribe it correctly without a little instruction When you created your User profile you provided information which Dragon incorporated into its acoustic model To get optimal accuracy you should also help the software adapt its language model and Vocabulary Lexical customization ensures that what you dictate is transcribed with the desired spelling spacing and even capitalization Dragon provides many powerful tools for it so this important investment need not take much time The Help contains much information about personalizing the Vocabulary including how you can even benefit from the customizations done by others Colt Recognition Accuracy gt Viewing and Contents Index Search editing the current Mocabdlaiy gt Using the cc
135. icantly among browsers Examples o In Mozilla Firefox outside of Gmail and Hotmail Outlook com there is no Full Text Control so you may wish to use the Dictation Box see the lesson Editing Text by Voice Also to click a hyperlink you may need to say its full name preceded by the word click Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 87 o For Google Chrome Dragon doesn t have browser commands such as go to address bar or the ability to click links by saying their name In this browser you can only use global commands press alt d press enter press Escape press control t press F5 page down move mouse up mouse click etc Also outside of Gmail and Hotmail Outlook com there is no Full Text Control in Chrome as you dictate in Chrome text fields the checkmark icon on the DragonBar is grayed out o Dragon has many commands specific to Internet Explorer including for text boxes or check boxes Here is an illustration of Sidebar content for Internet Explorer including commands specific to this Web browser Navigating to and within a Web page DRAGON SIDEBAR MAQ xf Home Microsoft Internet Explorer Rich Internet Applications Show web site commands Entering text and data Click Type Text Click Edit Box Click Check Box Click Radio Button Click List Box Click Combo Box Click lt text box or check box name gt Click text field Click that
136. ications appear on the taskbar If you choose to hide icons and notifications you won t be notified about changes or updates To view hidden icons at any time click the arrow next to the notification area on the taskbar Icons Behaviors T Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows Turn Dragon s Microphone On Show icon and notifications lj Power 51 min 11 remaining Show icon and notifications Network Ny Wirel Show icon and notifications Not Connected Wireless networks are avail Volume Speakers 22 Show icon and notifications U Symantec CMC SmcGui Symantec Endpoint Protection Only show notifications Turn system icons on or off Restore default icon behaviors E Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar Note If you like to keep the DragonBar minimized as a Tray Icon only Dragon 12 lets you display its content by voice command as well by right clicking the icon say open Dragon s tray menu The Microphone s Commands and Sleep State One can turn off the microphone by saying the command microphone off There is no command to turn the microphone on given that when the microphone is off it can t hear anything There are however commands to put the microphone in and out of a sleeping state where it doesn t transcribe your words but it is still listening To try this turn the microphone on by clicking on its icon then say sto
137. ick it once or say edit and its number for instance edit 5 This brings it to the top of the Spelling Window where you can edit it by hand or by voice You can use the Spelling window s edit field to type or spell out words Note In the Spelling Window you can dictate individual characters including using pronunciations such as alpha letter alpha etc but you cannot dictate words directly To be sure of what exactly was said for the text segment you are correcting use the Playback feature Another advantage of using playback is that it gives you feedback on how clearly you dictated To proofread using Playback highlight the relevant text then say play that back or use the DragonBar s Audio menu or click the Playback icon on the DragonBar s Extras bar Not available in the lower editions ie e Profile Tools Voca gt Bl ol Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 61 Deferred Correction editions Professional and above As you have learned correcting recognition errors helps Dragon NaturallySpeaking adapt your profile which allows it to transcribe more accurately for you But what if you have no time to perform corrections before closing the document you just dictated In editions Professional and above when you dictate in DragonPad Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect the opportunity is not lost Dragon can save the audio in synchronization with the text you dictated so you c
138. ing box prevents you from seeing something on your screen you can anchor Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 49 it check the Anchor checkbox then close the Options dialog and drag the indicator to the desired place You can also change how long it remains on the screen v Speaking in longer continuous phrases provides contextual clues and thus helps Dragon choose between homophones like right and write or to and two Punctuation is part of the dictation context it has an impact on recognition accuracy Two very frequent Dictation Commands are new paragraph which creates a blank line and new line By default new line does NOT trigger capitalization of the following word you can change that through the Vocabulary Editor s Properties dialog v Your very first dictated words may take a moment to appear on the screen This is normal Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 50 Dictating Prices Units Dates Times Addresses Dragon NaturallySpeaking follows spacing and capitalization rules for example it inserts a space after comma but none before and it capitalizes at the beginning of sentences and paragraphs In this lesson you learn about contextual automatic formatting that allows you to naturally dictate prices times dates abbreviations contractions units of measure street addresses e mail addresses URLs ISO currency co
139. input cannot be received during playback you cannot stop playback by voice If clicking the mouse is problematic for you play small selections at a time Note You may wish to explore the Playback attributes in the Options dialog The DragonBar can be expanded in supported editions click its chevron or say view extras bar To hide the extras bar say hide extras or click the chevron again Its extras bar gives access to several items depending on your edition ze Profile Tools Vocabulary Modes Audio Hep 2 Corecton 0 fel A A E e The Correction button opens the correction interface as do the Correction commands and hot key F Transcribe e The playback icons similar to those on a music player allow you to begin playback speed up playback useful for large sections of text stop playback and skip backwards or forward e The Transcribe button launches the transcription of recorded dictations for details see the video FAQs and other resources on our website as well as the Help topics including the Auto Transcribe Folder Agent Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 59 Exercise 3 Dictate a detailed paragraph about people you know Then select it and play it back If you find any misrecognitions use the Correction button hotkey or commands to correct them Note As you use Dragon more experiment with how to correct and when to correct We recommend finishing at le
140. iptive name in the Name field From the drop down list choose the vocabulary on Import which you want to base your new vocabulary m what you see in the list varies if you have the Help Legal edition Close e If you want your new vocabulary to contain the customizations already present in your existing vocabulary choose this existing vocabulary e g General Large e Otherwise choose the Base vocabulary 6 New Vocabulary Ee Vocabulary name Spanish Literature Based on Base General Medium Region United States Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 114 Step 3 Dragon will then offer to perform a basic adaptation of this new vocabulary based on documents found on your computer or sent emails this is similar to what Dragon offers when you create a profile This automatic process may take a while and is not as powerful and targeted as the other vocabulary tools You can choose Cancel then customize your new vocabulary using what you learned in previous lessons Remember that designating documents for Dragon to analyze is particularly important for good accuracy in addition to adding written forms and spoken forms to the vocabulary see the Accuracy Center Managing Multiple Vocabularies After creating or importing a new Vocabulary you may wish to rename or delete it both are done in the Manage Vocabularies dialog box acc
141. key You must tap the app s microphone icon or use the sleep commands Also you may wish to disable your device s auto lock feature or set it to a longer time Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 45 Key points about controlling whether Dragon listens v Dragon listens whenever its microphone is on Remember to turn the microphone off or put it into its sleeping state if appropriate when you are not dictating like before answering the phone speaking to someone or clearing your throat this is a simple but important habit you should develop quickly Pressing its hot key is usually the fastest and most convenient way to turn the microphone on and off you can also click the microphone icon on the DragonBar or in the System Tray You can change any of Dragon s default hot keys including the microphone s in its Options dialog say open options dialog then click hot keys You can turn the microphone off by saying microphone off but then the mouse or keyboard need to be used to turn it back on You can say go to sleep or stop listening to put the microphone into a sleeping state and then say wake up or listen to me when you wish to dictate again Microphone off stop listening go to sleep listen to me and wake up are voice commands In order for Dragon to recognize and execute the desired action you must pause slightly before and after but not in the middle of the command When usi
142. key while dictating Voice Notations are highlighted in green and formatted as red italic text Commands specific to Microsoft Word For applications like Word Dragon has so many commands and many different wordings for most commands that we couldn t possibly list them all here or in the Sidebar If you are working in a supported application and you encounter an action you d like to perform by voice use the Command Browser s Context list to pick that application and use its Filter to see just the commands that contain a particular word or words f you see a command that looks interesting make sure it s highlighted in the list then use the Browse menu to uncover its full wordings for instance to include all optional words or expand ellipses TIP If you say what you think is a command but Dragon takes no action or just transcribes the words on the screen look for the Results indicator see the View tab of the Options dialog If it does not show your command with a thick border around it Dragon did not recognize what you said as a valid command for the current situation for instance if you say Insert a 2 by 2 table when the insertion point is inside a table nothing happens because Word does not allow inserting a table inside a table Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 98 Pictured below is an example of a Help topic listing commands for working in Word documents Basic document commands in
143. l the text at once without prompting and also allow you to print out the text It is highly recommended that you perform training in order to improve the initial recognition accuracy however you can skip this step and perform training later Training options Show text with prompting Show text without prompting Skip training Tell me about training options Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 10 Step 5 If you do not choose to skip the initial training reading Dragon then presents a short prompt click Go then read it aloud When the Select Text box appears choose one of the texts and click OK If later you wish to read another text to further train Dragon you can do so from the DragonBar s Audio menu or from the Accuracy Center Note We recommend the reading What To Expect From Speech Recognition but the list also offers readings for children The following describes the default General Training process which presents the text one prompt at a time The Help contains details on the without prompting alternative which presents the text as one whole document for you to read at your own pace from the screen or from a printed page this can be more convenient for those who have a strong accent speech impediment or some difficulty with reading from the screen Click the Go button at bottom left and read each prompt exactly as it is displayed Once
144. leted make it bulleted make that bulleted make this bulleted set rest of to bulleted set selection to bulleted set to bulleted set it to bulleted set line to bulleted set page to bulleted set that to bulleted F View Edit Script set this to bulleted to not bulleted Mode amp Browse o Back to List Traini Bi Tran Fo Train Later BP Train List The Format That Commands Not all formatting commands are worded as X that but all follow the same rules about what text the action is performed on the selection if there is one otherwise the last utterance what was said since the last pause As seen in the Command Browser the many formatting commands include format that bullet style bullets the designated text you can also say set that to or make that bullet style format that centered format that regular format that strikeout places a line through the selection for example January49 Note that formatting commands can combine several indications as in format that Garamond format that Arial 12 etc gives the selection the font name size specified format that 20 point format that 12 point etc gives the selection to the point size specified Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 73 format that bold italics format that caps bold format that bulleted and plain r TP Command Browser Browse
145. lly faster than switching in and out of Spell mode while in Normal Mode you can say spell immediately followed by a sequence of characters digits letters symbols and space or spacebar See the Help for details Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 53 This can also be useful in cases where you want to put on the screen a word that would normally be interpreted as a symbol or a command For instance if you wanted to be sure that Dragon types the word comma instead of the character comma you could say spell space CO MMA This is also useful for the word cap which is also a Dictation Command to trigger capitalization of the following word say spell space C A P Exercise 7 Dictate access code 75Zq 7 then practice with character sequences of your choice Pause briefly after the colon then say spell 7 5 cap zee cue slash 7 Try to not pause at all during the sequence if you paused just resume by saying spell immediately followed by the rest of your sequence Key points about dictating numbers and special text v Dragon can format dates times prices street addresses phone numbers Web addresses units of measure and other special text automatically The Auto Formatting options dialog from the Tools menu lets you turn these built in rules off or on as desired Also the Word Properties dialog lets you adjust spacing capitalization abbreviations such as
146. look com there is no Full Text Control in Firefox and Chrome therefore in Dragon 12 the Dictation Box will open by default when you speak for instance in the browser s Address bar Notes e f the Dictation Box opens with text in it as it would from the Address bar you can take advantage of commands like delete line e f you disable the Dictation Box option see the Miscellaneous tab of Options dialog you can work around the text control limitations Examples o Say cap before the first word or after the fact cap that or capitalize lt word gt o If you need to insert within existing text say spacebar to add a space Say What You See and the graphic A small graphic marks items that can be activated with the principle click lt name gt e g click inbox and click drafts gl wv Profile Tools Vocabulary Modes Audio Help y Hotmail le Normal mode You can dictate and use voice commands i amp coll6w coll16 mail live com default aspx mail InboxLight aspx n 935848210 n 1256995838view 1 Hotmail Send MiSave draft Spell check Rich text 1g Wi cancel Inbox 39 To 4 Folders L te J Junk Subject Next week Wi Drafts 8 Insert jj Attachments Os Office docs jim Photos ol From Bing g Emoticons H Sent a ee Tahoma oy BIUEZBS Bri eee QiaaA Deleted Soc 3 Go to Bod New folder shatas 4 Quick views Docum
