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Chapter 3: Getting Started
If you click in an application for which Dragon does not have specific commands (for example, Notepad, Skype, or iTunes), the Learning Center displays general tips, plus commands available at all times (these are called “global commands”) and commands for controlling the Learning Center itself.
Using the Interactive Tutorial
The Interactive Tutorial teaches you Dragon commands and skills in a simulated environment. The lessons are short and introduce important interface elements like the
DragonBar and Learning Center.
At any time, you can exit the Interactive Tutorial by clicking the X in the top right corner. You can also return to it through the DragonBar Help menu.
Note: Like the profile creation process, you cannot use the Interactive Tutorial hands-free.
Starting to dictate
Follow these steps when you want to dictate.
To start to dictate
1. Make sure the program you want to dictate into is running.
2. Put on the microphone and position it correctly .
3. Click in the program you want to dictate into to make that window active.
4. Turn on the microphone .
5. Start talking and watch your words appear on the screen.
Using the Command line interface
You can use command line options to modify the way in which Dragon NaturallySpeaking starts up. These switches are used in the following syntax:
natspeak /switch
Where /switch is the switch from the following table:
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Table of contents
- 14 Web experience
- 14 Enhancing Accuracy
- 14 Compatibility Alerts
- 15 New DragonBar
- 15 Learning Center
- 15 Interactive Tutorial enhancements
- 15 Shorter Profile Creation Process
- 16 Simplified Audio Setup
- 16 Open-ended custom commands (Professional and Legal editions only)
- 16 Always replaces Ask Me as the default for deferred correction (Professional a...
- 16 Operating System support
- 17 Installation and User Profile Creation
- 18 Dragon system requirements
- 18 What you should know before installing
- 18 Installing Dragon to a custom location
- 19 Installation Prerequisites
- 20 Installing Software - Typical Installation
- 21 Installing Software - Custom Installation
- 23 Modifying application settings for all users
- 24 Modifying formatting options for all users
- 25 Creating your user profile
- 27 Setting up, positioning, and checking your microphone
- 27 Training a user profile
- 28 Upgrading User Profiles
- 30 Default installation folders
- 31 Activating Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- 34 Welcome to Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- 36 Working with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- 39 About Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- 40 How Dragon works
- 41 Activating Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- 42 Dragon system requirements
- 43 Top Ways to use Dragon
- 44 Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Help
- 45 Hot keys
- 45 Using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center
- 49 Using the Interactive Tutorial
- 49 Starting to dictate
- 49 Using the Command line interface
- 50 Electronic Medical Record (EMR) applications restrictions
- 51 Auto Configuration Based on System Profile
- 51 Contacting Customer Service and Support
- 53 The DragonBar
- 59 The Text Control Indicator
- 60 Displaying the DragonBar
- 63 Working with the New DragonBar or Classic DragonBar
- 67 Choose an audio device
- 68 Position your microphone properly
- 71 Using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center
- 74 The Dragon NaturallySpeaking Learning Center
- 77 Dictation Basics
- 78 Undoing actions
- 79 Correcting text errors as you dictate
- 80 Dictation commands
- 81 Typing or spelling text
- 82 Spelling words
- 84 Dictating numbers
- 88 Using the Dictation Box
- 91 Dictation Box Settings
- 94 About DragonPad
- 94 Changing the way text wraps on your screen
- 96 Correcting dictation - workflow
- 100 Correcting text - quick reference
- 101 Choosing the correct text
- 102 Correcting misrecognized commands
- 104 Using Direct Editing commands
- 106 Handling multiple text matches
- 110 Revising text - quick reference
- 114 Moving the insertion point
- 117 Moving to specific words
- 117 Moving to the beginning or end of a document or line
- 118 Using Go Back to move the cursor
- 120 Selecting text
- 120 Selecting text - quick reference
- 120 Selecting characters and words
- 121 Selecting specific words or phrases
- 122 Selecting lines and paragraphs
- 123 Selecting text again
- 123 Changing an incorrect text selection
- 125 Deleting, Cutting, and Copying Text