147. lted e f you want to bypass your computer s sound system you can use a USB microphone or plug your regular microphone into a USB adapter e f your computer has only one audio jack socket and you want to use a regular two plug microphone you must use a USB adapter or a Y shaped adapter e When you plug a microphone or adapter into your PC be sure to push all the way into the audio socket or USB port e f you want to test your microphone independently of Dragon you can use Sound Recorder a Windows accessory accessible from the Start menu Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved e You may also wish to check the audio settings at the level of i Windows see the Recording devices section of the Control mes Panel In the example illustrated here both Bluetooth and Playback Recording Sounds Communications USB are available This is accessible by right clicking the SEA Terri eases DEN ai REIS loudspeaker icon on the System Tray Jack Mic IDT High Definition Audio CODEC ies Currently unavailable Playback devices Microphone Array IDT efinition Audio CODEC Recording devices G or il Rec Playback Sounds s ir ee Microphone Volume control options Plantronics BT300 p me Ready m iiil Microphone U B Audio Device sq Read Configure Set Default lv Properties e Some PCs after you c
148. m and choose Words Containing Spaces Other Vocabulary displays include Words Containing Digits Words Containing Capitalization and Words with Special Properties By browsing these you can learn more about what the software uses to transcribe your dictation You also get ideas about what entries you might add or edit E Z voaa Written form Spoken form if different Written form Spoken form 101 Dalmatians a hundred and one dalmatians 1040 EZ ten forty EZ 20th Century Fox twentieth century fox 4x4 four by four a cappella a few a fortiori a href ala la carte la mode a lot a lot of a posteriori Train a priori a while Properties A amp M Records A and M records A O Smith AO Smith Help Display Words containing spaces amp dd Delete SS All words Adding Vocabulary Entries Words Phrases Acronym You can quickly search for a particular Vocabulary entry by entering it in the Written Form field If it appears in the scrollable list it is already in the active layer of the Vocabulary If not say or click Add to bring it in Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 26 CAUTION When adding an entry to the Vocabulary be sure to spell and capitalize it correctly Otherwise it will appear misspelled in your documents every time you dictate it Some of the words in the Vocabulary Editor aren t single words Of course is li
149. me and Frequency xX f Our computer running at Acoustics Language Model lt a Daily Start Time 11 59 AM C Weekly Change Schedule C Monthly v Enabled scheduled task runs at specified time lt Back Next gt Cancel Before your profile opens caution with desktop icons The last screen of the Profile Creation Wizard contains a link to the Help article about changes between this and previous versions condensed in the What s New section of this workbook Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 12 After you exit this screen Dragon 12 will automatically bring up its Interactive Tutorial which contains short progressive simulations and allows you to restart any lesson We recommend that all users take advantage of it After you exit the Interactive Tutorial the Sidebar and the Tip of the Day window will open IMPORTANT By default the Dragon Sidebar a thin resizable window that presents commands and tips is set to open automatically when a user profile opens In Dragon 12 5 it is set to Floating by default but in Dragon 12 0 it is set to dock to the right If you typically keep desktop items on the right side of your screen the Sidebar may move them like other Windows sidebars would For this reason you may wish to rearrange your desktop items before the Sidebar opens or set your desktop to Auto arrange See the Sidebar s Help Its right click menu includes Flo
150. me of Dragon s usual capabilities are disabled in the interactive tutorial For instance you can only speak the current prompt and you cannot use your voice to click anything Richer Help menu Sidebar font size Now you can change the size of text in Dragon s Sidebar make the text smaller if you want to make the Sidebar thinner and prevent the text for the commands from wrapping or you can make the text larger to reduce eye strain Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 129 Tip of the Day The Tip of the Day which displays by default when you open a Dragon profile and is available from the Help menu contains many new tips Also its redesigned window adds a Back button so that you can browse through the tips in either direction Note that until you use the Next button Dragon will present the same tip each time the window opens DragonBar minimized in the System Tray If you like to keep the DragonBar minimized as a Tray Icon only now you can display its content by voice command as well by right clicking the icon Just say Open Dragon s tray menu List all windows and List windows for Dragon Dragon s command to open a numbered list of open windows now includes Dragon windows Dictation Box Vocabulary Editor Command Browser and others And if you want to see just the Dragon windows you can say List windows for Dragon like you can say List windows for Internet Explorer
151. message area offers a reminder of this instruction Plegge contact course Coordinator for preparation course and a course avoid coarse language italicize course Note In Dragon 12 this match handling can be disabled from the Commands tab of the Options dialog Direct Editing Bold Underline Italicize Capitalize Copy Delete Cut Dragon lets you perform frequent editing tasks quickly like you can quote from editable text in the commands select lt xyz gt and select lt start gt thru lt end gt you can say the verbs bold underline italicize as well as capitalize immediately followed by the desired word s This also applies to copy as well as delete and cut note that these three can be disabled as explained below Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 66 IMPORTANT If these commands are enabled Dragon will try to recognize as one of them any phrase starting with one of these verbs followed by a word or words present in the text e g bold measures or cut corners Since Dragon recognizes commands only if they are spoken as one flow between two pauses this won t happen if the phrase is within a sentence or if one pauses within the phrase but it could happen if the phrase is said in isolation for instance if the speaker is creating a list or had just hesitated as one often does when composing out loud If this does happen one can say undo t
152. mmands if applicable Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved Dragon 12 s Upgrade Wizard can automatically detect such User Profile Upgrade Wizard profiles present on your computer This wizard is available any Select the profiles to uparade time from the Windows Start menu under Dragon ai eA eee a e NaturallySpeaking Tools retold phe pnd fetes oa When you have finished adding or removing profiles to upgrade select Next The Upgrade Wizard will list all available profiles Use its Ler profes to ured Remove button as needed so that only the desired one s reece erect appear lt Previous version gt D FR441 skip If a profile you want is not in the list for example because it is on an external disk use the Browse button to designate it Once the list contains only the profile s you wish to upgrade Browse to adda profile Remove fromist now click Next Total profiles to be upgraded 2 Ges Cee ie IMPORTANT The length of the process depends on how much data there was to upgrade After the upgrade completes launch Accuracy Tuning to ensure that your profile can benefit from all your previous acoustic data See the Audio menu and Help for details Creating your profile or adding an audio source Before you start Dragon connect your microphone see above If you wish test it by making a sample recording in Windows Sound Recorder The profil
153. moment to start customizing the Vocabulary for you is a good investment to make right away since it helps Dragon get it right the first time including spelling capitalization and spacing and it needn t take much of your time Personalizing the Vocabulary early and often is strongly recommended The following pages will show you how v Dragon offers many simple and powerful Vocabulary tools to allow you to make your dictations faster and more convenient Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 25 Customizing the Vocabulary Using the Vocabulary Editor Dragon s Vocabulary Editor lets you view what can be transcribed from the computer s active memory it also allows you to add new entries as well as edit existing entries including their Spoken Forms and Properties Let s explore the Vocabulary Editor s interface Step 1 Say Edit Vocabulary you can also use the DragonBar s Vocabulary menu or the Accuracy Center The Vocabulary Editor opens its scrollable window lists the entries currently in Dragon s active Vocabulary Take a moment to scroll through the list You will see names of people places institutions and products as well as common words phrases and abbreviations Most entries only have a Written Form left column but some also have at least one Spoken form The Spoken form is an important feature as you will see Step 2 Open the Display drop down list located at the botto
154. mps The Recognition History window which displays the utterances from the current session now shows which utterances were recognized as commands and provides a timestamp for all utterances It also lets you save the recognition history in text files which may be useful if you need to contact Support Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 136 Index abbreviation 22 accents 3 16 Accuracy Tuning 7 94 98 99 100 102 Acoustic Optimization 7 99 acronyms iii 16 18 audio system event 2 backup 101 109 Boilerplate Commands 86 88 bullets 61 62 choose all 45 Command Browser 14 15 57 62 64 68 71 77 78 82 88 contractions 41 Correction menu 46 Dictation Box 57 dictation command 22 24 41 dictation sources 4 DRA file 52 editions 2 iii 9 10 13 64 77 78 82 86 89 91 104 ellipsis 22 24 39 Excel 9 69 82 84 Filter 68 78 90 Find and replace 79 Full Text Control 71 72 77 Hot Key 35 hyphen 39 41 43 keyboard shortcuts iii Language Model 7 31 78 98 99 101 microphone s listening side 1 MouseGrid iii Name Editor 88 91 Natural Language Commands 8 9 68 69 78 82 new line 22 24 37 40 41 43 nicknames 18 48 Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved Office 2007 66 Options 38 39 40 41 49 51 56 57 60 65 67 68 73 75 Options dialog 9 12 32 35 40 46 49 109 Outlook
155. mputer new microphone new room different ambient noise Also if your overall accuracy is lower than expected you want to verify that your audio hardware is functioning correctly NOTE Opening this Wizard automatically turns off the microphone Step 1 From the DragonBar s Audio menu click or say Check Microphone which opens the microphone check wizard formerly called the Audio Setup Wizard You can also bring it up directly by saying check microphone or check audio Step 2 Follow the Wizard s screens as when you first created your Dragon profile click the Start button and read the content of the gray box Dragon will indicate whether the check passed e If it failed verify that your microphone is plugged in correctly and that its listening side is facing your mouth On many microphone models the listening side is marked by a dot or the word TALK which may be under the foam cover If your microphone is properly connected and positioned there may be a problem with background noise including subtle noises such as your building s temperature control system or with your audio hardware Click the Help button and see the Knowledgebase of Technotes if needed e If it passed click Finish If once you resume dictating accuracy is still lower than expected see Improve my accuracy from the DragonBar s Help menu Training Individual Words and Phrases You have learned to add new words and phrases to the vocabulary
156. n 12 the DragonBar is docked to the top of the screen by default Be sure to explore in the Options dialog s View tab the various ways that you can modify the DragonBar s appearance to suit your preferences If you choose Floating the DragonBar will be narrower but thicker than when docked to top and you can move it anywhere on your screen to drag it position your mouse over the DragonBar s titlebar or over its handle the gray vertical lines at left e Profile Tools Vocabulary Modes Audio Help Dragon s microphone is off you can press its hotkey or click its icon to turn it on Right clicking the DragonBar brings up its contextual menu From there you can say View options to open the Options dialog directly on its View tab you can exit Dragon and more Vocabulary Mod 3s its hotkey or click its o TIP Saying Show titlebar toggles the titlebar on or off If you like the Floating display but want to save vertical space on your screen you may wish to toggle off the DragonBar s titlebar Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved Restore Move Size Minimize Maximize DragonBar docked to Top DragonBar docked to Bottom Floating DragonBar Clinging DragonBar Tray Icon only Always on Top Show titlebar View options Exit Dragon 42 Results Box 6 Show messages Show extras V Anchor E Show preliminary
157. n that cell exiting Quick Edit mode Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 104 Boosting Productivity with Custom Commands In previous lessons you learned various built in voice commands to perform actions such as formatting text searching the Internet creating a new e mail creating a new appointment The higher editions of Dragon also allow the creation of custom commands There are several types of custom commands this workbook presents the Text and Graphics type which allows you to define boilerplate for Dragon to paste wherever you utter the command As the name indicates this boilerplate can contain graphics such as logos scanned signatures maps Quick and easy to create Text and Graphics commands provide considerable time savings and convenience In editions Professional and Legal you can even include fields in them a very easy way to create templates that can be both created AND navigated by voice Creating Boilerplate Commands Text and Graphics Type Step 1 Open the MyCommands Editor you can say add new command or choose Add New Command in the Tools menu Step 2 Think of a name for your command and enter it in the MyCommand Name field IMPORTANT The command s name is the phrase you will say to cause the command to execute Choose it well It should be easy to remember and easy to say like Paste Signature Block and Enter Home Directions e Choose a descriptive meanin
158. n titles i Cama Only use altemate written form 1 before numbers Altemate form 2 E Use altemate written form 2 Special Format _ Only use altemate written fom 2 before numbers J Written form Spoken form if different preemployment preestablished Preeti preevent Written form Spoken form a Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved Display All words X 33 Key points about the Vocabulary Editor and Properties v You can access the Vocabulary Editor with a command like edit vocabulary through the Accuracy Center or through the Vocabulary menu of the DragonBar In the Vocabulary Editor custom added entries are marked with a red plus sign choosing Custom Words Only from the Display drop down list allows you to see just the custom entries You can locate an item by entering it in the Written Form field By using the Display drop down list you can also browse subsets like Custom words only and Words containing punctuation Spoken Forms are an efficient way to help Dragon transcribe special words You can view many examples of Spoken Forms in the Vocabulary Editor In addition to clarifying pronunciation particularly useful for items that contain digits symbols or silent letters Spoken Forms can be used to allow the speaker to say something quite different and much shorter and easier than thei
159. nBar s Profile menu then click New Answer the questions presented by the wizard s screens This includes giving your profile a name No need to overthink this but you may want the name to reflect the date of creation for instance MJones Oct2012 Answering the age question is optional but we recommend it since it may help obtain higher accuracy Dragon contains an acoustic model for young voices pre puberty typically up to the age of 13 Select the language you will use for this profile and your age group Each profile you create supports one language Dragon can increase its accuracy by knowing what age group you are in Why is my age important Language Age 22 54 13 or under Fran ais 14 21 2 54 55 Prefer not to say csek text gt cana The wizard will ask you to specify a region Dragon will use that information to choose your profile s underlying Auto Formatting options and Vocabulary For instance this will affect whether Dragon uses the spelling colour instead of color as well as how it writes currencies or units such as lbs USD and AUD ISO currency codes Note Dragon 12 has no special Vocabulary for Canada Picking Canada in the Region Ll ist results in the same spellings as picking United States TIP Once your profile is created you will be free to customize it including modifying Auto Formatting Options and Word Properties as desc
160. nd edition of Dragon you have over the Internet This Data Collection option helps Nuance s Research amp Development team learn what customers around the world need in order to improve future releases of Dragon You can choose to disable or enable it at any time Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 120 Conserve disk space required by user profile for portability E Incremental adaptation in general training Disk space reserved for playback 100 MB Save recorded dictation with document Automatically back up user profile every 5 Kal saves E Dont back up user profile V Run Accuracy Tuning at the time scheduled by your Administrator The Data tab of the Options dialog Data Collecti Note that it includes the setting for Collect recognition data to send to Nuance at the time 7 scheduled by your Administrator may consume up to 500 MB of disk space Disk space currently used for this feature 69 MB the frequency at which Dragon makes a backup of your profile by default Dragon does it every five times your profile is saved Delete Data Key points about Optimization v Acoustic and Language Model Optimization can automatically tune your profile by reviewing the acoustic data and or text data it has gathered from your usage of Dragon so far v Optimization can be launched at any time from the DragonBar s Audio menu or the Accuracy Center It can also be
161. nders Properties asthi Eropeties DUS 71612 Rename Location of user profile lt Defautt Step 1 Say manage user profiles or choose Manage User Profiles in the DragonBar s Profile menu In the Manage User Profiles dialog select your profile then choose Advanced then Export You may see a message about saving changes to the current profile Step 2 A Browse dialog opens Choose a destination if you wish make a new folder then click OK If both computers are on a network with a shared drive this drive is probably the easiest location Otherwise you can export your profile to a media storage device such as a portable USB drive Now that your User profile is exported it can be imported Browse For Fol Choose the directory containing user profile to import Step 1 From the second computer open the Manage User Profiles a iMi Computer dialog Choose Advanced gt then choose Import amp 11102763WOF C gt Removable Disk D Step 2 When the Browse window opens locate the folder containing Aiae the exported profile this folder bears your profile s name Once it is highlighted click OK Pf Bluetooth Information Exchanger Network Lo E Control Panel Folder Make New Folder Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 122 The Manage User Profile dialog box also enables you to rename or delete a pro
162. ned to help you discover and quickly access important tools In addition it keeps important status indicators close together microphone status the Text Control indicator the Recognition Mode indicator and messages from Dragon Full Text Control formerly called Select and Say The Text Control Indicator shows you the level of dictation support you can expect for the text field where you currently have your cursor In Microsoft Word or DragonPad for instance Dragon has Full Text Control so the DragonBar shows a green checkmark previous versions used a green ball By contrast where Dragon has only Basic Text Control such as in PowerPoint and Firefox the checkmark is gray previous versions used a gray ball The DragonBar now includes an icon indicating whether Dragon is in Normal Dictation Command Numbers or Spell Mode The menus are restructured provide easier access to important features The former NaturallySpeaking menu is now called Profile it contains only items related to your profile including Backup and Restore The Words menu is now Vocabulary and only includes Vocabulary related features The Accuracy Center has moved to the Help menu under Improve My Accuracy Dragon 11 menu name Pre 11 menu name Profile NaturallySpeaking Tools Tools Vocabulary Words Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 133 Modes Words Audio Sound Help includes Accuracy Center Help Note To access the DragonBa
163. ng the Remote Microphone app as your source you cannot to use Dragon s microphone button on the DragonBar or the tray icon or the microphone hotkey Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 46 Starting to Dictate Your First Dictation You can use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to dictate into virtually any Windows application Further in this workbook you will learn how to start programs by voice but one doesn t need to have started a program by voice in order to dictate into it What you dictate will be inserted wherever your insertion point cursor is located in your document There are many ways of moving the insertion point by voice but know that you can also re position it by hand clicking the mouse where you want it or using your keyboard s arrow keys just as you normally would TIP Before dictating make sure the desired window is active its title bar should not be dimmed and the insertion point vertical bar is where you want your dictation to appear Your operating system can make such visual elements easier to see For example Windows XP s Accessibility Wizard under Start gt Programs gt Accessories walks you through various items that can be helpful such as increasing the thickness of the insertion point Dictating Text and Punctuation Marks Here are the most common punctuation marks followed by what you say to voice type them period or full stop exclamation point or excl
164. nications Inc All rights reserved 6 The Hardware Compatibility List on the Nuance website contains specifics such as the recommended settings for a particular model of microphone or recorder About the Dragon Remote Microphone app as source The smartphone or other device on which you downloaded the app must be connected to the same Wi Fi network as the PC on which you use it with Dragon When you set up the Remote Microphone app on a supported Android or iOS device Dragon offers a barcode QR code so you can just point your device s camera at the computer screen to capture the information needed Later on you can use the DragonBar s Tools menu to bring up this screen Remote Microphone Info Preparing for communication To make it easy to prepare your device to find your computer the Dragon Remote Microphone Application supports Bonjour Bonjour allows your device to automatically find your computer To determine if Bonjour is already installed on your computer or to download it visit this link If Bonjour isn t available or functioning you must enter information about your computer into the Dragon Remote Microphone Application You can use the barcode below to enter the information or you can enter it manually For more information on how to use a barcode or how to enter this data manually select here Note In public locations such as restaurant or coffeehouse chains which require that you logon or accept t
165. ning close the this that tab Say click list box to select a list box Train close notification information bar then drop list or show choices to display the list To highlight list items you can use the move up n and move down n commands ERYS close windows explorer close other tabs commands bar copy this that it copy all create a new tab cut this that it delete this that it do a search edit this page with HTML editor favorites favourites Say click combo box combination of a drop down list and a single line textbox favorites favourites bar Key points about Dragon and the Web v Dragon includes commands you can say anytime to perform general Web searches as well as searches in specific categories maps news products images videos or specific websites such as Wikipedia v The shortcut command open top site for can be the quickest way to open the website of an institution or service v The Web shortcut commands can be disabled or enabled on the Commands tab of Dragon s Options dialog v Before executing these shortcut commands Dragon opens a small box which lets you revise replace or augment your keywords If you wish to disable this Edit box use the Commands tab of Dragon s Options dialog v Dragon offers commands to quickly post to Facebook or Twitter In Version 12 you can disable these from the Commands tab o
166. nsert after lt xyz gt where lt xyz gt is a word or phrase in the active text field work thanks to a Dragon functionality called Full Text Control formerly Select and Say This functionality requires the text field to let Dragon be aware of its content such as where words and sentences begin and end Many popular applications build their text fields or at least most of their fields in a standard way and as a result Dragon has Full Text Control in these fields However you may sometimes encounter a text field for which Dragon cannot have awareness and therefore Dragon cannot always apply all its normal capabilities For instance it may not capitalize the first word you dictate in that field You may not notice anything unusual if you just dictate a flow of words especially if you start with a word that is always capitalized such as a name or the subject pronoun I However if you take actions on the text such as correcting a misrecognition or inserting text within a sentence Dragon may not be able to execute its lt verb gt lt xyz gt commands or adjust spacing as it usually does When the insertion point is in such an unknown field the DragonBar s Full Text Control indicator checkmark icon is dimmed Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 67 Even in unknown text fields one can use Dragon efficiently knowing the following 1 If dictating short entries y
167. ob starts Dragon when prompted to open a User profile he chooses Jane s Step 3 Bob starts the word processor Jane used and opens the first report He is now ready to perform Correction in this document Step 4 Starting from the top Bob looks for abnormal text and highlights it manually On the expanded DragonBar he clicks the Playback icon Bob should NOT use his voice here Step 5 Watching the screen Bob listens to the playback As soon as he hears an error he clicks the Correction button or presses the Correction hot key which brings up the Spelling window If not quite sure of what Jane actually said he uses playback to hear her recorded voice If the input is not clean people sometimes make unintended sounds stumble on a word etc he cancels out of Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 63 the Spelling window and deletes the misspoken segment in the document before typing what was intended If the correct alternate appears in the choice list he clicks it with his mouse or uses down arrow and Enter then clicks OK If the correct choice does not appear in the list he types it in then clicks OK or presses Enter When he has finished checking the document and made any additions and or cosmetic modifications as warranted Bob saves it Now not only is the document finalized but Jane s Dragon profile has been refined through the corrections performed which will help the ac
168. obal and Dragon Sidebar MyCommands TIP To see commands beyond those presented in the Sidebar you use the Help take advantage of the command search Dragon Help for and the speakable links in the Sidebar itself You can also use the Command Browser accessible from its icon on the Sidebar and with commands such as open Command Browser Below is a Comman d Browser screenshot showing commands for the Sidebar Mode Browse Help Context Dragon Sidebar Y Keyword Filter No filter selected v Include Global Commands Task Pane Mode a Browse amp Script B Manage Browse p Optional Or m Ellipsis 8 Show All s Back to List Se View Edit Script Training Train Bi Train Later Pi Train List Dragon sidebar show my commands Dragon sidebar auto hide Dragon sidebar close Dragon sidebar dock left Dragon sidebar dock right Dragon sidebar global Dragon sidebar help Dragon sidebar hide tips Dragon sidebar home Dragon sidebar mouse Dragon sidebar show tips Dragon sidebar stop hiding Dragon sidebar thinner Dragon sidebar wider go to switch to the next pane go to switch to the previous pane switch to the Dragon sidebar the sample commands command list Dragon sidebar what can I say Step 4 Right click the Dragon Sidebar This opens its menu Note what is availabl
169. oke you can say undo that Exercise 2 Observe the Find and Replace dialog box below and its controls tabs drop down lists checkboxes and buttons Answer the following questions think of voice typing as well as voice clicking options then open a similar dialog in your word processor and practice navigating it by voice e How could you place the insertion point in the Find field How could you go to the other tabs e Which control currently has the focus How could you move the focus to the Find Next button Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 82 e How could you close this dialog box Find Replace Go To Find what windows Options Match Case Replace with Windows Replace Replace all Find Next Search Options Search All V Match case Match prefix i E Match suffix E Find whole words only E Use wildcards E Sounds like English __ Find all word forms English l E Ignore punctuation characters Ignore white space characters Replace Format Special Special considerations for Windows 8 In Windows 8 Microsoft introduced major changes for end users compared to previous operating system releases Some of these changes may feel strange at least initially but Windows 8 does offer an interface similar to the familiar desktop minus its Start menu button Applications such as Microsoft
170. ome Inset Pagelayout References Mailings Review View AaBbCcDe AaBbCcoe AaBbCi T Normal 1 No Spaci Heading 1 241 Sule Selecttopic Found 2 Title Location F Using the Microsoft Off Dragon H 1 Calibri Bi sua 7 A AT Aav What s Newin Dragon Dragon H 2 soso AK I B Z U x x AA Font i Paragraph To access the File tab in any of the Wii applications say File Tab For example here s the type of display you ll see when you click the File tab in Word 50108 Docur Microsoft Wor Home inset Page Layout References Mailings Review H Save 4 a Information about Document2 ave AS ill z B Open om Search previous results E cy poner as KEN imil oh close nyone can open copy and change any part of this E Match similar words document F Search titles only Protect ME TIP By default some Microsoft applications show only the most used menu items For optimal voice usage consider changing this default This may be located in the application s Tools menu open the Customize dialog and check the box Always show full menus In addition to menus Windows program interfaces may contain controls such as buttons checkboxes tabs and radio buttons How do you access these by voice You guessed it say what you see preceded by click if required IMPORTANT e Dragon 12 lets you require the word
171. on interface by clicking the Correction button on the DragonBar s Extras bar or pressing the Correction hotkey by default the minus on the numeric keypad you can change this in the Options dialog Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 64 Editing Text by Voice Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets you use your voice to move around within a document and edit the contents whether or not that document was originally created by voice As you learned the software transcribes your dictation wherever the insertion point is The insertion point is usually shown as a blinking vertical bar some call the cursor This lesson presents some of the commands to select text and move the insertion point Mouse and keyboard can still be used of course Don t try to do everything by voice unless you have to At first focus on getting optimal accuracy in your dictations speaking clearly adapting the vocabulary performing corrections as needed reading a text for acoustic training Navigation and Selection Commands TIP Navigation commands use the words go and move interchangeably and a space counts as one character Some commands move the insertion point regardless of its starting location move to top or go to start of document moves to the beginning of the document move to bottom moves to the end of the document Other commands move the insertion point relative to its present location move to end of line th