- 125 Cutting, copying, and pasting
- 125 Deleting dictated text
- 126 Deleting characters, words, lines, or paragraphs
- 126 Deleting by backspacing
- 128 Formatting
- 128 Formatting text
- 130 Formatting numbers
- 131 Setting font name, size, and style
- 131 Aligning text
- 132 Adding new lines and paragraphs
- 132 Hyphenating words
- 132 Joining words
- 133 Setting Auto-Formatting Options
- 133 Creating Word Properties
- 139 Scrolling in popular programs
- 140 Using the ribbon interface in Microsoft applications
- 142 About spoken commands in word processing programs
- 142 About spoken commands in word processing programs
- 142 Dictating in your word processor
- 144 Working with Microsoft Word
- 144 Basic document commands in Microsoft Word
- 144 Creating, opening, and closing a document
- 145 Saving a document
- 152 Selecting text
- 152 Formatting text in Microsoft Word
- 155 Email Programs
- 155 Supported e-mail programs
- 155 Working in e-mail programs
- 156 Commands for working with e-mail messages
- 156 Commands for moving around in e-mail
- 157 Dictating e-mail and Web addresses
- 158 Dictating E-mail and Calendar commands
- 160 Commands for Windows Live Mail
- 162 Microsoft Outlook
- 162 Working with Microsoft Outlook
- 162 Reading and sending e-mail with Microsoft Outlook
- 163 Making appointments in Microsoft Outlook
- 164 Adding contacts in Microsoft Outlook
- 165 Writing notes in Microsoft Outlook
- 165 Using other Microsoft Outlook commands
- 166 Dialog box commands
- 166 Moving around in a message window
- 167 Microsoft Outlook 2010 commands
- 168 Microsoft Excel
- 168 Working with Microsoft Excel
- 168 Dictating in Microsoft Excel with Full Text Control
- 169 Basic commands for Microsoft Excel
- 170 Creating, opening, and closing a spreadsheet
- 170 Editing in a spreadsheet
- 170 Saving, renaming, and moving to another a spreadsheet
- 171 Setting up a spreadsheet
- 171 Viewing the spreadsheet
- 171 Printing
- 171 Moving around a spreadsheet
- 172 Switching between open spreadsheets
- 173 Formatting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
- 173 Working with cell contents in Microsoft Excel
- 176 About the Dragon Web Extension
- 176 Browser requirements for the Dragon Web Extension
- 177 Installing and enabling the Dragon Web Extension
- 182 How to tell if the Dragon Web Extension is Enabled
- 183 Using Web-based Email
- 186 Editing text in a supported Web application
- 189 Using Dragon's Web capabilities without the Dragon Web Extension
- 190 If you have problems using Web application support
- 194 Working with a Web browser
- 195 Searching the Web by voice
- 199 Web browser commands
- 204 Internet Explorer commands
- 208 Starting and exiting programs
- 210 Using Windows Desktop commands
- 213 Controlling menus
- 213 Selecting buttons and dialog box options
- 214 Selecting tabs in a dialog box
- 214 Resizing and closing windows
- 215 Selecting and opening icons
- 215 Scrolling in windows and lists
- 216 Searching your Desktop by voice
- 217 Switching between programs and windows
- 222 Controlling the keyboard
- 224 Moving the mouse pointer
- 224 Move commands
- 224 Optional move commands
- 225 Stopping mouse movement
- 225 Positioning the mouse pointer with MouseGrid
- 226 Clicking and dragging the mouse
- 227 Clicking the mouse
- 227 Dragging the mouse
- 228 Stopping mouse movement
- 230 Top 10 ways to improve accuracy
- 232 Using Smart Format Rules
- 238 Adjusting Speed vs. Accuracy
- 240 The Dragon Accuracy Center
- 240 Using the Accuracy Center
- 240 Running the Acoustic and Language Model Optimizer
- 243 Recognition Modes
- 243 Using Recognition Modes
- 245 Switching recognition modes
- 247 Teaching Dragon to Understand You Better
- 247 Training misrecognized commands
- 248 Training individual words and phrases
- 249 Supplemental training
- 250 Personalizing your Dragon Vocabulary
- 250 About personalizing your Vocabulary
- 251 Adding words or phrases to your Vocabulary
- 252 Learning from specific documents
- 253 Importing lists of words or phrases
- 253 Adding words with the Spelling window
- 254 Learn From Sent E-mails
- 255 Adding contact names to the Vocabulary
- 256 Deleting words
- 256 Using the Don't Recognize That Word Command
- 258 Managing Vocabularies
- 258 About Vocabularies
- 259 Opening Vocabularies
- 260 Adding a Vocabulary to a User Profile
- 261 Deleting Vocabularies
- 261 Renaming Vocabularies
- 261 Importing Vocabularies
- 262 Exporting Vocabularies
- 264 About the Command Browser
- 265 Opening the Command Browser
- 266 Finding commands in the Command Browser
- 268 Training commands in the Command Browser