172. on must have his or her own profile Your profile is very important The more personalized it is the better your experience will be To have the best possible start it s worth creating your profile carefully or upgrading it from a previous version of Dragon As you will see later there are many ways for your profile to be refined over time This lesson will cover creating or upgrading a user profile But first let s address what Dragon needs in order to get good audio input from you Here are important notes about placing your microphone and connecting it to your computer Positioning and connecting your microphone If using a headset adjust it so that it feels stable and comfortable on your head it should not press your temple or glasses The microphone s listening side must face the side of your mouth not the front It must not touch facial hair or catch breathing sounds On standard headsets bend the boom if needed Most headset models can be rotated so you can place the microphone on either the left or the right side of your face You might experiment a bit to find what works best for you Then whenever you use Dragon aim for consistency in your microphone position IMPORTANT e Noise canceling microphones only listen on one side The listening side is often marked by a dot or the word TALK which may not be visible unless you lift the foam cover slightly Check that this side is parallel to your face not ti
173. onal and up Every Dragon NaturallySpeaking user automatically has at least one Vocabulary Editions Professional and above allow you to have several Vocabularies The advantage of having several Vocabularies is being able to customize each one to perform best for very different topics or styles of dictation It is relatively rare for a person to need more than three or four For instance suppose an architect uses Dragon to dictate business letters and site reports but also frequently uses it for his community theater group In his work related dictations he might use formal business language and mention technical terms brands of materials the abbreviations for building codes as well as the names of clients contractors and other work contacts When writing for his theater group however his dictation style might become significantly more casual and the words he uses most frequently would be different The documentation contains many details about creating and managing vocabularies This lesson presents the essentials Creating a New Vocabulary The process starts in the Manage Vocabularies dialog box Manage Vocabularies Vocabulary Step 1 Say Manage Vocabularies or use the DragonBar s Vocabulary menu Click New Note this dialog box also enables you to Open manage vocabularies import rename delete See the next section Delete Step 2 In the New Vocabulary window enter a Export descr
174. onnect a microphone automatically 2 Audio system Event bring up a small window associated with this audio system The system has detected an sucio device event Its window may be hidden behind other windows Location ight Panel Before closing this window verify that what is highlighted on eee it is the Microphone item and not the Line In item ese es epee E fle Line In Open IDT Audio Control Panel I Don t show me this again e f your microphone model has a mute switch make sure it is in the ON position pi OK x Cancel Important advice to remember whenever you use Dragon If your microphone type connects through a USB port on your computer we recommend you plug it in before starting Dragon This applies also to the USB dongle required to use a Bluetooth microphone If you use a Bluetooth microphone make sure that it is not just powered up but also active that is in call mode On the Plantronics Calisto microphone this is achieved by pressing the headset s button Please see your microphone s user guide for details including how to charge the headset and how to pair it with the dongle if necessary Upgrading one or more profiles Dragon 12 can upgrade profiles from Version 10 or 11 If you have such a profile you should upgrade it and use it in Dragon 12 this allows you to benefit from refinements you had previously made in terms of acoustics and language model as well as options plus custom co
175. or Choose lt marker le number gt fi Click list Expand list Show choices Move up or Move down Hide choices Clicking links or text buttons Click lt link name gt or part of name Click lt image name gt Navigating Web Pages Go back or Go forward Go home Go to address box Say go to address to go to the address bar after entering a URL say go there or press Enter Say go back or go forward to click the Back or Forward buttons say go home to access the homepage Say add to favorites to add the current site to the Favorites list Say refresh page or reload page To stop a page load you can say stop loading Say page down or start scrolling down to see more of the web page You can then say stop scrolling Say add a new tab open new tab switch to previous tab close tab Say next frame previous frame next pane Say click close or press Escape to close a popup window Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 88 p Command Browser Brows iit Mode Browse Help x Y Keyword Filter No filt Ise SS Mod as full page screen bookmark the this that page window Task Pane ayer bookmark all the tabs A Script bookmark this that it Manage change set the page style to basic page style change set the page style to no style Browse click go ip Optional clos
176. ore e mail commands in the Command Browser and the Dragon Sidebar in addition the Help contains many details about using Dragon with e mail Remember that Dragon contains a command that lets you name keywords to search for in the Help for instance you could say search Dragon help for Outlook calendar Thanks to its plug in for Internet Explorer version 9 and 10 32 bit only Firefox and Chrome Dragon 12 has added functionality in Gmail and Hotmail Outlook com This functionality comes in addition to Dragon s existing capabilities for the particular browser A small graphic marks items that can be activated with the principle click lt name gt e g click inbox and click drafts For the Gmail and Hotmail Outlook com feature to be active you may need to close and re open your browser once after installing Dragon 12 Note If you install Internet Explorer after Dragon 12 you may need to re launch Dragon s installation When in your Gmail or Hotmail Outlook com account you can say show site commands to see a list of commands available thanks to the plug in Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 97 Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Microsoft Word In Controlling the Operating System and Applications you learned about Natural Language Commands Since Microsoft Word is an application many people use this chapter lists built in commands for this word processor Corel WordPerfe
177. ou can choose to check all uncheck all and edit any of the items click the item click the Edit button then modify as needed Use this tool as soon as possible after creating a profile then every few weeks so that Dragon can adapt your profile from the emails you most recently sent After the first time the process will be quick Remember that Dragon needs to know about your contacts in order to transcribe their name correctly this is particularly important for shortcut commands such as email the selection to and schedule meeting with supported in Microsoft Outlook Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 41 Starting to Dictate Controlling the Microphone When ready to dictate you must ensure that Dragon NaturallySpeaking is able to hear you Your microphone must be connected and positioned correctly of course but the software also needs to know whether to listen This lesson shows several ways to turn Dragon s microphone or on off and introduces the DragonBar Note If you are using a Bluetooth microphone make sure that it is not only powered up but also active that is in call mode On the Plantronics Calisto microphone this is achieved by pressing the headset s button Please see your microphone s user guide for details including how to charge the headset and how to pair it with the dongle if necessary The DragonBar and the Microphone Icon In Versio
178. ou may want to just use what does work in all text fields dictate normally most applications allow this and if and when necessary say spacebar or press the spacebar say cap before a word to force its capitalization you can also address capitalization after the fact say move lt left right up down gt commands or reposition the insertion point by hand etc 2 If you want to dictate something substantial consider using Dragon s Dictation Box an intermediary containing a text field in which you can create modify and correct text If your edition supports them you can even use boilerplate custom commands to paste text When the text is ready use the Transfer button Dragon closes the Dictation Box and transfers your text to where you had the insertion point Note In version 12 by default you must say click Transfer not just Transfer To open the Dictation Box you can e Say a command such as Open Dictation Box e Use the DragonBar s Tools menu e Use its hot key Ctrl Shift d IMPORTANT tn Dragon 12 the Dictation Box comes up automatically if you speak where Dragon doesn t 5 Dictation Box Mozilla Firefox Start Page Mozilla Firefox Here you can dictate and use commands including Correct lt XYZ gt and Delete lt XYZ gt See the Help for details on all you can do with this Box including customizing its display and behavior Text
179. oustic training v In general the best thing you can do to make Dragon recognize your speech even better is to use the software regularly personalizing the Vocabulary editing Spoken Forms or Word Properties as warranted designating specific documents for Dragon to analyze running or scheduling the Accuracy Tuning process and correcting misrecognitions as warranted In certain cases if a certain word is consistently misrecognized or if overall accuracy is lower than you expected you will want to provide Dragon some additional acoustic data You can train Vocabulary entries from the Vocabulary Editor either one at time or several at once When providing acoustic training remember to speak as you typically do when you dictate to Dragon It s important to avoid the temptation to over enunciate or speak loudly when training a word or phrase in isolation At any time if you feel that the accuracy is not as high as usual you can access Dragon s Microphone Check through DragonBar s Audio menu or the Accuracy Center or by saying a command such as Check Audio You can improve the overall accuracy of your dictations by reading aloud one of Dragon s acoustic training texts you can go through the DragonBar s Audio menu or the Accuracy Center Consider reading at least one training text as soon as possible Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 113 Using Multiple Vocabularies editions Professi
180. ows for Internet Explorer saw E O Choose the window to activate You may say choose 1 or another number or double dick the item A Dragon Sidebar DragonBar Professional Dragon Help 12 workbook w Index and Whats New 7 22 TC doc Compatibility Mode Microsoft Word Les journ es d t EFGB Education Fran aise Greater Boston Windows Internet Explorer DragonPad Document Command Browser Browse workbook 3 Windows Media Player American Airlines Promotion Google Chrome training slides Handel_ Piano Suites __Jarrett Foes AoE En KJ Windows Help and Support Dragon 10 Launch Kit Windows Internet Explorer 5 FOEKE Clicking menus buttons and other interface controls To click on an application menu or submenu just say its name preceded by the word click or not depending on the option for menus see below For instance for a menu labeled Insert say Click Insert The application must have the focus which you can usually tell by the appearance of its title bar When accessing a submenu pause briefly after the name of the menu For instance in applications like Word 2003 to see the available toolbars you can say click View pause click Toolbars and to save a file under a certain name you can say click File pause Save As Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 78 TIP To close an open menu you can just say cancel or pr
181. p listening or go to sleep IMPORTANT or these and all voice commands there should be a brief silence before and after but none in the middle otherwise the program cannot recognize the command and instead transcribes the words For example make sure you say the words go to sleep together in a natural flow not go to sleep Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 44 Putting the microphone to sleep is useful when you need to put on hold Dragon for a moment However leaving it in that state for a long time is not recommended so do turn the microphone off if you will not be dictating for a while and are physically able to turn on the microphone manually TIP You can set Dragon to have the microphone asleep when your profile opens waiting for your command to wake up so that no manual action is needed to turn the microphone on To set this option by voice say open Dragon options then click Miscellaneous then click Have the microphone on but asleep The Importance of Hot Keys including Microphone On Off Pressing a key or two is usually quicker than moving and clicking the mouse and physically easier too software programs including operating systems typically contain keyboard shortcuts or hot keys Dragon provides hot keys for various useful tasks including controlling the state of its listening If your computer has a full sized keyboard press the plus
182. pen DragonPad or another supported word processor Using your new dictation and formatting skills try to create the following document entirely by voice After you have created the sample signature block shown in the sample below replace it with your own signature information Take this opportunity to practice looking up keywords in the Help to find out more ways to accomplish a particular task Remember that you can use the Sidebar and the command search Dragon Help for and that Dragon has a quote that command August 5 2012 AnyCorporation Gene Hansen Wolffe P O Box 3299 Minneapolis MN 67812 3299 Dear Gene am pleased to report that my team has reviewed the Western Region Report for this quarter As of July 29 2012 the total is 875 500 as we expected Please let me know your projected figures for the rest of Q3 As always don t hesitate to contact me at the number below Sincerely Sara Petersen Regional Sales Manager My Company Inc 202 965 5000 mobile 715 377 1925 fax 800 968 2231 sara petersen mycompany com Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 125 What s New in Version 12 0 Here is a list of changes and additions compared to Dragon 11 5 If you are upgrading from a previous release please see also What s New in Dragon 11 and What s new in Dragon 11 5 Options to require Click Now saying Click is required for everyt
183. plan to dictate To be used in this tool files must be text files see the type list in the Add Document window The tool can process many files at a time You may wish to re run it whenever you create or find suitable text The more relevant text is processed the more refined your profile can become v When presented with the unknown words the tool found you can choose which ones to add Thanks to the Edit button you can modify their spelling as well as give them a Spoken Form if warranted v After adding to the Vocabulary items you are likely to dictate letting Dragon analyze text that contains them helps pre empt recognition errors v Analyzing specific documents is only one of the ways Dragon can adapt you can learn other ways in this workbook as well as in the Help Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 39 Customizing the Vocabulary from Your E Mail As you learned Dragon can adapt its Vocabulary based on designated documents It also has the ability to quickly learn from your usage of several e mail programs Lotus Notes Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express and Windows Mail By studying the e mails you sent as well as the recipient names Dragon can identify potentially useful contact names to add to the Vocabulary as well as adapt its statistical information on word usage frequency and context This will help it transcribe your dictations more accurately You should take advantage of this
184. practice spelling out what you actually said as well as editing one of the choices from the list Using Playback to Aid Correction Sometimes especially if you dictate a significant amount of text before correcting you may not remember exactly what you actually said Dragon s playback feature is very helpful in these instances You can take advantage of it in several ways If you see that a certain word or phrase appears incorrectly use the correct command to open the Spelling Window Once it appears click or say Play Back to hear the recording of your voice as you dictated that text It may be that in fact you had misspoken or mumbled this happens to everyone particularly near the end of the day In that case close the Spelling window you can say click cancel and dictate the word s again TIP You can have playback occur automatically with Correction On the Correction tab of the Options dialog check Automatic Playback on Correction This is particularly helpful as you first learn to use Dragon you may want to turn it off after a few weeks of practice If your edition supports it you can also use Playback to hear sections of dictation in the document itself To do this select the editable text you would like to hear played back Then say play that back or use the DragonBar s Audio menu If you find a misrecognition you can stop playback by clicking the mouse or using the Correction hotkey or button see below Because speech
185. ptimization occ csesecsesesesesessesecsesecsesessesesesesaesecsesecsessesessesecsesecsesaeaeaesecaeaees 118 Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved vi Launching the Acoustic and or Language Model Optimization cccccecseeseseeeeecseeecseeeeseseeneeeeeeneeees 118 Scheduling the Optimizations and Data Collection 0 ccc ccccccccsseeeseseeceseesesseseeseseeecsesecaeseesesaesecseaecaeseeaenes 119 Renaming Deleting Copying or Transferring a User Profile ccccccccccccsscssccsesscesccsesscseccscssesecsecsscsecsecsseseesecnseaes 122 Practice Exercise Creating a MEMO Dy VOICE eee ccccecesseseseseeseseeseseeceseeseseeseecsesecsesecsesaesessesecaesecsesecsesassecseaecaeseeaeaes 125 Whats NEW IN verjon 1 25 O0 soci deccs seco cucu besducctescveycusecessveeven ctowsuctd R E 126 What s New in Version 11552 lt cccideeeurud hniin en eee E A eS ein See N 132 Whats NEW In VErSLON FE OE eeinetan n ae i E iaee eea Erea Nee ER T 133 Eaa ED EE AT EEEE 137 Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved vii Getting Started and Creating a User Profile Dragon NaturallySpeaking is speaker dependent software It relies on information specific to you including what words and phrases you use often how you sound what audio device you use and what software settings you have It stores this data in a set of files referred to collectively as your user profile or just profile Each person who uses Drag
186. r associated written form you say just E O B stat for instance and Dragon types Explanation of Benefit EOB statement A Vocabulary entry can have several spoken forms and can have one or two alternate written forms If a Vocabulary entry you don t need competes for recognition with something you do need to dictate you can delete that entry from the Vocabulary Editor for instance Cassidy and Cassity To see the words that have been deleted from the vocabulary you can choose Deleted words only from the Display drop down list You can view or change the special Properties of Vocabulary entries including spacing and capitalization For instance you may wish to change whether Dragon uses the spelling travelled or traveled whether the ellipsis dot dot dot and the Dictation Command new line trigger capitalization of the next word Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 34 Importing Lists of Vocabulary Entries You now know how to add words and phrases one by one in the Vocabulary Editor If you have many entries to add this is not the most efficient method particularly if you already have some relevant lists in electronic form Dragon s Word Import feature available in editions Premium and above allows adding many Vocabulary entries at once even if they have Spoken Forms Observe the sample import list in the illustration below and identify the motivation b
187. r dictation back to a particular word the command resume with can be very efficient we strongly recommend it To undo the last action you can say undo that which is equivalent to press control z For efficiency it s a good idea to prioritize dictation over formatting first finish dictating or at least finish dictating your idea then revise or correct the text if needed and only then apply formatting Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 75 Controlling the Operating System and Applications Dragon NaturallySpeaking can do much more than type and format your dictated text it lets you use your voice to find information open a specific website start programs open desktop items switch between open windows maximize or minimize windows choose menu and submenu items navigate dialog boxes click buttons press keys move or drag the mouse pointer and more Note If using Windows 8 keep in mind that this operating system introduced some significant interface changes such as the modern full screen interface and Dragon is designed to work primarily in this system s desktop classic interface See this lesson s section on Windows 8 IMPORTANT when Dragon is running it does not inhibit the use of your mouse and keyboard Mouse keyboard and voice are just three input options Use whatever is fastest and easiest for you for a given task Let s start with a frequ
188. r menus by voice say Switch to DragonBar then the menu name Once a menu is open you can open any of its items by saying its name Dragon s control menu accessible by clicking the Dragon logo to the left of the microphone icon provides clearer choices Docked to Bottom Floating and direct access to the Dragon Options The former Close choice is now labeled Exit Dragon Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 134 New Results Display and the former Results Box When dictating there s no need to wait for Dragon to catch up with you dictating in long phrases allows Dragon to transcribe more accurately than dictating slowly and with numerous hesitations As you speak Dragon 11 indicates that it is processing by displaying a small Dragon logo at your insertion point and when you pause your dictated words appear in your document Our research shows that this enables many users to dictate better without being distracted by seeing the preliminary results accumulating in the Results Box as in previous versions The traditional Results Box is still available from the View tab of the Options dialog box New Sidebar displays commands and tips An enhancement of the former Sample Commands window the Dragon Sidebar provides important commands and tips at any time You can dock it on the left or right side of the screen set it to auto hide or set it to float like other windows place it anywhere and
189. r subject or if the words are not well articulated In addition when we hear a word for the first time we may not know how to spell it Some people s first or last names can be spelled different ways like Gene Jean Hansen Hanson This is also true for Dragon The software uses contextual clues and statistical information to guess what to transcribe but sometimes cannot guess correctly In particular it may not recognize uncommon words on the first try and instead types something that was likely according to its statistics It cannot recognize and transcribe a word it has never seen Fortunately in addition to optimizing acoustic factors taking advantage of the vocabulary customization tools and using proper correction techniques will significantly reduce the number of errors Dragon s Help contains many details about the different ways to perform it including by keyboard You can choose when to perform corrections If you look at your screen while dictating and you notice that Dragon just got a word wrong it s usually best to finish your train of thought before you correct that misrecognition you may want to at least finish your paragraph That being said if the misrecognition affects a word which is likely to appear many times in your document it s a good idea to correct it as soon as possible Handling multiple matches in your text Dragon 12 lets you directly address a specific word or phrase in your text When you give a command
190. rackets as default value If you prefer delimiters other than square brackets you can indicate that in the Commands tab of the Options dialog Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 107 After saying the command name which pastes the DragonTemplate you can e type or dictate a specific value in each placeholder gt The placeholder is overwritten and delimiters are removed e accept the default value gt Delimiters are NOT automatically removed you can say clear variable delimiters To navigate a DragonTemplate s Fields you can select the desired Field with the mouse or use the voice commands Next Field or Previous Field These commands only work where all of Dragon s functionality is supported where the DragonBar s Full Text Control indicator is green Managing Custom Commands After you create commands you may wish to edit them If your phone number changes for instance you may want to edit commands containing it You may also want to rename delete or copy commands A tool called the Command Browser lets you search for commands as well as manage your custom commands In the Professional and Legal editions deleting renaming modifying exporting and importing custom commands can be done through its Manage mode as follows In the Premium edition see the Script mode Step 1 Say open Command Browser You can also use the link in the Tools menu
191. rage and retrieval systems without the express written consent of Nuance Communications Inc Nuance the Nuance logos the Dragon logos Dragon NaturallySpeaking NaturallySpeaking DragonBar and Select and Say are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications Inc or its affiliates in the United States and or other countries All other company names and product names referenced herein are the trademarks of their respective owners Part number 50 K61A 23010 Goals and Prerequisites Dragon NaturallySpeaking lets you speak naturally to perform actions such as creating or editing documents using e mail finding online maps news images and more By reducing keyboard and mouse usage you can gain productivity AND avoid physical strain on wrists shoulders neck eyes Speaking to your computer may feel strange at first Be patient with yourself This workbook aims to efficiently present what an end user should know the resources in Dragon s Help menu and on www nuance com contain many details This includes how to Type by voice efficiently which includes e Dictating anything punctuation marks prices dates URLs phone license plate numbers abbreviations acronyms Roman numerals etc e Personalizing the Vocabulary with custom words and phrases pronunciations capitalization properties and more so that Dragon can transcribe exactly what you want even if what you said could be written in differ
192. ragonBar 3 Restore the defaults IMPORTANT Dragon 12 lets you disable its ability to track the name of interface controls in all programs or just in programs of your choice see the checkbox and drop down list Voice enable menus buttons and other controls on the Miscellaneous tab of the Options dialog Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 80 L Have the microphone on but asleep F Launch DragonPad When the User Profile Closes E Automatically save the profile changes Speed vs Accuracy Fastest i F Use menus that are compatible with screen readers Voice enable menus buttons and other controls excluding E Launch Dragon in QuickStart mode when Windows starts Put the microphone to sleep after 5 minutes of silence V Alert when audio quality is low 7 Use the Dictation Box for unsupported applications C Ce Gace ree Natural Language Commands and the Command Browser Dragon comes with large sets of commands that let you order actions directly and in a natural manner instead of going through menus submenus and dialog boxes for instance saying Insert Page Break in Microsoft Word 2003 instead of opening the Insert menu then choosing the submenu Break then the option Page Break Dragon s Sidebar contains a sampling of these commands when they are available and if your
193. recent 30 minutes of acoustic data All corrections and new words trained in upgraded profiles are migrated Nuance recommends that you run Accuracy Tuning as soon as possible after the upgrade this will ensure that the maximum amount of acoustic data is migrated to your upgraded profile thereby providing the best possible accuracy Using an iPhone or related device as a wireless microphone Most people use Dragon by speaking directly to their computers using the microphone included with their Dragon software purchase But some dislike being tethered to the PC With the introduction of the free Dragon Remote Microphone application available in the iTunes app store you can use your iPhone or related device as a wireless microphone as you dictate text or speak commands the device transfers the audio data through a Wi Fi connection to Dragon on your computer The Dragon Remote Mic app initially supports iPhones iPads and the iPod Touch 4 as wireless microphones running iOS 4 2 or later Improved interface for setting up a recorder source and transcribing audio files The wizards make it easier to properly set up a recorder as audio source and to transcribe recordings including choosing where the text will be transcribed You can use a digital recorder smartphone or related device to record your dictation for transfer to Dragon on your computer Expanded Help and Tutorial links are also provided Improved Dragon Sidebar You can now sh
194. resh page etc Of course you can take advantage of global commands mouse commands such as MouseGrid 3 9 mouse click and move mouse upper left and key pressing commands such as press Alt d press Enter press control t press tab press F5 press Escape and page down Note In addition to keyboard shortcuts of the Web browser itself you may wish to take advantage of keyboard shortcuts of Gmail or Hotmail Outlook com as in press control enter for sending Lists are available on the Web including on the websites of Google and Microsoft Key points about Dragon and e mail v In supported e mail programs the higher editions of Dragon provide many voice commands to perform tasks related to creating and managing e mails such as open message delete memo go to Subject In e mail commands you can use the words message e mail memo or mail interchangeably If you have Microsoft Outlook and your edition of Dragon supports them you can use direct commands the Dragon Voice Shortcuts like book meeting with lt contact s gt create message to lt contact s gt create email about lt subject gt and create task about lt subject gt at any time no matter what application has the focus there is no need to first switch to Outlook These shortcut command help you quickly act on thoughts with minimal interruption to your overall flow of activity You can see m
195. results E Beep after recognition Restore defaults ok cma Ay Hee Note If you set the DragonBar to Always on top it will cover secondary Dragon windows such as the DragonPad and Help screens For more details including using voice commands to switch the DragonBar in and out of Tray Icon only see the Help Remember that you can quickly search Dragon s Help by voice by naming one or more search words or phrases as in for instance search Dragon Help for DragonBar display Copyright 2013 paa KAARE Contents Index Search Type in the word s to search for DragonBar floating display List Topics Select topic 7 ae Found 5 Title Displaying the DragonBar What s New in Dragon Version 11 Controling the DragonBar The Options dialog bax View tab Using the Dragon Sidebar Location TT E Search previous results V Match similar words E Search titles only Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved Displaying the DragonBar There are five different ways or modes that you can display and use the DragonBar You can also specify whether or not the DragonBar always appears on top of the active window To change the DragonBar display mode 1 Click on the Dragon icon on the left side of the DragonBar or right click anywhere on the DragonBar to open the DragonBar shortcut menu 2 Click the mode you wan
196. ribed in this workbook and the Help For example Canadian users may wish to give the word organize the alternate written form organise Help Dragon identify the words you say Please tell us what region of the world you are in If you are unsure what to select we recommend you see the Help for details on choosing the correct region Car United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Indian Subcontinent Southeast Asia lt n Gene The next screen gives you an opportunity to choose from a number of broad accents If unsure which accent to pick see the Help Note Dragon will later adapt to the sound of your voice as you dictate more and more and run the Accuracy Tuning process Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved Help Dragon understand how you pronounce words Dragon can make adjustments to improve accuracy if it knows you speak with an accent If your accent isn t shown or you aren t sure what to select just go with the default Standard R s OK if you don t select the correct accent Dragon can adapt to your voice once you start dictating Standard Australian accented English British accented English Indian accented English Inland Northern US Great Lakes area Southeast Asian accented English Southern US Spanish accented English sme Jae eve Step 3 On the next screen indicate which type of audio source you are about to use Not
197. right 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 128 When you save your user profile Dragon may offer to optimize the Language Model based on the text data of your recent dictations The Save User Profile dialog box will contain a checkbox for performing maintenance This process takes little time Note Language Model Optimization is much quicker than Acoustic Optimization because the data it processes is just text vr Dragon NaturallySpeaking p Save User Profile Your user profile has changed Save changes now v Perform needed User Profile maintenance Yes No Cancel State of the art speech model for powerful PCs If yours is a powerful PC with two or more processors Dragon automatically selects the BestMatch V its latest and greatest speech model when you create your user profile The Interactive Tutorial Dragon now features an interactive tutorial which provides short progressive simulations so that you can practice dictation correction spelling and editing efficiently Content includes the press and go back commands as well as the Smart Format Rules feature The interactive tutorial is automatically presented at the end of profile creation You can also access it at any time from the DragonBar s Help menu To do this by voice say Switch to DragonBar then Help then Interactive Tutorial Note To provide an optimal environment for beginners so
198. right this means that if you typically keep desktop items on the right edge of your screen the Sidebar may move them as other Windows sidebars would and therefore disturb your icons arrangement Therefore if you have Dragon 12 0 you may wish to rearrange those desktop items before the Sidebar opens or set your desktop to Auto arrange NOTE in Dragon 12 5 the default setting is Floating not docked this means that the Sidebar may cover part of the currently active window but it avoids disturbing the arrangement of desktop icons The illustrations in this chapter show the Sidebar in various widths its right click menu including the monitor switch for those who have two monitors and its Mouse tab alongside one of its linked Help articles DRAGON SIDEBAR x Home Global Commands Control the Mic Go to sleep or Stop listening Restore Wake up or Listen to me Microphone off Move Sidebar control What can say Dragon Sidebar Home Ize Dragon Sidebar Mouse Dragon Sidebar dock right Minimize Dragon Sidebar float Dragon Sidebar wider Maximize Searching the web Search the web for lt xyz gt Search Wikipedia for lt xyz gt Other examples eBay Facebook Google IRS Search news for lt xyz gt Dock left Other examples maps images videos Dock right Searching the computer Search computer for lt xyz gt Search documents for lt xyz gt Font size gt Sear
199. rink the Sidebar s width to free up more of your screen Dragon remembers your width setting the next time you open it Also the Sidebar now provides new information when you work in WordPad the Vocabulary Editor the Command Browser or the Spelling window Note At the bottom of the Sidebar are links to the Dragon Tutorial in English editions of Dragon Undo all for multiple text matches Dragon 11 introduced the ability to apply commands such as bold lt xyz gt and capitalize lt xyz gt to all visible instances of lt xyz gt in your text thanks to the command choose all Saying undo that undoes the change for just the last instance of lt xyz gt Dragon 11 5 introduces the undo all command to undo the change to all instances New commands for quotation marks and brackets To speed up your editing you can say Quote That or Bracket That or Quote Selection or Bracket Selection and Dragon will enclose in quotation marks or brackets what you selected or last dictated Note In UK English Bracket That inserts the round characters called parentheses in the US Also you can say Empty Quotes or Empty Brackets to have Dragon insert a pair of quotation marks or brackets so you can dictate something within them Commands to quickly post to Facebook or Twitter Just select something you dictated or some text in an editable document and say Post that to Facebook Post that to Twitter or T
200. rophone should be familiar and reading aloud text presented by Dragon should better reflect how one actually dictates If your speech presents a particular challenge for speech recognition due to a lisp or a strong accent for instance you should perform a reading for acoustic training as soon as possible Step 1 From the DragonBar s Audio menu click or say Read a text to improve accuracy You can also use the link in the Accuracy Center Step 2 When the Select Text window opens choose a text to read then click OK The General Training window will open Click Go to begin reading Please select the text that you would like to read Success is a Journey Medium Reading Business Philosophy Mark Twain Speech about Stage Fright Medium Reading Speech President Kennedy s Inaugural Address Medium Reading Historical nesta Dave Barry in Cyberspace Medium Reading Humor Dogbert s Top Secret Management Handbook Harder Reading Humor 3001 The Final Odyssey Harder Reading Science Fiction 2001 A Space Odyssey Chapter 16 Harder Reading Science Fiction IMPORTANT Try to speak clearly but naturally and read exactly what is on the screen If the software needs to hear you read something again a yellow arrow will show you where to resume reading If necessary click Pause then click Go when you are ready to resume Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 112 Key points about ac
201. rosoft Outlook you can also use your voice to move the selected email to a particular folder For example if you have an Outlook folder called ideas and want to move the selected email to it you could say move selection to ideas folder You can use the Command Browser to see more wordings in the Context list pick Dragon Shortcuts for MS Outlook P Command Browser Browse gt ea Mode Browse Help Context Dragon Shortcuts for MS Outlook z Y Keyword Filter No filter selected Include Global Commands Task Pane move e mail to folder name folder Mode move e mail to the folder name folder move it to the folder name folder move message to folder name folder F scat move message to the folder name folder a Manage move selection to folder name folder move selection to the folder name folder move that to folder name folder move that to the folder name folder move the e mail to folder name folder move the e mail to the folder name folder move the message to folder name folder move the message to the folder name folder move the selection to folder name folder move the selection to the folder name folder move this to folder name folder move this to the folder name folder Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 93 Web based email and the Dragon plug in IMPOR
202. s El Documents H a 5 items Opening a Particular Vocabulary and Audio Source During your dictation session you will be able to switch to a different Vocabulary by saying open recent vocabulary for instance If you have multiple Vocabularies for the same User profile this will be reflected in the Open User Profile window which will appear when you start Dragon The Open User Profile window a i also shows the different dictation Open User Pre mem source s that may be available for the User profile s present on User Profile Source Vocabulary your computer Del Spain1 Microphone Mic In General BestMatch Plus You can pick the line containing DG Canada Digital audio recorder General Large the Vocabulary as well as User DG Canada Microphone Mic In Generi Large Properties Profile and Source if applicable DG Fra200 Microphone Mic In G n ral BestMatch Plus you wish to open DG Fra200 Dragon Remote Mic G n ral BestMatch Plus DG Fra200 Bluetooth Microphone G n ral BestMatch Plus DG FQ Mar Microphone Mic In G n ral BestMatch Plus Source gt DG Fr Mar Dragon Remote Mic G n ral BestMatch Plus DG Oct US Microphone USB General Large DG Oct US Microphone Mic In General Large DG Oct US Digital audio recorder General Large DG Oct US Sony IC Recorder General Large Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All
203. s your profile Scheduling Dragon s periodic tasks The next screen will give you the opportunity to schedule Dragon s Accuracy Tuning a process which after you start using Dragon can refine your profile automatically based on what you have already dictated IMPORTANT once you actually start using Dragon you will be free to launch this process manually at any time from the DragonBar s Audio menu some customers launch it shortly after they turn on their computer or right before they take a break from their computer to go to a meeting make a call have a meal For Dragon s scheduled tasks to run automatically you must choose a time when your computer will be on not asleep not hibernating but Dragon is not running this includes Dragon being in QuickStart see the Help for more information To schedule Accuracy Tuning click the Change Schedule button on the screen Dragon presents Dragon then presents the dialog box Select Time and Frequency Be sure to also click this dialog s Language Model tab so you can pick a suitable time for the Language Model Optimization Note Language Model Optimization is typically much faster than Acoustic Optimization We recommend running it daily Let Dragon automatically improve your accuracy Once you start using your profile Dragon can periodically improve recognition accuracy based on hatun h a dictated corrected or trained ha mara dici DOA and train the IA r Select Ti
204. secsesaesesaesecaesecaesaesesaesecsesecseseeaeaes 105 Creating Boilerplate Commands Text and Graphics Type ccccccccccsescesesseseeseseeseseeseseeseeseseesesesecaeseeaenes 105 Cloning Commands and Adding Name Editor Variables cc ccccecsesecseeecseeseteesesecsesecsesseecensenenseneeneeees 107 DragonTemplates Boilerplate Commands with Fields cccccsceecsssecseeseeeesenecseecseeeseenseneneeeeneeees 107 Managing Custom Commands innse cette Siete eee 108 Finding commands via the Command Browser s Keyword Filter ccccccsssecseseseeseeecseecseeeeseseeseaeseeeeneeees 109 Performing Audio Checks and Acoustic Training ou ccccccecscesccsesscescesesscsscesesscsessscsscssssecsecsecsecsscsscsecsecaesaecsseaeeaecnseas 111 TheMicrophone CHECK resne enses eee Sosa leek ares on case oe Bac E Skes Gadd es Bie AU R 111 Training Individual Words and Phrases cccccsccscssccsscsesscescsscsscsesscseceecssesecsecsecsecsecsecsessecaecsecaecseesecaecaeeseeaees 111 Reading Text to Train Dragon ccccccccccccssssscesssscsscsscsscsscssesscsscessseesscsecsesscsecsessscaecsecssesecsesesesecaeeascaecaeeeesaeeeseees 112 Using Multiple Vocabularies editions Professional and UP ccccccsessessccsesscssscsessessccsesseeeccecsecsessecsscssssecsseseeaecnseaes 114 Opening a Particular Vocabulary and Audio SOUPCE 0 eee ecceeesseseeseseeeeseesesseseeeseeeeseeecseseeseseesecsesecseseesenes 116 Acoustic and Language Model O
205. sed on sent emails as well as finding Contact names to add See the Help menu s Improve My Accuracy Z3 Learn From Sent E Mails _ l ES Summary Y Microsoft Outlook 792 contacts were found Y 21 words were added to your vocabulary Click Finish to close this wizard Ga on Ge Ji Voice Shortcut Commands Dragon has many commands for use in Microsoft Outlook including in the Inbox you can forward move or flag messages for instance and in the Calendar For quickly creating messages appointments meetings and tasks Dragon offers shortcut commands that work no matter what is currently active on your screen At any time you can say for instance create email to Jane Miller and Payroll schedule meeting with Joe Keller and Jane Brown create appointment at noon schedule appointment on August fifteenth create task about office supply inventory or email the selection to Jane Miller the selection being the selected text or file Note In version 12 for the shortcut for emailing the selection email the selection to is the only possible wording All previous wordings have been deprecated TIP Before using these commands make sure Dragon is able to recognize unusual words such as the names you plan to mention use the Accuracy Center These shortcut commands can be F Enable recognition mode switching commands disabled or enabled from the checkbox F Enable Web sear
206. st transfer given that the option Require click is enabled If this new option is disabled you can open the Dictation Box when you wish by using its hotkey or its entry in the Tools menu or by voice commands such as show Dictation Box as in previous versions Smart Format Rules When you make a correction related to formatting such as abbreviations titles units of measure or alternate written forms Dragon displays its Smart Format Rules box offering to change one of its Auto Formatting options or Word Property settings You can then either accept one of the adjustments offered or dismiss the box If you wish to you can change settings yourself from the Auto Formatting Options dialog box or the Vocabulary Editor as in previous versions The Smart Format Rules feature simply reaches out to you making it quick and easy for you to adjust the settings you care about Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 126 6 Smart Format Rules o x Say Choose followed by a number or just ignore this box choose 1 Never abbreviate units of measure choose 2 Always use the alternate written form kilograms 6 Smart Format Rules QO z Say Choose followed by a number or just ignore this box Choose 1 Always use the alternate written form colour Rich Internet Application support enhanced experience for Gmail and Hotmail In addition to its existing
207. st heard was not recognizable In the Interactive Tutorial speak only the current prompt and say it without pausing If you are using a headset microphone check that its listening side is facing the corner of your mouth and about an inch away To close this message click OK Before you resume the simulation make sure the microphone is on The Tutorial The regular Tutorial is available from the DragonBar s Help menu You can go through it from start to finish using the Next link or you can jump directly to the sections that interest you most Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 22 ie Dragon NaturalySpeaking Tutos ec DRAGON TUTORIAL GETTING STARTED DICTATING TEXT CORRECTING EDITING USING APPLICATIONS Tutorial Overview Next gt In this tutorial you ll find information regarding how to get started with Dragon and what you need to know to use it successfully You may be required to take certain steps to get to know how it works but this is an investment that will pay dividends after only a few short hours Refer to this tutorial as needed while using Dragon Keep in mind that the more you use Dragon the more accurate it becomes Getting started Dictating 7 e Microphone Position e Oveniew e Microphone Control e Commands e The DragonBar e Punctuation Getting help e Usini martphone e Using a recorder Correcting and editing Using applications Selecting Overview PA
208. st item on the Correction menu gives you direct access to the Options dialog s Correction tab As seen on that tab another default setting you can modify is Dragon s opening the Correction menu also when you use the command select lt xyz gt Correcting in the Spelling Window Some users prefer the Spelling Window to be the default interface for Correction so they can act directly when Dragon s choice list doesn t show their desired transcription instead of having to use spell that from the Correction menu to get to the Spelling Window This requires changing one of the options on the Correction tab of Dragon s Options dialog Here is one way to do this say open Dragon options then say click Correct commands bring up Spelling Window or click that option s checkbox Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 56 With this option set saying commands that start with correct opens the Spelling Window So does using the Correction button on the expanded DragonBar or pressing the Correction hotkey the numeric minus by default as seen in the Options dialog As you will see there are many ways to indicate in the Spelling Window what should have been recognized including typing or spelling out individual characters hence the name Spelling Window E Spell commands bring up Spelling Window V Automatically add words to the active vocabular
209. sted So is as well as There are also names of people places products and institutions Mother Teresa Madison Square Garden KitchenAid Brigham and Women s Hospital Marine Corps Library of Congress Babe Ruth Accounts Payable George Washington Johnson amp Johnson Division I LAN Server These help the software resolve spelling and capitalization ambiguities if the Vocabulary didn t contain the phrase Mother Teresa dictating it would probably produce the transcription mother Theresa because the word mother is usually not capitalized and because Theresa is the more common spelling of the name Having the phrase in its Vocabulary helps Dragon know that the words Mother and Teresa are likely to occur together and hence helps Dragon choose the desired capitalization and spelling Also recognizing long sounds is easier than very short sounds A and the are acoustically very similar as are in and an Longer words like chrysanthemum contain more acoustic information We strongly recommend adding personal multi words this will later save you time since you will not have to adjust their spelling and capitalization after transcription Exercise 1 In the Vocabulary Editor search for a few familiar names such as your own first and last names your town company colleagues or relatives if necessary add them using the Add button TIP When adding names of people consider nicknames and diminutives as well as
210. such as cap all caps and numeral as well an example of modifying an entry in the Spelling Window and accepting a Smart Format Rule We recommend that all users take advantage of it Note When the Interactive Tutorial opens Dragon automatically turns off its microphone In each lesson you practice an important habit turning the microphone on and off Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 21 slo lt TA i Smart Format Rules If you make a change which corresponds to one of Dragon s Auto Formatting Options or Word Properties Dragon may offer to adjust DragonPad Document lele fmt one of its format rules In this simulation you will see some auto File Edit View Format Help formatting and one rule adjustment DSSA aen To begin click the microphone button 2 B 7 u E s t COST 4 04 for 1 kilogram Smart Format Rules Say Choose followed by a number or just ignore this box Notice the rules Dragon is offering p n choose 1 Never abbreviate units of measure Say choose 2 choose 2 Always use the alternate written form kilogram While going through the simulations you must speak just the current prompt the green bolded text and do so in one breath without pausing within it Otherwise If Dragon hears unsusable audio input it presents the following information message Gosmninenmnetvons What Dragon ju
211. t The DragonBar has five display modes DragonBar Docked to Top The DragonBar always stays at the top of the screen This is the mode in which the DragonBar appears the first time you start Dragon DragonBar Docked to Bottom The DragonBar always stays at the bottom of the screen If the Windows taskbar is visible at the bottom of the screen the DragonBar appears just above it Floating DragonBar The DragonBar appears in a window you can drag around the screen 43 The DragonBar includes several menus a message area and a microphone icon which is horizontal when the microphone is off If you click this icon it becomes vertical the microphone is on You can now click the icon to turn the microphone off This is just one way to control whether Dragon can listen or not Below is a screenshot of the Floating DragonBar with its titlebar off and the microphone turned on Gia a v e Profile Tools Vocabulary Modes Audio Help y Recognition Mode Normal 333 TIP The microphone icon is also available in the system tray on the Windows Taskbar usually in the lower right near the time display You may want to check that your operating system does not hide it among other icons The illustration below is from the Notification Area Icons section of the Control Panel in Windows 7 E gt Control Panel All Control Panel Items Notification Area Icons Search Contro Panel Select which icons and notif
212. tcut command Open Top Site for The shortcut command Open Top Web site directly opens the top ranked page for the keywords you include when you dictate the command You can say this command at any time whether or not a Web browser is currently open This is a convenient way to quickly open the website of a company or institution Enhanced Performance Assistant The Performance Assistant a Help tool you can use to find ways to boost Dragon s speed is now linked from the Accuracy Center and includes suggestions for turning off functionality you may not need or want such as the following Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 127 Disable command functionality Dragon has many powerful command capabilities which you can choose to turn off if and when you don t need them This can be particularly helpful for beginners or anyone who sometimes wishes to focus on producing text Turning off these options can help avoid unintended actions such as clicking a button in your email program To turn off the ability to open Start menu and Desktop items even when they are not visible go to Tools gt Options gt Commands To turn off the ability to voice click interface controls in one or more programs go to Tools gt Options gt Miscellaneous and see the checkbox and drop down list Voice enable menus buttons and other controls excluding Option for multiple text matches Dra
213. te some electronic documents you have written think of reports letters memos proposals As long as they are similar to what you intend to dictate you can also use documents written by someone else The more closely these documents match the dictation you will usually be doing the better Step 2 Spell check the documents if necessary since Dragon would detect misspellings as unknown words In addition remove any foreign language sections that might be present Then make sure the documents are closed The Help contains more details on this tool including how to best prepare documents for analysis Now that you have texts similar to your intended dictations let s designate them for analysis If you obtain more documents later you can designate them to Dragon at that time Step 3 Say switch to DragonBar then vocabulary to open the menu then learn from specific documents There are other ways to do by voice or by hand Checking the box Adapt to writing style will make Dragon learn frequency Leamdtomepectic documents information which increases accuracy since ae P s a This wizard will improve your accuracy by adapting to it helps differentiate between homophones your documents writing style and adding new words to your vocabulary like world and whirled Leave this box checked unless you only want to harvest potential custom words for instance if the text is very different from E A
214. tent you can now edit Mode EET lt mouse gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt mous the command as desired Q Browse lt mouse gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1to9 gt lt mouseaction lt mouse gt lt 1to9 gt lt 1lto9 gt lt mouseaction gt Remember the Description field is A Script HET lt mouse gt lt 1to9 gt lt mouseaction gt useful for entering comments such Manage Ht lt mousegrid gt as where and when the command Ap closing personal should be used or reminders like Script HT mouse lt direction gt lt 1to10 gt make variations of this ASAP or 45 N EET mouse lt direction gt lt 1to10 gt lt mouseaction gt change this after we move Your w H T mouse lt mouseaction gt notes may seem obvious at the X Delete H 7 sample object script time but they really help later Edit E T sample script E t sample script lt 1to10 gt lt samplelist gt IMPORTANT Vou can delete 4E New Copy Ea commands visible through the sample steps Script or Manage displays check Ej Preview ia the box next to the desired command s then choose Delete from the menu Finding commands via the Command Browser s Keyword Filter One of the ways you can find commands in the Command Browser is by using the ability to filter the display to show only the commands whose name contains a particular word or words choose Filter from the Command Browser s toolbar visible in the upper ri
215. the main Help article on the feature DRAGON SIDEBAR MAQ xi Home Microsoft Internet Explorer Rich Internet Applications Show web site commands Entering text and data Click Type Text Click Edit Box Send and differences among browsers By design the Dragon plug in does not include a command for sending the email This is meant to avoid unintentionally sending an email before it is ready Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 96 The capabilities the plug in provides add to what functionality Dragon already has for the particular browser Remember that Dragon s existing capabilities differ significantly among browsers both in terms of commands and in terms of text control One is relevant to the Send button In Firefox you can activate buttons including the send button independently of the plug in you can say click Send Here are other differences among browsers Dragon has commands specific to Internet Explorer including commands for clicking text boxes check boxes list boxes and radio buttons In Firefox and Chrome there is no Full Text Control outside of pages specifically supported by the plug in To voice click a hyperlink in Firefox you may need to say the link s full name preceded by click In Chrome you cannot activate hyperlinks by name Also Dragon has no commands such as go to Address bar open new tab go home ref
216. ther controls for instance for a button labeled OK you would say click OK This can be useful to prevent unintended actions such as voice clicking Send in an email Dragon offers a similar Require Click option for HTML links See the Commands tab of the Options dialog You can voice press one or more keys by saying press or type followed by the name of the key s Dragon offers shortcut commands to search your computer for items containing the keyword s you specify These commands take advantage of indexing software which must be running on your computer For instance to find all indexed e mails containing the words Canada and budget you could say search email for Canada budget If it detected that your PC s resources would not allow it to perform with both speed and accuracy Dragon may have disabled its Natural Language Command sets for Word Excel PowerPoint and WordPerfect If speed is not a priority for you and you wish to use Natural Language Commands in one or all of these applications enable them via the Option dialog s Commands tab See the More Commands button near the bottom Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 85 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking with the Internet What you can do on the Web with Dragon depends on what Web browser you are using A key difference between Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox is that Dragon doesn t have Full Text Control
217. ther user profiles Note In Dragon 12 s edition Professional and above you can choose xml as an export format so that Word Properties will be captured In the file that results from the export in Dragon 11 or 12 there are two items of note a first line the header Version Plato is added automatically and spoken forms are separated by two backslashes instead of one If you want to import such as file as opposed to importing a file you made yourself do not remove the header line and do not replace with Exported word lists do not include trained pronunciations Key points about importing Vocabulary lists v SK NNN You can add whole lists of Vocabulary entries at once Prepare the list s then open Dragon s list import dialog you can say import words or choose from the Accuracy Center or the DragonBar s Vocabulary menu Word lists must be saved as plain text and closed before they can be imported Each word list entry must be on its own line To specify a spoken form in a word list use a backslash to separate it from the written form You can also export all custom added words into one file in txt or xml format This is useful for safe keeping or for import in other user profiles Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 36 Customizing the Vocabulary from Existing Documents You now know about importing lists of entries into the Vocabulary Another efficient wa
218. time when your computer will be on not sleeping not hibernating but Dragon will not be running not even in its QuickStart mode The documentation contains details about how end users and Administrators can access these optimizations and Dragon s scheduling the latest documentation is available on the Nuance website Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 119 Roaming Miscellaneous Scheduled Tasks Accuracy Tuning Ere schediled eana Tunind Periodically running Accuracy Tuning will make dictation more accurate Accuracy Tuning is scheduled to run Acoustics every Friday at 08 55 Configure Language model every day at 08 30 Press Configure to change the scheduled time Data Collection Enable scheduled Data Collection Data Collection sends recognition data to Nuance to improve the accuracy of future versions of the product Currently Data Collection is scheduled to run every Tuesday at 09 10 Configure Press Configure to modify the scheduled time V Let the user choose when to run Accuracy Tuning and Data Collection In addition to Accuracy Tuning Dragon allows you to enable and schedule another periodic task the automatic sending of anonymous data on your usage of Dragon such as which optional settings you have which commands you use often how often you make corrections which language you use which processor is on your computer what version a
219. tneed to control older ver Dr Iwant Shut unne Idon tneed to automatically for Dr Idon tneed to automatically ad Dr il i My Computer E Search previous results Z Match similar words El Search titles only he Aor Contents index Search SA Improving Perfomance Voice Commands B Welcome to the Dragon Performance Assistant n Voice Commands 2 I dont use voice commands to Surf the Web 2 dont move the mouse pointer by voice i 2 dont use voice commands with desktop e mail and 2 dont use voice commands to search my Desktop 2 I dont use voice commands to launch items from the 2 I dont use voice commands to launch items from my 2 I dont use voice commands to control HTML windov be 2 dont control my word processor by voice je 12 dont mind saying click when selecting menu cor 2 I dont need to control older versions of Windows 6 A Automatic Formatting P dont need to automatically format telephone numbe 2 I dont need to automatically add punctuation when 2 do not want to use contractions sy z Speech Data w Special Dictation Modes i we Decrease Vocabulary Size B gt a Optimize My Computer s Bl want to shut down unnecessary applications 2 want to test my soundcard and microphone j Do Ihave a powerful enough computer 2 want to optimize my hard drive 2 I want to adjust the Speed vs Accuracy slider lt it
220. to Facebook or Post to Twitter immediately followed by the text you want to post For example post to Twitter anyone know a great dentist in Burlington Vermont question mark Dragon then brings up a dialog box where you can verify complete or modify your text Once you click OK Dragon will make the post for you Dragon will post the following to Twitter Anyone know a great dentist in Burlington Vermont Preferably one who has experience with young kids and has evening hours Note What Dragon executes with these commands is just making the post as opposed to opening the Facebook or Twitter websites Showing you the post itself in its website if not part of the command s execution If you wish to see your new post using just voice commands you could for instance say open top site for Facebook and then say refresh page Browser specifics The following sections cover actions often performed in HTML pages There are many more commands see the Help and Command Browser IMPORTANT Whenever you use Dragon on the Web whether for email or for something else your experience will depend on several factors including e The particular settings in your browser and in the Web based application e The design of the particular web page e What browser and what version of that browser you use Be sure to see the Help for details including browser specifics What Dragon can do differs signif
221. tool as soon as possible after creating your User profile Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Say open Accuracy Center then say or click the link Increase accuracy from e mail The tool will detect supported e mail programs installed on your computer and display their names this may take a moment Check the checkbox of the program s you want Dragon to analyze Use the checkboxes to indicate whether you want Dragon to only look for contact names to potentially add to the Vocabulary or whether you also want Dragon to adapt its statistics based on your sent mail The checkbox option to Improve from my e mail writing style will TE Lear From Sent E Mails ata adapt the statistical language T ET model it is recommended EXCEPT ee if what you sent in that email Te ia program contains another CLotus Notes a language Elwes Lie Ma Note The analysis may keep E Dragon busy for a while especiall g y P y DAEK the first time Later on it will go much faster if you choose the option button Consider e mail written since my last scan Add contact names from e mail to the vocabulary recommended 7 Improve my user profile from my e mail writing style recommended Consider e mail written since my last scan Consider all e mail _ lt tace _Net gt _cancet_ Helo IMPORTANT when you start this process your e mail program may bring up a message box for you to allow Dragon to access it If yo
222. torial or the Microphone Check To perform the exercises in this workbook you should have basic familiarity with e Using Microsoft Windows to start or exit applications open or save files maximize windows close dialog boxes copy or move items browse to folders cut and paste etc e Simple word processing concepts such as bullets font size and font style bolding and italicizing right aligning and centering Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved iti Table of Contents GOalSzAaNd Prerequisites mrecenionn enar n a E e te acas la soe eae E T N loca parasite ites iii Efficiency and Hands Free Usage scsi cch cas oe raea ena aa haves na Neso onai eae Sait iii Table of GOMES S reln a a a a a a a a R E duvedentecs de dusee iv Getting Started and Creating a User Profile 0 0 0 ccccsssssssssssscsenscsenscsessessnsesecscsenscnsssensesenecnenscnssscnessenesaenscnsnscnsesesesaenees 1 Positioning and connecting your microphone uu ccccccssscsscesessceesecsscsscsecsscsecsecsecsscsecsecssesecsscascaecssessssecasesseaee 1 Upgrading one or More profiles c ccc ccccsesesseseesceescseeseeesesecseecseseesssesseecseeecseeesueescecseeecseeeeeesceesaeeecseeecseeeeaeees 2 Creating your profile or adding AN audio source oo cece cesescesesseseseeeeseescucesceseseescseeeeseeeeseeseseeseeeeseeeeseeseseeeees 3 About the Dragon Remote Microphone app aS SOULCE uu cc cccccescssesscesessesscesessesscsesscsscecsecsecsecse
223. transcribing the recording while listening to the recording and pausing it as needed you dictate to Dragon what you hear Among other advantages this gives you the opportunity to improve upon the original words or add to them including adding punctuation that had not been spoken Before recording files for Dragon to transcribe note e We recommend first using Dragon for real time transcription dictating directly to your PC because this gives you a chance to practice speaking clearly in long phrases and with punctuation From what you see Dragon transcribe as you dictate you get feedback on how clearly you are dictating You also get ideas as to how to personalize your profile s vocabulary for instance by noticing jargon or phrases you should add to the vocabulary so that Dragon will be able to write them with the spelling capitalization and spacing you desire In addition to adding words and phrases be sure to designate to Dragon representative text documents so it can learn what words and phrases you often use As explained further in this workbook vocabulary personalization is very important it prevents many recognition errors e Learn the essential operations of your digital recorder or the recorder app on your smartphone starting and stopping recordings for instance Also verify that the recorder is set to the correct time and date as well as optimal settings for speech recognition see details on individual models tested by
224. u have several windows open this message may be hidden under another window Note also that the process may take quite a while if there are many emails to analyze After its analysis the tool will display what it identified as potentially useful additions The rest of the process is similar to the analysis of specific documents you can uncheck items individually or all at once edit items and train items acoustically if you wish then Dragon adds to the Vocabulary the checked items plus it adapts its language model to the writing style word frequencies and word sequences observed if you opted for that Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 40 K e Increase Accuracy from E i Train Words Words DAbhishek A Check All DAliprandi E OAno OAntonetto OBagnol OBahamontes OBarberis OBarquet OBasche oints about customizing the Vocabulary from e mail Dragon can quickly adapt its Vocabulary from your use of certain email clients installed on your computer thanks to a tool available in its Vocabulary menu and Accuracy Center This tool performs two functions it finds and lists potentially useful contact names to add and it also analyzes your sent e mails to adapt to the writing style i e to refine the word usage information in the Vocabulary s Language Model As for document analysis when presented with the list of potential items to add y
225. udio Bar with your mouse you can move it to a location that is convenient for you Keep in mind that the Dragon Audio Bar is visible in the desktop environment but there is no need for it there If you wish to close the Dragon Audio Bar click its minimize icon the right most icon this minimizes the bar in the sense of making it disappear it does not close Dragon NaturallySpeaking itself Below is a screenshot of the Dragon Audio Bar itself as well as a screenshot of its tile on the expanded Start screen Note For the latest details on using Dragon in Windows 8 please see the Knowledgebase on the Nuance website http www nuance com support dragon naturallyspeaking index htm Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 84 Key points about controlling your computer by voice v At any time no matter what is visible you can open a Start menu or desktop item by saying start launch show or open immediately followed by the name of the item In version 12 these two powerful capabilities can each be disabled or enabled from the Options dialog You can switch between windows with commands like switch to WordPad and list windows for Dragon To click menus buttons and other controls you can say what you see you can choose to say click right before or not By default Dragon 12 requires the word click just before the name of menus as well as the name of buttons and o
226. us Word 2007 introduced new capabilities for which Dragon now offers Natural Language Commands including the ones below Note To click the Office Button which replaces Word 2003 s File menu you can say click Office Button Office Button menu e Open show document information panel Quick print file document Save document as PDF Encrypt file Add digital signature Mark the file document as final View open show the document management task pane Share the that this document file Common Tasks Go to Switch to Hide Open Display thumbnails Turn side by side view off on Add create insert a special character Add create insert a hyperlink chart Page Layout menu e Create add insert a watermark e Set the page color e For themes o View themes Set colors of theme o Change the font of that the this theme e For line numbering o Create add line numbering continuously o Delete remove line numbering Reference menu e Previous footnote endnote e Create add insert a citation caption e Create add insert index e Add this it that in the index Review menu e Show view open hide close the research pane e Translate the first sentence word Translate the entire page e For comments o Create insert add a new comment o Erase delete clear all comments shown o Go to next previous comment e Hide close the review pane e Accept reject change and go to next Blog Post menu e Create a new blog account e Open
227. ve recently dictated in a very different sound environment such as an airplane you should not let Dragon perform Acoustic Optimization In Dragon12 when your profile is saved for instance when you close Dragon or your profile Dragon may offer to optimize the Language Model based on the text data of your recent dictations The Save User Profile dialog box will contain a checkbox for performing maintenance Note This process takes little time Language Model Optimization is much quicker than Acoustic Optimization because the data it processes is just text r Dragon NaturallySpeaking a Save User Profile Your user profile has changed Save changes now J Perform needed User Profile maintenance Yes No Cancel The Accuracy Tuning process becomes available once you have used Dragon for a while the software builds up an archive when you perform dictations corrections and training A message box will let you know once Dragon has enough for its automatic optimization How much of an accuracy boost you will get from Accuracy Tuning will depend on factors such as the amount and quality of the initial training and optimization if performed during profile creation the initial accuracy you experienced and the amount and quality of text and audio data available for processing You can choose to schedule the two components Acoustic Optimization and Language Model Optimization to run p
228. weet that You can also post something new that you dictate by using the following commands Post to Facebook lt xyz gt Post to Twitter lt xyz gt or Tweet lt xyz gt where lt xyz gt represents words you dictate along with the command For example Post to Facebook thank you to all who came out to support us today or Tweet anyone know a great dentist in Burlington Vermont Dragon then brings up a dialog box where you can complete or modify your text before it is posted Improved usability of the Spelling window The Spelling window is revised to allow horizontal resizing to remember your last setting and for improved readability Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 132 Link to Support The DragonBar s Help menu now includes a direct link to the Web page for Nuance Customer Service and Support Updated application support Internet Explorer 9 commands are added for using the One Box which combines Web address entry and the search box and for pinning shortcuts to Web pages to the Windows Start menu After Dragon 11 introduced support for OpenOffice org Writer 3 1 and 3 2 Dragon 11 5 extends that support to 3 3 Earlier versions of Dragon introduced support for Windows Live Mail 2009 Dragon 11 5 extends that support to Windows Live Mail 2011 and provides improved online Help Improved control of where you can save a Roaming User Profile Now anyone with administrator privileges
229. xington United High School Step 1 In the Written Form field type what you want Dragon to write Be careful with its capitalization spacing and spelling including symbols or punctuation marks if needed as in E TRADE Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 29 Step 2 In the Spoken Form field type what you will actually say In some cases as in our cluss example you will enter one or more made up words to represent the desired sound Step 3 Say Add or press Enter Note If you entered a made up word in the Spoken Form field Dragon then brings up a dialog box to tell you that it doesn t know that word and will therefore guess its pronunciation this gives you a chance to catch any typo you may have made in the Spoken Form Illustrated below are examples of custom words and their spoken forms seen in the Vocabulary Editor dip switch Diol Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 30 a Z voaa Written form Spoken form if different Draudt drout Written form Spoken form DEDEE dee dee Deenadayalan Deepa DEGAB dee gab DEGAB deh gab Denes den esh Derron Miller Deschepper desh shepper DEU dee ee you Dictation box DIP dipp Diri ta Downtown Crossing Train Se 2 dropdown EDMAR Ed mar SS EFIGSD ee figs dee Help Display Custom words only X amp dd
230. y E Automatic playback on correction Show Smart Format Rules Correction Menu E Show only the choices E Anchor E Enable double click to corect Restore defaults Here is an example Imagine you dictated contact colon Madyssen note the unusual spelling of this name but Dragon wrote medicine instead of Madyssen To correct Dragon s error you can say correct medicine The Spelling Window then opens Take a look at it from top to bottom Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 57 At its top is what was transcribed and below is a list of 6 Spelling Window alternate transcriptions each preceded by a number Spell or type what you had said or say Choose and a number A ie Here is what you can do Choose 1 Madison Choose 2 medicines Ch Bs i If what Dragon should have transcribed is listed say a 4 ig choose n the number of the correct line You can Choose 5 madison also pick the correct choice by double clicking it or using down arrow and Enter key If no choice is quite correct but one is close you can You can also say save time by modifying it instead of entering it gt Play that back yourself click it or say modify n or edit n In our Train illustration you could say edit 1 to bring up Tell me more about this window Madison then backspace 4 then YSS EN EEN
231. y results is enabled on the View tab of the Options dialog you will instead see the following as in version 10 and prior e Your words first appear in a small horizontal rectangle This is called the Results Box e Words accumulate in the Results Box until you pause at which point they appear in your document If many words are dictated without a pause the Results box automatically stretches out e The contents of the Results Box sometimes change as you speak what first appears there may not be what is inserted in your document since Dragon sometimes revises its original guess based on subsequent words Dragon uses the everything it hears between two pauses to best choose what exactly it should transcribe this is particularly important for words that can be spelled in different ways like to and too If you speak single words or only a few words at a time the software has few or no contextual clues For this reason long continuous utterances can be recognized more accurately than short ones and long words better than short ones IMPORTANT Try to formulate your sentences and commands before you start dictating them This can be challenging at first particularly for those who have been thinking through their fingers for years but you ll develop the habit once you see what a difference it makes Exercise 3 Dictate a paragraph of some four sentences on today s weather For now ignore any errors Cop
232. y to boost your accuracy is to let Dragon analyze text that is similar to what you are likely to dictate the Add Words From Documents tool use many documents at once to harvest potential words to add to the Vocabulary as well as to adapt to the writing style i e learn frequency information The greater the amount of relevant text Dragon gets to analyze the better it can adapt its Vocabulary to what you usually need to dictate This is similar to giving a just hired transcriptionist many documents in which to observe the terms used their spellings the words that often appear before or after etc doing so would help the transcriptionist get ready to transcribe your dictations most accurately right from the start Dragon can perform its text analysis on files of the following types txt plain text rtf Rich Text doc x Microsoft Word wpd Corel WordPerfect and HTML formats TIP if significant text exists only in an application that doesn t normally produce files of these types PowerPoint is an example see whether this application lets you copy text so you can paste it in the DragonPad and save it from there or whether it offers a way to extract plain text it could be called export or save as outline for instance Also if essential text only exists as PDF or in paper form consider using Optical Character Recognition software such as OmniPage to convert into one of the accepted formats Step 1 Loca
233. you said matches multiple items on the screen Dragon will display numbered arrows next to the items to indicate the desired item say choose 3 or whatever number corresponds to your choice If you need the numbers to go away just say hide numbers To click a hyperlink say its name or just part of it preceded by the word click or not If a red arrow appears next to it say click that The following commands apply only to Internet Explorer Copyright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 89 Say click text field or edit box to move the insertion point to the first text field on the screen If you want to dictate into Mode Browse Help Context Windows Internet Explorer 9 X Y Keyword the next text field you can say next Task Pane control Mode add this web page to my favorites favourites add to favorites favourites Bomen as full page screen Say click image to click on an image A Script choose number Note on the Web some items may be Manaos click button designed to look like text but are actually AE Browse click edit box click image click list box click radio button images Say click check box to select or click text field unselect a check box click text link S click type text Say click radio button to select a radio click go button round option button en pare click that one Trai
234. yright 2013 Nuance Communications Inc All rights reserved 48 Did you forget to dictate punctuation in this paragraph It can be harder to remember when we are composing out loud but with practice it will become second nature TIP You can take advantage of Dragon s option to automatically insert commas and periods as you dictate see Auto Formatting under the DragonBar s Tools menu The Help contains details about this Natural Punctuation option and the commands to turn it on and off IMPORTANT The location and behavior of the Results indicator can be customized from the Options dialog s View tab Many users find it most convenient to anchor the indicator to a place where it s unlikely to hide anything such as the bottom right corner of their screen to do that just check the Anchor checkbox close the Options dialog then drag the indicator to the desired place Below are other frequent punctuation marks you may want to say them out loud once before the next exercise Note in particular the ellipsis and the difference between dash and hyphen Remember that you can use the Vocabulary Editor to see punctuation and symbols with their existing spoken forms as well as to add your own spoken forms and to modify properties such as having no following space like the open quote open quote ellipsis or dot dot dot close quote amp ampersand or and sign open paren or open parenthesis dash

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